At least five Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Monday, according to local health officials. Al-Shifa Hospital reported receiving two bodies following an air attack targeting the entrance of a residential building early in the morning. Later in the day, the hospital received three additional bodies and several wounded individuals after an Israeli drone struck a civilian vehicle in the Tal al-Hawa neighborhood.
The Gaza Health Ministry stated that the death toll from Israeli strikes has reached at least 1,300 Palestinians since a ceasefire was agreed upon in October, underscoring ongoing tensions and violence in the area.
In a separate development, Israeli authorities inaugurated a new settlement named “Noa” in the occupied West Bank, south of previously established settlements built on land claimed by Palestinians in the Jenin area. The event was attended by several Israeli ministers and members of the Knesset. This move comes amid a broader increase in Israeli settlement activity in the northern West Bank, a subject of longstanding international concern and Palestinian opposition.
The recent air strikes in Gaza and settlement expansion in the West Bank highlight continuing disputes and unrest between Israel and Palestinian territories despite the official ceasefire. Residents in Gaza were seen extinguishing fires caused by Monday’s air attacks. The ongoing violence and settlement growth contribute to the complexity of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its prospects for resolution.