Israeli military, settlers kill five Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank

Israeli military, settlers kill five Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank

An Israeli strike killed two Palestinians in northern Gaza on Thursday, medics there said, and three others were shot dead in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian authorities and the Israeli military.

An Israeli settler killed two Palestinians in the West Bank, while the military shot a third Palestinian in the West Bank, according to the Israeli military.

Wafa news agency said Israeli settlers deliberately set fire to agricultural land in Beit Furik and attacked Palestinians as they were attempting to put out the fire. The agency said the military also backed up the settlers.

The Israeli military accused the Palestinians of carrying out knife attacks during what it called a “friction”. ...