Israel-Gaza war live: dozens reported dead after Israeli strikes on Gaza; Israel bans traffic on main Gaza route

Hospitals in the Gaza Strip say 58 people killed by Israeli attacks overnight; Israeli army closes north-south artery to traffic

The resumption of airstrikes has sent Palestinian residents again fleeing for their lives from homes they had begun to reinhabit among the ruins of the devastated territory.

Some Palestinians who tried to use the Salahuddin road said they saw cars come under fire from Israeli troops advancing towards Netzarim, reports Reuters. The fate of the passengers in the vehicles was unknown.