Israeli forces carried out raids, demolitions, and lethal shootings across the occupied West Bank on 11–12 May 2026, while a Palestinian detainee succumbed to Israeli army gunshot wounds, according to WAFA. In a significant diplomatic development, EU foreign ministers agreed on sanctions targeting Israeli colonists and Hamas leaders, as Palestinians marked 78 years since the Nakba amid continuing displacement.
Gaza
The death toll from Israel’s military campaign in Gaza continues to climb. WAFA reported updates to Gaza’s death toll from Israel’s aggression on 11 May. A public health crisis deepens inside the strip: according to Mondoweiss, more than 70,000 infections have been recorded in Gaza this year, as rats bite children as they sleep and skin diseases kill those prevented from receiving treatment abroad; health officials say a plague outbreak is no longer a remote possibility.
OCHA’s most recent snapshot and situation reports paint a stark humanitarian picture. OCHA’s 6 May impact snapshot and its 7 May humanitarian situation report document ongoing casualties and displacement. OCHA also notes that as of early May, the 2026 Flash Appeal for the occupied Palestinian territory — requiring $4.1 billion — stands at only 11.5% coverage, with $3.6 billion in needs unmet, according to the Flash Appeal overview. Electronic Intifada reported that medicine shortages amid the siege leave people in peril, with those suffering chronic conditions at greatest risk as Israel keeps crossings closed to aid.
Displaced children face severe obstacles to education. OCHA highlighted efforts at helping displaced children in Gaza continue to learn despite hardship. Separately, OCHA is providing rental cash support to displaced families across the territory.
West Bank
Israeli forces killed at least two Palestinians on 11 May. WAFA reported that two Palestinians were killed by Israeli army fire and that a Palestinian youth was killed by Israeli forces in a separate incident. A Palestinian detainee succumbed to Israeli army gunshot wounds. WAFA also published new testimonies of Palestinian political detainees describing conditions of abuse. Three more Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces on 11 May.
Settler violence and dispossession continued in parallel. Israeli colonists attacked vehicles east of Ramallah, attacked Palestinians in Beit Einun, and stormed a home and cut fences in the east of the West Bank. Colonists also set up a new colonial outpost east of the West Bank. Israeli forces and colonists together isolated four homes in an unspecified location. According to OCHA cumulative figures, 493 structures have been demolished and 741 Palestinians displaced so far in 2026, with incidents updated within 48 hours.
Israeli forces raided multiple locations: Israeli forces raided the Ramallah city center and stormed the Al Jazeera office on the morning of 12 May. Occupation forces also raided Doha, west of Bethlehem, and demolished two homes in Al-Ram. Occupation forces fired tear gas at residents of Tulkarm refugee camp as they attempted to return to their homes. +972 Magazine reported that in Jayyous and neighboring villages, Palestinian farmers have been served dozens of new demolition orders targeting greenhouses, intended to push them off their land. OCHA’s West Bank casualty data records 45 Palestinian deaths and 1,088 injuries in 2026 alone, through 5 May, by Israeli forces or settlers. Since January 2023, 45 Palestinian communities have been fully displaced across the West Bank due to settler attacks and coercion, according to OCHA.
Jerusalem
Israeli forces demolished dozens of commercial and industrial facilities in al-Eizariya, southeast of occupied Jerusalem, on the night of 11 May. A Jewish supremacist Knesset member disrupted a Nakba commemoration event in Jerusalem on 11 May. +972 Magazine reported that in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Al-Bustan, 1,500 residents face expulsion as Israel forces families to demolish their own homes to avoid heavy fines, in order to build a biblical theme park — a pattern of coerced self-demolition that community members describe as the expulsion of a whole Palestinian community.
