■ Israeli settlers on Friday forced Palestinians to exhume a body buried near the West Bank settlement of Sa-Nur, claiming the grave was located too close to the settlement, even though the burial had been pre-authorized by the IDF.
■ The IDF said it struck more than 85 Hezbollah targets in Lebanon over the past day, while Hezbollah fired rockets toward Israeli troops in southern Lebanon without causing injuries; the IDF issued evacuation warnings for nine communities in southern Lebanon.
■ U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met in Washington to discuss Middle East developments and mediation efforts aimed at de-escalating the war in Iran, according to Qatar’s Foreign Ministry.
■ The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on 10 individuals and companies accused of assisting Iran’s weapons program.
■ U.S. intelligence estimates that Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is playing a central role in shaping Iran’s war and negotiations strategy alongside senior officials, despite his whereabouts remaining unclear, CNN reported.
■ A Palestinian father and son were reportedly wounded in an Israeli settler attack near Ad-Dhahiriya, south of Hebron, local reports said. Footage from the scene showed settlers smashing the windows of a Palestinian vehicle.
■ Around 2,000 people protested against Israel’s participation in the Venice Biennale ahead of the art festival’s opening in Venice, according to local police. Italian media footage showed clashes between demonstrators waving Palestinian flags and police.