Videos showed people leaving Khan Younis’s Nasser Medical Complex after a loudspeaker announcement.
The Israeli military declared that a safe path had been made available for civilians, but it had no intention of evacuating medical personnel.
According to medical professionals and government representatives, Israeli sniper fire has killed several individuals there in recent days.
The hospital, which the UN claims has been under siege for about a week and is only partially operational, was the scene of alleged casualties as fighting broke out between Israeli troops and Hamas fighters.
Additionally, there have been reports of intense fighting surrounding the nearby Al-Amal hospital. According to the Palestinian Red Crescent, the hospital was attacked last week after about 8,000 patients and displaced persons obeyed an evacuation order.
The armed organization and medical authorities have refuted claims made by the Israeli military in the past that Hamas fighters operate out of and around the two hospitals.
Israel’s invasion of Gaza’s southern region, which started in early December after its forces mainly overran Hamas strongholds in the north, has focused on Khan Younis.
After around 1,200 people were slain and 253 others were taken prisoner by Hamas terrorists in southern Israel on October 7, the Israeli military began a massive air and ground battle.
