Israeli shelling kills four in Gaza City while settlers intensify attacks and raids expand across the occupied West Bank.
Key Developments
- Four Palestinians killed in Israeli strike in Gaza City.
- Settler attacks injure Palestinians, damage property across West Bank.
- Israeli forces carry out raids and arrests in multiple areas.
Four Killed in Gaza City Strike
Four Palestinians were killed and several others injured early Sunday following an Israeli airstrike targeting a group of civilians in Gaza City, according to Quds News Network.
Local sources said the strike hit Al-Shawa Square in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood, northeast of the city.
The victims were identified as Mustafa Al-Sakani, Ahmed Abu Shawish, Muhammad Al-Suweirki, and Ramzi Al-Shawa.
The attack came hours after an Israeli strike targeted a civilian vehicle at the entrance to the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, killing one person and injuring others.
The latest incidents are part of continued Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement, with Palestinian sources reporting at least 716 killed and hundreds injured since it came into effect.
Another HORRIFIC night in the West Bank.
Dozens of armed Israeli settlers are carrying out a pogrom now in the village of Qusra in the West Bank, setting fire to two chicken farms and houses. pic.twitter.com/ye9itXkl2G
— Ihab Hassan (@IhabHassane) April 4, 2026
Settler Violence
Illegal Israeli Jewish settlers escalated attacks across several areas of the occupied West Bank, resulting in multiple injuries and property damage.
In Bethlehem, Muhammad Hisham Shalalda sustained fractures and severe bruising after settlers attacked his home in the village of Marah Rabah. He was transferred to Beit Jala Governmental Hospital for treatment.
In Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron (Al-Khalil), illegal settlers attacked residents of Umm al-Khair and prevented them from grazing their livestock.
In Qusra, south of Nablus, illegal Jewish settlers carried out a large-scale assault on the town’s southern and western areas, severely beating a young man, Zahran Muhammad Shanableh, and setting fire to two poultry farms.
Israeli occupation forces fired tear gas to secure the attackers, causing at least ten Palestinians, including seven children, to suffer from suffocation.
In Ramallah, residents of al-Mughayyir confronted an attempted settler incursion into the eastern plains, while Israeli forces entered the area to facilitate the settlers’ withdrawal.
Raids, Arrests Expand
Israeli occupation forces carried out widespread raids and arrests across the West Bank on Sunday.
In Ramallah, troops stormed the town of Kobar, arresting Wa’ad al-Barghouthi after raiding several homes. Additional incursions were reported in Sinjil, Abu Falah, and Abwein, where checkpoints were also set up.
In Bethlehem, Israeli occupation forces detained Ali Nabil Jibril, 32, after raiding his home in the town of Doha.
In occupied Jerusalem, three Palestinians—including two brothers from Anata and a resident of al-Eizariya—were detained following home raids.
In Nablus, Israeli occupation forces stormed the town of Beita and assaulted a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance crew.
In Hebron, a Palestinian man was shot with live ammunition near the separation wall in the Beit Ula area and was reported to be in moderate condition.
(PC, QNN, Palestinian sources)
