Violent clashes have erupted between Hamas and rival groups in several areas across Gaza, including an incident that culminated in an apparent public execution, as worries grow about the security situation following Israel’s withdrawal from parts of the territory.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s defense minister on Wednesday ordered all remaining Palestinians to leave Gaza City, saying it was their “last opportunity” and that anyone who stayed would be considered a terrorist supporter and face the “full force” of Israel’s latest offensive.

Sources say the 28-year-old was killed by members of Israel-linked ‘militia’ fighting Hamas in the Sabra neighbourhood.

Israel announced it has begun "reinforcing" the ceasefire in Gaza hours after conducting deadly strikes in the city of Rafah. The attacks mark the first airstrikes Israel have launched since a US-brokered truce came into force late last week.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel launched its offensive in Gaza City on Tuesday, vowing to overwhelm a city already in ruins from nearly two years of war as thousands of Palestinians fled in vehicles strapped with mattresses and other belongings that clogged a coastal road.

Hamas fighters battled rival Palestinian groups and beat suspected Israeli collaborators within hours of agreeing to a ceasefire that ended the two-year conflict in Gaza. The militant group set up checkpoints across the strip and engaged in gun battles with rivals who had received weapons from the Israeli military,

Israel's E1 settlement plan, as its known, would further divide Palestinian communities in the West Bank. One town in particular, Ezariya, would be hard hit by the settlement.

Kaouther Ben Hania’s fiction feature The Voice of Hind Rajab has been set as the opening film of the inaugural Gaza International Festival for Women’s Cinema.

Israel has ordered all residents of Gaza City to leave to make way for an expanded ground operation. Anyone who does not leave will be treated as a Hamas member or sympathizer.

The Voice of Hind Rajab' will open the Gaza International Festival for Women’s Cinema, which kicks off Monday amid rubble in the Gaza strip.

MSF's emergency coordinator for Gaza, Claire Manera, tells CNA's Asia First that aid blockages, destroyed hospitals and unsafe conditions are making it nearly impossible to meet the enclave's massive medical needs.