Israel-Hamas war: What happened on day 171?

Israel has recalled its negotiators from Doha after deeming mediation talks on a Gaza truce "at a dead end" due to Hamas demands, a senior Israeli official said on Tuesday.

The official, who is close to the Mossad member heading up the talks, accused Hamas' Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar of sabotaging the diplomacy "as part of a wider effort to inflame this war over Ramadan."

Israel must catch Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, "dead or alive" so that all the hostages could be returned, President Isaac Herzog said on Tuesday at the inauguration of the Mobileye campus in Jerusalem. 

"Everything begins and ends with Yahya Sinwar," the president said. 

He's the one who decided on the October massacre, he's been seeking to shed the blood of the innocent ever since, it is he who aims to escalate the regional situation, to desecrate Ramadan, to do everything to shatter coexistence in our country and in the whole region, to sow discord among us and around the world," 

"He seeks terror, and the entire world and our entire region must know that the responsibility lies with him, and with him alone. It won't work. We won't allow it," he added.

A UN humanitarian office spokesperson called on Tuesday for Israel to revoke a decision barring food deliveries to northern Gaza from the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), saying people there were facing a "cruel death by famine."

"The decision must be revoked," OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke told a UN briefing. "You cannot claim to adhere to these international provisions of law when you block UNRWA food convoys."

UNRWA's head said on Sunday that Israel had informed the UN that it would no longer approve its food convoys to north Gaza.

Talks mediated by Egypt and Qatar on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage and prisoner releases are moving ahead, and officials from Israel's Mossad spy agency remain in Doha for discussions, a source briefed on the talks told Reuters on Tuesday.

A small Mossad team was returning to Israel from Doha for consultations on developments in the talks, the source added.

Israel accused Hamas on Tuesday of posing "delusional" demands in indirect negotiations on a truce, in a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office. 

The Rehabilitation Department at the Defense Ministry stated on Tuesday it had absorbed 6,400 wounded since the beginning of the war, with 21% experiencing mental health issues.

Rockets were launched towards the IDF Aerial Control Unit in the Meron area in Israel's North, the military said on Tuesday. 

No casualties were reported, and the event did not obstruct operational activities, the IDF noted. 

In addition, the military stated three launches were detected towards Avivim with no casualties at the scene.

The military further stated it had fired at the sources of the launches. 

A report compiled by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, expected to be delivered on Tuesday, accuses Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip and states an arms embargo should be imposed on the Jewish State, according to a report by The Guardian on Tuesday. 

IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) forces operated overnight in the West Bank town of Beit Ummar, the village from where shots were fired at Karmei Tzur, the military said on Tuesday. 

Over the course of their operations in the West Bank, including in Beit Ummar, forces arrested 14 suspects and located weaponry. 

In Nablus, a suspect tried to steal a weapon from an IDF soldier. The soldier then fired at the suspect, hitting him. 

The suspects and weapons were passed onto the forces for further treatment and investigation, the military noted. 

The IDF attacked the area in the Gaza Strip from which rockets were launched into Sderot, the military said on Tuesday.

Troops operated in the Al Amal neighborhood in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, while in parallel, forces continued targeted operations at Shifa Hospital, the military added. 

In the past day, air force jets attacked over 60 targets in the Gaza Strip, including tunnels and military buildings where armed terrorists were staying.

Hamas said on Monday it had informed mediators that it will stick to its original position on reaching a comprehensive ceasefire, which includes the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, a return of displaced Palestinians, and a 'real' exchange of prisoners.

Hamas's response comes after Israel agreed on Saturday to a compromise proposed by the US regarding the number of Palestinian prisoners to be released and was waiting for the terror group's response.

According to Israeli media on Sunday, citing Israeli officials, Israel reportedly agreed to release some 700-800 Palestinian prisoners in return for 40 hostages.