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Jihan Al-Najjar recounts events ahead of Israel's bombing of her family's house in Khan Younis

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"فقدت المأوى وجميع المتاع.. المواطنة جيهان النجار من مدينة خانيونس تروي لحظات تلقيهم تحذيرا من الاحتلال بإخلاء منزلهم تمهيدا لقصفه" - Source

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The woman recounts how people had to evacuate hastily without taking any belongings as a neighbor alerted them after receiving a warning call. She saysthey were expecting Israel would bomb only one house but they eventually destroyed multiple houses, including hers, in the residential block.

She goes on to comment about she and her family of nine were already displaced from another place and ended up losing their shelter again with no idea what people are supposed to do or where they should go.

Event Notes

Night bombing of Al-Najjar family houses

Around 8:10 pm, Israel issued forced displacement orders for displaced Palestinians in the center of Khan Younis ahead of bombing a house.

According to survivors, displaced people sheletring in the buildings had to evacuate hastily without taking any belongings. The bombing ended up destroyed several houses belonging to the Al-Najjar family.

No human casualties were reported.