Israel continues to pound Gaza with heavy strikes after splitting it into two parts, and the Palestinian death toll since October 7 has surpassed 9,770 on the 31st day of Israeli aggression.

Live Updates: Israel kills 200 in overnight strikes on Gaza

11:30 GMT - Israel kills 200 in overnight strikes on Gaza

Intense Israeli strikes killed more than 200 people overnight in Gaza, says the Hamas-run health ministry in the besieged Palestinian territory.

"More than 200 martyrs were reported in the overnight massacres," the ministry said in a statement on Monday, adding the death toll only covered Gaza City and the northern part of Gaza.

Additionally, a hospital official said the bodies of 58 people killed in overnight strikes in the centre of Gaza were taken to the main hospital in the town of Deir al-Balah.

11:16 GMT - Palestine urges ICC to issue arrest warrants over Gaza deaths

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants for Israeli officials over the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip.

“The ICC must issue arrest warrants for criminals as a precautionary step to stop the killing machine,” Shtayyeh said during a Cabinet meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Monday.

07:08 GMT- Israel bombs southern Lebanon

Israeli artillery shelling targets Naqoura, Labbouneh cities in southern Lebanon, reports Lebanese official news agency

07:05 GMT- Lebanon to submit complaint against Israel to UN Security Council

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said his government will submit an urgent complaint against Israel to the UN Security Council in response to “Tel Aviv’s targeting of civilians and children” in southern Lebanon.

“The Israeli enemy’s targeting of civilians in its aggression against Lebanon, and the martyrdom of four people, including three children, in the south tonight, and the wounding of others by drone fire, is a heinous crime,” Mikati's office said in a statement on Sunday.

06:59 GMT - I will use my music for global peace,’ says legendary Italian singer

Renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli said that he will use his voice and music to contribute to the promotion of global peace.

“Music speaks to the human soul, it affects it profoundly. If my voice and my music can contribute to the improvement of the current global conditions, I am blessed,” Bocelli told reporters on Saturday in Istanbul ahead of his concert in Türkiye’s metropolitan city next year.

“I am willing to sacrifice my voice if it means establishing peace. In my opinion, war is a very foolish thing. Setting aside its horrors, it is the greatest mistake of humanity," he said.

4:34 GMT - The US Navy has sent a nuclear submarine to the Middle East

“On November 5, 2023, an Ohio-class submarine arrived in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility,” US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on X.

Since the Palestinian resistance group Hamas launched Operation Al Aqsa Flood against Israel on October 7, the US has sent two aircraft carriers to the region.

4:00 GMT - King of Jordan says 'urgent medical aid' airdropped into Gaza

Jordan's air force airdropped vital medical supplies to a field hospital in the besieged Gaza, King Abdullah II said early Monday.

"Our fearless air force personnel airdropped at midnight urgent medical aid to the Jordanian field hospital in Gaza," he said on X.

"This is our duty to aid our brothers and sisters injured in the war on Gaza," he said, adding: "We will always be there for our Palestinian brethren."

3:30 GMT - Gaza media office calls on ICC to condemn Israeli minister's remarks

The head of the Media Office in Gaza urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to include a call by the Israeli heritage minister for dropping a nuclear bomb on Gaza as evidence of Israel's crimes.

“We call on the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to include this audacious and outrageous statement as evidence of the occupier's acknowledgment of committing and inciting crimes,” said Salam Marouf in a statement viewed by Anadolu News Agency.

“We hope to see a practical and concrete effort from the international legal system that leads to seeing these killers in the dock to receive fair punishment for their horrifying crimes,” Marouf said.

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