Palestinians mourn by the bodies of relatives killed in Israeli strikes on displacement tents in the westward Mawasi area, at the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
The Israeli army 'will launch an unprecedented attack to destroy the capabilities of terrorist organisations in this area," Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee said on Telegram.
"You must evacuate immediately to the west to the Mawasi area. From this moment, Khan Yunis will be considered a dangerous combat zone."
The call came after the military announced it had begun "extensive ground operations" in an expanded offensive in Gaza, and following air strikes that rescuers said killed at least 22 people on Monday.
Israel earlier this month approved plans for the expanded offensive currently underway and said it was aimed at the "conquest" of Gaza and the displacement of its people.
Israel has killed at least 3,193 Palestinians in Gaza since it resumed war on March 18, taking the overall Palestinian death toll to 53,339 people.
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