Israeli Drone Strike Kills Father, Daughter in Khan Younis
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- Israeli forces killed a Palestinian father and his daughter in a drone strike in central Khan Younis on Saturday; a separate attack in Khan Younis the same day killed another person and wounded a young girl, per Al Jazeera correspondents on the ground.
- Gaza's Health Ministry reports 640 Palestinians killed and at least 1,700 wounded since the October 11 "ceasefire," bringing the cumulative toll since October 2023 to at least 72,123 killed and 171,805 injured.
- The Rafah border crossing remains closed after Israel shut it amid its attacks on Iran, blocking thousands of patients from medical treatment abroad; the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing is only partially open for humanitarian aid under strict restrictions.
- Israeli army-affiliated militias advanced east of Gaza City with heavy gunfire on Saturday, with initial reports that a Palestinian police member was abducted; Israeli warplanes also struck east of the Tuffah neighborhood and naval forces fired heavy machineguns at Gaza City's coast.
- West Bank violence continued with a Palestinian injured by live fire near the Karmei Tzur settlement north of Hebron, three Palestinians physically assaulted by settlers in Ras al-Ahmar south of Tubas, and Israeli raids in Qaffin and Kafr al-Labad near Tulkarem.
- United Nations figures count at least 1,094 Palestinians killed by Israeli troops and settlers in the West Bank since October 2023, while a February Human Rights Watch report said Israeli restrictions contributed to shortages of medicine, food, water, and reconstruction materials in Gaza.
Why it matters: The 640 Palestinians killed in Gaza since the declared October 11 ceasefire — including a father and daughter in a single drone strike — show that daily Israeli military operations continue unabated while the Rafah crossing's closure blocks critically ill patients from treatment abroad, meaning the humanitarian crisis deepens precisely as international media focus pivots to the broader US-Israeli campaign against Iran.
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