Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip gather water in a makeshift tent camp in Rafah on the border with Egypt, Saturday, January 27, 2024 [Fatima Shbair/AP Photo]
Displaced Palestinians fleeing Khan Younis due to the Israeli ground operation, sit on a vehicle as they move towards Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
A displaced Palestinian boy, who fled his house due to Israeli strikes, swings on a cable at the border fence with Egypt, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Some 184,000 people have registered for humanitarian assistance in the western outskirts of Khan Younis in recent days, the UN humanitarian agency, OCHA, has said in its daily update.
“They were displaced from western Khan Younis city in recent days amid evacuation orders and continued hostilities,” OCHA said.
A girl holds a makeshift white flag as she walks with other displaced Palestinians fleeing from Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday [Mahmud Hams/AFP]
Palestinians fleeing Khan Younis, due to the Israeli ground operation, move towards Rafah
Palestinian women fleeing Khan Younis, due to the Israeli ground operation, move towards Rafah, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the southern Gaza Strip, January 28, 2024. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Palestinians fleeing Khan Younis, due to the Israeli ground operation, move towards Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, January 28. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
The Israeli military is ramping up its attacks on Khan Younis in southern Gaza, with hundreds of Palestinians killed in recent days.
Many who had already been displaced from the north of the besieged enclave are now being forced to flee further south to Rafah carrying all of their possessions.
Palestinians fleeing Khan Younis, due to the Israeli ground operation, move towards Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, January 25. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa