Israeli forces advance into northern Khan Younis, airstrikes kill 20 in Gaza
This overview shows destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 7, 2024 on the first anniversary of the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP)
December 04, 2024 02:33 PM GMT+03:00
Israeli forces advanced into northern parts of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday. Palestinian medics reported that Israeli airstrikes killed at least 20 people across the enclave.
The tanks moved in a day after the Israeli army issued new evacuation orders, citing rocket launches from the area. With shells falling near residential areas, families fled their homes, heading west toward the humanitarian-designated area of al-Mawasi.
Key points
- 11 people were killed in three airstrikes on central Gaza, including six children and one medic. Five of the victims were queuing outside a bakery.
- Nine more Palestinians were killed by tank fire in Rafah, near the border with Egypt.
- Israeli forces targeted the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya for the fifth consecutive day, injuring three medical staff.
- Many houses were destroyed in Jabalia, Beit Lahiya, and Beit Hanoun, with Israeli forces accused of trying to force civilians out of northern Gaza.
KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - NOVEMBER 17: Palestinians try to continue their daily lives among the rubbles of demolished buildings under the difficult conditions due to Israeli attacks in Khan Yunis, Gaza on November 17, 2024. ( Hani Alshaer - Anadolu Agency )A Palestinian woman reacts near the body of a person killed in an Israeli strike, at the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on November 17, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP)BEIT HANOUN, GAZA - NOVEMBER 16: A view of schoolyard filled with debris as Palestinians take refuge in the school, belonging to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), to escape from Israeli attacks in Beit Hanoun, Gaza on November 16, 2024. ( Mahmoud Issa - Anadolu Agency )BEIT HANOUN, GAZA - NOVEMBER 16: Palestinians try to clean de as they take refuge in a school, belonging to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), to escape from Israeli attacks in Beit Hanoun, Gaza on November 16, 2024. ( Mahmoud Issa - Anadolu Agency )
Big picture
- The Israeli military claims its operations aim to clear Hamas fighters from the area, while Palestinians argue it's part of a broader strategy to create a buffer zone through forced evacuations and bombardments.
- The ongoing conflict has killed more than 44,400 Palestinians and left much of Gaza in ruins.
- A cease-fire with Hezbollah has paused fighting in Lebanon, but the Gaza war persists, with the last cease-fire—lasting only a week—occurring over a year ago.
December 04, 2024 02:33 PM GMT+03:00
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