Israeli military expands evacuation order for Gaza’s battered Khan Younis
Al Jazeera
Israel issues new orders as it widens ground invasion in southern Gaza that has displaced thousands of Palestinians.
The Israeli military has issued new evacuation orders in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis that further expand into an area where displaced Palestinians have been forced to shelter.
It said in an announcement on Saturday that staying in the area had “become dangerous” due to rockets being fired by Palestinian fighters.
“The adjustment is being carried out in accordance with precise intelligence indicating that Hamas has embedded terrorist infrastructure in the area defined as a humanitarian area,” the military claimed, adding that it was about to “forcefully operate” there.
The latest order comes a week after the Israeli military issued an evacuation order for eastern parts of Khan Younis and began a new ground invasion, months after launching an offensive there.
The Khan Younis invasion displaced at least 180,000 Palestinians in the first four days since it was launched, with many having to move without their belongings, according to the United Nations.
