Morning recap

Good morning MEE readers. Overnight, there was a communication blackout in Gaza, making it difficult to know what was going on. But what we do know is that it was another night of an intense Israeli aerial bombardment of the enclave.

After a quiet few hours, more news appears to be trickling in this morning, including reports of various Palestinian death tolls from different Israeli air strikes across Gaza.

Here is what you may have missed over the past few hours:

• The New York Times reported that the US is prepared to militarily intervene against Iran, Hezbollah, if they attack Israel.

• At least 50 Palestinians were arrested by Israeli forces on Monday morning, including activist Ahed Tamimi.

• After a request from the UAE and China, the UN Security Council will meet on Monday afternoon to discuss the ongoing situation in Gaza.

• The UN reported that 88 Unrwa staffed have been killed in Gaza, the highest number in any single conflict.

• More than 300 Americans have left Gaza, according to the US deputy national security adviser. It's not clear how many are left, but the Washington Post said that as of Thursday, there 400 Americans in the enclave that wanted to leave.

• While US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a public tour of the Middle East, CIA director William Burns also travelled to the region on Sunday, according to The New York Times.

• A US nuclear-powered submarine has arrived in the Middle East region, raising US efforts to show force amid Israel's aerial bombardment and ground invasion of Gaza.

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