Israeli forces continued to strike Gaza on 6 June 2026 despite an ongoing ceasefire, while in the West Bank settler attacks intensified and Israeli forces killed a Palestinian infant near Hebron. Al Jazeera reported that “pervasive fear” grips Gaza as Israeli attacks persist despite the ceasefire, and legal experts questioned who enforces ceasefire obligations when violations continue on the ground.
Gaza
Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least one Palestinian man on 6 June. Al Jazeera reported that Muhannad Farwana was killed in an Israeli air strike hours before his wedding. A WAFA report from the morning of 6 June also noted a Palestinian man killed in an Israeli strike. Separately, on 5 June, WAFA reported that an infant succumbed to wounds sustained in an Israeli attack, with an earlier update noting three members of one family, including the infant, were among those struck.
Gaza’s healthcare system is under severe pressure. Mondoweiss reported that health officials say Israel is deliberately calibrating restrictions on fuel and supplies to keep hospitals on the brink of collapse. WAFA reported that Gaza’s health system is warning of critical shortages threatening thousands of patients. OCHA’s Humanitarian Situation Report of 5 June 2026 documented ongoing displacement and dire living conditions across the Strip. OCHA also noted on 6 June that health risks posed by pests and rodents in Gaza remain high as restrictions persist on access to landfills and the import of necessary supplies.
In a significant development ahead of Cairo talks, Al Jazeera reported exclusively that Hamas official Husam Badran said the group will not surrender its arms but that only police will carry visible weapons in Gaza. The 2026 Flash Appeal for the occupied Palestinian territory has a funding coverage of only 13.9%, leaving $3.5 billion in requirements unmet, according to OCHA.
West Bank
Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian infant near Hebron on 6 June. Al Jazeera reported that an Israeli soldier shot the Palestinian baby dead. Israeli settler violence also escalated sharply: WAFA reported that nine Palestinians were injured in an Israeli settler attack on Nablus. In a separate incident, Israeli forces and settlers assaulted two Palestinian women south of Bethlehem. Settlers also stole sheep belonging to Palestinian villagers south of Nablus and vandalized and damaged agricultural crops near Nablus.
Israeli forces also conducted raids across the West Bank. WAFA reported that Israeli forces detained a Palestinian woman and seized three vehicles during a raid in Ramallah. On 5 June, occupation forces raided a home in Deir Dibwan, and settlers attacked Palestinian citizens south of Hebron. Earlier on 6 June, settlers attacked and detained Palestinian farmers. OCHA’s cumulative data records 916 Palestinians displaced by demolitions in the West Bank so far in 2026, with 636 structures demolished, according to OCHA tracking.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced a plan for 2,162 new homes in the occupied West Bank, stating the construction would “strengthen our hold on the land.” Meanwhile, Mondoweiss reported that a new Israeli digital registry imposes de facto sovereignty over 60% of the West Bank, requiring Palestinians to register under Israeli authority or risk losing their land. West Bank healthcare workers have also gone on strike after Israel indefinitely withheld Palestinian customs revenues, forcing public hospitals to cut hours and slash salaries, according to Mondoweiss.
Jerusalem
A young Palestinian was injured by a tear gas canister during an Israeli raid near Jerusalem on 6 June, according to WAFA. Today’s sources contain no further Jerusalem-specific reports for 6 June, though OCHA has consistently noted that Palestinians in East Jerusalem face demolition orders for structures built without permits that are rarely granted — part of a broader pattern of displacement and pressure on Palestinian residents of the city, as documented by OCHA.
Regional
Two Lebanese soldiers were killed in an Israeli drone strike on a road in southern Lebanon on 6 June, WAFA reported. Israel and Lebanon reached a conditional ceasefire agreement on 4 June through US-brokered talks in Washington, DC, that did not include Hezbollah, Al Jazeera reported. A French court opened an investigation into Israeli actions, according to WAFA.
Politics
Ireland imposed a travel ban on Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, Al Jazeera reported. Eighty-five US lawmakers urged action against the E-1 settlement expansion, according to WAFA. Slovenia raised the Palestinian flag at its Presidential Palace in support of the Palestinian cause, WAFA reported. Israel’s Supreme Court ruled that Israel must allow the ICRC to visit Palestinians in prison, affirming Red Cross access under international law, Al Jazeera reported. The Palestinian Authority’s Higher Education Ministry condemned an Israeli attack on the Abu Heikal academic family, according to WAFA. Palestinian President Abbas met Lebanese counterparts and received the 2025 Anti-Corruption Commission report, WAFA reported.
Sources
- OCHA oPt — Humanitarian Situation Report | 5 June 2026
- OCHA oPt — Flash Appeal 2026 for the Occupied Palestinian Territory
- OCHA oPt — West Bank Demolitions Data
- OCHA oPt — Health risks from pests and rodents in Gaza (6 June 2026)
- OCHA oPt — East Jerusalem demolition orders (12 May 2026)
- WAFA — Higher Education Ministry condemns Israeli crime against Abu Heikal academic family
- WAFA — Israeli forces and colonists assault two Palestinian women south of Bethlehem
- WAFA — Slovenia raises Palestinian flag at Presidential Palace
- WAFA — Israeli forces detain Palestinian woman, seize three vehicles in Ramallah
- WAFA — Israeli colonists steal sheep south of Nablus
- WAFA — Israeli colonists vandalize agricultural crops near Nablus
- WAFA — Nine Palestinians injured in Israeli colonist attack on Nablus
- WAFA — Two Lebanese soldiers killed in Israeli drone strike on southern Lebanon road
- WAFA — 85 US lawmakers urge action against E-1 settlement expansion
- WAFA — Palestinian man killed in Israeli strike on Gaza
- WAFA — Young Palestinian injured by tear gas canister during Israeli raid near Jerusalem
- WAFA — Colonists attack, detain Palestinian farmers
- WAFA — Infant succumbs to wounds after Israeli attack
- WAFA — Three members of one family, including infant, struck by Israeli attack
- WAFA — French judiciary opens investigation into Israeli actions
- WAFA — Occupation forces raid home in Deir Dibwan
- WAFA — Colonists attack Palestinian citizens south of Hebron
- WAFA — Gaza health system warns of critical shortages
- WAFA — President Abbas receives 2025 Anti-Corruption Commission report
- Al Jazeera — Groom killed hours before his wedding in Gaza
- Al Jazeera — Israeli soldier shoots Palestinian baby dead near Hebron
- Al Jazeera — ‘Pervasive fear’ grips Gaza as Israeli attacks persist despite ceasefire
- Al Jazeera — Gaza, Iran, Lebanon: If ceasefires are in place, why do strikes continue?
- Al Jazeera — Hamas says won’t surrender arms, offers ‘no visible weapons’ in Gaza
- Al Jazeera — Ireland imposes travel ban on Israeli ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich
- Al Jazeera — Israel must allow ICRC to visit Palestinians in prison, Supreme Court rules
- Al Jazeera — Israel’s Smotrich announces plan for 2,162 homes in occupied West Bank
- Al Jazeera — Israel, Lebanon agree to conditional ceasefire
- Mondoweiss — Israeli restrictions on fuel and supplies have hospitals in Gaza on the verge of shutting down
- Mondoweiss — Digitally annexing the West Bank: Israel moves its theft of Palestinian land online
- Mondoweiss — West Bank healthcare workers go on strike as Israel’s financial siege guts the Palestinian health sector
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