Israeli forces target Hamas leader in south Gaza offensive

Gaza/Cairo | Israeli troops battled Hamas militants on Wednesday (Thursday AEDT) in the centre of Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip’s second-largest city, in an offensive that has sent tens of thousands of Palestinians fleeing to the territory’s southernmost edge and prevented aid groups from delivering food, water and other supplies.

Two months into the war, Israel’s offensive into southern Gaza has brought to Khan Younis the same fierce urban fighting and intensified bombardment that obliterated much of Gaza City and the north of the territory.

Reuters