Key facts
- At least two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike on a family home in Khan Younis.
- Three Palestinians were shot dead in the occupied West Bank, with Israeli military stating two were killed after a stabbing attack and a third after a separate stabbing attack.
- Six members of one family were killed in a separate Israeli strike in Gaza City.
- Four people were killed in another Israeli air strike on a home in central Gaza City.
- Two more were killed in an Israeli drone strike on a vehicle south of Gaza City.
An Israeli air strike in Khan Younis has killed at least two Palestinians, according to Al Jazeera. The incident is part of ongoing Israeli military operations in Gaza, which have resulted in multiple casualties. Medics reported that six members of one family were killed in a separate strike in Gaza City, and four more people died in another strike in central Gaza City. Additionally, two individuals were killed in an Israeli drone strike south of Gaza City.
In the occupied West Bank, three Palestinians were shot dead. The Israeli military stated that forces killed two Palestinians after they stabbed and wounded an Israeli civilian during a dispute, and a third Palestinian was shot after a separate stabbing attack wounded an Israeli soldier. Palestinian authorities and the Israeli military provided differing accounts of the West Bank incidents, with Palestinian news agency WAFA reporting that Israeli military and settlers attacked Palestinians from the village of Beit Furik.
These events occur more than nine months after a U.S.-backed ceasefire took effect in October. Since then, over 1,160 Palestinians and four Israeli soldiers have been reported killed. The UN's human rights office has condemned the recent intensification of Israeli military attacks in Gaza. Tensions remain high in the West Bank due to escalating settler violence and Israeli settlement expansion plans.