The deaths added to a growing toll of Palestinian casualties since a U.S.-backed ceasefire in Gaza went into effect last month.

The group raises money that goes to health and social service organizations in Israel (including the West Bank) and war-torn Gaza.

Several groups - some of them backed by Israel - are ranged against Hamas in Gaza, with complex and overlapping ties.

An Israeli was killed and three were wounded in an attack Tuesday at a West Bank intersection, Israel's rescue service said.

But it remains only a vague nod. It states that if the Palestinian Authority “faithfully” carries out reforms and if Gaza redevelopment advances, “conditions may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood.”