Israeli forces intensified their assault on Gaza on Wednesday, with tanks advancing into Khan Younis and airstrikes killing at least 20 Palestinians, including children and a medic.

Gaza's civil defence agency said the Israeli military issued evacuation calls Wednesday as it heavily bombarded the northern town of Beit Lahia as part of an intensive two-month operation.Agency spokesman Mahmud Basal said the military used loudspeakers on drones to tell displaced people sheltering in a school to leave,