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2026-10-07 · Military

Israeli Airstrikes Kill Four Palestinians Across Gaza Strip

Four Palestinians were killed in several Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, according to Gaza’s Civil Defense. Spokesman Mahmoud Bassal said strikes in Khan Younis and northern Gaza caused the fatalities and additional injuries. Nasser Hospital reported receiving two of the dead and nine wounded from attacks around Khan Younis, including one person in serious condition. Two other people, including Civil Defense volunteer Mohammed Tammous, were reported killed following a strike near Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza.

Source: Sky News Arabia

2026-10-05 · Security

Israel Imposes Closure Across West Bank and Gaza Crossings

Israeli authorities imposed a comprehensive closure on the West Bank and crossings leading to the Gaza Strip as security measures intensified around the anniversary of the October 7 attacks. According to the supplied report, the closure began Monday and was scheduled to remain in force until Wednesday. The measure coincided with increased Israeli military operations, raids and security incidents across the West Bank. The supplied material does not identify a single geographic point for the closure, so coordinates are left blank. نواب-لبنانيون-يطالبون-بإبقاء-ا…

Source: Asharq Al-Awsat

2026-10-05 · Security

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Near Bani Na’im During West Bank Closure

Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian and wounded two others near the entrance to Bani Na’im, southeast of Hebron, during heightened security measures in the West Bank. The Israeli military said a suspicious vehicle accelerated toward and collided with a military vehicle, prompting troops to fire. Palestinian sources disputed that account and accused the soldiers of killing the driver on suspicion alone. Palestinian officials identified the deceased as Mahmoud Idais, 41, from Yatta. نواب-لبنانيون-يطالبون-بإبقاء-ا…

Source: Asharq Al-Awsat

2026-09-29 · Security

Palestinians bury 51 bodies recovered from rubble in Nuseirat, central Gaza

Palestinians in Nuseirat camp, central Gaza, held funerals on Tuesday for 51 people whose bodies were recently recovered by rescue teams from under the rubble of destroyed homes. According to the Sabq report, citing Palestinian sources, the burials indicate continuing recovery of victims of earlier bombardment. The report does not say when or how the victims died. WAFA's cumulative tally since the war began stood at 74,023 dead and 175,980 wounded on Tuesday.

Source: Sabq

2026-09-29 · Security

Palestinian killed in Israeli attack in Gaza City's Tuffah neighborhood

Local sources reported that one Palestinian was killed in an Israeli attack in the Tuffah neighborhood, northeast of Gaza City, on Tuesday. The report gives no further detail on the circumstances, the victim or the weapon used. It is one of several incidents cited as part of continuing Israeli shooting, shelling and demolition of buildings in various areas of Gaza, reported by the Palestinian Information Center, despite the ceasefire in force since October 2025.

Source: Sabq

2026-09-29 · Security

Palestinian man shot dead by Israeli forces on Deir al-Balah's Salah al-Din Street

Israeli forces shot dead a young man identified as Ahmed Abu Mur on Salah al-Din Street in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on Tuesday, according to local Palestinian sources. WAFA had earlier reported three Palestinians killed and others wounded in Deir al-Balah and Gaza City. The killing was among the daily shooting and shelling incidents reported across the Strip, which occurred despite the ceasefire that took effect in October 2025, per Palestinian sources.

Source: Sabq

2026-09-29 · Military

Israeli drone strike on Jabalia displacement camp kills at least three Palestinians

An Israeli drone targeted a group of Palestinians in Halawa camp for displaced people in Jabalia, northern Gaza, on Tuesday. Local sources reported an initial toll of three killed, while Palestinian Red Crescent crews moved eight wounded, one critically, to field hospitals and al-Shifa. A later local list named four dead. Israeli statements about the strike are not included in the source. The report notes ongoing ceasefire violations in Gaza since October 2025.

Source: Sabq

2026-09-29 · Military

Israeli airstrike on Gaza City apartment kills two, reportedly including Qassam commander

Israeli aircraft struck a residential apartment near the Labaabidi junction in Gaza City's al-Nasr neighborhood on Tuesday, killing two Palestinians and wounding others, including children, according to local sources and WAFA. Local sources said the dead included Qassam Brigades commander Izz al-Din al-Baik and Muhannad Abu al-Foul; the file offers no independent confirmation of this identification. Bodies and wounded were taken to al-Shifa hospital. The strike occurred amid reported ceasefire violations since October 2025.

Source: Sabq

2026-09-28 · Security

Israeli Settlers Enter Al-Aqsa Compound Under Police Protection

Dozens of Israeli settlers entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound through the Moroccan Gate on Monday under heavy Israeli police protection, according to the supplied report. The article said Israeli authorities simultaneously tightened security measures around Al-Aqsa and Jerusalem’s Old City and imposed restrictions affecting worshippers’ entry and movement. The incident followed another large entry the previous day involving approximately 1,500 settlers and rabbis, according to the Palestinian WAFA news agency as cited by the article.

Source: Asharq Al-Awsat

2026-09-28 · Military

Israeli Military Reinforces West Bank Forces Amid Rising Settler Violence

Israeli military commanders reinforced forces in the West Bank amid concerns that escalating settler attacks could trigger Palestinian retaliation, according to the supplied report citing Israeli security officials. The article linked the reinforcement to deteriorating security conditions and recent violence around Ramallah, including two attacks in which a settler was killed and an Israeli soldier seriously wounded. The source describes the reinforcement as occurring in recent days but does not provide a sufficiently precise date or deployment location for a more exact event record.

Source: Asharq Al-Awsat

2026-09-28 · Security

Settlers Attack Palestinian Villages Around Ramallah and Damage Property

Israeli settlers carried out several attacks in communities around Ramallah early Monday, according to the supplied report. Vehicles were burned and graffiti was written during an attack on a house in Deir Abu Mashal, while a tractor was set on fire in Ras Karkar. Palestinians also confronted an attempted settler entry into a house near Sinjil, and settlers were reported to have stolen olives from Sinjil, Turmus Ayya and Umm Safa. Israeli authorities said incidents were being investigated, but the article reported no announced arrests.

Source: Asharq Al-Awsat

2026-09-28 · Security

Israeli Military Confirms Preparations for Future Movement Along Route 463

An Israeli military spokesman confirmed that preparations were underway to create security conditions for future movement along Route 463 in the Ramallah and Al-Bireh area. Israeli settler organizations have advocated reopening the route, which runs for roughly ten kilometers between areas near Al-Bireh and Jalazone in the east and Ein Qiniya in the west. Haaretz reported that reopening it could require new military positions and checkpoints. Yesha Council head Yisrael Gantz was also reported as saying a decision to open the road had already been taken.

Source: Asharq Al-Awsat