Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reports on the Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip.

“Once again, we see air strikes light up the sky across Gaza where residents scramble for cover as massive explosions rocked entire residential buildings in the central and northern part of the Strip,” Mahmoud said.

The reporter added that in the central part alone, the Nuseirat refugee camp was under heavy Israeli bombardment last night with three separate attacks hitting residential buildings while people were still inside.

“Those who survived the attack described it as an earthquake that shattered the entire building. In one building, eight people were killed in a single attack,” he said, adding, “Emergency workers are still looking for more. The number of people killed is expected to rise as more family members are still looking for their loved ones.”

The reporter added that in two other attacks, six people were killed, all from the same family, while in the north, more apartments have been reduced to rubble due to the heavy artillery and airstrikes. Three family members were killed in Jabalia town, which has been relentlessly bombed since Israeli forces violated a ceasefire. A fisherman in Gaza City was killed as he was pulling his boat into the water early this morning.

“Meanwhile, hospitals are really overwhelmed by the large influx of patients and injuries. Medical staff warn there are many more dying quietly inside emergency wards of the remaining health facilities due to the shortage of medical supplies. Medications as simple as painkillers are not available.

“And as we report right now, we can hear the sound of systematic demolition of homes in Gaza City’s eastern part of the Shujayea neighbourhood, which used to be a vibrant, densely populated area. Now, it has turned into a vast field of rubble,” the reporter added.