Thousands more flee northern Gaza as humanitarian crisis worsens in south

Israel carries out frequent air strikes from north to south, hitting what it says are militant targets but often killing women and children.

Fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants in northern Gaza has caused another 200,000 people to flee south in the past 10 days, the UN humanitarian office said (Abed Khaled/AP)

Another 200,000 people have fled northern Gaza since November 5, the UN humanitarian office said on Tuesday, as Israeli ground forces battle Palestinian militants around hospitals where patients, newborn babies and medics are stranded with no electricity and dwindling supplies.

The humanitarian office, known as Ocha, said only one hospital in the north is capable of receiving patients.