Gaza death toll rises as Israel intensifies West Bank attacks

Three more Palestinians have been killed by Israeli attacks on Gaza, raising the death toll to 356 since the ceasefire went into effect, the enclave’s Health Ministry says.
Israeli forces have launched a campaign of arrests at dawn during an incursion into the village of Mas’ha in the occupied West Bank, and intensified drone operations over Jenin.
Two Palestinians injured by Israeli gunfire on the outskirts of Jerusalem
The Palestinian Red Crescent is reporting that two Palestinians have been injured by Israeli forces in the town of al-Ram, north of occupied East Jerusalem.Social media video shows destruction of Nur Shams refugee camp
The camp, in the occupied West Bank’s Tulkarem, has been the frequent target of violent Israeli raids and forced home demolitions.

Settler attack leaves occupied West Bank towns without water
An attack by Israeli settlers on a water well east of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank has cut off the water supply to several Palestinian towns, according to the Jerusalem Water Authority.

It stated that, “on Sunday evening, settlers attacked well number (6) in the Ain Samia area, east of Kafr Malik, which led to the cessation of water pumping from it.”
Former Israeli PM says OK with Netanyahu pardon, if he resigns
Naftali Bennett says in a post on X that he supports a “binding agreement” that would see the current PM retire from political life in exchange for the end of three corruption cases against him.

“That way, we can let it go, unite, and rebuild the state together”, he said.

Bennett took over the premiership from Netanyahu in 2021, and was succeeded in 2022 by Yair Lapid.

As we’ve been reporting, Netanyahu formally requested a pardon today from President Herzog, arguing that his exoneration is in Israel’s best interests.

What happens in Gaza’s ‘Bermuda Triangle’
It has been more than a month and a half since a ceasefire was concluded in Gaza. As part of the deal, 600 trucks were supposed to cross daily into the Gaza Strip carrying food, medicine, tents, fuel and other basic necessities.

We have grown used to official statements talking about hundreds of trucks crossing the border every day. Photos are released, crossings are documented carefully, and announcements are made with celebration.

One would think the Palestinians in Gaza are the most well-fed people in the world.

To many of us, it is not clear how Israel counts the “trucks of food”, as there are indeed many commercial trucks allowed in that carry food of low nutritional value, like chocolate bars and biscuits, or food that is too expensive, like frozen chicken for $25 a kilo or a tray of eggs for $30.

Humanitarian organisations also seem to doubt the official count.