Elsewhere in the Middle East, nearly two dozen people were killed in attacks in northern Gaza

as the war between Israel and Hamas rages on.

Medics and residents say Israeli troops stormed a school being used as a shelter in Baitanun

and killed several people and detained others.

In other parts of Gaza, at least nine were killed in airstrikes on homes in Bait Leahia and Jabalya.

The Israeli army says it was targeting homes where Hamas militants were planning attacks.

Residents say they keep moving to try to escape the fighting and that they have few options

left.

We were sleeping.

We're all civilians.

This is a safe shelter. They told us to head south, so we left.

I went to Khan Yunus. From Khan Yunus, we moved to Rafah, and from Rafah we fled to Dar al-Bala.

Again, we saw the bombing and a red light coming down on us. The tent collapsing on us.

I miraculously survived with my daughters and husband.

According to the United Nations, more than half the buildings in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed,

and nearly two million residents have been driven from their homes.

It's about 90% of the population.

Meanwhile, Israel says it wants to double the population of Israeli settlers in the Golan Heights along the border with Syria.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it's vital to blossom and settle in the area because

a new front had opened. Israeli forces went into the buffer zone between Syria and the

Golan Heights shortly after the fall of the Assad regime in what Netanyahu called a temporary

security measure. Since then, more troop movements have been spotted in the area.

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