Aug. 24, 2025
Israeli forces are intensifying their assault on Gaza City amid plans to occupy the city and forcibly displace nearly one million people.
Scores of Palestinians have been killed in Israeli massacres or have succumbed to starvation.
Since Oct. 7, 2023, Israel has killed 62,622 people in Palestine and injured 157,673 others, the majority of whom are women and children, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.
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Israeli Radio: Yemeni Missile Carried Cluster Warhead
ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Army Radio said that a military investigation confirmed that the missile launched from Yemen last Friday carried a cluster-capable explosive warhead.
Six Killed In Shelling on Sabra Neighborhood
AL-JAZEERA: A source in the Emergency and Ambulance Service reported that six people were killed and several others wounded in Israeli artillery shelling on the Sabra neighborhood in southern Gaza City.
Al-Shifa Medical Complex Warns Of Gaza City Invasion
DIRECTOR OF AL-SHIFA MEDICAL COMPLEX: We are receiving large numbers of wounded, starving, and sick people, and we are losing dozens of lives daily. We receive dozens of martyrs and hundreds of wounded every day in a near-collapsed health system. If the occupation carries out its threats to invade Gaza City, it will lead to massacres against the population. 1.2 million Palestinians live in Gaza City, and any military operation will result in disasters. We hope the conscience of the world will awaken to tell the occupation: enough genocide and starvation.
Gaza Health Races against Time to Confront Famine
GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY:
We are in a race against time to confront famine, and the humanitarian response must be wide-ranging.
The occupation’s prevention of residents from accessing healthcare is an intolerable violation.
Eight Palestinians, including a child, have died due to lack of food in the past 24 hours.
The number of Palestinians who died of starvation in the Strip has risen to 289, including 115 children.
Government Media Warns of Gaza Invasion Plan
GAZA GOVERNMENT MEDIA OFFICE: The plan to invade Gaza portends an unprecedented catastrophe, for which the occupation, the US, and the international community bear responsibility.
Channel 12: Disputes Over Gaza Occupation
ISRAELI MEDIA:
Israeli Channel 12 quoted sources reporting disagreements between the political and military leadership over the occupation of Gaza during a meeting last Thursday.
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said the army could not estimate the time needed to evacuate Gaza City.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich demanded that Zamir besiege the population and cut off water and electricity until they surrender or die of hunger.
Two Palestinians Killed While Waiting for Aid Near Netzarim
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: A medical source at Al-Awda Hospital said two Palestinians were killed and others injured by Israeli fire while waiting for aid near the Netzarim Corridor in Gaza.
Israeli Military Sources: Army Not Ready to Exhaust Depleted Forces
ISRAELI MEDIA: Yedioth Ahronoth, citing Israeli military sources, reported that despite political pressure, the army is unwilling to exhaust its already depleted forces and refuses to repeat the extreme measures that sparked controversy at the start of the war.
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