OCHA reported on Tuesday that more civilians fled parts of Khan Younis after Israeli authorities issued an evacuation order on Monday, followed by intensified hostilities in the area.
On Tuesday, security sources informed Xinhua news agency that Israeli aircraft had targeted the gate of the Al-Awda School in Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Younis, with at least one missile.
As per sources, during the first two to three weeks, the IDF would evacuate the civilian population. There are around 1.3 million Palestinians in Rafah region with a large number of women and children.