Israeli forces intensified airstrikes across Gaza on Thursday and issued new evacuation orders, sparking further displacement from northern Gaza

Israel's onslaught in northern Gaza was intensifying today as tanks rolled further into the war-torn strip and deadly air-strikes killed up to 50.

Israel said it had launched a military operation against Hamas early Wednesday morning inside Gaza’s largest hospital Al-Shifa, where thousands of Palestinians are believed to be sheltering.

President Joe Biden said on Monday he had told Israel he had concerns about conditions at and around the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza where its forces are fighting with Hamas. "I have not been reluctant in expressing my concerns about what's going on and it's my hope and expectation that it will be less intrusive action relative to the hospital,

The US says it has intelligence that Hamas is using al-Shifa hospital to hold hostages, and that its alleged use for command and control operations is a “war crime”. The White House said on Tuesday that it had its own intelligence that Hamas was using Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital to run its military operations and hold hostages,