KEY POINTS
- Netanyahu to take "immediate" action in shutting down Qatari Al Jazeera TV in Israel
- Iraqi militia claims launch of aerial attack toward Israeli port city
- US, Israel will discuss Rafah amid widening gap in fraught alliance
It's Day 178 of the raging war in Gaza – Israeli police said Monday they've arrested Sabah Abdel Salam Haniyeh, the sister of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh as part of a probe in southern Israel that involved Israel's security agency, Shin Bet.
In Gaza, troops of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) that raided Gaza's largest medical complex, Al-Shifa Hospital, have withdrawn from the compound, leaving the vicinity in a devastated state following a fierce two-week battle.
- Sirens sound in northern Israel: Local media
- Israeli airstrike near Iranian embassy in Syria kills at least 8: Syrian, Iranian reports
- Top IRGC commander Mohammad Reza Zahedi killed in Damascus strike: Reports
- Netanyahu hails passing of law that approves Al Jazeera shutdown
- Israel says 'humanitarian steps' taken in Shifa raid after troops' withdrawal
- Iranian consulate targeted in alleged Israeli strike 'flattened'
- Zahedi's deputy also killed in Damascus airstrike: Report
- Israeli police out footage of moment Haniyeh's sister was arrested
- Iran's FM calls for 'serious' global response after Syria consulate bombing: State news
Fire exchanges ensue in the tension-packed Israeli-Lebanese border as Iran-backed Hezbollah continues to fire rockets toward Israel's northern communities.
Back in Israel, Israelis have staged a mass protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the leader "must go" amid increasing frustration over stalled ceasefire talks that the loved ones of some 130 hostages still in Hamas captivity hope could bring the abductees back home.
Netanyahu, who has been under immense pressure to agree to a truce with Hamas to facilitate more humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip and allow for the release of more hostages, underwent a "successful" hernia surgery.
In the Houthi-disrupted Red Sea, forces of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) engaged and destroyed two drones in areas of Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed Yemeni rebel militia.
Tensions across the Middle East stem from decades of fighting in the Israel-Palestine conflict that has left thousands dead from both sides, a significant number among Palestinians.
The live update has ended.
Iranian FM calls for 'serious' international response to consulate attack: State news
Iran's foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Monday said the attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria's capital is a "violation of all international obligations and conventions," as per the Iranian state news agency.
He reportedly "blamed the consequences of this action" on Israel, as per a Google translation of the report. He also reportedly called on the international community to deliver a "serious response" to the "criminal" action.
BREAKING: Iranian Guard Commander is among six dead after Damascus airstrike, according to Syrian state news agency.https://t.co/9LX3TQkhNo
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