Ongoing raids in Jenin and Kamal Adwan Hospital are occurring amid widespread protests calling for a ceasefire. Here are the latest updates:
– A court in the Netherlands is set to rule on whether the Dutch government can continue supplying F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel.
– Jewish protesters in the US organized demonstrations for a ceasefire in Gaza, blocking roads in eight major cities.
– A US middle school teacher was arrested for threatening a Muslim child offended by an Israeli flag in the classroom.
– German authorities arrested four people suspected of being linked to Hamas and plotting to attack Jewish sites.
– A recent opinion poll among Palestinians shows a rise in support for Hamas and calls for the resignation of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
Human impact and fighting:
– Overnight Israeli attacks in Rafah and Khan Younis resulted in several casualties, with at least 10 people killed and many more injured.
– Israeli forces raided the Kamal Adwan Hospital, displacing 2,500 people and preventing medical staff from providing support, leading to the deaths of two patients.
– Israeli soldiers raided a mosque in Jenin, mocking the Islamic call to prayer and claiming to have removed the soldiers from operational activity.
– Israel’s military recovered the body of a 28-year-old captive from Gaza.
– Yemen’s Houthi group claimed to have hit an “Israel-bound” cargo ship in the Red Sea with a drone.
Diplomacy:
– Israel cancelled a planned trip of Mossad director David Barnea to Qatar, where he was expected to restart talks on another captive release deal with Hamas.
– US President Joe Biden urged Israel to focus on saving civilian lives and be more careful, while labour union leaders and progressive lawmakers called for an Israel-Gaza ceasefire.
– US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss a possible transition to “lower-intensity operations” in the near future. However, Israel’s foreign minister stated that the war on Gaza would continue with or without international support.
– Israel’s ambassador to the UK announced that Israel would no longer accept a two-state solution in an interview with Sky News.