According to Reuters, Israeli airstrikes on November 3 killed at least 31 people in many areas of the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian health officials said nearly half of the casualties were concentrated in northern Gaza, where Israel has stepped up its offensive against Hamas in recent weeks.
According to medical staff, about 13 people were killed in the attacks in the towns of Beit Lahiya and Jabalia - one of Gaza's largest refugee camps and a major target of the Israeli army. The remaining deaths were concentrated in southern Gaza cities including Khan Younis - where eight people died, including four children.
Palestinians say the Israeli military forced them to evacuate several areas, including two towns in northern Gaza and a refugee camp, in order to create buffer zones.
Israel denied the information, and stated that the purpose of the attacks was only to destroy Hamas.
Also on November 3, medical staff at Kamal Adwan Hospital near the city of Beit Lahiya said that Israeli tanks shelled the facility, seriously injuring a baby being treated at the hospital.
The attack destroyed many facilities including the water supply, courtyard and neonatal intensive care unit, said Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital.
Kamal Hospital has been attacked several times before because Israel claims Hamas is using the facility as a military base and weapons depot. Hamas has repeatedly denied the accusations.
Last week, the Israeli army announced the arrest of more than 100 Hamas suspects in a raid at Kamal Adwan Hospital and now maintains tanks in the area nearby.
According to the Gaza Health Ministry, Israeli attacks in northern Gaza have delayed the polio vaccination campaign for children. Meanwhile, COGAT - the government's coordinating agency in the territories - said it had assisted 58,604 children to receive their first dose of the polio vaccine.
