10 stories for 2026-03-10 · Israel/Palestine
Amnesty International reports that over 29 months, Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza has had a devastating, multilayered impact on Palestinian women and girls. The organization states that Israeli-imposed conditions calculated to bring about the physical destruction of Palestinians in Gaza have pushed women and girls to the brink, facing compounded harms.
Israeli forces destroyed a water pipeline in Sebastia, a Palestinian community near Nablus in the West Bank.
Four Palestinians died within 24 hours in the West Bank, including two killed by settler gunfire in villages and one who suffered cardiac arrest from tear gas exposure by soldiers. The killings occurred amid broader regional tensions.
The Gaza government media office announced that the number of Palestinian journalists killed since October 8, 2023 has risen to 261, following the death of journalist Amal Shomali in an Israeli strike on Monday.
The Red Star of David rescue service confirmed that one person was killed and another was injured in central Israel after missiles were launched from Iran. The deceased was a man in his forties, and the injured person was hospitalized in serious condition.
Individual initiatives are being undertaken to rebuild Gaza, which has experienced widespread destruction.
Palestinian authorities in Jerusalem have warned against Israeli calls to keep the Al-Aqsa Mosque closed and to allow animal sacrifices within the compound during the upcoming Jewish Passover holiday in April. Palestinian officials stated that such actions represent part of a political and ideological agenda seeking to change the religious, historical, and legal status of the holy site.
Israel experienced seven waves of Iranian rocket strikes, featuring the use of cluster munitions with multiple warheads or submunitions.
Israeli forces have expanded military operations targeting Hamas's armed wing in Gaza, resulting in multiple civilian casualties. Healthcare officials reported an airstrike and tank shelling that killed six Palestinians in Gaza City, including two women and a girl. Additional strikes resulted in three civilian injuries during civilian resistance efforts, and 24 Palestinians were detained from West Bank towns.
Central Israel experienced a series of explosions on Monday following the detection of incoming missiles by the Israeli military, according to French news agency reports. One person was killed in the strikes.