Palestinians who left the northern Gaza Strip have begun to evacuate from Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis amid IDF bombings in its vicinity, which according to the Palestinians, have been incessant for days. The IDF aims to tighten control over the city, an operation that began more than a month ago, which forces many displaced Palestinians to move southward yet again.
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Gazan influencer Saleh al-Jafarawi documented on Friday hundreds of displaced people who were leaving Khan Younis, picking up their identity cards in order to leave the compound toward Rafah. According to the displaced people, the army tightens the exit from there and checks who leaves. The Palestinian Red Crescent established a fifth shelter camp Friday in the Al-Mawasi area, which is supposed to house about 90 displaced families from Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah.
Gazan influencer Saleh al-Jafarawi shows displaced people leaving Khan Younis
In an unusual announcement by The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, the IDF liaison to the Palestinians said, "Hamas operates from the Nasser and Al-Amal hospitals in Khan Younis and around them. The systematic use of hospitals by Hamas throughout Gaza has been documented, including rocket fire from the Nasser hospital."
They added that "Gazans who wish to move from Nasser and Al-Amal hospitals, as many have chosen to do, can go through the IDF corridor on Al-Bahar Street, located on the west side of the hospitals. The IDF transmits this information in Arabic through media channels."
A representative of the International Red Cross told the Saudi Al-Hadath network on Friday that "what is happening in Khan Younis is similar to what happened in northern Gaza, close to one and a half million displaced persons from Gaza currently live in Rafah."
Friday marked the third day in a row of demonstrations of displaced women and children against the continuation of the war holding signs that read: "Where is my father? Where is my home?", "I Want to go home". The demonstration was held at the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the center of the Gaza Strip.