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Israel takes territory, kills more in Gaza

Published: 05:06 PM,Jun 16,2026 | EDITED : 09:06 PM,Jun 16,2026

Palestinians flee their homes after Israeli forces advanced and moved markers to expand the "Yellow Zone" under their control, in Al-Tuffah in Gaza City, June 15, 2026. REUTERS/Ebrahim Hajjaj TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
 
Palestinians flee their homes after Israeli forces advanced and moved markers to expand the "Yellow Zone" under their control, in Al-Tuffah in Gaza City, June 15, 2026. REUTERS/Ebrahim Hajjaj TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

GAZA: An Israeli ⁠strike killed at least two Palestinians in the central Gaza Strip, health officials said, as residents of an area in ​the north of the enclave fled their ​homes after Israeli forces expanded their control in the territory. Medics said an Israeli strike near a residential building in the Nuseirat refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, killed two brothers, Ahmed and Mahmoud Abu Heen. The Israeli military did not immediately comment.
Israeli troops still control more than 60 per cent of Gaza's territory, where they have ordered residents out and destroyed remaining buildings.
On May 28, Prime Minister ​Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed that he had directed Israel's military to expand its hold and take control of 70 per cent of the enclave. Witnesses in southern Gaza have said Israeli forces have in the past few days expanded the 'Yellow Zone' — the areas they control — in eastern Khan Younis and northern Rafah, where new markers and concrete blocks have been placed. — Reuters