Russian and Ukrainian Attacks Kill at Least 13, Officials Report
Russian and Ukrainian attacks have killed at least 13 people, according to officials from both sides. [1] Mutual Russian and Ukrainian strikes resulted in the reported deaths. [2]
Casualties from Russia-Ukraine strikes
Russian and Ukrainian attacks have killed at least 13 people, according to officials from both sides. [1] Mutual Russian and Ukrainian strikes resulted in the reported deaths. [2] The reported minimum death toll reflects statements issued by officials representing each side in the ongoing conflict. [1] Russian and Ukrainian attacks kill at least 13, officials say, with the figure presented as a combined total from strikes attributed to both parties. [2] Officials from both sides provided the assessment of fatalities without further breakdown of specific incidents in the available reporting. [1]
Palestinian injuries in West Bank settler attacks
Several Palestinians have been injured in separate attacks across the occupied West Bank amid Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. [4] A 16-year-old Palestinian boy was shot in the chest by Israeli forces in Bani Naim, east of Hebron. [4] He was taken to hospital and is in a stable condition. [4] Israeli settlers beat a 30-year-old man in Abu Njeim, southeast of Bethlehem. [4] He is receiving treatment at a nearby hospital. [4] Elsewhere, settlers attacked several members of the same family in Khirbet Emneizal in the South Hebron Hills. [4] The assailants also stole the family’s sheep before Israeli forces arrived, assaulted residents and arrested seven people. [4]
Arrests and surge in settler violence
More than 30 people reportedly arrested across the occupied territory, as Israel intensifies its siege. [4] Citing figures from the Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office, the Anadolu news agency reported that Israeli forces arrested 32 people across the occupied West Bank on Thursday. [4] Thirteen were in the town of Beit Ummar, north of the city of Hebron. [4] Attacks by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank have surged since Israel launched its genocidal war on Gaza in 2023. [4] Last month, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Israeli settlers had attacked Palestinians or their property six times a day on average so far this year – the highest rate on record. [4] Critics say settlers have become emboldened by the international community’s failure to hold Israel accountable for its siege of the enclave. [4]
International legal context for West Bank
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “deeply alarmed” by Israel granting city status to the illegal settlement of Givat Ze’ev in the occupied West Bank. [4] His spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, told a news conference that Israel’s administrative designation “does not alter Givat Ze’ev’s legal status under international law as part of the occupied Palestinian territory”. [4] All Israeli settlements in the West Bank are illegal under international law. [4] In July 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an advisory opinion ordering Israel to end its occupation of the Palestinian territories “as rapidly as possible”, declaring its presence unlawful. [4] Although the opinion is not legally binding, it has increased pressure on Israel to abandon its expansionist policies. [4] The court also said that other states are obliged not to recognise the occupation as lawful or aid or assist in maintaining it. [4]
Haiti displacement crisis
Haiti faces an ongoing humanitarian crisis with 1,450,254 internally displaced people recorded in May 2026 due to armed violence. [3] In 2026, Haïti continues to face a humanitarian crisis exacerbated by a rise in armed violence that has caused massive population displacements. [3] In May 2026, there were 1,450,254 internally displaced persons (PDI) in the country. [3] The internal displacements result from the armed violence that has intensified in the country. [3]
What to watch next: Continued reporting on the average daily rate of settler attacks in the West Bank and updates on the number of internally displaced people in Haiti as recorded in subsequent assessments.
