UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday condemned the "endless catalogue of horrors" in Gaza after nearly two years of war, while the territory's civil defence reported dozens killed by Israel.

Israel, whose military is preparing to conquer Gaza City, is under mounting pressure at home and abroad to end its offensive in the Palestinian territory, where the United Nations has declared a famine.

The vast majority of Gaza's population of more than two million people has been displaced at least once during the war, with aid groups on the ground warning against expanding the military campaign.

"Gaza is piled with rubble, piled with bodies and piled with examples of what may be serious violations of international law," Guterres told journalists on Thursday, calling for accountability.

On the ground on Thursday, AFP footage showed massive clouds of smoke rising into the sky above Gaza City after Israeli bombardments of the outskirts of the territory's largest city.

Aya Daher, who was displaced from Gaza City's Zeitoun district, told AFP she had no shelter and........

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