The World Health Organization said Wednesday its staff will remain in Gaza City despite Israeli military orders for residents to evacuate ahead of an assault.
"To civilians in Gaza: WHO and partners remain in Gaza City," the U.N.'s health agency said on its X account.
Israel's army is intensifying its attacks on Gaza City – the main urban center in the besieged Gaza Strip – with the goal of fully occupying the city. This week, it warned civilians there to leave.
The U.N. estimates that around 1 million Palestinians live in and around Gaza City.
"WHO is appalled by the latest evacuation order," the head of the agency, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on X.
