Israeli forces launched overnight strikes across Gaza and conducted military incursions in the West Bank on 13 June 2026, as Palestinian officials warned of an unprecedented displacement crisis. Mondoweiss reported that Israel killed 13 people in a single day in Gaza, with more than 1,000 Palestinians killed since a ceasefire took effect in October 2025. Palestinian authorities sounded an alarm over what they described as the largest forced displacement wave in West Bank history, while settler attacks on Palestinian communities continued across multiple districts.
Gaza
Israeli forces launched overnight strikes across Gaza, according to Al Jazeera English. Mondoweiss reported that Israel killed 13 people in under 24 hours, with the death toll since the October 2025 ceasefire surpassing 1,000. The killings were described as ongoing ceasefire violations.
Al Jazeera English reported that Mohammad Abu Giab, a 15-year-old fisherman from Gaza, was shot dead by Israeli forces off Deir el-Balah. Video of the teenager had emerged in the days before his killing. In a separate case, the family of detained Gaza paediatrician Hussam Abu Safia said he shows signs of torture; Abu Safia appeared by video link in an Israeli court as his lawyer and family demanded his release, fearing for his life.
The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains critical. OCHA’s Humanitarian Situation Report of 5 June 2026 documented ongoing severe conditions across the territory. The 2026 Flash Appeal for the occupied Palestinian territory requires $4.1 billion, of which only 13.9 percent has been covered, leaving $3.5 billion unmet, according to OCHA. OCHA also noted that health risks posed by pests and rodents in Gaza remain high as restrictions persist on access to landfills and the import of pest-control supplies.
Mondoweiss reported that 96 percent of Gaza’s farmland has been destroyed, with farmers returning to fields buried in rubble and unexploded ordnance while Israel’s blockade makes recovery nearly impossible. Separately, US lawmakers pressed Israel to allow cancer patients out of Gaza for treatment, according to WAFA.
West Bank
Palestinian officials sounded an alarm over the largest forced displacement wave in the West Bank, WAFA reported on 12 June. OCHA data shows that so far in 2026, 684 structures have been demolished and 952 Palestinians displaced in the West Bank, according to OCHA’s demolition tracker. Palestinian deaths in the West Bank reached 45 in 2026 and 1,089 injuries, with 242 deaths and 3,994 injuries recorded across all of 2025, per OCHA casualty data.
Israeli forces closed the southern entrance to al-Khader, south of Bethlehem, and several Palestinians were suffocated during an Israeli military incursion near Bethlehem on the morning of 13 June, WAFA reported. Several more Palestinians suffocated in an Israeli army raid near Nablus on 12 June.
Settler attacks intensified across the West Bank on 12 June. Colonists attacked homes and vehicles in Yasuf village in the central West Bank. Israeli colonists attacked farmers near Nablus, and armed colonists attacked farmers in Masoudiya. Four Palestinians were injured in a separate colonist attack. Colonists set fire near a water well serving a Palestinian community, and colonists vandalized water lines serving Bedouin communities. In addition, colonists erected a tent on Palestinian-owned land and erected another tent on Palestinian land near a settlement. OCHA previously noted that in just one week, 50 settler attacks across the West Bank resulted in casualties or property damage, including arson.
Amnesty International called for a boycott of Israel over what its Secretary General Agnes Callamard described as ethnic cleansing and annexation of the occupied West Bank, according to Al Jazeera English. Al Jazeera also reported that the Israeli government is considering massive funding to expand a West Bank settlement. Israeli occupation forces detained two Palestinians on 12 June, WAFA reported.
Jerusalem
Israeli forces attacked visitors at Solomon’s Pools tourist site near Bethlehem on 12 June, WAFA reported. Hundreds performed Friday prayers on threatened land on 12 June, according to WAFA. Today’s available sources contain no specific reports of detentions or evictions within Jerusalem’s municipal boundaries; the broader pattern of Israeli restrictions on Palestinian movement and access to holy sites continues, consistent with OCHA’s ongoing documentation of coercive practices across the occupied territory.
