Israeli raid and settlement expansion in West Bank draw condemnation.

Three Palestinians were killed and six others were wounded during an Israeli army raid in a West Bank refugee camp. The Biden administration criticized Israel's latest act of settlement expansion and expressed concerns about ultranationalist National Security Minister Itmar Ben-Gvir's visit to the Temple Mount. Israel has stepped up raids in response to a spate of Palestinian attacks. The Palestinians seek the West Bank and the Gaza Strip for a future independent state, with east Jerusalem as its capital. Most of the international community considers Israeli settlements to be illegal and obstacles to peace.