August 2024

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DATE	DEVELOPMENT	CONTEXT	DESCRIPTION
20240801	U.S. Looks for Ways to Revive Gaza Cease-Fire Talks	ceasefire	The killing of Ismail Haniyeh, one of the key negotiators, has dimmed hopes for freeing hostages held by Hamas The Biden administration is scrambling to salvage prospects for a Gaza cease-fire after the political leader of Hamas was killed in a strike in Tehran, dealing a potentially fatal blow to the talks and leaving officials worried that Israel may now face major retaliatory attacks on two fronts.
20240801	What the Ismail Haniyeh assassination means for Gaza ceasefire talks	ceasefire	The assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday risks the region spiralling into a wider conflict and could help or hurt prospects for a ceasefire deal to end Israel’s war on Gaza, several analysts told Al Jazeera.
20240801	Israel is not interested in peace	ceasefire	By assassinating one of the main negotiators for a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip, Israel made its intention to continue and expand the war clear.

20240801	Doctors in Gaza describe the horror of caring for children affected by war	children	More than 14,000 Palestinian children have died since the Israeli-Hamas conflict began last fall, experts said. They worry most about those who've survive

20240801	Over 16,300 children killed in ongoing Israeli war on Gaza, authorities say	children	At least 16,314 Palestinian children were killed in Israel’s devastating offensive on the Gaza Strip since last Oct. 7, local authorities said on Thursday. The victims included 35 children who starved to death due to Israel’s crippling blockade on the enclave, Gaza’s Government Media Office said in a statement, marking 300 days of Israeli attacks on the enclave. “Some 10,980 women, 885 medics, 165 journalists and 79 civil defense personnel were also killed on the Israeli onslaught,” it added.

20240801	Palestinian homes were destroyed ‘for revenge,’ says Israeli soldier who served in Gaza	domicide	Destroyed homes, looting, and a desire for revenge. A former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reservist has alleged serious misconduct by Israeli forces in Gaza, and a lack of discipline in the command structure, in an interview with CNN. Yuval Green, a 26-year-old former paratrooper, is one of a handful of soldiers who have served in Israel’s war against Hamas and are now publicly criticizing the way it is being prosecuted.

20240801	Palestinian homes were destroyed ‘for revenge,’ says Israeli soldier who served in Gaza	dystopian war	Destroyed homes, looting, and a desire for revenge. A former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reservist has alleged serious misconduct by Israeli forces in Gaza, and a lack of discipline in the command structure, in an interview with CNN. Yuval Green, a 26-year-old former paratrooper, is one of a handful of soldiers who have served in Israel’s war against Hamas and are now publicly criticizing the way it is being prosecuted.

20240801	Israel continues strikes on humanitarian area in Gaza despite official designation	dystopian war	Israel's military has conducted at least eight airstrikes in recent months in an area it designated as an expanded humanitarian zone, an ABC News investigation has found using verified videos, photos and personal testimonies. Israeli officials confirmed the strikes to ABC News, but maintained they were efforts to destroy Hamas militants, commanders and infrastructure hidden within Palestinian neighborhoods. The strikes examined by ABC News all together killed at least 110 people, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, and hit hospitals in the safe zone that treated victims.
20240801	300 days of war: Gaza's humanitarian crisis deepens, new epidemics rise	dystopian war	As Israel's war on Gaza continues, leaving nearly 40,000 killed, civilians battle severe shortages, face epidemics as the threat of famine looms large.

20240801	Ottawa calls for probe into demolished Canadian water treatment plant in Gaza	dystopian war	The Canadian government is "assessing the damage" at a demolished water treatment plant and facility in Gaza that it built 25 years ago, while asking Israel for a full and independent investigation into what occurred, the country's international development minister says.

20240801	300 days of war: Gaza's humanitarian crisis deepens, new epidemics rise	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	As Israel's war on Gaza continues, leaving nearly 40,000 killed, civilians battle severe shortages, face epidemics as the threat of famine looms large.
20240801	UNWRA launches 'Back To Learning" activities	education	Children in the Gaza Strip make up half the population, or over 1 million people. Since the war began in October last year, they have been witnessing what no child should live through. They were forced to flee their homes and have lost loved ones.

20240801	'Serious' IDF failures led to death of World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza, Australian review finds	food, water, fuel & electricity	A review into the death of Australian Zomi Frankcom and six aid workers has found the Israel Defense Forces' strike was a result of "serious failures to follow procedures". Ms Frankcom was among seven staff at the World Central Kitchen (WCK) killed on April 1 while helping to deliver food and other supplies to northern Gaza.

20240801	IDF failures led to aid workers' deaths - Australia	food, water, fuel & electricity	An Australian government review has found that "serious failures" by the Israeli military led to drone strikes on an aid convoy that killed seven workers in Gaza. The strike on 1 April killed charity workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) from Australia, Canada, Poland, the UK and the US, as well as their Palestinian colleague.

20240801	Australia says Israel did not deliberately kill foreign aid workers in Gaza	food, water, fuel & electricity	Israeli air strikes that killed international aid workers in Gaza in April were the result of serious operational failures but were not intentional, according to a Australian government review of the incident released on Friday. Three Israeli air strikes hit the convoy of aid vehicles travelling through Gaza on 1 April, killing seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) staff. The dead included Palestinians and citizens of Australia, Britain and Poland.

20240801	Ottawa calls for probe into demolished Canadian water treatment plant in Gaza	food, water, fuel & electricity	The Canadian government is "assessing the damage" at a demolished water treatment plant and facility in Gaza that it built 25 years ago, while asking Israel for a full and independent investigation into what occurred, the country's international development minister says.

20240801	Gaza death toll nears 39,500 as Israel continues its deadly onslaught	genocide	The Israeli army killed 35 more Palestinians in attacks in the Gaza Strip, taking the overall death toll to 39,480 since last Oct. 7, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Thursday. A ministry statement added that some 91,128 others have been injured in the assault.

20240801	Death toll across Gaza Strip surges to 39,480, over 91,128 injured	genocide	Local health authorities confirmed that the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli onslaught since October 7 has risen to 39,480 reported fatalities, with an additional 91,128 individuals sustaining injuries. The majority of the victims are women and children.

20240801	'Drink a watermelon smoothie — it's better': Egyptian local businesses gain popularity as global brands face the wrath of Gaza solidarity boycotts	global response	In Egypt, where sympathy for the Palestinians runs deep, Egyptians have found limited means to show solidarity with Gaza. Their primary outlet has been through boycott campaigns targeting companies with any investment or economic ties, however remote, with Israel and its military. This boycott movement has gained momentum recently, and there's been a notable marketing battle between the targeted international brands and local alternatives.

20240801	'Serious' IDF failures led to death of World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza, Australian review finds	humanitarian aid	A review into the death of Australian Zomi Frankcom and six aid workers has found the Israel Defense Forces' strike was a result of "serious failures to follow procedures". Ms Frankcom was among seven staff at the World Central Kitchen (WCK) killed on April 1 while helping to deliver food and other supplies to northern Gaza.

20240801	IDF failures led to aid workers' deaths - Australia	humanitarian aid	An Australian government review has found that "serious failures" by the Israeli military led to drone strikes on an aid convoy that killed seven workers in Gaza. The strike on 1 April killed charity workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) from Australia, Canada, Poland, the UK and the US, as well as their Palestinian colleague.

20240801	Australia says Israel did not deliberately kill foreign aid workers in Gaza	humanitarian aid	Israeli air strikes that killed international aid workers in Gaza in April were the result of serious operational failures but were not intentional, according to a Australian government review of the incident released on Friday. Three Israeli air strikes hit the convoy of aid vehicles travelling through Gaza on 1 April, killing seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) staff. The dead included Palestinians and citizens of Australia, Britain and Poland.

20240801	No respite for exhausted Gaza healthcare workers after 300 days of Israel’s military assault	humanitarian aid	As Gaza marks 300 days of Israel’s military assault and siege, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) calls for the world not to normalise the ongoing relentless attacks on civilians and healthcare, and to cease arms transfers to Israel.
20240801	No safe place in mind: mental health and trauma in Gaza	humanitarian crisis	For the past several months we have observed the catastrophic situation in Palestine worsen day by day. The mental health implications of the ongoing bombardment, displacement and dire living conditions are stark. Evidence of the significant damage being done to people’s mental health is mounting and the impact will be lasting. Last year, the World Health Organisation stated that mental health is a universal human right. The conditions that the Palestinian people are being subjected to are putting their mental health under the greatest pressure.
20240801	Humanitarian efforts ‘nowhere near where they should be’ 300 days into Gaza war	humanitarian crisis	Scaling up aid delivery remains a challenge in Gaza as the war reaches the 300-day mark, the head of the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory said on Thursday.

20240801	OHCHR reports severe human rights violations in Gaza detentions	imprisonment	The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a thematic report on Wednesday, documenting the detention of Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory against the backdrop of escalating hostilities in Gaza.

20240801	The Killing of a Hamas Leader Is Part of a Larger War	Iran	The assassination of the Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Tuesday — presumably carried out by Israel — has likely halted Gaza cease-fire talks and a hostage deal for the time being. It has also brought the region one step closer to an all-out conflagration. Indeed, within hours, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, declared his intention to attack Israel
20240801	What the Ismail Haniyeh assassination means for Gaza ceasefire talks	Iran	The assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday risks the region spiralling into a wider conflict and could help or hurt prospects for a ceasefire deal to end Israel’s war on Gaza, several analysts told Al Jazeera.
20240801	A Palestinian journalist visited Ismail Haniyeh’s home in Gaza to report on his death. Israel assassinated him too.	Iran	The assassination of Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh has led to a new turning point in the war. In Gaza, a state of mourning is apparent. The assassination that took place in Tehran at dawn on Wednesday opened raw wounds for many in Gaza. It added to the ongoing cycle of fear and loss that has not ended since October 7.

20240801	Iran, its proxies will meet to discuss retaliation against Israel, say sources	Iran	Top Iranian officials will meet the representatives of Iran's regional allies from Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen on Thursday to discuss potential retaliation against Israel after the killing of the Hamas leader in Tehran, five sources told Reuters.
20240801	The Killing of a Hamas Leader Is Part of a Larger War	Israeli escalation	The assassination of the Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Tuesday — presumably carried out by Israel — has likely halted Gaza cease-fire talks and a hostage deal for the time being. It has also brought the region one step closer to an all-out conflagration. Indeed, within hours, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, declared his intention to attack Israel
20240801	What the Ismail Haniyeh assassination means for Gaza ceasefire talks	Israeli escalation	The assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday risks the region spiralling into a wider conflict and could help or hurt prospects for a ceasefire deal to end Israel’s war on Gaza, several analysts told Al Jazeera.
20240801	A Palestinian journalist visited Ismail Haniyeh’s home in Gaza to report on his death. Israel assassinated him too.	Israeli escalation	The assassination of Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh has led to a new turning point in the war. In Gaza, a state of mourning is apparent. The assassination that took place in Tehran at dawn on Wednesday opened raw wounds for many in Gaza. It added to the ongoing cycle of fear and loss that has not ended since October 7.

20240801	Iran, its proxies will meet to discuss retaliation against Israel, say sources	Israeli escalation	Top Iranian officials will meet the representatives of Iran's regional allies from Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen on Thursday to discuss potential retaliation against Israel after the killing of the Hamas leader in Tehran, five sources told Reuters.
20240801	The War on Gaza and Israel’s Technology Sector	Israelis	On June 23, The Marker business newspaper republished a Bloomberg news story about a large group of prominent businessmen and owners of giant companies, especially from the high-tech sector, thinking about and planning to enter the political arena in Israel, because of their frustration with the current government

20240801	Al Jazeera journalist and cameraman killed in Gaza strike	journalists	The first struck near the Gaza home of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, where people were gathering after Haniyeh was killed in Tehran early Wednesday.

20240801	Killing of journalists in Gaza	journalists	The UN Human Rights Office reiterates its calls on Israeli Defense forces to minimize the impact of military operations on civilians in Gaza and to end the killing of journalists. On 31 July, 27-year-old Al Jazeera correspondent Ismail Al Ghoual and 26-year-old photographer Rami Al-Rifi were struck and killed in an Israeli Air Force drone attack on their car on Aydia Street near Al Shifa Medical Complex, which also killed a Palestinian boy on his bicycle.

20240801	Al Jazeera says Israeli strike kills two of its journalists in Gaza	journalists	Two Al Jazeera journalists were killed on Wednesday in an Israeli strike in Gaza, the Qatar-based channel reported as war rages in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. "Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Ismail al-Ghoul and his cameraman Rami al-Refee have been killed in an Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip," the network reported adding the strike "targeted a car near the Aidia area, west of Gaza City".

20240801	Targeting of Gaza's journalists continues: Ismail al-Ghoul and Rami al-Rifi killed in Israeli airstrike	journalists	An Israeli strike killed Al Jazeera journalist Ismail al-Ghoul and photographer Rami al-Rifi on 31 July while they were on assignment in the north of Gaza. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) expresses outrage over this latest attack and calls for increased international pressure on the Israeli government to immediately halt its forces’ massacre of journalists.

20240801	A Palestinian journalist visited Ismail Haniyeh’s home in Gaza to report on his death. Israel assassinated him too.	journalists	The assassination of Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh has led to a new turning point in the war. In Gaza, a state of mourning is apparent. The assassination that took place in Tehran at dawn on Wednesday opened raw wounds for many in Gaza. It added to the ongoing cycle of fear and loss that has not ended since October 7.

20240801	Gaza journalists protest over killings of Al Jazeera colleagues	journalists	Palestinian journalists in Gaza threw their press vests to the ground in protest against Israel’s killing of Al Jazeera correspondent Ismail al-Ghoul and cameraman Rami al-Rifi.

20240801	At least 120 journalists and media workers killed in Gaza	journalists	At least 118 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed, several have been injured and others are missing during the war in Gaza. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) condemn the killings and continued attacks on journalists. The IFJ calls for an immediate investigation into their deaths.

20240801	Israel is not interested in peace	opinions	By assassinating one of the main negotiators for a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip, Israel made its intention to continue and expand the war clear.

The claim about Mohammed Deif's death
20240801	Israel says it has confirmed that chief of Hamas’ military wing was killed in a July strike in Gaza	resistance	The Israeli military said Thursday that it has confirmed that the head of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza in July. The announcement came a day after an apparent Israeli strike in the Iranian capital killed Hamas’ top political leader.
20240801	Israel confirms it killed Hamas military commander in a July airstrike	resistance	The Israeli military says the top commander of Hamas’ military wing is dead. The announcement comes following a series of recent assassinations of top Hamas and Hezbollah leaders in the region.
20240801	Israel says Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif killed in Gaza before assassinations of Hamas, Hezbollah bosses	resistance	The Israeli military said Thursday that it has confirmed that the head of Hamas' military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza in July. The announcement comes a day after an apparent Israeli strike in the Iranian capital killed Hamas' top political leader.
20240801	Hamas military leader Mohammad Deif, an architect of the Oct. 7 attack, is confirmed killed by Israel	resistance	Israel's military on Thursday confirmed the death of Mohammed Deif, the leader of Hamas' military wing — the third high-profile Hamas or Iran-linked figure it says it has killed in recent weeks.
20240801	Mohammed Deif, Hamas military leader who eluded Israel for decades, is claimed to be dead	resistance	Mohammed Deif, Hamas’ longtime shadowy military leader and one of the alleged masterminds of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza, is said to be dead following an Israeli airstrike last month. The Israeli military said it killed Deif in a massive strike in southern Gaza on July 13, citing “an intelligence assessment.” There was no immediate comment from Hamas officials on Israel’s claim.
20240801	Israel says it killed the chief of Hamas’ military wing in a July strike in Gaza	resistance	The Israeli military said Thursday that it has confirmed that the head of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza in July. The announcement came a day after an apparent Israeli strike in the Iranian capital killed Hamas’ top political leader.
20240801	Which Hamas leaders have been targeted in assassination attempts?	resistance	The head of Hamas' military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza last month, the Israeli military said on Thursday, its eighth attempt to kill him. Deif was believed to be one of the masterminds of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant movement, which triggered the Gaza war now in its tenth month.
20240801	The Killing of a Hamas Leader Is Part of a Larger War	resistance	The assassination of the Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Tuesday — presumably carried out by Israel — has likely halted Gaza cease-fire talks and a hostage deal for the time being. It has also brought the region one step closer to an all-out conflagration. Indeed, within hours, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, declared his intention to attack Israel

20240801	Israel says Hamas commander Mohammed Deif killed in July air raid on Gaza	resistance	There has been no confirmation from Hamas on the Israeli military’s claim.

End of The claim about Mohammed Deif's death

20240801	At Least 15 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Strike on School in Gaza, Emergency Services Say	schools	Israeli forces hit a school in Shejaia in Gaza City on Thursday, killing at least 15 people and wounding 29, Palestinian civil emergency services said, as fighting continued in various parts of the Gaza Strip. The military said it had targeted fighters operating in a compound within the school that it said was used as a hideout for Hamas commanders and fighters.
20240801	Turkey blocks NATO-Israel cooperation over Gaza war, sources say	Turkey	Turkey has blocked cooperation between NATO and Israel since October because of the war in Gaza and said the alliance should not engage with Israel as a partner until there is an end to the conflict, sources familiar with the process said. Israel carries the status of NATO partner and has fostered close relations with the military alliance and some of its members, notably its biggest ally the United States.

DATE	DEVELOPMENT	CONTEXT	DESCRIPTION
20240802	Gaza ceasefire talks in 'dark tunnel' after killing of Hamas chief Haniyeh	ceasefire	Sources say fate of negotiations is uncertain, as US President raises concerns over growing regional tension
20240802	Israel to send delegation to Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks; Hamas calls it 'empty statements'	ceasefire	An Israeli delegation will travel to Cairo in the coming days for negotiations to reach a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Friday.
20240802	Israeli Defense Chiefs Believe Netanyahu Isn't Interested in Gaza Deal, Top Official Says	ceasefire	Senior member of Israel's negotiating team describes 'a chasm' between Netanyahu and top defense officials over the hostage deal; TV report quotes heated exchange in which PM accused them of being too 'soft'
20240802	Presidential spokesperson reiterates call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza	ceasefire	Presidential Spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh today reiterated his call for immediate ceasefire in the war-torn Gaza Strip.
20240802	NA passes resolution saying Haniyeh’s killing ‘deliberate conspiracy to sabotage’ Gaza ceasefire efforts	ceasefire	The National Assembly on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the ongoing Israeli brutality in Gaza, with members saying that incidents such as the killing of Hamas’ top leader Ismail Haniyeh were “deliberate conspiracies to sabotage efforts to stop” the ongoing Gaza conflict.
20240802	Gaza: $33 Billion in Damages Over 300 Days of Aggression	destruction	In a statement released on Thursday, marking the 300th day since the onset of hostilities against the Gaza Strip, the office declared, “We are facing a profound and complex humanitarian crisis that has affected all aspects of life in Gaza. The initial direct losses due to this war have so far exceeded $33 billion, in addition to tens of billions of dollars in indirect losses.”
20240802	Debris generated by the current conflict is 14 times more than the combined sum of all debris generated by other conflicts since 2008.	destruction	UNOSAT’s latest damage building assessment, based on satellite imagery from 6 July 2024 and updated building footprints from May 2023, reveals that 151,265 structures have been affected in the Gaza Strip. Of these, 30% were destroyed, 12% severely damaged, 36% moderately damaged, and 20% possibly damaged, representing approximately 63% of the total structures in the region.
20240802	Debris generated by the current conflict is 14 times more than the combined sum of all debris generated by other conflicts since 2008.	destruction	UNOSAT’s latest damage building assessment, based on satellite imagery from 6 July 2024 and updated building footprints from May 2023, reveals that 151,265 structures have been affected in the Gaza Strip. Of these, 30% were destroyed, 12% severely damaged, 36% moderately damaged, and 20% possibly damaged, representing approximately 63% of the total structures in the region.

20240802	Debris generated by the current conflict is 14 times more than the combined sum of all debris generated by other conflicts since 2008.	domicide	UNOSAT’s latest damage building assessment, based on satellite imagery from 6 July 2024 and updated building footprints from May 2023, reveals that 151,265 structures have been affected in the Gaza Strip. Of these, 30% were destroyed, 12% severely damaged, 36% moderately damaged, and 20% possibly damaged, representing approximately 63% of the total structures in the region.

20240802	Nearly two-thirds of Gaza buildings damaged in war: UN	domicide	UNOSAT said the total debris in the Gaza Strip generated by the conflict amounts to approximately 41.95 million metric tonnes. The figure is up 83 percent from the nearly 23 million tonnes estimated on Jan. 7

20240802	Nearly two-thirds of Gaza buildings damaged in war: UN	dystopian war	UNOSAT said the total debris in the Gaza Strip generated by the conflict amounts to approximately 41.95 million metric tonnes. The figure is up 83 percent from the nearly 23 million tonnes estimated on Jan. 7

20240802	Displaced people in Gaza share their thoughts after 300 days of war	dystopian war	Displaced people in the Gaza Strip shared a grim outlook on Thursday following 300 days of war, as hopes fade for a cease-fire following the assassination in Tehran of Hamas’ Ismail Haniyeh. (AP video: Mohammad Jahjouh /Production: Wafaa Shurafa
20240802	A CNN analysis shows major artery for aid in Gaza is destroyed	dystopian war	An intended limited operation in Rafah has turned into a decimation of the area and the closure of what was once a main evacuation route for aid workers and injured Palestinians.
20240802	‘Frightening increase’ in Hepatitis A cases	dystopian war	UN agencies warned on Friday of the high risk of the further spread of infectious diseases in Gaza, amid chronic water scarcity and no way to adequately manage waste and sewage.
20240802	Who is responsible for feeding Gaza?	dystopian war
20240802	Inside the one place left for Gaza's population to go, civilians live among the dead	dystopian war	With few roads and little fresh water, al Mawasi has never been viewed as suitable for habitation, and aid groups argue that Israel - as the occupying power - has continually failed to consider the needs of those now living there.
20240802	‘Frightening increase’ in Hepatitis A cases	ecocide & disease outbreak	UN agencies warned on Friday of the high risk of the further spread of infectious diseases in Gaza, amid chronic water scarcity and no way to adequately manage waste and sewage.
20240802	Gaza Sees Alarming Spike in Hepatitis Cases	ecocide & disease outbreak	UN agencies warned on Friday of the high risk of the further spread of infectious diseases across the Gaza Strip, amid chronic water scarcity and no way to adequately manage waste and sewage.
20240802	Gaza Residents Too Malnourished to Donate Blood Amid Soaring Hospital Demand and Widespread Disease	ecocide & disease outbreak	A hospital in northern Gaza is having to turn away potential blood donors, despite a huge demand for blood supplies to help the sick and injured, because volunteers are so weakened from malnutrition. Despite facing appalling personal circumstances, many people selflessly responded to Al-Awda Hospital’s call-out for blood donations, but with the whole of Gaza at high risk of famine, many were deemed too unwell to undergo the process.
20240802	Gaza: $33 Billion in Damages Over 300 Days of Aggression	ecocide & disease outbreak	In a statement released on Thursday, marking the 300th day since the onset of hostilities against the Gaza Strip, the office declared, “We are facing a profound and complex humanitarian crisis that has affected all aspects of life in Gaza. The initial direct losses due to this war have so far exceeded $33 billion, in addition to tens of billions of dollars in indirect losses.”
20240802	Gaza Has 14 Times More Debris Than Total Created in All Conflicts Since 2008	ecocide & disease outbreak	According to an assessment of satellite imagery by UN-Habitat and the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP), Israel’s genocide has created approximately 42 million metric tonnes, or about 46 million tons, of debris.

20240802	Israel should apologise and consider compensation over killing of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom in Gaza, report says	food and water	Ex-Australian military chief finds IDF made ‘errors’ before strikes on World Central Kitchen and says families want Israeli apology from ‘appropriate level’

20240802	Australia says Israel did not deliberately kill foreign aid workers in Gaza	food and water	Israeli air strikes that killed international aid workers in Gaza in April were the result of serious operational failures but were not intentional, according to an Australian government review of the incident released on Friday.

20240802	A CNN analysis shows major artery for aid in Gaza is destroyed	food and water	An intended limited operation in Rafah has turned into a decimation of the area and the closure of what was once a main evacuation route for aid workers and injured Palestinians.
20240802	Almost 11 months into the war, Palestinians in Gaza struggle to access food and clean water	food and water	After nearly 11 months of punishing war, Palestinians in Gaza are still struggling to get proper access to food and clean water. Israel’s ongoing offensive against Hamas has restricted the entry of much needed aid and families heavily rely on makeshift charity kitchens for survival. Residents say they must line up for several hours in excruciating heat to get their main meal of the day and water.
20240802	Palestinian in Gaza farms to combat hunger	food and water	'This is my only hope.' 24-year-old Youssef Abu Rabie is reviving farming to combat food shortages and starvation caused by the prolonged Israeli war on Gaza.
20240802	Who is responsible for feeding Gaza?	food and water
20240802	Gaza Residents Too Malnourished to Donate Blood Amid Soaring Hospital Demand and Widespread Disease	food and water	A hospital in northern Gaza is having to turn away potential blood donors, despite a huge demand for blood supplies to help the sick and injured, because volunteers are so weakened from malnutrition. Despite facing appalling personal circumstances, many people selflessly responded to Al-Awda Hospital’s call-out for blood donations, but with the whole of Gaza at high risk of famine, many were deemed too unwell to undergo the process.
20240802	Australia says deadly IDF strike on Gaza aid convoy was a "serious failure" (Israeli source censored)	food and water	An Israeli strike in April that killed seven charity workers traveling in a Gaza aid convoy was the result of “serious failures” such as “mistaken ...
20240802	Australian report exposes Israeli attacks on Gaza aid workers	food and water	According to an Australian government report, serious failures involving “mistaken identification” and failure to follow movement plans were what led to the “grave mistake” that claimed the lives of seven foreign aid workers, including Australian Zomi Frankcom. Zomi Frankcom was one of seven foreign World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers in Gaza who were killed by Israeli air strikes which hit its convoy of aid vehicles travelling through Gaza on April 1.
20240802	Israel Is Using Starvation as a Weapon of War. Where Is the Outrage?	food and water	President Biden and other allies of Israel need to use their leverage to end the Gaza famine. The alternative is mass starvation and death.
20240802	Displaced people in Gaza share their thoughts after 300 days of war	forced displacement	Displaced people in the Gaza Strip shared a grim outlook on Thursday following 300 days of war, as hopes fade for a cease-fire following the assassination in Tehran of Hamas’ Ismail Haniyeh. (AP video: Mohammad Jahjouh /Production: Wafaa Shurafa
20240802	Inside the one place left for Gaza's population to go, civilians live among the dead	forced displacement	With few roads and little fresh water, al Mawasi has never been viewed as suitable for habitation, and aid groups argue that Israel - as the occupying power - has continually failed to consider the needs of those now living there.

20240802	Many of Gaza’s Medical Workers Have Been Detained or Killed	health & medical infrastructure	Out of a prewar total of about 20,000 health workers, 500 have been killed in the war, according to the W.H.O., and more than 300 are in Israeli detention, Gaza’s health ministry says.

20240802	Israel should apologise and consider compensation over killing of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom in Gaza, report says	humanitarian aid	Ex-Australian military chief finds IDF made ‘errors’ before strikes on World Central Kitchen and says families want Israeli apology from ‘appropriate level’

20240802	Australia says Israel did not deliberately kill foreign aid workers in Gaza	humanitarian aid	Israeli air strikes that killed international aid workers in Gaza in April were the result of serious operational failures but were not intentional, according to an Australian government review of the incident released on Friday.

20240802	Australian report exposes Israeli attacks on Gaza aid workers	humanitarian aid	According to an Australian government report, serious failures involving “mistaken identification” and failure to follow movement plans were what led to the “grave mistake” that claimed the lives of seven foreign aid workers, including Australian Zomi Frankcom. Zomi Frankcom was one of seven foreign World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers in Gaza who were killed by Israeli air strikes which hit its convoy of aid vehicles travelling through Gaza on April 1.
20240802	UAE steps up support for displaced families in Gaza	humanitarian aid	The UAE has distributed more humanitarian aid to displaced families in the Gaza Strip as part of Operation 'Chivalrous Knight 3'.
20240802	Humanitarian crisis in Gaza	humanitarian crisis	Nearly all of Gaza's residents have been displaced since the start of the war with Hamas. Salim Oweis discusses what UNICEF is doing to help.
20240802	Humanitarian Situation Update #199 \| Gaza Strip - OCHA oPt	humanitarian crisis
20240802	UNWRA situation report 126	humanitarian crisis	Information from 30 July – 1 August 2024, valid as of 1 August 2024 at 22:30 Days 299-301 of Hostilities
20240802	Islamic Relief Worldwide: 300 days of unprecedented escalation in Gaza (August 2024)	humanitarian crisis	This report is dedicated to the memory of Mohammad Bhar and over 117 other young people and children once cared for by the Islamic Relief Orphan Sponsorship Programme, who have been killed in 300 deadly days in Gaza.
20240802	UNRWA Situation Report #126	humanitarian crisis	Information from 30 July- 1 August 2024
20240802	300 days of unrelenting crisis in Gaza	humanitarian crisis	Today Islamic Relief marks 300 days since an unprecedented escalation in Gaza began with a new report on the scale of the humanitarian crisis.
20240802	Swedish MFA: The humanitarian situation in Gaza is acute and the needs are immense.	humanitarian crisis	An immediate humanitarian ceasefire is necessary. The civilian population must be protected. Humanitarian staff must be able to move safely to provide assistance in all parts of Gaza. Food, medicines and other supplies must reach the affected population.

20240802	Al-Jazeera ‘Journalist’ Was Hamas Nukhba Terrorist (pro-Israeli source censored)	IOF	The IDF and Shin Bet said al-Ghoul had been a Nukhba terrorist who took part in the October 7 massacre that sparked the Gaza war. He instructed Hamas operatives on how to record attacks on IDF forces and published the resulting videos, which the IDF’s statement said was “a vital part of Hamas’s military activity.” There was no immediate Israeli comment on al-Rifi’s death. The IDF previously arrested al-Ghoul during a firefight at Shifa Hospital on March 18 but released him 12 hours later.

20240802	Al Jazeera rejects Israeli allegation that slain journalist was ... (pay walled)	IOF	Ismail al-Ghoul, the channel's Gaza correspondent, was killed in an Israeli airstrike this week. Al Jazeera said allegations that he was a member of Hamas's ...

20240802	Over 20 Israeli NGOs release report on Israeli abuses in West Bank and Gaza	IOF	A new report published by 21 Israeli NGOs details Israeli abuses in the occupied West Bank and the ongoing war on Gaza, as well as settler violence. The NGOs who produced joint report include B’Tselem, Peace Now, Gisha, Physicians for Human Rights, Yesh Din, Rabbis for Human Rights and The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel.

