The past 24 hours have seen some of the most intense Israeli air strikes so far.
Having cut the Gaza Strip in two, the Israeli military is pushing in towards some of the most built-up areas, where at least 300,000 civilians remain, unable or unwilling to move south.
Meanwhile, the Rafah crossing into Egypt reopened, allowing the evacuation of a handful of wounded people and another group of foreign nationals. It’s thought around 7,000 people are trying to get out.
In the north, the Israelis said around 30 rockets were launched across the border from Lebanon. This was one of the largest salvoes so far, although there were no reports of damage.
Israel said the rockets were fired by Hamas, which has a small presence in southern Lebanon, under the umbrella of the much larger Lebanese militia group Hezbollah.
