Six Palestinians confirmed dead in Israeli strike on Khan Younis
The civil defence agency says at least six people are confirmed dead in the Israeli attack.
Gaza’s civil defence says its teams pulled out the bodies of three Palestinians after a residential home that belonged to the al-Qaoud family was targeted in an Israeli air strike in Gaza’s southernmost city.
This brings the total number of Palestinians killed across the enclave today to at least 47, medical sources tell Al Jazeera.
Israeli forces raid occupied West Bank town
Israeli soldiers stormed the town of Sebastia, northwest of Nablus, according to Wafa news agency. Citing Mayor Mohammed Azem, Wafa reported that Israeli forces entered the town with “heavy gunfire and tear gas bombs” leading to confrontations.
More violent Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank
Palestinian media outlets shared footage of Israeli forces storming the town of Anabta, located east of Tulkarem. The videos have been verified by Al Jazeera. In other footage posted on social media, a Palestinian was injured by Israeli gunfire near the “Rachel’s Tomb” camp, north of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank.
Israeli settlers pepper-spray Palestinian woman, children
The Palestine Red Crescent Society says Palestinians, including a woman and two children, were injured as Israelis from illegal settlements attacked them with pepper spray in the village of Deir Nidham near Ramallah.
The wounded were taken to a hospital in the occupied West Bank after they suffered burns to their faces from the pepper spray, according to witnesses. Settlers also attacked vehicles with stones along a road near Deir Nidham and the village of Umm Safa.
