Israel’s Foreign Ministry said that “warning shots” were fired as the diplomats had "deviated from the approved route."

Israeli soldiers fired warning shots near diplomats from Europe, the Middle East and Asia who were touring the West Bank city of Jenin, prompting them to run for cover amid gunfire.

The US has obtained new intelligence suggesting that Israel is making preparations to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, even as the Trump administration has been pursuing a diplomatic deal with Tehran,

Shares rose in Asia on Wednesday while oil prices jumped more than 1% following a report that Israel may be planning an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities. U.S. futures were lower. A CNN report cited unnamed intelligence officials saying Israel may be preparing for an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.

Oil jumped following a CNN report that new US intelligence suggests Israel is preparing for a potential strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. Brent crude rose above $66 a barrel while West Texas Intermediate surged as much as 3.

In her latest dispatch for The Media Line, Keren Setton reports that Canada, France, and the UK are threatening sanctions unless Israel drastically boosts the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza and puts the brakes on its military campaign against Hamas.

Humanitarian aid resumes after a two-month blockade as starvation images risk undermining the legitimacy of war effort.