There were apparently deaths following an Israeli airstrike on Sunday in the town of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. Doctors Without Borders reports at least 70 deaths in Nasser Hospital. The clinic itself had previously spoken of at least 47 people being killed. The information cannot be independently verified.
The city of Khan Yunis has been attacked before. According to Palestinian information, at least 26 people were killed and more than 20 were seriously injured.
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A photographer reported to the German Press Agency about many body bags lined up in the clinic. Doctors Without Borders’ project manager in southern Gaza, Christophe Garnier, said: “The medical need is enormous.” The group is ready to expand its operations, but needs “basic security guarantees and unrestricted access to medical and humanitarian supplies,” he said, and called for a ceasefire:
In Gaza, people in Khan Yunis were apparently asked to leave parts of the city and seek safety. ZDF correspondent Henriette de Maiziere reports.
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Israeli Defense Minister Joav Galant announced on Saturday that the attacks in the Gaza Strip would soon be expanded to the south. The military has been calling on northern residents for more than a month to flee to a southern zone west of Khan Yunis on the Mediterranean. Most recently, residents of Khan Yunis were also called upon to flee for the first time.