The Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip continues for the 73rd consecutive day, with the Gaza Health Ministry reporting that the death toll has risen to 19,453, while the number of injured has reached 52,286.
The Israeli occupation has intensified its targeting of hospitals, imposing a siege on Al-Awda Hospital and arresting its director. Furthermore, Al-Shifa Hospital was bombed, resulting in several deaths and injuries.
Resistance factions, led by the Al-Qassam Brigades, announced a number of operations targeting Israeli soldiers and vehicles, resulting in casualties and the destruction of several vehicles.
Al-Qassam Recordings
Significantly on this day, Al-Qassam Brigades released several video recordings showcasing their key daily operations. One video responded to the Israeli footage regarding the discovery of a tunnel, while another addressed the issue of Israeli captives held by the brigades.
Under the title "You Have Arrived Late", Al-Qassam Brigades commented on the discovery of a major tunnel in the northern Gaza Strip, emphasizing that the tunnel, which was used in the "Al-Aqsa Flood" operation, is now of no value to the enemy.
Al-Qassam Brigades also published a video message to the Israeli government and the families of the Israeli captives in Gaza, with the message from the captives stating, "Do not let us grow old here."
The Israeli captives confirmed in the Al-Qassam video that they participated in establishing the Israeli army and fear being killed by its air force.
Al Jazeera broadcasted footage showing Al-Qassam Brigades targeting an Israeli "Hummer" military vehicle with a "Kornet" anti-tank missile in Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip, resulting in casualties among the occupation soldiers.
The channel also aired video by Al-Qassam Brigades showing the removal of damaged Israeli vehicles and the evacuation of injured occupation officers and soldiers.
Resistance Operations
Al-Qassam Brigades issued several military statements about their prominent operations of the day, including targeting a truck loaded with Zionist soldiers with an anti-personnel projectile east of Khan Yunis.
They also announced hitting an Israeli military jeep with an anti-tank missile near the Nada Towers north of the Strip.
In a separate statement, the brigades said their fighters targeted an Israeli Merkava tank with a "Yassin 105" projectile in Khan Yunis, south of the Strip.
Additionally, Al-Qassam Brigades stated that their fighters managed to detonate a "television" anti-personnel device against a Zionist foot patrol east of Khan Yunis, causing casualties.
Meanwhile, Saraya al-Quds, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, stated that its fighters took control of an Israeli "Evo Max 4T" reconnaissance drone used by infantry east of Khan Yunis.
Gaza Martyrs
In the Gaza Strip, the Director-General of the Gaza Health Ministry told Al Jazeera that over 100 martyrs, mostly children, rose to heaven in Jebaliya, north of the Gaza Strip, due to Israeli raids and shelling, with an additional 20 injured and 100 others still under the rubble.
The ministry also reported that the Israeli forces' massacres in Jebaliya camp in the past hours claimed 151 lives and caused 313 injuries.
Al Jazeera's correspondent reported late Sunday evening that ten Palestinians were martyred due to Israeli shelling on a house west of the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza.
Targeting Hospitals
The Al-Awda Health and Community Association reported that Israeli forces continue to besiege Al-Awda Hospital and have arrested its director, Dr. Ahmed Mahana.
26 displaced people were martyred in the occupation's bombing of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, as reported by Al Jazeera's correspondent.
Continuous gunfire was also reported at the entrance of the Al-Shifa medical complex in Gaza City.
The Israeli occupation forces had caused several deaths from shelling the surgical specialties building at the hospital.
Escalation in the West Bank
In the West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry reported that the death toll in Al-Fara'a camp, south of Tubas, has risen to four, including 17-year-old child Rashid Habib Al-Aydi.
Earlier in the day, Israeli forces raided Al-Fara'a camp, marking the second intrusion within two weeks.
Al Jazeera's correspondent also reported injuries to two Palestinians during Israeli forces' incursion into the villages of Yatta and Dura, south of Hebron.
The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that a young man was shot by the occupation during its incursion into Baqa al-Hatab village, east of Qalqilya, north of the West Bank.
Israeli forces also entered the city of Nablus from several axes, and resistance fighters reportedly targeted the invading occupation vehicles in Palestine Street and the Martyrs' Roundabout.
On the other hand, Israeli military radio announced an Israeli injury from shooting at a car near the Atirat town in the center of the West Bank.
Israeli media released a photo of the car that was reportedly shot, resulting in an Israeli woman's injuries.
Torture of Gaza Captives by the Occupation
The Palestine Prisoners' Society stated having testimonies of horrific torture by the Israeli occupation against captives from Gaza.
It said that the occupation's insistence on concealing the fate of the captives from Gaza aims to commit more crimes against them, citing increasing data about horrific Israeli crimes against Gaza captives in the Sdei Teiman camp.
In this regard, Israeli newspaper Haaretz disclosed that the Israeli army is detaining hundreds of prisoners captured from Gaza in a military camp in the Negev near Beersheba.
The paper added that several prisoners who were captured inside Gaza died in a detention camp in the Negev, and the army claims it will investigate the matter.
Casualties of the Occupation Army
The Israeli military announced the death of two more soldiers in battles to the north and south of the Gaza Strip, bringing the toll of its soldiers killed on Monday to seven, including officers and soldiers.
The occupation army also reported that 48 soldiers were wounded in the Gaza Strip battles during the last 24 hours.
Soroka Hospital in Beersheba said that it received 28 Israeli soldiers wounded from fighting in Gaza over the last two days.
Channel 12 in Israel confirmed that Soroka Hospital admitted 2,215 people with varying degrees of injury since the start of the fighting.
Currently, there are 52 war-wounded laying in various hospital departments, including 14 in serious condition.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman confirmed that Qatar will continue its mediation for a permanent ceasefire (Al Jazeera)
Ceasefire
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, assured that Qatar will keep up its mediation efforts to secure a permanent ceasefire and support the Palestinian people in achieving their rights.
In Israel, the Hebrew newspaper Maariv mentioned that families of those held by Palestinian resistance in Gaza started a sit-in from Monday in front of the government headquarters, demanding a prisoner exchange deal.
Bab Al-Mandab
The UK's Maritime Trade Authority reported an incident near Bab al-Mandab south of Yemen's Mokha port, suggesting a possible explosion in waters two miles away from a vessel in the Red Sea.
A Yemeni maritime source mentioned that the Houthi movement Ansar Allah launched a missile near a ship south of Mokha to warn it against navigating towards an Israeli port.
Days earlier, Axios reported U.S. officials claiming that Eilat Port in Israel is experiencing an almost complete halt in ship arrivals due to Houthi attacks.
Reuters cited U.S. officials reporting a ship attacked in the southern Red Sea today by a projectile from an area under Houthi control.
However, Bloomberg quoted an American official saying that the White House is in contact with the Houthis through Oman and other mediators, urging them to stop the attacks.
A Houthi spokesman confirmed these contacts and commented that "we will continue our attacks until Israel stops fighting in Gaza."
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (left) with his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant (Reuters)
Austin in Israel
CNN quoted a senior Pentagon official saying that during his visit to Israel, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin intended to obtain a clearer security assessment regarding the ground operation in Gaza.
During a press conference in Tel Aviv on Monday, the U.S. Defense Secretary stated that Washington will continue supplying Israel with the weapons and ammunition needed for its war against Hamas in Gaza.
He added that Hamas should not have the capacity to export terrorism from Gaza to Israel again.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, in the same press conference, declared their intention to dismantle Hamas, "otherwise, our continued existence as a state is at risk."
He mentioned they are planning to continue their operations in Gaza at different levels and possibly soon in northern areas as well.
