Israeli airstrike kills one in Gaza City as attacks continue year into ceasefire

Oct 14, 2026

A year after a ceasefire, Israeli airstrikes continue in Gaza, killing one person in Gaza City on October 13, 2026, as total casualties since October 2023 exceed 74,382. Israeli forces control nearly two-thirds of Gaza and expand military operations and settlements across the West Bank. Jordanian officials warn that these policies risk regional stability and target Palestinian displacement, while a public opinion poll indicates 53% of Palestinians still favor a two-state solution.

Recent Israeli military strikes in Gaza

▪A four-year-old boy, Osama Ahmed Abed, died in az-Zawayda on October 14, 2026 from injuries sustained in an Israeli attack three weeks prior.
▪An Israeli airstrike on a vehicle in the Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City killed one person and wounded several others on October 13, 2026.
▪Israeli military strikes destroyed a building in Zawaida in the central Gaza Strip late on October 10, 2026.

Casualties and destruction in Gaza

▪The Palestinian health authority reported that more than 74,382 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023.
▪More than 80 percent of Gaza's buildings have been damaged or destroyed as a result of the military conflict.
▪At least 1,400 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli military attacks since the October 2025 ceasefire took effect.

Israeli military control along the Yellow Line

▪Gaza's Civil Defence agency reported that Israeli forces carried out massive explosions and indiscriminate gunfire near the Yellow Line, damaging hundreds of displaced persons' tents.
▪The Yellow Line established under US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan was intended to mark initial Israeli military pullbacks, with further withdrawals to follow.
▪Israeli military forces maintain control or access restrictions over nearly two-thirds of the Gaza Strip under the Yellow Line boundary set by Donald Trump's peace plan.

Israeli military operations and restrictions in the West Bank

▪Israeli raids in Ramallah and el-Bireh wounded a child with live ammunition and injured journalists Khaled Mattawa and Firas Lutfi.
▪Israeli military operations under Operation Iron Wall have displaced approximately 54,000 Palestinians in the northern West Bank since January 2025.
▪The Israeli military has established 940 checkpoints and movement obstacles across the West Bank and is constructing a 22-mile barrier in the Jordan Valley.

Israeli policies targeting the Palestinian Authority

▪Israel is withholding approximately $7 billion in tax revenues from the Palestinian Authority, representing about 65 percent of its income.
▪Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on October 13, 2026 that Israel is preparing for potential conflict with Palestinian Authority forces and will maintain military control west of the Jordan River.

Jordanian warnings over Israeli actions in the West Bank

▪Senior Jordanian officials warned that Israeli policies in the West Bank threaten regional stability and aim to enforce forced displacement of Palestinians.
▪Jordanian officials warned that the proposed E1 settlement expansion east of Jerusalem would bisect the West Bank and isolate East Jerusalem.

Expansion of and international response to Israeli settlements

▪The UK announced plans in September 2026 to ban trade in goods produced within Israeli settlements, citing concerns over Palestinian displacement.
▪Israeli authorities have approved 104 settlements since December 2022 and advanced or tendered at least 51,200 housing units in the West Bank since 2025.

Palestinian public opinion on conflict and diplomacy

▪Support for armed resistance among Gaza residents rose to 37% in October 2026, up from 21% in August, while 42% across all Palestinian territories preferred diplomacy.
▪A Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research poll conducted in October 2026 found that 53% of Palestinians support a two-state agreement with East Jerusalem as the capital.
▪A poll published on October 14, 2026 showed that 62% of Palestinians believe neither Israel nor Hamas won the war.

Palestinian public opinion on leadership and elections

▪Fifty-three percent of surveyed Palestinians support holding Palestinian Authority elections on November 28, 2026 without delay.
▪Party identification with Hamas among Palestinians dropped to 19% in October 2026, down from 24% in August and 35% ten months earlier.