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On the 178th day of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, the occupation army completely withdrew from inside the Al-Shifa Medical Complex and its surroundings after an operation that lasted about two weeks, leaving behind great destruction and nearly 300 martyrs.

Fierce battles also took place between the resistance and the occupation army in the cities of Gaza and Khan Yunis, and the Al-Qassam Brigades announced that they had targeted an Israeli troop carrier.

On the other hand, the Israeli Parliament (the Knesset) voted - today, Monday - in favor of a law that allows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ban foreign media outlets that harm security in Israel, led by Al Jazeera.

In another context, the Israeli occupation targeted the Iranian consulate in Damascus with missile strikes, which led to the killing of leaders and officers of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, and other Iranian diplomats.

Massacre in Al-Shifa Complex

Palestinian sources announced on Monday that the Israeli army withdrew from the Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City, leaving hundreds of martyrs and widespread destruction, two weeks after storming and besieging the complex.

Palestinian security sources told the German News Agency that civil defense crews recovered approximately 300 bodies.

The government media office in the Gaza Strip accused the Israeli occupation army of killing 400 civilians, hiding their bodies on the floor of the Shifa Medical Complex and its surroundings, and arresting 300 others, while more than 100 remained missing.

Clashes

The Al-Qassam Brigades - the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) - said that its members were able to ensnare an Israeli force in a complex ambush, after targeting a troop carrier with an “Al-Yassin 105” shell, and targeting a group of 7 soldiers in the same place with another shell, in the downtown area. In the city of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.

Al-Qassam confirmed that its forces clashed with heavy weapons with the rescue force that arrived to rescue the soldiers, and all its members were killed or wounded.

The Al-Qassam Brigades broadcast scenes of mortar shelling of Israeli forces that were penetrating the vicinity of the Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza. They also announced the sniping of a soldier and the targeting of a tank in the Tal Al-Hawa neighborhood.

For its part, the Al-Quds Brigades - the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement - broadcast scenes of its fighters targeting a military vehicle and bombing Israeli soldiers in the vicinity of the Al-Shifa Complex, west of Gaza City.

A new death toll from the Israeli army

The Israeli army announced at dawn on Monday a new toll of its soldiers and officers killed by the Palestinian resistance since the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on the 7th of last October.

The Israeli army said that a soldier from the 77th Battalion was killed in the battles of the Gaza Strip during the last hours, bringing the number of deaths of the occupation army since October 7 to 600 soldiers and officers.

Of these, 264 were killed since the start of the ground operation in the Gaza Strip in late October.

Appeals to restart Nasser Hospital

The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip launched an appeal to restart Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Yunis, south of the Strip, after the Israeli occupation army took it out of service.

The Ministry stated, in a statement, that it appeals to all international and international institutions and the international community to make efforts to restart Nasser Hospital and provide protection for health institutions.

The Ministry confirmed that the withdrawal of Nasser Hospital from service is a severe blow to the health service, as medical services have declined to their lowest levels, depriving patients of treatment, especially after the loss of the bulk of medical services in the northern Gaza Strip.

Last February, Nasser Hospital was attacked by the Israeli army, which led to it being out of service and incurring many losses, martyrs, wounded, and detainees.

Obstructing reaching an agreement

A leader in the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) told Al Jazeera that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to buy time and absorb the anger of the families of the prisoners, but he is creating obstacles to reaching an agreement.

He added that the Israeli delegation does not have the authority to reach an agreement, stressing the movement’s position on the necessity of stopping the aggression, withdrawing the occupation forces, returning the displaced, and intensifying relief and reconstruction.

Sources told Al Jazeera that the Cairo meeting between the mediators and the Israeli delegation did not result in anything new in the path to reaching a ceasefire.

Banning Al Jazeera in Israel

The Israeli Parliament (Knesset) voted in favor of a law allowing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ban foreign media outlets that harm security in Israel, led by Al Jazeera.

This law - which was called the "Al Jazeera Law" and was approved by a majority of 70 votes to 10 - gives Netanyahu the ability to ban the broadcast of the targeted channel, up to and including closing its offices in Israel.

Today, Monday, Netanyahu called for the adoption of this law during the plenary session of the Knesset, according to a statement issued by his Likud party.

