Gaza's Hamas-run Health Ministry says the death toll has passed 5,000.
Meanwhile, almost 20,000 people have been internally displaced in Lebanon since early October, according to the UN's International Organization for Migration.
The organization said that most of those fleeing were from southern Lebanon but departures were also reported in other parts of the country.
Meanwhile, Israeli authorities have been evacuating dozens of communities in the north of Israel.
Israel has been exchanging fire across the border with the Hezbollah Islamist militant group.
Hezbollah is classified as a terrorist organization by the Israel, the United States and a number of other countries, while the European Union deems its military wing to be a terrorist group
