Here are the latest updates on day 629 of the war:
â– Three Palestinians were killed next to Ramallah in the West Bank; according to Palestinian reports, the victims were shot by the IDF.
â– More countries are expected to join the Abraham Accords, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff said on CNBC on Wednesday.
â– At least 74 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, 33 of them while waiting for humanitarian aid, local health officials said.
â– Seven Israeli soldiers serving were killed Tuesday in southern Gaza’s Khan Yunis, when an explosive device affixed to their armored personnel carrier was detonated.
â– U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that Israel had people inspect the Fordow nuclear site on the ground, and that they reported “it was total obliteration.” However, Israeli MK Arye Dery said that no one had physically checked the damage. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the strikes rendered Fordow “inoperable,” and an Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said the country’s nuclear facilities were “badly damaged.”
â– Despite the United States and Israel proclaiming that Iran’s nuclear program has been set back years, the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, said on Wednesday that Iran has the ability to rebuild its nuclear facilities.
â– Israeli source to Haaretz: No progress in hostage release negotiations.
â– Iran’s parliament approved a bill on Wednesday to suspend cooperation with the UN’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran’s Nournews reported.