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What is the situation in Gaza’s Khan Younis as Israel intensifies attacks?

Israeli attacks have caused immense damage and destruction to residential buildings in Khan Younis [Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters]

Since the one-week truce in Gaza ended on December 1, Israel has expanded its offensive to the besieged enclave’s south, where more than a million Palestinians sought shelter following Israeli bombardment in the north.

Israel has intensified attacks on Khan Younis declaring it a “dangerous combat zone”. Gaza’s second-largest city, which was dubbed a safe zone in the initial days of the war, is now a scene of devastation and suffering. Fear of Israeli strikes haunts people while lack of food and other basic amenities have driven people to misery amid bloody street fighting.

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