Overview
- Syrian officials say at least 13 people, including women and children, were killed when Israeli forces raided Beit Jin, while Israel says it apprehended Jamaa Islamiya suspects after coming under fire and wounding six soldiers.
- Video from a Jenin raid shows two Palestinians being shot seconds after they appeared to surrender, drawing condemnation from the UN human rights office and rights groups.
- The Israel Defense Forces and police say the Jenin incident is under review, as National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir publicly defends the shooters, stating that terrorists must die.
- Hospital staff in southern Gaza report an Israeli drone strike killed two brothers near a school in Beni Suhaila during a fragile ceasefire, with the military offering no immediate comment on the specific incident.
- Gaza’s Health Ministry reports the overall death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the war began, with over 350 Palestinians killed since the October truce, and the Palestinian Red Crescent notes 10 injuries in a settler attack near Bethlehem.