Palestinian Authority & Gaza Strip

In an official letter to right-wing NGO Regavim, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation says it does not accept Israeli laws concerning construction in West Bank.

Mashaal is currently in quarantine and exhibits mild coronavirus symptoms, Palestinian media says.

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh says plans for a future deal will include recaptured Gilboa Prison fugitives. The Gaza-based terrorist group currently holds two Israeli citizens, as well as the remains of two IDF soldiers killed during the 2014 conflict.

Defense Minister Benny Gantz lauds "blow to Hamas and other terrorist organizations." Gazan currency exchange targeted in the seizure is known to transfer millions of dollars to the Islamist terror group each year.

Palestinian Authority president tells his Russian counterpart that Israeli settlements, home demolitions and "settler terrorism" are among factors building up anger among Palestinians.

Terrorist groups practice rushing Israeli troops and outposts. "The resistance will not sit idly by as the occupation escalates its actions against our people," they say in a joint statement.

Channel 12 News reports that the Palestinian postal authority's refusal to acknowledge addresses marked "Israel" leads to many orders going undelivered.

Currently, Doha's aid to the Hamas-controlled coastal enclave includes fuel deliveries to the monthly tune of $7 million. The "Gas for Gaza" initiative could save the Palestinians $10 million a month, but finalizing the deal could still be years away.

Newspaper Al-Araby al-Jadeed also reports that Cairo is pressing the Bennet-Lapid government to take action on the issue of Palestinian security prisoners in Israel and increase the number of work permits for Gaza residents.