Israel presses on with offensive

AN ISRAELI air strike has killed a journalist working with Al Jazeera as the military issued fresh calls to evacuate parts of Gaza's north as it pressed its renewed bombardment and ground operations in the Palestinian territory.

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Israel resumed intense air strikes across Gaza last Tuesday, followed by ground operations, after talks on another hostage release stalled.

On Monday evening, Israeli tanks massed near the Avrage, an area Israel had earlier designated a "safe humanitarian zone", according to witnesses.

“Terrorist organisations are once again returning to and firing rockets from populated areas... For your safety, head south toward the known shelters immediately,” Adraee said on X, after also issuing warnings for the northern towns of Beit Lahia and Beit hanoun.

Gaza’s civil defence agency said an israeli drone strike on Monday afternoon killed journalist hussam Shabat, near a petrol station in Beit Lahia.

Mahmoud Ismail, a cameraman for the agency, said air raids had targeted more than 10 cars, including Shabats vehicle, in the same parts of Gaza.

"Hassam Shabat, a journalist collaborating with Al Jazeera Mubasher, was martyred in an Israeli strike targeting his car in the northern Gaza Strip," an alert from the Qatar broadcaster said, referring to its live Arabic channel.