On June 24, 2026, the Palestinian man Muhammad Nazim Izzat Zayed was killed by Israeli occupation forces in the town of Al-Yamoun, west of Jenin, after undercover Israeli special forces ("Musta'ribeen") infiltrated the area and besieged a house where he was present. Around 12:50, the occupation forces stormed the town of Al-Yamoun, accompanied by gunfire towards a house while it was surrounded, which led to the death of a citizen, and they also arrested a soldier from the Palestinian General Intelligence Service, Al-Askari - Muhammad Abd al-Rahman Ahmad Khamaysa. Zayed had been pursued by Israeli forces for several months despite suffering from cancer. Witnesses said the special forces surrounded the house at around 12:50 p.m. Zayed attempted to flee, but soldiers shot him at close range in the courtyard. Eyewitness Sanad Abu Tall told Agence France-Presse that the forces could have arrested him instead. Ambulance crews from the Palestinian Red Crescent were dispatched after receiving reports of the raid at approximately 1:00 p.m., but Israeli forces prevented them from reaching the wounded man to provide first aid, according to ambulance officer Murad Khamaysa. The Palestinian Ministry of Health later announced that Zayed had died from his wounds. Israeli forces subsequently withheld his body. Footage from the scene showed the aftermath of the operation, during which Israeli forces surrounded the house, shot Zayed, and detained his body. **Name of the martyr:** Muhammad Nazim Ezzat Zayed, 29 years old

On June 25, 2026 around 00:55, the Israeli forces stormed the village of village of Sarta, west of Salfit, conducting house searches and arrest operations targeting several Palestinians. During the raid, Israeli soldiers entered a home and opened fire at Mustafa Taha Khatib inside the house, critically wounding him. His family said Israeli troops prevented paramedics from reaching him for nearly two hours after shooting him inside his home. This delay leading to his death. Khatib was transferred to Salfit Government Hospital, where he was later officially pronounced dead. They also arrested a citizen, confiscated an amount of 800 shekels from the house of the citizen Rashid Ali Khatib, and withdrew at 06:55. The detainee during its storming of the village of Sarta is Ratib Muhammad Abdullah Al-Khatib. **Testimony of Khatib's uncle, Yassin Khatib (to Anadolou)** Yassin recounted the family awoke to find Israeli troops deployed across the town before they surrounded the house where Mustafa lived. "My nephew called me and said the army was in the town," he said. "I went up to the roof and saw Israeli forces positioned at the entrance leading to Mustafa's home." He said Palestinian ambulance crews arrived after the Palestinian liaison office — the body responsible for field coordination with Israeli authorities — was informed that someone had been wounded. "The ambulance reached the area, but the army prevented it from entering, cleared the surroundings of the house, and remained there for about two hours after Mustafa was shot and injured," he said. According to Yassin Khatib, Israeli soldiers later detained one of the family's relatives before withdrawing from the area. "Only then were the medics allowed to enter," he said. He added that he was among the first family members to reach the house after Israeli forces left. "I went in behind the ambulance, but the paramedics asked us to stay outside. Then we learned that Mustafa had lost his life," he said. Describing the scene inside, Yassin Khatib said there were clear signs of a violent raid. From the broken door and the damaged contents of the room, it was obvious they forced their way in without giving him time even to open the door or get dressed," he said. "They went straight into the room where he was and opened fire." He said Mustafa had lived on the property for four years, working in agriculture and construction. "About four years ago he built a small room and kitchen on the land and worked cultivating it. He had no problems with anyone and was never known for any activity or previous pursuit," he added. "In my opinion, what happened was an execution without any justification. They spoke about finding a knife or an axe, but those were simply work tools he used in construction, just like any other equipment related to his profession," he said. **IDF statements:** IDF Spokesperson: *'During an activity by Israel Defense Forces troops in the village of Sarta, which is under the Ephraim Regional Council, last night (Thursday), a rioter hurled heavy objects toward the troops.The troops carried out a suspect detention procedure, which included firing shots into the air. After the rioter continued to attack the troops and hurl heavy objects toward them, posing a threat to them, the troops fired toward him. Injuries were observed.'*. **Name of the martyr:** Mustafa Taha Mustafa Al-Khatib, 32 years old. Mustafa had lived in Sarta for the past four years after previously residing in Jordan with his family. He held both Jordanian and Palestinian citizenship.

On June 23, 2026, Israeli forces demolished a Palestinian home in Qalqas village, east of Hebron. The demolished two-story home, belonging to Palestinian resident Saud Al-Atrash, measured 460 square meters and housed two families, including children and elderly residents, who were left homeless. During the demolition, Israeli forces assaulted local residents and fired tear gas canisters, causing several people to suffer from suffocation. The orders were issued 10 minutes before the demolition, without any prior warning, preventing families from saving their belongings and increasing feelings of distress, grief, and injustice. The pretext given was that the homes lacked Israeli-issued building permits.

