Gaza toll rises as Israeli strikes kill seven; West Bank settlements face renewed scrutiny
Israeli strikes across central and southern Gaza killed at least seven Palestinians and wounded others, including hits near a Bureij police post and a displacement camp in Bani Suheila, with hospitals reporting fatalities and critical injuries. The Gaza death toll has surpassed 72,000 since October 2023. UN rights chief Volker Turk condemned the violence, calling it part of an unrelenting pattern. In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces and settlers conducted raids and arrests, while 34 new West Bank settlements were recently approved, drawing international condemnation from the EU, Turkiye, Sweden and the OIC.
