THE Israeli military has bombed a hospital and four schools in Gaza, killing at least 48 people.
Earlier on Monday, Israeli forces launched airstrikes on tents housing displaced people inside the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza, Al Jazeera reports.
The outlet said that the Israeli army did not issue warnings before it struck tents, reporting that a "huge explosion" could be seen.
It is the 12th time this hospital has been attacked since Israel launched its brutal assault on Gaza in 2023.
At least four schools were bombed by Israeli aircraft in Gaza City, after the military ordered thousands of Palestinians sheltering inside to leave.
The Israel Defence Force (IDF) said on Monday that it is "operating intensively" and was expanding its military operations in Gaza City, ordering Palestinians to move to the al-Mawasi area in the south of the Strip.
According to the United Nations, more than 80% of Gaza is now an Israeli-militarised zone or under forced displacement orders.
Among those who were killed overnight and into Monday include people who were waiting for aid.
Ten people were killed while waiting to collect food at an United Nations aid distribution warehouse in Gaza City, the Health Ministry said.
Elsewhere, Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis said at least 13 people were killed by gunfire and 50 injured while returning from an aid site associated with Israeli and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Fund (GHF).
The latest death toll in Gaza has now risen to 56,531 since October 7 2023, with 133,642 people wounded, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
It comes as dozens of Israeli settlers rampaged around a military base in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Sunday evening, setting fires, vandalising military vehicles, spraying graffiti and attacking soldiers, the IDF said.
The attack was condemned by Israeli politicians who have previously been outspoken in their support of the actions of extremist settlers.
Far-right security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said that the attack was "a red line, and must be dealt with in full severity", while defence minister Israel Katz vowed to "eradicate this violence from the root".
The unrest came after several attacks in the West Bank carried out by Jewish settlers on Wednesday evening.
More than 100 settlers entered the West Bank town of Kfar Malik, setting property ablaze and opening fire on Palestinians who tried to stop them.
The West Bank is home to some three million Palestinians who are living under Israeli military rule, and 500,000 Jewish settlers.
Since Israel's assault on the enclave intensified in 2023, Palestinians living in the West Bank have reported a major increase in Israeli checkpoints and delays across the territory.
The Israeli settlements are considered illegal under international law.
