Live: Israeli forces withdraw from Netzarim Corridor

Gaza’s Civil Defence reported that its teams have retrieved four bodies and assisted injured individuals following an Israeli air strike that targeted the Siam family’s home in central Gaza City.

The victims, including two women and a child, were found in a residence near the El Samra Historical Bathhouse, as confirmed by the Wafa news agency.

The Palestinian Education Ministry has reported that 12,820 students have been killed and 21,351 wounded in Gaza and the occupied West Bank since the onset of Israeli onslaught in 7 October 2023, according to the Wafa news agency.

In Gaza alone, 12,700 students were killed by Israel, with 20,702 wounded.

It also confirmed that 119 students were killed and 649 wounded in the occupied West Bank during the same period.

Gaza’s Health Director told Al Jazeera Arabic that Israeli forces have encircled the Indonesian hospital in northern Gaza, deploying dozens of military vehicles in the area.

He called for urgent measures to safeguard medical staff and facilities amid ongoing Israeli attacks, stressing the need for protection of healthcare workers and institutions during the escalating violence.

Cats were seen eating the corpses of Palestinians in central Gaza amid a devastating Israeli incursion that has killed scores and blocked rescue workers from assisting victims. 

Footage posted on Sunday by local video creator Talal Mahmoud showed cats eating from bodies of Palestinians strewn on the streets near a UN-run school in the Nuseirat refugee camp. 

Ambulances and first responders had been unable to reach many areas under attack due to the heavy Israeli bombardment in recent days. 

The Gaza-based government media office on Monday condemned the “horrific war crimes” committed by Israeli forces in its latest ground assault on the Nuseirat camp, which local media said began on the weekend. 

The media office said 17 tanks and other military vehicles stormed the camp under the cover of drones and air strikes. 

Read more: Cats eat Palestinian corpses in Gaza amid devastating Israeli onslaught

Benny Gantz, former member of Israel’s war cabinet and leader of the National Unity Party, has called for direct attacks against Iran to counter attacks from Houthi forces and other groups aligned with Tehran, according to The Times of Israel.

Speaking to reporters on Monday, Gantz stated that “the solution to putting an end to the attacks lies in Tehran”.

He emphasised the importance of acting decisively, saying, “Today, we have the opportunity to catalyse a ‘strategic flip’ against Iran and its proxies. We must capitalise on the opportunity. It would be a strategic mistake of historic proportion not to.”

On Monday the Mossad Director David Barnea advised that Israel target Iran directly, rather than the Houthis.

Barnea argued that Israel should "go for the head, Iran," according to sources who spoke with Israeli news outlet Ynet.

Rabbi Jacob Israel Herzog, who refers to himself as the “Chief Rabbi of Saudi Arabia,” announced on social media that he plans to meet with "Syrian officials" in Damascus. The position of Chief Rabbi of Saudi Arabia is not an official position recognised by the government in Riyadh.  

Herzog said in a post on X, "I will be in Damascus soon to meet with Syrian officials and congratulate the Syrian people on their freedom and deliverance from the sectarian Assad regime."

Previously Herzog was photographed in military uniform alongside the former Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant during the Israeli campaign in Gaza.

Gallant is now wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for a range of war crimes and crimes against humanity over atrocities committed since 7 October last year, alongside the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Al Jazeera Arabic have reported armed confrontations between resistance fighters and Israeli-backed Palestinian security forces in the town of Tamoun, located south of Tubas in the occupied West Bank.

The clashes erupted after Palestinian security personnel confiscated equipment from a residential property in the area, escalating tensions.

Last week, the Israeli army reportedly expressed satisfaction with a recent operation conducted by PA forces in the Jenin refugee camp, according to the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA).

Over the past two weeks, operations under Israeli military oversight have involved approximately 300 armed PA personnel.

Israel's Central Command has recommended strengthening the PA’s security apparatus and increasing coordination.

Following this advice, the Israeli security cabinet instructed the army to bolster its collaboration with PA forces.

At least two security officers from the Palestinian Authority have been killed while targeting Palestinian resistance fighters. 

The PA's operations are carried out in collaboration with Israel and under its oversight.

Israeli occupation forces killed a Palestinian man during a raid on Tulkarm camp in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources.

The Palestinian News Agency, citing eyewitnesses, reported that a young man succumbed to his injuries after being struck by live ammunition fired by Israeli snipers in the Al-Hadaida neighbourhood.

Ambulance crews attempting to reach the victim were reportedly blocked and fired upon by Israeli forces.

The raid involved a large contingent of Israeli soldiers and military vehicles, accompanied by two heavy bulldozers.

Forces entered Tulkarm from the western side, advancing towards the camp under the cover of low-flying reconnaissance aircraft.

Al Jazeera Arabic reports that Israeli artillery has struck the third floor of Al Awda Hospital, situated in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza.

According to the reports, Israeli forces are attempting to force wounded patients to leave the hospital and towards the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahiya.

Many of the wounded patients would be forced to make the dangerous journey of around 5 kilometres by foot. In the past Israeli forces have shot and killed Palestinians it has forcefully pushed out of one area into another. 

Israeli forces abducted and questioned more than 100 Palestinians during a raid on the Fawwar camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society reported on Monday.

The large-scale operation, conducted near Hebron, was the most extensive in the camp since 7 October last year.

According to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, two individuals were taken into custody, while the remaining detainees were released after questioning.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has announced that it will issue an advisory opinion following a request from the UN General Assembly on Israel’s obligations to ensure the delivery of aid to Palestinians.

This includes aid provided by UN agencies, international organisations, and third countries.

The decision follows the General Assembly’s Thursday vote seeking urgent clarity after Israel banned the UN Palestinian refugee agency (Unrwa) and hindered the operations of other humanitarian groups in Gaza.

A total of 137 countries supported the Norway-drafted resolution, while Israel, the United States, and 10 other nations opposed it.

Good morning Middle East Eye readers, 

Here are some of the latest updates from Israel's ongoing genocidal war on Palestinians in Gaza, now in its 444th day:  

• Dr Hussam Abu Safia, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, reported that Israeli forces detonated two robots near the hospital, causing significant damage and leaving around 20 people injured

• An Israeli airstrike targeted a residential building in Gaza City, killing four individuals, including two women and a child

• Israel's parliament approved a one-year extension of the country's state of emergency

• UN humanitarian affairs chief Tom Fletcher stated that delivering aid to Gaza has become “almost impossible” due to Israeli airstrikes, restricted access, and the collapse of governance in the region

• Israel's military confirmed intercepting a missile launched from Yemen, as a Houthi official vowed to persist with attacks “until the aggression against our people in Gaza stops"