UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday condemned the "endless catalogue of horrors" in Gaza, as the territory's civil defence reported at least 31 killed by Israeli forces since dawn.
Israel, whose military is preparing to conquer Gaza City, is under mounting pressure at home and abroad to end its almost two-year offensive in the Palestinian territory, where the United Nations has declared a famine.
The vast majority of Gaza's population of more than two million people has been displaced at least once during the war, with aid groups on the ground warning against expanding the military campaign.
"Gaza is piled with rubble, piled with bodies and piled with examples of what may be serious violations of international law," Guterres told journalists on Thursday, calling for accoun