Overview
- Footage from Jenin shows two men exiting a building with hands raised and lifting shirts before they are directed back and shot, with Palestinian officials identifying them as Al-Muntasir Abdullah, 26, and Yousef Asasa, 37.
- Israel’s military and police say the pair were wanted for attacks involving gunfire and explosives, acknowledge that fire was directed toward them after they exited, and state the incident is under review by commanders.
- Palestinian authorities and rights groups denounce the killings as extrajudicial executions and a war crime, while National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir voices full backing for the forces involved.
- The deaths occur during a declared broad counter-terrorism operation in the northern West Bank centered on Tubas and Jenin, with air strikes to isolate areas, more than 100 detentions reported, and medical teams treating injuries.
- On a separate front, Israel reports six soldiers wounded during an operation in southern Syria’s Beit Jin as Syrian media report at least five to ten people killed, and Israeli strikes continue in southern Lebanon, underscoring regional escalation risks to a fragile Gaza truce.