Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says he will demand the International Criminal Court in The Hague "punish the criminals" who killed Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin. PA continues to refuse Israel's requests to hold a joint investigation into the matter.
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.
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 warning follows reports Israel weighing assassination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Egyptian mediators reportedly working with Israeli, Palestinian officials to prevent further escalation.
Bennett also takes a swipe at former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for having allowed millions of dollars of Qatari cash to flow into the Gaza Strip in suitcases.
Being a part of the Israeli government is an "unforgivable crime,” Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar tells Ra'am party leader MK Mansour Abbas, who responds by saying "We don’t owe anything to Yahya Sinwar or anyone else."
Col. (Res.) David Hacham says chaos and violence may arise if a smooth changing of the guard fails to materialize, and emphasizes that if Israel doesn't retaliate against Hamas in Gaza, it strengthens the terrorist group’s position in the West Bank.
Facing a growing deficit, the UN agency for Palestinians is said to consider outsourcing some of its operations to other agencies. Hamas dubs the move a "plot to undermine the right of return."
Official in Ramallah tells Israel Hayom that the stance of Hungary's representative to the EU that aid to the Palestinian Authority must be conditioned on the removal of anti-Israel and antisemitic content from school textbooks is "racist."