Israeli forces near Khan Younis, southern Gaza
Israel, intensifying its attacks on Hamas, warned civilians in southern Gaza to evacuate, but some said there was no nowhere left to go.
Israel on Monday widened its military attack against Hamas in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, with armored vehicles closing in on its town main and strikes hitting urban areas, where images showed smoke rising from flattened buildings and people carrying bodies swaddled in blankets.
Des Satellite images analyzed by The New York Times showed that the Israeli army entered southern Gaza between Friday and Sunday, shortly after the collapse of its week-long truce with Hamas. Dozens of armored vehicles moved into the area on Sunday, according to satellite images, which also showed tracks and clearances, likely from bulldozers.
The strikes came as the Israeli military again warned civilians to leave parts of Khan Younis, the largest city in southern Gaza, and move to locations further south, including Rafah, at Egyptian border. The evacuation order echoed similar directives given by Israel before sending troops into northern Gaza in late October.
The Israeli army did not has not confirmed a ground invasion from the south, although for days they have been reporting one and warning civilians in several areas to evacuate. On Monday, chief military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said Israeli forces “continue to expand their ground operations to attack Hamas strongholds throughout the Gaza Strip.”
“Our forces are determined to do this wherever we need them,” he said, citing in particular two neighborhoods in Gaza City: Shajaiya and Jabaliya, the densely populated refugee area where Israeli warplanes dropped 2,000-pound bombs in late October, killing dozens. civilians and hundreds of wounded, according to hospital officials.
The military branch Hamas said its fighters targeted a tank and an armored personnel carrier north of Khan Younis and several Israeli military vehicles in central Gaza. The claims from both sides could not immediately be verified.
Hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled to southern Gaza from the War began on October 7. Today, crammed into shelters lacking basic supplies, many say they feel trapped.
Lubna al-Rayess, a 42-year-old school principal who is eight months pregnant, said Monday that she had moved twice in less than two months, d first to another neighborhood in Gaza City, then to Khan Younis. Now, she says, she doesn't know if she should move again to Rafah, where she says her sister told her about heavy beatings.
“Where are we going we go now? » Ms. al-Rayess said in a telephone interview. “We have nowhere to go.”
On Monday, a spokesperson for...
Israel, intensifying its attacks on Hamas, warned civilians in southern Gaza to evacuate, but some said there was no nowhere left to go.
Israel on Monday widened its military attack against Hamas in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, with armored vehicles closing in on its town main and strikes hitting urban areas, where images showed smoke rising from flattened buildings and people carrying bodies swaddled in blankets.
Des Satellite images analyzed by The New York Times showed that the Israeli army entered southern Gaza between Friday and Sunday, shortly after the collapse of its week-long truce with Hamas. Dozens of armored vehicles moved into the area on Sunday, according to satellite images, which also showed tracks and clearances, likely from bulldozers.
The strikes came as the Israeli military again warned civilians to leave parts of Khan Younis, the largest city in southern Gaza, and move to locations further south, including Rafah, at Egyptian border. The evacuation order echoed similar directives given by Israel before sending troops into northern Gaza in late October.
The Israeli army did not has not confirmed a ground invasion from the south, although for days they have been reporting one and warning civilians in several areas to evacuate. On Monday, chief military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said Israeli forces “continue to expand their ground operations to attack Hamas strongholds throughout the Gaza Strip.”
“Our forces are determined to do this wherever we need them,” he said, citing in particular two neighborhoods in Gaza City: Shajaiya and Jabaliya, the densely populated refugee area where Israeli warplanes dropped 2,000-pound bombs in late October, killing dozens. civilians and hundreds of wounded, according to hospital officials.
The military branch Hamas said its fighters targeted a tank and an armored personnel carrier north of Khan Younis and several Israeli military vehicles in central Gaza. The claims from both sides could not immediately be verified.
Hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled to southern Gaza from the War began on October 7. Today, crammed into shelters lacking basic supplies, many say they feel trapped.
Lubna al-Rayess, a 42-year-old school principal who is eight months pregnant, said Monday that she had moved twice in less than two months, d first to another neighborhood in Gaza City, then to Khan Younis. Now, she says, she doesn't know if she should move again to Rafah, where she says her sister told her about heavy beatings.
“Where are we going we go now? » Ms. al-Rayess said in a telephone interview. “We have nowhere to go.”
On Monday, a spokesperson for...
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