Morning recap

Good morning Middle East Eye readers,

Here are the latest updates from Israel's war on Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank: 

• An Israeli drone strike killed two Palestinian boys, aged eight and 10, in Bani Suheila, east of Khan Younis.

• Israeli artillery shelled the eastern parts of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, as local media reported sustained bombardment in residential areas.

• Israeli military vehicles opened fire east of the al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, according to Palestinian sources speaking to Al Jazeera Arabic, heightening fear among civilians trapped in the densely populated area.

• Israeli occupation forces stormed the courtyard of the Royal Hospital in the Zeitoun suburb of Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank, further violating the sanctity of medical spaces.

• Israeli forces also raided the town of Halhul, north of Hebron, launching home searches and a broad campaign of intimidation against residents.

• The occupation army claimed that an Israeli soldier was injured in a car-ramming incident in Hebron and said its forces “spotted the perpetrator before he was able to escape.”

• US President Donald Trump has invited Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House in the “near future”, which would mark the latter’s fifth visit since Trump returned to office in January, underscoring Washington’s continued political backing despite Israel’s escalating violence.