Children killed while rushing to flee their homes; families carrying whatever possessions they can as they navigate bomb-blasted roads; dozens of detained men lined up on a muddy hillside: These and other stark images have emerged from Israel's deadly offensive in northern Gaza in recent days.

Israeli strikes across Gaza killed 16 people on Wednesday as Israeli forces stepped up pressure on northern areas of the Palestinian enclave, besieged hospital and refugee shelters, and ordered residents to head south,

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The World Health Organization said it was forced to postpone the last phase of the polio vaccination drive in Gaza on Wednesday due to "intense bombardment" and "escalating violence" in the north.The second round of vaccinations was due to begin in the north of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday,

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the polio vaccination campaign in northern Gaza has been postponed due to heavy Israeli bombing and displacement. It said that around 120,000 children under the age of 10 were to be given the second dose of the vaccine.