Israel says Hamas routinely operates within — and beneath — places like Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, using them as shields, and has held Israeli hostages there. The group denies the charges.
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Father Chronicles Life in Southern Gaza Hospital After Losing His Son: Video
To dull his heartache, Mustafa Abutaha told stories of people sheltering with him at Nasser hospital; he later fled before the Israeli military closed in. Israeli forces began raiding the medical facility on Thursday.
Hundreds Flee Nasser Hospital in Gaza After Israel Orders Evacuation
The Israeli military threatened to take action to stop what it called Hamas activity at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis.
Israel Orders Evacuation of Nasser Hospital in Southern Gaza
The Israeli military accused Hamas of operating from Nasser Hospital, but did not provide evidence. Past Israeli orders to evacuate hospitals have preceded military raids.
Israel-Hamas War: Portraits of Gazans
A photojournalist followed some Palestinians whose lives were ripped apart in one of the deadliest wars of the 21st century.
Israel Signals Its Military Will Move Into Rafah, in Southern Gaza
A U.N. official described Rafah, a refuge for hundreds of thousands of displaced people, as a “pressure cooker of despair.” It is one of the last cities in southern Gaza that Israeli ground forces have not reached.
U.N. Shelter in Gaza’s Khan Younis Is Struck, Killing at Least 9
United Nations officials said a building that was being used as a shelter by about 800 people had been “clearly marked” as one of their facilities. Israel denied responsibility.
Israel Says Its Military Has Encircled Khan Younis in Gaza
The fighting in the southern city has involved heavy exchanges of gunfire and a surge of tanks and troops into areas around hospitals.
Fighting Intensifies in Southern Gaza and Its Main City, Khan Younis
“The whole district of Khan Younis is essentially besieged,” a spokeswoman for the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said.
Deep Under Gaza, Israel Shows Evidence Hostages Were Held in Tunnels
The Israeli military took reporters on a tour of an underground compound in the Gazan city of Khan Younis, where it says about 20 hostages were held by Hamas.