Israel’s army is advancing into southern Gaza in a push that ushers in a brand new section of its battle in opposition to Hamas — and an more and more perilous scenario for Palestinian civilians who’ve few secure locations left to flee. Israel says Hamas leaders who deliberate the Oct. 7 assault are sheltering within the south. Satellite tv for pc imagery confirmed dozens of armored automobiles about 1½ miles north of Khan Younis, the most important metropolis within the south. “For individuals ordered to evacuate, there’s nowhere secure to go and little or no to outlive on,” a spokesman for U.N. Secretary Basic António Guterres mentioned. A territory-wide communications blackout additionally hampered the humanitarian response in a single day.