The UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, has called on Israeli authorities to protect civilians sheltering in Gaza, as the deadline for 1.1 million civilians to leave the northern part of the enclave expired. UNRWA stated that their shelters are no longer safe and reminded that civilians, hospitals, schools, clinics, and UN premises cannot be targeted. The World Health Organization (WHO) strongly condemned Israel's order for hospitals in northern Gaza to be evacuated, stating that it is a "death sentence" for the sick and injured. WHO called for the Rafah crossing on the Egyptian border to be reopened to deliver life-saving health supplies.

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