A Palestinian woman armed with a knife approached a military position and was shot by troops near the perimeter fence of the West Bank settlement Psagot. Army Radio reported that they “neutralized” the woman before she was able to enter the settlement. A hostage freed from Gaza told lawmakers that the women still being held by terrorists in the enclave are being raped and have been abandoned. Meanwhile, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel “will not stop fighting until absolute victory”. Netanyahu’s statement came after the IDF* announced its highest single-day death toll in Gaza after 24 soldiers were killed in as many hours.