This picture taken from a position near Sderot along the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip on November 4, 2023, shows fire and smoke billowing follwoing an airstrike by Israeli forces on the Palestinian enclave amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. (PHOTO / AFP)

GAZA / AMMAN / ANKARA - The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has reached 9,488 on Saturday, as the Israel-Hamas conflict that started four weeks ago shows no sign of ending, according to the Gaza-bases Health Ministry.

Meanwhile, 24,000 others were wounded in the Palestinian enclave, said ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qedra.

At least six Palestinians were killed by Israeli attacks in the al-Nusairat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday, according to the ministry, adding four Palestinians were killed in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, and one in a house west of Gaza City.

"On Saturday, the Israeli warplanes launched intensive raids on the neighborhoods of Al-Nasr, Sheikh Radwan, and Al-Shati Camp, west of Gaza City, and in Jabalia, Beit Lahia, and Beit Hanoun in the northern Strip," a Palestinian security source who wished to remain anonymous told Xinhua.

Earlier in the day, the Israeli fighter jets attacked Al-Naser Hospital, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, most of whom were displaced people in the street, according to the ministry.

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"The bodies of the victims were scattered on the ground ... a real tragedy for the displaced people who tried to escape death," a local eyewitness told Xinhua.

Al-Naser Hospital's attack came a day after a similar incident took place in front of the Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest medical complex in Gaza, which left more than 13 dead people and a number of others wounded.

The Israeli army claimed on Friday that it had attacked the ambulance which was being used by Hamas fighters.

Moreover, several Israeli airstrikes targeted solar energy sources in the vicinity of Al-Shifa Hospital and Al-Quds Hospital on Friday, causing a major fire in the two hospitals and putting the generators out of service, according to Salama Maarouf, the head of the government media office in Gaza.

Palestinian security sources and locals said on Saturday that sounds of clashes and explosions continued to be heard in several areas south, north, and west of Gaza City as the Israeli army forces advanced on the ground for the second week in a row.

A Palestinian woman sits on the rubbles as rescuers look for her relatives following the Israeli bombardment of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on November 4 , 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. Thousands of civilians, both Palestinians and Israelis, have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip entered southern Israel in an unprecedented attack triggering a war declared by Israel on Hamas with retaliatory bombings on Gaza. (PHOTO / AFP)

The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, published a video clip on Friday showing its fighters damaging a number of Israeli tanks in the south of Gaza City and areas in the northern Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, the Israeli army confirmed the continuation of the ground attack on Gaza. Avichai Adraee, an Israeli army spokesman, said Israeli forces operated for hours Friday night in the northern Gaza Strip.

"During last night's fighting, our forces clashed with 15 armed men in the northern Gaza Strip. The forces eliminated a number of them and directed tanks to destroy three Hamas reconnaissance sites," he said.

 About 260 wounded soldiers were transferred to hospitals in Israel on Friday, as part of 150 air and ground rescue operations, according to Adraee.

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The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported on Friday that the ground operation in Gaza was expected to continue for several more weeks and to advance deeper into Gaza City to control Hamas leadership sites and targets.

On Oct 7, Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, firing thousands of rockets and infiltrating Israeli territory, while Israel responded with airstrikes, ground operations and punitive measures that included a siege on the Gaza Strip.

The conflict between Israel and Hamas has killed at least 1,400 Israelis, the vast majority in the Hamas attack on Oct 7.

Ceasefire urged

Also on Saturday, King Abdullah II of Jordan called for a ceasefire and humanitarian truce in Gaza, stressing the importance of ensuring the sustainable delivery of aid to the Palestinian enclave, according to a statement by Jordan's Royal Hashemite Court.

He made the remarks during a meeting with visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Amman, during which the Jordanian king urged stepping up international efforts to deliver food, water, medicine, and fuel to the besieged enclave without interruption.

A Palestinian man gestures as he stands on the rubble of a collapsed building as a fire burns following a strike by the Israeli military on Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on November 4 , 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (PHOTO / AFP)

He reiterated that the only path to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is by working towards a political horizon to achieve just and comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution.

He reaffirmed the kingdom's firm support for the Palestinian people in gaining their legitimate rights to establish a sovereign and independent Palestinian state on the 4 June 1967 lines with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Türkiye recalls ambassador

In Ankara, Türkiye's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it was recalling its ambassador to Israel, due to the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip caused by ongoing Israeli attacks.

In a statement, the ministry said Israel's military attacks on civilians had led to a humanitarian tragedy in Gaza, noting Israel refuses the "call for ceasefire and continuous and unhindered flow of humanitarian aid."

In view of the situation, Ankara decided to recall the Turkish ambassador to Israel for consultation, it noted.

Since Israel started to attack the Gaza Strip, the Turkish government has repeatedly criticized Israel's military operation in Gaza, stressing its attacks on civilians are causing a humanitarian crisis.

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On Oct 28, Israel announced it was recalling its diplomats in Türkiye over "increasingly harsh statements" from the Turkish government.

Türkiye and Israel are in a normalization process after years of enmity. The relations between the two countries were strained in 2010 when a Turkish-led flotilla attempting to break Israel's blockade on the Gaza Strip clashed with Israeli forces, leaving 10 Turks on board killed. In 2022, Türkiye and Israel fully restored their diplomatic ties and re-appointed respective ambassadors.