Gazans ask whether Israel's election will change their future

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Israel strikes Gaza as West Bank lockdown continues ahead of Tuesday's election

On Sunday, an Israeli air strike killed three security guards in one of two attacks on the Islamic University in Gaza City, and seven people were reported killed across Gaza. In the West Bank, the Israeli military announced restrictions on Palestinian workers' movement and plans to close crossings on election day, Tuesday. This follows a full lockdown and military operations begun on Saturday after an attack on a checkpoint in Hebron killed two Israeli soldiers. On Monday, Gazans were questioning whether Israel's election will change their situation.

• Hebron municipality says 35 hectares were destroyed or marked for destruction and about 1,500 people evicted from the Ein Deir Baha district; the city of 250,000 was sealed off.
• Netanyahu vowed a massive West Bank operation and said 'to destroy this place' after two Palestinian gunmen attacked a checkpoint, killing two soldiers.
• The UN said it was extremely alarmed by intensifying violence in the West Bank.
• The World Food Programme has halved its aid to displaced West Bank Palestinians, who face growing hardship.