Israeli Hits ‘Terror Infrastructure’ in New Offensive as Netanyahu Goes to Washington

The Israeli army said on Monday that it had carried out air raids on terrorists it said were launching attacks on Israel from specific areas in Khan Yunis, which is a humanitarian safe zone. Ahead of its offensive, the army ordered the estimated 1.8 million refugees living in the area of southern Gaza to temporarily evacuate from the area as it would attack Hamas units embedded in the refugee hub. The area has been subject to fierce fighting between the IDF and Hamas since Oct. 7, and much of it is covered in tent camps that lack sanitation and medical facilities. The offensive in the humanitarian zone was “carried out due to intelligence indicating that terrorists were operating and firing rockets in these areas, as well as efforts by Hamas to reassemble its forces there,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. “Following this, the IDF began combined operational activity above and below ground in the area.”...