The Israeli military bombed at least five crowded homes in northern Gaza early on Thursday with many casualties, health officials said, as troops deepened an incursion along the territory’s northern edge.Rescue operations were under way as many people remained missing or trapped under the rubble, medics said. Hamas media put the number of fatalities at 57 but there was no official figure immediately from the Gaza health ministry.For the latest updates on the Israel-Palestine conflict, visit our dedicated page.The Israeli military made no immediate comment but has repeatedly accused Hamas media of exaggerating the number of casualties.Earlier on Wednesday, Gaza health officials said Israeli military strikes across the enclave killed at least 48 people.Gaza medics said the incidents included attacks on houses and a school sheltering displaced people in central Gaza, bombing of a hospital in northern Gaza and air strikes on the humanitarian-designated area of Al-Mawasi and Rafah in