Hundreds more Palestinians killed as Israel pursues Hamas in south Gaza

By Bassam Masoud and Maayan Lubell GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel battled Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip's biggest cities on Thursday, leaving hundreds more Palestinians dead as almost 2 million displaced Gazans struggled to find safe refuge amid critical shortages of food and shelter. Residents reported fierce battles going on east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza's largest city and Palestinian health officials said three Gazans were killed in an Israeli air strike on a house in Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza. Israel said its forces killed a number of gunmen in Khan Younis, including two who...