U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Thursday criticized a symbolic vote in Israel's parliament the previous day about annexing the occupied West Bank, saying that it amounted to an "insult" and went against President Donald Trump's administration policies.

The incidents come amid intermittent friction around the Gaza perimeter and in the West Bank. The Israel Defense Forces said it fired warning rounds overnight after several suspected Palestinians approached the “yellow line” buffer area along northern Gaza,

Under a US-brokered ceasefire, Israel began releasing about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Hamas freeing 20 Israeli hostages. Jubilant crowds in Gaza and West Bank greeted the detainees amid warnings against public celebrations,