Israel prepares to move Palestinians to southern Gaza ahead of military offensive

People take part in a protest demanding the end of the war, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Saturday (Mahmoud Illean/AP)

Israel announced on Saturday that it is preparing to move Palestinians from combat zones to southern Gaza as plans move ahead for a military offensive in some of the territory’s most populated areas.

The Israeli military body in charge of humanitarian aid to Gaza, Cogat, said the supply of tents and other shelter equipment to the territory would resume on Sunday ahead of the mass movement of Palestinians to the south.