KEY POINTS
- Over 32,000 dead in Israel's military offensive, says Hamas-run Gaza health ministry
- France's Emmanuel Macron says forced transfer of Rafah residents may constitute to "war crime"
- UN Security Council to vote on another draft resolution after China, Russia vetoed US ceasefire call
It's Day 171 of the Israel-Hamas war – Philippe Lazzarini, chief of the embattled United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA), said Israeli authorities informed the agency that they will halt approvals for UNRWA food convoys heading toward northern Gaza.
Iranian-backed Hezbollah fired about 15 missiles toward an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) post overnight as the Lebanon-based terror group once again stepped up its attacks against Israel.
- Hamas fires toward Ashdod, breaking 2 months of peace in southern Israel
- IDF, Shin Bet foil attempt to smuggle Iranian weapons into Judea, Samaria
- Netanyahu wants US to veto new UNSC ceasefire call text: Report
- Israel will no longer work with UNRWA, says government spokesperson
- Israeli army raids Al-Amal and Nasser hospitals in Khan Younis: Report
- Unlike previous moves at UNSC, the US abstained on Monday's Gaza ceasefire vote
- UN chief says 'unforgivable' to not implement latest Gaza ceasefire resolution
- Netanyahu says Israeli delegation will no longer visit US: Local media
- UN is a 'wasteland,' says Israel's national security minister
In Yemen, where Iranian-backed Houthis have been stocking up on weapons to attack commercial shipping lanes in the Red Sea following U.S. self-defense attacks by Central Command (CENTCOM) forces that targeted Houthi assets, there was reportedly movement of long-range missiles Monday.
In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continued to defy allied calls to spare overcrowded Rafah. He said it was "impossible" to defeat Hamas by leaving it intact in the southern Gaza city that has been home to some 1.5 million Palestinians since the war started.
As mediators work to get Israel and Hamas agree on a ceasefire agreement, Israel signaled openness to allowing displaced northern Gaza residents to return home as part of truce negotiations.
Fighting between Israel and Hamas has been going on for decades due to the deep-rooted history of the Israel-Palestine conflict. However, things took its deadliest turn on Oct. 7, when Hamas operatives raided Israel, killing more than a thousand people and abducting over 250 hostages, of which some 130 are still being held in Gaza.
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Israeli national security minister calls UN a 'wasteland'
Itamar Ben Gvir on Monday said the UN "is a wasteland" following the adoption of a new UNSC resolution that called for both an immediate ceasefire and the unconditional release of all remaining hostages in Gaza.
