In April, Israel withdrew its forces from Khan Younis after an attack that caused severe damage to the city. On Monday, evacuation orders were given for more than a dozen neighborhoods in the east. This suggests that Israel might be targeting Hamas militants who have regrouped after earlier attacks.
An the Israel Defense Force officer said For your safety, you must evacuate immediately to the humanitarian zone.
The evacuation order was given after at least 20 rockets were launched from the Khan Younis area toward Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip on Monday. Although, No injuries were reported. The IDF said it responded by striking the sources of the rocket fire.
Small groups of militants are still launching rockets into Israel and targeting troops, even though the conflict has been going on for nearly nine months. Israel’s military says it has destroyed most of Hamas’s battalions.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israeli forces were “advancing to the end of the stage of eliminating the Hamas terrorist army,” adding that they will “continue striking its remnants.”
Thousands gathered in Tel Aviv on Monday evening, calling for a hostage deal and an end to the war.
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