20240802	69% of Israelis support assassinations even if cease-fire in Gaza delayed: Poll	Israelis	As many as 69% of Israelis support targeted assassinations even if they result in delaying a cease-fire and prisoner-hostage exchange deal with Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip, a new poll has found. The survey was conducted by the Lazar Institute and published by the daily Maariv on Friday. Only 19% of the respondents disagreed, while 12% had no definite opinion. The survey sampled 510 Israelis with a margin of error of 4.4%.
20240802	Netanyahu got it wrong before the US Congress: IDF’s clean performance in Gaza is a lie	Israelis	Netanyahu last month claimed before the US Congress that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) are, in effect, winning the urban warfare Olympics. “Despite all the lies you’ve heard,” the Israeli Prime MInister said, “the war in Gaza has one of the lowest ratios of combatants to non-combatant casualties in the history of urban warfare.”

20240802	Israel kills an Al Jazeera journalist and says, without evidence, he was a Hamas operative	journalists	The Israeli military confirmed on Thursday it had killed Al Jazeera journalist Ismail Al-Ghoul in an airstrike in Gaza, saying he was a Hamas operative who had taken part in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, without offering proof for the assertion. Al Jazeera dismissed what it said were "baseless allegations" which it said were an attempt to justify the deliberate killing of its journalists.

20240802	Al-Jazeera ‘Journalist’ Was Hamas Nukhba Terrorist (pro-Israeli source censored)	journalists	The IDF and Shin Bet said al-Ghoul had been a Nukhba terrorist who took part in the October 7 massacre that sparked the Gaza war. He instructed Hamas operatives on how to record attacks on IDF forces and published the resulting videos, which the IDF’s statement said was “a vital part of Hamas’s military activity.” There was no immediate Israeli comment on al-Rifi’s death. The IDF previously arrested al-Ghoul during a firefight at Shifa Hospital on March 18 but released him 12 hours later.

20240802	Al Jazeera rejects Israeli allegation that slain journalist was ... (pay walled)	journalists	Ismail al-Ghoul, the channel's Gaza correspondent, was killed in an Israeli airstrike this week. Al Jazeera said allegations that he was a member of Hamas's ...
20240802	Israel’s Gaza offensive as a case of military failure	opinion	While Israel is reducing the Palestinian population with its strikes, it is losing a greater number of its very own population due to a widespread sense of insecurity and resulting emigration
20240802	Gaza and the death of Western journalism	opinion	Israel’s war on Gaza has killed more journalists than any other conflict in recent memory – so why is the Western media still silent?
20240802	Israel Is Using Starvation as a Weapon of War. Where Is the Outrage?	opinion	President Biden and other allies of Israel need to use their leverage to end the Gaza famine. The alternative is mass starvation and death.
20240802	At least 19 rockets fired at Israel from southern Gaza, the largest barrage in weeks.	resistance	"Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip launched several volleys of projectiles at southern Israel on Friday, marking some of the most intensive rocket ..." (Israeli source censored because "terrorists" does not reflect the Law Of Belligerent Occupation)
20240802	Five of Sinwar's greatest allies eliminated in attack on Gaza terror tunnel - report. (Israeli source censored; no hard conclusive evidence delivered)	resistance	Approximately 10 days ago, several senior Hamas members, including Ruhi Mushtaha, a close associate of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, were reportedly killed, according to a report in the Saudi newspaper Al-Sharq Al-Awsat. In addition to Mushtaha, Bassam Al-Saraj and three other high-ranking members of Hamas's military wing, including intelligence chief Abed Al-Hadi Siam of the Gaza Brigade, were also eliminated.
20240802	Series of assassinations leaves Yahya Sinwar de facto Hamas leader and top Israeli target: Experts (bias)	resistance	With the senior leadership of Hamas shattered by a recent series of assassinations allegedly carried out by Israel, Yahya Sinwar, one of the key architects of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, now appears to be the de facto boss of the terrorist organization, experts said.
20240802	Biden says Haniyeh killing did not help ceasefire talks. (pay-walled)	resistance	Hundreds of people attended funeral prayers for slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Doha, Qatar, on Friday, amid tight security as the region braced for potential fallout from his death. In the Qatari capital, dignitaries and other mourners packed into the sandstone Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque to pay their respects. Among the crowd were two of Haniyeh’s possible successors: Khalil al-Hayya, a Hamas senior official and the head of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and former Hamas chief Khaled Meshal, a close Haniyeh aide.
20240802	Deadly Israeli air strike hits school in Gaza City	schools	The Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been buried in Doha after he was assassinated in the Iranian capital Tehran earlier this week.
20240802	Bombardment of schools in Gaza must stop now	schools	Attacks on schools in Gaza must cease immediately as an escalation of Israeli strikes targeting education facilities puts a generation of children at risk of never returning to the classroom.
20240802	UN will not give up on humanitarian operations in Gaza, official says	United Nations	Humanitarian workers are braving dangerous conditions to provide relief for people in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, and they will not give up on their efforts, the departing chief of the United Nations humanitarian office for the occupied Palestinian territory told a CMG reporter on Thursday.
20240802	UNWRA situation report 126	United Nations	Information from 30 July – 1 August 2024, valid as of 1 August 2024 at 22:30 Days 299-301 of Hostilities
20240802	Pro-Palestine student protesters say lawsuits, crackdowns won’t deter them	Zionism / Canada	Students at Canadian universities say the strong-arm tactics meant to quash their protests have only strengthened their resolve.

DATE	DEVELOPMENT	CONTEXT	DESCRIPTION
20240803	US Now Pushes UN to Back ‘Immediate’ Gaza Ceasefire to Free Hostages	ceasefire	The United States on Tuesday revised language in a draft United Nations Security Council resolution to back "an immediate ceasefire of roughly six-weeks in Gaza together with the release of all hostages," according to the text seen by Reuters.
20240803	A Hamas Leader Is Killed in Iran During Visit	ceasefire	Hamas accused Israel of killing Ismail Haniyeh, who was in Tehran for the inauguration of Iran’s new president.
20240803	US to send more warships, fighter jets to boost Israel defence amid Iran threats	ceasefire	Tehran and its allies have vowed a response to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Note: Haniyeh was taking part in the talks.
20240803	Hamas positively deals with mediations regarding Gaza ceasefire deal	ceasefire	Ismail Haniyeh has contacted mediators in Egypt and Qatar, as well as officials in Turkey, regarding the ceasefire deal to stop all Israeli aggression against Gaza.
20240803	Haniyeh killed by ‘short-range’ projectile, Iran says	ceasefire	Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran by a short-range projectile with a warhead of about 7 kg, and vowed severe revenge. Note: Haniyeh was taking part in the talks.
20240803	Anti-Netanyahu protests erupt in Israel over delayed hostage deal	ceasefire	Anti-government rallies erupted in several cities across Israel this weekend, as tens of thousands of Israelis demanded that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu find a path to a deal with terror group Hamas, in order to free more than 100 hostages still held in Gaza.

20240803	US-Israeli soldier posted videos showing detonation of Gaza homes and mosque	churches & mosques	US-Israeli soldier posted videos showing detonation of Gaza homes and mosque IDF soldiers have shared scores of videos of their conduct in Gaza. The American-Israeli soldier says his videos were ‘taken out of context’
20240803	Displaced Palestinians are 'living with the dead' as disease spreads in Gaza's Al Mawasi	dystopian war	Diseases and skin conditions have been spreading in Gaza’s so-called “safe zone” in Al Mawasi, an area smaller than London's Heathrow Airport. A Sky News team in Gaza found dozens of newly displaced arrivals erecting basic shelters within the confines of a cemetery.
20240803	Israeli strikes kill 15 Palestinians in Gaza school	dystopian war	An Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced persons in Gaza City killed at least 15 Palestinians on Saturday, hours after two strikes in the occupied West Bank killed nine militants including a local Hamas commander, Hamas said.

20240803	Israeli attack on school in Gaza kills at least 17 people	dystopian war	Israeli air strikes target another school sheltering displaced Palestinians, killing at least 17 people in Gaza City. Many more were also injured in the attack. It isn't the first time Israeli forces have bombed a school sheltering displaced people, during its war on Gaza. The attack took place in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood. Israel struck the building again, just minutes after it was first hit.

20240803	Israeli airstrikes on two Gaza shelters kill 17, says Gaza Civil Defense	dystopian war	Israeli airstrikes on two school buildings in the north of Gaza City killed 17 Palestinians, most of them children, and left at least 63 injured according to Gaza Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal on Saturday.

20240803	Gaza civil defense says Israel strike kills 17 at school compound	dystopian war	Palestinian Territories: Gaza’s civil defense agency said Israeli bombardment of a school compound in Gaza City killed at least 17 people Saturday, as Israel’s military reported it had hit a Hamas command center.

20240803	Palestinians in Gaza struggle to access food and clean water almost 11 months into war	dystopian war	Nearly 11 months into the war, Palestinians in Gaza are struggling to get proper access to food and clean water amid Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas, which has restricted the entry of much- needed aid.
20240803	Displaced Palestinians are 'living with the dead' as disease spreads in Gaza's Al Mawasi	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction by intentional infliction	Diseases and skin conditions have been spreading in Gaza’s so-called “safe zone” in Al Mawasi, an area smaller than London's Heathrow Airport. A Sky News team in Gaza found dozens of newly displaced arrivals erecting basic shelters within the confines of a cemetery.
20240803	A year of silence in Gaza's classrooms: the urgent need for educational revival	education	As of 30 July 2024, all the 625,000 enrolled students in Gaza have lost one full scholastic year. 39,000 students missed the Tawjihi (12th grade official exams) for the first time in decades.
20240803	Palestinians in Gaza struggle to access food and clean water almost 11 months into war	food and water	Nearly 11 months into the war, Palestinians in Gaza are struggling to get proper access to food and clean water amid Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas, which has restricted the entry of much- needed aid.
20240803	Displaced Palestinians are 'living with the dead' as disease spreads in Gaza's Al Mawasi	forced displacement	Diseases and skin conditions have been spreading in Gaza’s so-called “safe zone” in Al Mawasi, an area smaller than London's Heathrow Airport. A Sky News team in Gaza found dozens of newly displaced arrivals erecting basic shelters within the confines of a cemetery.

20240803	Amnesty International UK - The risk of genocide in Gaza	genocide	The risk of genocide in Gaza is real. Putting an end to the atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza must be prioritised by the world community.

20240803	Eyewitness testimonies: What doctors saw in Gaza	health & medical infrastructure	Since the start of the war in Gaza, 31 out of 36 hospitals have been damaged or destroyed, some multiple times, according to the European Commission. We collected the testimonies of 9 doctors and healthcare professionals who were there as it happened. Some are still there now. Many of them have worked in several conflict zones before, but they say nothing prepared them for what they saw in Gaza.
20240803	Global Court Says Israel’s Occupation of Territories Violates International Law	ICJ	The International Court of Justice said on Friday that Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and its settlements there, violated international law — the most sweeping stance laid out by the world’s highest court on an issue that has been the subject of debates and resolutions at the United Nations for decades.
20240803	A Hamas Leader Is Killed in Iran During Visit	Iran	Hamas accused Israel of killing Ismail Haniyeh, who was in Tehran for the inauguration of Iran’s new president.
20240803	Chairman Says "Israel Acted Responsibly in Gaza Operation"	IOF	Israel went to "extraordinary lengths" to limit civilian casualties during the conflict in Gaza earlier this year, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said yesterday.
20240803	Israeli strikes kill nine West Bank militants	IOF	Report contains unverifiable claim -- The Israeli military said the first of two West Bank airstrikes hit a vehicle in a town near the city of Tulkarm, targeting a militant cell it said was on its way to carry out an attack.

20240803	Israeli strikes kill nine West Bank militants	IOF	The Israeli military said the first of two West Bank airstrikes hit a vehicle in a town near the city of Tulkarm, targeting a militant cell it said was on its way to carry out an attack.

20240803	9 Palestinians killed in Israeli drone strikes in occupied West Bank	IOF	Israeli drone targeted vehicles on Zeita-Attil, Bal'a-Iktaba roads around city of Tulkarm, according to official media

20240803	IDF releases file seized in Gaza to show Al Jazeera reporter was Hamas member.	IOF	The IDF on Saturday published a 2021 Hamas document obtained during its operations in the Gaza Strip that it says proves that Al Jazeera reporter Ismail al-Ghoul was a member of the terror group.(Comment: the IDF has an Arab unit who could have fabricated the file)

20240803	US to send more warships, fighter jets to boost Israel defence amid Iran threats	Iran	Tehran and its allies have vowed a response to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh
20240803	A Hamas Leader Is Killed in Iran During Visit	Israeli escalation	Hamas accused Israel of killing Ismail Haniyeh, who was in Tehran for the inauguration of Iran’s new president.
20240803	Haniyeh killed by ‘short-range’ projectile, Iran says	Israeli escalation	Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran by a short-range projectile with a warhead of about 7 kg, and vowed severe revenge. Note: Haniyeh was taking part in the talks.
20240803	US to send more warships, fighter jets to boost Israel defence amid Iran threats	Israeli escalation	Tehran and its allies have vowed a response to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh
20240803	Anti-Netanyahu protests erupt in Israel over delayed hostage deal	Israelis	Anti-government rallies erupted in several cities across Israel this weekend, as tens of thousands of Israelis demanded that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu find a path to a deal with terror group Hamas, in order to free more than 100 hostages still held in Gaza.
20240803	IDF releases file seized in Gaza to show Al Jazeera reporter was Hamas member.	journalists	The IDF on Saturday published a 2021 Hamas document obtained during its operations in the Gaza Strip that it says proves that Al Jazeera reporter Ismail al-Ghoul was a member of the terror group.(Comment: the IDF has an Arab unit who could have fabricated the file)

20240803	The strategic dilemma in Gaza and Hezbollah's attrition war (Israeli censored as there is no such war)	Lebanon	As global leaders express concerns over escalating violence in Gaza and Hezbollah's ongoing war against Israel, the Israeli debate between escalation and ...
20240803	Palestinian premier calls on Israel to cease attacking civilians in Gaza to bring about national unity	Palestinian Authority	‘We are subjected to brutal and widespread aggression by the Israeli occupation against our people,’ says Mohammad Mustafa

20240803	Israeli strikes kill 15 Palestinians in Gaza school	schools	An Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced persons in Gaza City killed at least 15 Palestinians on Saturday, hours after two strikes in the occupied West Bank killed nine militants including a local Hamas commander, Hamas said.

20240803	Israeli airstrikes on two Gaza shelters kill 17, says Gaza Civil Defense	schools	Israeli airstrikes on two school buildings in the north of Gaza City killed 17 Palestinians, most of them children, and left at least 63 injured according to Gaza Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal on Saturday.

20240803	Israeli attack on school in Gaza kills at least 17 people	schools	Israeli air strikes target another school sheltering displaced Palestinians, killing at least 17 people in Gaza City. Many more were also injured in the attack. It isn't the first time Israeli forces have bombed a school sheltering displaced people, during its war on Gaza. The attack took place in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood. Israel struck the building again, just minutes after it was first hit.

20240803	Gaza civil defense says Israel strike kills 17 at school compound	schools	Palestinian Territories: Gaza’s civil defense agency said Israeli bombardment of a school compound in Gaza City killed at least 17 people Saturday, as Israel’s military reported it had hit a Hamas command center.

20240803	Israeli Strikes on Southern Gaza City of Rafah Kill 22, Mostly Children	targeting civilians	Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 22 people, including 18 children, health officials said Sunday.

20240803	Dozens of casualties in continued Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling across Gaza	targeting civilians	Dozens of casualties among innocent Palestinian civilians were reported this morning and overnight as Israeli occupation forces continued their airstrikes and artillery shelling across the Gaza Strip, marking the 303rd day of the ongoing genocide.

20240803	Chairman Says "Israel Acted Responsibly in Gaza Operation"	United States	Israel went to "extraordinary lengths" to limit civilian casualties during the conflict in Gaza earlier this year, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said yesterday.
20240803	US Now Pushes UN to Back ‘Immediate’ Gaza Ceasefire to Free Hostages	United States	The United States on Tuesday revised language in a draft United Nations Security Council resolution to back "an immediate ceasefire of roughly six-weeks in Gaza together with the release of all hostages," according to the text seen by Reuters.

20240803	Israeli strikes kill nine West Bank militants	West Bank	The Israeli military said the first of two West Bank airstrikes hit a vehicle in a town near the city of Tulkarm, targeting a militant cell it said was on its way to carry out an attack.

20240803	9 Palestinians killed in Israeli drone strikes in occupied West Bank	West Bank	Israeli drone targeted vehicles on Zeita-Attil, Bal'a-Iktaba roads around city of Tulkarm, according to official media

20240803	Israeli forces to seize over 14 dunums of land west of Salfit	West Bank	annexation - The Israeli occupation authorities notified the seizure of 14 dunums of Palestinian land in the towns of Haris and Qarawat Bani Hassan, west of Salfit.

DATE	DEVELOPMENT	CONTEXT	DESCRIPTION
20240804	Israel protests: Anger over lack of progress on Gaza captive deal	ceasefire	Anti-government protesters in Israel say the killing of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders could further delay the release of captives in Gaza. Thousands gathered in Tel Aviv and Haifa on Saturday, demanding the government secure a deal. A report by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz says there is a major rift between Prime Minister Netanyahu and his defence chiefs. It quotes a senior Israeli negotiator saying Netanyahu is not interested in a ceasefire deal.
20240804	US and allies prepare to defend Israel as Netanyahu says it’s already in ‘multi-front war’ with Iran	ceasefire	Israel is already in a “multi-front war” with Iran and its proxies, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a Cabinet meeting Sunday, as the United States and allies prepared to defend Israel from an expected counterstrike and prevent an even more destructive regional conflict.

20240804	Gaza: airstrikes on schools and a hospital kill 30 amid ‘heated’ US-Israeli talks	ceasefire	Israeli airstrikes hit two schools and a hospital complex in Gaza on Sunday, killing at least 30 people, amid reports of heated disagreements between US and Israeli leaders about a possible ceasefire deal.

20240804	Children among those killed after Israel bombs two schools in Gaza	children	Israeli army claimed it stuck Hamas infrastructure in the attacks, which have left dozens wounded.

20240804	Children among those killed after Israel bombs two schools in Gaza	children	video verson

20240804	Israeli strikes killed 12 people in Gaza, including four in a tent camp for displaced people	dystopian war	Israeli strikes early Sunday killed 12 people in Gaza, including four who were sheltering in a tent camp for displaced people inside a hospital complex

20240804	Israeli airstrike hits school housing displaced people in northern Gaza	dystopian war	An Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City on Saturday killed at least 16 people and wounded another 21, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Israel’s military, which regularly accuses Palestinian militants of sheltering in civilian areas, said it struck a Hamas command center.

20240804	Israel strike kills 17 at school compound: Gaza officials	dystopian war	Israeli strikes early Sunday killed 17 people in Gaza, including four who were sheltering in a tent camp for displaced Palestinians inside a hospital complex.

20240804	At least 30 killed in Israeli strike on two Gaza school shelters: Palestinian Civil Defense	dystopian war	Rescuers in Gaza raced to dig victims from the rubble on Sunday after Israeli airstrikes on two school buildings left at least 30 people dead, according to the Palestinian Civil Defense. The strikes continue a bloody weekend, after a similar lethal attack on Saturday.

20240804	Children among those killed after Israel bombs two schools in Gaza	dystopian war	Israeli army claimed it stuck Hamas infrastructure in the attacks, which have left dozens wounded.

20240804	Children among those killed after Israel bombs two schools in Gaza	dystopian war	video verson

20240804	Al Jazeera reporter witnesses Israeli attack on school	dystopian war	Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif was reporting on an Israeli attack that killed more than 17 displaced Palestinians sheltering at a school in central Gaza when an air attack targeted the school again.

20240804	Casualties after third Israeli strike on school in a week	dystopian war	Dozens of people have reportedly been killed in Israeli air strikes on two schools in Gaza, according to Palestinian rescuers and news outlets.

20240804	Israeli Strike on Gaza Shelter Kills at Least 30	dystopian war	An Israeli airstrike in Gaza City killed at least 30 people, according to a Palestinian emergency agency and local media outlets.

20240804	Gaza civil defence says Israel strike on schools kills 30	dystopian war	Gaza's civil defence agency said an Israeli strike hit two schools in Gaza City on Sunday, killing at least 30 people, while the military reported it had struck Hamas command centres.

20240804	Video shows aftermath of airstrike on Gaza school buildings	dystopian war	Rescuers in Gaza raced to dig victims from the rubble after Israeli airstrikes on two school buildings left at least 30 people dead, according to the Palestinian Civil Defense

20240804	Israel bombs tents housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza hospital	dystopian war	Videos show displaced Palestinians fighting a big fire at Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital after an Israeli air attack hit the courtyard where dozens were sheltering in makeshift tents.

20240804	Tents burning after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza as fears of Middle East conflict grow – video	dystopian war	Israeli airstrikes struck an area near tents set up for displaced people close to a hospital in central Gaza in the early hours of Sunday. People scrambled to put out the flames but four Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

20240804	Israeli strikes on Deir al-Balah in Gaza kill seven	dystopian war	Four people died when their tent for displaced people inside a hospital complex was struck. Three more died in a strike on a house.

20240804	Gaza: airstrikes on schools and a hospital kill 30 amid ‘heated’ US-Israeli talks	dystopian war	Israeli airstrikes hit two schools and a hospital complex in Gaza on Sunday, killing at least 30 people, amid reports of heated disagreements between US and Israeli leaders about a possible ceasefire deal.

20240804	30 Tons of Urgent Medical Aid for Gaza Airlifted To Egypt	humanitarian aid	The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF) Team, in collaboration with the Jordan Hashemite Charitable Organization (JHCO), has successfully loaded critical medicines and medical supplies onto a dedicated military cargo plane specifically assigned to PCRF.
20240804	Humanitarian Situation Update #200	humanitarian crisis	OCHA report
20240804	Gaza Humanitarian Response Update \| 22 July-4 August 2024	humanitarian crisis	The information is provided on a bi-weekly basis by Clusters and select Technical Working Groups operating in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).
20240804	At least 10,000 Israeli soldiers killed, injured in Gaza war: Report	IOF	At least 10,000 Israeli soldiers have been killed and injured since the outbreak of the Gaza conflict last Oct. 7, according to Israeli media on Sunday.
20240804	Israel suffers 'soldier shortages' over high casualties in its war on Gaza	IOF	Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper on Sunday said some 1,000 soldiers are transferred every month to the Defence Ministry’s rehabilitation department due to injuries sustained in the Gaza war.
20240804	IDF finds tunnel large enough for vehicles to drive through in Gaza-Egypt border area. (Israeli source censored)	IOF	The army has uncovered an unusually large tunnel on the Gaza-Egypt border area, big enough for vehicles to pass through, the Israel Defense Force said Sunday.
20240804	US and allies prepare to defend Israel as Netanyahu says it’s already in ‘multi-front war’ with Iran	Iran	Israel is already in a “multi-front war” with Iran and its proxies, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a Cabinet meeting Sunday, as the United States and allies prepared to defend Israel from an expected counterstrike and prevent an even more destructive regional conflict.
20240804	Life goes on in Beirut but another war is drawing closer in Lebanon	Israeli escalation	Assassinations have led to escalating fears of full-scale conflict, though some Lebanese say they are ‘ready for any confrontation with Israel’
20240804	US and allies prepare to defend Israel as Netanyahu says it’s already in ‘multi-front war’ with Iran	Israeli escalation	Israel is already in a “multi-front war” with Iran and its proxies, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a Cabinet meeting Sunday, as the United States and allies prepared to defend Israel from an expected counterstrike and prevent an even more destructive regional conflict.
20240804	Life goes on in Beirut but another war is drawing closer in Lebanon	Lebanon	Assassinations have led to escalating fears of full-scale conflict, though some Lebanese say they are ‘ready for any confrontation with Israel’
20240804	Two killed, two others wounded in stabbing attack in Israel	resistance	Police shot dead the suspected attacker, who they say was from the city of Salfit in the occupied West Bank.

20240804	Israeli strikes killed 12 people in Gaza, including four in a tent camp for displaced people	schools	Israeli strikes early Sunday killed 12 people in Gaza, including four who were sheltering in a tent camp for displaced people inside a hospital complex

20240804	Israeli airstrike hits school housing displaced people in northern Gaza	schools	An Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza City on Saturday killed at least 16 people and wounded another 21, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Israel’s military, which regularly accuses Palestinian militants of sheltering in civilian areas, said it struck a Hamas command center.

20240804	Israel strike kills 17 at school compound: Gaza officials	schools	Israeli strikes early Sunday killed 17 people in Gaza, including four who were sheltering in a tent camp for displaced Palestinians inside a hospital complex.

20240804	At least 30 killed in Israeli strike on two Gaza school shelters: Palestinian Civil Defense	schools	Rescuers in Gaza raced to dig victims from the rubble on Sunday after Israeli airstrikes on two school buildings left at least 30 people dead, according to the Palestinian Civil Defense. The strikes continue a bloody weekend, after a similar lethal attack on Saturday.

20240804	Children among those killed after Israel bombs two schools in Gaza	schools	Israeli army claimed it stuck Hamas infrastructure in the attacks, which have left dozens wounded.

20240804	Children among those killed after Israel bombs two schools in Gaza	schools	video verson

20240804	Al Jazeera reporter witnesses Israeli attack on school	schools	Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif was reporting on an Israeli attack that killed more than 17 displaced Palestinians sheltering at a school in central Gaza when an air attack targeted the school again.

20240804	Casualties after third Israeli strike on school in a week	schools	Dozens of people have reportedly been killed in Israeli air strikes on two schools in Gaza, according to Palestinian rescuers and news outlets.

20240804	Israeli Strike on Gaza Shelter Kills at Least 30	schools	An Israeli airstrike in Gaza City killed at least 30 people, according to a Palestinian emergency agency and local media outlets.

20240804	Video shows aftermath of airstrike on Gaza school buildings	schools	Rescuers in Gaza raced to dig victims from the rubble after Israeli airstrikes on two school buildings left at least 30 people dead, according to the Palestinian Civil Defense

20240804	Gaza: airstrikes on schools and a hospital kill 30 amid ‘heated’ US-Israeli talks	schools	Israeli airstrikes hit two schools and a hospital complex in Gaza on Sunday, killing at least 30 people, amid reports of heated disagreements between US and Israeli leaders about a possible ceasefire deal.

20240804	Gaza civil defence says Israel strike on schools kills 30	schools	Gaza's civil defence agency said an Israeli strike hit two schools in Gaza City on Sunday, killing at least 30 people, while the military reported it had struck Hamas command centres.

DATE	DEVELOPMENT	CONTEXT	DESCRIPTION
20240805	SOS Children's Villages strongly condemns airstrike on its facilities in Gaza	attacks on NGOs	Two apartments where SOS Children's Villages in Gaza provided housing for families living in the community were completely destroyed in an airstrike. The people living in the apartments had already been relocated to another location further south. No programme participants or staff were killed or injured by this strike.
20240805	Middle East braces for week that could determine the course of the Gaza war	ceasefire	Middle Eastern nations are bracing for the potential widening of the Israel-Hamas war amid threats by Iran to avenge the killing of Hamas’ political leader in Tehran last week.
20240805	As Gaza conflict widens, cease-fire hopes wane	ceasefire	As Israel braces for possible attacks by Iran and Hezbollah, families of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza marked 300 days last week since the war with marches and gatherings with warnings that time is running out. In Gaza, the death toll approaches 40,000 and health officials warn of a growing health crisis as hepatitis cases surpass 100,000. Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem.
20240805	As clock ticks for Gaza hostages, Netanyahu faces growing clamour	ceasefire	As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeats his promises to bring the Gaza hostages home, he is facing a growing chorus of sceptics who worry he's not interested in a deal with Hamas.
20240805	Israel’s Netanyahu adds new conditions to proposed Gaza hostage swap deal	ceasefire	Conditions include exiling around 150 Palestinian prisoners from Gaza Strip and West Bank
20240805	Frustration with Netanyahu mounts as Gaza talks falter	ceasefire	Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing anger in Israel and abroad over his handling of talks on a Gaza ceasefire that have faltered, just as fears have grown that the crisis could spiral into war with Iran, three Israeli officials said.

20240805	Netanyahu Blames Hamas For Stalling Ceasefire Deal In Gaza War	ceasefire	Netanyahu has accused Hamas of obstructing a deal to end the Gaza war and release hostages. In a cabinet meeting on August 4, Netanyahu stated that while Israel has agreed to the initial terms, Hamas "has not agreed to the most basic" terms and is demanding additional changes. He claimed Hamas' demands include concessions that would allow it to "rearm" and strengthen its position.

20240805	WeWorld Flash Update #21 - War on Gaza: +15,000 children killed	children	After more than 300 days of war, over 15,000 children have been reported killed. Nowhere is safe in Gaza.

20240805	80% of casualties in Gaza's school strikes were children, Palestinian Civil Defence says	children	The Palestinian Civil Defence in Gaza said 80 percent of the victims of Sunday’s strikes on the Hassan Salama and al-Nasr schools were children.

20240805	UNESCO uses emergency procedure to name Gaza site to both its ‘World Heritage’ and ‘In Danger’ lists	cultture & heritage	UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee named a site in the Gaza Strip — Saint Hilarion Monastery, or Tell Umm Amer — to both its “World Heritage” and “World Heritage In Danger” lists in late July.
20240805	More than 11,000 Palestinians expected to be displaced again in Gaza: UN	dystopian war	The latest Israeli military evacuation order for southern Gaza is displacing a large number of Palestinians, many of whom have been displaced multiple times already.
20240805	On Surviving a Massacre in One of Gaza’s “Safe Zones”	dystopian war	The Nuseirat refugee camp was supposed to be a place of relative safety for Gaza’s besieged residents. Then the skies filled with Apache helicopters.
20240805	Agony of those alive in Gaza, now the risk is polio. EU to Israel: “Striking critical infrastructure is a war crime”	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction by intentional infliction	UN agencies warn of the rapid spread of infectious diseases in Gaza "due to chronic water shortages and total inability to manage waste and sewage": already 40,000 cases of hepatitis A, WHO prepares for polio outbreak scenario. Israel criticised for the raid on a water treatment plant
20240805	Gaza: ‘Frightening increase’ in Hepatitis A cases	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction by intentional infliction	UN agencies warned of the high risk of the further spread of infectious diseases in Gaza, amid chronic water scarcity and no way to adequately manage waste and sewage.
20240805	Gaza Struggling with Landfill Fire, Fears Environmental Catastrophe	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction by intentional infliction	A landfill fire in Gaza has grown beyond what local fire departments can handle. Gaza is now requesting international assistance before catastrophe strikes.
20240805	EU’s top diplomat condemns Gaza starvation that Israeli minister called ‘moral’	food and water	European Union High Representative Josep Borrell on Monday condemned the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, urging Israel to halt actions that could further imperil the besieged region’s starving civilian population.
20240805	Restricted local food production exacerbates the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip	food and water	Intensified hostilities, access constraints and damage to agriculture have heightened acute food insecurity for Gazans
20240805	FAO Briefing note on the OPT	food and water	Protecting the right to adequate food and saving lives in the Gaza Strip

20240805	Smotrich: It may be ‘justified’ to starve 2 million Gazans, but world won’t let us	food and water	Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich implied on Monday that he believes blocking humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip is “justified and moral” even if it causes two million civilians to die of hunger, but the international community won’t allow that to happen.

