Fierce fighting continues in Gaza

By Nathan Morley

Residents in Rafah say Israeli tanks have moved further along the border with Egypt, whilst there has also been fierce fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas fighters.

Earlier, Washington told Israel it must be fully "transparent" over an air strike that supposedly killed at least 35 people at school packed with refugees in Gaza.

The incident happened on Thursday, and reports suggest the warplane had launched two missiles at classrooms on the top floor of the school in the Nuseirat refugee camp.

UNWRA said 6,000 evacuated people had been sheltering in the school campus.

Israel’s military said it had “conducted a precise strike on a Hamas compound” and killed many of the 20 to 30 fighters holed inside.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned the strike.

Elsewhere, Israeli television is reporting the pier constructed off the coast of Gaza will resume operations late Friday after being damaged by bad weather.

The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 36,731, according to the Hamas-run health authorities.

Vendors sell food and goods outside the burnt-out ruins of a UN agency in Jabalia