A New York Times editorial dubbed the Olmert administration as paralyzed. It stated that Washington must take the initiative to convince Hamas to stop terror attacks against the Jewish state "given the current political paralysis in Israel."

--An Egyptian Member of Parliament called for Israel to be wiped off the map. The MP, Mustafa al-Kitani, was speaking during a special session of Parliament called by the Muslim Brotherhood. The session focused on the subject of Israel’s repairs to the Rambam (Mughrabi) Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City, which Muslim leaders claim are an effort to topple the mosques on the Temple Mount.