Here are the latest updates from Israel, Gaza and the Middle East:
â– Remains from Gaza said to be of a hostage were returned by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hamas in Gaza, and reached Israel to be identified at the national forensic institute.
â– Talks on Wednesday between civil representatives of Israel and Lebanon, led by the U.S. on economic and civil matters, were held in a “positive atmosphere,” according to a statement issued by Netanyahu’s office.
â– Five IDF soldiers were wounded, one seriously, in clashes with militants emerging from a tunnel in Gaza’s Rafah. Netanyahu said Israel will not tolerate harm to IDF soldiers and will respond “accordingly.”
â– A court ordered the anti-government protest activist who was arrested last week over a Facebook post against Netanyahu to be released to house arrest for 14 days, after several extensions of her arrest.
â– Far-right MK Tzvi Succot proposed using lethal force against Palestinians who set waste on fire in the West Bank, causing widespread air pollution.
â– Israeli authorities said the Rafah border crossing connecting Gaza and Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip is set to open ‘in the coming days’ for residents’ departure only, as part of the cease-fire agreement with Hamas.
â– The Knesset approved a declarative proposal set forth by opposition leader MK Yair Lapid to adopt the 20-point plan formulated by U.S. President Donald Trump to end Israel’s war in Gaza.
â– An 18-year-old resident of southern Israel has been arrested over suspected security-related offenses inspired by the Islamic State, according to police.