Israeli forces continued lethal attacks across Gaza and the occupied West Bank on 29–30 June 2026. WAFA reported that Gaza’s death toll has risen to 73,058 amid ongoing Israeli military operations. A UN OCHA humanitarian situation report published 26 June 2026 documented the continued deterioration of conditions across the occupied Palestinian territory. The UN Relief Chief has told the Security Council that Gaza civilians cannot wait for diplomacy. A UN official separately warned that Gaza still faces profound uncertainty and immense human suffering.
Gaza
Israeli attacks killed multiple Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on 29 June. Al Jazeera reported that Israeli attacks killed eight people in Gaza and a teenager in the West Bank. A separate Israeli strike killed three people, including a child. WAFA reported that three people, including a child, were killed in an Israeli drone strike earlier in the day, and that the goalkeeper of Khan Yunis Services Club was killed by Israeli occupation forces in Gaza. An Israeli drone strike also killed two civilians and injured others, according to an updated WAFA report.
A child who had been critically wounded by Israeli forces succumbed to their wounds, WAFA reported. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has publicly called for the immediate establishment of Jewish settlements in Gaza and its “conquest,” according to Al Jazeera. The OCHA Flash Appeal for 2026 documents requirements of $4.1 billion to address the humanitarian crisis, with only 24.8% of needs covered, leaving $3.1 billion unmet. Electronic Intifada reported that Israel destroyed 16 CT scanners across the Gaza Strip during its ongoing operations, leaving only two scanners for roughly one million people in the north.
Gaza’s students are sitting their Tawjihi high school final examinations for the third consecutive year without classrooms, reliable electricity, or adequate food. Mondoweiss reported on students taking the exams with no classrooms, no reliable electricity, and barely enough food. +972 Magazine documented students struggling with unstable internet and constant distraction, all while Israeli attacks continue to threaten their lives. The ICRC facilitated the transfer of 13 released detainees to Gaza, WAFA reported.
West Bank
Displacement in the West Bank has surpassed 3,000 Palestinians in 2026, with most cases linked to settler violence, according to OCHA. The OCHA West Bank Monthly Snapshot for May 2026 recorded 749 structures demolished and 1,005 Palestinians displaced so far in 2026. Palestinian deaths in the West Bank attributed to Israeli forces or settlers reached 45 in 2026, following 242 in 2025, according to OCHA casualty data.
Israeli forces raided Birzeit University and assaulted people there, WAFA reported. Forces also raided a village near Ramallah and set up checkpoints at the entrances to multiple areas. A Palestinian citizen was killed by Israeli forces’ gunfire, and a child was critically injured by Israeli forces. Israeli forces also detained two youths as colonists carried out attacks in the same area.
Settler violence and land seizure continued. Colonists fenced off Palestinian land east of one community, grazed cattle on Palestinian land, attacked the al-Masoudiya area northwest of Salfit, attacked a Palestinian man with pepper spray, and erected a tent on land west of Salfit. Al Jazeera reported that Israeli forces bulldozed olive groves in the occupied West Bank. The Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission warned of an Israeli plan targeting 100 strategic sites within Area A of the West Bank. Mondoweiss reported that Israel stripped the Hebron municipality of its planning powers this month, then swiftly approved a yeshiva in the Old City.
Jerusalem
The Jerusalem Governorate condemned the killing of a minor identified as Jaber, stating that the killing embodies the occupation’s policy of extrajudicial executions, according to WAFA. Israeli occupation forces also began roofing the courtyard of a site in the Jerusalem area, WAFA reported, part of an ongoing pattern of altering the physical landscape of occupied East Jerusalem. +972 Magazine documented the broader trajectory, reporting that a movement seeking Jewish sovereignty over Al-Aqsa and an openly theocratic regime is going mainstream within the Israeli right.
Regional
The death toll from the Israeli aggression on Lebanon has risen to 4,257, according to WAFA. Rights groups have urged the United States to bar Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over alleged war crimes ahead of a planned UN visit. Israeli prosecutors charged six settlers following an attack on a West Bank mosque, Al Jazeera reported, even as settler attacks on Palestinian villages have continued to increase.
