Families of hostages held in Gaza are stepping up their campaign to secure their release by holding a strike across Israel.

Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Sunday that Israel's plan to relocate residents from Gaza City constitutes a "new wave of genocide and displacement" for hundreds of thousands of residents in the area.

Gaza residents will be provided with tents and other shelter equipment starting Sunday ahead of relocating them from combat zones to the south "to ensure their safety," the Israeli military said on Saturday.

An Italian hospital says a 20-year-old Palestinian woman has died after being transferred from Gaza for treatment

A whistleblower claims World Food Programme and U.N. agencies rejected Israeli security assistance, blocking aid distribution to Gaza despite available supplies as U.N. dismisses accusations.

Unicef has estimated that 50,000 children have been killed or injured since the conflict in Gaza began two years ago.