Tag: evacuation

Israel orders mass evacuation of eastern half of Khan Younis

The Israeli army has ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from the eastern half of Khan Younis. Monday’s order is a sign that Israeli troops could soon return to the southern city – the second-largest in Gaza. Israel ended an offensive in Khan Younis earlier this year and withdrew most of its forces. The evacuation […]

Israel says 19 poorly children have left Gaza in medical evacuation

Israeli authorities say 68 people — 19 sick or wounded children plus their companions — have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt in the first medical evacuation since May, when the territory’s sole travel crossing was shut down after Israel captured it. COGAT, the Israeli military body responsible for Palestinian civilian […]

Freight train derails in Matteson; evacuation of residents ordered

MATTESON, Ill. — A freight train has derailed in Matteson Thursday morning and residents have been ordered to evacuate the area. It happened in the 21700 block of Main Street at around 10:35 a.m., according to a village spokesperson. No injuries have been reported. As of around 11:45 a.m., a mandatory evacuation order has been […]

Israel says 68 poorly children have left Gaza in medical evacuation

Israeli authorities have said 68 poorly and injured children and their companions have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt in the first medical evacuation since May, when the territory’s sole travel crossing was shut down. COGAT, the Israeli military body responsible for Palestinian civilian affairs, said on Thursday that the evacuation […]

21 children to leave Gaza in first medical evacuation since early May

Twenty-one critically ill children are due to leave Gaza later in the first medical evacuation since the territory’s sole travel crossing was shut down in early May, Palestinian officials said. The nearly nine-month Israel-Hamas war has devastated Gaza’s health sector and forced most of its hospitals to shut down. Health officials say thousands of people […]

Bomb threat leads to emergency evacuation

Jun. 26—4:29 P.M. UPDATE: Source of bomb threat TRAVERSE CITY — Grand Traverse County officials evacuated the Governmental Center campus in downtown Traverse City on Wednesday afternoon after receiving a bomb threat. The bomb threat was called into the county’s 911 central dispatch center, according to Traverse City Police Chief Matt Richmond. County Administrator Nate […]