Israeli forces continued strikes across Gaza on 10–11 May 2026, with health sources reporting the total death toll in Gaza has risen to 72,737 since October 2023. In the West Bank, Israeli forces raided Nablus and settler violence spread across multiple communities, while a new $270 million Israeli-only roads project drew condemnation as a step toward de facto annexation.
Gaza
An Israeli drone strike on a civilian vehicle in Khan Yunis killed two Palestinians, according to WAFA. Separately, a child was injured by Israeli occupation forces north of Gaza, and another child was seriously injured by Israeli forces in a separate incident on the morning of 11 May.
A Palestinian man died of wounds sustained in an earlier Israeli strike, WAFA reported on 10 May. The humanitarian situation inside Gaza remains dire. More than 70,000 infections have been recorded in Gaza this year as rodent infestations caused by Israel’s destruction create a public health catastrophe, with health officials warning that a plague outbreak is no longer a remote possibility, according to Mondoweiss. OCHA’s Humanitarian Situation Report of 7 May 2026 and its impact snapshot for 6 May 2026 detail ongoing displacement and access restrictions. OCHA’s Flash Appeal for 2026 shows funding requirements of $4.1 billion, with coverage at just 11.5 percent.
Al Jazeera reported that Israel deported two Gaza aid flotilla activists who had been abducted, while other flotilla activists arrived in Türkiye before setting sail to Gaza.
West Bank
Israeli forces raided Nablus and stormed residential buildings on the morning of 11 May, according to WAFA. Forces also raided towns north of Tulkarm and stormed a Bethlehem-area town on 10 May. Israeli forces seized a bulldozer west of Ramallah and closed a road southeast of Bethlehem. In Jenin, Israeli forces issued notification of land seizure.
Settler violence continued across multiple locations. Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed various areas of the West Bank, set cars on fire, and attacked Palestinians, Al Jazeera reported. Israeli colonists demolished agricultural structures east of Qalqilya. A Palestinian was injured in an attack by colonists and Israeli colonists stole livestock during another attack. Colonists also allowed livestock to damage crops in northern areas of the West Bank. Al Jazeera also reported that Israeli settlers forced a Palestinian family to exhume and rebury their father, an act the UN condemned as “appalling and emblematic of the dehumanisation of Palestinians.”
A Palestinian youth was detained while his sibling was assaulted by occupation forces. A new $270 million Israeli-only roads project in the West Bank marks a major step in Netanyahu government plans to impose de facto annexation, Mondoweiss reported. Separately, Israeli settlers are weaponizing water access against Palestinians in the West Bank, forcing communities that have farmed the land for generations off their land, according to Mondoweiss. OCHA data show that so far in 2026, 490 structures have been demolished and 741 Palestinians displaced in the West Bank. 45 Palestinians have been killed and 1,088 injured in the West Bank in 2026 by Israeli forces or settlers, through 5 May.
Jerusalem
Occupation forces summoned a Jerusalemite for interrogation on 10 May, according to WAFA. A +972 Magazine report from 1 May details how Israel is forcing out Al-Bustan’s 1,500 residents to build a biblical theme park, with families demolishing their own homes to avoid heavy fines — a pattern that continues to define the ongoing expulsion of Palestinians from East Jerusalem. Today’s sources carry no additional Jerusalem-specific incident reports beyond these developments.
Regional
Lebanon’s death toll from Israeli strikes has risen to 2,846, WAFA reported on 10 May. Israel has killed more than 100 rescue workers in South Lebanon since March, mirroring its “double-tap” policy used in Gaza, according to Mondoweiss. The State of Palestine condemned a drone attack targeting Kuwait.
Politics
President Abbas met with top judicial officials, stressing the importance of the judiciary, on 10 May. Turkey’s foreign minister held talks on peace efforts with a Hamas official as one person was killed in Gaza, Al Jazeera reported. The Committee to Protect Journalists described the FBI’s lack of progress on the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh as “troubling,” calling it a failure by the US government, four years on. The Electronic Intifada reports a new report exposing a system of sexual torture targeting Palestinians, with survivors describing rape, genital mutilation, and forced humiliation carried out with impunity. Israeli authorities escalated abuses against female detainees, according to WAFA.
Sources
- WAFA — Gaza death toll rises to 72,737 since October 2023, health sources say
- WAFA — Two Palestinians killed in Israeli drone strike on civilian vehicle in Khan Yunis
- WAFA — Child injured by Israeli occupation north of Gaza
- WAFA — Child seriously injured by Israeli forces
- WAFA — Palestinian man dies of wounds from Israeli strike
- WAFA — Israeli forces raid Nablus and storm residential buildings
- WAFA — Israeli forces raid towns north of Tulkarm
- WAFA — Occupation forces storm Bethlehem-area town
- WAFA — Israeli forces seize bulldozer west of Ramallah
- WAFA — Israeli forces notify seizure of land in Jenin
- WAFA — Israeli colonists demolish agricultural structures east of Qalqilya
- WAFA — Israeli forces close road southeast of Bethlehem
- WAFA — Colonists’ livestock damages crops in northern West Bank
- WAFA — Palestinian injured in attack by colonists
- WAFA — Israeli colonists steal livestock during attack
- WAFA — Palestinian youth detained, his sibling assaulted
- WAFA — Occupation forces summon Jerusalemite for interrogation
- WAFA — Israeli authorities escalate abuses against female detainees
- WAFA — President Abbas meets top judicial officials
- WAFA — State of Palestine condemns drone attack targeting Kuwait
- WAFA — Death toll in Lebanon rises to 2,846
- OCHA oPt — Humanitarian Situation Report, 7 May 2026
- OCHA oPt — Reported Impact Snapshot, Gaza Strip, 6 May 2026
- OCHA oPt — Flash Appeal 2026 for the Occupied Palestinian Territory
- OCHA oPt — West Bank Demolitions Data
- OCHA oPt — West Bank Casualties Data
- Al Jazeera English — Israel deports two abducted Gaza aid flotilla activists
- Al Jazeera English — Flotilla activists arrive in Türkiye before setting sail to Gaza
- Al Jazeera English — Israeli settlers set fire to homes and cars in violent West Bank raids
- Al Jazeera English — Israeli settlers force Palestinian family to exhume and rebury their father
- Al Jazeera English — One killed in Gaza as Turkish FM talks peace efforts with Hamas official
- Al Jazeera English — FBI’s lack of progress on Israeli killing of journalist ‘troubling’: CPJ
- Mondoweiss — Rodent infestation caused by Israel’s destruction of Gaza is now creating a public health catastrophe
- Mondoweiss — New $270 million Israeli-only roads project in the West Bank is Netanyahu’s latest bid to impose de facto annexation
- Mondoweiss — How Israeli settlers are weaponizing water against Palestinians in the West Bank
- Mondoweiss — As in Gaza, Israel is targeting rescue workers in South Lebanon, killing more than 100 since March
- +972 Magazine — In East Jerusalem, ‘a whole Palestinian community is about to be expelled’
- Electronic Intifada — System of sexual torture targeting Palestinians exposed in new report
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