Palestine weekly wrap: West Bank attacks surge, Israel restricts Gaza aid

Key Points:

• Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank have faced escalating violence from Israeli settlers, including arson attacks on homes, vehicles, and olive groves, amid the ongoing US-Israel conflict with Iran.
• Israeli authorities cleared Muslim worshippers from the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during Eid al-Fitr for the first time since 1967, using the Iran conflict as justification, and forcibly dispersed Palestinians praying outside Jerusalem’s Old City.
• Despite settler violence, Palestinians have been predominantly subject to arrests by Israeli forces, with reports of Israeli military inaction during settler attacks and ongoing land seizures and demolitions in Palestinian territories.
• Movement restrictions and road blockades by settlers have isolated Palestinian communities, while Israeli military leaders have publicly condemned settler violence, though settler outposts continue to be rebuilt under military protection.
• In Gaza, aid deliveries have sharply decreased since the US-Israel war on Iran began, exacerbating shortages in medical supplies and fuel, with ongoing Israeli airstrikes causing further casualties despite ceasefire efforts.