Overview
- A strike near Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah killed Dr Jamal Abu Aboun and wounded three people, including a child, according to hospital and Gaza medical sources.
- Israeli settlers attacked homes and vehicles in Beita, south of Nablus, and damaged farmland and trees in Khirbet al-Muraq in Masafer Yatta, with local reports saying Israeli forces were present in Beita.
- The fresh violence on Saturday adds to heavy losses and displacement reported by Gaza health authorities, which say hundreds have been killed and thousands wounded since the October ceasefire.
- Testimony collected by international reporting described Israeli reservists saying rules of engagement were permissive after the ceasefire, a claim that feeds concerns about military conduct and civilian harm.
- Palestinian monitoring bodies report a wider surge in settler attacks across the West Bank, a trend that threatens farmers’ livelihoods, fuels local displacement, and could drive further escalation on the ground.