Israel orders evacuation of Khan Younis ahead of "unprecedented" assault

Jerusalem, May 26 -- The Israeli military issued an evacuation warning on Monday for residents of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip ahead of what it called an "unprecedented attack."

The order covered three towns in the Khan Younis Governorate: Bani Suheila, Abasan, and Al-Qarara, according to Avichay Adraee, a spokesman for the Israeli military, who posted the warning on the social media platform X. He said the attack would target militant infrastructure.

"The Khan Younis Governorate is considered a dangerous combat zone and has been warned multiple times," he wrote, calling on residents to evacuate immediately westward to the al-Mawasi area. He added that the evacuation order does not apply to Al-Amal and Nasser hospitals. The Khan...