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Israeli Strikes Kill Senior Hamas Security Chiefs as West Bank Violence Surges

Targeted killings, settler arson, mass raids suggest the ceasefire's protections are eroding, raising the risk of wider instability.

Palestinian boys stand at a damaged a mosque, which Palestinians say was damaged by Israeli settlers, in Qusra near Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 26, 2026. Graffiti on the wall includes "Blood does not frighten us, the mosque will testify" and "the land of Israel was bought with blood." REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman
Children stand outside a mosque that was burned during an attack by Israeli settlers early in the morning in the West Bank village of Qusra, Sunday, July 26, 2026, as on its wall a Hebrew graffiti reads "Revenge Benayahu", referring to an Israeli settler killed during clashes with Palestinians in the village of Tell, last Friday. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Overview

  • Israeli airstrikes on Sunday killed Brig.-Gen. Abdel‑Nasser Al‑Maqadma in northern Gaza and Col. Wael El‑Ledawi with Major Ramez Abu Zraiq in central Gaza, according to Gaza’s interior ministry and medics.
  • The Israel Defense Forces confirmed it carried out strikes against Hamas militants but provided only limited details about the specific incidents reported on July 25–26.
  • Following Friday’s deadly shootout near the village of Tell that left four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers dead, Israeli forces launched wide raids across the West Bank and detained more than 70 suspects, the military said.
  • Israeli settlers carried out a coordinated wave of attacks in multiple West Bank towns, setting fire to two mosques, vandalizing property with Hebrew graffiti, and torching equipment, with Palestinian officials alleging some actions occurred with military acquiescence and Israeli authorities saying they are investigating.
  • The strikes and raids add to heavy human costs since the October ceasefire, with Gaza health officials reporting roughly 1,180–1,190 deaths since the truce and civilians facing more displacement, home sealings or demolitions and restricted aid and movement.