⌨Overnight footage of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir entering Hassan Salameh's cell and vowing to execute Palestinian prisoners dominated coverage, drawing Hamas condemnation and evening vigils by prisoners' families, alongside a Supreme Court finding that the government barred Red Cross visits.
In Gaza, health authorities reported four dead in 24 hours to a toll of 74,022, including a woman killed in a strike on a house sheltering displaced people and the forced evacuation of Kamal Adwan Hospital under fire, as the army claimed the killing of a Qassam operative and a Hamas money exchanger.
By midday attention turned to Jerusalem, where outlets reported 1,271 settlers entering Al-Aqsa under police guard led by Ben-Gvir and Defense Minister Israel Katz, forced shop closures, and a three-day closure of Hebron's Ibrahimi Mosque for Sukkot, prompting Arab and Islamic warnings of a religious war.