The Israeli Army and Shin Bet security service killed a terrorist who held hostage approximately 1,000 Gazan residents at the Rantisi Hospital in the Gaza Strip, they said in a joint announcement.
Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council John Kirby stopped a reporter calling for the United States to condemn Israel over alleged humanitarian law violations.
The Bay area city of Richmond, California, passed a resolution in a 5-1 vote that claims the "state of Israel is engaging in collective punishment against the Palestinian people in Gaza in response to Hamas attacks on Israel."