Politics
The PLO Executive Committee met to discuss political developments and upcoming electoral obligations. Palestinian Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh received French and Swiss envoys in separate farewell meetings. The Palestinian Presidency stated that resolving the Palestinian issue is key to resolving regional crises. The Prisoner’s Society reported that the Israeli occupation has escalated its treatment of Palestinian prisoners. Mondoweiss reported that Palestinians are resisting Israeli efforts to seize the West Bank landmark Solomon’s Pools, after Finance Minister Smotrich vowed to wrest control of the ancient site from the Palestinian Authority.
Sources
- OCHA oPt — Humanitarian Situation Report, 26 June 2026
- OCHA oPt — West Bank Monthly Snapshot: Casualties, Property Damage and Displacement, May 2026
- OCHA oPt — UN Relief Chief tells Security Council Gaza civilians cannot wait for diplomacy
- OCHA oPt — Flash Appeal 2026 for the Occupied Palestinian Territory
- OCHA oPt — West Bank Casualties Data
- OCHA oPt (Facebook) — West Bank displacement surpasses 3,000 in 2026
- WAFA — Gaza death toll rises to 73,058 amid ongoing aggression
- WAFA — UN official: Gaza still faces profound uncertainty and immense human suffering
- WAFA — Jerusalem Governorate: Killing of minor Jaber embodies occupation’s policy of extrajudicial executions
- WAFA — Rights groups urge U.S. to bar Ben-Gvir over alleged war crimes ahead of UN visit
- WAFA — Death toll from Israeli aggression on Lebanon rises to 4,257
- WAFA — Vice President receives French and Swiss envoys in separate farewell meetings
- WAFA — Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission warns of Israeli plan targeting 100 strategic sites within Area A
- WAFA — PLO Executive Committee discusses political developments, upcoming electoral obligations
- WAFA — Goalkeeper of Khan Yunis Services Club killed by Israeli occupation forces in Gaza
- WAFA — UPDATE: Israeli drone kills two civilians, injures others
- WAFA — Israeli forces raid village near Ramallah
- WAFA — Presidency: Resolving Palestinian issue is key to resolving crises
- WAFA — ICRC facilitates transfer of 13 released detainees to Gaza
- WAFA — Child succumbs to critical wounds after being shot by Israeli forces
- WAFA — Citizen killed by Israeli forces’ gunfire
- WAFA — Child critically injured by Israeli forces
- WAFA — Prisoner’s Society: Israeli occupation escalates treatment of prisoners
- WAFA — Israeli forces set up checkpoints at entrances to areas
- WAFA — Colonists fence off Palestinian land
- WAFA — Occupation forces begin roofing courtyard
- WAFA — Colonists graze cattle on Palestinian land
- WAFA — Colonists attack al-Masoudiya area northwest of Salfit
- WAFA — Colonists erect tent on land west of Salfit
- WAFA — Three killed, including child, in Israeli drone strike
- WAFA — Israeli forces detain two youths as colonists carry out attacks
- WAFA — Israeli forces raid Birzeit University, assault people
- WAFA — Colonists attack Palestinian man with pepper spray
- Al Jazeera English — Israeli attacks kill eight people in Gaza and a teenager in the West Bank
- Al Jazeera English — Israeli attack in Gaza kills three, including a child
- Al Jazeera English — Israel’s Smotrich calls for settlements, ‘conquest’ of Gaza Strip
- Al Jazeera English — Israeli forces bulldoze olive groves in the occupied West Bank
- Al Jazeera English — Israeli prosecutors charge six settlers after West Bank mosque attack
- Mondoweiss — Israel strips the Hebron municipality of its planning powers
- Mondoweiss — Studying for high school finals in Gaza without electricity, adequate food, or a home
- Mondoweiss — Palestinians resist Israel’s efforts to take over the West Bank landmark, Solomon’s Pools
- +972 Magazine — High school final exam season is stressful. In Gaza, it’s nearly impossible
- +972 Magazine — The Israeli right is marching under a new flag
- Electronic Intifada — Two CT scanners for one million people in northern Gaza
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