Nearly one in 260 Palestinians has died from starvation, with 239 people, including 106 children, succumbing to hunger and malnutrition. Artillery fire also killed one Palestinian north of al-Bureij camp in central Gaza and another in Gaza City’s Zeitoun district. In northwestern Gaza, Israeli forces shot at Palestinians waiting for aid near Zikim, killing eight and wounding dozens. Israelis announce building of more illegal settlements in West BankBeyond Gaza, Israel is facing renewed international condemnation for its settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank. The project is part of a plan that would sever the connection between the northern and southern West Bank, isolating East Jerusalem.