In Israel and the Occupied Territories, a five-day tacit truce between Israel and Hamas has collapsed. Five Palestinians militants were killed in the West Bank on Wednesday after coming under attack from undercover Israeli forces. Earlier today, Israeli fighter jets bombed northern Gaza after Palestinians fired rockets at Israeli towns. The shooting came hours after Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh publicly outlined his terms for a permanent ceasefire with Israel.

Ismail Haniyeh: “There must be a commitment, in return (from the Israelis), to end its comprehensive aggression against our people, end assassinations and
killings and raids, ending all forms of aggression, lifting the siege and reopening the crossings. That’s the decision that was taken by the unity government in its political program.”

Israel rejected the conditions and said it reserves the right to launch attacks.