After the Knesset approved the law, Netanyahu said that Al Jazeera would no longer broadcast from Israel and that it was time to expel it.

Storming the West Bank

At dawn on Monday, the Israeli army stormed cities and towns in the occupied West Bank and arrested a number of Palestinians, including a woman and a freed prisoner, according to eyewitnesses and local sources.

Palestinian media also reported that the occupation forces stormed the city of Jenin, and the Palestinian Information Center said that sirens sounded in the city and its camp after the storming.

Eyewitnesses reported that the army also carried out raids in the city of Tulkarm (north), towns in Ramallah Governorate (central), towns in Hebron Governorate (south), and towns in Salfit and Qalqilya governorates (north).

Raids on southern Lebanon

On Monday morning, the Israeli army launched new raids on a town in southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah artillery bombed the Israeli military site of Metula.

Al Jazeera's correspondent said that Israel launched 3 raids around the town of Rashaya Al-Fakhar in southern Lebanon.

Earlier, Hezbollah said that it bombed an Israeli force inside the Metula site with artillery, noting that it had achieved “confirmed casualties.”

Israeli demands for Netanyahu's departure

Israeli demonstrators set up more than 100 tents in front of the Israeli Knesset (Parliament) building in occupied Jerusalem, as part of protests demanding the departure of the Israeli government and the conclusion of a deal leading to the release of Israeli detainees held by the Palestinian resistance in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli media reported that the tents are part of protests that will last 4 days in the city.

Yesterday, Sunday, thousands of Israelis demonstrated in front of the Knesset to demand the resignation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the holding of early elections, as they accuse him of failing to deal with the attack of last October 7 and managing the war on Gaza.

The demonstrators demanded the necessity of concluding an exchange deal, returning the Israeli prisoners detained in Gaza, and expanding the powers of the negotiating delegation in Cairo.

Canceling the Arabs’ exemption from conscription

Israeli Minister of Regional Cooperation David Amsalem submitted a petition to the Supreme Court against Defense Minister Yoav Galant's decision excluding Arab citizens of Israel from compulsory military service.

The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation quoted Amsalem - a leader in the Likud Party led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - as saying, “I decided to go to the Supreme Court with an appeal like this because the Arab citizens of Israel get all the rights that every citizen of Israel gets, but they do not share in bearing the burden.” Concerning compulsory service in the army.

Arab citizens constitute about 20% of Israel's population, but the overwhelming majority of them refuse military service.

Quds Force leaders killed in Damascus

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard said, “The Israeli occupation carried out a crime in Damascus, which led to the martyrdom of Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, Brigadier General Mohammad Hadi Haji Rahimi, and 5 of the officers who accompanied them.”

The Revolutionary Guard added - in a statement - that the Zionist entity’s crime comes after its failure in the face of the Palestinian resistance and Islamic Resistance Front fighters in the region.

Agence France-Presse quoted the Iranian ambassador to Damascus, Hussein Akbari, that the attack on the Iranian consulate was carried out with 6 missiles launched by F-35 fighter jets, noting that the attack left 7 dead, including 3 soldiers.

Iraqi resistance attack on Eilat

The "Islamic Resistance in Iraq" claimed responsibility for an attack that earlier targeted the Israeli city of Eilat.

The Israeli army said that an air attack targeted - today, Monday - the city of Eilat overlooking the Red Sea, without causing any casualties.

An army statement said that a flying object was launched from the eastern direction of Israel and hit a building in Eilat.

But the Islamic Resistance in Iraq said in a statement that it attacked a “vital target” in Israel using “appropriate weapons,” without further details.

US-British raid on Hodeidah

The Yemeni Houthi group announced that the United States and Britain launched a raid on the coastal province of Hodeidah, west of the country.

Al-Masirah TV, the Houthi spokesman, said, "The American-British aggression launched a raid on the Taif region in the Al-Durayhimi District of Hodeidah."

The channel did not provide details about the results of the raid, while there has been no immediate comment from the American or British side until now.

Hodeidah is one of the most important Yemeni governorates, as it contains an international airport and 3 vital ports, in addition to having a long coastal strip.

Source: Al Jazeera + agencies