- The Israeli military has withdrawn from Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital after a two-week raid, leaving behind a trail of destruction.
- Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) says departments at al-Shifa Hospital were “set on fire”, and bodies of “executed” civilians are lying around the complex.
- At least four people were killed in an Israeli air attack on the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza, according to WHO.
- Tens of thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets of Tel Aviv condemning the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and demanding an immediate deal for the release of captives.
- At least 32,845 Palestinians have been killed and 75,392 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The death toll in Israel from Hamas’s October 7 attack stands at 1,139, with dozens still held captive.
- Israel annexes land in occupied West Bank’s Etzion settlement bloc: ReportAccording to The Times of Israel, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced that the Civil Administration, an agency in the Defence Ministry, has declared 170 dunams (42 acres) as “state land”, meaning it can be used for, among other purposes, settlement development.Smotrich, who has authority over the Civil Administration, says he has been working on advancing similar declarations of state land in the occupied West Bank over the last year.Last month, some 8,000 dunams (1,976 acres) were declared state land in the Jordan valley, the largest in decades according to anti-settlement groups.In February, 2,640 dunams (650 acres) were declared state land east of Jerusalem, The Times of Israel reports.Click here to share on social media
- Alleged Israeli strike on Damascus reportedSyrian air defences intercepted “hostile targets” in the vicinity of Damascus, the state news agency reports.Reuters news agency also cites Iran’s SSN news website as saying Israel targeted Iran’s consulate and ambassador’s residence.According to local Syrian media, the strike took place in the Damascus area municipality of Mezzeh.Click here to share on social media
- Netanyahu to be released from hospital on TuesdayAfter a successful hernia procedure, the Israeli prime minister will be released from the hospital on Tuesday afternoon, his office says.“The prime minister is feeling very well, and he continues to carry out his daily routine from the hospital,” a statement from Netanyahu’s office said.Al Jazeera reported earlier that the Hadassah Medical Centre in Jerusalem said Netanyahu was conscious and speaking with family while recovering from the operation.Click here to share on social media
- Israeli minister calls for settlements in GazaFar-right member of the Israeli cabinet Yitzhak Wasserlauf says the move would mark a “total victory” for Israel.“A total victory means a return to settle there [in Gaza]. That is [Hamas’s] punishment for what they did on October 7. If we don’t do that, our soldiers would have fallen for nothing,” Wasserlauf, the minister for the development of the Negev and Galilee and for national resilience, told Israel’s Radio North.The member of the Jewish Power Party also called on the army to launch a ground attack on Rafah.“We must force them [Hamas] into submission to reach total victory,” he said.“That includes invading Rafah and the dismantling of all Palestinian factions.”Click here to share on social media
- Malnourished Palestinian children receive treatment in RafahThe children, suffering from various ailments related to dehydration and malnourishment, are at al-Awda Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip.
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[Mohammed Salem/Reuters]Click here to share on social media- Israel’s Ben-Gvir accuses Gallant of risking the lives of troops in GazaFar-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has sent a letter to PM Benjamin Netanyahu to summon Defence Minister Yoav Gallant after accusing him of endangering the lives of soldiers.In a letter he posted on X, Ben-Gvir, referring to allegations made by the families of the soldiers, says troops were made to carry out specific operations in Gaza that would minimise damage to Qatari-built infrastructure.He also claimed that the soldiers were tasked with “cleaning a Hamas hospital” during their military operation.“Our best sons were not sent to die in battles, so that Hamas supporters in Qatar would not fear to their assets!” Ben-Gvir wrote.Click here to share on social media
- Israeli protesters demand end to ultra-Orthodox Jewish conscription waiverIsraeli protesters continue to gather outside the house of ultra-Orthodox Israeli Minister Aryeh Deri in Jerusalem, demanding an end to military-service exemptions granted to ultra-Orthodox Jews.The decades-old controversy has become especially sensitive as Israel’s armed forces, made up mostly of teenaged conscripts and older civilians mobilised for reserve duty, wage a nearly six-month-old war on Gaza.The protesters want a more equal share in the burden of army service that binds most Israelis. About 600 soldiers have been killed so far since October 7.
Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/4/1/israels-war-on-gaza-live-twenty-one-al-shifa-patients-have-died-amid-siege-who