20240805	Death of 2M Palestinians in Gaza from hunger 'justified': Israel's Smotrich	food and water	Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said that the death of two million Palestinians in blockaded Gaza from hunger might be “justified and moral.”

20240805	More than 11,000 Palestinians expected to be displaced again in Gaza: UN	forced displacement	The latest Israeli military evacuation order for southern Gaza is displacing a large number of Palestinians, many of whom have been displaced multiple times already.

20240805	Gaza death toll reaches 39,623	genocide	Gaza's health ministry said that 39,623 Palestinians in the enclave have been killed by Israel since 7 October, 40 of them in the last 24 hours. Additionally, 91,469 have been wounded since the start of the war.

20240805	Gaza death toll tops 39,600 amid relentless Israeli attacks	genocide	At least 40 more Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, bringing the overall death toll to 39,623 since last Oct. 7, the Health Ministry in the battered enclave said on Monday.

20240805	WeWorld Flash Update #21 - War on Gaza: +15,000 children killed	genocide	After more than 300 days of war, over 15,000 children have been reported killed. Nowhere is safe in Gaza.

20240805	U.N. fires Gaza staff citing possible involvement in attack ...	Hamas resistance attack	An internal investigation determined the employees ‘may have been involved’ in the Oct. 7 Hamas-led assault that set off the war.
20240805	Gaza: Growing number of sick and injured people are dying due to Israeli blockade, restrictions on entry of medical supplies	health & medical infrastructure	Following 10 months of its systematic and widespread destruction of the health sector, and imposing arbitrary blockade, Israel continues to deliberately prevent the entry of medical supplies, including medical devices and essential medicines, into the Gaza Strip, resulting in a high death toll there.
20240805	Gaza: Growing number of sick and injured people are dying due to Israeli blockade, restrictions on entry of medical supplies	humanitarian aid	Following 10 months of its systematic and widespread destruction of the health sector, and imposing arbitrary blockade, Israel continues to deliberately prevent the entry of medical supplies, including medical devices and essential medicines, into the Gaza Strip, resulting in a high death toll there.
20240805	Humanitarian Situation Update #200	humanitarian crisis	OCHA report

20240805	Bodies of 84 Palestinians handed over by Israeli army	imprisonment / dead bodies	The Israeli army has returned 84 Palestinian bodies to Gaza through the Karem Abu Salem crossing, according to Al Jazeera Arabic. Verified footage shows mass graves being prepared in Khan Younis' Turkish Cemetery for burial. The bodies, delivered to Nasser Medical Complex with help from the ICRC and Palestinian Civil Defence, were found in blue plastic bags with Hebrew inscriptions. Families searched these bags for identification but found the bodies largely decomposed. It is unclear when or how they were killed, but The Times of Israel reports the bodies were initially seized for identification purposes.
20240805	Israel returns 84 unidentified bodies to Gaza \| Al Jazeera NewsFeed	imprisonment / dead bodies	Israel has returned to Gaza 84 decomposed Palestinian bodies with no identification. The bodies were taken for burial in a mass grave in Khan Younis.
20240805	Gaza officials say 80 Palestinian corpses handed over by Israel	imprisonment / dead bodies	Gaza's Civil Defence agency said it received the bodies of 80 unidentified Palestinians from Israel on Monday, which it buried in a mass grave.
20240805	Israel returns ‘unidentifiable’ bodies of 80 Palestinians to Gaza	imprisonment / dead bodies	The bodies of 80 Palestinians Israeli occupation forces detained in Gaza since 7 October 2023 were returned for burial in the Strip yesterday. The bodies were 'unidentifiable' as they had decomposed and there are no medical facilities in Gaza which are able to carry out DNA testing on the remains. As a result, they were buried in a mass grave in Khan Yunis.
20240805	2,000 bodies ‘kidnapped’ from Gaza’s graves	imprisonment / dead bodies

20240805	Israel’s escalating use of torture against Palestinians in custody a preventable crime against humanity: UN experts	imprisonment / torture	“Israel’s widespread and systemic abuse of Palestinians in detention and arbitrary arrest practices over decades, coupled with the absence of any restraints by the Israeli State since 7 October 2023, paint a shocking picture enabled by absolute impunity,” the experts said.

20240805	Gaza detainee dies in Israeli custody due to torture	imprisonment / torture	The Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) affirmed that 26-year-old Palestinian detainee Omar Junaid, from the Gaza Strip, died on July 17th as a result of the physical abuse and torture he was subjected to in Israeli jail.

20240805	Egypt denies Israeli claims about Gaza tunnels	IOF	Egypt on Monday dismissed Israeli claims about the existence of operational tunnels beneath the border area with the Gaza Strip. On Sunday, the Israeli military claimed that its forces had discovered numerous underground tunnel routes in the Philadelphi Corridor.

20240805	Egypt denies Israel claims about Gaza tunnels	IOF	Egypt, on Monday, dismissed Israeli claims about the existence of operational tunnels beneath the border area with the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reports.

20240805	CNN: Hamas central Gaza battalions still effective, may hold hostages; IDF denies claims	IOF	The Israeli military has not adequately “dealt” with Hamas battalions in the central Gaza strip, due to concerns that the terror group is holding many Israeli hostages there, according to Israeli sources quoted in a CNN report Monday, which the Israeli military rejected. The IDF denied its conclusions and said it misrepresented the true situation.
20240805	IDF says officer and soldier injured in attack from Lebanon	IOF	An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officer and a soldier were injured after an aerial attack in northern Israel's upper Galilee region near Ayelet HaShahar early Monday morning local time, the IDF said in a statement.
20240805	Israel bracing for attack after Hamas leader killed - as Britons in Lebanon told: 'Leave now'	Israeli escalation	Israel is bracing itself for a potential multiday attack from Iran and Hezbollah, officials have said, as fears grow over a wider escalation of conflict in the Middle East. Meanwhile, the UK and US are among the countries urging citizens to leave Lebanon on "any ticket available".
20240805	Middle East braces for week that could determine the course of the Gaza war	Israeli escalation	Middle Eastern nations are bracing for the potential widening of the Israel-Hamas war amid threats by Iran to avenge the killing of Hamas’ political leader in Tehran last week.
20240805	Netanyahu says ‘victory’ over Hamas is in sight. The data tells a different story	Israelis	Nearly half of Hamas’ military battalions in northern and central Gaza have rebuilt some of their fighting capabilities despite more than nine months of Israel’s brutal offensive, according to analyses by the American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats Project, the Institute for the Study of War and CNN.
20240805	Smotrich: It may be ‘justified’ to starve 2 million Gazans, but world won’t let us	Israelis	Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich implied on Monday that he believes blocking humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip is “justified and moral” even if it causes two million civilians to die of hunger, but the international community won’t allow that to happen.

20240805	Death of 2M Palestinians in Gaza from hunger 'justified': Israel's Smotrich	Israelis	Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said that the death of two million Palestinians in blockaded Gaza from hunger might be “justified and moral.”

20240805	Starving 2m civilians to death in Gaza ‘might be justified and moral’: Israeli minister	Israelis	Starving 2 million civilians to death in Gaza “might be justified and moral” until hostages are returned, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said.

20240805	Israel bracing for attack after Hamas leader killed - as Britons in Lebanon told: 'Leave now'	Lebanon	Israel is bracing itself for a potential multiday attack from Iran and Hezbollah, officials have said, as fears grow over a wider escalation of conflict in the Middle East. Meanwhile, the UK and US are among the countries urging citizens to leave Lebanon on "any ticket available".
20240805	IDF says officer and soldier injured in attack from Lebanon	Lebanon	An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officer and a soldier were injured after an aerial attack in northern Israel's upper Galilee region near Ayelet HaShahar early Monday morning local time, the IDF said in a statement.
20240805	Gaza must be under control of legitimate Palestinian authorities: President Abbas	Palestinian Authority	The Gaza Strip must be transferred to the control of legitimate Palestinian authorities, and Israeli plans for temporary control of the enclave are unacceptable, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Russia’s RIA news agency in remarks published on Tuesday.
20240805	Netanyahu says ‘victory’ over Hamas is in sight. The data tells a different story	resistance	Nearly half of Hamas’ military battalions in northern and central Gaza have rebuilt some of their fighting capabilities despite more than nine months of Israel’s brutal offensive, according to analyses by the American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats Project, the Institute for the Study of War and CNN.
20240805	See how data analyses contradicts Netanyahu’s claim about war in Gaza	resistance	Nearly half of Hamas’ military battalions in northern and central Gaza have rebuilt some of their fighting capabilities despite more than nine months of Israel’s brutal offensive, according to analyses by the DC-based American Enterprise Institute’s Critical Threats Project, the Institute for the Study of War and CNN.
20240805	CNN: Hamas central Gaza battalions still effective, may hold hostages; IDF denies claims	resistance	The Israeli military has not adequately “dealt” with Hamas battalions in the central Gaza strip, due to concerns that the terror group is holding many Israeli hostages there, according to Israeli sources quoted in a CNN report Monday, which the Israeli military rejected. The IDF denied its conclusions and said it misrepresented the true situation.
20240805	Hamas Strengthens in Gaza Despite Ten Months of War, CNN Reports	resistance	According to the report, only three brigades have been fully destroyed, while Hamas has merged degraded cells and enlisted new recruits. 'Hamas' presence in northern Gaza is stronger than you can imagine,' said one Gazan, 'they're among civilians'
20240805	UN Human Rights Office in Palestine horrified by pattern of Israeli strikes on schools in Gaza and use of lethal force in the West Bank – OHCHR	resistance / West Bank	The UN Human Rights Office is horrified by the unfolding pattern of the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) strikes on schools in Gaza killing internally displaced Palestinians seeking shelter there. Strikes on at least 17 schools just in the last month reportedly killed at least 163 Palestinians, including children and women – suggesting a failure to comply with the principles of distinction, proportionality, and precautions in carrying out these attacks.

20240805	80% of casualties in Gaza's school strikes were children, Palestinian Civil Defence says	schools	The Palestinian Civil Defence in Gaza said 80 percent of the victims of Sunday’s strikes on the Hassan Salama and al-Nasr schools were children.

20240805	UN Human Rights Office in Palestine horrified by pattern of Israeli strikes on schools in Gaza and use of lethal force in the West Bank – OHCHR	schools	The UN Human Rights Office is horrified by the unfolding pattern of the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) strikes on schools in Gaza killing internally displaced Palestinians seeking shelter there. Strikes on at least 17 schools just in the last month reportedly killed at least 163 Palestinians, including children and women – suggesting a failure to comply with the principles of distinction, proportionality, and precautions in carrying out these attacks.
20240805	Israeli warplanes bomb several sites in Gaza	targeting civilian areas	WAFA correspondent said that the Israeli artillery fired several shells at the neighborhoods of Al-Zeitoun, Al-Sabra and Tal Al-Hawa in Gaza City, amidst heavy gunfire from military vehicles, coinciding with the intensive flight of drones in the western skies of the city.
20240805	UN Human Rights Office in Palestine horrified by pattern of Israeli strikes on schools in Gaza and use of lethal force in the West Bank – OHCHR	United Nations	The UN Human Rights Office is horrified by the unfolding pattern of the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) strikes on schools in Gaza killing internally displaced Palestinians seeking shelter there. Strikes on at least 17 schools just in the last month reportedly killed at least 163 Palestinians, including children and women – suggesting a failure to comply with the principles of distinction, proportionality, and precautions in carrying out these attacks.

DATE	DEVELOPMENT	CONTEXT	DESCRIPTION
20240806	We’re already in a regional war. Only a Gaza ceasefire can end it	ceasefire	The back-to-back assassinations of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut and Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran were acts of either strategic folly or willful pyromania. While Israel has claimed responsibility for the former and remained cryptic about the latter, there is little doubt that it orchestrated both — and even some of its allies believe that, this time, the Israelis went too far.
20240806	Hamas' Gaza-based leader Yahya Sinwar to replace slain political chief Ismail Haniyeh	ceasefire	Sinwar, considered the mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack, will succeed Ismail Haniyeh following the latter’s assassination in Iran.
20240806	Hamas names Yahya Sinwar as new leader after Ismail Haniyeh’s killing	ceasefire	The selection of Sinwar follows the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh and signals centrality of Gaza within the group.
20240806	Hamas names Oct. 7 architect Yahya Sinwar new political leader. What does it mean for ceasefire talks?	ceasefire	Hamas has named Yahya Sinwar – its leader in Gaza and one of the planners of the October 7 terror attack on Israel – as the new head of its political bureau, following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh last week.
20240806	Israel vows to kill new Hamas chief Sinwar as US warns against escalation	ceasefire	Israel's army chief vowed on Wednesday to pursue and eliminate Yahya Sinwar, who was named leader of Hamas following the killing of his predecessor in Tehran last week. (note: Sinwar may be the successor of Haniyeh in the ceasefire talks)
20240806	Netanyahu accused of undercutting Israeli credibility in Gaza truce talks	ceasefire	Officials say assurances to Qatar, Egypt and US made by security chiefs representing Jerusalem have been abandoned once the prime minister is consulted, gumming up negotiations
20240806	Hamas’s pick of Yahya Sinwar as leader makes a ceasefire less likely	ceasefire	IF THERE WAS ever any doubt over where the balance of power lay within Hamas, it was surely vanquished on August 6th when the militant group named Yahya Sinwar, its leader in Gaza and the architect of the October 7th attacks, as its supreme leader. The appointment sends a clear signal that Hamas’s most extreme faction is now in charge.
20240806	Russian, Jordanian foreign ministers call for cease-fire in Gaza	ceasefire	Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Tuesday discussed the regional and international efforts to stop the Israeli war on Gaza to avoid a regional war.

20240806	Over 26 Thousand Students Killed and Injured – Ministry of Health Announces	children	Israel deprived more than 620,000 students in the Gaza Strip from attending schools, 39,000 of whom are high school students.

20240806	‘Order from Amazon’: How tech giants are storing mass data for Israel’s war	collusion & complicity	The Israeli army is using Amazon’s cloud service to store surveillance information on Gaza’s population, while procuring further AI tools from Google and Microsoft for military purposes, an investigation reveals.

20240806	Investigation confirms IDF uses AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure for Gaza war	collusion & complicity	An investigation by Israeli media +972 Magazine and Local Call found that Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate uses Amazon Web Services for mass surveillance.

20240806	EU Expresses Grave Concern Over Continued Destruction of Infrastructure in Gaza by Israeli Occupation Forces	collusion & complicity	The European Union (EU) on Monday expressed its "grave concern" over the continued destruction of key civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, including the water treatment plant in Rafah city, stressing that targeting vital infrastructure that saves lives constitutes a "war crime." (Comment: The European Commission had participated in the by-passing of UNWRA masterminded by the Israelis)
20240806	Jordan, Qatar, Saudis hesitant to join US-driven postwar peacekeeping force in Gaza.	day after politics	Jordan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have rebuffed requests to contribute troops to a postwar peacekeeping force in Gaza, an Arab official and a second source familiar with the matter told The Times of Israel on Tuesday.
20240806	Abbas: Gaza must return to control of legitimate Palestinian authorities	day after politics	The Gaza Strip must be transferred to the control of legitimate Palestinian authorities, and Israeli plans for temporary control of the enclave are unacceptable, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Russia's RIA news agency in remarks published on Tuesday.
20240806	Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas says Gaza must be run by PLO after the war	day after politics	Abbas expressed his categorical rejection of Israeli plans to prolong the war and maintain its control over the besieged coastal enclave.

20240806	The Israeli destruction of Gaza overshadows Hiroshima tragedy	domicide	Pro-Palestine activists assembled near the commemoration site in Hiroshima to protest local administration's invite to Israeli officials, drawing attention to Tel Aviv's deadly war on Gaza.

20240806	UN : Satellite Surveillance Shows 63 pct of Gaza Buildings Damaged	domicide	The latest UN analysis of satellite surveillance covering the Gaza Strip showed 63 percent of structures in Gaza have been damaged, because of the ongoing zionist aggression.

20240806	Over 26 Thousand Students Killed and Injured – Ministry of Health Announces	education	Israel deprived more than 620,000 students in the Gaza Strip from attending schools, 39,000 of whom are high school students.

20240806	Malnutrition up 300 percent as Bezalel Smotrich says Gaza 'should starve'	food, water, fuel & electricity	The number of children in north Gaza that are malnourished has risen 300 percent from May to July, the UN announced on Monday. The announcement came during a press beefing done by Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Farhan Haq.

20240806	‘Over 300% Increase in Malnutrition Cases in Gaza’ – United Nations	food, water, fuel & electricity	Nutrition conditions are worsening due to access constraints, shortages in essential supplies, limited availability of fresh produce and meat, poor water and sanitation services and spreading diseases.

20240806	Gaza death toll rises to 39,653 as Israel kills 30 more Palestinians	genocide	At least 91,535 Palestinians injured in Israeli onslaught since Oct. 7, 2023, Health Ministry says

20240806	Occupation commits three massacres in Gaza over the past 24 hours	genocide	The Israeli occupation army committed three massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, resulting in the killing of 30 civilians and the injury of 66 others, according to medical sources.

20240806	Boy from Gaza risks losing second foot, in urgent need of treatment abroad	humanitarian aid	Zeinedine Ziyara, a nine-year-old boy from Gaza, sustained injuries to his legs that led to the amputation of his left foot early on in the war following an Israeli strike. His family is appealing for help for him to travel abroad for treatment, as doctors said the injuries in his right foot could lead to its amputation as well.

20240806	Gaza: Growing number of sick and injured people are dying due to Israeli blockade, restrictions on entry of medical supplies	humanitarian aid	Following 10 months of its systematic and widespread destruction of the health sector, and imposing arbitrary blockade, Israel continues to deliberately prevent the entry of medical supplies, including medical devices and essential medicines, into the Gaza Strip, resulting in a high death toll there.

20240806	Washington is not telling truth about the Gaza pier	humanitarian aid	"The Biden administration wants you to believe the U.S. is leading international efforts to get humanitarian relief into Gaza and that supplies are “flowing to Palestinians” via the military’s pier operation there."
20240806	On-the-record update #7 on situation in Gaza, Palestine	humanitarian crisis	Media update from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) on the latest situation in Gaza, 6 August 2024.
20240806	Israel returns bodies of over 80 Palestinians to Gaza, keeps up military pressure	imprisonment / dead bodies	See August 5, 2024
20240806	Gaza's Civil Defence crews bury bodies of 80 unidentified Palestinians handed over by Israel	imprisonment / dead bodies	Many Palestinians gathered in southern Gaza's Khan Younis on Monday to try to find the missing bodies of their loved ones, after more than 80 unidentified Palestinian bodies were handed over by Israel. According to civil defence officials, many of the bodies were unidentifiable due to being in late stages of decomposition. Some of the bodies appeared to have been taken from cemeteries in different parts of the Gaza Strip, according to local reports and civil defence officials.
20240806	Shocking video shows 89 bodies returned to Gaza by Israel	imprisonment / dead bodies	Palestinian authorities in Khan Younis, Gaza, carried out a mass burial of 89 bodies returned to the territory by the Israeli military. Residents desperate for information about missing loved ones gathered at Khan Younis’ Turkish cemetery, hoping to identify the remains of their relatives. Palestinian officials said that the Israelis did not provide any identities for the corpses, and there is no information about when or how the individuals died. The Israeli military has not commented on the transfer of bodies and did not respond to CNN’s request for comment.

20240806	Israel set up facilities dedicated to torturing Palestinians: Rights group	imprisonment / torture	Israeli human rights group B’Tselem has collected testimonies from 55 Palestinians, including 21 from the Gaza Strip, who had been held in Israeli prisons, detailing the torture they were subjected to. The B’Tselem report, titled Welcome to Hell, revealed on Tuesday that more than a dozen Israeli prison facilities have been converted into a network of camps “dedicated to the abuse of inmates” since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza.

20240806	Israeli rights group says Palestinian prisoners subject to systematic abuse	imprisonment / torture	Israel has conducted a systematic policy of prisoner abuse and torture since the start of the Gaza war, subjecting Palestinian detainees to acts ranging from arbitrary violence to sexual abuse, Israeli rights group B'Tselem said in a report. It said the report, issued on Monday, was based on interviews with 55 Palestinians from Gaza, the West Bank and Israel detained in Israeli prisons since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel that set off the war, most of them without being tried.

20240806	Gaza detainee tortured to death at Israel’s Sde Teiman facility	imprisonment / torture to death	A Palestinian detainee from Gaza died of torture at the notorious Sde Teiman detention centre in southern Israel, according to prisoners’ affairs groups

20240806	‘Going to a very bad place’: Israeli reservists who refuse to return to Gaza cite military’s destructive approach	IOF	Every day for two months, Michael Ofer Ziv spent hours watching grainy, black-and-white footage of the Gaza Strip from a tiny room across the border. As an operations commander, he was tracking Israeli forces inside Gaza and approving airstrikes. Every day, he said, his unit had a certain quota to fill.
20240806	Hear why some Israeli reservists would rather risk prison than go back to fight in Gaza	IOF	Like thousands of Israeli reservists, Michael Ofer Ziv and Yuval Green were called up to war following the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7th. After serving in Gaza and witnessing the military's destructive approach, they tell CNN's Jeremy Diamond why they, and dozens of others, are refusing to serve again.
20240806	CITED CLAIM: Israel says dozens of Palestinian fighters killed in Gaza over past 24 hours	IOF	"Israeli forces killed 45 Palestinian fighters" in Gaza over the past day, the military said on Tuesday, after heavy fighting in which militant group Hamas said it destroyed two armoured personnel carriers during an ambush near the city of Rafah.
20240806	CITED CLAIM: 'A political manoeuvre to save face': Egypt denies Israeli claims of 'operational tunnels' under Philadelphi Corridor	IOF	A senior Egyptian government official denied recent allegations made by the Israeli army of the existence of "operational tunnels" under the Philadelphi Corridor bordering Egypt with the besieged Palestinian Gaza Strip.
20240806	‘Order from Amazon’: How tech giants are storing mass data for Israel’s war	IOF	The Israeli army is using Amazon’s cloud service to store surveillance information on Gaza’s population, while procuring further AI tools from Google and Microsoft for military purposes, an investigation reveals.
20240806	Investigation confirms IDF uses AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure for Gaza war	IOF	An investigation by Israeli media +972 Magazine and Local Call found that Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate uses Amazon Web Services for mass surveillance.
20240806	Gaza hostage rescue: near-perfect execution in broad daylight	IOF / perfidy	The reported action is concluded perfidy because an unmarked white truck came from Biden's pier, and the Israelis had disguise themselves as humanitarian worker.
20240806	Washington is not telling truth about the Gaza pier	IOF / perfidy	The reported action is concluded perfidy because an unmarked white truck came from Biden's pier, and the Israelis had disguise themselves as humanitarian worker.
20240806	Hamas' Gaza-based leader Yahya Sinwar to replace slain political chief Ismail Haniyeh	Iran	Sinwar, considered the mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack, will succeed Ismail Haniyeh following the latter’s assassination in Iran.
20240806	Iran prepping attack on Israel in response to Hamas leader assassination in Tehran	Iran	U.S. officials have detected signs that Iran is preparing an attack on Israel in response to the assassination in Tehran last week of a senior Hamas leader, although the scope and timing of the retaliation remained unclear Tuesday, according to two U.S. officials.
20240806	Iran prepping attack on Israel in response to Hamas leader assassination in Tehran	Israeli escalation	U.S. officials have detected signs that Iran is preparing an attack on Israel in response to the assassination in Tehran last week of a senior Hamas leader, although the scope and timing of the retaliation remained unclear Tuesday, according to two U.S. officials.
20240806	We’re already in a regional war. Only a Gaza ceasefire can end it	Israeli escalation	The back-to-back assassinations of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut and Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran were acts of either strategic folly or willful pyromania. While Israel has claimed responsibility for the former and remained cryptic about the latter, there is little doubt that it orchestrated both — and even some of its allies believe that, this time, the Israelis went too far.
20240806	Hamas' new leader Sinwar directed Oct 7 attack from Gaza	Israeli escalation	Yahya Sinwar, named leader of Hamas on Tuesday, masterminded the bloodiest attack on Jews in a single day since the Holocaust, having made no secret of his desire to strike hard at Israel, the country that imprisoned him for almost half his adult life.
20240806	Hamas' Gaza-based leader Yahya Sinwar to replace slain political chief Ismail Haniyeh	Israeli escalation	Sinwar, considered the mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack, will succeed Ismail Haniyeh following the latter’s assassination in Iran.
20240806	Israel vows to kill new Hamas chief Sinwar as US warns against escalation	Israeli escalation	Israel's army chief vowed on Wednesday to pursue and eliminate Yahya Sinwar, who was named leader of Hamas following the killing of his predecessor in Tehran last week. (note: Sinwar may be the successor of Haniyeh in the ceasefire talks)

20240806	Expert denounces killing of two more journalists in Gaza and demands full accountability	journalists	An independent human rights expert today condemned the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Ismail Al-Ghoul and cameraman Rami Al-Rifi in Gaza on 1 August 2024.

20240806	Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza war	journalists	The Israel-Gaza war has taken an unprecedented toll on Gazan journalists since Israel declared war on Hamas following its attack against Israel on October 7, 2023.

20240806	We’re already in a regional war. Only a Gaza ceasefire can end it	opinion	The back-to-back assassinations of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut and Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran were acts of either strategic folly or willful pyromania. While Israel has claimed responsibility for the former and remained cryptic about the latter, there is little doubt that it orchestrated both — and even some of its allies believe that, this time, the Israelis went too far.
20240806	How will Israel’s recent assassinations affect war in Gaza?	opinion	Netanyahu will undoubtedly claim the killings show victory is still achievable in Gaza. But is that true?
20240806	Washington is not telling truth about the Gaza pier	opinion	"The Biden administration wants you to believe the U.S. is leading international efforts to get humanitarian relief into Gaza and that supplies are “flowing to Palestinians” via the military’s pier operation there."
20240806	Zionism on the brink: The Gaza war beyond Netanyahu	opinion	The idea that Israel’s war on Gaza is essentially waged and sustained by and for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dominated political analyses on the subject for some time. The notion is often kept alive by public opinion inside Israel. Most polls produced since the start of the Israeli genocide of the Palestinians in Gaza suggest that an overwhelming majority of Israelis believe that Netanyahu’s decisions are motivated by personal, political and familial interests.
20240806	‘We had to run for our lives’: 86% of Gaza is now under forced evacuation orders	opinion	'Things are getting more tense … It feels as if breathing through the eye of a needle.'
20240806	Palestine is a glimpse of the dystopic future that awaits us	opinion	AI-powered human extermination is no longer science fiction. It is the reality.
20240806	Abbas: Gaza must return to control of legitimate Palestinian authorities	Palestinian Authority	The Gaza Strip must be transferred to the control of legitimate Palestinian authorities, and Israeli plans for temporary control of the enclave are unacceptable, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Russia's RIA news agency in remarks published on Tuesday.
20240806	Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas says Gaza must be run by PLO after the war	Palestinian Authority	Abbas expressed his categorical rejection of Israeli plans to prolong the war and maintain its control over the besieged coastal enclave.
20240806	Hamas' new leader Sinwar directed Oct 7 attack from Gaza	resistance	Yahya Sinwar, named leader of Hamas on Tuesday, masterminded the bloodiest attack on Jews in a single day since the Holocaust, having made no secret of his desire to strike hard at Israel, the country that imprisoned him for almost half his adult life.
20240806	Hamas' Gaza-based leader Yahya Sinwar to replace slain political chief Ismail Haniyeh	resistance	Sinwar, considered the mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack, will succeed Ismail Haniyeh following the latter’s assassination in Iran.
20240806	Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of Oct. 7 attacks, as new leader after assassination of Ismail Haniyeh	resistance	The choice of Sinwar, a secretive figure who leads Hamas' hardliners and is close to Iran, was a "defiant step". Sinwar is at the top of Israel's kill list as it seeks to destroy Hamas and its leadership after the October attack in which militants killed 1,200 people in southern Israel and took about 250 hostages.
20240806	Hamas names Yahya Sinwar as new leader after Ismail Haniyeh’s killing	resistance	The selection of Sinwar follows the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh and signals centrality of Gaza within the group.
20240806	Hamas names Oct. 7 architect Yahya Sinwar new political leader. What does it mean for ceasefire talks?	resistance	Hamas has named Yahya Sinwar – its leader in Gaza and one of the planners of the October 7 terror attack on Israel – as the new head of its political bureau, following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh last week.
20240806	Israel vows to kill new Hamas chief Sinwar as US warns against escalation	resistance	Israel's army chief vowed on Wednesday to pursue and eliminate Yahya Sinwar, who was named leader of Hamas following the killing of his predecessor in Tehran last week. (note: Sinwar may be the successor of Haniyeh in the ceasefire talks)
20240806	Hamas Elevates Gaza Leader Who Planned Oct. 7 Attacks to Top Post	resistance	The selection of Yahya Sinwar, a prime target of Israeli forces, to replace the assassinated Ismail Haniyeh consolidates authority in the hands of a hard-liner who is in hiding.
20240806	Hamas’s pick of Yahya Sinwar as leader makes a ceasefire less likely	resistance	IF THERE WAS ever any doubt over where the balance of power lay within Hamas, it was surely vanquished on August 6th when the militant group named Yahya Sinwar, its leader in Gaza and the architect of the October 7th attacks, as its supreme leader. The appointment sends a clear signal that Hamas’s most extreme faction is now in charge.
20240806	‘We’ve lost everything, for what?’: Gazan anger at Hamas grows as war drags on	resistance	Palestinians in Gaza are willing to pay a price for liberation, but many question the rationale and lack of forethought behind Hamas’ October 7 attack.
20240806	Dozens of Palestinian fighters killed in Gaza over past 24 hours	resistance	Report contains unverifiable cited claim -- "Israeli forces killed 45 Palestinian fighters" in Gaza over the past day, the military said on Tuesday, after heavy fighting in which militant group Hamas said it destroyed two armoured personnel carriers during an ambush near the city of Rafah, Reuters reports.
20240806	Israel says 45 fighters killed in Gaza over past 24 hours	resistance	Report contains unverifiable cited claim -- "Israeli forces killed 45 Palestinian fighters" in Gaza over the past day, the military said on Tuesday, after heavy fighting in which militant group Hamas said it destroyed two armored personnel carriers during an ambush near the city of Rafah.
20240806	Israeli attacks kill 12 Palestinians in occupied West Bank	resistance / West Bank	Two Israeli air raids hit the Jenin refugee camp as clashes and shootings kill more Palestinians in the occupied territory.
20240806	UN rights office reports escalation in strikes on schools in Gaza	schools	The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed horror at the escalating pattern of Israeli Defence Force (IDF) strikes on schools in Gaza, which have killed at least 163 internally displaced Palestinians, including children and women, in the past month.

20240806	Over 26 Thousand Students Killed and Injured – Ministry of Health Announces	schools	Israel deprived more than 620,000 students in the Gaza Strip from attending schools, 39,000 of whom are high school students.

20240806	‘We had to run for our lives’: 86% of Gaza is now under forced evacuation orders	targeting civilians	'Things are getting more tense … It feels as if breathing through the eye of a needle.'

