Israeli army orders evacuations of northern Gaza areas
Earlier on Wednesday, the Israeli military issued new evacuation orders for Palestinians in northern Gaza via its army spokesperson Avichay Adraee.
He posted the evacuation orders for several districts in Beit Hanoon and Beit Lahiya, areas that were among the most affected by Israel’s ground invasion at the onset of the assault 10 months ago. “For your own safety, evacuate immediately to the known shelters in the centre of Gaza City,” the army spokesman said, directing people towards Salah al-Din Street.
In previous evacuation orders, Israeli soldiers shot, killed and detained Palestinians who used the so-called “safe corridor” to evacuate.
Israel’s Channel 12 reported that the army was preparing for a “large-scale” ground operation in Gaza City, where an Israeli air raid on a house killed at least three Palestinians.
World Central Kitchen says Palestinian staff killed in Gaza
The US-based aid group said a Palestinian staff member has been killed in Gaza, four months after Israel killed seven of its employees in an attack that drew widespread condemnation.
WCK identified the staff member as Nadi Sallout, saying in a post on X that he was “an integral member of our warehouse team from the early days of our response in Rafah and a humanitarian at his very core”.
The organisation said it is still learning the details of Sallout’s death but believes he was off duty at the time he was killed near Deir el-Balah in central Gaza.
One of our Palestinian colleagues, Nadi Sallout, was killed tonight near Deir al-Balah, Gaza. He was an integral member of our warehouse team from the early days of our response in Rafah and a humanitarian at his very core. We are still learning the details of this tragedy, but… pic.twitter.com/XlBmenqYig
— World Central Kitchen (@WCKitchen) August 7, 2024
Many killed in Khan Younis as Israeli forces bomb tents, apartments
There have been multiple Israeli attacks here in Khan Younis.
Israeli forces targeted a tent in Khan Younis, killing at least six Palestinians. They were displaced people who had set up their tents in Abasan in the eastern parts of Khan Younis. It was only a couple of days ago that Israeli forces withdrew from that area.
The Palestinians do not have any other option than setting up their tents on or beside the rubble of their houses.
Israeli forces also targeted the western parts of Khan Younis, and hit an apartment in a very busy area of the city, killing at least four Palestinians. There was also another air strike in the city’s Hamad area that hit an apartment there.
This is not the first time that Israeli forces have targeted tents, but Palestinians believe that wherever they go, nowhere is safe. Despite the fact that Israel’s military designated this area as a safe zone, Israeli forces continue to target them.
Palestinians in Khan Younis have been literally scattered around the streets, made homeless over and over again. They do not know where to go. Destruction is everywhere. The infrastructure has been completely destroyed. Especially given the fact that Deir el-Balah to the north is very crowded, people are setting up their tents on agricultural land or in open sandy areas.
