Dozens reported killed as battle rages in Gaza's Khan Younis - BBC News

Residents say Israeli forces have surrounded a hospital amid fierce fighting in the south Gaza city.

3 days agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, AnadoluImage caption, A doctor at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis said it was overwhelmed by casualties and "on the brink of collapse"By David GrittenBBC NewsDozens of people are reported to have been killed in intense Israeli strikes on Khan Younis in the south Gaza Strip, as battles between soldiers and Hamas fighters rage on the ground.

Residents said tanks had surrounded a hospital and university where thousands of displaced people were sheltering.

Ambulances were also trapped and unable to reach the wounded.

Khan Younis has been a recent focus of Israeli forces, who are convinced top Hamas commanders are holed up there.

On Sunday, the Israeli military said it had found an underground compound in the city where it believed about 20 Israeli hostages had been held.

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