20240806	Occupation commits three massacres in Gaza over the past 24 hours	targeting families in whole or in part	The Israeli occupation army committed three massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, resulting in the killing of 30 civilians and the injury of 66 others, according to medical sources.

20240806	Israeli attacks kill 12 Palestinians in occupied West Bank	West Bank	Two Israeli air raids hit the Jenin refugee camp as clashes and shootings kill more Palestinians in the occupied territory.
20240806	German court fines woman for ‘from the river to the sea’ chant	Zionism / Germany	A German court has imposed a $655 (600 euro) fine on a woman for using the slogan – “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” – during a protest last year, a ruling her lawyer decried as an assault on free speech. Lawyer Alexander Gorski, who represented the 22-year-old woman in Berlin, said the decision on Tuesday was “a dark day for freedom of expression”.

DATE	DEVELOPMENT	CONTEXT	DESCRIPTION
20240807	'We are as close as we have ever been' to Gaza cease-fire deal: White House	ceasefire	US believes Israel, Hamas 'need to do a final bit of work,' says National Security Communications Advisor Kirby
20240807	US insists Gaza cease-fire talks in final stage as region braces for wider war	ceasefire	The Biden administration is emphasizing the nearness of a Gaza cease-fire amid fears that an expected attack by Iran and its proxies on Israel will push the Middle East into a wider war.
20240807	Jordan says ceasefire in Gaza only way to prevent region from the 'abyss of war'	ceasefire	Middle Eastern leaders are meeting in Jeddah to push for a ceasefire in Gaza after Israel assassinated the head of Hamas in Iran. Iran has vowed to retaliate, pushing the region to the brink of a wider war.
20240807	Hamas has a new leader. How will that affect the war in Gaza and cease-fire efforts?	ceasefire	Yahya Sinwar’s appointment as the top leader of Hamas formalizes a role he assumed in the early hours of Oct. 7, when the surprise attack into Israel that he helped mastermind ushered in the bloodiest chapter of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
20240807	Netanyahu denies progress on Gaza cease-fire talks despite US claims of nearing agreement	ceasefire	Netanyahu responded Wednesday to comments by US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby on a cease-fire deal in the Gaza Strip.
20240807	Iran says cease-fire in Gaza 'priority' as US sees deal 'closer than ever'	ceasefire	Iran's statement on a cease-fire comes as Washington intensifies its efforts to reach a deal that could avert Iranian retaliation against Israel and a potential regional war.
20240807	Iran Says Israel Must Agree Gaza Truce to Calm Region	ceasefire	Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told France’s Emmanuel Macron that the US and Europe must urge Israel to accept a truce in Gaza to reduce tensions in the Middle East. Dan Williams reports from Jerusalem.
20240807	Chinese envoy reiterates call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza	ceasefire	A Chinese envoy on Wednesday reiterated the call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
20240807	WHO says polio vaccine campaign hurt by lack of Gaza ceasefire	ceasefire	The World Health Organisation is working on a polio vaccination campaign for Gaza after the virus was detected there, officials say, although the absence of a ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas presents multiple roadblocks.
20240807	OIC says Israel ‘fully responsible’ for Hamas chief Haniyeh’s killing	ceasefire	Statement by 57-nation bloc says it ‘holds Israel, the illegal occupying power, fully responsible for the heinous attack’.
20240807	Shrapnel and blindness rob Gaza youngster of big dreams	children	Palestinian teenager Maisa al-Ghandour had big dreams of becoming a doctor or teacher until she was blinded almost two weeks ago in an Israeli strike in war-ravaged Gaza.
20240807	Crippling Palestinian Future: Gaza’s Lost Generation	children	As death continues to take many forms and steal an ever-increasing number of lives in Gaza, escaping it merely marks the continuation of a protracted agony.
20240807	A Nightmare for Pregnant Women in Gaza	children	Pregnancy is an exciting time for most women. But for nearly 50,000 women in Gaza, it's a time of extreme stress and fear over whether they and their babies will survive.
20240807	‘The risk to children is high’: Polio and superbugs pose threat in war-torn Gaza, WHO experts warn	children	Gaza’s lack of clean water and crippled health system are fertile ground for the spread of infections that could become regional or even global threats, health experts said.
20240807	Gaza’s Historic St. Porphyrius Church Struck Again by Israeli Missile	churches & mosques	The Church of St. Porphyrius, a famed structure in Gaza that is thought to be the world’s third-oldest church, was struck by an Israeli missile that did not detonate on July 29. This is the second strike suffered the historic structure has weathered since October 7, and once again, it sustained damage but avoided destruction altogether.
20240807	Statement by the High Representative on remarks of Minister Smotrich regarding starving civilians	collusion & compliciy	The European Union strongly condemns recent declarations of Israeli Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich at the Katif Annual Conference. (Comment: The European Commission had participated in the by-passing of UNWRA masterminded by the Israelis)
20240807	Gaza’s Historic St. Porphyrius Church Struck Again by Israeli Missile	culture & heritage	The Church of St. Porphyrius, a famed structure in Gaza that is thought to be the world’s third-oldest church, was struck by an Israeli missile that did not detonate on July 29. This is the second strike suffered the historic structure has weathered since October 7, and once again, it sustained damage but avoided destruction altogether.
20240807	Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia reject US request to send peacekeepers to Gaza	day after politics	Report contains unverifiable cited claim -- Jordan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have rebuffed US requests to contribute troops to a post-war peacekeeping force in Gaza, an Arab official and a second source familiar with the matter tells The Times of Israel, the newspaper reports.
20240807	Israel issues new evacuation orders for Beit Hanoun in north Gaza	dystopian war	The Israeli occupation army issued new evacuation orders Wednesday for Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza which was heavily bombed at the start of the war some 10 months ago.
20240807	Israel issues new evacuation orders as ‘safe areas’ of Gaza under attack	dystopian war	Overnight Israeli air raids hit shelters in Deir el-Balah as Gaza City braces for a possible ground operation.

20240807	Video Captures Israeli Missile Strike Near Refugee Camps in Central Gaza	dystopian war	Three Israeli missiles struck near a mosque in Central Gaza's Deir Al-Balah and injured dozens of people. Meanwhile, the Israeli forces have continued their tank shelling in Bureij, Al-Maghazi, Nuseirat, and Deir Al-Balah, where several displaced families from across the enclave have taken temporary refuge.

20240807	Video captures Israeli missile strike on central Gaza camp	dystopian war	An Israeli missile struck a camp housing displaced Palestinians in central Gaza, injuring dozens. It was part of a wave of Israeli air attacks that targeted parts of Deir el-Balah on Tuesday where tens of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering.

20240807	Palestinians search through rubble after Israeli strike in Deir al-Balah	dystopian war	Palestinians inspected damage caused to buildings and tents in Gaza’s Deir al-Balah on Wednesday after an overnight Israeli strike killed and wounded several people, Gaza’s health ministry said.

20240807	Gaza marks 10 months of war as Palestinians grapple with death and destruction	dystopian war	Ten months into Israel's war on Gaza, over 40,000 Palestinians have been killed amid widespread destruction and a total siege crippling the enclave.
20240807	Reported impact snapshot	dystopian war	Casualty numbers have been provided by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Israeli authorities. The fatality breakdowns currently cited are those that the MoH in Gaza has fully identified as of 30 June out of the higher number of casualties they report.
20240807	'We are dying of thirst': Palestinians in Gaza are struggling to secure food and water	dystopian war	Palestinians in Gaza are continuing to struggle with securing food and clean water for their families, nearly 11 months into a war in which Israel has severely restricted entry of much-needed aid.

20240807	Gaza: Israel strikes 'safe' Deir al-Balah killing and wounding several people – video	dystopian war	Palestinians inspected damage caused to buildings and tents in Deir al-Balah on Wednesday after an overnight Israeli strike killed and wounded several people, Gaza’s health ministry said. People searched through rubble to find their belongings. Nidal Ashour, a Palestinian man in the area, said he saw a number of casualties in the aftermath of the strike. ‘The majority of them had their legs dismembered, their legs were amputated,’ he said. Most of Gaza's population has been displaced multiple times since the start of the war and the fighting has brought misery to thousands trapped in overcrowded tent shelters

20240807	This man lives in a cemetery in Gaza. He says there's nowhere else safe to go	dystopian war	In 10 months of the Israel-Hamas war, many have had to find alternative places to shelter
20240807	Gaza to get 1.2m polio vaccines amid outbreak fears	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction by intentional infliction	The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced plans to send 1.2 million polio vaccines to Gaza after the virus was detected in wastewater.
20240807	WHO to send over 1 million polio vaccines to Gaza	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction by intentional infliction	A Palestinian boy receives polio vaccine at a hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Feb. 23, 2014. The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza declared the Palestinian territory to be a "polio epidemic zone" on July 30, 2024.
20240807	WHO says polio vaccine campaign hurt by lack of Gaza ceasefire	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction by intentional infliction	The World Health Organisation is working on a polio vaccination campaign for Gaza after the virus was detected there, officials say, although the absence of a ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas presents multiple roadblocks.
20240807	‘The risk to children is high’: Polio and superbugs pose threat in war-torn Gaza, WHO experts warn	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction by intentional infliction	Gaza’s lack of clean water and crippled health system are fertile ground for the spread of infections that could become regional or even global threats, health experts said.
20240807	Education Cannot Wait Announces US$2 Million First Emergency Response Grant in Gaza	education	The human suffering in Gaza has taken an unprecedented toll on children and adolescents living amidst this soul-shattering experience that no child should have to endure. In support of global efforts to provide girls and boys with access to quality educational opportunities and mental health services, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) announced today a US$2 million First Emergency Response grant in Gaza. Total ECW funding in the State of Palestine is approximately US$36 million.
20240807	Statement by the High Representative on remarks of Minister Smotrich regarding starving civilians	food, water, fuel & electricity	The European Union strongly condemns recent declarations of Israeli Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich at the Katif Annual Conference.
20240807	Hungry and displaced Gazans see their misery continuing with Hamas’ new leadership	food, water, fuel & electricity	Hamas’ choice of a hardline political leader did little to comfort Gazans displaced, hungry, and seeking a way out of their misery after nearly 10 months of war on Wednesday.
20240807	'We are dying of thirst': Palestinians in Gaza are struggling to secure food and water	food, water, fuel & electricity	Palestinians in Gaza are continuing to struggle with securing food and clean water for their families, nearly 11 months into a war in which Israel has severely restricted entry of much-needed aid.
20240807	‘The risk to children is high’: Polio and superbugs pose threat in war-torn Gaza, WHO experts warn	food, water, fuel & electricity	Gaza’s lack of clean water and crippled health system are fertile ground for the spread of infections that could become regional or even global threats, health experts said.
20240807	Water shortage deepens suffering in war-torn Gaza	food, water, fuel & electricity	For months, the six-member family of Palestinian man Emad Abu Hamad from Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip has been reeling from their daily suffering caused by the ongoing war.
20240807	Israel issues new evacuation orders as ‘safe areas’ of Gaza under attack	forced displacement	Overnight Israeli air raids hit shelters in Deir el-Balah as Gaza City braces for a possible ground operation.
20240807	This man lives in a cemetery in Gaza. He says there's nowhere else safe to go	forced displacement	In 10 months of the Israel-Hamas war, many have had to find alternative places to shelter

20240807	Nearly 40,000 and counting: the struggle to keep track of Gaza deaths	genocide	With much of Gaza reduced to rubble by 10 months of war, counting the dead has become a challenge for the Hamas-run territory's health ministry, as the death toll nears 40,000. Israel has repeatedly questioned the credibility of the daily figures put out by the ministry and US President Joe Biden did so too in the early stages of the war.

20240807	Hamas releases appalling figures on Israeli war on Gaza	genocide	The data, released by Hamas’ media office on Wednesday, showed that the number of confirmed deaths in 305 days of Israeli war on Gaza had reached 39,653 while some 10,000 more people remained unaccounted for.

20240807	A Nightmare for Pregnant Women in Gaza	health & medical infrastructure	Pregnancy is an exciting time for most women. But for nearly 50,000 women in Gaza, it's a time of extreme stress and fear over whether they and their babies will survive.
20240807	OCHA: Gaza Humanitarian Response Update (Period: 22 July – 4 August 2024)	humanitarian aid
20240807	'We are dying of thirst': Palestinians in Gaza are struggling to secure food and water	humanitarian crisis	Palestinians in Gaza are continuing to struggle with securing food and clean water for their families, nearly 11 months into a war in which Israel has severely restricted entry of much-needed aid.
20240807	On TikTok, Gaza’s Palestinians Plead to the World: ‘Don’t Scroll’	humanitarian crisis	Such is the familiar plea Palestinians in Gaza are making as they appeal for support on social media platforms—primarily through the video-sharing app, TikTok—amid a war that has claimed their homes, their livelihoods, and, many fear, their futures. On its face, their ask of viewers is relatively simple: Watch the video until the end. Share, repost, comment. Donate if you can.
20240807	UNRWA Situation Report #127	humanitarian crisis	Situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. All information from 2 August- 7 August 2024
20240807	Turkey submits ICJ bid to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel	ICJ	Turkey has submitted a formal bid to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a move that adds to the international pressure on the Israeli government to end its atrocities in Gaza. A Turkish delegation, including Ankara’s ambassador to The Hague, Selcuk Unal, officially filed the request on Wednesday, the country’s news agency Anadolu reported.
20240807	Israeli army utilises tech giants to store data for its incursion in Gaza: report	IOF	The Israeli army has been using Amazon’s cloud service and artificial intelligence (AI) tools from Microsoft and Google for military purposes amid the increasing amount of data on Palestinians and Gaza, according to reports by +972 Magazine and the Hebrew-language news site Local Call.
20240807	Arab States Urge Iran to Show Restraint in Conflict With Israel	Israeli escalation	Several Arab countries are encouraging Iran to exercise restraint in responding to the assassination of Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran last week, as fears of an unpredictable regional war expand.
20240807	The U.S. Can Do More to Prevent an Israel-Iran War	Israeli escalation	Genuine pressure on Israel and Hamas to enact a Gaza cease-fire could dial down tensions across the region.
20240807	OIC says Israel ‘fully responsible’ for Hamas chief Haniyeh’s killing	Israeli escalation	Statement by 57-nation bloc says it ‘holds Israel, the illegal occupying power, fully responsible for the heinous attack’.

20240807	Statement by the High Representative on remarks of Minister Smotrich regarding starving civilians	Israelis	The European Union strongly condemns recent declarations of Israeli Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich at the Katif Annual Conference.

20240807	Germany, France criticize Israeli minister's Gaza starvation remarks	Israelis	Germany and France condemned far-right Israeli Bezalel Smotrich's recent remarks, in which he said it would be justified to starve Palestinians in Gaza to death.

20240807	In memory of journalist Ismail Al-Ghoul, Gaza City’s voice to the world	journalists	How do we continue with business as usual after another friend, and another icon of Palestinian journalism, was brutally killed by Israel for doing his job?
20240807	Shrapnel and blindness rob Gaza youngster of big dreams	opinion	Palestinian teenager Maisa al-Ghandour had big dreams of becoming a doctor or teacher until she was blinded almost two weeks ago in an Israeli strike in war-ravaged Gaza.
20240807	The U.S. Can Do More to Prevent an Israel-Iran War	opinion	Genuine pressure on Israel and Hamas to enact a Gaza cease-fire could dial down tensions across the region.

20240807	Video Captures Israeli Missile Strike Near Refugee Camps in Central Gaza	targeting forced displaced people	Three Israeli missiles struck near a mosque in Central Gaza's Deir Al-Balah and injured dozens of people. Meanwhile, the Israeli forces have continued their tank shelling in Bureij, Al-Maghazi, Nuseirat, and Deir Al-Balah, where several displaced families from across the enclave have taken temporary refuge.

20240807	Gaza: Israel strikes 'safe' Deir al-Balah killing and wounding several people – video	targeting forced displaced people	Palestinians inspected damage caused to buildings and tents in Deir al-Balah on Wednesday after an overnight Israeli strike killed and wounded several people, Gaza’s health ministry said. People searched through rubble to find their belongings. Nidal Ashour, a Palestinian man in the area, said he saw a number of casualties in the aftermath of the strike. ‘The majority of them had their legs dismembered, their legs were amputated,’ he said. Most of Gaza's population has been displaced multiple times since the start of the war and the fighting has brought misery to thousands trapped in overcrowded tent shelters

20240807	Video captures Israeli missile strike on central Gaza camp	targeting forced displaced people	An Israeli missile struck a camp housing displaced Palestinians in central Gaza, injuring dozens. It was part of a wave of Israeli air attacks that targeted parts of Deir el-Balah on Tuesday where tens of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering.

20240807	Palestinians search through rubble after Israeli strike in Deir al-Balah	targeting forced displaced people	Palestinians inspected damage caused to buildings and tents in Gaza’s Deir al-Balah on Wednesday after an overnight Israeli strike killed and wounded several people, Gaza’s health ministry said.

20240807	Turkey submits ICJ bid to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel	Turkey	Turkey has submitted a formal bid to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a move that adds to the international pressure on the Israeli government to end its atrocities in Gaza. A Turkish delegation, including Ankara’s ambassador to The Hague, Selcuk Unal, officially filed the request on Wednesday, the country’s news agency Anadolu reported.
20240807	With attention on Gaza, Jewish settlers expand in the West Bank	West Bank	annexation -- For more than two decades, Israeli Dror Etkes has crisscrossed the West Bank, bouncing along dusty, rutted roads as part of his personal mission to keep close tabs on the expanding Jewish settlements he fiercely opposes.

DATE	DEVELOPMENT	CONTEXT	DESCRIPTION
20240808	Qatar, Egypt, US invite Israel and Hamas to resume Gaza ceasefire talks	ceasefire	Qatar, Egypt and the United States have called on Israel and Hamas to resume talks to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, as Israel’s continued bombardment of the territory has killed nearly 40,000 Palestinians and raised fears of further regional escalation.
20240808	Israel accepts proposal to attend ‘urgent’ new ceasefire talks	ceasefire	Israel has agreed to send negotiators to a new round of talks over a ceasefire and hostage release deal, after a diplomatic push from the United States, Egypt and Qatar. The three nations released a joint statement on Thursday pushing for the talks to take place between Israel and Hamas on 15 August in Doha or Cairo. Hamas is yet to respond.
20240808	Iran mulls scrapping plans to take revenge on Israel in exchange for a Gaza ceasefire	ceasefire	The Middle East, and indeed much of the world, is bracing for Iran to carry out a revenge attack on Israel over the assassination of Hamas’ political leader. But could Tehran instead be prepared to pull back in exchange for progress on Gaza peace talks? That was the hope among regional leaders gathered at an emergency summit in Jeddah.
20240808	White House still pushing for Gaza cease-fire as fears of wider war in Middle East escalate	ceasefire	The White House says a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas is as close as it's ever been, a statement that's surprising to many with the IDF continuing operations in the central and southern parts of Gaza and the Middle East on the brink of all-out war.
20240808	Israel agrees to resume Gaza truce talks next week	ceasefire	Israel has agreed to resume Gaza ceasefire talks on August 15 at the demand of US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Thursday, as regional tensions skyrocket over the war.
20240808	UNICEF has labelled the Gaza Strip as a 'graveyard for children'	children	UNICEF says the Gaza Strip has become a 'graveyard for children,' with no end to the suffering in sight. Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza is taking a devastating toll on children, with 15,000 reported dead and tens of thousands more suffering life-changing wounds. Bassam Bounenni provides further details in this report. ---This story contains images that may be disturbing to some viewers—
20240808	Don't expect Arab boots on the ground in Gaza	day after politics	Analysis: US post-war planning for Gaza includes proposals for a multinational force comprised of Arab militaries. It is unlikely to happen.
20240808	Gaza facing devastating health crisis	dystopian war	NHK interviews Noguchi Chitose, a U.N. Development Programme official, who says people in Gaza already enduring a dire humanitarian situation risk long-term effects from a developing health crisis.

20240808	Israel hits eight schools in Gaza in two weeks	dystopian war	Israeli forces have bombed two schools in northern Gaza, resulting in the deaths of at least 16 Palestinians. Several individuals are missing and are feared to be trapped under the rubble. Meanwhile, in southern Gaza, fresh Israeli evacuation orders are forcing already displaced families to flee once more.

20240808	Israel strikes Gaza schools, saying Hamas uses them to plan attacks	dystopian war	Report contains unverifiable claim -- More than a dozen people were killed in Israeli strikes on two schools housing displaced people in Gaza City on Thursday, Palestinian officials said, the latest in a series of attacks on education centers Israel says are being used by Hamas to plan its operations.

20240808	Gaza officials say 15 killed in strikes on schools that Israel says were used as Hamas command centres	dystopian war	Report contains unverifiable claim -- The Israeli military said on Thursday it had struck Hamas command centres embedded in the areas of two schools in the Gaza Strip that were used to carry out attacks against Israeli troops.

20240808	Israel kills 40 Palestinians in Gaza airstrikes amid fears of wider war	dystopian war	Report contains unverifiable claim -- Israeli forces stepped up airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least 40 people, Palestinian medics said, in further battle with Hamas-led militants as Israel braced for potential wider war in the region.

20240808	Latest Israeli strikes in Gaza leave dozens dead, many more injured	dystopian war	On Thursday, multiple strikes by Israeli forces hit the Al-Bureij camp in Central Gaza and the Al-Zahra school in Gaza City in the north, leaving multiple people dead and injured in the latest fighting in the strip.

20240808	Gaza: Thousands on the run again following new evacuation order	dystopian war	Thousands of people in Gaza have been fleeing west toward Al Mawasi after the Israel military issued a new evacuation order on Thursday, UN humanitarian partners on the ground have reported.
20240808	Growing concern over spread of disease in Gaza due to lack of clean water	dystopian war	Diseases like polio and hepatitis are impacting many Gazans, including the elderly and children. NBC News' Richard Engel reports on the humanitarian crisis that is worrying the World Health Organization and the United Nations.
20240808	Gaza facing devastating health crisis	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction by intentional infliction	NHK interviews Noguchi Chitose, a U.N. Development Programme official, who says people in Gaza already enduring a dire humanitarian situation risk long-term effects from a developing health crisis.
20240808	Growing concern over spread of disease in Gaza due to lack of clean water	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction by intentional infliction	Diseases like polio and hepatitis are impacting many Gazans, including the elderly and children. NBC News' Richard Engel reports on the humanitarian crisis that is worrying the World Health Organization and the United Nations.
20240808	Skin diseases afflict Gaza's children as war drags on without end	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction by intentional infliction	Like thousands of Gaza children, Yasmine Al-Shanbari, 3, is not only suffering from the upheaval of war all around them. She is ravaged by skin disease and no relief is in sight, with medicine scarce and few hospitals functioning in the Israeli-besieged enclave.
20240808	Growing concern over spread of disease in Gaza due to lack of clean water	food, water, fuel & electricity	Diseases like polio and hepatitis are impacting many Gazans, including the elderly and children. NBC News' Richard Engel reports on the humanitarian crisis that is worrying the World Health Organization and the United Nations.

20240808	World Central Kitchen says Palestinian staff member killed in Gaza	food, water, fuel & electricity	World Central Kitchen, a U.S.-based nongovernmental organization, said Thursday that a Palestinian staff member had been killed in Gaza. The WCK identified the person as Nadi Sallout and said it believed he was killed off duty Wednesday near Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza. The WCK said it was still seeking further details. Australia says Israel did not deliberately kill foreign aid workers in Gaza

20240808	EU, France, UK slam Israel minister for Gaza starvation comment	food, water, fuel & electricity	The European Union, France and the UK on Wednesday (7 August) condemned a far-right Israeli minister for suggesting it would be “justified and moral” to starve two million Gazans to free scores of captives held in the Palestinian territory.

20240808	Israel minister condemned for saying starvation of millions in Gaza might be ‘justified and moral’	food, water, fuel & electricity	EU, UK and France urge Israel’s government to distance itself from comments by its finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich

20240808	Smotrich clarifies Gaza remarks after US slams ‘disturbing’ suggestion of conditioning aid	food, water, fuel & electricity	“My statement emphasized the necessity of providing humanitarian aid, acknowledging that the international community would not permit the withholding of essential supplies from Gaza’s population,” Smotrich said. Smotrich: It may be ‘justified’ to starve 2 million Gazans, but world won’t let us

20240808	Bezalel Smotrich rebuffs Gaza aid criticism (Israel Hayom	food, water, fuel & electricity	Finance minister says he did not advocate to starve Palestinians, but rather suggested to condition the aid on the return of the 115 hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza. Smotrich: It may be ‘justified’ to starve 2 million Gazans, but world won’t let us

20240808	Israel’s Western allies slam Israeli minister’s remark that Gaza starvation may be justified	food, water, fuel & electricity	Israel’s Western allies have condemned remarks by the country’s far-right finance minister who suggested that the starvation of Gaza’s population of more than 2 million Palestinians “might be just and moral” until hostages captured in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel are returned home.

20240808	Western allies condemn Israeli finance minister's remarks that starving Gaza may be justified	food, water, fuel & electricity	The EU said that Israel's finance minister's comments that starving Gaza may be "just and moral" constitutes a war crime.

20240808	Palestine urges ICC arrest warrant for Smotrich over call to starve Gaza	food, water, fuel & electricity	The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for saying it may be “justified and moral” to starve Palestinians in Gaza.

20240808	Gaza: Thousands on the run again following new evacuation order	forced displacement	Thousands of people in Gaza have been fleeing west toward Al Mawasi after the Israel military issued a new evacuation order on Thursday, UN humanitarian partners on the ground have reported.

20240808	World Central Kitchen says Palestinian staff member killed in Gaza	humanitarian aid	World Central Kitchen, a U.S.-based nongovernmental organization, said Thursday that a Palestinian staff member had been killed in Gaza. The WCK identified the person as Nadi Sallout and said it believed he was killed off duty Wednesday near Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza. The WCK said it was still seeking further details. Australia says Israel did not deliberately kill foreign aid workers in Gaza

20240808	Gaza facing devastating health crisis	humanitarian crisis	NHK interviews Noguchi Chitose, a U.N. Development Programme official, who says people in Gaza already enduring a dire humanitarian situation risk long-term effects from a developing health crisis.
20240808	Humanitarian Situation Update #202 \| Gaza Strip	humanitarian crisis	UNOCHA report
20240808	Palestine urges ICC arrest warrant for Smotrich over call to starve Gaza	ICC	The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for saying it may be “justified and moral” to starve Palestinians in Gaza. In a statement on Thursday, the Foreign Ministry described Smotrich’s comments as an “explicit admission of adopting and bragging about the policy of genocide”.
20240808	Gaza: Israeli Forces Open Fire While Storming Home	IOF	Israeli forces stormed a Gaza City home on December 21, 2023, throwing grenades inside and opening fire on a room where a civilian family was sheltering, Human Rights Watch said today.

20240808	Iran mulls scrapping plans to take revenge on Israel in exchange for a Gaza ceasefire	Iran	The Middle East, and indeed much of the world, is bracing for Iran to carry out a revenge attack on Israel over the assassination of Hamas’ political leader. But could Tehran instead be prepared to pull back in exchange for progress on Gaza peace talks? That was the hope among regional leaders gathered at an emergency summit in Jeddah.
20240808	Iran mulls scrapping plans to take revenge on Israel in exchange for a Gaza ceasefire	Israeli escalation	The Middle East, and indeed much of the world, is bracing for Iran to carry out a revenge attack on Israel over the assassination of Hamas’ political leader. But could Tehran instead be prepared to pull back in exchange for progress on Gaza peace talks? That was the hope among regional leaders gathered at an emergency summit in Jeddah.

20240808	EU, France, UK slam Israel minister for Gaza starvation comment	Israelis	The European Union, France and the UK on Wednesday (7 August) condemned a far-right Israeli minister for suggesting it would be “justified and moral” to starve two million Gazans to free scores of captives held in the Palestinian territory.

20240808	Israel minister condemned for saying starvation of millions in Gaza might be ‘justified and moral’	Israelis	EU, UK and France urge Israel’s government to distance itself from comments by its finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich

20240808	Smotrich clarifies Gaza remarks after US slams ‘disturbing’ suggestion of conditioning aid	Israelis	“My statement emphasized the necessity of providing humanitarian aid, acknowledging that the international community would not permit the withholding of essential supplies from Gaza’s population,” Smotrich said. Smotrich: It may be ‘justified’ to starve 2 million Gazans, but world won’t let us

20240808	Bezalel Smotrich rebuffs Gaza aid criticism (Israel Hayom	Israelis	Finance minister says he did not advocate to starve Palestinians, but rather suggested to condition the aid on the return of the 115 hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza. Smotrich: It may be ‘justified’ to starve 2 million Gazans, but world won’t let us

20240808	Israel’s Western allies slam Israeli minister’s remark that Gaza starvation may be justified	Israelis	Israel’s Western allies have condemned remarks by the country’s far-right finance minister who suggested that the starvation of Gaza’s population of more than 2 million Palestinians “might be just and moral” until hostages captured in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel are returned home.

20240808	Western allies condemn Israeli finance minister's remarks that starving Gaza may be justified	Israelis	The EU said that Israel's finance minister's comments that starving Gaza may be "just and moral" constitutes a war crime.

20240808	Palestine urges ICC arrest warrant for Smotrich over call to starve Gaza	Israelis	The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for saying it may be “justified and moral” to starve Palestinians in Gaza.

20240808	Likud and Religious Zionism MKs draft law to legalize settlements in Gaza	Israelis	Israeli Channel 12 reported that Knesset members from the Likud and Religious Zionism parties, in partnership with settler leaders, formed a “civilian parliamentary working group” that aims to repeal the unilateral disengagement law from the Gaza Strip, to legitimize the re-settlement of the Strip. -- Report is in Arabic. Right-click on visiting page for translation.

20240808	Israeli lawmakers, settler leaders unite to overturn Gaza disengagement law: Report	Israelis	The Israeli army has continued to build military bases and infrastructure inside Gaza as part of a plan at keeping an 'indefinite presence' -- Comment: Overturning this law may violate the peace treaty between Israelis and Egypt.

20240808	The Outrageous Case of a Journalist Charged With a Hate Crime for Recording a Gaza Protest Action	journalists	In an egregious violation of press freedoms and First Amendment-protected activity, a New York City video journalist was arrested on felony hate crime charges Tuesday for allegedly being present during and documenting a pro-Palestine protest action.
20240808	Don't expect Arab boots on the ground in Gaza	opinion	Analysis: US post-war planning for Gaza includes proposals for a multinational force comprised of Arab militaries. It is unlikely to happen.
20240808	Palestine urges ICC arrest warrant for Smotrich over call to starve Gaza	Palestinian Authority	The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for saying it may be “justified and moral” to starve Palestinians in Gaza.
20240808	'Little Gaza’: Inside the fight for the West Bank	resistance	Across the West Bank, battles between the Israeli Defence Forces and various Palestinian factions have been going on for decades. The IDF began stepping up raids in mid 2022, but the violence in areas such as Jenin and Nablus has soared in the wake of Hamas’s rampage through Israel on October 7th. Cities like Tulkarm have become de facto mini warzones, with residents never sure when the next raid is coming. Innocent bystanders are increasingly being caught in the crossfire and infrastructure is being destroyed in the fighting.

