The Israeli army has committed massacres in North Gaza province during a wide scale assault, the Palestinian Civil Defence said.

“The humanitarian situation in the northern province is becoming increasingly dangerous by the hour as the occupation continues its assault on Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahia and Jabalia for the fourth consecutive day, enforcing a strict siege that prevents the entry of water, food and medicine,” the Palestinian Civil Defence Agency said in a statement.

“The occupation has committed massacres against civilians, resulting in dozens of martyrs and hundreds of injured,” it added.

The Agency said the bodies of the victims remained in the streets as rescue teams could not reach them due to the Israeli army’s targeting of ambulances and civil defence crews.

The statement also noted that the Israeli military “threatened over 200,000 residents in the areas and neighbourhoods of North Gaza with eviction, committing massacres to force civilians to flee.”