Israel launched its largest airstrike targeting the West Bank since the start of the war, killing 18 Palestinians, including a local Hamas leader. While the Israel Defense Forces have been locked in conflict in Gaza and Lebanon,

Relatives say an Israeli airstrike on a West Bank cafe that the military said targeted Palestinian militants also killed a family of four, including two young children.

Hamas confirmed that commander Zahi Yaser Abd al-Razeq Oufi was killed by the strike, who the IDF say attempted a car bombing last month and supplied weapons. The Israeli military said the air strike was a joint operation with its Shin Bet security service, aimed at killing Oufi and "other significant terrorists".