A baby saved from the womb of a woman killed during Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip died four days after birth.

British broadcaster BBC reported that the baby girl died on Thursday. She was delivered by emergency cesarean section at a hospital in Rafah on Sunday.

BBC says the baby weighed just 1.4 kilograms when she was born and was in severe respiratory distress, adding that she has been buried next to her mother.

Meanwhile, the Israeli military continued airstrikes in Gaza on Friday. Health authorities in the enclave say the death toll there has reached 34,356 since the conflict between Israel and Hamas began.

Israeli forces are showing readiness to launch a ground offensive in Rafah, which they say is aimed at completely destroying Hamas. About 1.2 million people, including evacuees from other parts of Gaza, are currently in Rafah.

Reuters news agency reported that some people are evacuating from Rafah. Footage from Deir al-Balah in central Gaza shows evacuees putting up tents using pieces of cloth and plastic sheets.

The international community has expressed concerns over a ground operation in Rafah. An Egyptian delegation reportedly visited Israel on Friday to discuss the resumption of negotiations for a pause in fighting and the release of hostages held by Hamas.