Israel has given a 24-hour deadline for everyone — more than 1.1 million people — to get out of northern Gaza, UN says

• The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday evening told the people of northern Gaza to evacuate.
• According to the United Nations, everyone in the area — 1.1 million people — has 24 hours to leave.
• The evacuation order comes ahead of an anticipated Israeli ground offensive in Gaza.

Israel has told everyone in the northern Gaza Strip to evacuate south in 24 hours, the United Nations said on Thursday.