Israeli Defence Forces deny reports three Palestinians fired upon in Gaza yesterday by an Israeli tank had opened fire on Israeli soldiers and hardware, but says they planted two bombs made from plastic drinks bottles and containing an explosive liquid near the border fence. The suspects were not injured. (The Times of Israel)
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Liberman asks Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit to probe NGO B’Tselem for "incitement to disobedience" for asking Israeli troops at the border to refuse orders. B’Tselem accuses Liberman in response of "a deep contempt for basic moral principles" and reiterates its call for IDF personnel to refuse to carry out "manifestly illegal orders". (The Times of Israel)
Gazan journalists hold a protest against the shooting death of Yasser Murtaja at the border, which they face with their mouths taped shut. (The Jerusalem Post)
A Palestinian man launches a stabbing attack in the West Bank settlement of Ma'aleh Adumim and is shot by a civilian. The attacker is hospitalised, as are three Israelis who suffered shock. (Israel National News)
Authorities charge Ahmed Kunba with several attacks including a drive-by shooting in the West Bank settlement of Havat Gilad that killed one, shooting at a bus, and trying to infiltrate the West Bank settlement of Dotan. (The Times of Israel)
Iraqi security forces kill six suspected terrorists and seize guns and explosives in an operation targeting Islamic State in Anbar. (Iraqi News)
A suicide bomber injures six Iraqi soldiers near Ramadi, Anbar. The soldiers were combing a building hit by a separate bombing yesterday that killed five and injured seven including a politician. (Iraqi News)
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer rejects claims that yesterday's car attack was an act of either Islamic or far-right terrorism, saying the attacker was not politically motivated. (The Journal)
A ship due to carry 65,000 sheep to the Middle East fails an Australian Maritime Safety Authority inspection after docking in Fremantle, Western Australia and is denied permits for the voyage. The government is investigating newly emerged footage of conditions on the ship, where thousands of sheep died during a similar voyage last year. (ABC)