The number of casualties was not immediately available, Xinhua news agency reported Friday.

The Kuwait hospital in Rafah has largely ceased operations, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said on social media on Friday that some 110,000 people had fled Rafah for safety as Israeli bombardment intensified in the city.

Ten of the 34 UNRWA medical points in Rafah were forced to close, I said, and its three operational health centers in the area were operating at reduced capacity.