Midnight update

Good evening,

It is just past midnight in Gaza. Here is your latest evening update on the situation.

The Palestinian health ministry said Israel had killed at least 13,300 Palestinians in Gaza, with the death toll including 5,600 children and 3,550 women, since fighting began on 7 October.

A spokesperson from the Palestinian health ministry said they had evacuated at least 200 patients from the Indonesian Hospital. The evacuations come as Israeli tanks encircle the Indonesian Hospital - the last remaining medical facility in northern Gaza.

The World Health Organisation condemned the attacks on the Indonesian Hospital, with WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus saying he was “appalled” at the situation.

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) also raised concerns over the safety of its staff, after MSF revealed that due to heavy fighting, they were trapped in a clinic run by the NGO. One MSF staff member said they saw an Israeli tank outside its facility.

A lot of chatter has taken place on the issue of Israeli hostages this evening.

US President Joe Biden told reporters that he “believes” Israel and Hamas are close to brokering a deal to release the hostages without giving any further details.

The president of the International Red Cross (ICRC) also met with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Doha on Monday to discuss the possibility of releasing hostages it took on 7 October from southern Israel.

Locally in Israel, families of the hostages said far-right Israeli ministers were endangering their loved ones in Gaza by proposing the death penalty for Hamas members captured on 7 October.

Elsewhere, Israel’s foreign ministry said it had withdrawn its ambassador to South Africa “for consultations” after the ruling African National Congress Party said it backed a parliamentary motion to close down the Israeli embassy in South Africa.

Yemen’s Houthis also released footage showing the moment a squad of rebels stormed an Israeli-owned vessel in the Red Sea.