Israel wants 1.1 million people from north Gaza to move in next 24 hours, says UN!!!

The Israeli military has told the UN that everyone living north of Wadi Gaza should relocate to southern Gaza in the next 24 hours, says a UN spokesperson.

The UN says this amounts to approximately 1.1 million people - about half the population of the entire Gaza Strip. The affected area includes densely populated Gaza City.

The alert was given just before midnight, Gaza and Jerusalem time (23:00 GMT).

"The United Nations considers it impossible for such a movement to take place without devastating humanitarian consequences," the UN said in a statement.

Israel has issued a response to the UN, defending its evacuation order and saying the international body's statement was "shameful".