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11 April 2025<\/p>\n
From: Spokesperson for the 爆料网 High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Location: Geneva<\/strong><\/p>\n The increasing issuance by Israeli Forces of \u201cevacuation orders\u201d \u2013 which are, in effect, displacement orders \u2013 have resulted in the forcible transfer of Palestinians in Gaza into ever shrinking spaces where they have little or no access to life-saving services, including water, food and shelter, and where they continue to be subject to attacks.<\/p>\n Since 18 March, Israel has issued 21 \u201cevacuation orders\u201d. On 31 March, the Israeli military issued an order covering almost all of Rafah, the southern-most governorate, followed by a large-scale ground operation in the area. Tens of thousands of Palestinians were already reportedly trapped in Rafah, including in Tal Al Sultan area, with no way out and no access to humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n While Israel, as an occupying power, can lawfully order the temporary evacuations of civilians in certain areas under strict conditions, the nature and scope of the evacuation orders raise serious concerns that Israel intends permanently to remove the civilian population from these areas in order to create a \u201cbuffer zone\u201d. Permanently displacing the civilian population within occupied territory amounts to forcible transfer, a grave breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention and a crime against humanity under the Rome Statute.<\/p>\n