Mughrabi (Reuters) -Thousands of people are trapped in Gaza's Jabalia camp as Israeli forces attack the area, Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) said on Friday, a week after Israel launched an offensive there which it says is aimed at stopping Hamas regrouping.

The Israel Defense Forces continued intense air and ground campaigns against Hezbollah in Lebanon and against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The uptick in offensive operations came days after Israel marked the anniversary of Hamas' Oct. 7 assault and as Israeli leaders planned their response to last week's Iranian ballistic missile attack.

The pummeling of the besieged territory's northern region has made it impossible for aid workers to help the displaced with medical treatment and nutrition.

A U.N. commission has accused Israel of destroying Gaza’s health care system through “relentless and deliberate attacks” in its yearlong war with Hamas. It also said Palestinian prisoners and Israeli hostages have been tortured and sexually abused.

One of the new winners of the Nobel Peace Prize used his acceptance speech to warn against Israel using nuclear weapons in Gaza.

The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki reflects a widely held fear that the planet has never been closer to nuclear war. Within the past few weeks,

The Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki received the Nobel prize for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.