Father of Palestinian-American teen shot dead in West Bank blames US support of Israel for death
The father of a Palestinian-American teenager shot dead in the occupied West Bank has blamed the United States for his son’s death, citing long-standing US military support. Hafiz Abdel Jabbar said his son Tawfic Abdel Jabbar – who was born and raised in Gretna, Louisiana, near New Orleans, but had been living with his father in the West Bank since May 2023 – was driving to have a picnic on their family farm with his friends, about 10 miles north of Ramallah, near the town of Al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya, on Friday.
He said an eyewitness told him that when they got there, settlers and then IDF soldiers "stopped and started shooting at them," and his son was fatally struck twice, in the head and chest, and found dead in the car.
A Palestinian state media report earlier said the teen was transported in critical condition to the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, where he later died.
"Since Israel is “supported by the US government,” Abdel Jabbar, a dual-national US citizen, told CNN Saturday, “He was killed by our own bullets. My son was killed by our own government.”"
Israeli military releases footage of Khan Younis tunnel where it says around 20 hostages were held 
The Israel Defense Forces released footage Sunday of a tunnel in the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza where it said Hamas held around 20 hostages at different times. The tunnel was located in the center of Khan Younis and ran about 830 meters (0.51 miles) at a depth of 20 meters (66 feet), the IDF said.
There were booby traps, explosives and various obstacles inside the tunnel, according to the IDF, which said it encountered and killed several Hamas operatives as it entered the tunnel. The IDF found no hostages in the tunnel but said, based on testimonies from former hostages and DNA evidence, that about 20 hostages were held in there at different times, some of who have been released while others remain held in Gaza.
Videos shared by the IDF show long tunnels, some of which lead to rooms with mattresses, blankets and food wrappers scattered on the floor, and kitchen and bathroom areas. The group also released photos of a pair of child’s drawings. Five-year-old former hostage Emilia Aloni drew the pictures, the IDF said Aloni’s family told them.
Did they expect to find hostages still there?
Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 25,000, Hamas-run Ministry of Health says
More than 25,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since October 7, the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health said Sunday. The latest toll includes 178 people killed and 293 injured in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 25,105 killed and 62,681 injured across the strip during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
CNN cannot independently verify these numbers due to the challenges of reporting from the war zone.
In an update Sunday morning, the IDF said one additional soldier had been killed in combat, bringing Israel's military death toll to 195 since Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza began.
UN Secretary General calls opposition to a two-state solution "unacceptable"
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called opposition to a two-state solution “unacceptable” on Sunday. “The refusal to accept the two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians and the denial of the right to statehood for the Palestinian people are unacceptable,” he said in a post on X.
Guterres added that “the right of the Palestinian people to build their own state must be recognized by all.” On Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his desire for security control over all territory west of Jordan is contrary to the existence of a Palestinian state.
In a separate post, Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir also reasserted his rejection of a Palestinian state. “I do deny a Palestinian state. Always!” Ben Gvir said on X.
So what are you going to do about it... So far harsher and harsher words have led nowhere.
