Despite a ceasefire declared a month ago, Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip continue. As more bodies are recovered from the rubble, the death toll continues to rise. According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, since the conflict began on October 7, 2023, 69,169 Palestinians have been killed so far.
A report by Al Jazeera states that at least 240 Palestinians have been killed in the past month alone, even after the ceasefire took effect. Clashes and shootings also continue in border areas.
The Israeli military claims it shot and killed two Palestinians in northern and southern Gaza, alleging they crossed the “Yellow Line”—a boundary agreed upon under a US-brokered ceasefire arrangement. However, local sources say that civilians approaching the area are also being targeted. In Khan Younis, a Palestinian child was killed by an explosive device left behind by Israeli forces.
In this situation, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for the reopening of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt to evacuate critically injured patients. According to WHO, about 4,000 patients have been taken abroad for treatment so far, while 16,500 more are waiting for medical evacuation.
Meanwhile, attacks by Israeli settlers have intensified across the occupied West Bank. In the town of Beita, south of Nablus, villagers, journalists, and volunteers harvesting olives were assaulted, leaving at least a dozen people injured, including a journalist and a 70-year-old volunteer. The Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate condemned the assault as a “war crime intended to target journalists.”
According to United Nations data, since September, at least 126 attacks have taken place across 70 towns and villages in the West Bank, with over 4,000 olive trees destroyed or uprooted.