Israel bombs near Egypt’s fortified wall with Rafah as talks resume to reach a captive exchange with Hamas. UN experts call for arms embargo against Israel and say states supplying weapons, ammunition or intelligence risk violating international law.
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken criticizes Israel s new settlements in West Bank, citing counterproductivity to peace efforts and breach of international law.
Israel plans to build more than 3,300 new homes in settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in response to a fatal Palestinian shooting attack, a senior Cabinet minister said. The decision drew an angry response from the U.S. at a time of growing tensions over the course of Israel's war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, who announced the change, said he was disappointed with the country’s plans for thousands of new residences in Palestinian territories.