Israel-Gaza updates: Police killed in border shooting, authorities say

The attack occurred at the Allenby Bridge crossing with Jordan.

ByBill Hutchinson, David Brennan, Emily Shapiro, Meredith Deliso, and Nadine El-Bawab
Last Updated: September 8, 2024, 8:05 AM EDT

As the Israel-Hamas war continues, the latest round of cease-fire discussions appears to have reached an impasse.

Meanwhile, after six hostages were found dead in Gaza, protests erupted in Israel. Protesters have lashed out at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and demanded the government bring the hostages home.

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Sep 06, 2024, 11:22 AM EDT

Israeli forces pull out of Jenin, leaving widespread destruction

Ten days after the start of Israeli military operations in Jenin, Palestinian news agencies report Israeli forces have withdrawn from the West Bank city.

The military operation left at least 39 dead and 150 injured and widespread destruction, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The past week was the deadliest for Palestinian civilians in the West Bank since November 2023, according to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.

PHOTO: A man sits in front of a damaged building following an Israeli military raid in the Jenin refugee camp, in the occupied West Bank on Sept. 6, 2024.
A man sits in front of a damaged building following an Israeli military raid in the Jenin refugee camp, in the occupied West Bank on Sept. 6, 2024. Israeli forces withdrew from Jenin in the occupied West Bank on Sept. 6 after a deadly 10-day operation, witnesses said, as Hamas blamed Israel for deadlock in Gaza truce talks.
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The Israel Defense Forces said it eliminated 14 terrorists and apprehended over 30 suspects during the operation, including killing Wassem Hazem, who was described as the head of Hamas operations in Jenin.

Palestinians sit by a damaged road, following a several day long Israeli-raid, in Jenin camp, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Sept. 6, 2024.
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While Israeli forces withdrew from Jenin on Friday, an Israeli security source told ABC News that "counterterrorism activities [are] likely to resume" at an unknown time.

-ABC News' Dana Savir, Nasser Atta and Latifeh Abdelattif

Sep 06, 2024, 10:06 AM EDT

American woman killed in the West Bank

A 26-year-old American woman has died at Rafidia Hospital in Nablus, in the West Bank, according to the hospital director.

The woman, identified as Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, was a "foreign solidarity" activist, one of a number of Americans and other foreigners, who work to protect Palestinian farmers in the West Bank from attacks by Israeli settlers.

PHOTO: Medics transport the body of a U.S. citizen after she succumbed to her wound from a reported gunshot, at a hospital in Nablus in the occupied West Bank on Sept. 6, 2024.
Medics transport the body of a U.S. citizen after she succumbed to her wound from a reported gunshot, at a hospital in Nablus in the occupied West Bank on Sept. 6, 2024.
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The hospital director said Eygi was shot in the head and that medical teams provided CPR before she was pronounced dead.

In July, shocking video showed a group of activists attacked by settlers near Qusra, in the West Bank, while trying to protect Palestinian farmers harvesting olives.

The U.S. State Department said it was aware of the "tragic death" of Eygi in the West Bank.

"We offer our deepest condolences to her family and loved ones. We are urgently gathering more information about the circumstances of her death and will have more to say as we learn more. We have no higher priority than the safety and security of American citizens," said Matt Miller, a spokesperson for the State Department.

-ABC News' Latifeh Abdelattif and Shannon K. Kingston

Sep 05, 2024, 4:45 PM EDT

Egyptian military chief visits Egypt-Gaza border

Egyptian military chief of staff Lt. Gen. Ahmed Khalifa made a surprise visit to the country’s border with Gaza to inspect security measures on Thursday, according to a spokesperson.

The unannounced visit comes a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would only agree to a cease-fire deal if Israeli forces remain in the Philadlephi corridor, which separates Gaza and Egypt. This has been a main sticking point in the ongoing cease-fire and hostage negotiations.

The border crossing from Egypt into Gaza has been closed since May.

-ABC News' Ayat Al-Tawy

Sep 05, 2024, 4:11 PM EDT

Protesters set off flares on blocked road in Tel Aviv

Protesters set off flares on a road they blocked in Tel Aviv on Thursday, calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal with Hamas and bring home more hostages.

Demonstrators take part in a protest to show support for the hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly Oct. 7 attack, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sept. 5, 2024.
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PHOTO: Demonstrators wave flags during a protest calling for action to secure the release of hostages held captive since the Oct. 7 attacks by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, in front of the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on Sept. 5, 2024.
Israeli anti-government demonstrators hold placards and wave national flags during a protest calling for action to secure the release of Israeli hostages held captive since the Oct. 7 attacks by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, in front of the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on Sept. 5, 2024.
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This is the fifth night of protests in Tel Aviv this week.

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