At least 47 people, including children and aid seekers, have been killed since dawn in Israeli attacks across Gaza.

Al Jazeera Live

By Usaid Siddiqui and Tim Hume

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The Israeli military says it has begun the “initial stages” of its offensive on Gaza City, as it declared the largest urban centre in the besieged territory a “combat zone” and announced the suspension of daily pauses in fighting there that allowed the entry of humanitarian aid to the famine-hit city.