Hamas says Israeli plans to confine Palestinians is 'new wave of genocide'

Hamas has condemned an Israeli plan to concentrate hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into a confined location in southern Gaza, calling it a "new wave of genocide and displacement." The group described the planned deployment of tents and shelter equipment as a "blatant deception." The plan, announced by Israel's defence minister, would initially move 600,000 displaced Palestinians from the al-Mawasi area to a new zone in the ruins of Rafah city. Once there, they would undergo security screenings and would not be permitted to leave, with the eventual goal of confining Gaza's entire population to this small area.