Thousands trapped in Gaza hospitals as Israeli troops encircle Khan Younis
by Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem from World news | The Guardian on (#6J3X8)
Israel's assault on Gaza's second-largest city continues as Hamas delegation travels to Egypt for ceasefire and hostage-release talks
Thousands of people sheltering in hospitals in Khan Younis are now trapped by Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip's second largest city, even as a delegation from Hamas travelled to Egypt for the latest round of talks aimed at another ceasefire and hostage-release deal.
The Israeli army said on Wednesday that it had encircled" the southern city of Khan Younis after two days of heavy fighting, in what Israeli officials have described as the last large ground assault in the three-month-old war before a shift to lower intensity" operations aimed at eradicating the Palestinian militant group.
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