Several Palestinians and Israeli soldiers say troops are systematically forcing Palestinians to act as human shields in Gaza, sending them into buildings and tunnels to check for bombs and gunmen.

The United Nations chief said Friday that Palestinians were enduring "the cruelest phase" of the war in Gaza, where more than a dozen food trucks were looted following the partial easing of a lengthy Israeli blockade.

Thirteen Palestinians were martyred and several others injured on Sunday as the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) continued airstrikes and shelling across multiple areas in the

Palestinian hospital officials say Israeli tanks and drones have attacked a hospital in northern Gaza overnight, igniting fires and causing extensive damage.

Fifteen World Food Programme trucks were looted in southern Gaza late Thursday as 2 million people face "extreme hunger and famine without immediate action."

Shahana Hanif, the incumbent in an upcoming Democratic primary race, has been an outspoken advocate of the Palestinian cause, rattling some of the residents in her progressive district.

The war has left most of Gaza’s population of over 2 million dependent on humanitarian aid. International hunger experts warned that Gaza is on the brink of famine.