Hundreds also wounded in assault on parts of Khan Younis, including area designated a humanitarian zone by IDFThe Israeli military has launched a fresh attack on the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, killing at least 70 people according to medics, after ordering Palestinians to leave several neighbourhoods including areas that had been designated by the military as part of a humanitarian zone.Palestinian civil defence in the territory estimated that 400,000 people sheltering in the city were affected by the order, which included the eastern part of Al-Mawasi, a sandy strip of land without infrastructure where Palestinians have sought shelter in tent encampments in recent months. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/22/israel-khan-younis-southern-gaza-evacuation-order-attacks-humanitarian-areas
Author : Ruth Michaelson in Jerusalem and Malak A Tantesh
Publish date : 2024-07-23 02:59:15
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Scores killed in Israeli attacks, medics say, after IDF orders evacuation of Gaza humanitarian zone
