On the 116th day of the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, the occupation committed 13 new massacres, claiming the lives of more than 114 citizens, amid violent clashes between the resistance and the occupation forces near the Shifa Medical Complex.

Fighting in Gaza

The Israeli army said it used a mechanism to flood tunnels with water to destroy the tunnel network of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in Gaza.

The army announced that 26 soldiers were injured during the past 24 hours, including 7 who were injured in the battles in the Gaza Strip. It also confirmed that the number of its wounded had risen to 2,797 since the beginning of the war, including 1,283 who had been injured since the start of the ground attack on October 27 last year.

For its part, the Civil Defense in Gaza confirmed that the occupation army blew up entire residential squares in the Tal al-Hawa neighborhood and areas west of Gaza City, and added that the occupation also bombed Jabalia, north of the Strip.

The Palestinian Red Crescent said that the Israeli occupation army stormed the association’s building and Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Yunis, and demanded their evacuation at gunpoint and the disruption of communications.

The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that the number of victims of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip had risen to 26,751 dead and 65,636 wounded.

Resistance

The Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades said that “its mujahideen targeted an Israeli Merkava tank with an Al-Yassin 105 shell, and clashed with soldiers who were around it, leaving them dead and wounded in the axis west of Gaza City.”

Al-Qassam added - in an independent statement - that it targeted an Israeli tank with an “Al-Yassin 105” shell in the axis northwest of Gaza City.

For its part, the Al-Quds Brigades - the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement - said that it "targeted 4 Zionist tanks with RPG shells in the Al-Arayshiyah and Jourat Al-Aqqad areas, west of the city of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip."

West Bank

The Palestinian Prisoners' Club reported that the occupation forces arrested 18 Palestinians since Monday evening in the occupied West Bank, bringing the number of detainees to 6,390 since last October 7. They also carried out a number of raids into areas and towns in the West Bank.

An Israeli special force from the undercover "Musta'ribin" unit assassinated 3 young Palestinians inside Ibn Sina Hospital in the city of Jenin. It explained that Israeli forces stormed the hospital located in the western area of the city in light of violent clashes.

Lebanon Front

Lebanese Hezbollah said that it targeted Israeli spy equipment opposite the southern village of Wazzani, and announced that it had targeted with missiles a gathering of Israeli army soldiers in the vicinity of the Hadab Yarin site.

Occupation Army Radio reported that Israeli artillery bombed sites in southern Lebanon, from which 3 shells were fired at Western Galilee, two of which fell near the Arab Aramsha area, while the last fell in an open area.

Israeli statements regarding the end of the war

Army Radio quoted the Israeli Minister of Immigration and Integration, Avir Sofer, as saying that the war on Gaza may continue until after 2024, and perhaps until 2025 and 2026.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant said that Israel would retain military control over the Gaza Strip after the war.

Exchange deal

Reuters quoted the head of the political bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), Ismail Haniyeh, as saying that the movement had received a proposal from Paris for a ceasefire, and would study it to respond to it.

For his part, John Kirby, spokesman for the National Security Council at the White House, announced that progress had been made towards reaching a long truce and releasing the “hostages.”

He said that National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with Qatari officials today to discuss the issue of "hostages" held by Hamas.

In turn, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that the talks regarding the detainees are important and give rise to hope, and that the proposed proposal regarding the detainees is strong and convincing, and there is great agreement among the countries concerned about its strength.

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid pledged to provide Benjamin Netanyahu's government with a safety net for any deal that would return Israeli prisoners held by the resistance in Gaza.

Gallant added, "After the end of the war, I think it is completely clear that Hamas will not control Gaza, and Israel will impose its control militarily, not civilianly," without details.

UNRWA

21 international non-governmental organizations expressed their "dissatisfaction" with the announcement by 12 countries of suspending their funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) at a time when Gaza is witnessing a "humanitarian catastrophe."

Response to the Al-Tanf attack: US President Joe Biden said that he decided how to respond to the attack that targeted American forces at the Al-Tanf military base in Jordan.

At the same time, Biden stated that he does not want a broader war in the Middle East. Three American soldiers were killed in a drone attack on an American base in Jordan two days ago.

On the other hand, Iranian sources told Al Jazeera that America sent more than one message to Tehran during the past two days via third parties, and that Washington’s messages confirmed that it did not want an open war, and warned that expanding the war would be met with American action. Those Iranian sources said that Tehran rejected Washington’s threats, and considered targeting its territory is a red line that will be met with an appropriate response.

Source: Al Jazeera