ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Army Radio reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled the appointment of Eli Sharafit as head of Shin Bet because he wrote an article against US President Donald Trump.

(Earlier this morning, the Prime Minister’s office stated that Netanyahu informed Sharafit he had reconsidered his appointment as Shin Bet chief and was considering other candidates for the position.)

PALESTINIAN MEDIA:

A Palestinian child was killed due to injuries sustained in a previous Israeli airstrike that targeted a house in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip.

Three Palestinians were injured in an Israeli artillery shelling that targeted the northern areas of the Nuseirat Camp in central Gaza.

Two Palestinians were injured by Israeli drone fire in Khirbat al-Adas, north of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.

ISRAELI MILITARY STATEMENT: The Israeli occupation army announced that its air defenses intercepted a rocket launched from the northern Gaza Strip. This comes after the Israeli Home Front Command announced that sirens were sounding in Sderot, in the Gaza envelope, to warn of rocket fire.

STATEMENT (Office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu):

The Prime Minister informed Eli Sharafit that he has reconsidered his appointment as head of Shin Bet.

The Prime Minister also told Sharafit that he is considering other candidates for the position of Shin Bet chief.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun:

The Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs is a serious warning of the hostile intentions against Lebanon.

Israel’s continued aggression requires us to mobilize Lebanon’s friends in support of our right to full sovereignty.

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported that the Israeli army is preparing to expand its control over areas in Gaza and incorporate them into the ‘security belt’.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Palestinian journalist Mohammed al-Bardawil, along with his wife and three children, were killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted their home west of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

عاجل | استشهاد الصحفي محمد صالح البردويل وزوجته وأبنائه جراء استهداف طائرات الاحتلال لشقته في مدينة خان يونس، جنوب قطاع غزة. pic.twitter.com/R7MEXsevQS

— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) March 31, 2025

LEBANESE MEDIA: The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced the death of three individuals and the injury of four others in the Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut.

YEMENI MEDIA: Two US airstrike targeted Jabal al-Nabi Shu’ayb in the Bani Matar district in the capital, Sanaa.

ANSARALLAH MILITARY SPOKESMAN:

• Yemeni air defenses shot down a US MQ-9 drone.

• The group remains committed to blocking Israeli navigation in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea.

REUTERS:

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich resigned from his post as minister on Monday in a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

A spokesperson for Smotrich said the move was a protest against nationalist-religious Jewish Power party head Itamar Ben Gvir’s request for more ministerial positions upon Ben Gvir’s return to the government.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Channel 12 reported that Hamas has rejected the proposal Netanyahu presented yesterday.

AXIOS (citing Israeli official): The army plans to expand its ground operation to occupy 25% of Gaza within 2–3 weeks. The operation is part of a “maximum pressure campaign” to force Hamas into releasing more hostages.

AL-JAZEERA:  Fitch Ratings said that Israel’s credit rating remains at ‘A’ with a negative outlook. The negative outlook reflects increasing public debt, domestic policies, and uncertainty regarding the war in Gaza.

EUROMED MONITOR:

• The Israeli army executed 15 humanitarian workers in Gaza, a crime demanding immediate accountability.

• Witnesses confirm Israeli forces executed the victims on-site and buried most bodies in a deep pit covered with sand after destroying their vehicles.

• This is the largest mass execution of aid workers in modern warfare history.

• The massacre constitutes a war crime and acts of genocide.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE:

The Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal has sentenced three individuals to death for their involvement in the murder of Moldovan-Israeli Zvi Kogan last November, according to a report by the Emirates News Agency.

A fourth defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment in connection with the case.

According to Israeli media, Kogan, a former member of the Israeli army’s Givati Brigade’s Charedi company, was an emissary for the Chabad chapter in Abu Dhabi.

UAE Sentences Three People to Death for Killing Former Israeli Soldier

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL:

• Netanyahu is accused of war crimes and using starvation as a weapon of war.

• He is accused of deliberately targeting civilians and committing crimes against humanity.

• Any visit by Netanyahu to an ICC member state without arrest would embolden Israel to commit more crimes.

• Hungary’s invitation to Netanyahu is a disregard for international law, and it must arrest and extradite him to the ICC.

US MEDIA: US Senator Lindsey Graham called Eli Shavit’s appointment as Shin Bet chief highly problematic.

