Israel faced allegations of violating international law with its abrupt evacuation order, a move criticized by aid agencies and the United Nations as an impossible demand.Read full article 

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) provided an update on the chaotic situation in hospitals in northern Gaza today. MSF reported that Israel had given Al Awda Hospital staff just two hours to evacuate, even as they continued to treat patients.

Orly Goldschmidt, spokesperson for the Israeli Embassy in the UK, contended that Hamas was obstructing the movement of Gaza's civilians along a designated "safe corridor" to the south. She stated that Hamas was physically blocking their passage, creating a significant problem.

US President Joe Biden, despite his staunch support for Israel, urged the nation to remember that the vast majority of Palestinians had no affiliation with Hamas and its actions. Russia likened Israel's siege of Gaza to the Nazi siege of Leningrad.

Rishi Sunak acknowledged Israel's right to self-defense but stressed the paramount importance of civilian safety.

Lord Kim Darroch, former British ambassador to the US and a former UK national security adviser, argued that Gazans needed more time to evacuate. He predicted that the Israeli ground offensive would fail to eliminate Hamas and expressed concern about the radicalization of the next generation of Palestinian fighters.

Tory MP Crispin Blunt raised the concern that the UK might be complicit in war crimes in Gaza and could face legal action if it failed to do more to "restrain" Israel, emphasizing that complicity in such actions carries significant legal consequences.

Additionally, the RAF conducted evacuation flights from Tel Aviv to bring Britons back from Israel. There was criticism of the government's perceived slow response to the situation. US citizens were allowed to leave Gaza through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt, according to an official statement.