UN says notion of a safe zone in southern Gaza 'farcical'


This frame grab from video released by the Global Sumud Flotilla shows Israeli forces intercepting 'Marinette', the last boat from an international flotilla trying to break Israel's sea blockade, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. -- Global Sumud Flotilla via AP

GENEVA (AFP): The United Nations insisted on Friday there was no safe place for Palestinians ordered to leave Gaza City,and that Israeli-designated zones in the southern Gaza Strip were "places of death".

Since launching its air assault on Gaza City in August ahead of its ground offensive there, the Israeli military has repeatedly told Palestinians to head south.

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