Israeli attacks on Gaza intensify amid surge of West Bank settler violence
Key takeawaysRenewed deadly violence: Intensified Israeli attacks in Gaza killed and injured dozensMounting death toll: 57 Palestinians killed in Gaza over the last week, with deaths climbing above 1,100 since the October 2025 ceasefire“Yellow line” dangers: Palestinians remain trapped in a shrinking area as Israel continues shifting the “yellow line” westward, with many killings reported far from the line itselfRising West Bank settler violence: Settler attacks now account for 55 per cent of Palestinian injuries in the West Bank in 2026, with incidents rising sharply from one every three days in 2020 to over three per day in 2026“We condemn all killings of civilians,” the UN Spokesperson said on Tuesday, adding that under international humanitarian law, civilians and civilian infrastructure must be protected.Continued Israeli military operations, new displacement and deteriorating access further limited humanitarian assistance and heightened protection concerns across Gaza, according to the latest updates from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA.Read OCHA’s report here.Occupation must endThe Israeli military’s intensified attacks killed and injured dozens in Gaza in recent days, Thameen Al-Kheetan, for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), said at a press conference in Geneva on Tuesday.Those recent attacks included an Israeli drone strike that killed seven people and others outside a grocery store, west of the Nuseirat refugee camp, and a teacher injured after reportedly being shot by a bullet fired by Israeli forces while she was working inside a temporary learning space, just west of Khan Younis. Nine months after the ceasefire announcement, nowhere is safe for Palestinians in Gaza, Mr. Al-Kheetan said.“The whole of the Gaza Strip is under the Israeli occupation,” he said. “Human rights of the Palestinians ought to be respected, the Israeli occupation has to end and a fair, durable two-State solution has to be implemented.”
