CAIRO/JERUSALEM, March 13 - An airstrike in Gaza attributed to Israeli forces killed three Palestinians on Friday, Palestinian medical workers said, among them two teenagers aged 17. The attack occurred amid a broader uptick in lethal operations by Israel across multiple fronts over the past 24 hours.
Palestinian officials reported that Israeli forces also killed two people in the West Bank city of Nablus on Thursday. In Lebanon, the Health Ministry reported the death toll has reached 773. Overall, almost two weeks into the current war, roughly 2,000 people have been killed, most in Iran, and several million have been displaced from their homes.
The Israeli military stated it was not aware of the Gaza strike. Separately, the military released a statement on Thursday saying it had killed two individuals after they allegedly attempted a car-ramming attack targeting soldiers. The military did not immediately provide evidence supporting the claim of an attempted ramming when asked.
At the outset of the conflict with Iran, Israeli air operations over Gaza had diminished, but they have since increased again. Authorities report that 23 people have been killed in Gaza since U.S. and Israeli forces jointly struck Iran on February 28. Despite a ceasefire that came into effect in Gaza in October, the enclave has experienced repeated outbreaks of violence since that time.
Reports indicate that U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza has been placed on hold since the onset of the war with Iran. Violence has also persisted across the West Bank, where Israeli settlers and military forces have killed at least eight Palestinians since the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran began. Observers have noted a spike in settler-related violence coinciding with the enhanced security measures and lockdowns imposed on much of the West Bank.
The recent pattern of strikes and counterstrikes highlights the breadth of the current escalation, spanning Lebanon, Gaza, the occupied West Bank and Iranian territory. Many of the incidents described above remain under investigation or unconfirmed by multiple parties, and some claims, including those tied to attempted attacks on soldiers, have not been substantiated with immediate evidence.
Contextual note: Reporting on these events includes statements from medical sources, local officials and military communications; some claims have not been independently verified at the time of publication.