Israel claims to have detained 200 members of Islamic Jihad and Hamas in the last week and brought them into its country to be questioned.
According to a statement, a few of the suspects willingly turned themselves in after hiding among the general public.
Israel claims that since it began its military campaign and invasion of Gaza with the intention of overthrowing Hamas, 700 Palestinian militants have been taken into custody.
Hamas says mostly women and children are being killed by the Israelis. The BBC is unable to verify the claims. Israel has previously stressed that it takes steps to avoid civilian casualties, and blames Hamas for embedding itself in densely-populated areas. Israel launched its retaliatory operation after Hamas fighters crossed from Gaza into southern Israel on 7 October, killing 1,200 people and taking about 240 hostages. More than 20,000 people have been killed and 53,000 injured in Gaza since then, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Its update on Saturday said another 201 people had been killed and 368 others injured in the previous day alone.
Issam al-Mughrabi, 56, a UN relief worker, was killed in a strike, along with his wife, kids, and over 70 members of his extended family, the UN had earlier reported.
Israel reported that, since the start of its ground campaign, 144 of its soldiers had died in combat in Gaza. Five more soldiers had perished in this fighting.
The military has continued to bombard Gaza, telling people to evacuate.
It said on Saturday that Hassah Atrash, a Palestinian it accused of smuggling weapons into Gaza to arm Hamas, had been killed by one of its fighter jets. Hamas did not provide any confirmation.
Separately on Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden spoke over the phone about Israel's
Why are Hamas and Israel at war in Gaza?
"I refuse to be a statistic": Gazans always worry about death.
According to Israeli military reports, they are increasing operations in the southern part of the Gaza Strip and claim nearly total operational control over the northern portion.
According to the UN, 150,000 people in the center of the region were impacted by the most recent evacuation order.
"People in Gaza are people," said UNWRA's Thomas White, who works with Palestinian refugees. "They are not pieces on a checkerboard - many have already been displaced several times."
People in the Bureij refugee camp were instructed to go southward toward Deir al-Balah city as a result of the most recent evacuation order.
On Saturday, the Palestinian news agency Wafa stated that Bureij had been
Why are Hamas and Israel at war in Gaza?
"I refuse to be a statistic": Gazans always worry about death.
According to Israeli military statements, they are intensifying operations in the northern part of the Gaza Strip and claim nearly complete operational control over the area.
While acknowledging "terrible suffering" in Gaza, an advisor to the Israeli prime minister told the BBC that this was because the Hamas leadership in the region "don't give a hoot" for the people living there.
According to Mark Regev, the suffering "shouldn't have happened" but was brought on by Hamas' "declaration of war" on October 7.
The Israeli military and internal security agency Shin Bet jointly stated on Saturday that 200 additional individuals were being questioned.
According to the statement, this came after "hundreds of suspects involved in terrorist activities" were arrested in Gaza.
Not every claim made on the battlefield can be independently confirmed by the BBC. It did, however, validate footage from earlier this month that showed scores of Palestinian males being held captive in the northern Gaza Strip.
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