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Israel-Gaza live updates: 3 premature babies die at Al-Shifa Hospital, doctor says
The hospital has been treating thousands of wounded people.
Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with a bombing campaign and total siege of the neighboring Gaza Strip, leaving the region on the verge of all-out war.
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What we know about the conflict
The latest outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that governs the Gaza Strip, has passed the four-month mark.
In the Gaza Strip, at least 30,228 people have been killed and 71,377 others have been wounded by Israeli forces since Oct. 7, according to Gaza's Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health.
In Israel, at least 1,200 people have been killed and 6,900 others have been injured by Hamas and other Palestinian militants since Oct. 7, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
There has also been a surge in violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Israeli forces have killed at least 395 people in the territory since Oct. 7, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
The ongoing war began after Hamas-led militants launched an unprecedented incursion into southern Israel from neighboring Gaza via land, sea and air. Scores of people were killed while more than 200 others were taken hostage, according to Israeli authorities. The Israeli military subsequently launched retaliatory airstrikes followed by a ground invasion of Gaza, a 140-square-mile territory where more than 2 million Palestinians have lived under a blockade imposed by Israel and supported by Egypt since Hamas came to power in 2007. Gaza, unlike Israel, has no air raid sirens or bomb shelters.
At least 10,000 dead in Gaza, Hamas-run ministry says
At least 10,022 have died in Gaza since the Israel-Hamas conflict began on Oct. 7, the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry said Monday.
The death toll includes at least 4,104 children in Gaza, Ashraf Al-Qidreh, the ministry’s spokesperson, said during a press conference. The ministry's figures have not been independently verified.
-ABC News’ Ayat Al-Tawy
Israel accuses Hamas of using hospital as shield for underground complex
The Israeli military on Monday accused Hamas militants of building "a whole tunnel system under" Sheikh Hamad Hospital in Gaza.
The practice of using hospitals as civilian shields has been "absolutely normal" for the militants, IDF spokesperson Jonathan Conricus said.
"Why it is this important? Because hospitals and other humanitarian facilities are supposed to enjoy special protections," Conricus said in a morning briefing. "But what Hamas is doing is that they've violating that special protection and using it for combat purposes."
More than 500 people have died in at least 102 strikes near or on health care facilities since Oct. 7, the World Health Organization said on Sunday.
"Over half of health attacks and over a half of hospitals damaged were in Gaza City," WHO officials said on social media. "Health care is #NotATarget."
During Monday's briefing, Conricus shared an IDF video that he said demonstrated there were Hamas tunnels under the hospital. He also shared several photos that he said dated back to at least 2010, when the hospital was being constructed. The groundwork for the Hamas tunnels was put in place at that time, he said. ABC News was not immediately able to verify the claims.
In a photo said to be from 2023, rocket-launching sites could be seen along the outskirts of the facility, Conricus said. He presented another photo of what he said was the opening of a Hamas tunnel on the grounds.
"We know that underneath this entire complex, there's an entire Hamas infrastructure underground," Conricus said. "And it is absolutely normal. This is how Hamas operates all around the Gaza Strip."
-ABC News' Kevin Shalvey
Israel strikes 450 sites, takes Hamas compound, IDF says
Israeli forces took control of a Hamas compound in the Gaza Strip, as the military continued its bombardment of the enclave overnight, the Israel Defense Forces said Monday.
The Hamas compound included a web of "underground terror tunnels," as well as training areas and observation posts, the military said in a post on Telegram. Israel did not disclose the location of the compound. ABC News was not immediately able to verify IDF's claims.
"During the operation, several Hamas terrorists were killed," Israel said.
Israeli munitions struck "in the last day" at least 450 other sites throughout Gaza, "including tunnels, terrorists, military compounds, observation posts, anti-tank missile launch posts and more," IDF officials said.
"Moreover, IDF naval soldiers struck command centers, anti-tank launch posts and additional observation posts belonging to the Hamas terrorist organization," IDF officials said in the post.
-ABC News' Kevin Shalvey
Jordan says it air-dropped aid into Gaza
King Abdullah II of Jordan says his country dropped aid by parachute into northern Gaza at midnight.
"Our fearless air force personnel air-dropped at midnight urgent medical aid to the Jordanian field hospital in Gaza," read a post on X (formerly Twitter). "This is our duty to aid our brothers and sisters injured in the war on Gaza. We will always be there for our Palestinian brethren."
The king posted two photos of a crate with the flag of Jordan on it being loaded onto an airplane.
9 Americans believed to be among Hamas' hostages: Sullivan
At least nine Americans remain unaccounted for and U.S. officials believe they are being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told ABC News Sunday.
"There are ongoing negotiations involving the Israelis, the Qataris, and we, the United States, are actively engaged in this as well, because we want to make sure that we bring home those Americans who have been taken hostage as well as all of the other hostages," Jake Sullivan told ABC "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl.
Pressed by Karl on the total number of hostages, Sullivan said America doesn't have a "precise number."
"We know the number of missing, and that's the number the Israelis have given. But we don't know how many of those are still alive," Sullivan said. "As far as the Americans are concerned, there are nine missing American citizens, as well as a missing legal permanent representative, a green card holder."
Sullivan said he plans to meet with family members of the American hostages this week.
-ABC News' Fritz Farrow