The Israeli army issued new evacuation orders Sunday evening for civilians northwest of Gaza City ahead of imminent attacks in the area.

Israeli forces carrying out a weeks-long offensive in northern Gaza ordered any residents remaining in Beit Hanoun to leave the town on Sunday, citing Palestinian militant rocket fire from the area, residents said.

DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel's army detained the director of one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza as overnight strikes in the enclave killed nine people including children, Palestinian medical officials said, while sirens rang out across Israel.

The attack on the Kamal Adwan Hospital came as Israel stepped up an offensive in northern Gaza that began in October and has killed hundreds of people and forced tens of thousands to flee. The Israeli military said it is fighting to prevent Hamas regrouping in Gaza’s north,

Israel's military on Saturday confirmed it has detained a hospital director during a raid in north Gaza that the World Health Organization said left the area's last major health facility

An IDF soldier was killed in the northern Gaza Strip earlier today, the military announces. The slain soldier is named as Staff Sgt. Yuval Shoham, 22, of the 401st Armored Brigade’s 9th Battalion, from Jerusalem.