Israel kills 5 Palestinians in Gaza, 3 in Jenin - War on Gaza - War on Gaza

In Gaza and the West Bank on 29 August 2026, Israeli attacks killed Palestinians: Al-Ahram wrote that Israel killed 5 Palestinians in Gaza and 3 in Jenin, and Al Jazeera reported 5 deaths in Gaza since Saturday morning. The IDF said a strike killed a Hamas commander it said was hiding in a Gaza hospital compound. A Palestinian farmer was also killed in Gaza.

In the West Bank, armed settlers entered a village alongside the IDF and three Palestinians were wounded. Netanyahu decried ‘criminal violence’ after settlers again raided a besieged village. Gaza has run out of cancer medicines as Israeli strikes continue.