Gaza rescuers say 52 killed in Israeli strikes Monday

Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli attacks on Monday killed at least 52 people, as the military pressed a newly intensified campaign in the war-ravaged territory.

"The Israeli bombardment on Gaza has continued since midnight and throughout the early morning hours, resulting in 52 martyrs," civil defense spokesman Mahmoud Bassal told AFP, adding that the bombing was ongoing in the afternoon and that Israeli forces had "expanded their ground operation".

Gaza's Health Ministry said 136 bodies were brought to Gaza hospitals over the past 24 hours. The hospitals also received 364 wounded, according to the ministry's daily report.

The overall Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war is now at 53,486, said the ministry.