The Israeli military is extending its ground operations deep into Gaza, creating a large buffer zone between the Strip and Israeli territory and pushing hundreds of thousands of civilians into an ever-smaller area on the Mediterranean coast.

At least 23 people have been killed and around 50 injured in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Gaza City, according to Palestinians. Medics said the attack on Wednesday hit homes in the Shejaiya neighbourhood,

Israel struck a hospital in northern Gaza early Sunday, forcing patients to evacuate as attacks intensified. The pre-dawn strike hit Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, after Israel issued an evacuation warning,