Palestinians fleeing Jabalia say bodies are left lying on streets
Israel's military said on Tuesday that tens thousands of Jabalia residents had been evacuated in the past 24 hours
One man told the BBC that he saw streets strewn with bodies after being ordered to leave a shelter by Israeli forces, while a woman said some people left in such panic that they left their children behind.
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees called for a temporary truce to enable safe passage for families still wishing to flee, while two local hospitals warned that they were running out of supplies.
The Israeli military said its troops were continuing operations against Hamas fighters while enabling the secure evacuation of civilians.
More than 400 people are reported to have been killed and tens of thousands have been displaced since the military said it was launching a third offensive in the Jabalia area on 6 October, saying it was rooting out Hamas fighters who had regrouped there.
It came as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken flew to Israel to try to revive the stalled diplomatic process for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal in the wake of last week's killing by Israeli troops of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
After meeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he told reporters that he wanted "to make sure that this is a moment of opportunity to move forward".
Mr Blinken also emphasized the need for Israel to take additional steps to increase and sustain the flow of humanitarian assistance into Gaza.
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