Israel orders more Gaza evacuations after school shelter attack kills scores; tens of thousands displaced


Palestinians fleeing the eastern part of Khan Younis following another Israeli army evacuation order. - PHOTO: REUTERS

CAIRO (Reuters): Israel expanded evacuation orders in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip overnight, forcing tens of thousands of Palestinian residents and displaced families to leave in the dark as explosions from tank shelling reverberated around them.

The Israeli military said it was attacking militants from the Hamas group - which administered Gaza before the war - who were using those areas to stage attacks and fire rockets.

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