Israel kills Palestinian in Gaza as West Bank settlement expansion advances

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Israel kills Palestinian in Gaza as West Bank settlement expansion advances
Israel resumes airstrikes in southern Lebanon as two soldiers killed in explosion
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Israeli forces killed one Palestinian and wounded nine others, including four children, in separate attacks across the Gaza Strip on Saturday, according to medical sources . The same day, Gaza Civil Defense recovered the remains of 19 Palestinians from beneath a destroyed residential building in western Gaza City, concluding a four-day operation amid severe equipment shortages .
In the West Bank, Israel announced a tender for 627 new housing units in occupied settlements, a move officials warned deepens efforts to sever Palestinian ties to Jerusalem . Palestinian residents near Bethlehem reported a rise in daily attacks by Israeli settlers, contributing to escalating violence and land dispossession in the territory .
Meanwhile, Israeli troops entered Zawtar al-Gharbiyah, a southern Lebanese village under Lebanese army control per a June framework agreement, and constructed an earth barrier blocking the eastern entrance, according to Lebanese state media and the village mayor . The Lebanese army confirmed the incursion as a violation of the U.S.-brokered deal, which stipulates the disarmament of Hezbollah, a phased Israeli withdrawal, and Lebanese army deployment in pilot zones. Israel’s military told AFP it had no knowledge of the incident .
In Saudi Arabia, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for a drone strike on an Aramco refinery in Jazan, which processes 400,000 barrels of oil daily. The Saudi Energy Ministry reported a fire at the facility that was later extinguished, with no casualties . The attack followed a new defense pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, signed two days prior .
U.S. Central Command chief Gen. Brad Cooper met with Israeli military leaders on Saturday to discuss tensions with Iran and the Gaza ceasefire, arriving from Gulf capitals as Washington maintains heightened regional alert levels . Hamas has expressed readiness to disarm under a U.S.-backed roadmap and urged Washington to pressure Israel to implement the agreement .
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