Jan Egeland, the Secretary-General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, has strongly criticized Israel’s order to forcibly evacuate over a million Palestinians from northern Gaza, labeling it as a “war crime.” In an interview with Sky News, Egeland called on Western and Arab countries to exert pressure on Israel to revoke the order, stating that it violates international humanitarian law by forcibly transferring populations without any assurance of their return.
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Egeland expressed his outrage at the situation, emphasizing that the order lacks a genuine promise for the displaced Palestinians to regain their homes. He stressed that such actions flagrantly violate international humanitarian law and should be recognized as war crimes.