Israeli forces storm Khan Younis hospital in bloodiest fighting of 2024

The Palestinian Red Crescent said tanks had also surrounded another Khan Younis hospital, al-Amal, headquarters of the rescue agency, which had lost contact with its staff there.

Palestinians wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip at a hospital in Khan Younis. Picture: AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman

Israeli forces, advancing deep into western Khan Younis in Gaza's bloodiest fighting of the new year so far, stormed one hospital and placed another under siege on Monday, cutting the wounded off from trauma care, Palestinian officials said.

Troops advanced for the first time into the al-Mawasi district near the Mediterranean Coast, west of Khan Younis, the main city in southern Gaza.