The United Nations human rights office said on Tuesday the Israeli military appeared to be "cutting off North Gaza completely from the rest of the Gaza Strip." "Amid intense ongoing hostilities and evacuation orders in northern Gaza families are facing unimaginable fear, loss of loved ones, confusion, and exhaustion. The Israeli military has told residents to leave their homes and head to safety in southern Gaza. On Monday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the level of civilian casualties in northern Gaza. Israel launched the offensive against Hamas after the militant group's Oct 7 attack on Israel, in which 1,200 people were killed and around 250 taken hostage to Gaza, by Israeli tallies.
