MSF says thousands of people do as well Unable to evacuate from Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis – one of two remaining hospitals in southern Gaza capable of treating seriously injured patients – due to the danger of the surrounding area, despite an Israeli order to leave. Fighting has escalated in the city in recent days, and Israel says its forces are encircling it. Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Tuesday that Israel is trying to create a buffer zone on the Gaza side of the Gaza Strip’s border with Israel, after 21 Israeli soldiers were killed while planting mines as part of these efforts.
