Trump warns of 'tremendous' economic consequences for countries supporting Iran

The Israeli military reported that a Palestinian man with a knife attacked an IDF soldier in the Jenin area on Friday morning. Soldiers responded by opening fire and killing the assailant; no IDF injuries were reported. The USS Abraham Lincoln, currently in the Middle East, is set to return to the United States, while the USS George Washington has arrived to take its place.

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières criticized the IDF for closing cases from the Gaza conflict without opening a criminal investigation, specifically regarding attacks on a Doctors Without Borders convoy in Gaza City in November 2023 and a shelter in Khan Yunis in February 2024. The Israeli army stated that it has completed reviews of several significant incidents in Gaza since October 7, 2023, involving the IDF, and that the findings will inform command decisions.

Israel's left-wing activist groups Standing Together and A Land For Us All displayed a banner at Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Center, advocating for a Palestinian state and peace, which was promptly taken down by mall management. France, Germany, Italy, and Britain issued a joint statement condemning Israel's decision to publish new construction bids for the E1 settlement project in the West Bank, calling it unacceptable and reaffirming their support for a two-state solution.

Meanwhile, a settler in Israel was indicted for animal abuse and racist assault, involving running over a flock of sheep belonging to a Palestinian shepherd and assaulting him. Additionally, two Israeli National Guard members were indicted for unlawful body searches and assault on residents of the southern Bedouin town of Tel Sheva.