Attack On School In Gaza Kills 90 People Killed, Israel Returns To Order Citizens In Khan Younis To Evacuate Again

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JAKARTA - Israel expanded evacuation orders in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, forcing tens of thousands of Palestinians and refugee families to leave the area in darkness as tank fire bursts reverberated.

The Israeli military said it attacked militants from the Hamas group that controlled Gaza before the war that used the region to launch attacks and fire rockets.

On Saturday, Israeli airstrikes against schools where Palestinian refugees took refuge in Gaza City killed at least 90 people, according to the civil defense service, sparking international condemnation.

The Israeli military says they have attacked Hamas militant command posts and Islamic Jihad. Israel killed 19 militants.

In Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip, evacuation instructions covered districts in the middle, east, and west, making him one of the largest evacuation orders in the conflict that had lasted 10 months, two days after the tanks returned to the east of the Gaza Strip. city.

Reported by Reuters on Monday, August 12, the announcement of the evacuation order was posted on X and in text and audio messages to residents' phones: "For your own safety, you must immediately evacuate to a newly created humanitarian zone. The area where you are is considered a dangerous combat zone."

Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN agency for the Palestinian refugees UNRWA, said people in Gaza were trapped and had no place to go.

Some are only able to bring their children, some bring their entire life in one small bag. They go to crowded places where the shelter is full of family. They lose everything and need everything," he said.

Israeli troops said they had attacked about 30 Hamas military targets within 24 hours, including military buildings, anti-tank missile launch posts, and weapons storage facilities.

Armed wing of Islamic Jihad said fighters fired mortar bombs at Israeli troops gathered in the eastern region of Khan Younis.

On Sunday evening, Israeli airstrikes near the downtown Khan Younis market killed four Palestinians and injured several others, medics said.

The smoke line rose from the area where Israeli planes carried out attacks on the east and west of the city. Residents said two-story buildings were bombed.