Dozens of Palestinians killed in ongoing Gaza fighting

Israeli forces have issued new evacuation warnings for parts of Gaza after another day of bloodshed in which least 40 people were reported to have died.

At least 19 of those killed were trying to reach an aid distribution site in the central Gazan city of Nuseirat, according to an official at a local hospital.

Marwan Abu Naser, of the Al-Awda Hospital, said a further 146 people were injured by gunfire as crowds tried to reach the centre.

Israel's military said that a gathering overnight was identified adjacent to forces operating in Gaza's central Netzarim Corridor, and it was reviewing reports of casualties.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is now responsible for distributing much of the aid throughout the Palestinian enclave.

Aid distribution centres operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) have been the site of frequent violence in recent weeks.

Responding to a Reuters request for comment, the GHF said in an e-mail that there has been no incident near their aid site, which it added was located several kilometres south of the Netzarim Corridor.

Separately, 10 other people were killed by an Israeli air strike on a house in the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City.

A further 11 were killed by Israeli gunfire in the southern city of Khan Younis, medics said, raising the day's toll to at least 40.

The outbreak of war between Israel and Iran has drawn global attention away from the ongoing situation in Gaza.

Israel's military campaign since then has killed nearly 56,000 Palestinians, most of them civilians, according to health authorities in Gaza, and flattened much of the densely populated strip.

Most of the population is displaced, and widespread malnutrition is a significant concern.

Amid hopes of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, some Palestinians expressed frustration a similar breakthrough had not occurred in Gaza.

Israel's military said on Tuesday its focus was now returning to Gaza, returning the hostages and dismantling Hamas.

Hamas has said it is willing to free remaining hostages in Gaza under any deal to end the war, while Israel says it can only end if Hamas is disarmed and dismantled. Hamas refuses to lay down its arms.

Any sign of a truce between the two sides appeared unlikely, with the Israeli military dropping leaflets over several areas in north Gaza ordering residents to leave their homes and head towards the south.

According to the source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation.