{"id":301225,"date":"2026-02-20T15:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/301225\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T15:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:11:11","slug":"idf-says-it-killed-palestinian-who-crossed-yellow-line-into-israeli-controlled-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/301225\/","title":{"rendered":"IDF Says It Killed Palestinian Who Crossed Yellow Line Into Israeli-controlled Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">Here are Friday&#8217;s latest updates:<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">\u25a0 The IDF said that troops in Gaza on Friday &#8220;identified a terrorist who crossed the Yellow Line and approached the troops&#8221;, and that the IAF subsequently &#8220;eliminated the terrorist.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">\u25a0 Israel Police are expected to ask Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara for permission to <a class=\"x1bvjpef x41m6fz xly1mqq x1k57tk5 x1i43xu1 xx6stda x15spe28 x1wntsoc xj69yco xfw692k xg830sg x13dflua xfagghw xz4gly6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/israel-security\/2026-02-20\/ty-article\/.premium\/idf-says-far-right-mk-who-entered-gaza-for-resettlement-event-endangered-troops\/0000019c-7a34-dfbe-a39f-7a761d250000\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">question far-right MK Limor Son Har-Melech<\/a> of the Otzma Yehudit party, who on Thursday entered Gaza overnight with dozens of civilians to call for resettlement of the Strip.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">\u25a0 U.S. President Donald Trump has told Congress he is pursuing a <a class=\"x1bvjpef x41m6fz xly1mqq x1k57tk5 x1i43xu1 xx6stda x15spe28 x1wntsoc xj69yco xfw692k xg830sg x13dflua xfagghw xz4gly6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/middle-east-news\/2026-02-20\/ty-article\/.premium\/saudi-arabia-may-have-uranium-enrichment-under-proposed-deal-with-u-s\/0000019c-7a5d-d768-ab9f-ffffb8670000\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">civil nuclear pact with Saudi Arabia<\/a> that does not include non-proliferation safeguards the U.S. has long said would ensure the kingdom does not develop nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">\u25a0 The militant group Hamas is holding elections to determine its new interim leadership, according to a <a class=\"x1bvjpef x41m6fz xly1mqq x1k57tk5 x1i43xu1 xx6stda x15spe28 x1wntsoc xj69yco xfw692k xg830sg x13dflua xfagghw xz4gly6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c23z0kdypm3o\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">report in the BBC<\/a>. The front-runners are said to be <a class=\"x1bvjpef x41m6fz xly1mqq x1k57tk5 x1i43xu1 xx6stda x15spe28 x1wntsoc xj69yco xfw692k xg830sg x13dflua xfagghw xz4gly6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/middle-east-news\/2025-09-12\/ty-article\/.premium\/hamas-says-chief-negotiator-khalil-al-hayya-wasnt-killed-in-israeli-strike-on-doha\/00000199-3f0e-d336-addd-7f7f76e80000\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Khalil al-Hayya<\/a>, a Hamas leader in Gaza who is thought to be aligned with former leaders <a class=\"x1bvjpef x41m6fz xly1mqq x1k57tk5 x1i43xu1 xx6stda x15spe28 x1wntsoc xj69yco xfw692k xg830sg x13dflua xfagghw xz4gly6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/opinion\/2024-01-17\/ty-article-opinion\/.premium\/the-strongest-man-in-gaza-inside-the-mind-of-hamas-leader-yahya-sinwar\/0000018d-1732-d695-a3dd-5737fe6c0000\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yahya Sinwar<\/a> and <a class=\"x1bvjpef x41m6fz xly1mqq x1k57tk5 x1i43xu1 xx6stda x15spe28 x1wntsoc xj69yco xfw692k xg830sg x13dflua xfagghw xz4gly6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/2024-07-31\/ty-article\/hamas-confirms-its-political-leader-ismail-haniyeh-killed-in-tehran\/00000191-06d9-d117-abd9-8ffff56e0000\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ismail Haniyeh<\/a>; and <a class=\"x1bvjpef x41m6fz xly1mqq x1k57tk5 x1i43xu1 xx6stda x15spe28 x1wntsoc xj69yco xfw692k xg830sg x13dflua xfagghw xz4gly6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/ty-tag\/khaled-meshal-0000017f-da27-d249-ab7f-fbe750760000\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Khaled Meshal<\/a>, who leads the Hamas movement outside of the Palestinian territories.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">\u25a0 A court has extended the detention of a 19-year-old resident of Bnei Brak who is suspected of <a class=\"x1bvjpef x41m6fz xly1mqq x1k57tk5 x1i43xu1 xx6stda x15spe28 x1wntsoc xj69yco xfw692k xg830sg x13dflua xfagghw xz4gly6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/israel-politics\/2026-02-15\/ty-article\/.premium\/police-arrest-22-in-haredi-riot-sparked-when-two-idf-soldiers-visit-bnei-brak\/0000019c-616b-d468-adbf-e9eb46ac0000\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tipping over a police car<\/a> during Sunday&#8217;s riots in the ultra-Orthodox city, which were sparked by the visit of two female IDF soldiers.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"rich-text\" class=\"x13faqbe x12ds5z6 x1rrzvkg x1txrjqu x115k1yo x126s5kd x1az39ph x1qxhirb xhhm3bp xjplvm8 x1ur7pbh\">\u25a0 The Jordanian Waqf, which oversees administration of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, estimated that around 80,000 worshippers participated in the first Friday prayers of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here are Friday&#8217;s latest updates: \u25a0 The IDF said that troops in Gaza on Friday &#8220;identified a terrorist&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":301226,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[50,42,87,954,43,40,38,41,39,77],"class_list":["post-301225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-gaza","tag-headlines","tag-iran","tag-israeli-politics","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-west-bank"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301225\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/301226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}