Israel’s Prime Minister and Defense Minister have reportedly announced a ceasefire for the seventh time, according to Israeli media. After each previous announcement, Israeli forces nevertheless continued carrying out attacks that killed Lebanese civilians. More than 125 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since Friday morning (June 19) On June 19, Lebanon‘s Ministry of Health announced that the death toll from intensive Israeli airstrikes carried out since midnight had risen to 47, while 97 others were injured. The Health Emergency Operations Center said the strikes hit several towns and villages across the country. The casualties included women and children. On Saturday, the ministry reported that the final toll of the Israeli attacks on Friday "reached 83 martyrs and 141 wounded", most of them in southern Lebanon in addition to the east of the country, making June 19, one of the deadliest days since March 2nd. On Saturday morning, more than 20 Lebanese were killed when Israeli warplanes launched raids targeting the towns of Kafr Goz, Al-Numairiyah, Shukin, and Arabsalim in the Nabatieh district, and also launched a series of raids on Al-rayhan Heights in Jezzine District. Israeli artillery shelling targeted the towns of Kafr Tibnit, Kafr Rumman, Kafr Goz, Haboush, Nabatieh Al-Fawqa and Mifdoun. The bombing expanded to the east of the country, targeting the towns of Labaya and Sahmar in the Western Bekaa. The Israeli airstrikes targeted the town of Qanarit in Sidon district resulted in a horrific massacre, after three missiles hit the cemetery area, three houses, and the vicinity of the main square in the town, resulting in more than 7 casualties and dozens of injuries.

On June 15, 2026, Israeli forces carried out demolition operations targeting residential and agricultural structures. They raided the al-Khalidiyah area southeast of Yatta and demolished a barrack belonging to resident Khalil Rabee al-Yateem, along with two residential rooms and a bathroom used by the family. The demolitions extended to the “Aghziwa” area east of Yatta, where occupation forces destroyed barracks and structures over large areas, as well as walls and residential rooms belonging to the al-Yateem and Rabee families, causing significant damage to residents’ property.

On June 15, 2026, Hadi Hoteit, a Press TV correspondent in South Lebanon has been struck by an Israeli drone while reporting. Israeli forces deliberately targeted him in the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Tibnit, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA), despite the journalist wearing clearly marked press gear and traveling in a vehicle bearing press markings. The NNA reported that the Israeli military fired a shell that landed near the journalist. Hoteit sustained a shrapnel wound to his foot and was transported to Al-Najda Al-Shaabia Hospital in Nabatieh, where he underwent surgery and is receiving medical treatment. The strike comes just one day after Iran and the United States finalized a memorandum of to end the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon. **Hadi statement on X in the evening:** "Hadi Hoteit | هادي حطيط @HadiHtt Israeli drones targeted me while I was clearly filming a report in an open space with all requirements (press signs on the car, vest and helmet with press signs, cellphones open and not doing anything else. I was told that Lebanese army was blocking the road somewhere, so i went there searching for where the Lebanese army is. I stopped at Arnoun-Yohmor-Kfartebnit roundabout because i didn't want to go further. I got outside my car, with my cameras in the cage and my microphone with PressTV logo. I was filming when the Israeli drones deliberately attacked where I was standing, and not my car. Two brave men were able to come to my rescue after about 15 to 20 minutes. I was trying to get away from my car as I was expecting they might retarget it. 6 shrapnels hit my body (1 right chest, 3 right leg, 2 left leg). I am better now. Targeting journalists is a war crime. I wish if any international legal side was able to benefit from this video to Glory to the resistance, our only hope in front of those zionist criminals" ** Journalists organizations statements:** The Union of Journalists in Lebanon (UJL) strongly condemned the direct targeting of the journalist by Israel. *“[...] This strike comes at a time of greatest need for journalistic documentation of Israeli crimes in South Lebanon. The Union considers the attack to be part of an ongoing Israeli policy of targeting journalists who bear witness to its crimes.”* The UJL called on the Lebanese government to take action to document Israeli crimes and to open judicial investigations into them. IFJ General Secretary, Anthony Bellanger, added: *“We have consistently condemned the repeated threats and attacks by the Israeli army against journalists in Lebanon and Palestine, which are aimed at silencing their reporting. We stand in solidarity with our colleague, Hadi Hoteit, and wish him a swift and full recovery. The IFJ will continue to pursue justice and accountability to ensure that attacks on journalists do not go unpunished.”*

At least three people were killed and six injured in Israeli airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs (Dahiyeh). Israel said it targeted Hezbollah positions in response to projectiles fired toward northern Israel, which it called a ceasefire violation. The escalation comes amid sensitive US–Iran negotiations over a possible agreement, with officials warning that continued strikes on Beirut could derail talks. Iranian officials said the attacks crossed a “red line” and would not go unanswered, while also suggesting the violence could undermine diplomatic efforts involving a memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran. **The IDF spokeperson Avichay Adrae statement on X:** The Israeli Defense Forces said they struck a Hezbollah command headquarters in Beirut that was used by Hezbollah operatives to advance “terrorist plots” against Israeli civilians and IDF forces operating in southern Lebanon. The raid came after Hezbollah earlier today launched aerial targets toward Israel. Hezbollah continues to advance “terrorist plots” against Israeli civilians and IDF forces. The IDF will continue to act to remove any threat to the State of Israel and its forces, in accordance with political directives. **Casulaties:**

