Eastern areas of Gaza City were bombed heavily by Israeli planes and tanks, according to residents, who say many homes were destroyed in the Zeitoun and Shejaia neighbourhoods overnight.

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.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says a "famine is unfolding" in Gaza which will be made even worse by new restrictions ...