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Israeli strikes have continued throughout the fragile ceasefire deal, which is in its second month but has largely stalled in the first phase.
Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
Israeli settlers stormed a village outside the Palestinian city of Bethlehem, torching cars and homes Monday evening.
In another part of the West Bank, in the town of Sinjil, settlers shot live ammunition at several people, according to the mayor.
They're the latest in what the UN says is now an average of eight settler attacks a day in the territory, an all-time high that has coincided with the Palestinian olive harvest.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz condemned the violence, saying he gives, quote, full backing to security forces in the West Bank to act against the perpetrators.
Netanyahu also gave his full support to law enforcement and the military to counteract the attacks.
Still, such settler violence is rarely prosecuted.
Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
Humanitarian organizations, including the UN, have stepped up efforts to address mental health services for children in Gaza, as a fragile ceasefire is holding in its second month.
But there is still daily and deadly bombardment by Israel in Gaza, which Israel says is to dismantle infrastructure used by militants.
Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
Humanitarian organizations, including the UN, have stepped up efforts to address mental health services for children in Gaza, as a fragile ceasefire is holding in its second month.
But there is still daily and deadly bombardment by Israel in Gaza, which Israel says is to dismantle infrastructure used by militants.
Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
The 15-year-olds were killed in a town outside the Palestinian city of Hebron.
Their deaths were confirmed by Palestinian health officials and the town mayor.
The Israeli military says the two were headed to an Israeli settlement to carry out what it called a terror attack when soldiers shot them.