Israeli attacks killed 36 people across Lebanon

Amid increasing Israeli attacks, at least 36 people were killed and 150 wounded across Lebanon on Monday, the Lebanese Health Ministry said.

Israeli strikes on southern Beirut suburbs continue

<sub>Smoke rises over Dahiyeh area after the Israeli army carried out air strikes in the south of the capital Beirut


A view shows a damaged site in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs


Smoke rises from an Israeli air strike in Dahiyeh</sub>

Four Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs in past few hours

The Israeli army issued a warning that it’s going to hit a number of buildings in Dahiyeh, the southern suburb of Beirut.

There have been at least four strikes in the past couple of hours. We don’t know the extent of the damage yet. We cannot independently verify it but Israel said the strikes targeted Hezbollah intelligence quarters.

They’ve often said this, but it’s extremely difficult to get in there. It’s even difficult for paramedics to see if there are any injuries or fatalities.

In the Baalbek region, a small village was struck and we’ve seen flames going up into the night sky. We know that there was an Israeli strike but we don’t know exactly what they were hitting, but we do know that flames have been burning for hours.

Netanyahu bars his defence minister from visiting US

Netanyahu says Defence Minister Gallant’s planned visit to the US tomorrow to meet his counterpart Lloyd Austin has not been approved until he speaks to President Biden first, Israeli media have reported.

Gallant’s scheduled visit to speak to Austin was expected to concern Israel’s response to Iran’s missile attack last week. However, according to Israeli news outlets, which cited sources familiar with the matter, Netanyahu spoke to Gallant this evening and said he was not approving the one-day visit.

Netanyahu also said the security cabinet must have final approval over the planned response to Iran’s attack before Gallant leaves.

Pentagon confirms Gallant’s US visit cancelled

As we reported earlier, Netanyahu has barred the Israeli defence minister from going to the US for a meeting with his counterpart Lloyd Austin.

A Pentagon spokesperson confirmed the cancellation, saying the US Defense Department looks forward to welcoming Gallant at a later date. Israeli media reported that Netanyahu decided to bar Gallant from visiting Washington on Wednesday because he wanted to speak to Biden before the visit.

Netanyahu feeling empowered in address to Lebanese citizens

It seems that Netanyahu feels emboldened and empowered. He is riding on that high of the victory he declared 24 hours ago that Israel was achieving.

In fact, he not only threatened the people of Lebanon, he incited them to fight Hezbollah. To “liberate” Lebanon from Hezbollah, a movement and party that is part of the social fabric and has elected members in parliament, represents an important component in Lebanese society.

So, that evokes or promotes thoughts and memories in the region of the Lebanese civil war, which was very bloody and very complicated because of outside intervention, including from Israel.

Israel issues evacuation orders for Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital

The management of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza says that Israeli forces have called for a full evacuation of all patients and wounded from the hospital within 24 hours. The management said that the Israeli army arrested a paramedic and obstructed the evacuation of premature infants.

“The occupation seeks to put the health system out of service to displace the residents of northern Gaza,” the management added.

Dr Hossam Abu Safia, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital said, “The military reached out to me directly with a clear threat, stating that by tomorrow all patients at Kamal Adwan Hospital must be evacuated, and the hospital, including its medical staff, must be cleared out otherwise, we will be putting ourselves in danger. This is an explicit threat.”

_{Palestinians, injured in Israeli attacks on Jabaliya camp, are brought to Kamal Adwan Hospital for treatment in northern Gaza on Monday}

“It is evident that there is a new plan to displace our people in northern Gaza by dismantling the healthcare system across all its sectors in this region. We urge the world to intervene to stop this terrifying decision, which does not serve the people of northern Gaza.

“We have informed everyone that the northern region is densely populated with a significant number of residents. We have the right to continue providing services to these people.

“We will remain steadfast, we will stay and we will continue to offer medical services no matter the cost.”

_{Palestinians, injured in Israeli attacks on Jabaliya camp, are brought to Kamal Adwan Hospital for treatment in northern Gaza on Monday}

Israeli forces opened fire on Gaza hospital administration office

We reported earlier that Israeli soldiers have ordered evacuation of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza. The hospital officials are now saying that the threats have now increased with forces opening fire at the administration office, according to the Health Ministry.

The ministry also said:

 
Al Jazeera cameraman severely wounded in Israeli bombing on Al-Aqsa Hospital

Ali al-Attar, 27, was wounded in a bombing that targeted Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Hospital in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza.

Al-Attar was wounded as two pieces of shrapnel hit his head following the bombing that targeted a police checkpoint inside the hospital next to the journalists’ tents where he was located. He is currently suffering from a skull fracture and internal bleeding in the brain, and doctors have described his condition as critical, especially in light of the depleted medical facilities.

Journalists and media professionals are appealing to international humanitarian and media organisations to intervene to transfer al-Attar for treatment outside Gaza. Journalists have been forced to work from inside hospitals during the war due to lack of electricity, internet and workspace.

_{Ali al-Attar while covering Israeli attacks on Gaza}

Israeli settlers, forces attack various areas in occupied West Bank

Israeli settlers have attacked the Umm Safa village, northwest of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Wafa news agency is reporting the head of the village council Marwan Sabbah as saying that settlers threw stones at houses and set adjacent tracts of land on fire.

He said that settlers, under the protection of Israeli forces, took over plots of land and set up caravans to live in as a prelude to the creation of a new settlement.

Israeli forces also raided the town of Deir Balout, west of the city of Salfit, as well as the Madama village, south of Nablus, triggering confrontations with young Palestinian men.

Israeli forces besiege Hebron neighbourhood as settlers carry out more attacks

Israeli forces tightened the siege on the Tel Rumeida neighbourhood in central Hebron City, according to a human rights activist.

Imad Abu Shamsieh said that Israeli forces sealed off all entrances leading to the neighbourhood, as settlers held a rally in the area, chanting anti-Palestine slogans.

The Palestinian neighbourhood is located in the Israeli-controlled area of the old town, known as H2, where several hundred hardline Jewish settlers are based. Israel heavily restricts the movement and activity of Palestinians in the H2 area while allowing the settlers free movement and access.

Meanwhile, settlers attacked Palestinians’ vehicles near Khan al-Ahmar village, east of the occupied West Bank city of Jerusalem. Wafa reported that settlers attacked and damaged the cars of Palestinians who were passing by the village.