Dozens of deaths reported in Khan Younis as Israel deepens its ground offensive 'to the west'
Israeli forces said Monday they were deepening their ground offensive "to the west" of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, storming one hospital and seeing heavy fighting around two others in the process, according to Palestinian health officials.
TEL AVIV — Israeli forces said Monday they were deepening their ground offensive "to the west" of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, and Palestinian health officials said the forces had stormed a hospital and engaged in heavy fighting near another.
Dozens of people were killed and injured, and thousands were forced to flee, as Israeli forces maneuvered through western Khan Younis before they allegedly stormed Al-Khair hospital, west of the city, Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf Al-Qudra said in statements Monday.
The Palestine Red Crescent Society also warned Monday on X of an "extremely dangerous" situation around al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis, where, it said, ambulance teams were struggling to reach patients because of the "continuous bombardment."
Al-Qudra said earlier in the day that at least 50 people had been killed and more than 100 had been injured in the area of Khan Younis.
Dr. Nahud Abu Taima, the director of surgery at al-Nasser, a major hospital in Khan Younis, provided NBC News with the same death toll.
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