Witnesses on Friday reported combat in the north of Gaza, heavy shelling in the centre, and tank fire in the far south near Rafah city.
The UN said tens of thousands of civilians have been on the move again this week from Deir el-Balah and the southern city of Khan Yunis after Israeli military evacuation orders, which precede military operations.
The war has displaced about 90% of Gaza’s population, often multiple times, leaving them deprived of shelter, clean water and other essentials as disease spreads, the UN says.
“Civilians are exhausted and terrified, running from one destroyed place to another, with no end in sight,” Muhannad Hadi, the UN humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories, said late on Thursday.
“This cannot continue,” he said.
Israel’s military on Friday said that over the past day troops had “eliminated dozens” of militants around Khan Yunis and Deir el-Balah, in central Gaza. AFP