From an AP story by Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy headlined “Israeli forces cut off north Gaza as Palestinian death toll passes I0,000 in 4 weeks of war”:

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces severed northern Gaza from the rest of the besieged territory and pounded it with intense airstrikes overnight into Monday, setting the stage for an expected push into the dense confines of Gaza City and an even bloodier phase of the month-old war.