Houthi missile hits Tel Aviv, causes casualties

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) published a new report on Thursday describing life in Gaza as "life in a death trap," alleging "clear signs of ethnic cleansing as Palestinians are forcibly displaced, trapped and bombed."

"The health care system lies in ruins and medical staff -- including MSF's -- have been detained or killed," the report said. Palestinians, meanwhile, are struggling to survive "apocalyptic" conditions, it said.

"Nowhere is safe, no one is spared and there is no exit from this shattered enclave," said MSF Secretary General Christopher Lockyear.

Human Rights Watch also released a new report accusing Israel of deliberately inflicting conditions of life "calculated to bring about the destruction of part of the population in Gaza."

The HRW report said Palestinian civilians are intentionally deprived of adequate access to water, "most likely resulting in thousands of deaths."

"In doing so, Israeli authorities are responsible for the crime against humanity of extermination and for acts of genocide," the report said.

Israel has denied all allegations of ethnic cleansing or genocide in Gaza.

-ABC News' Samy Zyara, Diaa Ostaz and Somayeh Malekian

The Israel Defense Forces continued strikes on northern and central neighborhoods of the Gaza Strip overnight.

At least 18 bodies were brought to the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, the Palestinian Civil Defence reported.

Palestinian medical sources in the Hamas-run territory said at least 43 people were killed in Israeli attacks over the past 24 hours.

-ABC News' Samy Zyara, Bruno Nota and Somayeh Malekian

Israeli forces conducted "precise strikes on Houthi military targets in Yemen," the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement early Thursday morning local time. The strikes targeted "ports and energy infrastructure in Sanaa," the IDF said.

IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said the Houthis have been conducting missile and drone strikes on Israel over the past 14 months and referred to the missile fired towards Israel from Yemen on Wednesday evening. Israeli forces intercepted the missile, the IDF said.

"The Houthis have been carrying out attacks against Israel in violation of international law and the Houthi regime is a threat to peace and security in the region," Hagari said.

He continued, "Who is behind the Houthis? Iran. The regime in Iran funds, arms and directs the Houthis' terror activities."

"As we have shown against other enemies in other arenas, we will continue to act against anyone in the Middle East that threatens the state of Israel and we will defend the people of Israel," Hagari said.

-ABC News' Dana Savir and Ellie Kaufman

The Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday that it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, with no reported casualties.

"Rocket and missile sirens were sounded following the possibility of falling debris from the interception," the IDF said in a statement.

The IDF later said that debris damaged a school in Ramat Efal a suburb of Tel Aviv.

-ABC News' Becky Perlow, Dana Savir and Ellie Kaufman