Gaza (Quds News Network)- At least 60 Palestinians have been killed since midnight in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, as the military has ordered Palestinians in the southern city of Khan Younis to flee ahead of an “unprecedented attack”.
Attacks in northern Gaza on a family home and a school-turned-shelter killed at least 22 people, more than half of them women and children, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
A strike in the central city of Deir al-Balah killed 13 people, and another in the nearby Nuseirat refugee camp killed 15, according to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.
Two strikes in the southern city of Khan Younis killed 10 people, according to Nasser Hospital.
On Monday, Israel’s military issued another forced displacement order to residents of Khan Younis, threatening an “unprecedented” assault after launching a wave of deadly strikes on the area and pressing a punishing new ground offensive.
The displacement order, posted on X by the military’s Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee, also applies to the nearby areas of Bani Suhaila and Abasan. It calls on Palestinians to move west towards al-Mawasi.
“From this moment, Khan Younis governorate will be considered a dangerous combat zone,” the post read.
It comes a day after Israel’s military issued a separate displacement order for areas of central Gaza, including the town of al-Qarara, as its expanded offensive
continues.
On Sunday, the military announced it has launched a large-scale ground invasion across Gaza.
According to the military, troops from its Southern Command are now conducting operations on the ground in both northern and southern areas of the enclave, backed by intense aerial bombardment, as part of its “Operation Gideon’s Chariots”.
Under the newly launched air and ground offensive, Israel said it plans to displace hundreds of thousands of Palestinians and secure limited aid distribution inside the territory – something that has been widely criticised by aid groups and the United Nations.
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