Israel carries out deadly strikes on southern Gaza after issuing evacuation order

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1 July 2024 at 11:35 pm·1-min read

The Israeli army Tuesday bombarded southern Gaza, killing at least eight and wounding dozens in Khan Younis, after ordering some 250,000 Palestinians in the area to evacuate early Monday. The shelling came after Israel released Mohammed Abu Selmia, the director of Shifa hospital – formerly Gaza's largest – who said that he and other detainees had been held in harsh conditions and tortured.

Israeli forces carried out deadly strikes Tuesday on southern Gaza and battled militants after issuing an evacuation order which a UN agency said would impact 250,000 Palestinians.

Witnesses reported intense bombing and shelling around Khan Yunis, southern Gaza's main city, from which Israeli troops withdrew in early April after a devastating months-long battle.

A hospital source in the city said shelling killed eight people and wounded more than 30 others.

The bombardment came after a rocket barrage at southern Israel on Monday morning claimed by the militant group Islamic Jihad, which has fought alongside Hamas.

This was followed by an order to evacuate most areas east of Khan Yunis and in Rafah along the borders with Israel and Egypt.

Some displaced people with nowhere to go were sleeping on the streets, witnesses said.

"It remains to be seen."

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