A look at life in northern Gaza as Israel intensifies military operations [Video]

For more than two weeks, Israeli forces have been carrying out an offensive in northern Gaza — a move the United Nations human rights office said appears to be cutting the region off from the rest of the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian and UN officials have specifically expressed concern over dire shortages of food and medicine after the Israeli army launched the new military operation, sending tanks into Jabalia and obstructing humanitarian aid deliveries.

Roughly 400,000 Palestinians remain in the region, according to UN estimates, as Israeli strikes in the north continue to rain down on civilians taking shelter in areas that include schools and makeshift tent camps. 

While many Palestinians hoped to see an end to the more than yearlong war, especially after the Israeli military killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar this week, military operations in the region only escalated a day after his death was announced.

The situation in the north continues to deteriorate as the Israeli military appears poised for a sustained ground incursion. CBC looks …