Israel-Palestine live: Week three ends with over 7,000 Palestinians killed

At least two Palestinians were killed and several others injured by Israeli forces in the Jalazone refugee camp near Ramallah, according to the ministry of health.

Israel's military launched a number of raids across the occupied West Bank on Monday morning, arresting dozens of Palestinians near Ramallah, Hebron, and Jericho.

At least four Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike that hit a house in Khan Younis, located in southern Gaza, according to several Palestinian media outlets.

The number of Palestinians killed in an Israeli air strike in Rafah, which we reported on earlier, has now increased to at least 29.

The air strike bombed four homes in Rafah, according to Palestinian media outlets.

Israeli forces have arrested dozens of Palestinians during several raids across the occupied West Bank in the early hours of Monday morning.

According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, Israeli forces arrested 10 people near the city of Ramallah.

Another 11 Palestinians were arrested near the city of Hebron, the news agency reported. And in Jericho, another nine Palestinians were arrested by Israeli forces.

The US State Department's Bureau for Consular Affairs has posted an advisory to its citizens who are currently in Lebanon, saying that they "should leave now" amid the ongoing war between Israel and armed Palestinian groups based in Gaza.

"US citizens who wish to depart Lebanon should leave now, due to the unpredictable security situation. There are still commercial flights available, but there is reduced capacity," the bureau said on X.

Israel said it struck a number of Hezbollah cells in southern Lebanon early on Monday.

At least seven Palestinians have been killed, including children, after an Israeli air strike hit a house in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, several Palestinian media outlets have reported.

At least 400 people have been killed across Gaza following intensified Israeli air strikes over the past 24 hours, several Palestinian media outlets have reported.

The Israeli bombardment on Sunday night and Monday morning has been described as the heaviest and most intense since 7 October.

China's envoy to the Middle East has said that Beijing sees the situation in Gaza as "very serious" with the risk of conflict spreading throughout the region

Zhai Jun, who is visiting the Middle East, said China is willing to do "whatever is conducive" to promote dialogue and achieve a ceasefire, as reported by China Central Television.

Last week, Zhai said the cause of the fighting between Israel and armed Palestinian groups in Gaza was because of the lack of guarantees for Palestinian rights.

The US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the UK on Sunday underscored Israel's right to defend itself, but also called for Israel to protect civilians.

The countries said in a joint statement that they welcomed the release of two hostages by Hamas, and called for the immediate release of all remaining hostages.

After speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Joe Biden convened a meeting of the Quint - a bloc that includes the US, France, Britain, Germany and Italy - plus Canada.

In the statement, Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak welcomed the arrival of the first aid convoys in Gaza. The UN's World Food Programme says that only 0.002 percent of the enclave's immediate relief needs have been met so far.

They also agreed to continue close diplomatic coordination, including with key partners in the region, to "prevent the conflict from spreading".

At least 14 people have been killed in an Israeli air strike in Rafah, Gaza, which is near the border with Egypt, a Palestinian medical source told Al Jazeera.

The Palestinian Civil Defence has said it has recovered at least 30 bodies from the rubble following an Israeli air strike on Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp.

The emergency rescue organisation said most of the bodies are women and children, and Al Jazeera has reported that there is still a "large number" of people trapped under the rubble.

Sunday night and Monday morning have seen some of the most intense Israeli bombing of Gaza since 7 October.

Israeli fighter jets have targeted areas near al-Shifa and al-Quds hospitals in Gaza with "several missiles", according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.

Israel's military said that it struck two Hezbollah cells in Lebanon early on Monday, adding that the cells were planning to launch anti-tank missiles and rockets toward Israel.

The military said one of the cells it struck was near the Israeli town of Mattat, around 13 kilometres southwest of the Lebanese town of Aitaroun. It said the other was in the disputed Shebaa Farms area, and also added that Israeli aircraft struck both cells before they fired.

Lebanon's state-run news agency NNA reported an Israeli air strike on the southern outskirts of Aitaroun, but did not provide details.

It wasn't immediately clear if the two reports were referring to the same incident.