Summary
The Israeli military concludes one of its largest offensives in the occupied West Bank since October 7. The Israeli war cabinet is scheduled to meet later Sunday to discuss efforts to free the remaining hostages held in Gaza. The US House of Representatives has approved $26.4 billion in aid to Israel. Israeli troops have concluded a two-day operation in the Nur al-Shams refugee camp near Tulkarm, in the occupied West Bank. At least 14 people, including one child, were killed in the raid, the Palestinian Ministry of Health and official news agency Wafa said Saturday. An ambulance driver from the Palestine Red Crescent Society was killed while transporting Palestinians injured in an attack by settlers. At least 483 Palestinians have been killed by settlers or IDF soldiers in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem since October 7. The spike in violence by extremist settlers has led to more sanctions by the US and EU. The US House of Representatives passed a more than $26 billion foreign aid package for Israel. Hamas says the funding confirms US complicity in an Israeli campaign that has claimed thousands of lives. The bill provides a "green light" for Israel to continue its "brutal aggression," Hamas says. Erdogan said Turkey had provided Gaza with more than 45,000 tons of humanitarian aid. It was the first meeting between Erdogan and Haniyeh since October 7. Israeli attacks have killed 48 Palestinians in the past 24 hours. The total death toll in Gaza is 34,097. The vast majority of those killed in Gaza are women and children, according to Palestinian health officials. At least 76,980 people have been injured since October 7, the ministry said. A number of Palestinians are trapped under the rubble and destroyed roads. Israeli strikes hit four sites in southern Lebanon overnight. Hezbollah is an Iran-backed, Lebanese militant group with one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the Middle East. Israeli and Hezbollah forces have engaged in cross-border fire and tit-for-tat exchanges since October 7, when Hamas launched an attack on Israel. A West Bank-wide labor strike has been called for Sunday, a working day. The strike calls on people "to unite in support of our people," Fatah said. 14 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli military operation in Nur Shams refugee camp near Tulkarem. Israel is carrying out one of its largest operations in the West Bank since its war against Hamas in Gaza started in early October. The Israeli military claims it killed 10 "terrorists" at the Nur al-Shams refugee camp, while the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported 14 people killed.