Evening recap

Good evening Middle East Eye readers, 

On Monday Israel launched 13 strikes across southern Beirut, in one of the deadliest night's for the Lebanese capital in days. One Israeli strike targeted the parking lot of the Rafik Hariri Hospital and killed at least 4 people. 

The humanitarian situation in Gaza, particularly in the enclave’s north, continued to deteriorate. Meanwhile, at least seven Palestinians were killed and 25 wounded by an Israeli strike in the Sheikh Ridwan neighbourhood of central Gaza, according to Palestinian health officials. 

Here's what else you need to know about today's developments:

• The White House said it was "deeply concerned" by an intelligence leak that showed Israel preparing to attack Iran
• The US has launched a review of an Israeli military unit over alleged human rights violations, Axios has reported
• On a visit to Beirut, US envoy Amos Hochstein said fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has "escalated out of control”
• Israel said it has killed 2,000 Hezbollah members since October 2023 and destroyed 70 percent of its missiles 
• A female Israeli captive held prisoner by Hamas has been killed in a combat zone in northern Gaza, a senior source in Hamas's armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, told Al Jazeera