(Canadian Press)

By Associated Press

Israel calls for more southern Gaza evacuations as offensive continues

Dec 4, 2023 | 3:46 PM

KHAN YUNIS, Palestinian Territory – Israel’s military has renewed calls for mass evacuations from the southern town of Khan Younis, as it widened its ground offensive and bombarded targets across the Gaza Strip.

Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians have sought refuge in the town in recent weeks.

The expanded operations follow the expiration of a weeklong cease-fire.

They are aimed at eliminating Gaza’s Hamas rulers, whose Oct. 7 attack into Israel triggered the deadliest Israeli-Palestinian violence in decades.

The war has already killed thousands of Palestinians and displaced over three-fourths of the territory’s population of 2.3 million people, who are running out of safe places to go.

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