Israel’s widening air and ground offensive in southern Gaza has displaced tens of thousands more Palestinians and is worsening the enclave’s dire humanitarian conditions. The fighting is preventing distribution of food, water and medicine outside a tiny sliver of southern Gaza. New evacuation orders are squeezing people into ever-smaller areas. The United Nations says all telecom services are down due to cuts in the main fiber routes. On Tuesday, Israel’s military entered Gaza’s second-largest city in its pursuit to wipe out the territory’s Hamas rulers. The Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said the territory’s death toll has surpassed 16,200. Around 1,200 people have been killed on the Israeli side, mainly civilians killed during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that triggered the war.