Heavy tank and machinegun fire as the Israeli army enters Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis after ordering occupants to evacuate this morning.
Rafah exodus begins as Israel’s military steps up air raids and artillery fire before a feared ground operation on the southern city once designated a “safe zone”.
Israel “must listen to its friends and the international community” that civilians cannot be made to “pay the price of defeating Hamas”, leaders of Australia, New Zealand, and Canada say.
Dozens of trapped people flee Nasser Hospital during deadly sniper attacks after Israeli forces ordered hundreds to evacuate the complex.
Israel’s attacks on Gaza have killed at least 28,576 Palestinians and wounded 68,291 others since October 7. The death toll in Israel from the October 7 Hamas-led attacks stands at 1,139.
