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Three Palestinians lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Friday, with Palestinian medical officials confirming that two of the victims were 17 years old, as conflicts throughout the Middle East continue to intensify.<\/p>

Over the past day, Israeli military operations have extended across Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, and the occupied West Bank territories.<\/p>

Palestinian authorities reported that Israeli forces fatally shot two individuals in the West Bank city of Nablus on Thursday. Meanwhile, Lebanon’s Health Ministry announced Friday that the country’s death toll has climbed to 773.<\/p>

Following almost two weeks of warfare, casualty figures have reached 2,000 deaths, with Iran bearing the heaviest losses, while millions of residents have been forced to flee their homes.<\/p>

When contacted by Reuters, Israeli military representatives stated they had no knowledge of the Gaza airstrike.<\/p>

In a separate Thursday statement, military officials claimed they had eliminated two people who allegedly tried to ram their vehicle into soldiers. The military has not yet provided evidence to support claims of the attempted ramming incident.<\/p>

Although Israeli attacks on Gaza initially decreased when the conflict with Iran began, strike frequency has since increased. Israeli operations have resulted in 23 deaths in Gaza following the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran on February 28.<\/p>

Despite a ceasefire that took effect in Gaza last October, sporadic violence has erupted repeatedly since that time.<\/p>

Reuters previously reported that President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace initiative has been suspended since the Iran conflict commenced.<\/p>

The West Bank has also experienced ongoing violence. Israeli military personnel and settlers have killed a minimum of eight Palestinians throughout the West Bank since the U.S.-Israeli Iran operations began.<\/p>

Reuters has documented an increase in settler attacks during this period, coinciding with Israel’s implementation of widespread lockdown measures across much of the West Bank.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Three Palestinians, including two teenagers, died in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Friday as regional conflicts continue to escalate. The violence has spread across multiple fronts, with casualties reported in Lebanon, the West Bank, and Iran over nearly two weeks of warfare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":36346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773430608298.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-9sf","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44404,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/medical-officials-report-four-palestinians-killed-by-israeli-forces\/","url_meta":{"origin":36347,"position":0},"title":"Medical Officials Report Four Palestinians Killed by Israeli Forces","author":"Admin","date":"March 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Medical authorities report four Palestinians died Monday from Israeli military actions in Gaza and the West Bank. 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