Israeli airstrikes killed at least 50 Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, local medics said, as Israel continues its bombardment despite mounting international pressure to stop military operations and allow aid into Gaza unimpeded.

Israeli strikes killed at least 44 people in Gaza on Tuesday, the enclave's civil defence agency told AFP, including eight people inside a school sheltering displaced people. Israel has stepped up

Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli strikes killed at least 44 people on Tuesday across the war-ravaged Palestinian territory, where Israel has intensified a military offensive aimed at crushing Hamas.