Israeli forces killed a wanted Palestinian terrorist suspected of being involved in the November 2012 Tel Aviv bus bombing, which Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have both claimed. Israeli and Palestinian negotiators held another round of peace talks with a focus on water-related issues. A number of Druze citizens of Israel have reportedly traveled to Syria to fight on behalf of the Assad regime. Defense Minister Ya’alon said that despite recent unrest, “there are no signs of a popular uprising or a third intifada.”