Regional
WAFA reported that the death toll from Israel’s aggression on Lebanon continues to rise. Al Jazeera documented how Israeli weapons firing tiny tungsten metal cubes are causing devastating internal injuries to people in Lebanon, mirroring their use in Gaza. Mondoweiss reported that Israel has killed more than 100 rescue workers in South Lebanon since March, with Lebanese first responders now waiting 15 minutes after each strike before responding — the only way, they say, to survive Israel’s “double-tap” strikes. Al Jazeera also reported that Israel deported two abducted Gaza aid flotilla activists who had been held in Israeli custody since late April after being seized from the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Politics
EU foreign ministers agreed on sanctions targeting Israeli colonists and Hamas leaders, according to WAFA on 11 May, a development also confirmed by Al Jazeera. The United Nations separately moved to impose sanctions on colonists who perpetrate violence in the West Bank, WAFA reported. Mondoweiss reported that a new $270 million Israeli-only roads project in the West Bank represents Netanyahu’s latest bid to impose de facto annexation. Palestinians marked 78 years since the Nakba amid ongoing displacement, Al Jazeera reported. Mondoweiss noted that four years after the assassination of Shireen Abu Akleh, Israel has killed more than 275 journalists in Gaza and Lebanon. Protests erupted in New York against real estate events linked to Israeli colonies, WAFA reported on 12 May.
Sources
- OCHA oPt — Reported Impact Snapshot: Gaza Strip (6 May 2026)
- OCHA oPt — Humanitarian Situation Report: 7 May 2026
- OCHA oPt — Flash Appeal 2026: Occupied Palestinian Territory
- OCHA oPt — Providing Rental Cash Support to Displaced Families
- OCHA oPt — Helping Displaced Children in Gaza Continue to Learn
- OCHA oPt — West Bank Casualties Data
- OCHA oPt — West Bank Demolitions Data
- OCHA oPt — Facebook: 45 Palestinian Communities Fully Displaced
- WAFA — Detainee Succumbs to Israeli Army Gunshot Wounds
- WAFA — Two Palestinians Killed by Israeli Army Fire
- WAFA — Palestinian Youth Killed by Israeli Forces
- WAFA — Israeli Forces Demolish Dozens of Commercial and Industrial Facilities in al-Eizariya
- WAFA — Israeli Forces Raid Ramallah City Center and Storm Al Jazeera Office
- WAFA — Occupation Forces Fire Tear Gas at Residents of Tulkarm Refugee Camp
- WAFA — EU Foreign Ministers Agree on Sanctions for Israeli Colonists
- WAFA — Jewish Supremacist Knesset Member Disrupts Nakba Event in Jerusalem
- WAFA — Israeli Colonists Attack Vehicles East of Ramallah
- WAFA — Israeli Forces and Colonists Isolate Four Homes
- WAFA — Colonists Set Up New Colonial Outpost East of the West Bank
- WAFA — New Testimonies of Palestinian Political Detainees
- WAFA — Death Toll of Israeli Aggression on Lebanon
- WAFA — Israeli Forces Detain Three Palestinians
- WAFA — Colonists Attack Palestinians in Beit Einun
- WAFA — Occupation Forces Demolish Two Homes in Al-Ram
- WAFA — UN to Impose Sanctions on Colonists Who Perpetrate Violence in the West Bank
- WAFA — Israeli Forces Raid Doha, West of Bethlehem
- WAFA — Gaza Death Toll from Israel’s Deadly Aggression
- WAFA — Colonists Storm Home and Cut Fence in East of West Bank
- WAFA — Protests in New York Against Real Estate Events Linked to Israeli Colonies
- Al Jazeera — EU Agrees Sanctions on Israeli West Bank Settlers, Hamas Leaders
- Al Jazeera — Palestinians Mark 78 Years Since Nakba Amid Ongoing Displacement
- Al Jazeera — Israel Deports Two Abducted Gaza Aid Flotilla Activists
- Al Jazeera — Israeli Weapon Fires Tiny Metal Cubes into People in Lebanon, Like Gaza
- 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
- Mondoweiss — As in Gaza, Israel Is Targeting Rescue Workers in South Lebanon, Killing More than 100 Since March
- Mondoweiss — From Shireen Abu Akleh to Amal Khalil, the Killer Is the Same
- +972 Magazine — Israel’s War on the West Bank Comes for Palestinian Greenhouses
- +972 Magazine — In East Jerusalem, ‘A Whole Palestinian Community Is About to Be Expelled’
- Electronic Intifada — Medicine Shortages Amid Siege Leave People in Peril
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