Regional
The US–Iran war continued to affect the broader regional context in which the Palestinian situation unfolds. Al Jazeera reported ongoing US military strikes on Iranian targets, with President Trump later signalling a possible deal. Mondoweiss noted that the US could end the Iran war but only if it restrains Israel, raising questions about Washington’s political will. Israel deported a French journalist accused of supporting Hamas, prompting the Palestinian Foreign Ministry to condemn the deportation. The London mayor condemned an event advertising illegal Israeli settlement land sales, and the UK, Australia, and Canada launched a $4 million peace fund for the Israel-Palestine conflict, which will provide humanitarian support to Palestinians and crack down on Israeli settlers.
Politics
President Mahmoud Abbas reaffirmed his commitment to a national reform agenda and Palestinian statehood, WAFA reported on 11 June. The Fatah Revolutionary Council elected a secretary and key oversight officers on 11 June. Palestine’s UN envoy called for a just and lasting peace based on international law. Mondoweiss reported on the suspension of ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan, with commentary warning that the US and Israeli campaign to undermine the court is advancing despite a lack of evidence supporting the misconduct allegations. Mondoweiss also reported that US lawmakers are pushing for closer integration of Israeli and US militaries, with critics warning it would give Israel dangerous leverage over American foreign and defence policy.
Sources
- OCHA oPt — Humanitarian Situation Report, 5 June 2026
- OCHA oPt — Flash Appeal 2026: Occupied Palestinian Territory
- OCHA oPt — West Bank Casualties Data
- OCHA oPt — West Bank Demolitions Data
- OCHA oPt (Facebook) — Health risks from pests in Gaza, 6 June 2026
- OCHA oPt (Facebook) — 50 settler attacks in one week, 25 May 2026
- WAFA — Israeli forces close southern entrance to al-Khader, south of Bethlehem
- WAFA — Several Palestinians suffocated during Israeli military incursion near Bethlehem
- WAFA — Israeli forces attack visitors at Solomon’s Pools tourist site
- WAFA — Several suffocate in Israeli army raid near Nablus
- WAFA — US lawmakers press Israel to allow cancer patients out of Gaza
- WAFA — Palestine sounds alarm over largest forced displacement wave in West Bank
- WAFA — Four Palestinians injured in colonist attack
- WAFA — Colonists erect tent on Palestinian-owned land
- WAFA — Israeli colonists attack farmers near Nablus
- WAFA — Armed colonists attack farmers in Masoudiya
- WAFA — Hundreds perform Friday prayers on threatened land
- WAFA — Colonists set fire near water well serving Palestinian community
- WAFA — Foreign Ministry condemns deportation of French journalist
- WAFA — Colonists erect tent on Palestinian land near settlement
- WAFA — Colonists vandalize water lines serving Bedouin communities
- WAFA — Israeli occupation forces detain two Palestinians
- WAFA — Colonists attack homes and vehicles in Yasuf village, central West Bank
- WAFA — Fatah Revolutionary Council elects secretary and key oversight officers
- WAFA — President Abbas reaffirms commitment to national reform agenda and statehood
- WAFA — Palestine’s UN envoy calls for just and lasting peace based on international law
- Al Jazeera English — Israel launches overnight strikes across Gaza
- Al Jazeera English — Amnesty calls for Israel boycott over aggression in the occupied West Bank
- Al Jazeera English — Amnesty and Oxfam warn of displacement in the occupied West Bank
- Al Jazeera English — London mayor slams event touting illegal Israeli settlement land sales
- Al Jazeera English — Video shows Gaza teen fisherman before Israeli forces killed him at sea
- Al Jazeera English — Detained Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safia shows signs of torture, family says
- Al Jazeera English — Israel deports French journalist accused of supporting Hamas
- Al Jazeera English — Israeli government mulling huge funding to expand West Bank settlement: NGO
- Al Jazeera English — UK, Australia, Canada launch $4m peace fund for Israel-Palestine conflict
- Al Jazeera English — Iran war live: US launches attacks on multiple Iranian targets
- Mondoweiss — Israel continues to violate Gaza ceasefire, killing 13 people in a single day
- Mondoweiss — The U.S. and Israeli campaign to liquidate the ICC is working
- Mondoweiss — Congress is pushing to integrate the Israeli and U.S. militaries on behalf of Netanyahu
- Mondoweiss — The time has come for Trump to choose between U.S. and Israeli interests in the Iran war
- Mondoweiss — Gaza farmers begin the hard work of rebuilding an agricultural sector decimated by Israel’s genocide
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