Israeli airstrikes in Gaza resulted in the deaths of four Palestinians, while a 15-year-old was fatally shot during an Israeli army operation in the West Bank, according to Palestinian health officials. The strikes targeted militants transporting munitions in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, killing one person and injuring several others. Additionally, three individuals, including a rescue worker, were killed in a separate strike in al Maghazi, a Palestinian refugee camp in central Gaza.
Since the implementation of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in October, Israel has conducted multiple airstrikes in Gaza. Both Israel and Hamas have accused each other of violating the ceasefire, with no effective enforcement mechanism in place. The death toll stands at four Israeli soldiers and over 780 Palestinians since the ceasefire began.
At Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, mourners gathered to bury five individuals, including three children, who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in a northern Gaza town. Mohammed Balousha, a relative of one of the victims, expressed the lack of safety and peace in the region, stating, “There is no ceasefire, no truce, nothing at all.”
In the West Bank city of Nablus, Israeli forces shot and killed a teenager during a raid. The Israeli military reported that the shooting occurred after a Palestinian threw stones at its forces, prompting them to use standard procedures that led to gunfire. Meanwhile, the Palestinian health ministry highlighted an increase in violence against Palestinians by Israeli settlers and soldiers, citing recent incidents where Palestinians were killed in altercations with settlers.
The Israeli military has not provided immediate comments on the incidents, while human rights groups have raised concerns about the escalating violence against Palestinians by Israeli settlers and soldiers in the region.