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general of UNRWA, the UN body responsible for the welfare of Palestinian refugees, said the Gazans driven from their homes were being pushed closer and closer to the border.

“The developments we are witnessing point to attempts to move Palestinians into Egypt,” Lazzarini wrote in the Los Angeles Times.

The Gaza health ministry said 32 Palestinians had been killed in Khan Younis in 24 hours and 15 others were wounded. The armed wing of Hamas said it had hit two Israeli tanks with rockets and fired mortar bombs at Israeli forces.

In central Gaza, where Israel advised people to move towards “known shelters in the Deir al-Balah area” health officials said the Shuhada Al-Aqsa hospital had received 40 dead overnight.

The 193-member United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is likely to vote today on a draft resolution demanding a ceasefire, diplomats said.

On Friday, the United States vetoed a UN Security Council proposal demanding an immediate ceasefire for humanitarian reasons.