Israel-Hamas war: What happened on day 206?

Israel targeted and eliminated an Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps operative in Tehran who was allegedly involved in targeting Jews in Germany, Israeli media, citing an Iran International correspondent, reported on Monday.

On Monday, Israeli fighter jets targeted Hezbollah terror sites in Rachaya Al Foukhar and Khiam in southern Lebanon on Monday, the IDF reported.

The strikes aimed at Hezbollah launch sites, terrorist infrastructure, and a military facility, the IDF added. This is the third time the IDF has struck in Lebanon on Monday.

According to a later IDF report, IDF Air Force jets attacked a number of military structures at a Hezbollah military camp near the village Blat in southern Lebanon. Rockets were launched from this military base earlier on Monday, the IDF claimed

Furthermore, IDF fighter jets also targeted military structures in Jibbain, Khiam, and Tayr Harfa. Additionally, Israeli artillery targeted and neutralized a threat in the vicinity of Ayta ash Shab in southern Lebanon.

One person has been injured after they fell in a park in the southern Israeli city of Sderot on Monday evening after rockets from Gaza triggered alarms in the city, the Sderot municipality spokesperson announced.

According to the spokesperson, two rockets had been fired at the city from the Strip. Both were reportedly intercepted.

No damage to property has been reported.

An Israeli team that has been handling the ICC lawsuits warned of the possibility that senior officials will only become aware of their arrest warrants when abroad, Ynet reported on Sunday, citing an Israeli official.

According to the source, the senior Israeli officials may not receive prior notice.

Ynet's source further claimed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's people are trying to scare the main plaintiff in the Hague, saying they are "behaving like a bull in a china shop."

Following the statement the families of the hostages made at the Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, protesters blocked the gate to the Kirya in Tel Aviv, chanting "Rafah can wait - the hostages can't," on Sunday.

The police reported that the roads in Kaplan between Da Vinci Street and Menachem Begin Road are blocked. In the Menachem Begin area the roads between King Saul and Hashmonaim are also blocked on both ways. The Hashalom bridge ramps to the north and south are also blocked.

"Due to the blockades, traffic congestions may happen. Please listen to the instructions of the police stationed at the checkpoints and use alternative routes," the police requested of the public.

The IDF, led by the engineering unit of the Gaza Division, operated to "map and destroy" offensive terror tunnels in northern Gaza, the IDF reported on Monday.

Last week, two tunnels belonging to terror organizations Hamas and Islamic Jihad were destroyed, the military added.

"The IDF will continue to work to destroy the underground infrastructure in the Gaza Strip and to eliminate the capabilities of the terrorist organizations, first and foremost, of Hamas," the IDF said.

The US State Department found five units of the Israeli military responsible for gross violations of human rights in incidents that took place outside of Gaza before conflict broke out between Israel and Hamas in October, the State Department said.

Four of the units have effectively remediated the violations. At the same time, Israel has submitted additional information regarding the fifth unit.

The US is continuing conversations with the Israeli government, State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel told reporters.

The IDF released the names on Monday of two IDF soldiers who fell in combat in Gaza.

Staff-Sergeant-Major Ido Aviv (res.), 28 years old, from Karmiel, was a fighter in the Yiftah Division. Aviv fell in combat in the central Gaza Strip.

Staff-Sergeant-Major Kalkidan Mehar (res.), 37 years old, from Petah Tikva, was a fighter at the Carmeli Division. Mehari also fell in central Gaza.

Israel has reduced the number of hostages it demands to be released in the first phase of a hostage deal with Hamas to 33, according to a Monday Kan News report.

According to a New York Times exclusive, Israel initially sought to release 40 hostages, including women, children, the seriously ill, and female soldiers. However, a revision occurred partly due to Israel's belief, as indicated by one official, that some of the 40 captives may have died while in captivity.

The shift has sparked hopes that Hamas and Israel may be moving towards finalizing their first truce since a weeklong ceasefire in November, during which Hamas released 105 captives in exchange for 240 Palestinian prisoners.

A Malta-flagged container ship was reportedly targeted with three missiles while on route from Djibouti to the Saudi city of Jeddah, British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Monday.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said it was informed by the Company Security Officer of an explosion in close proximity to a merchant vessel.

UKMTO added that the vessel and its crew were safe and authorities are investigating the incident.

Iran-backed Houthi terrorists have repeatedly launched drones and missiles against international commercial shipping in the Red Sea region since mid-November, saying they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians against Israel's military actions in Gaza.