Mourners cried over the bodies of their loved ones with drones buzzing overhead early on Tuesday, as a wave of Israeli strikes plunged Gazans back into chaos.

"They opened the fire of hell again on Gaza," said Ramez al-Amarin, 25, a displaced Palestinian who lives in a tent in the southeast of Gaza City.

"There are bodies and limbs on the ground, and the wounded cannot find any doctor to treat them," he added.

Amarin said he transported several of his neighbours' children to hospital but there were no beds for them.

Outside the Al-Ahli hospital, which was already functioning at reduced capacity due to Israel blocking the entry of humanitarian aid to the territory, dozens of bodies had been lined up.

The bare feet of the dead protruded from under some of the shrouds, while relatives sat alongside them and held their heads in their hands and cried.

Amarin said he didn't "expect the war to return because (US President Donald) Trump said he doesn't want........

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