The 24-hour death toll was the worst in a week and added to the massive fatalities from the nearly two-year war that has shattered the enclave housing more than 2 million Palestinians.

Israel's security cabinet has approved a plan to take full control of Gaza City, marking an escalation in its almost two-year onslaught on Gaza.The move has drawn condemnation from world leaders, international bodies,

Israel already controls and has largely destroyed around 75% of Gaza, with most of the population of some 2 million Palestinians now sheltering in Gaza City, the central city of Deir al-Balah and the sprawling displacement camps in the Muwasi area along the coast.