An Israeli airstrike killed a prominent Palestinian doctor and eight members of his extended family on Tuesday after they complied with military orders to evacuate their home and moved into an Israeli-designated safe zone. The Hamdan family — around a dozen people from three generations — fled their home in the middle of the night […]
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Family killed as Israel evacuation order triggers panicked flight from Gaza’s second largest city
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Hamdan family — around a dozen people from three generations — fled their home in the middle of the night after the Israeli military ordered an evacuation from the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. They found refuge with extended relatives in a building further north, inside an […]
The Latest | Overnight strike kills 9 in Khan Younis, hours after Israel ordered a mass evacuation
An Israeli strike has killed at least nine people in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, Palestinian health officials said Tuesday, within a day of Israel ordering the evacuation of parts of the city ahead of a likely ground operation. The overnight strike hit a home near the European Hospital, which is inside the […]
Strike kills nine in Khan Younis hours after Israel ordered mass evacuation
Palestinian health officials say an Israeli strike has killed at least nine people in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. The overnight strike came after Israel ordered the evacuation of parts of the city on Monday ahead of a likely ground operation. Records at Nasser Hospital, where the dead and wounded were taken, show […]
Strike kills nine in Khan Younis hours after Israel ordered mass evacuation
Palestinian health officials say an Israeli strike has killed at least nine people in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. The overnight strike came after Israel ordered the evacuation of parts of the city on Monday ahead of a likely ground operation. Records at Nasser Hospital, where the dead and wounded were taken, show […]
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 […]
Evacuation orders lifted for some Arizona residents forced from their homes days ago by a wildfire
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Evacuation orders in Arizona have been lifted for some residents of northeast Scottsdale, days after they were forced from their homes by a wildfire, authorities said Sunday. The Boulder View Fire was 19% contained Sunday after charring nearly 6 square miles (15 square kilometers) on the cusp of the Boulder Heights […]
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 […]