On Tuesday, July 29th, 2026, Israeli jets struck the Al-Muttaqin Mosque near the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) building in Gaza City, killing at least one Palestinian and injuring more than 12 others. The attack also destroyed tents sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinians.

Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum, reporting from Deir el-Balah, stated that "Israeli warplanes carried out a series of air strikes focusing on central and northern Gaza." He noted that while the area was warned, only a very narrow window of time was given for people to take precautionary measures. Health officials reported that the strike targeted a group of Palestinians in a busy market, resulting in one death and at least 20 wounded.

Abu Azzoum described the situation as an "endless cycle of fear that persists, in case of any further strikes by Israel later tonight."

In the occupied West Bank, Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian family in Bethlehem, setting fire to their home in Abu Najim, forcing eight Palestinians to flee, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.

Additionally, Israeli authorities are continuing land confiscations in the West Bank. The Wafa news agency reported that Israel issued military orders seizing about 200 dunums (20 hectares or 49 acres) of land from towns in the Jenin governorate. The Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission stated that 14 of these orders allocate land for the construction and expansion of military roads exceeding 11.3 kilometers (7 miles) in the southeastern, southwestern, and southern parts of the governorate. These roads serve a network of new colonial outposts approved by the Israeli government on lands in the governorate.

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