More than 250,000 displaced from Gaza City in past month, UN figures show

Tens of thousands more forced to flee makeshift homes and shelters daily in face of new Israeli offensive

More than a quarter of a million people have been displaced from Gaza City in the last month, according to figures from the UN, with tens of thousands more forced to flee makeshift homes and shelters daily in the face of a new Israeli offensive.

Strikes by Israeli artillery, tanks and warplanes hit Gaza City again on Thursday as a UN official said new waves of mass displacement" were under way, after about 60,000 fled the new assault in 72 hours earlier this week.