Gaza toll rises as West Bank raids intensify
Shafaq News- Gaza/ Ramallah
Israeli forces killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza on Monday and detained dozens more in raids across the occupied West Bank.
Gaza health authorities put the latest cumulative toll at 73,914 killed and 174,952 injured since October 7, 2023. Hospitals received four bodies and 17 wounded over the previous 24 hours.
Since the ceasefire took effect on October 11, 2025, 1,394 Palestinians have been killed and 4,839 injured, while 834 bodies have been recovered from the rubble, according to the latest health update.
Monday’s fatalities included child Ismail Al-Bardawil, who died from wounds sustained in Israeli gunfire in Al-Mawasi, and Muhsen Ahmad Mustafa Bahja, who was killed by Israeli drone fire in northern Gaza.
Later, an Israeli drone strike killed a Palestinian and wounded several others in Al-Sikka in central Khan Younis. A girl was also killed by Israeli gunfire in Gaza City’s Al-Tuffah neighborhood.
In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces held at least 53 Palestinians for interrogation during a large-scale operation in Biddu, northwest of Jerusalem, according to the Jerusalem Governorate. Troops searched homes and set up an interrogation center inside a seized house.
Five more Palestinians were detained in raids in Salfit, Bruqin and Kafr Al-Dik. The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society said more than 100 people had undergone field interrogations over the past two days, mainly in Biddu and Al-Mughayyir near Ramallah.
The Biddu operation followed Sunday’s fatal shooting of an Israeli near the Neve Tzuf settlement northwest of Ramallah. Israeli police said the suspected Palestinian gunman was later arrested at a hospital in Ramallah.
Separately, Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian motorist near the Ganim settlement, saying he had attempted to ram troops. Reuters said it could not independently verify the military’s account.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu subsequently ordered security forces to reinforce their presence in the West Bank and carry out arrests and other operations.
