Israeli military orders more evacuations in southern Gaza city of Khan Younis

(11 Aug 2024)
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Hamad City, Khan Younis, Gaza Strip - 11 August 2024
1. Various of leaflets thrown over the tents of displaced people
2. Various of child holding up leaflet containing an order by Israeli army to evacuate
3. Various of smoke rising as displaced people dismantle their tents and collect their belongings
4. Partial destruction in two buildings with bombed roofs
5. Rubble on the ground next to buildings
6. Various of people carrying their belongings and leaving
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Umm Ra'fat al-Mghaiar, displaced woman:
"Where do I go? I don't know where to go, I'm sitting here, I don't know where to go because there is no place. All the places are crowded, there is no place to go and here we are sitting, waiting for God's relief. We have not taken out our belongings yet. The building collapsed on our belongings."
8. Various of people sitting on the side of the road with their belongings
9. Various of people standing, with rubble in the foreground
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammad Ashour, man displaced from Jabaliya:
"This is my fifth or sixth displacement. I am currently in Hamad City and the city was evacuated or rather, the two towers were bombed. Currently, there are rumors or an official order to evacuate Hamad City. Where are we going? We do not know. They say that Muwasi is a safe area, but I believe that when it comes to the occupation, there isn't any safe place. There isn't even a humanitarian zone."
11. Various of people walking on rubble
12. Various of people evacuating Hamad City
13. Girl carrying plushie and waiting in the street
14. People evacuating, moving past tents
STORYLINE:
The Israeli military ordered more evacuations in southern Gaza city of Khan Younis early Sunday after a deadly airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in the north killed at least 80 Palestinians, according to local health authorities.

Israel said it targeted a militant command post, killing 19 fighters.

Israel has repeatedly ordered mass evacuations as its troops have returned to heavily destroyed areas where they had previously battled Palestinian militants.

The vast majority of Gaza's population of 2.3 million people have been displaced by the 10-month-old war, often multiple times.

"This is my fifth or sixth displacement," said Mohammad Ashour who was displaced from Jabaliya, adding that he does not know where to go next.

Hundreds of thousands have crammed into squalid tent camps with few public services or sought shelter in schools like the one struck on Saturday.

Palestinians say nowhere in the besieged territory feels safe.

The latest evacuation orders apply to areas in Khan Younis, including part of an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone from which the military said rockets had been fired.

Israel accuses Hamas and other militants of hiding among civilians and launching attacks from residential areas.

Khan Younis, Gaza’s second-largest city, suffered widespread destruction during an air and ground offensive earlier this year.

Tens of thousands fled again last week after an earlier evacuation order.

Hundreds of families carrying their belongings in their arms left their homes and shelters early Sunday, seeking elusive refuge.

Gaza's Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll from the 10-month-old war is approaching 40,000, without saying how many were fighters.

Aid groups have struggled to address the staggering humanitarian crisis in the territory, while international experts have warned of famine.




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