Israel has ordered Palestinians in Gaza to evacuate a large area of land in the south of the coastal enclave, while stepping up an aerial bombardment that has killed hundreds of people since a fragile truce with Hamas broke down on Friday.
The evacuation order appeared to signal preparations for a new Israeli offensive against Hamas in and near Khan Younis, Gaza’s second-largest city and now the largest population centre in the south. Leaflets have been dropped and text messages have warned of heavy military activity to come.
Israel’s military operation in southern Gaza would replicate an earlier one against Hamas in the northern part of the enclave, Herzi Halevi, chief of general staff of the Israel Defense Forces, suggested on Sunday.
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