THE ISRAEL ARMY IS NOW "IN ALL AREAS OF GAZA" AS NEW EVACUATIONS ARE ORDERED

 The Israeli military says it's expanding its ground operation into "all areas" of the Gaza Strip following the resumption of fighting on Friday. It has this morning posted on social media a fresh order for people to evacuate about 20 areas of the Palestinian enclave.

1. Its forces have been pushing further south - amid warnings from humanitarian groups that Gazans are running out of places to flee
2. Senior US officials earlier reiterated their view that Israel had a right to defend itself - but added that its soldiers must protect civilians. 
   
   
   
3. Meanwhile, an adviser to Israel's PM told the BBC his country was making "maximum effort" to avoid civilian casualties
4. The Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October killed 1,200 people, with around 240 others taken hostage
5. Since then, Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says more than 15,500 people have been killed in Israel's retaliatory campaign, including about 6,000 children.

6. IDF says section of key road in southern Gaza is not safe

   The Israeli military has said civilians in Gaza should not use a section of the key north-south Salah al-Din Road.

   The section, to the north-east of the city of Khan Younis, is highlighted on a map posted on social media by IDF Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adree.

   He says the area is now a battlefield and is extremely dangerous.

   He says the IDF will allow civilians to move southwards from areas to the north of Khan Younis by using the coastal road.

   As we reported earlier, the IDF has urged people in a large swathe of the Khan Younis area to head south today.

   As a reminder, in the earlier part of the war, Israel told Gazans to evacuate from northern Gaza to Khan Younis for their own safety. 

   

7. Hamas in Lebanon calls for young Palestinians to enlist

   Hamas in Lebanon has issued a statement calling for young Palestinians to enlist and join the establishment of the “vanguards of Al-Aqsa Flood”, a reference to the 7 October attacks.

   The statement calls for the continuation of what they claimed was "achieved" in the attacks, and a victory for the Palestinian people.

   Hamas has been proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the UK, US and European Union. It killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians, when it attacked southern Israel on 7 October and took 240 people hostage - some of whom have since been released.

8. Even more detailed coverage at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-67605703