Civil defence teams are trying to rescue Palestinians trapped in the debris of fallen buildings after Israeli attacks this morning on northern Gaza City, Al Jazeera reports from Deir el-Balah, central Gaza.

“The situation also continues to escalate in Beit Lahiya where the Israeli military is blowing up houses. What is left there is very little, but the army is still bombing the area,” Hind Khoudary, the journalist covering the event, says.

“In the central area of Gaza, aircraft attacked agricultural land in Maghazi.”

The journalist further says Gaza’s hospitals are overwhelmed after dozens of wounded people arrived overnight. “They’re running out of medical supplies and blood units, and health facilities are urging Palestinians to donate,” she adds.

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