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A cloud of black smoke billowed into the sky over the Gaza Strip on Sunday, as Israel orders more evacuations in the city of Khan Younis.

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00:00The Israeli military ordered more evacuations in the southern Gaza city of
00:05Can Yunis following a deadly airstrike on a school-turned-shelter which killed
00:09dozens. Israel has repeatedly ordered mass evacuations as its troops return to
00:15heavily destroyed areas where they previously battled Palestinian
00:19militants. Most of Gaza's population of 2.3 million people have been displaced
00:25by the 10-month-old war. For many this has happened multiple times. Hundreds of
00:31thousands of Palestinians have been crammed into tent camps with few public
00:35services or looked for shelter in places like the school which was struck on
00:39Saturday. The latest evacuation orders apply to areas in Can Yunis including
00:44parts of an Israeli declared humanitarian zone from which the IDF
00:48alleged rockets were fired. Hundreds of families carrying their belongings in
00:53their arms left their homes and shelters seeking elusive refuge. Aid
00:58groups have struggled to address the staggering humanitarian crisis in the
01:01territory while international experts warn of famine. The conflict has
01:06meanwhile threatened to trigger a regional war as Israel has traded fire
01:10with Iran and its militant allies across the region. Palestinians say nowhere in
01:15the besieged territory feels safe.
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