The Israeli Army has warned of “unprecedented” attacks on southern cities as dozens were killed in strikes across the blocked enclave.
Israeli forces are threatening “unprecedented” attacks after issuing another forced evacuation order to residents of Khan Eunice in the southern part of Gaza, setting up a wave of deadly strikes in the area and pushing new ground attacks that punish them.
The displacement order posted to X by military Arabic spokesman Avichay Adraee on Monday also applies to areas near Bani Suhaila and Abasan. Palestinians are asking them to move west towards Almawasi.
“From this moment on, Khan Younis Governotion is considered a dangerous combat zone,” the post read.
It is the day after Israeli troops issued an independent evacuation order as their expanded attacks continue on the areas of Central Gaza, including the town of Alcalarra.
It also brings new order as Israeli forces continue to slam blocked enclaves and hunger is looming. At least 30 airstrikes have been carried out in the Khan Eunice region as Israel has thwarted territory that has been heavily destroyed from north to south, killing at least 84 people since dawn.
Israel’s previous forced evacuation orders during the 19-month war have driven away a large portion of Gaza’s population several times. Many Palestinians were fired again after fled to Israel’s designated “safe zones”, including Almawasi.
“The state of chaos”
Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum said Monday’s displacement order “signs a potential full-scale attack” by Khan Younis, according to a report from Deir El-Balah in central Gaza.
“Many families are in a state of confusion. They are trying to get anything from their property and move to Almawasi, where the Israeli forces have directed them to go,” Abuazoom said, adding that an attack targeting Almawasi earlier in the day killed two people.
“The repeated issuance of evacuation orders has shattered a sense of security for Palestinians,” Abu Azum said.
The Israeli army carried out large-scale operations early in the war, leaving most of the Khan Yunis in abandoned. Almawasi, which has escaped by tens of thousands of people, has been repeatedly targeted by a deadly Israeli strike.
Under the newly fired air attack, Israel said it plans to drive out hundreds of thousands of Palestinians and ensure a limited distribution of aid within its territory.
In a video message on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the military was to “control the entire territory of the Gaza Strip.”
He said the aim is to reduce pressure from allies by “minimal” aid to Gaza. It remains unclear when assistance will be granted to Palestinian territory where two million Palestinians are “starved,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns.
Israel has completely blocked Gaza since early March, and it is quickly collapsed as its health system is under attack by Israeli forces its population to hunger and access to medical devices, supplies and fuel is being blocked.
Meanwhile, the Al Nassar Sarah Al Din Brigade, the military division of the Popular Resistance Committee, a Palestinian group in Gaza, confirmed that one of its commanders, Ahmed Sarhan, had been killed in Khan Yunis.
Sarhan was killed early Monday in a secret investigation supported by Israeli drones and Jets.
The group said Israeli special forces tried to capture the commander, but after he fought back he was killed in a shootout.
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