What’s happening in Gaza and the occupied West Bank?
- Israeli artillery shelling targeted areas east of Gaza City overnight. One person was wounded by an Israeli quadcopter in al-Faluja, northern Gaza.
- One person was killed and several wounded in an Israeli drone attack in Khan Younis.
- In the occupied West Bank, Israeli settlers set fires to homes in Susiya late last night, while vehicles and property in Masafer Yatta were also set on fire earlier in the evening by settlers.
- The Palestine Red Crescent Society reported that eight Palestinians suffered from tear gas inhalation, and several with burns, during an Israeli raid in the village of Aqqaba late yesterday.
- At least nine Palestinians have been wounded by Israeli attacks and admitted to hospitals in Gaza over the past 24 hours.
- Since the “ceasefire” was agreed in October 2025, at least 615 Palestinians have been killed and 1,658 wounded by Israeli attacks.
- At least 726 bodies of Palestinians who were killed during Israel’s war on Gaza have been recovered since then.
- Since October 7, 2023, Israeli attacks have killed 72,073 Palestinians and wounded 171,756.
‘Sewage water mixed with rainwater flooding us’
Palestinians in Gaza have woken up in soaked tents following heavy overnight rainfall.
“We are living in suffering. Our lives feel over. Life has no meaning any more … sewage water mixed with rainwater flooding us,” Heba Qwaider, who is living in a tent in Khan Younis, said. “We are human beings, we have dignity.”
Umm Alaa al-Buraim, a 73-year-old displaced Palestinian, said: “I witnessed the 2008 war, I witnessed the 1956 war, and I witnessed the 2014 war. Now I am witnessing this one. I have never seen anything like it. This is not a war, this is devastation.”
Journey through Rafah crossing remains perilous
Movement through the Rafah crossing remains tightly controlled and restricted.
Many returnees are experiencing not just intimidation but also physical harassment. Many of the returnees are experiencing a long journey, are very exhausted, have been separated from families and are subjected to questioning about any relatives’ connections to armed groups.
What’s concerning is that this process also involves the European monitoring mission.
