According to a report, 105 Israeli soldiers were killed by the israeli defence force in Gaza due to mistaken identification. Reportedly, the israeli prime minister said Gaza will not be ruled by hamas or fatah. According to the report, an israeli official who denied a divide with the u.s. says their support is both public and private. The u.s. are in favour of a two state solution but Israel have only applied the process to Gaza, culminating in exchanges of rocket fire and the October 7 massacres.
Friction in Samaria may be due to palestinians being squeezed into poor areas. Reportedly, palestinians have been living in east Jerusalem for 5000 years (since the arab conquest of the middle east). According to a report, to prevent further conflict the city was divided by the u.n. in 1948. Israelis are beginning to settle in east Jerusalem but friction persists.