The number of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip since an October ceasefire has risen to 1,375, according to Gaza’s health ministry.
The ministry said three Palestinians were killed and at least 27 injured during the 24 hours covered by its latest report, dated September 15.
It said 4,686 Palestinians had been injured since the ceasefire agreed on October 11.
The figures underline continued casualties in Gaza nearly a year after the ceasefire, with attacks continuing despite the truce.
Building collapse leaves Palestinians trapped
Palestinian Civil Defence teams were searching for people trapped beneath a collapsed residential building west of Gaza City.
Five Palestinians were killed in the collapse and dozens remained missing, according to the Civil Defence.
The building housed displaced families and had previously been damaged by Israeli shelling, according to the Palestinian Quds News Network.
Rescue teams and residents were searching the rubble for survivors, including children. Footage cited by Al Jazeera showed residents attempting to reach a young girl trapped beneath the debris.
The incident adds to the continuing danger faced by displaced Palestinians living in damaged structures across Gaza.
West Bank raids and arrests
Violence also continued across the occupied West Bank, with Israeli forces carrying out raids and arrests while settlers carried out attacks, according to the Wafa news agency.
Israeli forces shot and killed 54-year-old Ziad Mohammed Jaber during a raid in Al-Bireh, according to Palestinian officials. Current reporting also confirms that Jaber was killed during the raid in the Umm al-Sharayet area.
Israeli forces arrested 31 Palestinians in raids across the West Bank, including former prisoners and a journalist.
In Jenin, 14 Palestinians were detained and questioned before being released.
The arrests came alongside continuing military operations in Palestinian towns and cities.
Settler attacks reported across West Bank
Settler violence was reported in several areas. An elderly Palestinian couple were injured in an attack near Bethlehem, while settlers established a new outpost on land belonging to Beit Iksa, northwest of Jerusalem.
In Deir Dibwan, east of Ramallah, settlers reportedly stole about 300 sheep and an Arabian horse from a farm.
Settlers also attacked Burqa, east of Ramallah, setting fire to structures and at least one vehicle.
The incidents form part of a broader pattern of violence and property damage reported across the West Bank.
Demolitions and land destruction
Israeli authorities also carried out demolitions and other actions affecting Palestinian property and agricultural land.
Two homes were demolished in Beit Hanina, while eight residential and agricultural structures were demolished in Hizma, according to Wafa.
Israeli forces also bulldozed agricultural land near Hebron and uprooted olive trees in Arrabeh, south of Jenin.
The operations occurred alongside raids, arrests and settler attacks, adding multiple forms of pressure on Palestinian communities across the occupied territory.
Al-Aqsa tensions
Tensions also continued around the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem.
Wafa reported that 165 settlers entered the compound under Israeli police protection.
Israeli authorities also issued six-month bans preventing eight Palestinians from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The developments add a religious and political dimension to the wider escalation across the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
US arms package adds to Gaza debate
The developments in Gaza come as the United States is reportedly preparing a $2.8 billion arms package for Israel.
According to the Associated Press, the package, which had not been finalised, would include 40,000 heavy bombs: 20,000 Mk84 2,000-pound bombs and 20,000 BLU-117 bombs.
Congress had been informally notified of the proposed deal, with most of the package expected to be financed through US foreign military financing, according to the report.
A senior US administration official told AFP that foreign arms sales were proceeding through the appropriate process but did not comment on pending transactions.
The proposed package has also become part of a US congressional debate over military support for Israel. Illinois Congresswoman Delia C Ramirez has called for passage of her Block the Bombs Act, a bill seeking a partial embargo on weapons shipments to Israel. The legislation had 73 co-sponsors as of June.
European action over settlement products
European governments are also facing questions over restrictions on products originating from Israeli settlements.
Eleven European countries have announced bans on settlement products, while customs documents obtained by researchers showed that nine shipments of dates from the occupied Palestinian territory entered the Netherlands during the previous six months, most labelled as coming from Israel.
The Netherlands says its ban is intended to prevent economic activity from contributing to what its government describes as an illegal situation.
Enforcement remains a challenge, particularly where settlement products enter European markets under Israeli origin labels.
The measures add an economic dimension to growing international pressure over Israeli settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Gaza and West Bank remain linked
The latest developments show two parallel tracks of violence across Palestine: continued Israeli attacks and casualties in Gaza despite the October ceasefire, alongside raids, arrests, settler attacks, demolitions and land-related actions in the West Bank.
In Gaza, the health ministry’s latest figures put deaths since the ceasefire at 1,375 and injuries at 4,686. In the West Bank, Tuesday’s incidents included the killing of Jaber, dozens of arrests, settler attacks, demolitions and restrictions around Al-Aqsa.
The developments have also continued to draw international political responses, including debate in Washington over weapons transfers and European measures targeting settlement-linked trade.
