Israel Battles Hamas In Gaza While The UN Declares “There Is Nowhere Left To Go”

With concerns that a “even more hellish scenario” was unfolding for imprisoned civilians, Israeli troops launched an attack further into the confined area on Tuesday and engaged Hamas in combat in the southern Gaza Strip. The army is now dropping leaflets on portions of the south, ordering Palestinian inhabitants to evacuate to other locations. Initially, Israel had concentrated its offensive on the north of the enclave. Monday saw the appearance of Israeli tanks, armored personnel carriers, and bulldozers close to Khan Yunis, a city in southern Gaza that is home to many inhabitants who fled their homes further north in the region earlier in the conflict, according to witnesses. The main road through Khan Yunis’ east and north “constitutes a battlefield,” the army warned on Monday, adding that it is taking “aggressive” action against “Hamas and other terrorist organizations.” Hamas said via Telegram that its men had struck two people carriers and a tank near Khan Yunis. Once more, rocket salvos were fired into Israeli territory from Gaza. International relief organizations have issued a warning that there are becoming fewer and fewer safe havens for civilians fleeing the heavily populated area as the battle continues. According to UN humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories, Lynn Hastings, “there is nowhere left to go, and nowhere is safe in Gaza.” “If possible, an even more hellish Following the October 7 attacks, in which 1,200 people, primarily civilians, were killed and approximately 240 hostages were seized, Israeli authorities declared war on Hamas. Approximately 15,900 Palestinians have died in the Gaza War, with women and children accounting for almost 70% of the casualties, according to the health ministry operated by Hamas.