• Shavit’s remarks about Trump could cause unnecessary tensions during a critical period.

• “My advice to my friends in Israel: reconsider and scrutinize selections more carefully.”

UN STATEMENT: The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs has demanded explanations from Israel over its killing of 15 emergency and aid workers in Gaza.

ISRAELI MEDIA:

• A former head of Israel’s Prisoners and Missing Persons Unit revealed that Netanyahu instructed them to attack Qatar.

• Meanwhile, his aides allegedly received Qatari funds for mediation efforts.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: The Israeli army’s aggressive incursion into the occupied West Bank’s refugee camp of Jenin has resulted in the camp being emptied of Palestinians and much of its roads reduced to rubble as the occupation forces continue to patrol on foot and in armored vehicles, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has reported.

‘Clearing the Camps’ – WSJ Exposes Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of Jenin Refugee Camp

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: The Al-Qassam Brigades announced that its fighters detonated an explosive device on an Israeli tank near the separation line and shelled the area with mortars east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza.

AL-JAZEERA: Aix Palestinians, including three children, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a house on Yafa Street in Al-Tuffah, east of Gaza City.

HAMAS STATEMENT:

• “The Israeli army’s forced displacement of Rafah residents is a full-scale crime of ethnic cleansing.”

• “We call on Arab and Islamic leaders and the international community to take immediate action and pressure Israel to stop its crimes.”

• “We hold Israel and the US, which provides it cover, responsible for this crime and the genocide against our people.”

• “We urge the ICC and the ICJ to act immediately and take legal measures against Israel and its leaders.”

PALESTINE CHRONICLE:

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) expressed its condemnation on Sunday after eight paramedics from the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), five first responders from the Gaza Civil Defense, and a UN staff member were killed while on duty in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah.

PRCS said it was “devastated” by the killing of the medics who “were targeted by the Israeli occupation forces while performing their humanitarian duties.”

ICRC, PRCS Condemn Israel’s Killing of Eight Medics, Five Rescuers in Gaza

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Illegal Israeli Jewish settlers uprooted Palestinian-owned olive trees on Mount Sobeih in Beita, south of Nablus in the northern West Bank.

AL-JAZEERA: 10 civilians were injured by Israeli drone fire in the Al-Jeneina neighborhood, central Rafah, in southern Gaza.

GAZA GOVERNMENT MEDIA OFFICE:

• 1,402 medical personnel killed by Israeli forces in Gaza.

• 111 civil defense workers killed.

• 362 healthcare workers arrested, including three doctors executed under torture in Israeli prisons.

• 26 civil defense personnel detained.

• 34 hospitals burned, attacked, or rendered inoperative due to Israeli strikes.

• 80 health centers put out of service.

• 162 healthcare institutions targeted.

• 15 civil defense headquarters and centers bombed.

• 142 ambulances destroyed or attacked.

• 54 fire trucks, rescue vehicles, or emergency response units hit by Israeli strikes.

ISRAELI MEDIA:

According to Walla, sources close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believe former navy chief Eli Sharvit will not be appointed as Shin Bet director.

Channel 12 reported that Netanyahu is reconsidering the appointment due to pressure from his wife, Sara, and Likud party members.

GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY:

The Gaza Health Ministry reported 80 dead and 305 injured who were admitted to hospitals in the past 48 hours.

53 Palestinians were killed and 189 injured on the first day of Eid al-Fitr.

The total number of martyrs since October 7, 2023, has risen to 50,357, with 114,400 injured.

AL-JAZEERA: Three Palestinians, including two children, were martyred in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the town of Abasan, east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip.

ISRAELI MEDIA:

Israeli Channel 12 reports that investigators from the police’s crimes and corruption division are en route to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.

Sources said that Israel’s Attorney General has informed Netanyahu of a decision to summon him for open testimony at the request of the police.

EU COMMISSION: The European Commission urges the cessation of Israeli settlement expansion and military operations in the West Bank, calling for a break in the cycle of violence in Gaza.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Hamas demands international guarantees to prevent the renewal of the war in Gaza, while Israeli prisoner families express frustration over stalled negotiations, amid Israel’s ongoing military actions.

Hamas Demands International Guarantees as Israeli Families Express Frustration

AL-JAZEERA (citing medical sources): 19 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza since the early hours of today.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Six Palestinians were injured by Israeli drone fire in the center of Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.

