An explosive devise planted by Palestinian fighters explodes during a military raid in the Nur Shams refugee camp near the West Bank city of Tulkarem, on December 24, 2024.
'Israeli' strikes hit Gaza as West Bank raids wound Palestinian
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- 'Israeli' airstrikes and artillery hit multiple areas across the Gaza Strip as assaults continue despite a ceasefire.
- Raids in West Bank leave one Palestinian wounded and several others detained.
'Israeli' warplanes launched airstrikes on Tuesday, backed by artillery fire, targeting several areas across Gaza, while 'Israeli' forces carried out raids in cities and towns across West Bank, wounding one Palestinian and detaining others.
The airstrikes hit sites north of Rafah and east of Khan Younis, as well as Al Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza and Beit Lahia in the north of Gaza.
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Artillery shelling also targeted areas east of Khan Younis and parts of the central governorate. The nature of the targets struck by the airstrikes and shelling was not immediately clear.
Displacement worsens under harsh weather
The renewed bombardment comes as the suffering of displaced Palestinians deepens amid a powerful low-pressure system affecting Gaza. Heavy rainfall and plunging temperatures have compounded humanitarian conditions already devastated by 'Israeli' war and restrictions on the entry of aid.
The 'Israeli' army continues to carry out near-daily air and artillery attacks across areas of Gaza it occupies and other parts of the Strip.
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On Sunday, Gaza government media office said in its weekly statement that 'Israeli' forces committed 969 ceasefire violations over eighty days since the truce took effect on October 10, 2025.
The violations included 298 incidents of live fire against civilians, 54 ground incursions into residential areas, 455 bombardments and attacks on unarmed civilians and their homes, and 162 operations involving the demolition and destruction of houses and civilian institutions, according to the statement.
The assaults resulted in the martyrdom of 418 Palestinians, the injury of 1,141 others, and 45 cases of unlawful detention.
Raids and arrests in the West Bank
In West Bank, one Palestinian was wounded by 'Israeli' army gunfire, while six others were detained during raids in the cities of Ramallah and Al Bireh.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said its crews treated an elderly man who was shot in the back with live ammunition during an 'Israeli' incursion on Jerusalem Street near Al Amari refugee camp.
Overnight, 'Israeli' forces stormed several areas across the West Bank, including the town of Tuqu south-east of Bethlehem, while firing stun grenades and tear gas during raids on Al Arrub refugee camp north of Hebron.
In Nablus, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that large 'Israeli' military units, accompanied by a military bulldozer, entered the eastern part of the city from the Awarta, Huwwara, and Beit Furik checkpoints. The incursion preceded a planned settler raid on Joseph’s Tomb to perform Talmudic prayers.
Soldiers forced residents of two apartment buildings in the Al Dahiya area and on Amman Street to evacuate, converting the buildings into military observation posts.
Joseph’s Tomb is located on the eastern edge of Nablus, an area under Palestinian control, and has been regarded by Jews as a religious site since 'Israel' occupied the West Bank in 1967.
Rising toll
Since October 7, 2023, more than 1,103 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, by 'Israeli' army fire and settler attacks.
Nearly 11,000 others have been injured, and more than 21,000 Palestinians have been detained.
