At least ten Palestinians, including women and children, were killed and 17 injured in north Gaza on Saturday after an Israeli air strike hit a school sheltering displaced families.
Hundreds of Palestinians sheltering in al-Nazla school in the Safatwi neighbourhood in Gaza City were hit when they were queueing to collect water, according to local media reports.
It comes as Israeli attacks in the area have intensified in recent days and hundreds of Palestinians have been forced to flee to different areas, carrying little belongings and walking for miles.
Attacks were also reported in the southern Rafah Governorate, less than 24 hours after the International Court of Justice order against Israel.
At least four civilians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building north of Nuseirat refugee camp, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
Meanwhile, ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas alongside Qatari and US mediators are expected to begin next week, according to an unnamed Israeli source.
Aid flow into the war-ravaged strip remains severely disrupted by Israel’s offensive into Rafah and humanitarians have repeatedly called for more as fuel supplies powering hospitals have reached critical stages.
Aid shipments from Egypt via UN agencies through the Karam Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing are expected to begin this weekend.