UN OCHA: The UN condemns the Israeli killing of ambulance crews in Rafah, stating that medics should never be targeted. Survivors reported that Israeli forces killed the rescue teams, and it took five days to access the attack site.

AL-JAZEERA (citing medical sources): 11 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza since the early hours of today, the second day of Eid al-Fitr in the Strip.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Khamenei warns the US and Israel of a strong response to their threats, reaffirming Iran’s rejection of foreign pressure and its commitment to resisting external interference.

Khamenei Strongly Rebukes US, Israel, Vows Resistance to External Aggression

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli military forces stormed the Qalandiya refugee camp north of Jerusalem.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli forces raided Bardala village in the northern Jordan Valley in preparation for demolitions.

STATEMENT (Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader):

• The Zionist entity continues its genocide in Gaza.

• It carries out the plans of those who took control of the region after World War II.

• It massacred 20,000 children while so-called human rights defenders remain silent.

• Uprooting the Zionist entity is a religious and moral duty.

• If enemies attempt internal unrest, the Iranian people will respond as before.

• The US and the Zionist entity threaten Iran but will face a strong response.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Benny Gantz said that Netanyahu continues his campaign against the judiciary, pushing Israel into a severe constitutional crisis.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Netanyahu’s appointment of Eli Sharvit as Shin Bet chief, amid petitions and opposition, threatens to escalate Israel’s ongoing constitutional crisis.

Israel Faces ‘Constitutional Crisis’ as Netanyahu Appoints New Shin Bet Chief

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli opposition politician Avigdor Lieberman said that Sharvit was an excellent commander but lacks intelligence experience. His appointment, years after leaving military service, raises serious questions.

ISRAELI ARMY RADIO: Eli Sharvit, whom Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed as head of the Shin Bet, will step down from his role in the October 7 investigation team once he assumes his new position.

ISRAEL’S CHANNEL 12: Netanyahu was aware that Sharvit had participated in protests and signed petitions against the judicial overhaul. Likud members are pressuring him over this appointment.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli occupation forces have raided Bardala village in the northern Jordan Valley in preparation for demolition operations.

AL-JAZEERA: An Israeli attack on eastern Jabaliya, northern Gaza, has killed two Palestinians and wounded several others.

🚨 Israeli war crimes exposed in Rafah 🚨

The Red Crescent has confirmed that 14 medics and humanitarian workers were killed in an Israeli attack. Satellite images show rescue vehicles destroyed and buried.https://t.co/9coAWgDLbz pic.twitter.com/ooMFTAQnhD

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) March 30, 2025

AL-JAZEERA: An Israeli airstrike on the al-Zawaida area and al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza has killed two Palestinians and injured others.

AL-JAZEERA: The Israeli army has issued evacuation warnings to Palestinians in Rafah and parts of eastern Khan Yunis, signaling an imminent military operation.

Civil defense teams and residents rescue a family after the occupation bombs their home in Khan Yunis. pic.twitter.com/nRCNweuURQ

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) March 31, 2025

STATEMENT (UNRWA West Bank Director):

• Displacement in the West Bank is at its highest level since the start of the Israeli occupation in 1967.

• New Israeli laws are undermining UNRWA’s operations.

• Israeli forces prohibit direct communication with UNRWA during military raids.

• UNRWA staff continue to face harassment at checkpoints.

AL-JAZEERA: Israeli forces are conducting raids and arrests in multiple neighborhoods of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli tanks have fired heavily on areas in al-Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli occupation forces have shelled areas in northern Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza.

Land Day is commemorated by Palestinians on March 30th each year as a powerful reminder of their ongoing resistance to Israeli oppression. The day marks the 1976 general strike and uprisings against Israeli land confiscations in the 1948 territories. pic.twitter.com/IQjYGk9KLu

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) March 30, 2025

STATEMENT (The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu):

“The Prime Minister has decided to appoint former Navy Commander, Major General (Res.) Eli Sharbit, as the new head of Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency).

“The decision to appoint Major General (Res.) Eli Sharbit as Shin Bet chief came after in-depth interviews with seven qualified candidates.

“Major General Sharbit served in the military for 36 years, including five years as the commander of the Navy.

“He led the development of the naval force and managed complex military operations against Hamas, Iran, and Hezbollah.”