Conflict & Security
Drone strike in Gaza and settler shooting in West Bank kill two Palestinians
October 2, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 19 hours
Israeli forces and settlers killed two Palestinians on Thursday in separate attacks in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
- An Israeli drone strike killed Tamer al-Hamayda, 42, and wounded three others when it hit a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians in al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis.
- Israeli settlers shot dead Mashhour Yassin, 51, during a raid on Yasuf village, wounding his nephew in the attack.
- The Gaza Health Ministry reported eight deaths and 26 wounded in the past 24 hours, raising the ceasefire-era toll to 1,439 killed and 5,052 wounded.
- The Palestinian Foreign Affairs Ministry said Israeli forces detained an ambulance during the Yasuf raid and seized its key.


