The Israeli military has renewed its orders for Palestinian in the northern Gaza Strip to leave their homes and shelters as troops press on a weeklong offensive against militants

The Israeli military is carrying out a widespread operation in northern Gaza, issuing evacuation orders and blocking food supplies, just weeks after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reported to be mulling a plan to besiege the area to starve Hamas and force it to release hostages.

Israel's military has told people in northern Gaza to head south to avoid being in a "dangerous combat zone". Meanwhile, France, Spain and Italy have accused Israel of violating international law after peacekeepers were injured in Lebanon.

Israel delivered an even broader evacuation order — giving almost half of tiny Gaza’s population 24 hours to flee to the territory’s south — to the UN shortly before midnight. View on euronews