Overview
- A deadly confrontation near the village of Tal on Friday that left four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers dead prompted large Israeli raids across the West Bank.
- Israel’s military said it detained more than 70 suspects, searched hundreds of sites and began sealing homes in Tal as a preparatory step toward demolition orders.
- Over the same weekend Israeli air strikes killed senior Hamas‑linked security figures in Gaza, including Brig. Gen. Abdel‑Nasser Al‑Maqadma and Col. Wael Mousa al‑Ladawi, and other strikes hit civilians and a medic.
- Israeli settlers carried out a wave of attacks in multiple West Bank towns, setting fire to mosques in Qusra and Kour, vandalising property and damaging heavy equipment, while rights groups and Palestinians say settlers are rarely prosecuted.
- Israel’s security cabinet reportedly cleared entry of an International Stabilisation Force into Gaza and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered troop reinforcements, moves that critics warn could further inflame tensions and constrain humanitarian aid.