Live blog: Gaza under attack

After Israeli threats that al-Jazeera would be prevented from operating in Israel, social media users have started a campaign to support the outlet using the hashtag #مليون_شكر_للجزيرة , or #AMillionThanksToAlJazeera.

Translation: A campaign in solidarity with al-Jazeera - take part in supporting free media #AMillionThanksToAlJazeera

For the second night in a row there are fresh protests at the Huwwara checkpoint in Nablus, one of the main checkpoints out of the city.

The US has announced a $47m aid package to the Gaza Strip, a third of which will go to the UN agency helping refugees in Gaza, which reported today that over 100,000 Palestinians have sought its help.

US Secretary of State John Kerry touched down in Cairo on Monday evening ahead of talks with Egyptian officials surrounding a ceasefire deal.

Shalih told al-Mayadeen that the freeing of administrative detainees must be among Egypt's "first-order demands" when putting together a ceasefire draft.

"Our problem is not with Cairo, and not with Abbas who drafted the initiative. Our problem is with the enemy, Israel, which did not abide by any agreement."

Ramadan Shalih, general secretary of the militant group Islamic Jihad, is speaking in an interview on al-Mayadeen now.

"We are plunging into a battle that has no precedent in this conflict."

Gaza's Health Ministry has warned of "disaster" should Israel continue to prevent ambulances and teams from the civil defence and medical services from accessing the site of the Shejaiya massacre.

The staggering death toll for Monday has been swelled by an onslaught in Gaza in the last two hours, during which 23 Palestinians were killed, reports Maan News Agency.

Palestinian Health Ministry officials report that 112 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip on Monday alone, bringing the total death toll in the Gaza Strip to 573.

A fresh air strike on central Gaza City has killed eight people, among them four children, reports Palestinian Health Ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qudra.

The news comes minutes after the bombing of al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Gaza left five dead and dozens injured.

An al-Jazeera correspondent on the ground reported that Israeli forces had subjected the hospital to shelling after ordering its evacuation.

Translation: A new crime against humanity, as Arabs remain silent. Five dead and 50 injured in the bombing of al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in the middle of the Gaza Strip.

Medecins Sans Frontieres, also known as Doctors Without Borders, has posted a statement on their website calling on Israel to stop the shelling in the Gaza Strip, saying that "the majority of the dead and wounded in Gaza are civilians", and warning that medical workers are also coming under fire.

Last night, MSF posted a tweet warning that its ambulances had been unable to access the wounded due to shelling.

Ashraf al-Qudra, Palestine's Health Ministry spokesperson, also warned two hours ago that first aid vehicles that were attempting to transfer the wounded from the shelling of al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Gaza had been subjected to shelling.