The Israeli Army published this Friday a map that divides the Gaza Strip into hundreds of sectors, with the aim of ordering specific evacuations of civilians within the framework of the resumption of its air, land and sea offensive on the Palestinian enclave. “In preparation for the next stage of the war, the Israel Defense Forces They publish the map that divides the territory of the Gaza Strip in recognizable areas, to allow residents to orient themselves, understand instructions, and evacuate from specific locations for their safety if necessary,” an Israeli Army spokesperson said.

The spokesperson asked Gazans to “locate the corresponding area and act if asked to evacuate“Israel and Hamas resumed the crossfire this Friday after seven days of truce that allowed the release of 105 hostages in Gaza and 240 Palestinians who were imprisoned in Israel, in addition to the entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza. The United States, main partner of Israel called on the Jewish state to refrain from resuming the military offensive in Gaza unless it establishes a concrete plan to protect civilians, which includes “the precise designation of areas in central and southern Gaza where civilians can be safe and away.” from the line of fire.”

The United States does not want it to be repeated in the south of the Palestinian enclave “the massive loss of civilian life and displacement (of people), on the scale that occurred in the north,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday in Tel Aviv. Since the war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7, Israeli forces have bombed civilian structures of the Strip, such as residential areas, hospitals, schools, markets and mosques, arguing that the Islamist group has built its barracks and military infrastructure there. On several occasions, Israel has ordered the evacuation of civilians through social networks, telephone calls or the release of millions of obituaries, but its attacks have occurred even in the areas it marked as “safe.”

It is estimated that almost two million Gazans – of the 2.4 million that make up the total population – have suffered forced displacement and who are experiencing a serious humanitarian crisis due to the collapse of hospitals and the shortage of housing, drinking water, food, medicine and electricity. The war broke out after a Hamas attack that included the launching of thousands of rockets towards Israel and the infiltration of some 3,000 militiamen who massacred some 1,200 people and kidnapped another 240 in Israeli villages near the Strip.

Since then, Israeli forces have maintained a relentless offensive by air, land and sea on the Palestinian enclave that has left more than 15,000 deadthousands of other people buried under the rubble.