Escalation continues on the ground.. 7 martyrs in Gaza and incursions into Ramallah

(7) martyrs have fallen since Thursday morning, as a result of direct targeting by the Israeli occupation army.

Medical sources from inside Gaza Strip hospitals reported the death of (7) martyrs since Thursday morning, as a result of direct targeting by the Israeli occupation army of the cities of Deir al-Balah (central Gaza) and Rafah (far south).

This coincided with warplanes launching an airstrike targeting areas where occupation forces were deployed east of Khan Yunis city, amid continued artillery shelling of populated residential neighborhoods, which raised the death toll and increased the suffering of displaced people in those areas.

West Bank: Incursion into Kafr Malik On another note, Israeli occupation forces stormed the village of "Kafr Malik" in the Ramallah district, central West Bank, on Thursday evening.

Eyewitnesses reported that military vehicles raided neighborhoods of the village, where occupation soldiers carried out search and raid operations on a number of homes, leading to clashes with local youth.

These incursions come within the framework of the continuous escalation policy pursued by the occupation authorities in various cities and villages of the West Bank to tighten the noose on Palestinian citizens.

These bloody field developments come at a time when the Palestinian street is awaiting the results of recent diplomatic announcements regarding the "second phase" of the ceasefire agreement.

Observers believe that the continuation of raids and incursions undermines chances of calm and presents mediators with a new challenge to compel the occupation government to stop its military actions, especially in areas classified as "safe" for displaced people.