20240808	Israel strikes Gaza schools, saying Hamas uses them to plan attacks	schools	Report contains unverifiable claim -- More than a dozen people were killed in Israeli strikes on two schools housing displaced people in Gaza City on Thursday, Palestinian officials said, the latest in a series of attacks on education centers Israel says are being used by Hamas to plan its operations.

20240808	Gaza: Israel targets shelter schools in systematic forced evacuation of the displaced people of Gaza	schools

20240808	Israeli forces attacked southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, killing dozens of Palestinians	targeting civilians	Multiple Israeli strikes in Gaza in the past 24 hours have killed at least 27 people. Israeli forces are also attacking the city of Khan Younis for a second day. They've targeted a house in an area just outside the city. At least nine people were killed. On Wednesday, Israel bombed areas in the southwest it had designated as humanitarian “safe zones”. At least 18 Palestinians were killed in the attacks on al-Mawasi. Many of the victims were burned alive, after Israeli strikes hit tents housing displaced people.

20240808	Israel kills 40 Palestinians in Gaza airstrikes amid fears of wider war	targeting civilians	Israeli forces stepped up airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least 40 people, Palestinian medics said, in further battle with Hamas-led militants as Israel braced for potential wider war in the region.

20240808	Israel strikes Gaza schools, saying Hamas uses them to plan attacks	targeting forced displaced people	Report contains unverifiable claim -- More than a dozen people were killed in Israeli strikes on two schools housing displaced people in Gaza City on Thursday, Palestinian officials said, the latest in a series of attacks on education centers Israel says are being used by Hamas to plan its operations.

20240808	Gaza officials say 15 killed in strikes on schools that Israel says were used as Hamas command centres	targeting forced displaced people	Report contains unverifiable claim -- The Israeli military said on Thursday it had struck Hamas command centres embedded in the areas of two schools in the Gaza Strip that were used to carry out attacks against Israeli troops.

20240808	Israel kills 40 Palestinians in Gaza airstrikes amid fears of wider war	targeting forced displaced people	Report contains unverifiable claim -- Israeli forces stepped up airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least 40 people, Palestinian medics said, in further battle with Hamas-led militants as Israel braced for potential wider war in the region.

20240808	Israel hits eight schools in Gaza in two weeks	targeting forced displaced people	Israeli forces have bombed two schools in northern Gaza, resulting in the deaths of at least 16 Palestinians. Several individuals are missing and are feared to be trapped under the rubble. Meanwhile, in southern Gaza, fresh Israeli evacuation orders are forcing already displaced families to flee once more.

20240808	Latest Israeli strikes in Gaza leave dozens dead, many more injured	targeting forced displaced people	On Thursday, multiple strikes by Israeli forces hit the Al-Bureij camp in Central Gaza and the Al-Zahra school in Gaza City in the north, leaving multiple people dead and injured in the latest fighting in the strip.

20240808	ICJ bid, Instagram ban latest signs Turkey is moving away from Israel	Turkey	Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has long been a vocal defender of the Palestinian cause, condemning Israel for its actions towards Palestinians, and once notably berating the late former Israeli President Shimon Peres on stage at the World Economic Forum.
20240808	'Little Gaza’: Inside the fight for the West Bank	West Bank	Across the West Bank, battles between the Israeli Defence Forces and various Palestinian factions have been going on for decades. The IDF began stepping up raids in mid 2022, but the violence in areas such as Jenin and Nablus has soared in the wake of Hamas’s rampage through Israel on October 7th. Cities like Tulkarm have become de facto mini warzones, with residents never sure when the next raid is coming. Innocent bystanders are increasingly being caught in the crossfire and infrastructure is being destroyed in the fighting.
20240808	Israeli forces step up attacks, raids in occupied West Bank	West Bank	Israeli forces have stepped up attacks across the occupied West Bank, in which at least seven Palestinians, including two children, were wounded.
20240808	The Outrageous Case of a Journalist Charged With a Hate Crime for Recording a Gaza Protest Action	Zionism/US	In an egregious violation of press freedoms and First Amendment-protected activity, a New York City video journalist was arrested on felony hate crime charges Tuesday for allegedly being present during and documenting a pro-Palestine protest action.

DATE	DEVELOPMENT	CONTEXT	DESCRIPTION
20240809	Israel agrees to resume Gaza truce talks next week	ceasefire	Israel has agreed to resume Gaza ceasefire talks next week at the request of international mediators, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said, after intense diplomacy aimed at averting a region-wide conflagration.
20240809	Regional players back Gaza cease-fire mediation	ceasefire	The leaders of the United States, Qatar and Egypt issued a joint statement Thursday saying the time had come to conclude the cease-fire and release of hostages and detainees, “to bring immediate relief both to the long-suffering people of Gaza as well as the long-suffering hostages and their families.”
20240809	US, Qatar and Egypt call on Israel and Hamas to resume urgent ceasefire talks	ceasefire	The leaders of the US, Egypt and Qatar have called on Israel and Hamas to resume urgent negotiations to finalise a ceasefire and hostage release deal, saying there were no excuses “from any party for further delay”
20240809	Mediators call on all parties to implement Gaza cease-fire deal without further delay	ceasefire	Egyptian, Qatari and US mediators urged Israel and Hamas on Thursday to conclude a cease-fire and hostage release deal with no further delays or excuses.
20240809	Israeli Troops Launch New Assault into Gaza’s Khan Younis as Mediators Push for Ceasefire Talks	ceasefire	Israeli troops launched a new assault Friday into the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, targeting Hamas fighters who the military claims still operate there despite repeated offensives, as American, Qatari and Egyptian mediators renewed their push for Israel and Hamas to reach a ceasefire deal.
20240809	'No further time to waste': After mediators' strong demand, Israel agrees to join Gaza talks on August 15	ceasefire	Despite the recent assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, mediators believe negotiations can continue. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has accepted the invitation, but critics accuse him of delaying peace efforts
20240809	Unrelenting war in Gaza continues to inflict horrors on children	children	This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Communication Officer Salim Oweis – to whom quoted text may be attributed - at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

20240809	Israeli airstrike destroys a home in Khan Younis	domicide	Video shows the moment an Israeli air strike destroys a house belonging to the al-Farra family in Khan Younis.

20240809	The Israeli military orders another mass evacuation in southern Gaza	dystopian war	The Israeli military has ordered another mass evacuation in large areas around Khan Younis in southern Gaza, saying its forces will soon operate there in response to Palestinian rocket fire. Gaza’s second-largest city, Khan Younis suffered widespread destruction during air and ground operations earlier this year.

20240809	Gaza: Israel targets shelter schools in systematic forced evacuation of the displaced people of Gaza	dystopian war	The Israeli army is increasingly targeting schools that provide shelter for the displaced population in Gaza City, killing and wounding hundreds of them in the process. It has also issued orders for the illegal forced evacuation of Gaza from the north to the south, in a systematic effort fueled by revenge to drive residents from their homes and places of displacement and rob them of any stability.

20240809	Strikes in Gaza kill at least 40 people, amid escalating tension and fears of wider war	dystopian war	The Israeli military has renewed evacuation calls in several areas of Khan Younis, while Israel expects retaliation from Iran and Hezbollah following two assassinations.
20240809	Israeli Troops Launch New Assault into Gaza’s Khan Younis as Mediators Push for Ceasefire Talks	dystopian war	Israeli troops launched a new assault Friday into the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, targeting Hamas fighters who the military claims still operate there despite repeated offensives, as American, Qatari and Egyptian mediators renewed their push for Israel and Hamas to reach a ceasefire deal.
20240809	Israeli army reports ‘military offensive’ in southern Gaza Strip	dystopian war	Report contains unverifiable claim -- The Israeli army claimed in a statement that the offensive is based on intelligence that indicates the presence of “Hamas and Islamic Jihad infrastructure, and operatives in southern Gaza Strip.”
20240809	UN rights chief condemns Israeli minister for justifying war crime starvation of civilians in Gaza	food, water, fuel & electricity	The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is “shocked and appalled”, a spokesman said, at Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich’s statement earlier this week in which he deplored aid for civilians in the Gaza Strip and suggested that the deliberate starvation of Palestinian civilians in Gaza could be “justified and moral” as long as Israeli hostages are held by Hamas.
20240809	The Israeli military orders another mass evacuation in southern Gaza	forced displacement	The Israeli military has ordered another mass evacuation in large areas around Khan Younis in southern Gaza, saying its forces will soon operate there in response to Palestinian rocket fire. Gaza’s second-largest city, Khan Younis suffered widespread destruction during air and ground operations earlier this year.
20240809	Families flee new Israeli assault in Gaza's Khan Younis	forced displacement	Israeli tanks returned to the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Friday, forcing families to evacuate along congested roadways, as Palestinian fighters continued to attack Israeli troops from the ruins, residents* and the military said. ) other reports do not mention "residents"*
20240809	UNWRA situation report #127	humanitarian crisis	Information from 2 August – 7 August 2024, valid as of 7 August 2024 at 22:30

20240809	‘Everything is legitimate’: Israeli leaders defend soldiers accused of rape	imprisonment / torture	Video has emerged of a gang rape of a Palestinian prisoner by guards at the Sde Teiman detention facility in the Negev desert, southern Israel. The video, which has been verified by Al Jazeera, shows the prisoner being selected from a larger group lying bound on the floor. The victim is then escorted to a wall, where guards, using their shields to hide their identity from the camera, proceed to rape him.

20240809	Israel steps up attacks in Lebanon, kills Hamas official	Israeli escalation	Israel has stepped up its attacks in Lebanon, killing a Hamas official in the coastal city of Sidon, as the region continues to anticipate Hezbollah’s retaliation for the assassination of its commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut earlier this month.
20240809	Israel kills Hamas commander in Lebanon, strikes Gaza as region sits on brink of wider war	Israeli escalation	Israel continued its assault in southern Gaza by striking Khan Younis and killing at least 21 Palestinians, according to medics at Nasser hospital. Diplomatic efforts also intensified to head off Iranian retaliation against Israel for the killing of Hamas political leader and negotiator Ismail Hanihey. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Hussein Ibish of the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington.
20240809	Strikes in Gaza kill at least 40 people, amid escalating tension and fears of wider war	Israeli escalation	The Israeli military has renewed evacuation calls in several areas of Khan Younis, while Israel expects retaliation from Iran and Hezbollah following two assassinations.
20240809	UN rights chief condemns Israeli minister for justifying war crime starvation of civilians in Gaza	Israelis	The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is “shocked and appalled”, a spokesman said, at Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich’s statement earlier this week in which he deplored aid for civilians in the Gaza Strip and suggested that the deliberate starvation of Palestinian civilians in Gaza could be “justified and moral” as long as Israeli hostages are held by Hamas.
20240809	Israel kills Hamas commander in Lebanon, strikes Gaza as region sits on brink of wider war	Lebanon	Israel continued its assault in southern Gaza by striking Khan Younis and killing at least 21 Palestinians, according to medics at Nasser hospital. Diplomatic efforts also intensified to head off Iranian retaliation against Israel for the killing of Hamas political leader and negotiator Ismail Hanihey. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Hussein Ibish of the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington.
20240809	Hamas has a new political chief. What will Yahya Sinwar mean for Gaza?	resistance	Hamas this week appointed Yahya Sinwar, the group’s top official in Gaza, as the new leader of its political bloc following the assassination last week of political chief Ismail Haniyeh. The assassination is widely believed to have been carried out by Israel and has brought tensions in the Middle East to their highest point since October.

20240809	Gaza: Israel targets shelter schools in systematic forced evacuation of the displaced people of Gaza	schools	The Israeli army is increasingly targeting schools that provide shelter for the displaced population in Gaza City, killing and wounding hundreds of them in the process. It has also issued orders for the illegal forced evacuation of Gaza from the north to the south, in a systematic effort fueled by revenge to drive residents from their homes and places of displacement and rob them of any stability.

20240809	Strikes in Gaza kill at least 40 people, amid escalating tension and fears of wider war	targeting civilians	The Israeli military has renewed evacuation calls in several areas of Khan Younis, while Israel expects retaliation from Iran and Hezbollah following two assassinations.
20240809	Palestinian student Mohammed lost 50 family members in Gaza, but doesn't know how or where: 'Almost impossible to say what's really happening	targeting families in whole or in part	Mohammed Shamallakh has lost about 50 family members to the war in Gaza since October. How and where they died is not known. And now Israel is threatening to expel one of the last independent observers in the area. (vi

20240809	Gaza: Israel targets shelter schools in systematic forced evacuation of the displaced people of Gaza	targeting forced displaced people	The Israeli army is increasingly targeting schools that provide shelter for the displaced population in Gaza City, killing and wounding hundreds of them in the process. It has also issued orders for the illegal forced evacuation of Gaza from the north to the south, in a systematic effort fueled by revenge to drive residents from their homes and places of displacement and rob them of any stability.

DATE	DEVELOPMENT	CONTEXT	DESCRIPTION

20240810	Israeli troops launch a new assault into Gaza’s Khan Younis as mediators push for cease-fire talks	ceasefire	Report contains unverifiable claim -- Israeli troops launched a new assault Friday into the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, targeting Hamas fighters who the military claims still operate there despite repeated offensives, as American, Qatari and Egyptian mediators renewed their push for Israel and Hamas to reach a cease-fire deal.

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20240810	Israeli airstrike on Gaza school used as shelter kills at least 80, Palestinian officials say	churches & mosques	An Israeli airstrike hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza early Saturday, killing at least 80 people and wounding nearly 50 others, Palestinian health authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks of the 10-month Israel-Hamas war. A witness said it struck during prayers at a mosque in the building.

20240810	Airstrike at Gaza mosque kills at least 80, Palestinian officials say	churches & mosques	A deadly Israeli airstrike at a mosque in Gaza during dawn prayers left at least 80 people dead, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. The Israeli military says Hamas fighters were operating a command center within the compound.

20240810	Israeli strike on Gaza school kills at least 80 people, Palestinian officials say	churches & mosques	An Israeli airstrike hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza early Saturday, killing at least 80 people and wounding nearly 50 others, Palestinian health authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks of the 10-month Israel-Hamas war. A witness said it struck during prayers at a mosque in the building.

20240810	Dozens dead after Israeli airstrike on mosque inside Gaza school, health ministry says	churches & mosques	An Israeli airstrike hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza early Saturday, killing at least 80 people and wounding nearly 50 others, Palestinian health authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks in the 10-month-old war between Israel and Hamas. A witness said it struck during prayers at a mosque in the building.

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20240810	Israeli strike in Gaza kills more than 70, hospital head says	dystopian war	Report contains unverifiable claim -- An Israeli air strike on a school building sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City has killed more than 70 people.An Israeli military spokesman said al-Taba’een school "served as an active Hamas and Islamic Jihad military facility".

20240810	Israeli strike on Gaza school kills at least 80 people, Palestinian officials say	dystopian war	An Israeli airstrike hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza early Saturday, killing at least 80 people and wounding nearly 50 others, Palestinian health authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks of the 10-month Israel-Hamas war. A witness said it struck during prayers at a mosque in the building.

20240810	Israeli airstrike on Gaza school used as shelter kills at least 80, Palestinian officials say	dystopian war	An Israeli airstrike hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza early Saturday, killing at least 80 people and wounding nearly 50 others, Palestinian health authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks of the 10-month Israel-Hamas war. A witness said it struck during prayers at a mosque in the building.

20240810	Over 100 killed in Israeli attack on Gaza school	dystopian war	“Their bodies were torn apart.” More than a 100 Palestinians were killed in one of the deadliest Israeli strikes in Gaza after they attacked a school sheltering forcibly displaced Palestinians.

20240810	Israeli strike on Gaza school kills more than 100 people	dystopian war	More than 100 Palestinians have been killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza City, according to officials in the enclave. Three Israeli bombs hit al-Tabin school, located in the Daraj district, Gaza’s civil defence agency said of the attack on Saturday, which it described as a “horrific massacre”.

20240810	Deadly Israeli airstrike kills 100+ in Gaza City	dystopian war	Report contains unverifiable claim -- At least 100 people were killed in an Israeli air strike on a school in Gaza City according to Gaza’s Civil Defense. Israel says the location was also a Hamas command center.

20240810	IDF rejects Hamas claim of over 90 dead after strike on terror operatives at Gaza school	dystopian war	Report contains unverifiable claim -- Gaza hospital says it received over 70 bodies; army maintains it precisely struck command center with dozens of operatives, took steps to avoid harm to innocents. - The IDF said that according to its intelligence, at least 20 terror operatives, including “senior commanders,” were at the site when it was struck.

20240810	Israeli attack on Gaza school renews calls for US to end support for Israel	dystopian war	Advocates urge Washington to stop sending weapons to Israel after attack kills more than 100 Palestinians in Gaza City.
20240810	Videos show aftermath of fifth Gaza school hit this week	dystopian war	Report contains unverifiable claim -- Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli strike on a school and mosque in Gaza sheltering displaced people, according to local officials. Witnesses said there was no advance warning of the attack. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed to CNN that it hit the compound, saying its air force “precisely struck Hamas terrorists operating within a Hamas command and control center embedded” in the building.

20240810	Amid global criticism, Israel names 19 it says it killed in terror HQ at Gaza school	dystopian war	Report contains unverifiable claim -- The IDF and Shin Bet security agency on Saturday night named 19 Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror operatives that it said it killed in an airstrike Saturday morning on a Hamas and Islamic Jihad command room at the Taba’een school in Gaza City.

20240810	Dozens dead after Israeli airstrike on mosque inside Gaza school, health ministry says	dystopian war	An Israeli airstrike hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza early Saturday, killing at least 80 people and wounding nearly 50 others, Palestinian health authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks in the 10-month-old war between Israel and Hamas. A witness said it struck during prayers at a mosque in the building.

20240810	‘Bloody massacre’: Reactions to Israeli attack on Gaza school	dystopian war	Hamas condemns ‘dangerous escalation’ while Qatar calls strike ‘brutal crime against defenceless civilians’.
20240810	Israeli strike on mosque and school in Gaza kills scores, sparking international outrage	dystopian war	At least 93 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli strike on a school and mosque in Gaza sheltering displaced people, according to local officials, sparking international outrage.
20240810	Muslim world condemns Israeli attack on Palestinian worshipers in Gaza school	dystopian war	At least 100 killed when Israeli army targeted school where displaced Palestinians performed fajr (dawn) prayer, according to Government Media Office in Gaza
20240810	Israel Criticized After Strike Kills Scores in Gaza	dystopian war	Israeli officials defended the attack on a former school compound, saying Hamas was using it as a base for military operations in Gaza City.
20240810	Statement from NSC Spokesperson Sean Savett on Israeli Strike in Gaza	dystopian war
20240810	White House: Deadly strike on Gaza school ‘underscores urgency’ for cease-fire	dystopian war	The White House is “deeply concerned” about reports of civilian deaths in Gaza related to Israel striking a school in Gaza City that killed at least 80 people, saying the strike “underscores the urgency of a ceasefire.”
20240810	A Hollow Routine \| Outpouring of Condemnations of Israeli Strikes on Gaza Disguise the World's Inaction	dystopian war	The attack on the Tabeen school compound in Gaza City Saturday morning drew the predictable international condemnations that has become one of the symptoms of the war.

20240810	Canada joins international condemnation of deadly Israeli strike on Gaza school compound	dystopian war	Report contains unverifiable claim -- Israeli military says Hamas operated from the compound, disputes high reported death toll

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20240810	Israel orders more evacuations in southern Gaza after latest deadly strike kills scores	dystopian war	The move comes after the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, condemned an Israeli strike on a school in Gaza which killed dozens.
20240810	Israeli troops launch a new assault into Gaza’s Khan Younis as mediators push for cease-fire talks	dystopian war	Report contains unverifiable claim -- Israeli troops launched a new assault Friday into the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, targeting Hamas fighters who the military claims still operate there despite repeated offensives, as American, Qatari and Egyptian mediators renewed their push for Israel and Hamas to reach a cease-fire deal.
20240810	'We hardly live life': Families in Gaza struggling to survive	dystopian war	The Israeli military has ordered thousands of Palestinians to leave a Southern Gaza city in advance of a military attack. This evacuation is just part of another displacement that has become the life for hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza.
20240810	Skin infections and hepatitis spread as Gazans resort to drinking and bathing in contaminated water	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction by intentional infliction	The blistering rash on 7-month-old Sobhia’s skin is the result of bacteria from polluted water, doctors told her mother. The infant, who was born a few months after the start of the Israel-Hamas war, is one of many young children in Gaza coming down with ailments associated with drinking or bathing in contaminated water, according to families, doctors and humanitarian groups in the area. Common issues include hepatitis and skin infections.
20240810	'We hardly live life': Families in Gaza struggling to survive	forced displacement	The Israeli military has ordered thousands of Palestinians to leave a Southern Gaza city in advance of a military attack. This evacuation is just part of another displacement that has become the life for hundreds of thousands of people in Gaza.
20240810	Israel orders more evacuations in southern Gaza after latest deadly strike kills scores	forced displacement	The move comes after the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, condemned an Israeli strike on a school in Gaza which killed dozens.

20240810	Canada joins international condemnation of deadly Israeli strike on Gaza school compound	IOF	Report contains unverifiable claim -- Israeli military says Hamas operated from the compound, disputes high reported death toll

20240810	Amid global criticism, Israel names 19 it says it killed in terror HQ at Gaza school	IOF	Report contains unverifiable claim -- The IDF and Shin Bet security agency on Saturday night named 19 Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror operatives that it said it killed in an airstrike Saturday morning on a Hamas and Islamic Jihad command room at the Taba’een school in Gaza City.

20240810	Egypt Says Israel Lacks Political Will to End Gaza War	Israelis	Egypt said on Saturday Israel's "deliberate killing" of unarmed Palestinians shows that it lacks a political will to end the war in Gaza. Egypt's foreign ministry statement came after more than 100 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on a Gaza school sheltering displaced people, according to the official Palestinian news agency.

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20240810	Israeli strike in Gaza kills more than 70, hospital head says	schools	Report contains unverifiable claim -- An Israeli air strike on a school building sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City has killed more than 70 people.An Israeli military spokesman said al-Taba’een school "served as an active Hamas and Islamic Jihad military facility".

20240810	Israeli strike on Gaza school kills at least 80 people, Palestinian officials say	schools	An Israeli airstrike hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza early Saturday, killing at least 80 people and wounding nearly 50 others, Palestinian health authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks of the 10-month Israel-Hamas war. A witness said it struck during prayers at a mosque in the building.

20240810	Israeli airstrike on Gaza school used as shelter kills at least 80, Palestinian officials say	schools	An Israeli airstrike hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza early Saturday, killing at least 80 people and wounding nearly 50 others, Palestinian health authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks of the 10-month Israel-Hamas war. A witness said it struck during prayers at a mosque in the building.

20240810	Over 100 killed in Israeli attack on Gaza school	schools	News feed

20240810	Israeli strike on Gaza school kills more than 100 people	schools	More than 100 Palestinians have been killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza City, according to officials in the enclave. Three Israeli bombs hit al-Tabin school, located in the Daraj district, Gaza’s civil defence agency said of the attack on Saturday, which it described as a “horrific massacre”.

20240810	IDF rejects Hamas claim of over 90 dead after strike on terror operatives at Gaza school	schools	Report contains unverifiable claim -- Gaza hospital says it received over 70 bodies; army maintains it precisely struck command center with dozens of operatives, took steps to avoid harm to innocents. - The IDF said that according to its intelligence, at least 20 terror operatives, including “senior commanders,” were at the site when it was struck.

20240810	Deadly Israeli airstrike kills 100+ in Gaza City	schools	Report contains unverifiable claim -- At least 100 people were killed in an Israeli air strike on a school in Gaza City according to Gaza’s Civil Defense. Israel says the location was also a Hamas command center.

20240810	‘Bloody massacre’: Reactions to Israeli attack on Gaza school	schools	An Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter for displaced Palestinians in Gaza City has killed more than 100 people, including women and children, according to Palestinian officials who expect the death toll to rise. The Israeli military claimed its air force on Saturday struck a “command and control centre” that “served as a hideout for Hamas terrorists and commanders” at al-Tabin school.
20240810	Israeli attack on Gaza school renews calls for US to end support for Israel	schools	A deadly Israeli attack on a school in Gaza has renewed calls for the United States to stop providing staunch support for Israel, including weapons transfers that rights advocates say are fuelling atrocities in the Palestinian enclave.
20240810	Israeli attack on Gaza school renews calls for US to end support for Israel	schools	Advocates urge Washington to stop sending weapons to Israel after attack kills more than 100 Palestinians in Gaza City.

20240810	Videos show aftermath of fifth Gaza school hit this week	schools	Report contains unverifiable claim -- Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli strike on a school and mosque in Gaza sheltering displaced people, according to local officials. Witnesses said there was no advance warning of the attack. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed to CNN that it hit the compound, saying its air force “precisely struck Hamas terrorists operating within a Hamas command and control center embedded” in the building.

20240810	‘Bloody massacre’: Reactions to Israeli attack on Gaza school	schools	Hamas condemns ‘dangerous escalation’ while Qatar calls strike ‘brutal crime against defenceless civilians’.
20240810	Muslim world condemns Israeli attack on Palestinian worshipers in Gaza school	schools	At least 100 killed when Israeli army targeted school where displaced Palestinians performed fajr (dawn) prayer, according to Government Media Office in Gaza
20240810	Israel Criticized After Strike Kills Scores in Gaza	schools	Report contains unverifiable claim -- Israeli officials defended the attack on a former school compound, saying Hamas was using it as a base for military operations in Gaza City.
20240810	Statement from NSC Spokesperson Sean Savett on Israeli Strike in Gaza	schools
20240810	White House: Deadly strike on Gaza school ‘underscores urgency’ for cease-fire	schools	The White House is “deeply concerned” about reports of civilian deaths in Gaza related to Israel striking a school in Gaza City that killed at least 80 people, saying the strike “underscores the urgency of a ceasefire.”
20240810	A Hollow Routine \| Outpouring of Condemnations of Israeli Strikes on Gaza Disguise the World's Inaction	schools	The attack on the Tabeen school compound in Gaza City Saturday morning drew the predictable international condemnations that has become one of the symptoms of the war.
20240810	Israeli strike on mosque and school in Gaza kills scores, sparking international outrage	schools	At least 93 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli strike on a school and mosque in Gaza sheltering displaced people, according to local officials, sparking international outrage.
20240810	Canada joins international condemnation of deadly Israeli strike on Gaza school compound	schools	Report contains unverifiable claim -- Israeli military says Hamas operated from the compound, disputes high reported death toll

20240810	Dozens dead after Israeli airstrike on mosque inside Gaza school, health ministry says	schools	An Israeli airstrike hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza early Saturday, killing at least 80 people and wounding nearly 50 others, Palestinian health authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks in the 10-month-old war between Israel and Hamas. A witness said it struck during prayers at a mosque in the building.

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20240810	Amid global criticism, Israel names 19 it says it killed in terror HQ at Gaza school	targeting forced displaced people	Report contains unverifiable claim -- The IDF and Shin Bet security agency on Saturday night named 19 Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror operatives that it said it killed in an airstrike Saturday morning on a Hamas and Islamic Jihad command room at the Taba’een school in Gaza City.

20240810	Israeli strike in Gaza kills more than 70, hospital head says	targeting forced displaced people	Report contains unverifiable claim -- An Israeli air strike on a school building sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City has killed more than 70 people.An Israeli military spokesman said al-Taba’een school "served as an active Hamas and Islamic Jihad military facility".

20240810	Israeli airstrike on Gaza school used as shelter kills at least 80, Palestinian officials say	targeting forced displaced people	An Israeli airstrike hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza early Saturday, killing at least 80 people and wounding nearly 50 others, Palestinian health authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks of the 10-month Israel-Hamas war. A witness said it struck during prayers at a mosque in the building.

20240810	Israeli strike on Gaza school kills at least 80 people, Palestinian officials say	targeting forced displaced people	An Israeli airstrike hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza early Saturday, killing at least 80 people and wounding nearly 50 others, Palestinian health authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks of the 10-month Israel-Hamas war. A witness said it struck during prayers at a mosque in the building.

20240810	Over 100 killed in Israeli attack on Gaza school	targeting forced displaced people	“Their bodies were torn apart.” More than a 100 Palestinians were killed in one of the deadliest Israeli strikes in Gaza after they attacked a school sheltering forcibly displaced Palestinians.

20240810	Israeli strike on Gaza school kills more than 100 people	targeting forced displaced people	More than 100 Palestinians have been killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza City, according to officials in the enclave. Three Israeli bombs hit al-Tabin school, located in the Daraj district, Gaza’s civil defence agency said of the attack on Saturday, which it described as a “horrific massacre”.

20240810	IDF rejects Hamas claim of over 90 dead after strike on terror operatives at Gaza school	targeting forced displaced people	Report contains unverifiable claim -- Gaza hospital says it received over 70 bodies; army maintains it precisely struck command center with dozens of operatives, took steps to avoid harm to innocents. - The IDF said that according to its intelligence, at least 20 terror operatives, including “senior commanders,” were at the site when it was struck.

20240810	Deadly Israeli airstrike kills 100+ in Gaza City	targeting forced displaced people	Report contains unverifiable claim -- At least 100 people were killed in an Israeli air strike on a school in Gaza City according to Gaza’s Civil Defense. Israel says the location was also a Hamas command center.

20240810	Videos show aftermath of fifth Gaza school hit this week	targeting forced displaced people	Report contains unverifiable claim -- Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli strike on a school and mosque in Gaza sheltering displaced people, according to local officials. Witnesses said there was no advance warning of the attack. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed to CNN that it hit the compound, saying its air force “precisely struck Hamas terrorists operating within a Hamas command and control center embedded” in the building.

20240810	Dozens dead after Israeli airstrike on mosque inside Gaza school, health ministry says	targeting forced displaced people	An Israeli airstrike hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza early Saturday, killing at least 80 people and wounding nearly 50 others, Palestinian health authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks in the 10-month-old war between Israel and Hamas. A witness said it struck during prayers at a mosque in the building.

