Visual analysis and interviews show how Palestinians have been forced from their homes in the north as the Israeli military cuts a new corridor through Gaza.

Northern Gaza has seenf intense fighting and stringent aid restrictions during Israel's 14-month conflict with Hamas militants.

Some say that the community is in danger of losing its 1,600-year foothold in the enclave and that it is far from certain those who have fled will ever feel safe enough to return home.

U.S. and Arab mediators are working round-the-clock to hammer out a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, sources close to the talks said, while in the Gaza Strip medics said Israeli strikes had killed 13 Palestinians on Thursday.

Israel’s military said it carried out strikes and raids against Hamas targets in northern Gaza on Sunday. The actions followed days of deadly attacks across the territory.

Iran has justified its attacks on Israel following Tel Aviv's admission of its role in the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Meanwhile, the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank marks its second sombre Christmas filled with prayers to bring an end to Israel's genocide in Gaza.

The rights group joins a growing chorus of critics accusing Israel of committing genocidal acts in its war in Gaza.

The Israeli military has ordered another evacuation in central Gaza ahead of an offensive in the area, even as Israel and the militant group Hamas appear to inch closer to a ceasefire.

Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that Israel has killed thousands of Palestinians in Gaza by denying them clean water which it says legally amounts to acts of genocide and extermination.

At least six other people killed and many wounded in an Israeli raid on a house in Jabalia al-Nazla in northern Gaza.

Palestinian medical officials say Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 22 people, including five children