Battles and bombardment pounded Gaza after the US said Israel had agreed to reschedule talks that had been cancelled amid tensions between the allies.
Israel's military said it struck dozens of militant targets including tunnels over the previous day, and the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza reported at least 62 more deaths over a similar period.
The United Nations reported last night that famine"is ever closer to becoming a reality in northern Gaza," and said the territory's health system is collapsing"due to ongoing hostilities and access constraints". US officials say they plan to present Israel with an alternative for Rafah, focused on striking Hamas targets while limiting the civilian toll.
Israel's retaliatory campaign, aiming to destroy Hamas, has killed at least 32,552 people, most of them women and children, according to the latest toll issued by the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza. Israel's army said troops had evacuated civilians, patients and staff"to alternative medical facilities" it set up.
Israeli tanks and armoured vehicles have also massed around another Khan Yunis facility, Nasser Hospital, the health ministry said, adding that shots were fired but no raid had begun.
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