US State Department spokesperson Ned Price signals that the Biden administration would not call for an independent investigation into the killing: "The Israelis have the wherewithal and the capabilities to conduct a thorough, comprehensive investigation."
Defense minister says investigation over the death of Shireen Abu Akleh still ongoing, with initial findings suggesting she was not in the line of IDF fire.
"Israel has no sovereignty over the holy sites in Jerusalem," Ayman Safadi asserts, adding that "the way forward is to respect the status quo" on the volatile holy site.
EU special coordinator for the Vienna talks Enrique Mora heads to Tehran as the bloc makes a last-ditch effort to salvage the nuclear deal.
Reacting to a statement by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett saying Israel has no interest in a military conflict with any entity on its border, Hassan Nasrallah asserts that "the Israeli enemy cannot be trusted."
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas hosts the family of the longest-serving Palestinian terrorist in an Israeli jail, Karim Younis, at his compound in Ramallah.
The Syrian president lauds Damascus-Tehran ties, saying they "cause the lack of domination of the Zionist regime" in the Middle East.
The warning follows reports Israel weighing assassination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Egyptian mediators reportedly working with Israeli, Palestinian officials to prevent further escalation.
In letter to President Isaac Herzog ahead of Israel's 74th Independence Day, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wishes for "the well-being and prosperity of the people of Israel."
Egyptian officials say the suspected terrorists planted explosives under a pipeline in the town of Bir al-Abd.
