The United Nations warned yesterday that continued Israeli bombardment and new evacuation orders are devastating civilians in the Gaza Strip, with more than 40 percent of the territory under displacement directives.

Citing the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said: “We continue to stress that a meaningful scale-up of humanitarian operations is essential to stave off famine and meet the needs of all civilians, wherever they are.”