‘Chaos’ in Khan Younis as families forced to flee
It seems we are heading for more escalation. Just 30 minutes ago, the Israeli military issued new forced displacement orders for residents of Khan Younis, particularly those living in the Abasan and Bani Suhaila neighbourhoods in the east.
The Israeli military used clear rhetoric, saying the city will witness an “unprecedented” attack. This signals a potential full-scale attack in the coming hours.
Many families are in a state of chaos. They are trying to get whatever they can from their properties and move to al-Mawasi, where the Israeli military has instructed them to go to. But controversially, a makeshift tent was struck in al-Mawasi in the past hour, killing two civilians, according to medical reports.
The repeated issuance of evacuation orders has shattered any sense of safety for Palestinians as Israel appears to expand its ground offensive to include more densely populated areas.
Children killed in Nuseirat school attack: Report
An Israeli aerial attack has struck a school sheltering displaced people in central Gaza’s Nuseirat, killing at least five Palestinians, reports Wafa. Most of the victims are children, it said.
Today’s death toll rises to 46
Israeli attacks in Gaza today have killed a total of 46 Palestinians, according to a Health Ministry update reported by our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic.
Many of the victims are in Khan Younis, where Israel has ordered forced displacement and warned of an “unprecedented” assault.
