The Israeli army has launched a new military operation in the Khan Younis area in the southern Gaza Strip amid fears of a wider conflagration in the Middle East and growing calls around the world for a ceasefire. Intelligence had revealed that there were fighters in the area and that they had reorganized themselves there since the last withdrawal of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the military said on Friday. In addition, the air force attacked more than 30 targets associated with the Palestinian militant organization Hamas, including weapons depots, the IDF said. It noted several militants w…