At least 31 people were killed during Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Sunday, Palestinian medics said, with nearly half of the deaths in northern areas where the army has waged a month-long campaign.
Medics said at least 13 Palestinians were killed in separate attacks on houses in Beit Lahiya town and Jabalia, the largest of the enclave's eight historic refugee camps and the focus of the army's new offensive.
The rest were killed in separate Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City and in southern areas, including one in Khan Younis, which health officials said had killed eight people, including four children.
Al Jazeera is reporting that at least nine have been killed in Khan Younis, including seven members of the same family.
Meanwhile, Lebanon's health ministry said an Israeli strike killed three people near the southern city of Sidon as more bombs fell in the country's east, after Israel issued an evacuation warning.
Lebanon's Baalbek area, includes east Lebanon's main city and UNESCO-designated Roman ruins.