Ibrahimi Mosque

Israeli forces killed four Palestinians in Gaza amid ongoing attacks on tents. They also restricted Palestinian worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque and blocked the call to prayer at Ibrahimi Mosque.

Peace Now, an Israeli rights group, condemned the Israeli government's decision to assume planning and construction powers in Hebron from the Palestinian Municipality. The group accused finance minister Bezalel Smotrich of using the move to gain political support and criticized the action as based on an apartheid principle, which it claims undermines prospects for a two-state solution.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) condemned the Israeli government's reported seizure of authority over the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, West Bank, calling it an attack on Palestinian rights and international law. CAIR accused Israel of undermining Palestinian self-governance and altering the historic status of the site, urging global accountability and protection of holy sites from political manipulation.

Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich transferred control of the Cave of Patriarchs/Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron from the Palestinian municipality to an Israeli committee, a move condemned by the Palestinian Authority as violating agreements and international law. The 1997 protocol had placed most of the site under Palestinian administration, which Israel has been eroding.

Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich stated that Palestinians have been stripped of administrative authority over the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, a move described as a step toward Israeli sovereignty and governance. The decision is part of expanding Israeli control over the site and surrounding areas, which has restricted Palestinian access and daily life.

Israel has taken planning and construction control at a Jewish and Muslim shrine in Hebron from the Palestinian Authority, revoking a 1997 agreement that granted Palestinians oversight of the site. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced the move, which affects the Tomb of the Patriarchs and Ibrahimi Mosque in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich canceled the Hebron Protocol, revoking Palestinian control over construction in Hebron's key sites, including the Ibrahimi Mosque. The 1997 agreement, part of the Oslo Accords, divided the city into zones under Palestinian and Israeli authority, but Smotrich's move transfers planning and construction jurisdiction to Israeli state control.

Israeli authorities illuminated Hebron's Ibrahimi Mosque with Israeli flag colours and slogans, prompting Palestinian officials to condemn the action. The incident highlights ongoing tensions between Israelis and Palestinians over shared religious and historical sites.