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April 29, 2026
RECAP: IDF kills three in Gaza, says two soldiers wounded, Palestinian killed in West Bank
Here are Wednesday's latest updates from the U.S.-Iran cease-fire and Israel's war with Hezbollah:
■ Israeli drone strikes killed three Palestinians and wounded several others in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, according to Palestinian reports.
■ U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed aides to prepare for an extended blockade of Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing U.S. officials.
■ The IDF said it killed a Palestinian who attacked soldiers during a raid in the West Bank town of Silwad, adding that two soldiers were wounded and another Palestinian was detained.
■ The Israeli military said it killed three Hezbollah militants "who advanced a shooting attack against IDF soldiers" in Lebanon on Tuesday, adding that, in a separate incident, a Hezbollah explosive-laden drone detonated near IDF soldiers, lightly wounding one.
■ The judges in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's graft trial rejected his request to shorten his Wednesday testimony due to a "security schedule."
■ Twelve of the ultra-Orthodox protesters who broke into the yard of the Military Police commander's house in Ashkelon, southern Israel, are expected to be brought for a custody hearing later on Wednesday.
■ The Israeli military and Shin Bet security service said they killed the head of Hamas' military intelligence operations in a strike in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
■ Police arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of attacking a nun in a Jerusalem hate crime.