20240810	Israeli attack on Gaza school renews calls for US to end support for Israel	targeting forced displaced people	Advocates urge Washington to stop sending weapons to Israel after attack kills more than 100 Palestinians in Gaza City.
20240810	‘Bloody massacre’: Reactions to Israeli attack on Gaza school	targeting forced displaced people	Hamas condemns ‘dangerous escalation’ while Qatar calls strike ‘brutal crime against defenseless civilians’.
20240810	Muslim world condemns Israeli attack on Palestinian worshipers in Gaza school	targeting forced displaced people	At least 100 killed when Israeli army targeted school where displaced Palestinians performed fajr (dawn) prayer, according to Government Media Office in Gaza
20240810	Israel Criticized After Strike Kills Scores in Gaza	targeting forced displaced people	Israeli officials defended the attack on a former school compound, saying Hamas was using it as a base for military operations in Gaza City.
20240810	Statement from NSC Spokesperson Sean Savett on Israeli Strike in Gaza	targeting forced displaced people
20240810	White House: Deadly strike on Gaza school ‘underscores urgency’ for cease-fire	targeting forced displaced people	The White House is “deeply concerned” about reports of civilian deaths in Gaza related to Israel striking a school in Gaza City that killed at least 80 people, saying the strike “underscores the urgency of a ceasefire.”
20240810	A Hollow Routine \| Outpouring of Condemnations of Israeli Strikes on Gaza Disguise the World's Inaction	targeting forced displaced people	The attack on the Tabeen school compound in Gaza City Saturday morning drew the predictable international condemnations that has become one of the symptoms of the war.
20240810	Israeli strike on mosque and school in Gaza kills scores, sparking international outrage	targeting forced displaced people	At least 93 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli strike on a school and mosque in Gaza sheltering displaced people, according to local officials, sparking international outrage.
20240810	Canada joins international condemnation of deadly Israeli strike on Gaza school compound	schools	Report contains unverifiable claim -- Israeli military says Hamas operated from the compound, disputes high reported death toll

20240810	Amid global criticism, Israel names 19 it says it killed in terror HQ at Gaza school	targeting forced displaced people	Report contains unverifiable claim -- The IDF and Shin Bet security agency on Saturday night named 19 Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror operatives that it said it killed in an airstrike Saturday morning on a Hamas and Islamic Jihad command room at the Taba’een school in Gaza City.

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20240810	US to provide $3.5bn more in military aid to Israel amid war on Gaza	United States	The United States will send an additional $3.5bn to Israel to spend on US-made weapons and military equipment, the Department of State has said, as the deadly war in Gaza continues into its 10th month and amid claims of widespread Israeli military abuses in the occupied Palestinian territory.

20240810	US colonel claims Israeli special forces, American legionaries killed in Yemen	Yemen	Douglas Macgregor, a former Pentagon advisor during Donald Trump’s administration, has claimed that a group of 70 Israeli Special Forces and American mercenaries were killed during a covert operation in Yemen.

DATE	DEVELOPMENT	CONTEXT	DESCRIPTION
20240811	Hamas urges return to existing Gaza ceasefire proposal	ceasefire	Hamas has asked mediators to present a plan based upon previous truce talks instead of attempting to find a new Gaza ceasefire deal, days ahead of talks proposed by the United States, Egypt and Qatar.
20240811	Hamas says ceasefire must be based on group’s July response	ceasefire	Hamas has said a ceasefire plan for Gaza must be based on where talks were a month and a half ago rather than any new rounds of negotiations. In a statement on Sunday night, the group called on mediators “to present a plan to implement what was agreed upon by the movement on July 2, 2024, based on [President Joe] Biden's vision and the UN Security Council resolution”.
20240811	Hamas calls for Gaza truce plan based on past talks	ceasefire	Palestinian militant group Hamas has asked mediators to present a plan based upon previous talks instead of engaging in new negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire deal.
20240811	Hamas wants plans for a deal instead of more talks	ceasefire	Hamas appeared to push back against resuming negotiations on Thursday on any new cease-fire proposals. In a statement, it urged mediators United States, Egypt and Qatar to submit a plan to implement what was agreed on last month, based on U.S. President Joe Biden’s proposal, “instead of going to more rounds of negotiations or new proposals that provide cover for the occupation’s aggression.”
20240811	Hamas says it won’t attend Thursday’s ‘last opportunity’ talks for hostage-truce deal	ceasefire	Reports conflict on whether Israel is optimistic or pessimistic negotiations could seal the deal; Biden: Region can ‘easily’ devolve into all-out war
20240811	Hamas demands Biden-backed Gaza truce plan over new round of Israel talks	ceasefire	Hamas insists on immediate action from mediators to finalise a Gaza ceasefire agreement, urging the implementation of a Biden-backed proposal to halt hostilities.
20240811	Hamas casts doubt on participation in new Gaza ceasefire talks	ceasefire	Palestinian militant group Hamas on Sunday asked mediators to present a plan based upon previous talks instead of engaging in new negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire deal, casting doubt on its participation in a Thursday meeting called by the mediators.-- (Comment: report is interpretative. Hamas only reacted to the call by Qatar, Egypt and the US)
20240811	Hamas snubs new ceasefire talks	ceasefire	Hamas has refused to start fresh negotiations with Israel on a ceasefire and hostage deal, accusing the latter of hindering peace efforts. (Comment: report is from a pro-Israeli source)
	Hamas refuses to attend Gaza cease-fire talks as Biden says it’s ‘still possible’ to reach deal		Hamas urges mediators to submit plan to implement what was agreed on last month -- .(Comment: report is interpretative and from an pro-Israeli source. Hamas only reacted to the call by Qatar, Egypt and the US)
20240811	Hamas won't take part in Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal talks	ceasefire	Hamas announced Sunday that it won't take part in ceasefire and hostage deal talks that were slated for this week. The group rejected an invitation by the U.S., Qatar and Egypt, saying it "will not allow any negotiations." Meantime, the Middle East remains on edge as Iran has vowed retaliation on Israel following the recent assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh. According to Axios, Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant spoke Sunday with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and told him the Iranian military preparations suggest Iran is getting ready for a large-scale attack that could come within days. (Comment: Hamas did not make such decision; report is from a pro-Israeli source)
20240811	Gaza school strike raises concerns over cease-fire talks	ceasefire	After an airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in the north of Gaza that killed almost 100 Palestinians, the Israeli military has ordered more evacuations in Gaza's south. Concerns are rising over cease-fire talks that have been slated to start on Thursday.
20240811	Israeli security official warns time is running out for captives held in Gaza	ceasefire	An Israeli official told Israeli media that captives are believed to be in serious condition in Gaza, urging for a ceasefire deal that would see them released.

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20240811	Israel’s ‘precision strike’ on Hamas command centre in Gaza school condemned by Lammy	churches & mosques	Report contains unverifiable claim -- The IDF conducted a “precision strike” against a Hamas command centre embedded in a mosque in the al Taba’een school compound on Saturday, taking “numerous steps” to reduce civilian casualties.
20240811	Israeli army orders Gaza ‘humanitarian zone’ evacuation	dystopian war	The Israeli military has ordered more evacuations in southern Gaza after a deadly air strike on a school-turned-shelter in the north killed more than 100 Palestinians, according to local health authorities. Hundreds of families carrying their belongings in their arms left their homes and shelters in Khan Younis early on Sunday, seeking elusive refuge.
20240811	World leaders 'appalled' by deadly Israeli strike on Gaza school	dystopian war	Gaza's civil defense agency said the Israeli strike on the Al-Tabieen religious school and mosque in Gaza City killed at least 93 people, 17 of them women and children, making it one of the war's deadliest strikes.
20240811	‘This has to stop’: plea by survivors of deadly IDF strike on school in Gaza	dystopian war	Palestinians tell of scene of devastation after attack that killed at least 80 as Israel faces wave of international anger
20240811	US VP Harris on Israeli airstrike on Gaza school	dystopian war	U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Saturday that “far too many civilians who have been killed,” in the latest Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza which killed at least 80 people.
20240811	Israel shrugs off school-strike critics to issue new Gaza evacuation order	dystopian war	Israel issued new evacuation orders overnight covering areas of southern Gaza as it pressed on with its assault on the enclave, despite global condemnation of a devastating strike on a school-turned-shelter.
20240811	Israel orders more Gaza evacuations after school shelter attack kills scores	dystopian war	Israel expanded evacuation orders in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip overnight, forcing tens of thousands of Palestinian residents and displaced families to leave in the dark as explosions from tank shelling reverberated around them.
20240811	UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Gaza school strike	dystopian war	UN diplomatic sources say arrangements are underway for the United Nations Security Council to hold an emergency meeting as early as Tuesday following Israel's deadly airstrike on a school in the Gaza Strip.

20240811	Director of UNWRA Affairs on CNN	dystopian war	“The scale of destruction is like something out of a dystopian science fiction movie set. There is rubble everywhere, there is garbage everywhere, there is not enough clean drinking water for people. ” UNRWA's Gaza Director Scott Anderson describes to CNN the devastating conditions people live in across the Gaza Strip.

20240811	Israel's strike on a Gaza school was devastating, but it is refuting its severity	dystopian war	Photos and video from the site are confronting, with images of devastating destruction broadcast around the world. But there is a dispute as to the severity of the strike, in what Palestinian officials are describing as one of the deadliest attacks of the war so far. (Comment: only the Israelis are disputing the severity)

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20240811	Ireland’s PM urges for review of EU-Israel agreement after strike on Gaza school	European Union	Ireland’s Prime Minister Simon Harris has urged for an "urgent review" of the European Union’s partnership agreement with Israel, a day after an Israeli air strike targeted a school in Gaza City, killing over 90 Palestinians.

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20240811	Israel widens evacuation orders in southern Gaza.	forced displacement	The Israeli military ordered more evacuations in southern Gaza early Sunday, a day after a deadly airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in the north killed at least 80 Palestinians, according to local health authorities. The airstrike was one of the deadliest attacks in the 10-month war.
20240811	Israel Expands Evacuation Orders for Khan Younis in Southern Gaza	forced displacement	The Israeli military on Sunday ordered civilians to evacuate from part of the humanitarian zone it had set up in southwestern Gaza, saying it was planning to fight in the area because Hamas had “embedded terrorist infrastructure” there.
20240811	Israeli army orders Gaza ‘humanitarian zone’ evacuation	forced displacement	The Israeli military has ordered more evacuations in southern Gaza after a deadly air strike on a school-turned-shelter in the north killed more than 100 Palestinians, according to local health authorities. Hundreds of families carrying their belongings in their arms left their homes and shelters in Khan Younis early on Sunday, seeking elusive refuge.
20240811	Israeli military orders more evacuations in southern Gaza after deadly school strike	forced displacement	The Israeli military ordered more evacuations in southern Gaza early Sunday after a deadly air strike on a school-turned-shelter in the north on Saturday killed at least 90 Palestinians, according to the territory's civil defence agency.
20240811	Israel shrugs off school-strike critics to issue new Gaza evacuation order	forced displacement	Israel issued new evacuation orders overnight covering areas of southern Gaza as it pressed on with its assault on the enclave, despite global condemnation of a devastating strike on a school-turned-shelter.
20240811	Israel orders more Gaza evacuations after school shelter attack kills scores	forced displacement	Israel expanded evacuation orders in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip overnight, forcing tens of thousands of Palestinian residents and displaced families to leave in the dark as explosions from tank shelling reverberated around them.
20240811	‘This has to stop’: plea by survivors of deadly IDF strike on school in Gaza	forced displacement	Palestinians tell of scene of devastation after attack that killed at least 80 as Israel faces wave of international anger
20240811	Palestinians told to leave days after returning home in Gaza	forced displacement	In Gaza, just two days after one of Israel's largest attacks in its 10-month war, Palestinians are again facing the fear of rising casualties. On Sunday, Israeli forces targeted a refugee camp in central Gaza, leading to further devastation. In the south, the situation remains chaotic as tens of thousands of Palestinians were ordered to leave their shelters, unsure of where to go next. The ongoing violence has left many residents in a state of uncertainty and fear.

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20240811	Israel killed 1.8% of Gaza's population, official figures show	genocide	Around 24% of victims are young people, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics says

20240811	Gaza death toll nears 39,800 as Israel kills 40 more Palestinians	genocide	At least 91,702 Palestinians injured in Israeli onslaught since Oct. 7, 2023, Health Ministry says

20240811	Israel kills 1.8 percent of Gaza population in ten months	genocide	According to the bureau, around 70 percent of the wounded people in Gaza are women and children, while some 10,000 people are still missing and around two million have been displaced.

20240811	Humanitarian Situation Update #203	humanitarian crisis	UNOCHA report
20240811	Israeli army ‘still far from victory’ in Gaza: Army officers	IOF	The Israeli army is “still far from victory” in the Gaza Strip as Tel Aviv continued its deadly offensive on the Palestinian enclave since last Oct. 7, dozens of Israeli reserve officers said in a letter on Sunday.
20240811	Israel drops cigarettes in Gaza as incentive for information	IOF	As we reported earlier on this live page, an Israeli quadcopter dropped leaflets over the tents of displaced people in southern Gaza. The leaflets, which had single cigarettes attached, said people who call a number with information about fighters in Gaza would receive more tobacco. Here’s some footage that has been shared from Gaza:
20240811	CLAIM: Egypt pushing for Palestinian Authority to take over Gaza’s Rafah Crossing – report	Israelis	Plan said to be first step in larger move enabling PA to take over other strategic areas of Strip after war against Hamas ends
20240811	Israel sees sharp rise in addiction amid ongoing Gaza war	Israelis	Study finds that survivors, evacuees, and other Israelis have consumed more addictive substances since October 7
20240811	AIPAC is growing desperate	opinion	The pro-Israel lobby is finding it harder and harder to confront a growing shift in American public opinion on Israel-Palestine.
20240811	The war on Gaza is wrongly portrayed as a conflict, but it's genocide against Palestinians : Analyst	opinion	Abdullah Al-Arian, an associate professor of history at Georgetown University in Qatar and a specialist in the modern Middle East, highlights that despite ongoing discussions for months, no resolution has been reached. He emphasizes that the situation is often falsely portrayed as a conflict between two equal parties, when in reality, it is a genocide being carried out by one side against a defenseless, besieged population. Al-Arian suggests that instead of relying on negotiations, there needs to be strong political will from international actors to stop Israel's actions.

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20240811	Israeli army orders Gaza ‘humanitarian zone’ evacuation	schools	The Israeli military has ordered more evacuations in southern Gaza after a deadly air strike on a school-turned-shelter in the north killed more than 100 Palestinians, according to local health authorities. Hundreds of families carrying their belongings in their arms left their homes and shelters in Khan Younis early on Sunday, seeking elusive refuge.
20240811	Israel shrugs off school-strike critics to issue new Gaza evacuation order	schools	Israel issued new evacuation orders overnight covering areas of southern Gaza as it pressed on with its assault on the enclave, despite global condemnation of a devastating strike on a school-turned-shelter.
20240811	‘This has to stop’: plea by survivors of deadly IDF strike on school in Gaza	schools	Palestinians tell of scene of devastation after attack that killed at least 80 as Israel faces wave of international anger
20240811	Gaza school attack renews calls for US to end support for Israel	schools	US Democratic Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris has condemned Israel’s attack on a school in Gaza where forcibly displaced Palestinian civilians were sheltering, as people around the world demand an end to the staunch US support for Israel.

20240811	World leaders 'appalled' by deadly Israeli strike on Gaza school	schools	Gaza's civil defense agency said the Israeli strike on the Al-Tabieen religious school and mosque in Gaza City killed at least 93 people, 17 of them women and children, making it one of the war's deadliest strikes.
20240811	US VP Harris on Israeli airstrike on Gaza school	schools	U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Saturday that “far too many civilians who have been killed,” in the latest Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza which killed at least 80 people.
20240811	UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Gaza school strike	schools	UN diplomatic sources say arrangements are underway for the United Nations Security Council to hold an emergency meeting as early as Tuesday following Israel's deadly airstrike on a school in the Gaza Strip.

20240811	Director of UNWRA Affairs on CNN	schools	“The scale of destruction is like something out of a dystopian science fiction movie set. There is rubble everywhere, there is garbage everywhere, there is not enough clean drinking water for people. ” UNRWA's Gaza Director Scott Anderson describes to CNN the devastating conditions people live in across the Gaza Strip.

20240811	Israel's strike on a Gaza school was devastating, but it is refuting its severity	schools	Photos and video from the site are confronting, with images of devastating destruction broadcast around the world. But there is a dispute as to the severity of the strike, in what Palestinian officials are describing as one of the deadliest attacks of the war so far. (Comment: only the Israelis are disputing the severity)
20240811	Israel’s ‘precision strike’ on Hamas command centre in Gaza school condemned by Lammy	schools	Report contains unverifiable claim -- The IDF conducted a “precision strike” against a Hamas command centre embedded in a mosque in the al Taba’een school compound on Saturday, taking “numerous steps” to reduce civilian casualties.

20240811	Ireland’s PM urges for review of EU-Israel agreement after strike on Gaza school	schools	Ireland’s Prime Minister Simon Harris has urged for an "urgent review" of the European Union’s partnership agreement with Israel, a day after an Israeli air strike targeted a school in Gaza City, killing over 90 Palestinians.

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20240811	Israel has bombed eight schools in Gaza in just 10 days	schools	Israel’s strike on a school in Gaza City which killed more than 100 forcibly displaced Palestinians was the eighth time that Israel has attacked a school in August alone.

20240811	142 Palestinians killed in past 48 hours, officials	targeting civilians	Thousands of Palestinians are once again on the move as Israel continues its military offensive in Gaza. Officials said at least 142 people were killed by Israeli strikes and another 150 were wounded in the past 48 hours.


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20240811	‘This has to stop’: plea by survivors of deadly IDF strike on school in Gaza	targeting forced displaced people	Palestinians tell of scene of devastation after attack that killed at least 80 as Israel faces wave of international anger
20240811	World leaders 'appalled' by deadly Israeli strike on Gaza school	targeting forced displaced people	Gaza's civil defense agency said the Israeli strike on the Al-Tabieen religious school and mosque in Gaza City killed at least 93 people, 17 of them women and children, making it one of the war's deadliest strikes.
20240811	US VP Harris on Israeli airstrike on Gaza school	targeting forced displaced people	U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Saturday that “far too many civilians who have been killed,” in the latest Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza which killed at least 80 people.
20240811	UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Gaza school strike	targeting forced displaced people	UN diplomatic sources say arrangements are underway for the United Nations Security Council to hold an emergency meeting as early as Tuesday following Israel's deadly airstrike on a school in the Gaza Strip.

20240811	Director of UNWRA Affairs on CNN	targeting forced displaced people	“The scale of destruction is like something out of a dystopian science fiction movie set. There is rubble everywhere, there is garbage everywhere, there is not enough clean drinking water for people. ” UNRWA's Gaza Director Scott Anderson describes to CNN the devastating conditions people live in across the Gaza Strip.

20240811	Israel's strike on a Gaza school was devastating, but it is refuting its severity	schools	Photos and video from the site are confronting, with images of devastating destruction broadcast around the world. But there is a dispute as to the severity of the strike, in what Palestinian officials are describing as one of the deadliest attacks of the war so far. (Comment: only the Israelis are disputing the severity)

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20240811	AIPAC is growing desperate	Zionism / US	The pro-Israel lobby is finding it harder and harder to confront a growing shift in American public opinion on Israel-Palestine.

DATE	DEVELOPMENT	CONTEXT	DESCRIPTION
20240812	Israeli opposition leader warns of civil war due to Netanyahu's policies	ceasefire	"There is a leadership that is inciting us against each other, and social networks that are poisoning the well from which we drink," says Benny Gantz.
20240812	Hamas demands Israel hold fire during truce talks, sources say	ceasefire	Hamas is demanding that Israel pause major military actions in Gaza while ceasefire talks are in progress, sources affirmed on Monday, as mediation efforts face uncertainty due to Israel's strike on a school and Hamas's hesitation to rejoin the talks.
20240812	Hamas Shuns New Talks on Gaza Ceasefire	ceasefire	The Iranian-backed Hamas terrorist group confirmed in a statement on August 11 that it will not attend talks scheduled for this Thursday aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of the remaining Israeli hostages in captivity.
20240812	Leaders of France, Germany and Britain endorse calls for cease-fire in Gaza	ceasefire	The leaders of France, Germany and Britain have endorsed calls for a cease-fire in Gaza, the return of scores of hostages held by Hamas and the “unfettered” delivery of humanitarian aid. (Comment: all three have a historical link to the creation of the Palestinian question)
20240812	Israel and US brace for Iranian attack as diplomats push hard for Gaza ceasefire	ceasefire	Israel and the United States are preparing for a potential Iranian attack on Israel, as efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza intensify ahead of the expected resumption of formal negotiations this week.
20240812	Gaza: “Only the dead have been spared this suffering”	children	Drawings by Palestinian children reveal a chasm of suffering in Gaza.
20240812	What is the future of Gaza? The Israeli government hasn't given any clarity, says Ben Rhodes	day after politics	On Saturday, Israel bombed a school being used as a shelter in Gaza City, killing at least 100 people. Meanwhile, the Pentagon announced it is sending a guided missile submarine to the Middle East. NBC News' Raf Sanchez and former Deputy National Security Advisor in the Obama administration Ben Rhodes join Andrea Mitchell to weigh in.

20240812	IDF spokesman says Al Jazeera covering up Hamas activity in targeted Gaza school	dystopian war	Report contains misinformation -- The Israeli military’s Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee traded barbs online Sunday with the Qatar-based Al Jazeera network, accusing the outlet of covering up activities by the Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror groups from within a former school in Gaza City that was targeted by the Israeli military over the weekend. (Comment: no hard conclusive evidence has been provided that shows the presence of Hamas fighters in the school. The attack took place at dawn, so in the darkness.)

20240812	Aftermath of Israeli air strike on Gaza's al-Tabin school: Destruction, grief and desperation	dystopian war	On Saturday, an Israeli air strike on al-Tabin School in Gaza City killed over 100 Palestinians, marking the eighth time this month that Israel has bombed a school sheltering displaced people. In the aftermath, the school’s prayer room, where civilians were offering Dawn Prayers, was left in ruins, with blood, clothes, and body parts scattered as families searched for their loved ones. The school’s mosque was also hit, with a missile piercing the roof and killing or injuring dozens of women praying below. Despite the ongoing danger and the horrific scenes, many families have returned to the school, having nowhere else to go.
20240812	Israel, civilian deaths and the question of proportionality	dystopian war	Israel’s deadly al-Tabin School attack raises the question of how many civilians Israel will kill to execute Hamas fighters.
20240812	Germany justifies Israel's killing of 100 Palestinians at school shelter in Gaza	dystopian war	'Israel has the right to defend itself,' government deputy spokesman Buechner says, echoing Israel's claims after each such attack on displaced Palestinians. (Comment: the German & Israeli claim are not stipulated in the Law Of Belligerent Occupation. The right is provided to people under occupation)
20240812	Israel widens evacuation orders in southern Gaza.	dystopian war	The Israeli military ordered more evacuations in southern Gaza early Sunday, a day after a deadly airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in the north killed at least 80 Palestinians, according to local health authorities. The airstrike was one of the deadliest attacks in the 10-month war.
20240812	Voices of Gaza: Displaced people struggle with sewage and cramped living conditions	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction by intentional infliction	The UN estimates that at least 90% of Gaza's population has been displaced since last October. Al Jazeera found that Palestinians in makeshift tents face dire conditions, including pervasive mosquitoes, flies, and contaminated wastewater. Sewage leaks pose severe health risks, and cramped living conditions, with multiple families sharing a single tent, worsen the situation. Despite their efforts, the lack of basic facilities and space makes life extremely difficult.
20240812	Gaza: Clean water crisis adds to new displacement misery, say aid teams	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction by intentional infliction	Amid further evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military in Gaza, UN humanitarians delivered a fresh warning on Monday over the dire sanitary emergency there and the urgent need for a mass polio vaccination campaign in the embattled enclave.
20240812	Gaza: Clean water crisis adds to new displacement misery, say aid teams	food, water, fuel & electricity	Amid further evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military in Gaza, UN humanitarians delivered a fresh warning on Monday over the dire sanitary emergency there and the urgent need for a mass polio vaccination campaign in the embattled enclave.
20240812	Voices of Gaza: Displaced people struggle with sewage and cramped living conditions	forced displacement	The UN estimates that at least 90% of Gaza's population has been displaced since last October. Al Jazeera found that Palestinians in makeshift tents face dire conditions, including pervasive mosquitoes, flies, and contaminated wastewater. Sewage leaks pose severe health risks, and cramped living conditions, with multiple families sharing a single tent, worsen the situation. Despite their efforts, the lack of basic facilities and space makes life extremely difficult.
20240812	Over 75,000 displaced in southwest Gaza in past few days: UN agency	forced displacement	More than 75,000 people have been displaced in the southwest Gaza Strip just in the past few days, according to a United Nations agency on Sunday after the Israeli military issued additional evacuation orders, forcing residents in parts of central Khan Younis City in the southern Gaza Strip to move to designated "humanitarian zones" a day earlier.
20240812	Israel widens evacuation orders in southern Gaza.	forced displacement	The Israeli military ordered more evacuations in southern Gaza early Sunday, a day after a deadly airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in the north killed at least 80 Palestinians, according to local health authorities. The airstrike was one of the deadliest attacks in the 10-month war.

20240812	Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 39,897	genocide	The health ministry in Gaza said Monday that at least 39,897 people have been killed in the war between Israel and Palestinian militants, now in its 11th month.

20240812	39, 897 Palestinians killed in Gaza since October 7: Health Ministry	genocide	The ministry also said 92,152 others have been wounded in 10 months of war. Figures from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics show Israeli forces have killed 1.8 percent of the Gaza Strip’s population since October 7, with 75 percent of the victims under the age of 30.

20240812	Gaza: FAO delivers more than 2 400 veterinary kits to protect livestock and sustain livelihoods	humanitarian aid	The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is delivering 2 452 veterinary kits to livestock-keeping households in Gaza to improve animal health and preserve herding livelihoods across the Strip.
20240812	Over 75,000 displaced in southwest Gaza in past few days: UN agency	humanitarian crisis	More than 75,000 people have been displaced in the southwest Gaza Strip just in the past few days, according to a United Nations agency on Sunday after the Israeli military issued additional evacuation orders, forcing residents in parts of central Khan Younis City in the southern Gaza Strip to move to designated "humanitarian zones" a day earlier.
20240812	Gaza: Clean water crisis adds to new displacement misery, say aid teams	humanitarian crisis	Amid further evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military in Gaza, UN humanitarians delivered a fresh warning on Monday over the dire sanitary emergency there and the urgent need for a mass polio vaccination campaign in the embattled enclave.
20240812	Humanitarian Situation Update #203	humanitarian crisis	UNOCHA report
20240812	Report from the North of Gaza	humanitarian crisis	"The situation here in Gaza is incredibly precarious, especially in the north. Today, I experienced the danger firsthand when I was stranded at the crossing point between north and south for over two hours. Explosions erupted around me, and I found myself in close proximity to three tanks. It was a harrowing experience, and it underscores just how volatile things have become."
20240812	Released Palestinians describe worsening abuses in Israeli prisons	imprisonment / torture	Frequent beatings, overcrowding, withholding of basic rations. Released Palestinians have described to The Associated Press worsening abuses in Israeli prisons crammed with thousands detained since the war in Gaza began 10 months ago.

20240812	IDF names another 12 Hamas, Islamic Jihad terrorists killed in Gaza school strike	IOF	Report contains unverifiable claim -- Statement brings number of confirmed terror operatives killed to 31; Hamas officials say 75 bodies out of at least 93 have been identified in Gaza following the airstrike. Report contains unverifiable claim -- Amid global criticism, Israel names 19 it says it killed in terror HQ at Gaza school

20240812	IDF spokesman says Al Jazeera covering up Hamas activity in targeted Gaza school	IOF	Report contains misinformation -- The Israeli military’s Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee traded barbs online Sunday with the Qatar-based Al Jazeera network, accusing the outlet of covering up activities by the Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror groups from within a former school in Gaza City that was targeted by the Israeli military over the weekend. (Comment: no hard conclusive evidence has been provided that shows the presence of Hamas fighters in the school. The attack took place at dawn, so in the darkness.)

20240812	Israeli minister tells US that large-scale Iranian attack expected, Axios reports	Iran	Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday that Iran was making preparations for a large-scale military attack on Israel, Axios reporter Barak Ravid said in a post on X, citing a source with knowledge of the call.
20240812	US prepared for Iran's 'significant set of attacks' on Israel: White House	Iran	The US is expecting, as is Israel, a set of retaliatory attacks by Iran or its allies, and that Tel Aviv has Washington's full support, the White House says.
20240812	Al Arabiya team expelled from Gaza for pro-Israel bias	Iran	A team working for Al Arabiya, a Saudi state-owned Arabic news television channel, has been expelled from the Gaza Strip for their bias toward the Zionist regime in the reporting from the besieged Palestinian territory.
20240812	Israel and US brace for Iranian attack as diplomats push hard for Gaza ceasefire	Iran	Israel and the United States are preparing for a potential Iranian attack on Israel, as efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza intensify ahead of the expected resumption of formal negotiations this week.
20240812	Is US preparing for Israel-Iran war by deploying more ships to Middle East?	Iran	As the region anticipates what an Iranian response to Israeli assassinations will be, US moves forces to the region.
20240812	US orders submarine to Middle East, carrier strike group to sail faster	Israeli escalation	United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to sail more quickly to the area. The order on Sunday evening followed a telephone call between Austin and Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Galant amid mounting tensions following the killing of senior members of Hamas and the Iran-backed Hezbollah.
20240812	Israeli minister tells US that large-scale Iranian attack expected, Axios reports	Israeli escalation	Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday that Iran was making preparations for a large-scale military attack on Israel, Axios reporter Barak Ravid said in a post on X, citing a source with knowledge of the call.
20240812	US prepared for Iran's 'significant set of attacks' on Israel: White House	Israeli escalation	The US is expecting, as is Israel, a set of retaliatory attacks by Iran or its allies, and that Tel Aviv has Washington's full support, the White House says.
20240812	US boosts military presence in Mideast amid fears of Iranian attack on Israel	Israeli escalation	US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a guided-missile submarine and the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier to deploy to the Middle East amid reports that Iran is planning an attack against Israel in the coming days.
20240812	European leaders urge restraint amid expected Iran response towards Israel	Israeli escalation	France, Germany and the United Kingdom have called on Iran and its allies to refrain from anticipated attacks on Israel in retaliation for the recent killings of senior members of Hamas and Hezbollah.
20240812	Israel and US brace for Iranian attack as diplomats push hard for Gaza ceasefire	Israeli escalation	Israel and the United States are preparing for a potential Iranian attack on Israel, as efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza intensify ahead of the expected resumption of formal negotiations this week.
20240812	Is US preparing for Israel-Iran war by deploying more ships to Middle East?	Israeli escalation	As the region anticipates what an Iranian response to Israeli assassinations will be, US moves forces to the region.
20240812	Israeli opposition leader warns of civil war due to Netanyahu's policies	Israelis	"There is a leadership that is inciting us against each other, and social networks that are poisoning the well from which we drink," says Benny Gantz.

20240812	Hundreds in Israel call for the return of Jewish settlements in Gaza	Israelis	Hundreds of people gathered in southern Israel and called for the return of Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip. Activists overlooked Gaza as they celebrated Tisha B’Av, which marks the destruction of the Biblical Jewish Temples, with a daylong fast

20240812	Netanyahu Clashes With Defense Minister on Gaza, Exposing Schisms	Israelis	Netanyahu accused Yoav Gallant of embracing an “anti-Israel narrative” in a disagreement over how to prosecute the war.
20240812	CPJ concerned about safety of Al Jazeera Gaza reporter Anas Al Sharif after IDF comments	journalists	The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned about the safety of Al Jazeera Arabic northern Gaza correspondent Anas Al Sharif after an Israel Defense Forces’ spokesperson accused him of “presenting a lie” in his coverage of Israel’s August 10 airstrike that killed dozens of Gazans in a school building housing Palestinians displaced by the war.
20240812	Israeli hostage 'killed by guard' in Gaza - as two women captives 'seriously wounded' (British/Australian source)	resistance	It is the first time Hamas's armed al-Qassam Brigades has said its guards killed hostages. It has previously often attributed hostage deaths to Israeli bombardments on Gaza.
20240812	Hamas says one Israeli hostage killed and two more injured in Gaza	resistance	The armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas has said its militants shot and killed an Israeli hostage and wounded two others, both women, “in two separate incidents” in Gaza.

