GAZA: Israeli occupation forces have extended their forcible evacuation orders to more areas of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, coinciding with the demolition of several homes west of the neighboring city of Rafah.
According to local sources, the Israeli occupation military has directed residents and displaced families in the Hamad City, a residential neighborhood north of Khan Younis, to evacuate immediately. New evacuation orders were also issued in central Khan Younis.
Simultaneously, Israeli warplanes and artillery continued their bombardments of Khan Younis and its surroundings. Airstrikes also targeted the towns of Al-Qarara, Khaza’a, Bani Suheila, and Hamad Towers, causing widespread destruction.
This marks the third expansion of evacuation orders in Khan Younis in less than a week, following the announcement of an Israeli military offensive in the city on Friday.
Since October 7, 2023, Israeli occupation forces have conducted numerous destructive attacks in Khan Younis, including on areas pr
eviously deemed “safe,” resulting in hundreds of casualties and extensive damage.
In Rafah, Israeli forces demolished residential buildings in the city’s western neighborhoods and conducted large-scale bulldozing operations in the Al-Barahma area.
The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7, 2023, has so far resulted in 39,790 documented Palestinian fatalities, mostly women and children, in addition to 91,702 injuries.
Thousands of victims remain trapped under rubble, inaccessible to emergency and civil defense teams due to Israeli attacks.
Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA