On a single day across two territories, two Palestinian men — one sheltering in a tent on the Gaza coast, another standing at his own doorstep in the West Bank — were killed by an Israeli drone and by settlers respectively, their deaths folding quietly into a toll that has reached 1,439 since a ceasefire was declared in October 2025. The persistence of violence across both Gaza and the occupied West Bank raises a question that haunts post-ceasefire moments throughout history: when the formal instruments of war fall silent, what name do we give to what remains? These incidents do not stand alon
Israeli drone strike, settler attack kill two Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank
At least two Palestinians killed (Tamer al-Hamayda in Gaza, Mashhour Yassin in West Bank) with multiple others wounded; 1,439 Palestinians killed since October 2025 ceasefire began.
Settlers attack, and Israeli forces don't stop them.
Mark
So we have two deaths in one day—one in Gaza, one in the West Bank. Are these connected, or are they separate phenomena?
Mimi
They're separate geographically and tactically, but they're part of the same broader reality. The drone strike in Gaza is military action; the West Bank attack is settlers with guns. But both are happening under the same political umbrella.
Luke
Let's be precise about what we know and don't know. The drone strike killed one person directly and wounded three. The West Bank shooting killed one and wounded one. Those are the confirmed facts. The allegation about Israeli forces detaining the ambulance—that's from the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It's a serious claim, but it's one source's account of coordination.
Mark
Why does the distinction matter?
Luke
Because "coordination" is a specific claim. It could mean direct orders, or it could mean forces simply didn't intervene. The source material doesn't give us evidence of the former, only the allegation.
Mimi
Fair. But the pattern is real. Settlers attack, and Israeli forces don't stop them. Whether that's passive or active coordination, the outcome is the same for the people being attacked.
Mark
What about the scale? The numbers in Gaza are staggering—1,439 killed since October 2025 alone.
Luke
Yes, and those are from the Gaza Health Ministry. They're the primary source we have, but they're also a party to the conflict. That doesn't make them wrong, but it's worth noting. The UN has its own figures for the West Bank—1,112 killed since October 2023—which gives us a cross-check.
Mimi
The real question is whether anyone is tracking what's happening. We have numbers, we have names, we have villages. But the violence continues.
Mark
Is there any indication this will stop?
Luke
The source material doesn't suggest it. The ceasefire that began in October 2025 hasn't prevented these deaths. That's the story underneath the story.
Il Polso
- A drone struck a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians in al-Mawasi, killing Tamer al-Hamayda, 42, and wounding three others — a ceasefire offering no protection to those already without shelter.
- On the same day in the West Bank, dozens of armed settlers from the illegal outpost of Havat Anton descended on Yasuf village, shooting dead Mashhour Yassin, 51, as he stepped outside to defend his home.
- Palestinian authorities allege Israeli soldiers actively coordinated with the settlers, pointing to soldiers detaining an ambulance and discarding its keys as evidence of deliberate obstruction of medical aid.
- Gaza's Health Ministry recorded eight deaths and 26 wounded in a single 24-hour period, with the cumulative toll since October 2025 now standing at 1,439 killed and 5,052 wounded — figures that sit beneath the war's total of at least 74,040 dead since October 2023.
- Settler violence across the West Bank is surging with no sign of abating, as over 500,000 Israelis live in settlements international law deems illegal and the UN documents at least 1,112 Palestinian deaths in the territory since October 2023.
On a single day across two territories, two Palestinian men — one sheltering in a tent on the Gaza coast, another standing at his own doorstep in the West Bank — were killed by an Israeli drone and by settlers respectively, their deaths folding quietly into a toll that has reached 1,439 since a ceasefire was declared in October 2025. The persistence of violence across both Gaza and the occupied West Bank raises a question that haunts post-ceasefire moments throughout history: when the formal instruments of war fall silent, what name do we give to what remains? These incidents do not stand alone but arrive as chapters in a longer account of displacement, demolition, and contested land that stretches back years and continues to accumulate its human cost.
In the span of a single day, two Palestinian men were killed in separate incidents — one by an Israeli drone in Gaza, the other by settlers in the West Bank — each death a reminder that the ceasefire declared in October 2025 has not brought safety to Palestinian civilians across either territory.
