The Israeli military continued its intensive air and ground attacks on various areas of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, amid mounting accusations of war crimes and massacres against civilians and displaced persons, and the continued starvation policy that human rights groups describe as amounting to genocide.

In the latest developments: Israeli warplanes launched a series of violent raids this Thursday morning targeting areas east of the al-Tuffah neighborhood in eastern Gaza City, coinciding with similar airstrikes targeting the northern Gaza Strip.

Two civilians were killed and another injured in an Israeli drone strike on the Al-Mawasi area, northwest of Rafah.

Meanwhile, three citizens were killed and others injured in an Israeli bombardment on the town of Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip.

It also launched airstrikes and artillery shelling targeting groups of displaced people in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.

Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on the town of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, while sound bombs fell on Al-Salib Street in the center of Khan Yunis.

The Israeli bombing also targeted a group of displaced people in the Qizan Abu Rashwan area, south of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.

Areas northeast and north of the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip were subjected to heavy artillery shelling, along with the al-Zeitoun neighborhood and the vicinity of al-Maslakh Street east of Gaza City. Israeli drones also participated in targeting residential homes in densely populated neighborhoods.

This escalation comes at a time when Israeli military reports indicate the army is preparing to expand its ground operations in several areas of the Gaza Strip, with the aim of tightening its control over new territories. Meanwhile, Israeli sources say the goal of this escalation is to "pressure Hamas and push it to return to the negotiating table."