JERUSALEM: A British-Israeli woman has died of injuries she sustained in a shooting attack Friday in the occupied West Bank that also killed her two daughters, a Jerusalem hospital said.
“We announce with sadness the passing of Lucy (Leah) Dee, a victim of the fatal attack in the (Jordan) Valley last Friday,” the hospital said in a statement Monday.
“Unfortunately, despite intense and relentless efforts, due to the critical nature of her injuries, the team had to determine her death today.”

RAMALLAH: Israeli forces killed a 15-year-old Palestinian boy on Monday in a raid on a West Bank camp, amid wider clashes during a settler march and a mass intrusion into the grounds of Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Palestinian medical sources said Mohammed Balhan was killed as Israeli forces stormed the Aqabat Jaber near Jericho in the West Bank. Balhan was hit with three bullets to the head, abdomen and pelvis during clashes.

Two other civilians suffered bullet wounds to their lower bodies and five other civilians were arrested.

JERUSALEM: Israel signed a $400 million (1.44 billion shekels) deal to sell Spike anti-tank missiles to Greece, Israel’s Defense Ministry said on Monday, just days after reaching a similar-sized deal to provide air defenses to newly-inducted NATO member Finland.
The Spike is a guided anti-tank missile used by many EU and NATO countries produced by Israeli state-owned defense contractor Rafael.

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he would leave Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in place given an escalating security crisis, reversing a decision to fire the minister that triggered protests and raised alarm abroad.
He said the two had resolved their disagreement over Gallant’s public call last month for a halt to the government’s bitterly divisive judicial overhaul plan, which Gallant said had become a threat to Israel’s security.
Last week Netanyahu announced he would delay the dismissal.

TOKYO: Japan Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Monday paid a courtesy call on Jordan’s King Abdullah II, who is making an official visit to Japan.

They exchanged views on issues such as the situation in the Middle East – including the relationship between Israel and Palestine – the situation in Ukraine, and events in East Asia, including responses to North Korea, according to the Japanese foreign ministry.

The King and Minister Hayashi agreed to continue close cooperation on making efforts toward peace and stability, both regional and global.