Israel arrested 33 senior Hamas officials in the West Bank, including the “Education Minister, the mayors of Nablus and Qalqiliya, members of the parliament and senior activists in the organization.” Hamas declared a unilateral cease-fire with Israel after it was concerned that Prime MinisterHaniyeh and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal would be assassinated. The IDF targeted 4 Qassam launch sites in Gaza as 4 Qassams land in the Negev.
