Israeli military orders Palestinians to leave a wide sweep of land to the east of the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis.
The Israeli military has ordered Palestinians to leave a wide sweep of land to the east of the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis after rockets were fired towards Israel.
People in the area first received audio messages telling them to leave, before the Israeli military posted a message in Arabic repeating the warning to social media.
Witnesses say many people are already fleeing.
It comes after about 20 rockets were launched in the heaviest of such attacks in months, with a number of them intercepted and others landing in open areas with no injuries reported.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) said it launched the barrage in response to Israeli crimes.
The latest evacuation order covers the area around the European hospital to the south-east of Khan Younis.
Elsewhere, fierce fighting continued for a fifth day in Shejaiya in the north of Gaza and an Israeli soldier was killed in the southern Rafah area.
Recall that the Israeli military launched a campaign to destroy Hamas in response to an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, during which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage.