Live: Israel kills at least 58 Palestinians in 24 hours

At least two people were killed and several others wounded in an Israeli air strike that targeted a house in the Beit Lahia area of northern Gaza, reported Al Jazeera Arabic.

An 18-year-old Palestinian from the Askar refugee camp near Nablus was fatally shot by Israeli forces during a military raid in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.

The teenager succumbed to critical injuries sustained earlier in the night as Israeli troops carried out an incursion into two neighbourhoods east of Nablus.

Witnesses reported that military vehicles stormed the areas, deploying live ammunition, sound grenades and teargas canisters, leaving residents traumatised and sparking outrage.

Critics have denounced the frequent Israeli raids in the West Bank, arguing that such operations exacerbate tensions and perpetuate violence in the region.

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned Israel for its role in the deaths of four Palestinian journalists in Gaza over the past week, urging the international community to hold it accountable for attacks on media professionals.

In a statement, the CPJ accused Israel of being responsible for two-thirds of all journalist deaths worldwide in 2024. “The international community has failed to fulfil its obligations to hold Israel accountable for its actions,” the organisation said.

Since the conflict between Israel and Gaza erupted on 7 October 2023, the CPJ has documented the deaths of at least 141 journalists.

The watchdog emphasised the urgent need for global pressure to end what it described as the systematic targeting of media workers in conflict zones.

The Israeli military announced that its 98th Division has been withdrawn from southern Lebanon and is being redirected to the Gaza Strip. In a statement on X, the army said the division had “completed” its mission in Lebanon after three months of clashes with Hezbollah and would now prepare for operations in Gaza.

The withdrawal comes as part of a ceasefire agreement with Lebanon, under which Israeli forces will gradually leave southern Lebanon, transferring authority to the Lebanese army.

The agreement specifies that the Lebanese army is the only entity authorised to bear arms in the region.

Critics have accused Israel of shifting its military focus to Gaza to intensify its ongoing assault on the besieged enclave.

With over 45,000 already killed in Gaza, international observers warn that redeploying troops risks further deepening the humanitarian crisis and escalating violence.

Israel is reportedly preparing to launch an attack on Yemen, with full support from its security establishment, according to the Israel Broadcasting Authority.

Officials claim the move is in response to ongoing missile strikes by Yemen’s Houthi movement, which has targeted Israel in recent weeks.

The Houthis have openly taken responsibility for these attacks, saying that it's part of their efforts to counter Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.

The announcement signals a potential escalation in the region, with critics accusing Israel of using disproportionate force to suppress opposition to its actions in Gaza.

Yemen’s Houthi movement claims to have struck a "military target" near Tel Aviv with a hypersonic ballistic missile, their military spokesman Yahya Saree announced in a televised address.

Saree declared the operation a success, though Israel reported intercepting the missile before it entered its airspace.

The Houthis have intensified their attacks in response to Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza. They have also targeted shipping lanes in the Red Sea, describing these operations as part of their efforts to pressure Israel into halting its war against Palestinians in Gaza.

An Israeli bombardment targeted a residential apartment in the Mukhabarat area northwest of Gaza City, leaving three Palestinians dead and several others injured, reported Al Jazeera Arabic.

Hamas has accused the United States of being directly complicit in what it describes as Israeli “massacres” targeting Palestinians in Gaza.

In a statement, the group said that Washington is the “main supporter” for Israel’s genocide in the besieged territory. The statement follows reports of dozens of Palestinians killed in recent Israeli strikes on schools being used as shelters for displaced civilians.

“We call on people around the world to organise and pressure the [Israeli] criminals and their supporters to end the bloodshed happening in front of everyone’s eyes,” the statement said.

An Israeli air strike on al-Shati refugee camp has left four people dead and at least 15 others wounded, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa. The attack reportedly targeted a group gathered on al-Aida street.

This assault comes amid a spiralling humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where the death toll has now exceeded 45,000.

An Israeli air strike on an Unrwa-run school sheltering displaced people in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, killed at least 20 people, according to Palestinian health officials on Monday.

Women wept as men wrapped the bodies in shrouds before burying them.

“We had considered this school to be safe,” Umm Mohammed Ashour, who had sought refuge in the school, told Middle East Eye.

Ashour says she saw children’s bodies “without heads, without legs”.

The Israeli army says it struck Hamas fighters operating from a compound that previously served as a UN school, accusing the fighters of using the premise as a training camp.

Read more: Palestinians recount horror after Israeli strike on school shelter

Israel's military said sirens sounded in central parts of the country after a missile was fired from Yemen and shot down before it crossed into Israeli territory.

The Houthis in Yemen have fired drones and missiles towards Israel for over a year in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

The Irish government has hit back after Israel accused it of antisemitism and closed its embassy in Dublin.

On Sunday Gideon Saar, Israel's foreign minister, announced the closure of the embassy.

The move came after Ireland recognised a Palestinian state in May, and announced last week it would formally intervene at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to support South Africa's genocide case against Israel. 

In his announcement, Saar claimed that the "actions, double standards, and antisemitic rhetoric of the Irish government against Israel are rooted in efforts to delegitimise and demonise the Jewish state."

Irish Taoiseach (prime minister) Simon Harris hit back, writing on social media platform X: "This is a deeply regrettable decision from the Netanyahu government.

"I utterly reject the assertion that Ireland is anti-Israel. Ireland is pro-peace, pro-human rights and pro-international law."

Read more: Ireland hits back after Israel accuses it of antisemitism and closes embassy

A Palestinian man whose touching tribute to his dead granddaughter went viral on social media last year has now also been killed by the Israeli military.

According to Palestinian journalists and social media activists, Khaled Nabhan was killed during Israel's bombardment of the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza. 

Nabhan became well known after his granddaughter was killed in an Israeli attack in Gaza in November 2023, with footage of him mourning the three-year-old girl spreading across social media.

The grandfather described the child, called Reem, as the "soul of my soul" as he held her lifeless body, garnering international attention during the early stages of the war.

Read more: Iconic Palestinian grandfather killed by Israel in Gaza

The Israeli army arrested 16 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank overnight and in the morning according to a statement by the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners' Society.

The joint statement said arrests took place across the occupied governorates of Tulkarm, Hebron, Nablus, Ramallah, Bethlehem and Jenin. Some former prisoners were among those who were arrested.

The number of arrests of Palestinians by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem since 7 October has surpassed 12,100, the report said.

The death toll of Palestinians killed in Gaza has risen to 45,028 with another 106,962 injured since 7 October, 2023, the enclave's health ministry said today.