20240812	IDF spokesman says Al Jazeera covering up Hamas activity in targeted Gaza school	schools	Report contains misinformation -- The Israeli military’s Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee traded barbs online Sunday with the Qatar-based Al Jazeera network, accusing the outlet of covering up activities by the Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror groups from within a former school in Gaza City that was targeted by the Israeli military over the weekend. (Comment: no hard conclusive evidence has been provided that shows the presence of Hamas fighters in the school. The attack took place at dawn, so in the darkness.)

20240812	Israel, civilian deaths and the question of proportionality	schools	Israel’s deadly al-Tabin School attack raises the question of how many civilians Israel will kill to execute Hamas fighters.
20240812	Aftermath of Israeli air strike on Gaza's al-Tabin school: Destruction, grief and desperation	schools	On Saturday, an Israeli air strike on al-Tabin School in Gaza City killed over 100 Palestinians, marking the eighth time this month that Israel has bombed a school sheltering displaced people. In the aftermath, the school’s prayer room, where civilians were offering Dawn Prayers, was left in ruins, with blood, clothes, and body parts scattered as families searched for their loved ones. The school’s mosque was also hit, with a missile piercing the roof and killing or injuring dozens of women praying below. Despite the ongoing danger and the horrific scenes, many families have returned to the school, having nowhere else to go.
20240812	At least 25 Palestinians killed in past 24 hours	targeting civilians	Israeli attacks kill at least 25 Palestinians across Gaza in the past 24 hours. Figures from Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics show Israeli forces have killed 1.8 percent of the Gaza Strip’s population since October 7 – 75 percent of the victims under 30.
20240812	‘Part of me is missing’: How Israel’s war on Gaza tears spouses apart	targeting civilians	Three women share the agony of isolation from their husbands while trying to escape the brutality of war.
20240812	At least 22 Palestinians killed in fresh Israeli airstrikes in Gaza	targeting civilians	An Israeli raid targeted a group of civilians in the Zaitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, killing five people, while two more people lost their lives in an Israeli strike on a house west of Gaza City, witnesses said.
20240812	Moment Israeli airstrike hits a house in Gaza City – video	targeting civilians	Footage from Gaza City shows the moment an Israeli airstrike hit a house in the suburb of Sheikh Radwan on Sunday. One person was killed and several others wounded, according to Palestinian medics. Reuters news agency reported that the camera operator who filmed the video said the Israeli army had notified people of a possible strike in the area. Israeli forces say they have struck about 30 Hamas military targets in the past 24 hours

20240812	IDF spokesman says Al Jazeera covering up Hamas activity in targeted Gaza school	targeting forced displaced people	Report contains misinforamtion -- The Israeli military’s Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee traded barbs online Sunday with the Qatar-based Al Jazeera network, accusing the outlet of covering up activities by the Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror groups from within a former school in Gaza City that was targeted by the Israeli military over the weekend. (Comment: no hard conclusive evidence has been provided that shows the presence of Hamas fighters in the school. The attack took place at dawn, so in the darkness.)

20240812	Aftermath of Israeli air strike on Gaza's al-Tabin school: Destruction, grief and desperation	targeting forced displaced people	On Saturday, an Israeli air strike on al-Tabin School in Gaza City killed over 100 Palestinians, marking the eighth time this month that Israel has bombed a school sheltering displaced people. In the aftermath, the school’s prayer room, where civilians were offering Dawn Prayers, was left in ruins, with blood, clothes, and body parts scattered as families searched for their loved ones. The school’s mosque was also hit, with a missile piercing the roof and killing or injuring dozens of women praying below. Despite the ongoing danger and the horrific scenes, many families have returned to the school, having nowhere else to go.
20240812	Israel, civilian deaths and the question of proportionality	targeting forced displaced people	Israel’s deadly al-Tabin School attack raises the question of how many civilians Israel will kill to execute Hamas fighters.
20240812	US orders submarine to Middle East, carrier strike group to sail faster	United States	United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to sail more quickly to the area. The order on Sunday evening followed a telephone call between Austin and Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Galant amid mounting tensions following the killing of senior members of Hamas and the Iran-backed Hezbollah.
20240812	Is US preparing for Israel-Iran war by deploying more ships to Middle East?	United States	As the region anticipates what an Iranian response to Israeli assassinations will be, US moves forces to the region.
20240812	Germany justifies Israel's killing of 100 Palestinians at school shelter in Gaza	Zionism / Germany	'Israel has the right to defend itself,' government deputy spokesman Buechner says, echoing Israel's claims after each such attack on displaced Palestinians. (Comment: the German & Israeli claim are not stipulated in the Law Of Belligerent Occupation. The right is provided to people under occupation)

DATE	DEVELOPMENT	CONTEXT	DESCRIPTION
20240813	Turkey’s Fidan urges US to pressure Israel for Gaza ceasefire	ceasefire	Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan spoke to his US counterpart on Monday and underlined the need for Blinken to keep up the pressure on Israel to secure a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, according to a spokesman. The phone call came at Blinken’s request.
20240813	Israel’s Ben-Gvir leads provocative visit to Al-Aqsa Mosque	ceasefire	While on a provocative visit to occupied East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said his government should not be engaged in Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Hamas.
20240813	Gallant, Netanyahu slam one another over Gaza truce deal	ceasefire	Defence Minister Yoav Gallant says Netanyahu's "total victory" message is "nonsense", while Netanyahu accuses him of adapting "anti-Israel narrative."
20240813	Hamas says Israeli captive killed, two wounded in Gaza	ceasefire	Hamas’s armed wing has said one Israeli captive was killed in Gaza and two female captives were wounded in a separate incident, days ahead of a new round of ceasefire talks proposed by the United States, Egypt and Qatar.
20240813	'No further delay' to Gaza ceasefire: France, Germany, UK	ceasefire	The statement comes amid rising regional tensions between Israel, Iran and Hezbollah as fallout over Israel's war on the Gaza Strip.
20240813	Only Gaza ceasefire will delay retaliation, say Iranian officials	ceasefire	Gaza ceasefire talks may not go ahead this week Iran prepared to attack if no progress on talks, sources say Iran considers role in future Gaza talks, sources say Intense diplomatic efforts to prevent wider Middle East war

20240813	Israeli strike kills newborn twins as father collected birth certificates	children	A Palestinian father lost his newborn twins and their mother in an Israeli air strike while he was out collecting their just completed birth certificates.

20240813	Iran dismisses European restraint calls as contradicting international law	collusion & complicity	Nasser Kanaani, the spokesman of Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in a statement on Tuesday that the request “lacks political logic and contradict principles of international law” and also “constitutes public and practical support” for Israel.

20240813	Al-Tabin attack ‘deliberately timed to cause maximum casualties’	dystopian war	Al Jazeera’s Sanad verification agency has probed the details of Israel’s Saturday morning attack on Gaza City’s al-Tabin School, which killed more than 100 people, including women and children.

20240813	Israel keeps up strikes in Gaza as fears of wider war grow	dystopian war	raeli forces pressed on with operations near the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Monday amid an international push for a deal to halt fighting in Gaza and prevent a slide into a wider regional conflict with Iran and its proxies.

20240813	Health authorities: Palestinian death toll in Gaza nears 40,000	genocide	The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to nearly 40,000, the Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Tuesday.

20240813	Israel continues to block crucial aid missions in Gaza: UN	humanitarian aid	Israel has denied access to Gaza for about one-third of all aid missions since the start of this month in a move that perpetuates “a continued cycle of deprivation and distress” for the population of the war-torn Palestinian territory, the UN has said.
20240813	"As a former IDF soldier and historian of genocide, I was deeply disturbed by my recent visit to Israel.."	IOF	"This summer, one of my lectures was protested by far-right students. Their rhetoric brought to mind some of the darkest moments of 20th-century history – and overlapped with mainstream Israeli views to a shocking degree."
20240813	Iran dismisses European restraint calls as contradicting international law	Iran	Nasser Kanaani, the spokesman of Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in a statement on Tuesday that the request “lacks political logic and contradict principles of international law” and also “constitutes public and practical support” for Israel.
20240813	US clears $20bn in arms sales for Israel as atrocities continue in Gaza	Israeli escalation	More weapons transfers approved as Israel bombs Gaza and prepares for anticipated retaliatory strikes by Iran and Hezbollah.
20240813	Iran dismisses European restraint calls as contradicting international law	Israeli escalation	Nasser Kanaani, the spokesman of Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in a statement on Tuesday that the request “lacks political logic and contradict principles of international law” and also “constitutes public and practical support” for Israel.
20240813	Israel keeps up strikes in Gaza as fears of wider war grow	Israeli escalation	raeli forces pressed on with operations near the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Monday amid an international push for a deal to halt fighting in Gaza and prevent a slide into a wider regional conflict with Iran and its proxies.
20240813	Only Gaza ceasefire will delay retaliation, say Iranian officials	Israeli escalation	Gaza ceasefire talks may not go ahead this week Iran prepared to attack if no progress on talks, sources say Iran considers role in future Gaza talks, sources say Intense diplomatic efforts to prevent wider Middle East war
20240813	Israel’s Ben-Gvir leads provocative visit to Al-Aqsa Mosque	Israelis	While on a provocative visit to occupied East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said his government should not be engaged in Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Hamas.
20240813	‘Just civilians’: Families of Gaza school strike victims refute Hamas links	Israelis	Israeli conflation politics - Among those Israel killed and claims were fighters are an Arabic professor, a hospital employee and a retired principal.
20240813	Israeli crowds storm Al-Aqsa Mosque, West Bank villages on Jewish holiday	Israelis	Far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir led a crowd of thousands into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday and performed prayers. Despite Jewish religious rites being banned at the location, Israeli police reportedly offered protection, as well as to illegal settlers involved in violence in the West Bank.
20240813	Fitch Downgrades Israel Citing War In Gaza	Israelis	US credit rating agency Fitch downgraded Israel a notch on Monday, warning that its ongoing conflict against Hamas in Gaza could last “well into 2025” and weigh on economic activity. Fitch lowered Israel’s rating from “A+” to “A”.
20240813	Israel’s Rating Cut by Fitch as War Seen Lasting Into 2025	Israelis	Geopolitical risks underpin negative outlook for credit Nation was hit with first downgrade by Moody’s in February
20240813	Israeli hardliner Ben-Gvir draws anger with Jerusalem prayer call	Jerusalem	Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said on Tuesday Jews should be allowed to pray at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, known to Jews as Temple Mount, launching a fresh challenge to rules covering one of the most sensitive sites in the Middle East.
20240813	Hamas says Israeli captive killed, two wounded in Gaza	resistance	Hamas’s armed wing has said one Israeli captive was killed in Gaza and two female captives were wounded in a separate incident, days ahead of a new round of ceasefire talks proposed by the United States, Egypt and Qatar.
20240813	Rocket fired from Gaza falls in sea off Tel Aviv: Israeli army	resistance	A rocket fired from the war-torn Gaza Strip fell in the sea off Israel’s Tel Aviv on Tuesday, Israel’s army said, as Hamas militants announced their first attack on the city in months.

20240813	Report: Israel assassinated Deif after being tipped off by Hamas courier	resistance	UNVERIFIABLE CLAIM: Caught by terror group, operative responsible for transferring written messages between Hamas brass reportedly confesses to having passed along extensive intel to Israeli handler
			Comments: Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif is alive, says senior official Netanyahu says ‘not absolutely certain’ Deif killed, ‘cracks’ appearing in Hamas

20240813	Al-Tabin attack ‘deliberately timed to cause maximum casualties’	schools	Al Jazeera’s Sanad verification agency has probed the details of Israel’s Saturday morning attack on Gaza City’s al-Tabin School, which killed more than 100 people, including women and children.

20240813	Israel wipes out three Palestinian families in brutal Gaza school attack	targeting families in whole or in part	Israeli air strike in Gaza's Al-Daraj neighbourhood resulted in significant civilian casualties, with families reported missing, Gaza media office said.

20240813	Al-Tabin attack ‘deliberately timed to cause maximum casualties’	targeting forced displaced people	Al Jazeera’s Sanad verification agency has probed the details of Israel’s Saturday morning attack on Gaza City’s al-Tabin School, which killed more than 100 people, including women and children.

20240813	UN’s powerful Security Council has ‘failed’ to stop Israel’s war on Gaza	United Nations	Since October 7, meeting after meeting, and yet nothing the UN Security Council has done or said has been able to stop Israel’s war on Gaza.
20240813	US clears $20bn in arms sales for Israel as atrocities continue in Gaza	United States	More weapons transfers approved as Israel bombs Gaza and prepares for anticipated retaliatory strikes by Iran and Hezbollah.
20240813	Yemen’s Houthis seized UN rights office in Sanaa, UN official says	Yemen	Yemen’s Houthi rebels stormed the headquarters of the United Nations’ Human Rights Office in the capital, Sanaa, seizing documents, furniture and vehicles, a senior U.N. official said Tuesday.
20240813	A ship in the Red Sea is attacked 3 times by suspected Yemeni rebels, including with a drone boat	Yemen	A Liberian-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea came under attack three times on Tuesday, including in an assault using a bomb-carrying drone boat, likely the latest in a campaign by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over the Israel-Hamas war, officials said.

DATE	DEVELOPMENT	CONTEXT	DESCRIPTION
20240814	‘Less flexible?’ Just say it NYT, Israel is sabotaging a ceasefire deal	ceasefire	Israel has been sabotaging efforts for peace since long before the beginning of this latest round of slaughter in Gaza.
20240814	New round of Gaza ceasefire talks to take place in Doha on Thursday	ceasefire	While there is no clarity on Hamas joining, the US State Department says Qatar has assured Washington the Palestinian group will be represented.
20240814	‘It can go out of control’: Former Israel PM Ehud Olmert on Middle East escalation	ceasefire	Source spoke to former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert and discussed the talks which will resume for the release of the Israeli hostages.
20240814	Iran rejects European leaders’ call to refrain from any retaliatory attacks	collusion & complicity	Iran rejected a call Tuesday by three European countries urging it to refrain from any retaliatory attacks that would further escalate regional tensions. Iran calls it an “excessive request.”
20240814	Israel approves new settlement on UNESCO site near Bethlehem	culture & heritage	erasing references to the Palestinian existence -- Bezalel Smotrich, who also heads civil affairs at the defence ministry, said his office had "completed its work and published a plan for the new Nahal Heletz settlement in Gush Etzion", a bloc of settlements south of Jerusalem.
20240814	Israel’s intensifying attacks on Gaza schools	dystopian war	Israel has hit more than 500 Gaza schools in the past 10 months. Al Jazeera breaks down the deadliest attacks.

20240814	Israeli army uses Palestinian civilians as human shields in Gaza: Haaretz	imprisonment / human shields	An investigation by Israel’s Haaretz revealed that Gaza’s civilians are being detained and sent as human shields to search tunnels and houses before Israeli occupation soldiers enter, with senior Israeli officers fully aware of that.

20240814	Iran rejects European leaders’ call to refrain from any retaliatory attacks	Iran	Iran rejected a call Tuesday by three European countries urging it to refrain from any retaliatory attacks that would further escalate regional tensions. Iran calls it an “excessive request.”
20240814	Analysis: High-wire diplomacy on possible Iran retaliation in the Israel-Hamas war draws in world	Iran	Iran’s threatened retaliatory strike on Israel over the assassination of Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh drew major world powers into a high-wire act of diplomacy Tuesday.
20240814	Iran rejects European leaders’ call to refrain from any retaliatory attacks	Israeli escalation	Iran rejected a call Tuesday by three European countries urging it to refrain from any retaliatory attacks that would further escalate regional tensions. Iran calls it an “excessive request.”
20240814	Analysis: High-wire diplomacy on possible Iran retaliation in the Israel-Hamas war draws in world	Israeli escalation	Iran’s threatened retaliatory strike on Israel over the assassination of Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh drew major world powers into a high-wire act of diplomacy Tuesday.
20240814	U.S. envoy visits Lebanon and warns that regional tensions could easily slip ‘out of control’	Lebanon	A senior adviser to U.S. President Joe Biden said Wednesday it’s critical to take advantage of “this window for diplomatic action” to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and ongoing hostilities along the Lebanon-Israel border, fearing that escalations could spiral “out of control.”
20240814	‘Less flexible?’ Just say it NYT, Israel is sabotaging a ceasefire deal	opinion	Israel has been sabotaging efforts for peace since long before the beginning of this latest round of slaughter in Gaza.

20240814	Israeli military kills four in drone attack in occupied West Bank	resistance / West Bank	illegal use of armed drones -- The drone strike in Tammun followed a raid on a home in the city of Tubas that killed one person. The Israeli military has killed one Palestinian in a dawn raid in the occupied West Bank city of Tubas before launching an air attack on the nearby town of Tammun that killed four people.

20240814	Israel kills five Palestinians in West Bank strikes and raids	resistance / West Bank	Israeli occupation forces killed five Palestinians in air strikes and a raid in the north of the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, sources on both sides said.

20240814	Israel’s intensifying attacks on Gaza schools	schools	Israel has hit more than 500 Gaza schools in the past 10 months. Al Jazeera breaks down the deadliest attacks.
20240814	Israeli strikes on Gaza leave children without parents and parents without children	targeting families in whole or in part	More than 10 months into its war with Hamas, Israel’s relentless bombardment of the isolated territory has wiped out extended families. It has left parents without children and children without parents or siblings.
20240814	Israel’s intensifying attacks on Gaza schools	targeting forced displaced people	Israel has hit more than 500 Gaza schools in the past 10 months. Al Jazeera breaks down the deadliest attacks.
20240814	Will the UK’s new Labour government halt arms sales to Israel?	United Kingdom	Between October 7, when Israel’s war on Gaza began, and the end of May, the UK granted more than 100 export licences for the sale of weapons and military equipment to Israel, official figures show. The value of these deals has not been revealed.
20240814	U.S. envoy visits Lebanon and warns that regional tensions could easily slip ‘out of control’	United States	A senior adviser to U.S. President Joe Biden said Wednesday it’s critical to take advantage of “this window for diplomatic action” to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and ongoing hostilities along the Lebanon-Israel border, fearing that escalations could spiral “out of control.”

20240814	Israeli military kills four in drone attack in occupied West Bank	West Bank	illegal use of armed drones -- The drone strike in Tammun followed a raid on a home in the city of Tubas that killed one person. The Israeli military has killed one Palestinian in a dawn raid in the occupied West Bank city of Tubas before launching an air attack on the nearby town of Tammun that killed four people.

20240814	Israel kills five Palestinians in West Bank strikes and raids	West Bank	Israeli occupation forces killed five Palestinians in air strikes and a raid in the north of the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, sources on both sides said.

20240814	Israel approves new settlement on UNESCO site near Bethlehem	West Bank	erasing references to the Palestinian existence -- Bezalel Smotrich, who also heads civil affairs at the defence ministry, said his office had "completed its work and published a plan for the new Nahal Heletz settlement in Gush Etzion", a bloc of settlements south of Jerusalem.

DATE	DEVELOPMENT	CONTEXT	DESCRIPTION
20240815	Hamas says it will not attend cease-fire talks	ceasefire	Hamas said it is ready to the agreement made on July 2.
20240815	Hamas will not join Gaza ceasefire talks, senior official says	ceasefire	The Palestinian armed group wanted a roadmap for implementing the agreement and would “not engage in negotiations for the sake of negotiations in order to provide cover for Israel to continue its war”, the official said.
20240815	Hamas to decide to attend talks after reviewing outcome of today's talks	ceasefire	The US and Israel are sending delegations to Qatar for ceasefire talks that are due to start later today while Hamas has told mediators it is willing to meet after the discussions to determine if there is a serious response from Israel to truce proposals.
20240815	Gaza cease-fire talks: Israel set to attend while Hamas will be absent	ceasefire	Negotiations over a plan to end the war in Gaza are scheduled to start in Qatar today. The region is on edge as Israel awaits retaliation from Iran, which blames it for the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Negotiators want to use a plan put together by the Biden administration at the end of May and endorsed by the UN Security Council. It calls for a six-week cease-fire in Gaza. Hamas would release its remaining Israeli hostages, in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. Israel would allow in unlimited aid deliveries, and its forces would withdraw from Gaza. But Hamas says it is losing faith in the US as a mediator and will not attend the talks. A top official in Qatar for the Palestinian militant group said Hamas was still willing to be briefed afterward on the discussed points. (Comment: Hamas has a point as the ceasefire proposal is by Biden, who in December 2023 acknowledged that he is a Zionist. A ceasefire proposal should be by a neutral party)
20240815	Hamas will not join Gaza ceasefire talks, senior official says	ceasefire	The Palestinian armed group wanted a roadmap for implementing the agreement and would “not engage in negotiations for the sake of negotiations in order to provide cover for Israel to continue its war”, the official said. He reiterated that the roadmap should be based on the proposed deal outlined by US President Joe Biden at the end of May and accused Israel of adding “new conditions”.
20240815	Frustration grows in Israel, Gaza ahead of cease-fire talks	ceasefire	CIA Director William Burns is headed to the Middle East for negotiations over a possible cease-fire and hostage deal in Gaza scheduled for Thursday. However, it comes as Hamas has said it won't take part in the talks.
20240815	A top Hamas official says the group is losing faith in the US as a mediator in Gaza cease-fire talks	ceasefire	A top Hamas official said the Palestinian militant group is losing faith in the United States’ ability to mediate a cease-fire in Gaza ahead of a new round of talks scheduled for this week amid mounting pressure to bring an end to the 10-month-old war with Israel.
20240815	Cease-fire negotiators hope to avoid larger war in Middle East	ceasefire	Negotiators from the United States, Egypt and Qatar were scheduled to meet with a delegation from Israel. Hamas said Wednesday it would not take part in the talks, but representatives might meet with mediators later, Reuters reported.
20240815	Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks: A timeline of obstruction	ceasefire	If the past is any indication of the future, there are reasons to be sceptical over the present round of peace talks.
20240815	New round of Gaza ceasefire talks in Doha: Where do Hamas, Israel stand?	ceasefire	Amid risks of a wider regional conflict, Israel and Hamas face major sticking points ahead of truce talks in Qatar.

20240815	Trump says he told Netanyahu to end Gaza war but criticizes ceasefire call	ceasefire	Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their last meeting in July to quickly end Israel's war in Gaza, but the former president also criticized ceasefire demands.

20240815	Netanyahu denies report he spoke to Trump about Gaza talks	ceasefire	Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied on Thursday a report that he had spoken the previous day with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump about Gaza ceasefire and hostage release talks. (Comment: Sarkozy, Obama bemoan Netanyahu over open mic.)

20240815	Newborn twins killed in Gaza as father went to register birth	children	Newborn twins were reportedly killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza while their father was at a local government office to register their birth. Asser and Ayssel were just four days old when their father Mohammed Abu al-Qumsan went to collect their birth certificates. But while he was away, his neighbours called to say their home had been bombed, and the strike also killed his wife and the twins' grandmother. Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry says 115 infants have been born and then killed during the war. Israel says it tries to avoid harming civilians and blames their deaths on Hamas operating in dense residential areas.
20240815	Children in Gaza need life-saving support	children	The conflict in the Gaza Strip is taking a catastrophic toll on children. More than 14,000 children have reportedly been killed, according to the latest estimate by the Palestinian Ministry of Health; thousands more have been injured. There are no safe spaces. All of Gaza’s children have been exposed to the traumatic experiences of war, the consequences of which will last a lifetime.
20240815	Voices from Gaza: Father loses daughter to malnutrition amid blockade and dire living conditions	children	Muslih Saeed Khalil, displaced from Sheikh Radwan to Deir el-Balah, lost his daughter due to severe malnutrition and dehydration, exacerbated by the harsh living conditions in a tent after Israel's full-scale blockade on Gaza. Before the war, his daughter was improving with costly treatments, but the lack of medication, proper nutrition, and essential equipment led to her tragic death. She was among at least 37 children who have died in Gaza under these dire circumstances.
20240815	Palestinian paramedic mourns son killed in Israeli strike, prays for end to child deaths	children	Nader Al Buhisi, a paramedic with the Palestinian Red Crescent, lost his eldest son, Hamza, in an Israeli strike near their home.
20240815	Israel approves new illegal settlement on UNESCO site near Bethlehem	culture & heritage	The Nahal Heletz settlement shrinks Palestinian land and poses ‘imminent threat’ to a World Heritage Site.
20240815	Voices from Gaza: Father loses daughter to malnutrition amid blockade and dire living conditions	dystopian war	Muslih Saeed Khalil, displaced from Sheikh Radwan to Deir el-Balah, lost his daughter due to severe malnutrition and dehydration, exacerbated by the harsh living conditions in a tent after Israel's full-scale blockade on Gaza. Before the war, his daughter was improving with costly treatments, but the lack of medication, proper nutrition, and essential equipment led to her tragic death. She was among at least 37 children who have died in Gaza under these dire circumstances.
20240815	Long neglected by the Jerusalem Municipality, Kufr ‘Aqab residents now receive only a few hours of water a week — and the authorities refuse to help.	food, water, fuel & electricity	Since June, residents of Kufr ‘Aqab have been receiving just 2 to 12 hours of water per week. Their complaints have been redirected from one official to the next, yet no one has provided them with a solution — nor taken responsibility for the problem.
20240815	Voices from Gaza: Father loses daughter to malnutrition amid blockade and dire living conditions	food, water, fuel & electricity	Muslih Saeed Khalil, displaced from Sheikh Radwan to Deir el-Balah, lost his daughter due to severe malnutrition and dehydration, exacerbated by the harsh living conditions in a tent after Israel's full-scale blockade on Gaza. Before the war, his daughter was improving with costly treatments, but the lack of medication, proper nutrition, and essential equipment led to her tragic death. She was among at least 37 children who have died in Gaza under these dire circumstances.

20240815	Israel kills more than 40,000 Palestinians in Gaza, 16,456 of them children	genocide	Israel’s relentless war on Gaza has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians, at least 16,456 of them children and over 11,000 women. Gaza’s Health Ministry on Thursday announced the grim milestone, a figure that is likely an undercount as most of the missing 10,000 Palestinians are believed to be buried under mountains of rubble.

20240815	Over 40,000 killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza	genocide	From AJE live blog -- Gaza’s Health Ministry says over 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks, with many more buried under rubble and threatened by illness.

20240815	More than 40,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza since October 7, health ministry says	genocide	Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 40,005 Palestinians and wounded 92,401 since October 7, the Palestinian enclave's health ministry said on Thursday.

20240815	Children in Gaza need life-saving support	humanitarian crisis	The conflict in the Gaza Strip is taking a catastrophic toll on children. More than 14,000 children have reportedly been killed, according to the latest estimate by the Palestinian Ministry of Health; thousands more have been injured. There are no safe spaces. All of Gaza’s children have been exposed to the traumatic experiences of war, the consequences of which will last a lifetime.
20240815	Israel pushes to delay ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu, Gallant	ICC	Official sources said Tel Aviv is putting diplomatic pressure on The Hague-based court to delay arrest warrants being issued against the two.“It is hard to predict, however, how these measures will influence the judges’ decision,” Haaretz newspaper said.
20240815	Former State Department director questions support for Netzah Yehuda	IOF	dystopian war terrorism -- “It really calls into question how much value the department gives to the lives of Palestinian-Americans.” Former State Department human rights official Charles Blaha says the US government’s decision to continue funding Israel’s Netzah Yehuda Battalion is “inexplicable” when looking at the evidence of its human rights abuses
20240815	US, UN, Arab states condemn al-Aqsa visit by Israeli hardline minister	Jerusalem	The United States, the United Nations and Arab countries condemned a visit by Israel’s hardline national security minister and hundreds of supporters to Jerusalem’s flashpoint al-Aqsa Mosque compound, where they performed Jewish prayers.
20240815	Palestinian leader Abbas tells Turkish parliament he will go to Gaza	Palestinian Authority	The president of the Palestinian Authority tells Turkish legislators he will stand by the Palestinian people even at the cost of his life.

20240815	Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif is alive, says senior official	resistance	Mohammed Deif, the commander of Hamas' armed wing, is still alive, according to one of the movement's senior officials, Osama Hamdan.

20240815	With Gaza’s death toll over 40,000, here’s the conflict by numbers	undefined	Figures are sourced from the most recent updates from the Israeli military and prime minister’s office, the Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza, the U.N.’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and Associated Press reporting.
20240815	Barclays planned to withdraw from Israeli bond auctions: Report	United Kingdom	UK bank wanted to quell criticism over involvement with defence firms supplying Israeli military.
20240815	Former State Department director questions support for Netzah Yehuda	United States	“It really calls into question how much value the department gives to the lives of Palestinian-Americans.” Former State Department human rights official Charles Blaha says the US government’s decision to continue funding Israel’s Netzah Yehuda Battalion is “inexplicable” when looking at the evidence of its human rights abuses.
20240815	Israel approves new illegal settlement on UNESCO site near Bethlehem	West Bank	annexation -- The Nahal Heletz settlement shrinks Palestinian land and poses ‘imminent threat’ to a World Heritage Site.
20240815	The wild West Bank: The lawless settlers terrorising Palestinian farmers	West Bank	Settler terrorism -- Villagers and farmers in the South Hebron hills live in fear of rogue attacks – on their people, animals and land.
20240815	Israeli settlers attack West Bank village, Palestinian reported killed	West Bank	Settler terrorism -- Dozens of Israeli settlers, some wearing masks, attacked a Palestinian village near the city of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank, burning cars and killing at least one person, authorities said on Thursday.
20240815	Minouche Shafik resigns as Columbia president after Gaza war protests	Zionism/ US	Minouche Shafik, the president of Columbia University, has announced her resignation after a tumultuous year marked by tensions with staff and students over her handling of campus protests against the Gaza war. The university announced her departure in a statement on its website on Wednesday.
20240815	‘Vindicated’: Columbia University’s Gaza protesters react as Shafik resigns	Zionism/ US	Faculty and student protesters hope for a new approach after the president of the US university steps down — but fear more of the same.
20240815	As students return, US colleges brace for a resurgence in activism against the war in Gaza	Zionism/ US	As students return to colleges across the United States, administrators are bracing for a resurgence in activism against the war in Gaza, and some schools are adopting rules to limit the kind of protests that swept campuses last spring.

