Israeli airstrikes killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza on Thursday, according to Palestinian health officials, while Israeli soldiers shot and killed a 15-year-old child during an army raid in the Israeli-occupied West Bank [1]. In southern Gaza's Khan Younis, one person was killed and several others wounded in a strike that Israel's military said targeted militants transporting munitions who posed a threat to Israeli soldiers [1]. Three additional people, including a rescue worker, were killed in a separate strike in Maghazi, a Palestinian refugee camp in the Deir al Balah area in central Gaza; Israel's military had no immediate comment on this strike [1].
At Gaza City's Al Shifa Hospital, relatives mourned five people, including three children, killed on Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike on a northern Gaza town [1]. Mohammed Baalousha, a relative of one of the victims, stated, "There is no ceasefire, no truce, nothing at all. There is no safety in any area" [1]. Israel's military has not commented on this strike [1].
In the West Bank city of Nablus, health officials reported that Israeli forces shot and killed a teenager during an ongoing raid [1]. Additionally, the Palestinian health ministry said Israeli settlers shot and killed a 25-year-old Palestinian man in Deir Dibwan town near Ramallah a day earlier, amid what human rights groups describe as a surge in violence against Palestinians by Israeli settlers and soldiers [1]. The Israeli military did not immediately comment on either incident [1]. The Palestinian health ministry reported that at least 15 people have been killed by Israeli settlers' attacks so far this year [1].
Since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire came into effect in October, Israel has carried out repeated strikes on Gaza, with both Israel and Hamas accusing each other of ceasefire violations. There is currently no mechanism for enforcing the ceasefire [1]. Four Israeli soldiers and more than 780 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire began [1].
CONCLUSION
The latest Israeli strikes in Gaza and the West Bank have resulted in multiple Palestinian casualties, including children, amid ongoing ceasefire violations and rising violence. With no enforcement mechanism for the ceasefire and continued accusations from both sides, the situation remains volatile and unresolved.