Overview
- The Israeli military, which ordered a reserve battalion out of the West Bank on Monday, said the unit’s conduct toward a CNN crew was a grave ethical breach that defied army norms.
- Video released by CNN showed journalists held at gunpoint for two hours while a reservist invoked “revenge” for the death of settler activist Yehuda Sherman, sharpening public and official scrutiny.
- President Isaac Herzog condemned the extremist attacks as a crime against innocents and said he has pressed security and law‑enforcement chiefs to end the violence and bring offenders to justice.
- Human‑rights group Yesh Din reported 257 settler violence incidents in the first 25 days of the current war with Iran and said settlers allegedly killed seven Palestinians, with many cases going unpunished.
- More than 1,000 Diaspora Jewish leaders urged action and warned of damage to global ties, while the American Jewish Committee and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced concern and called for accountability.