Israeli forces have destroyed Gaza's only specialized cancer hospital as ground forces advance deeper into the Gaza Strip. Defense Minister Israel Katz said Friday that operations would continue "with increasing intensity" until Hamas releases its remaining hostages. The hospital in central Gaza had long been inaccessible to Palestinian patients and doctors. The Israeli military said it destroyed the hospital in a strike Friday because it was being used by Hamas militants. The Turkish government, which helped build the hospital, accused Israel of targeting medical facilities in an effort to render Gaza uninhabitable.

The Israeli army has ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from much of Gaza's second largest city, Khan Younis. Monday's order is a sign that Israeli troops could soon return to the southern city. It's also an indication that Hamas has regrouped there. Israel wrapped up an offensive in Khan Younis earlier this year and withdrew most of its forces. Israel has said it is in the final stages of an offensive in the nearby Gaza city of Rafah. The new evacuation zone includes the major aid crossing to southern Gaza, along with an aid route inside the territory that Israel has said it would safeguard.