Israel launched its first strike on Gaza in a week, intensifying questions over the prospects for a renewed US-backed peace effort. One person was wounded in the attack; overall, more than 1,250 people have been killed in the territory since October, when Washington unveiled a plan to end the Gaza war.
Israelās prime minister over the weekend rejected the latest push to curb violence in the territory, though the White House downplayed the remarks as political posturing ahead of October elections. In the West Bank, meanwhile, 76 Palestinians and three Israelis have been killed this year as tensions have surged over what the UN described as āunprecedented levelsā of violence by Israeli settlers there.