Israeli forces killed two Palestinians and wounded another near Hebron on the morning of 22 June, according to WAFA. In Gaza, Israeli airstrikes continued overnight and into the day; WAFA reported that the cumulative death toll from the Israeli assault on Gaza has risen to 73,032 since the conflict began. The UN’s relief chief told the Security Council this week that Gaza civilians cannot wait for diplomacy, while UNICEF warned that Israel is killing an average of one child per day in Gaza despite ceasefire claims.
Gaza
The death toll from Israel’s assault on Gaza rose to 73,032, WAFA reported on 21 June. Earlier, three Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza and Khan Younis. A separate WAFA report documented two Palestinians, including a child, killed in additional strikes. Al Jazeera also reported that parents and two daughters were among ten people killed in Israeli attacks.
Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah was killed in an Israeli attack in Gaza on 20 June. Colleagues described him as “kind” and “principled,” and Al Jazeera published a tribute to his life’s work documenting Gaza. Al Jazeera noted that more than 1,000 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since the ceasefire was declared.
Mondoweiss reported the account of a Gaza father whose three-year-old son Rayyan Abu al-Ajeen was shot by Israeli soldiers while being held in his arms; the father stated they were in an area designated as “safe” for civilians under the ceasefire. Released detainees also described witnessing the systematic torture of prominent Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safiya in Israeli custody, with Mondoweiss reporting that former detainees fear he may not survive beatings, dog attacks, and deliberate medical neglect.
OCHA’s latest Humanitarian Situation Report of 19 June 2026 details the continuing deterioration of conditions in the strip. The 2026 Flash Appeal for the occupied Palestinian territory has a coverage rate of only 24.6%, leaving $3.1 billion in requirements unmet, according to OCHA.
West Bank
On the morning of 22 June, Israeli forces killed two Palestinians and wounded another near Hebron. A Palestinian woman was also injured during an Israeli military incursion south of Nablus. Israeli forces demolished a Palestinian house south of Bethlehem, and issued stop-work orders for 13 residential structures as well as additional stop-work orders for homes elsewhere in the West Bank. OCHA’s running data shows 714 structures demolished and 978 Palestinians displaced so far in 2026.
Settler violence also continued across the West Bank. Israeli colonists set fire to a vehicle scrapyard in Shuqba, west of Ramallah. A child was injured by colonist gunfire in Beit Ummar, north of Hebron. Colonists also blocked a road and attacked Palestinians, and separately damaged a water pipeline and stole Palestinian property. Israeli forces raided Umm Safa village northwest of Ramallah and detained seven Palestinians in Ramallah. OCHA records 45 Palestinian deaths and 1,089 injuries in the West Bank so far in 2026, by Israeli forces or settlers.
Jerusalem
Today’s sources contain no specific reports of detentions, evictions, or Al-Aqsa restrictions in Jerusalem on 22 June. This absence reflects a gap in today’s source material rather than an absence of activity; OCHA has consistently documented that military operations, movement restrictions, demolitions, and settler violence continue across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Jordan separately condemned Israel’s seizure of Greek Orthodox Patriarchate land, a matter with direct bearing on Jerusalem’s religious and property landscape.
Politics
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa, speaking from Sebastia, warned that attempts are being made to turn the occupation into ethnic cleansing. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for a full Israeli takeover of Gaza. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned the deportation of a Greek trade union delegation by Israeli authorities. The Arab League reiterated its rejection of plans impacting Palestinian rights. Norway announced it is seeking to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements, opening a consultation on new legislation. Israel announced it was cutting ties with the EU’s top diplomat over comments likening Israeli policies to apartheid. In the United Kingdom, a judge sentenced four Palestine Action activists on terrorism charges for a direct action protest against an Elbit Systems factory — the first such ruling in the UK.
Sources
- WAFA — Two Palestinians killed, another wounded by Israeli gunfire near Hebron
- WAFA — Palestinian woman injured during Israeli military incursion south of Nablus
- WAFA — Israeli forces demolish Palestinian house south of Bethlehem
- WAFA — Gaza death toll from Israeli aggression rises to 73,032
- WAFA — Three Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza and Khan Younis
- WAFA — Two Palestinians, including a child, killed in strikes
- WAFA — Israeli occupation forces detain seven Palestinians in Ramallah
- WAFA — Israeli colonists set fire to vehicle scrapyard in Shuqba west of Ramallah
- WAFA — Child injured by colonists gunfire in Beit Ummar north of Hebron
- WAFA — Israeli forces raid Umm Safa village northwest of Ramallah
- WAFA — Colonists block road and attack Palestinians
- WAFA — Colonists damage water pipeline and steal Palestinian property
- WAFA — Israel issues stop-work orders for 13 residential structures
- WAFA — Israeli forces issue stop-work orders for homes
- WAFA — PM Mustafa from Sebastia: Attempts to turn occupation into ethnic cleansing
- WAFA — Smotrich calls for full takeover of Gaza
- WAFA — Foreign Ministry condemns deportation of Greek Trade Union delegation
- WAFA — Arab League reiterates rejection of plans
- WAFA — Jordan condemns Israel’s seizure of Greek Orthodox Patriarchate land
- OCHA oPt — Humanitarian Situation Report, 19 June 2026
- OCHA oPt — UN Relief Chief tells Security Council Gaza civilians cannot wait for diplomacy
- OCHA oPt — Flash Appeal 2026 at a Glance
- OCHA oPt — West Bank Demolitions Data
- OCHA oPt — West Bank Casualties Data
- OCHA oPt — West Bank Monthly Snapshot, April 2026
- Al Jazeera English — Israel kills ‘a child a day’ on average in Gaza despite ceasefire, UN says
- Al Jazeera English — Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah killed in Israeli attack in Gaza
- Al Jazeera English — ‘Kind, principled’: Colleagues remember Gaza journalist killed by Israel
- Al Jazeera English — Remembering Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah’s life’s work
- Al Jazeera English — Parents and two daughters among 10 killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza
- Al Jazeera English — More than 1,000 killed in Israel attacks on Gaza since ceasefire
- Al Jazeera English — Norway seeks to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine
- Al Jazeera English — Israel says cutting ties with top EU diplomat over ‘apartheid’ comments
- Mondoweiss — A Gaza father recounts how Israeli soldiers killed his three-year-old son in his arms and mocked him
- Mondoweiss — ‘If we don’t save Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, he will die in prison’: released detainees say they saw Gaza doctor tortured in Israeli custody
- Mondoweiss — In landmark case, UK judge sentences pro-Palestine activists as terrorists
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