GAZA (Palestine Foundation Information Center) Hundreds of Palestinian residents were forcibly displaced from the southern areas of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip on Sunday evening, after the Israeli military issued new evacuation warnings ahead of anticipated aerial bombardments.
In a statement posted on the social media platform X, Avichay Adraee, spokesperson for the Israeli army, issued what he described as a “final warning” to residents across multiple neighborhoods in Khan Yunis.
The areas cited include Qizan al-Najjar, Qizan Abu Rashwan, al-Salam, al-Manara, al-Qurein, Ma’an, al-Batin al-Samin, Jourat al-Lout, al-Fukhari, and parts of southern Bani Suheila. Residents were ordered to relocate immediately to the designated shelter zones in the Al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Yunis.
The warnings come amid ongoing military operations aimed at redrawing the geographical and strategic realities on the ground in Gaza.
Earlier this month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the establishment of what has been referred to as “Philadelphi Corridor 2” or the “Morag Axis,” a military buffer intended to sever the connection between Khan Yunis and the city of Rafah in the south. This follows the previously imposed Salah al-Din Corridor (Philadelphi Route) along the Gaza-Egypt border.
On Saturday, the Israeli army stated it had completed its control over this axis and had fully encircled the city of Rafah. In an official statement, the army said that “Division 36 forces completed the Morag corridor separating Rafah and Khan Yunis battalions,” referring to units of the Palestinian resistance.
If fully established, the new “Morag Axis” would bring the total area under Israeli-declared buffer zones to approximately 74 square kilometers—around 20% of the total area of Gaza, which spans 360 square kilometers.
