GAZA (Dispatches) -- Israeli forces killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, including two in a drone strike on a civilian vehicle, while raids, demolitions, and settler attacks intensified across the occupied West Bank.
In southern Gaza, an Israeli aircraft struck a civilian vehicle in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, killing two Palestinians and injuring several others, according to Gaza’s Civil Defense. 
The Israeli prime minister’s office said the strike killed Muhammad Abu Alwan, identified as head of Hamas’ finance department. Hamas has not commented on the claim.
Separately, a Palestinian woman, Noor Diab, died from wounds sustained after being shot by Israeli forces in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, medical sources said. A young Palestinian man also died of injuries from an Israeli strike on a gathering on al-Nasr Street in Gaza City the previous night.
Gaza’s Health Ministry said hospitals received three new bodies and 18 injured people over the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll since October 2023 to 73,922, with 174,995 injured. Since the ceasefire in October 2025, Israeli violations have killed 1,402 Palestinians and injured 4,881 others.
In the West Bank, Israeli forces conducted large-scale incursions across multiple governorates on Wednesday, raiding homes and making arrests. 
In Nabi Saleh, northwest of Ramallah, forces detained 19-year-old Hisham Rami al-Tamimi after searching his home and seizing money. 
In Deir al-Ghusun, near Tulkarm, soldiers arrested Abdulaziz Ahmed Atwa. Raids were also reported in Jericho, Tubas, Bethlehem, and the Aida refugee camp.
In Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron (Al-Khalil), Israeli forces demolished homes, sheds, livestock pens, and water wells belonging to the Muhammad, Rab’i, and Jabarin families, according to local activist Osama Makhamreh.
Settler attacks continued alongside the military operations. In Khirbet Aqawis in Masafer Yatta, settlers vandalized property belonging to the al-Na’amin family. 
Near Qussa village, settlers set fire to a vehicle belonging to Palestinian workers after a pursuit. A Palestinian man was shot and wounded by settlers in Masafer Yatta, according to the Red Cross.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health identified the Gaza fatalities as part of ongoing genocide, with many victims still buried under rubble inaccessible to rescue teams.