Israel strikes southern Gaza following new evacuation order
Al Jazeera
The Israeli army has issued an evacuation order covering much of Khan Younis, Gaza’s second-largest city.
Israel has carried out renewed strikes in southern Gaza after ordering sections, including much of the city of Khan Younis, to be evacuated.
The attacks on Tuesday forced hundreds of Palestinians to flee densely populated neighbourhoods. Witnesses reported multiple strikes in and around the city.
Eight people were killed and more than 30 were wounded, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.
The bombardment came in response to a rare rocket barrage aimed at Israel on Monday. That attack was claimed by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) group, which has fought alongside Hamas in the war that has raged since October 7.
It came in retaliation for Israeli “crimes … against our Palestinian people,” said the al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the PIJ.