On June 13, 2026, around 14:50, a gang of Israeli settlers sotrmed the Al-Bayad area near Jit, set fire to farmland and four vehicles in the village of Jit, east of Qalqilya, and damaged several homes by throwing firebombs. They set fire to approximately 4 dunams of agricultural land belonging to several families. The fire destroyed four vehicles owned by residents Yasser Saleh Abu Bakr, Taysir Saleh Abu Bakr, Mujahid Adnan Al-Tawil, and Imad Al-Faris. The settlers also threw Molotov cocktails at several homes, causing material damage to three houses, including those belonging to residents Imad Majed Yamin and Hani Mousa Arman. They further attacked a house under construction owned by Anwar Azmi. The group withdrew at 18:00.

On June 13, 2026, a 29-year-old Palestinian man diagnosed with a mental disorder was shot by Jewish settlers at a settlement outpost near the village of Duma, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. Haaretz, citing an Israeli defense official, reported that the owner of a nearby Israeli settlement farm and another individual fired warning shots after the man allegedly approached the outpost. When he did not turn back, they opened fire, wounding him. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said Israeli forces prevented its ambulance crews from reaching the wounded man for more than an hour. During that time, according to Duma council head Suleiman Dawabsha, Israeli soldiers handcuffed the man's hands and feet and kept him in custody, blocking medical teams from providing first aid. After the delay, Palestinian medics were finally allowed to evacuate him to a hospital in Nablus. Medical officials said he was in moderate-to-severe condition, having sustained gunshot wounds to the abdomen, left foot, and right leg. Dawabsha confirmed that the man has a mental disability and said his condition was stable.

On June 9, 2026, at the end of the evening, gangs of Israeli settlers set fire to agricultural land on a hillside at the outskirts of the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh, east of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank. These groups approached the area from nearby outposts and ignited dry fields and olive‑growing terrain, causing visible flames and smoke before residents were able to reach the site. No injuries were reported, but villagers said the attack created fear among families living on the eastern edge of Taybeh and damaged agricultural land relied upon by local farmers. **Broader context:** The attack comes amid a documented surge in colonizer violence across the Ramallah district, particularly in the eastern rural corridor stretching from Deir Jarir and Al‑Mughayyir to Kafr Malik, Ras al‑Teen, Wadi al‑Seeq, and the Bedouin communities east of Taybeh. Settlers have repeatedly attempted to seize hilltops, block access roads, intimidate shepherds, and burn farmland in an effort to expand outposts and pressure Palestinian communities to abandon their land. **Timeline of the incidents:** At 09:00, the occupation forces set up a checkpoint near the entrance to the town of Taybeh, and the checkpoint was repeatedly set up at 14:00 to search vehicles and verify citizens’ identities. At 11:20, the occupation forces stormed the town of Taybeh and conducted a patrol. At 20:35, a group of settlers on the eastern side of the town of Taybeh set fire to citizens’ agricultural lands, and also opened fire randomly at citizens, while they were trying to go to put out the fire. 4. At 21:10, a group of settlers entered the Jabas area, east of the town of Taybeh, beat the citizen: Rami Yaqoub Kuna, and stole his (cell phone). **According to some [testimonies](https://x.com/SOSCdOrient/status/2065012750703640640?s=20)**, Palestinian firefighters dispatched to the scene were unable to access the site because they lacked the necessary security coordination permits. This delay allowed the fire to spread, threatening agricultural land and nearby properties. “Faced with the urgency of the situation, several young people from the town took the initiative to bring in a water tanker truck in order to contain the fire. Instead of being allowed to provide assistance, they were surrounded and prevented from intervening by settlers. The situation then quickly deteriorated when another group of young people was targeted. Several people were physically assaulted, two vehicles were damaged, and a mobile phone was stolen,” explained Father Bashar Fawadleh, the Latin parish priest of Taybeh. According to Souleiman Khoury, mayor of Taybeh, residents heard gunfire near the affected area, which prevented them from reaching the site to try to contain the blaze. The fire was ultimately brought under control only after the required coordination procedures had been completed. The arrival of the Israeli police and army also helped prevent the fire from spreading further and led to the departure of the attackers. “What we are experiencing today is not a matter of isolated incidents. Residents speak of an increase in settler attacks in recent days, carried out using quad bikes and off-road vehicles. These patrols now reach, with complete impunity, the center of the village, residential neighborhoods, and the main roads. On June 2, a group of settlers was spotted in the northeastern area near Orthodox Housing Road, where they reportedly blocked access routes and interrupted the construction of a new house. On June 3, at around 9:45 a.m., they were again seen driving through several parts of the town, including the main thoroughfare, all the way to the vicinity of Saint George’s Church.