News Wrap: Israel withdraws from Gaza’s largest hospital after a 2-week battle

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• Amna Nawaz:

  In the day's other news: Israeli forces withdrew from Gaza's largest hospital, Al Shifa, after a two-week battle that left much of the area in ruins.

  The U.N. health agency said more than 20 patients died. The Israelis denied that claim, but said they killed and detained hundreds of Hamas fighters and others. By today, mangled buildings and piles of rubble spread across the hospital complex and surrounding blocks. Palestinian patients said Israeli forces allowed them only limited supplies amid the strikes.

• Barra Al-Shawish, Al Shifa Hospital Patient (through interpreter):

  They let in a very small amount of food. We were 150 patients and 50 medical staff members. It was not sufficient at all. No treatment, no medicine and bombing for 24 hours that immense destruction to the hospital.

• Amna Nawaz:

  The Israeli military said some Hamas fighters had barricaded themselves inside hospital wards and others launched mortar rounds into the complex.

  In the meantime, ships carrying some 400 tons of food and supplies arrived off Northern Gaza today. They left from Cyprus on Saturday, organized by the United Arab Emirates and a Spanish charity for the more than one million Palestinians on the brink of famine.

  In Israel, anti-government protesters lingered in Jerusalem today after tens of thousands turned out over the weekend. Hundreds slept in tents outside the parliament building overnight demanding a hostage deal with Hamas and early elections, insisting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must go.

• Guy Poran, Israeli Protester:

  If good leaders or a new coalition is not taking over, we are doomed. We cannot imagine him not being replaced, because we are — he's driving us to the abyss.

• Amna Nawaz:

  Also today, Ultra-Orthodox Israeli Jews protested the end of their military exemptions after an Israeli Supreme Court decision. The issue could divide Netanyahu's coalition, which includes Ultra-Orthodox parties.

  Turkey's political opposition is celebrating sweeping wins in Sunday's local elections. The center-left Republican People's Party kept control of mayor seats in Istanbul and Ankara and even scored victories in more conservative provinces. Opposition supporters said the gains inspire hope for change, especially as the country grapples with economic turmoil.

• Ayse Poplata, Opposition Supporter (through interpreter):

  To be honest, we woke up to a good day. I believe the results will be beneficial for our country. We all live on the same land. I am sure everyone will do whatever they can for our happiness, our peace.

• Amna Nawaz:

  Back in this country, the Florida Supreme Court upheld a ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. That, in turn, could pave the way for the state to enact a stricter ban after six weeks of pregnancy.

  At the same time, the High Court today allowed a referendum on abortion rights to go before voters in November.

  California is drying out from destructive downpours over Easter weekend. In Big Sur, the deluge caused a chunk of the iconic Highway 1 to collapse into the sea. Some people were stranded before police began escorting them out on Sunday. Forecasters say the storm will dump more rain and snow as it moves east this week.

  Most fast-food workers in California will earn $20 an hour after the state's new minimum wage law took effect today. California has more than 500,000 fast-food workers, and many are adults supporting families in a state with a notoriously high cost of living. The law applies to fast-food chains with at least 60 locations nationwide.

  At the White House, officials say the annual Easter egg roll brought out an expected 40,000 people despite a delay for thunder and lightning. After that, children in raincoats and boots set to rolling their hard-boiled eggs across the lawn, and some even got a helping hand from the president himself. The tradition goes back to 1878.

  On Wall Street today, strong manufacturing data undercut hopes for interest rate cuts. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 240 points to close at 39566. The Nasdaq rose 17 points. The S&P 500 slipped 10.

  And the last known survivor of the USS Arizona battleship, Lou Conter, has died in California. He was a Navy quartermaster when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The Arizona exploded and sank, killing nearly 1,200 sailors and Marines. Conter, eventually flew 200 combat missions and survived being shot down. He was 102 years old.

  Still to come on the "NewsHour": Tamara Keith and Amy Walter break down the latest political headlines; a look at why access to government nutrition programs varies across the United States; and a Rhode Island artist fuses design and accessory, creating art you can carry.