LIVE BLOG: ‘Global Sumoud Flotilla’ to Set Sail as Trump Greenlights Occupation of Gaza – Day 668

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  Israel has continued to use starvation of civilians as a weapon of war against Palestinians in Gaza. (Photo: via QNN) Israel has continued to use starvation of civilians as a weapon of war against Palestinians in Gaza. (Photo: via QNN)

Palestine Chronicle Staff

Aug. 5, 2025

Activists from 44 countries gathered in Tunis to prepare for a coordinated maritime effort known as the Global Sumoud Flotilla, aimed at breaking the Israeli blockade on Gaza.

Meanwhile, Yedioth Ahronoth quoted sources saying that US President Donald Trump gave Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu the green light for an intensified military operation against Hamas.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel has killed 60,933 and injured 150,027 others, the majority of whom are women and children, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.

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Tue, Aug 5, 11:13 AM (Palestine Time)

25 Killed in Gaza by Israeli Army Fire since Dawn

AL-JAZEERA: Hospital sources in Gaza reported that 25 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli army fire since dawn on Tuesday, including 14 aid seekers.

 
Tue, Aug 5, 11:13 AM (Palestine Time)

Killed and Wounded Near Aid Center in Central Gaza

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Al-Awda Hospital announced that 8 Palestinians were martyred and 9 others injured by Israeli army fire near an aid center on Salah al-Din Street, south of Wadi Gaza in central Gaza.

 
Tue, Aug 5, 11:13 AM (Palestine Time)

Ben Gvir Urges Israeli Chief of Staff to Obey Gaza Occupation Orders

ISRAELI MEDIA: Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said Israeli army Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi must clearly declare his full compliance with political orders, even if that includes occupying the entire Gaza Strip.

 
Tue, Aug 5, 8:36 AM (Palestine Time)

Al-Awda Hospital: 11 Martyrs Received in the Past 24 Hours

AL-JAZEERA: Al-Awda Hospital reported receiving 11 martyrs over the past 24 hours, including a woman, as well as 78 injuries resulting from Israeli attacks on gatherings of civilians at an aid distribution point south of Wadi Gaza and in various areas of central Gaza Strip.

 
Tue, Aug 5, 11:13 AM (Palestine Time)

Yahya Saree: We Targeted Lod Airport in Occupied Jaffa With Hypersonic Missile

ANSARALLAH MILITARY SPOKESMAN:

Our forces carried out an operation targeting Lod Airport in occupied Jaffa with a hypersonic ballistic missile.

The operation achieved its objective, causing millions of settlers to flee to shelters and halting airport operations.

This was in response to the genocide and starvation crimes against the Palestinian people.

 
Tue, Aug 5, 11:13 AM (Palestine Time)

Israeli Army: Government Approves Gradual Resumption of Commercial Entry into Gaza

ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli army stated that the Israeli government has approved the gradual resumption of the mechanism for allowing goods to enter the Gaza Strip through the private sector.

 
Tue, Aug 5, 8:36 AM (Palestine Time)

Palestinian Resistance Leader Severely Beaten in Israeli Prison

AL-JAZEERA: According to media reports citing organizations concerned with Palestinian prisoners, resistance leader Abbas Al-Sayed was severely beaten by Israeli forces while being transferred to solitary confinement in Megiddo Prison.

 
Tue, Aug 5, 8:36 AM (Palestine Time)

Israeli Forces Arrest Palestinian North of Ramallah

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Palestinian sources reported that Israeli forces arrested a young man in the village of Al-Mazraa Al-Gharbiya, north of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank.

 
Tue, Aug 5, 8:36 AM (Palestine Time)

Israeli Airstrike on Al-Bureij Camp

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Palestinian sources said that an Israeli airstrike targeted Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza.

 
Tue, Aug 5, 8:36 AM (Palestine Time)

Two Martyred, Others Wounded Northwest of Gaza City

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Al-Shifa Medical Complex reported two martyrs and several injuries in an Israeli airstrike on a residential apartment northwest of Gaza City.

 
Tue, Aug 5, 12:42 AM (Palestine Time)

Breaking the Siege: Global Sumoud Flotilla to Set Sail for Gaza from Spain

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Activists from 44 countries gathered in Tunis to prepare for a coordinated maritime effort known as the Global Sumoud Flotilla, aimed at breaking the Israeli blockade on Gaza.

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