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Israeli warplanes have launched a fierce assault on the northern Gaza Strip for a second day, shattering weeks of relative calm. Israel has announced plans for an all-out assault on Rafah in the south, prompting warnings from Western countries. The offensive has killed at least 79 Palestinians in the past 24 hours, according to Gaza health authorities, and displaced thousands more. Residents are fleeing for their lives as Israeli forces target areas from where Hamas-aligned militants have fired rockets into Israel.

The United Nations has called for an urgent investigation into the discovery of mass graves containing hundreds of bodies in two major hospitals in Gaza, previously under siege by the Israeli military. The graves raise concerns of potential war crimes, with evidence of bodies being stripped and tied. The UN has emphasized the need for independent investigators with guaranteed safety from Israeli forces.