In al-Mawasi, a coastal area west of Khan Younis, a drone struck a tent among those sheltering displaced Palestinians. Tamer al-Hamayda, 42, was killed; three others were wounded. The same week, another Palestinian died from wounds sustained two days earlier in a strike on Jabalia refugee camp, and Israeli forces carried out large-scale demolitions east of Gaza City. Gaza's Health Ministry recorded eight deaths and 26 wounded in the surrounding 24-hour period. Since the ceasefire began, 1,439 Palestinians have been killed and 5,052 wounded — numbers that rest atop a war toll of at least 74,040 dead since October 2023.
In the occupied West Bank, the village of Yasuf — encircled by four Israeli settlements north of Ramallah — was raided by dozens of armed settlers from Havat Anton, an illegal outpost established just months earlier. Mashhour Yassin, 51, was shot dead at his doorstep as he moved to defend his home. His nephew was also wounded. The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs alleged that Israeli soldiers participated in the assault, citing the detention of an ambulance and the deliberate discarding of its keys as evidence of coordination between settlers and occupation forces.
The ministry described the killing as part of what it called an escalating pattern of organised settler violence aimed at displacement and annexation. The characterisation is supported by broader data: the United Nations has documented at least 1,112 Palestinians killed in the West Bank since October 2023, with settler attacks rising sharply in recent months and no indication the trend is slowing.
In the span of a single day this week, two Palestinian men were killed in separate incidents—one by an Israeli drone, the other by settlers—marking the continuation of a pattern of violence that has persisted even after a ceasefire took hold in October 2025.
Tamer al-Hamayda, 42, died when a drone struck a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians in al-Mawasi, a coastal area west of Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Three others were wounded in the same strike. His body and the injured were taken to Nasser Medical Complex on Thursday. The strike was not an isolated incident. Another Palestinian man died from wounds he had sustained two days earlier when Israeli forces struck a gathering in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern part of the territory. In addition to these deaths, Israeli forces conducted a large-scale demolition operation targeting buildings east of Gaza City's al-Tuffah neighborhood.
The Gaza Health Ministry documented eight deaths and 26 wounded in the 24-hour period surrounding these incidents. Since the ceasefire began in October 2025, the ministry has recorded 1,439 Palestinians killed and 5,052 wounded across the territory. An additional 834 bodies have been recovered from rubble. These figures sit atop a far larger toll: since the war began in October 2023, at least 74,040 Palestinians have been killed and 175,168 wounded in Gaza.
On the same day, in the occupied West Bank, a different kind of violence unfolded. Israeli settlers attacked the village of Yasuf, located north of Ramallah and surrounded by four Israeli settlements. Mashhour Yassin, 51, was shot dead during the raid. His nephew was also wounded. According to Jumaa Abdel Fattah, the mayor of Yasuf, dozens of armed settlers descended on the village with sticks and firearms. Yassin was at his doorstep when the attack began and went out to defend his home.
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs alleged that Israeli forces played an active role in the assault. They said soldiers detained an ambulance that had responded to the attack, seizing its keys and discarding them—what the ministry characterized as evidence of coordination between the settlers and the occupation forces. The ministry framed the killing as part of a broader pattern, describing it as falling within "a serious and continuous escalation in organised settler crimes" and accusing Israel of enabling what it called settler "terrorism" in service of settlement expansion, annexation, and forced displacement.
The settlers who carried out the attack came from Havat Anton, an illegal settlement established in July that has previously targeted Yasuf residents. More than 500,000 Israelis live in West Bank settlements that international law considers illegal. Since October 2023, the United Nations has documented at least 1,112 Palestinians killed in the West Bank by Israeli forces or settlers, including at least 37 killed specifically by settlers. Palestinian communities across the territory have reported a marked increase in settler attacks in recent months, a surge that shows no sign of abating.
Citazioni salienti
Yassin was at his doorstep when the settlers attacked the village homes. He went out to defend his house.— Jumaa Abdel Fattah, mayor of Yasuf
The killing falls within the framework of a serious and continuous escalation in organised settler crimes.— Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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