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In what has become an almost daily routine, “evacuation orders” are now a new Israeli tactic to pressure civilians in the Gaza Strip. Tel Aviv has recently attempted to link these warnings to continued rocket fire from Gaza, seemingly as a way to counter mounting pressure.

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Unable to achieve a full military victory in Gaza, Tel Aviv has turned “forced evacuation” into a strategic tool to establish a new equation: areas that are bombed are emptied and then added to the expanding map of buffer zones.

On Sunday, the Israeli army issued evacuation orders to all residents of Khan Younis and the following neighborhoods: Qizan al-Najjar, Qizan Abu Rashwan, Salam, Al-Manara, Al-Qareen, Ma’an, Al-Batn al-Samin, Jourt al-Lut, Al-Fukhari, and southern Bani Suhaila, all in the southern Gaza Strip.

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Evacuation Orders

Israeli army spokesperson for Arabic media, Avichay Adraee, said on platform X: “This is a prior and final warning before the attack. We will strike with great force any area from which rockets are launched.” He added: “Terrorist organizations, especially Hamas, bear full responsibility for the displacement and suffering of civilians.”

He continued: “You must immediately move westward to the known shelters in the Mawasi area.”

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Earlier today, Adraee indicated that “the Air Force intercepted a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip without causing any injuries.”

Sirens sounded in Kibbutz Re’im, near the Gaza border. Since the resumption of Israeli attacks on Gaza on March 18, evacuation warnings have become almost daily.

According to an Israeli army statement, following recent sirens, it appears two missiles were launched from Yemen, and interception attempts are being evaluated. The statement emphasized that the alerts were activated in accordance with established policy.

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Missiles from Yemen

The Israeli army suspected a rocket launched from Yemen was intercepted, triggering alarms in several areas, including Jerusalem and Greater Tel Aviv.

It stated: “Sirens were activated in various central areas of Israel following the launch of a missile from Yemen.”

It added: “Further examination revealed that it was likely a single missile launch, which was successfully intercepted.”

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Flights at Ben Gurion International Airport were briefly halted as sirens blared in the Tel Aviv area.

According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), nearly 66% of Gaza is now off-limits to Palestinians—either due to evacuation orders or classification as a “buffer zone” by Israel.

The buffer zones, once confined to the borders, are now expanding daily. Israeli airstrikes on Gaza continue.

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Israeli Strikes

On Sunday, the Israeli army announced that it targeted a “command and control center belonging to Hamas in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip.”

It stated: “Army and Shin Bet forces continue striking targets across Gaza and will persist in eliminating any threat to Israeli citizens and soldiers.”

The army also claimed responsibility for bombing the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in northern Gaza during the night.

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In a statement, it said: “Last night, the army struck a Hamas command and control complex located inside the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital, which was used to plan and oversee attacks on Israeli forces and civilians.”

It added that the military had repeatedly warned against the use of medical facilities in Gaza for military purposes.

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Condemnation of the Raids

The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem condemned the attack, which coincided with Palm Sunday, a major Christian feast.

In a statement, the Patriarchate denounced the Israeli airstrike on Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital in Gaza, describing it as “a blatant violation of the sanctity of life in the land of redemption, and a painful blow to the core of the Christian humanitarian message.”

It added that “the attack took place in the early hours of Palm Sunday on a historic medical institution deeply rooted in Christian mercy, which for decades served the wounded and needy regardless of affiliation.”

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The Patriarchate noted that the hospital was among the last remaining medical centers in Gaza, as war has ravaged most healthcare facilities, in what it called “a complete erasure of compassion in the face of systematic violence.”

Despite the wounds and destruction, Saint Porphyrius Church in the Zeitoun neighborhood—one of Gaza’s oldest Christian landmarks—held a Palm Sunday mass, filled with faith and resilience, symbolically declaring: “The voice of prayer cannot be bombed, and the light of Christ cannot be extinguished, even in the depths of sorrow.”

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