The latest evacuation warning for parts of Gaza City and neighbouring areas came hours after the United Nations said it had begun distributing around 90 truckloads of aid in Gaza

Plumes of smoke rose Thursday over the northern Gaza Strip where Israel's military urged civilians to evacuate, as rescuers said Israeli strikes across the territory killed more than 50 people.The latest evacuation warning for parts of Gaza City and neighbouring areas came hours after the United Nations said it had begun distributing around 90 truckloads of aid in Gaza -- the first such delivery since Israel imposed a total blockade on March 2.

The toll from “Israeli strikes in various areas across the Gaza Strip since midnight” totals 16 dead, agency official Mohammed al-Mughayyir told AFP. The official said there were also dozens of people wounded in the strikes, which mainly hit the centre and south of the territory.

The bloodshed followed the launch of a new Israeli military operation aimed at putting more pressure on Hamas to release hostages.

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed 16 people on Friday across the territory, where Israel has ramped up its military offensive in

Israeli strikes overnight and into Tuesday have killed at least 60 people across the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian health officials.Israel has launched another major offensive in the territory in recent days,

The Israeli military intensified operations across Gaza Thursday, killing more than 100 people, and pledged to continue bombings as US President Donald Trump suggested establishing a “freedom zone” in the enclave.

Israeli strikes overnight and into Tuesday have killed at least 60 people across the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian health officials. Israel has launched another major offensive in the territory in recent days, saying it aims to return dozens of hostages held by Hamas and destroy the militant group.

Israel says it has launched “extensive” new ground operations in Gaza. Hospitals and medics say airstrikes in Israel’s new offensive killed at least 103 people overnight and into Sunday.

A newborn baby and several women are among at least 82 people who have been killed in Gaza after Israeli strikes overnight, hospital officials said. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.