Israeli Forces Kill Three Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank Attacks

Israeli drone fire killed one Palestinian and wounded another in the Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City, hospital sources told Al Jazeera. Emergency services in northern Gaza retrieved two bodies after Israeli shelling struck the town of Beit Lahiya. The Israeli army has increased gunfire and shelling to expand the area it calls the yellow zone.

incidents Israeli forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets at residents of Umm Safa village northwest of Ramallah, wounding three people, the Wafa news agency reported. Local sources said the troops arrived after Israeli settlers entered the village outskirts and took four sheep.

Israeli settlers also attacked the Bedouin community of Khilat al-Homs south of Yatta in the Hebron Governorate, according to Wafa. The agency said settlers, under protection of Israeli forces, sprayed pepper spray that caused bruises and breathing difficulty.

Gaza casualty figures Gaza’s Health Ministry stated that at least 73,090 Palestinians have been killed and 173,550 wounded since October 2023. Since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire began last October, 1,066 additional deaths and 3,445 injuries have been recorded inside the enclave.