Israeli authorities have ordered the evacuation of civilians in the central and southern parts of the city of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip. This was reported by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). TASS.
According to OCHA, there are 32 shelters in this area, hosting more than 141 thousand people who were previously forced to flee the northern Palestinian enclave.
The situation in the Middle East escalated on October 7, when thousands of armed supporters of the radical Palestinian movement Hamas entered Israel from the Gaza Strip, attacked civilians and kidnapped more than 200 hostages. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcedthat the country is at war. A ground operation was launched, its aim was to bring back the hostages and completely destroy Hamas.
Israel decided to stop the supply of water, food, goods, electricity and fuel to the Gaza Strip and began intense bombardment.
5 December IDF to start The third part of the ground operation took place in the Gaza Strip and surrounded the city of Khan Younis in the south of the strip.
November 22 Israel and Hamas To agree about a humanitarian pause and the release of some hostages. Hamas ceasefire week launched 110 hostages were captured.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu promised to destroy It is Hamas.