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Israel has extended its evacuation order to the battered Khan Younis area of southern Gaza, extending to areas where displaced Palestinians have sought refuge. The development follows an Israeli attack on Gaza’s central hospital that left dozens dead.
On Saturday, the Israeli army announced that it had become dangerous to stay in Khan Younis due to rocket fire from Palestinian militants. The announcement claimed that the military is acting on accurate intelligence indicating that Hamas has taken the terrorist infrastructure as a humanitarian zone. The military added that it was preparing for “vigorous action” there.
This latest evacuation order follows one issued a week earlier in eastern Khan Younis. The new ground offensive, part of a broader offensive that began months ago, has displaced more than 180,000 Palestinians, many without their belongings, according to the United Nations.
According to sources from Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, he highlighted the supposed intention to move people to “safer” areas despite international warnings that nothing is truly safe. Sources describe the situation as a forced internal displacement of a population already displaced to the south of Khan Younis, who originally fled from the east due to Israel’s expanded operations.
Sources also say that an airstrike on Saturday morning killed many people in a home in the area shortly before the Israeli army issued the latest mass evacuation orders through various means, including leaflets, text messages, phone calls and recordings. and media programs in Arabic.