DATE	DEVELOPMENT	CONTEXT	DESCRIPTION
20240816	Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli operations in Gaza an obstacle to ceasefire progress, Hamas says	ceasefire	The Guardian live blog
20240816	New round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations begins without Hamas		A new round of negotiations aimed at brokering a ceasefire in the war in Gaza and preventing the fighting from escalating into a region-wide conflict got under way in Doha, as the death toll in the Palestinian territory reached a grim milestone of 40,000 people, according to local health authorities.
20240816	Hamas says Israeli evasion is obstacle to cease-fire agreement	ceasefire	Hamas said that any agreement must include a complete withdrawal from Gaza, the return of displaced people and the reconstruction, in addition to a prisoner exchange deal, according to Husam Badran, a member of the Hamas' political bureau.
20240816	Gaza Truce Talks Open as Israel-Iran Tensions Simmer	ceasefire	Israel began talks with international mediators about a proposed pause to the more than 10-month-old war in Gaza in an effort to douse spiraling tensions between the [censored] and Iran.
20240816	Gaza ceasefire talks to resume for 2nd day in Qatar	ceasefire	Negotiators seeking a Gaza ceasefire were set to meet for a second day in Qatar on Friday, while top European diplomats were expected in Israel to stress the urgency of averting a wider war.
20240816	Gaza cease-fire, hostage release negotiations to continue in Qatar	ceasefire	Gaza cease-fire, hostage release negotiations to continue in Qatar. Israel, the United States, Qatar and Egypt return to the negotiating table in talks that are ...
20240816	Gaza ceasefire talks 'likely to go into tomorrow' as Israel comments on Lammy visit	ceasefire	International mediators have begun a fresh attempt in Qatar to come to a ceasefire agreement, as UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy is planning to head to Israel for a meeting with ministers.
20240816	Gaza ceasefire talks in Doha enter 2nd day as death toll due to Israeli strikes tops 40,000	ceasefire	Mediators from Egypt, Qatar, and the United States are poised to continue negotiations in Doha for the second day in an effort to secure a ceasefire in Gaza after Israeli strikes have killed over 40,000 people since October 7.
20240816	Gaza Ceasefire Talks to End 10-Month War Between Israel and Hamas Continue for Second Day in Qatar	ceasefire	A new round of Gaza ceasefire talks that began on Thursday in Doha, the capital of Qatar, involving Qatar, Egypt, the United States, and Israel will continue on Friday. The Israeli delegation includes David Barnea, Chief of the Mossad; Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet security service; and Nitzan Alon, representing the Israel Defense Forces. The Hamas representatives did not attend the discussions. The US is represented by CIA Director Bill Burns. Also participating in the talks are Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, and Egypt's intelligence chief Abbas Kamel. According to White House national security spokesman John Kirby, mediators from Qatar and Egypt will be coordinating with Hamas. Meanwhile, a US official spoke about the discussions in Doha and said that Thursday's talks were "constructive."
20240816	Iran, Qatar FMs discuss ceasefire in besieged Gaza Strip	ceasefire	Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani in a telephone call received from Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani discussed the latest developments in the region regarding Gaza ceasefire
20240816	Gaza ceasefire negotiations extend to another day as death toll exceeds 40,000	ceasefire	Negotiators were to meet in the Qatari capital Doha again on Friday in an effort to hammer out a Gaza ceasefire agreement as Israel continued to slam targets in the Palestinian enclave.
20240816	Diplomacy intensifies to halt the Israel-Hamas war and prevent wider regional conflict	ceasefire	International diplomacy to prevent the war in Gaza from spreading into a wider regional conflict intensified Friday, with the British and French foreign ministers making a joint trip to Israel while internationally mediated cease-fire talks in Qatar were expected to enter their second day.
20240816	US, Qatar and Egypt say mediators will work to finalise Gaza ceasefire deal	ceasefire	The United States, Qatar and Egypt have issued a joint statement saying the mediators have put forward a “bridging proposal” that would allow the “swift” implementation of a deal that would end the war in Gaza and see the release of Israeli captives.
20240816	Gaza ceasefire talks paused with resumption planned next week	ceasefire	Mediators to resume talks next week New US proposal builds on previous agreements Israel says Netanyahu, Blinken to meet on Monday Regional escalation at stake
20240816	Gaza ceasefire talks to resume next week after no breakthrough in Doha	ceasefire	US, Qatar and Egypt issue optimistic statement that may also be aimed at stalling Iranian retaliation against Israel
20240816	High-stakes Gaza ceasefire talks have ended.	ceasefire	Mediators in talks for a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel made a last-ditch effort this week to revive stalled negotiations, with high-stakes discussions wrapping up Friday against a backdrop of tension and desperation in the region.
20240816	How Canada’s ‘off-the-record’ arms exports end up in Israel	complicity	Advocates say Canada is flouting international obligations by allowing arms shipments to Israel via the United States.
20240816	A Hamas leader says they will give up governing Gaza, but won’t lay down arms	day after politics	Hamas is willing to concede on governing the Gaza Strip after the war, but will not lay down arms against Israel, one of the group’s leaders says.
20240816	The war in Gaza passes a bleak, bloody milestone	dystopian war	The war in Gaza passes a bleak, bloody milestone. Health authorities in Gaza say the death toll in the territory has surpassed 40,000 people.
20240816	Israeli troops launch widespread attacks in Gaza Strip	dystopian war	The crimes of the Zionist regime in Gaza Strip are still ongoing. As the "ceasefire talks in Gaza" are again taking place in Qatari capital of Doha, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says "it is too late for peace in Gaza."
20240816	Israeli army orders fresh evacuations in Gaza as fighting continues	dystopian war	Warning flyers and text messages had been sent out in the area north of the southern city of Khan Younis and in the eastern part of Deir Al-Balah.
20240816	Gaza sees first polio case in 25 years as UN calls for mass vaccinations	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction by intentional infliction	Highly infectious disease confirmed in 10-month-old as UN chief urges pauses in fighting to contain spread
20240816	UN’s Guterres: ‘The ultimate vaccine for polio in Gaza is peace’	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction by intentional infliction	The UN is readying 1.6 million doses of polio vaccine for children in Gaza as the disease spreads across the devastated strip. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that if a cease fire is not enacted, then a “polio pause” would be necessary for a vaccination campaign to take place
20240816	Israeli army orders fresh evacuations in Gaza as fighting continues	forced displacement	Warning flyers and text messages had been sent out in the area north of the southern city of Khan Younis and in the eastern part of Deir Al-Balah.

20240816	Most of Gaza's 40,000 dead are women and children, says UN rights chief	genocide	gender genocide -- “Most of the dead are women and children. This unimaginable situation is overwhelmingly due to recurring failures by the Israeli Defense Forces to comply with the rules of war,” the High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a statement.

20240816	UN’s Guterres: ‘The ultimate vaccine for polio in Gaza is peace’	humanitarian crisis	The UN is readying 1.6 million doses of polio vaccine for children in Gaza as the disease spreads across the devastated strip. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that if a cease fire is not enacted, then a “polio pause” would be necessary for a vaccination campaign to take place

20240816	Israel Claims 17,000 Palestinian Militants 'Eliminated' in Gaza	IOF	Report contains unverifiable claim -- On August 15, Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari made a significant statement regarding the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Hagari revealed that the Israeli military has "eliminated" over 17,000 Palestinian -resistance fighters not militants) since the war began. (Comment: Statement by the Foreign Press Association regarding non access for foreign press to Gaza)

20240816	Diplomacy intensifies to halt the Israel-Hamas war and prevent wider regional conflict	Israeli escalation	International diplomacy to prevent the war in Gaza from spreading into a wider regional conflict intensified Friday, with the British and French foreign ministers making a joint trip to Israel while internationally mediated cease-fire talks in Qatar were expected to enter their second day.
20240816	Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions rise	Israeli escalation	Concerns over a wider conflict in the Middle East have prompted international airlines to suspend flights to the region or to avoid affected air space.
20240816	Hezbollah video sends Israel ‘message of deterrence’	Israeli escalation	The video comes at a time of heightened tensions and after Hezbollah made clear it will retaliate for the killing of its top military commander regardless of the outcome of talks in Doha.
20240816	Hezbollah video sends Israel ‘message of deterrence’	Lebanon	The video comes at a time of heightened tensions and after Hezbollah made clear it will retaliate for the killing of its top military commander regardless of the outcome of talks in Doha.
20240816	Gaza burial worker: ‘I've buried around 19,000 martyrs’	targeting civilians	Saadi Hassan Baraka, who has been a burial worker for nearly 28 years in Gaza, says he has never seen so much death, even during previous wars. He describes how cemeteries are now overcrowded and that he has buried around 19,000 Palestinians from various neighbourhoods in Gaza, including many women and children.
20240816	UN’s Guterres: ‘The ultimate vaccine for polio in Gaza is peace’	United Nations	The UN is readying 1.6 million doses of polio vaccine for children in Gaza as the disease spreads across the devastated strip. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that if a cease fire is not enacted, then a “polio pause” would be necessary for a vaccination campaign to take place
20240816	End game: What’s Israel’s plan in the occupied West Bank?	West Bank	fractional annexation -- Israel continues to expand settlements, with many politicians open about their desire to stop a Palestinian state.
20240816	Israeli settlers rampage through Palestinian village	West Bank	settler terrorism -- A group of Israeli settlers has shot dead one man, and critically wounded another, during a rampage through a village in the occupied West Bank. The attack, captured on CCTV footage, has drawn widespread condemnation.
20240816	Palestinian killed in attacks by Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank	West Bank	settler terrorism -- A Palestinian man has been killed and several people were injured after dozens of Israeli settlers went on a rampage and attacked a village in the occupied West Bank, drawing widespread condemnation.
20240816	One killed as Israeli settlers torch West Bank village	West Bank	settler terrorism -- Dozens of Israeli settlers have set fire to houses and cars in a village in the occupied West Bank, with the Palestinian health ministry saying at least one person has been killed.
20240816	Israeli settlers attack West Bank village, drawing condemnation from top officials	West Bank	settler terrorism -- An assault by dozens of Israeli settlers has devastated a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank, drawing blistering condemnation from top Israeli officials.

DATE	DEVELOPMENT	CONTEXT	DESCRIPTION
20240817	Gaza ceasefire deal closer than ever, Biden says	ceasefire	Amid concerns that Iran may launch an attack on Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Mr Biden said "no-one in the region should take actions to undermine this process". (Comment: Biden's statement hints to accusing Iran for undermining the talks while the timline shows that the Netanyahu already has undermined the process.)
20240817	Israeli team stays in Doha following ceasefire talks	ceasefire	Following the two-day ceasefire talks in Doha, there is still an Israeli technical team on the ground trying to iron out details and bridge remaining gaps.
20240817	Egypt urges immediate cease-fire to end 'daily massacres' in Gaza	ceasefire	Egyptian, French foreign ministers hold joint press conference in Cairo
20240817	Israeli negotiators voice ‘cautious optimism’ over Gaza deal	ceasefire	AJE live blog -- Israeli negotiators have expressed “cautious optimism” about moving towards an agreement on a Gaza ceasefire after talks in Doha, Netanyahu’s office said on Saturday.
20240817	Iran says US not a ‘neutral’ mediator in ceasefire talks	ceasefire	“Referring to the aggression and criminal nature of the Zionists in Gaza, I warned about the deceit and dishonesty of the criminal gang ruling Tel Aviv and their most important supporter, the US, at the negotiating table,” he posted on X. (Comment: On December 11, 2023, US President Joe Biden repeats that he’s a Zionist )
20240817	Gaza ceasefire progress is an illusion, says Hamas	ceasefire	Hamas has described suggestions of progress on an Israel-Gaza ceasefire deal as an illusion, after US President Joe Biden said he was feeling "optimistic". Following two days of US-backed talks in Qatar, President Biden said on Friday "we are closer than we have ever been".
20240817	Washington steps up efforts to reach agreement	ceasefire	The US has presented a new draft text for the implementation of a truce between Israel and Hamas and to avoid a regional war. But there are still many stumbling blocks, and discussions are expected to continue in Cairo.
20240817	Iran stance on retaliation not changed	ceasefire	The Iranian regime is continuing to signal that it will conduct a serious retaliation against Israel in response to Israel killing several senior Axis of Resistance leaders, including Ismail Haniyeh, in recent days.
20240817	Mediators trying to delay or indefinitely postpone an Iranian and Hezbollah attack	ceasefire	The United States and foreign mediators seem to be attempting to delay or indefinitely postpone an Iranian and Hezbollah attack targeting Israel by both threatening Iran and presenting a potential ceasefire-hostage agreement as an off-ramp from further regional escalation.
20240817	Mediators fail to resolve two key issues	ceasefire	Israeli and Arab reports suggest that the talks have not resolved the two largest residual issues which both concern Israel’s presence in the Gaza Strip during a ceasefire.
20240817	US rejects Israeli proposal to set up inspection mechanism at Netzarim Junction in Gaza: Report	ceasefire	Mechanism was intended to screen individuals returning to northern Gaza as part of a potential cease-fire deal
20240817	Egypt, Iran explore efforts to reach cease-fire in Gaza	ceasefire	Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Saturday emphasized to his Iranian acting counterpart Ali Bagheri Kani the need to contain escalation in the region. This came during a phone call, which was the third in 48 hours between Kani and the foreign ministers of Egypt and Qatar, who are mediating efforts to reach a cease-fire in the Palestinian enclave, where Israel has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.
20240817	Biden's goal: Gaza deal by the end of next week	ceasefire	President Biden is aiming to get a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal by the end of next week while also trying to deter Iran and Hezbollah from conducting an attack on Israel that could undermine this effort, U.S. officials say.
20240817	Vast majority of Israelis back reaching a Gaza deal: Poll	ceasefire	Sixty-three percent of respondents want the Israeli government to close an agreement with Hamas over a truce and the return of captives in Gaza, according to a poll by Israeli broadcaster Channel 12. About a quarter of the respondents said they are undecided on the issue, while 12 percent stressed they oppose a deal, a report by the channel said.
20240817	Polio outbreak shows need for Gaza ceasefire: CAIR	ceasefire	Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organisation in the US, has called on the Biden administration to force Israel to end the war in Gaza to allow a polio vaccination campaign to be conducted.

20240817	Kids ‘torn to pieces’ as Israeli hits az-Zawayda	children	Israel has ordered mass evacuations in northern and southern Gaza, including areas in the south it previously designated as “safe zones”, while at least 15 people were reported killed in an overnight Israeli attack on displaced people in central Gaza’s az-Zawayda.

20240817	‘We are like slaves’: Israeli military gives Gaza residents a few hours to evacuate	dystopian war	On August 16, the Israeli military gave Gaza residents living in parts of the humanitarian zone in Khan Younis an order to evacuate in just a few hours. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says the order affected over 170,000 Palestinians sheltering at humanitarian sites.

20240817	Israel issues new evacuation orders, families refuse to be forcibly displaced from north	dystopian war	Elsewhere in the North, families in the Sheikh Zayed area are refusing to leave, despite new evacuation orders by the Israeli army. They say there is no point because there is no safe place for them to go in Gaza.
20240817	Israeli bombs northern Gaza: Strike kills seven people in Jabalia refugee camp	dystopian war	An Israeli strike on Jabalia Gaza's largest refugee camp has killed seven people, including children. Many others are injured. The Israeli army has killed at least 46 Palestinians in the past 24 hours. A warning Al Jazeera’s Anas al Sharif's report from the Jabalia refugee camp contains some graphic descriptions
20240817	Israeli evacuation orders no longer prelude to ground operations: Monitors	dystopian war	AJE live blog
20240817	Polio case confirmed in Gaza	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction by intentional infliction	AJE live blog -- Gaza’s Health Ministry has confirmed that the first case of polio has been found in the Palestinian territory in a quarter of a century.
20240817	Polio resurfaces in Gaza after 25 years with 10-month-old child diagnosed	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction by intentional infliction	Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Gaza faces a new crisis as polio returns after 25 years. Aid groups and the U.N. are urgently calling for a humanitarian cease-fire to vaccinate over 640,000 children, fearing a widespread outbreak in the war-torn region where healthcare systems are crumbling.
20240817	Aid groups in Gaza aim to avert a polio outbreak with a surge of vaccinations.	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction by intentional infliction	Comments: UN’s Guterres: ‘The ultimate vaccine for polio in Gaza is peace’ suggesting that no polio vaccines are in Gaza; The warning, that the risk for a polio outbreak is eminent, was given last month. Since then, no media has reported that vaccines where sent to Gaza nor that vaccines had arrived in Gaza. In logistic terms: vaccines must be stored at ≥2° to ≤8° centigrade. Refrigerators need electricity but there is no fuel for generators.)
20240817	Polio outbreak shows need for Gaza ceasefire: CAIR	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction by intentional infliction	Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organisation in the US, has called on the Biden administration to force Israel to end the war in Gaza to allow a polio vaccination campaign to be conducted.
20240817	Gaza’s first polio case confirmed: UN appeals for ceasefire to rollout vaccination plan	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction by intentional infliction	Gaza’s Health Ministry's confirmed it's found its first case of polio in a quarter of a century. The United Nations is urgently calling for a seven-day pause in fighting, so 640-thousand children can be vaccinated. The World Health Organization wants to send 1 point 2 million vaccines to Gaza, after the discovery of the polio virus in wastewater last month.
20240817	Israeli evacuation orders shut 10 wells, worsening water crisis in Gaza	food, water, fuel & electricity	The new Israeli evacuation orders for areas in eastern Gaza have resulted in the shutdown of 10 water wells, Deir al-Balah Municipality in the central Gaza Strip announced on Saturday.
20240817	Israeli evacuation orders shut 10 wells, worsening water crisis in Gaza	forced displacement	The new Israeli evacuation orders for areas in eastern Gaza have resulted in the shutdown of 10 water wells, Deir al-Balah Municipality in the central Gaza Strip announced on Saturday.

20240817	‘We are like slaves’: Israeli military gives Gaza residents a few hours to evacuate	forced displacement	On August 16, the Israeli military gave Gaza residents living in parts of the humanitarian zone in Khan Younis an order to evacuate in just a few hours. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says the order affected over 170,000 Palestinians sheltering at humanitarian sites.

20240817	Israel killed 40,074 Palestinians since October 7	genocide	At least 40,074 people have been killed and 92,537 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7 and more than 200 were taken captive.

20240817	Gaza death toll nears 40,100 as Israel kills 69 more Palestinians	genocide	The Israeli army killed 69 more Palestinians in attacks in the Gaza Strip, taking the overall death toll to 40,074 since last Oct. 7, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Saturday, Anadolu reports.

20240817	Israeli army says it killed dozens of fighters across Gaza	IOF	Report contains unverifiable claim -- A military statement says Israeli forces have expanded their activity in the southern city of Khan Younis in the past 24 hou
20240817	Mediators trying to delay or indefinitely postpone an Iranian and Hezbollah attack	Iran	The United States and foreign mediators seem to be attempting to delay or indefinitely postpone an Iranian and Hezbollah attack targeting Israel by both threatening Iran and presenting a potential ceasefire-hostage agreement as an off-ramp from further regional escalation.
20240817	Iran stance on retaliation not changed	Iran	The Iranian regime is continuing to signal that it will conduct a serious retaliation against Israel in response to Israel killing several senior Axis of Resistance leaders, including Ismail Haniyeh, in recent days.
20240817	Israelis bombed residential building, killing 10 people	Israeli escalation	Ten people have been reported killed in an Israeli strike on a residential building in the city of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese media.
20240817	Hamas says US providing ‘cover’ for ‘genocide’	Israeli escalation	AJE live blog -- Hamas says ongoing crimes against Palestinians being perpetrated with “absolute support by the US administration and Western capitals, which are providing the necessary cover and time for the Israeli government to commit a barbaric genocide in Gaza “.
20240817	Mediators trying to delay or indefinitely postpone an Iranian and Hezbollah attack	Israeli escalation	The United States and foreign mediators seem to be attempting to delay or indefinitely postpone an Iranian and Hezbollah attack targeting Israel by both threatening Iran and presenting a potential ceasefire-hostage agreement as an off-ramp from further regional escalation.
20240817	Iran stance on retaliation not changed	Israeli escalation	The Iranian regime is continuing to signal that it will conduct a serious retaliation against Israel in response to Israel killing several senior Axis of Resistance leaders, including Ismail Haniyeh, in recent days.
20240817	Israelis bombed residential building, killing 10 people	Lebanon	Ten people have been reported killed in an Israeli strike on a residential building in the city of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese media.
20240817	Lebanese Officials Say Israeli Strike Kills at Least 10	Lebanon	The strike came as tensions between the two countries were running high over the Gaza war. Negotiators are pushing for a truce in Gaza, hoping to avert a wider regional conflagration.
20240817	Israeli strike kills 10 in southern Lebanon in one of the deadliest incidents since October 7	Lebanon	An Israeli strike has killed at least ten people in Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said, prompting Hezbollah to launch a barrage of retaliatory rockets at Israel.
20240817	Two Israeli Soldiers Wounded Near Lebanese Border; 55 Rockets Fired From Lebanon	Lebanon	Haaretz pay walled live blog
20240817	Hamas military wing announces new attacks on Israeli forces in Gaza	resistance	Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced on Saturday that they killed and injured Israeli soldiers by targeting two military vehicles in the area of their incursion in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, south of Gaza City.
20240817	Israeli military storms Balata camp, arrests father and son	resistance / West Bank	AJE live blog -- Gunfire was exchanged between Palestinian resistance groups and Israeli forces as the Israeli military stormed the Balata refugee camp near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, according to local media reports. Israeli forces arrested a father and son during the raid and have now withdrawn from the area
20240817	Israeli bombs northern Gaza: Strike kills seven people in Jabalia refugee camp	targeting forced displaced people	An Israeli strike on Jabalia Gaza's largest refugee camp has killed seven people, including children. Many others are injured. The Israeli army has killed at least 46 Palestinians in the past 24 hours. A warning Al Jazeera’s Anas al Sharif's report from the Jabalia refugee camp contains some graphic descriptions

Abu Jawad fish & meat merchant, As Zawayda

20240817	Israeli attack on Gaza shelter kills 15 members of one Palestinian family	targeting forced displaced people	Israeli strikes ‘wiping out whole families’ after attack on warehouse sheltering displaced Palestinians in az-Zawayda in central Gaza.

20240817	Israeli strike kills at least 15 in Gaza	targeting forced displaced people	An Israeli strike in Gaza has killed at least 15 people, many of them reportedly children, in Az-Zawayda. The Israeli military said it was aware of the reports and was looking into them.

20240817	Israeli air strikes target Al Zawaida: At least 16 Palestinians killed	targeting forced displaced people	16 Palestinians killed in an Israeli airstrike in al Zawaida central Gaza.

20240817	At least 18 killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza as more evacuations ordered	targeting forced displaced people	Saturday's airstrike hit a house and adjacent warehouse sheltering displaced people at the entrance to the town of Zawaida, according to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, where casualties were taken. An Associated Press reporter there counted the dead.

20240817	Kids ‘torn to pieces’ as Israeli hits az-Zawayda	targeting forced displaced people	Israel has ordered mass evacuations in northern and southern Gaza, including areas in the south it previously designated as “safe zones”, while at least 15 people were reported killed in an overnight Israeli attack on displaced people in central Gaza’s az-Zawayda.

20240817	Death toll rises again in az-Zawayda attack	targeting forced displaced people	AJE live blog -- At least 15 people are now confirmed dead following an Israeli attack in the az-Zawayda area of central Gaza, according to local media reports. Footage posted by our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues shows rescue crews recovering bodies as they search through the rubble of a now-destroyed warehouse, which was said to be housing displaced Palestinians.

20240817	At least 17 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike in central Gaza, health officials say	targeting forced displaced people	Report contains unverifiable claim -- At least 17 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike in the Gaza town of Zawayda on Saturday, health officials said, as Israel issued new evacuation orders, citing Hamas rocket fire nearby.

20240817	Witness says home hit by Israeli forces belonged to a merchant	targeting forced displaced people	The neighbour of a family whose members were killed in the az-Zawayda town attack says there were “no military activities here at all”. “They were asleep in their beds, kids and babies, then three missiles targeted their place,” Abu Ahmed Hassan told the Reuters news agency. “The owner of the house was a known merchant.”

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Abu Jawad fish & meat merchant, As Zawayda

20240817	Israeli attack on Gaza shelter kills 15 members of one Palestinian family	targeting families in whole or in part	Israeli strikes ‘wiping out whole families’ after attack on warehouse sheltering displaced Palestinians in az-Zawayda in central Gaza.

20240817	Israeli strike kills at least 15 in Gaza	targeting families in whole or in part	An Israeli strike in Gaza has killed at least 15 people, many of them reportedly children, in Az-Zawayda. The Israeli military said it was aware of the reports and was looking into them. (Comment: British source fails to mention that it is about the killing of a whole family)

20240817	At least 18 killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza as more evacuations ordered	targeting families in whole or in part	Saturday's airstrike hit a house and adjacent warehouse sheltering displaced people at the entrance to the town of Zawaida, according to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, where casualties were taken. An Associated Press reporter there counted the dead.

20240817	Israeli air strikes target Al Zawaida: At least 16 Palestinians killed	targeting families in whole or in part	16 Palestinians killed in an Israeli airstrike in al Zawaida central Gaza.

20240817	Kids ‘torn to pieces’ as Israeli hits az-Zawayda	targeting families in whole or in part	Israel has ordered mass evacuations in northern and southern Gaza, including areas in the south it previously designated as “safe zones”, while at least 15 people were reported killed in an overnight Israeli attack on displaced people in central Gaza’s az-Zawayda.

20240817	Death toll rises again in az-Zawayda attack	targeting families in whole or in part	AJE live blog -- At least 15 people are now confirmed dead following an Israeli attack in the az-Zawayda area of central Gaza, according to local media reports. Footage posted by our Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues shows rescue crews recovering bodies as they search through the rubble of a now-destroyed warehouse, which was said to be housing displaced Palestinians.

20240817	At least 17 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike in central Gaza, health officials say	targeting families in whole or in part	Report contains unverifiable claim -- At least 17 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike in the Gaza town of Zawayda on Saturday, health officials said, as Israel issued new evacuation orders, citing Hamas rocket fire nearby.

20240817	Witness says home hit by Israeli forces belonged to a merchant	targeting families in whole or in part	The neighbour of a family whose members were killed in the az-Zawayda town attack says there were “no military activities here at all”. “They were asleep in their beds, kids and babies, then three missiles targeted their place,” Abu Ahmed Hassan told the Reuters news agency. “The owner of the house was a known merchant.”

End Abu Jawad fish & meat merchant, As Zawayda

20240817	Hamas says US providing ‘cover’ for ‘genocide’	United States	AJE live blog -- Hamas says ongoing crimes against Palestinians being perpetrated with “absolute support by the US administration and Western capitals, which are providing the necessary cover and time for the Israeli government to commit a barbaric genocide in Gaza “.
20240817	Israeli military storms Balata camp, arrests father and son	West Bank	AJE live blog -- Gunfire was exchanged between Palestinian resistance groups and Israeli forces as the Israeli military stormed the Balata refugee camp near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, according to local media reports. Israeli forces arrested a father and son during the raid and have now withdrawn from the area

20240817	John Mason stripped of SNP whip over 'unacceptable' Gaza posts	Zionism / UK	'... writing on X on Mr Mason, who represents Glasgow Shettleston, said the country's actions in Gaza did not amount to "genocide". In response, a spokesperson for the SNP Chief Whip said: "To flippantly dismiss the death of more than 40,000 Palestinians is completely unacceptable.

20240817	Veteran SNP MSP stripped of party whip over Gaza remarks	Zionism / UK	Mason, the member for Glasgow Shettleston, posted to X (formerly Twitter): “If Israel wanted to commit genocide, they would have killed ten times as many.”

20240817	‘A police state’: US universities impose rules to avoid repeat of Gaza protests	Zionism / US	Universities across the US are planning tougher rules to restrict protests when students return from summer vacation, an effort to avoid the chaos of last semester when demonstrations against Israel’s war in Gaza led to police crackdowns on campuses nationwide.

DATE	DEVELOPMENT	CONTEXT	DESCRIPTION
20240818	US ‘bridging proposal’ for Gaza deal said to exclude two of Netanyahu’s key demands	ceasefire	Israeli source -- The US “bridging proposal” designed to enable the finalizing of a hostages-for-ceasefire deal in the coming week does not provide for an ongoing Israeli presence along the Gaza-Egypt border or for a mechanism in central Gaza to prevent the return of armed Hamas forces to the Strip’s north, as demanded by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Hebrew media reported Saturday, citing unnamed officials familiar with the talks.

20240818	Hamas official says Netanyahu main obstacle to achieving ceasefire	ceasefire	Hamas official Osama Hamdan has told Al Jazeera “everyone understands” now that Netanyahu and his government are not willing to achieve a ceasefire deal. “The Israelis, in the two-day negotiations, rejected the paper, introduced by the Americans on June 24 based on Biden’s initiative, the Security Council resolution, and also responsible for the Israeli points,” he said. Hamdan added that the Israelis declared in the latest round of talks in Qatar that they want the right to come back to fight, a condition he said was unacceptable for Palestinians.

20240818	Hamas says new Gaza proposal too close to Israel's demands	ceasefire	The Palestinian group Hamas said on Sunday that a new proposal meant to bridge the gaps between Israel and the Islamist armed group over a Gaza ceasefire were too close to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent positions.

20240818	Hamas reveals details of latest US proposal for Gaza ceasefire: Report	ceasefire	An official source in the movement told Al-Sharq that the US proposal included reducing the presence of the Israeli army on the strategic Gaza-Egypt border area known as the Philadelphia Corridor but not a full withdrawal of the Israeli army. The proposal also included the returning management of the Rafah crossing to the Palestinian Authority (PA) under Israeli supervision.

20240818	Ceasefire sticking points indicate Hamas's plans to return to power	ceasefire	Israeli 'analysis' -- The ceasefire deal sees Hamas seeking control over Gaza's Netzarim and Philadelphi Corridors, while Israel worries about Hamas regaining power in Gaza if IDF presence is reduced.

20240818	Philadelphi Corridor remains sticking point in Gaza cease-fire talks: Report	ceasefire	Israel wants to maintain control over Philadelphi Corridor on Gazan-Egyptian border, according to Israeli media

20240818	Hamas rejects Gaza ceasefire deal, blaming Netanyahu for setting new 'obstacles'	ceasefire	Hamas has rejected the latest ceasefire proposal, saying it ignored key demands and accused the Israeli prime minister of setting new conditions that it could not accept.
20240818	Blinken arrives in Israel to push for Gaza ceasefire as Hamas rejects US 'diktats'	ceasefire	US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who arrived in Israel on Sunday, will travel to Egypt on Tuesday as part of Washington's intensifying diplomatic push to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza that will end the 10-month-old war between Israel and Hamas. Hamas leader Sami Abu Zuhri accused the US of trying to impose "diktats" in the negotiations.
20240818	Blinken arrives in Middle East to renew push for Gaza ceasefire	ceasefire	Ceasefire mediators to step up diplomacy in Cairo this week Netanyahu says negotiations 'complex', firm on security Hamas: Israel trying to make new conditions to 'blow up' talks
20240818	Gaza ceasefire talks are the continuation of war by other means: Marwan Bishara	ceasefire	Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst Marwan Bishara highlights that the ongoing talks represent the continuation of war by other means. He emphasizes the critical understanding that both Israel and Hamas must realize: they cannot achieve through diplomacy what they failed to achieve in war. In other words, Israel will not retrieve its captives without concessions, and Hamas will not see Gaza free of Israeli soldiers without making sacrifices. Bishara suggests that anyone who believes otherwise is delusional, as both war and diplomacy are ultimately decided by power. He further notes that the conflict now includes new factors, such as the major threat posed by regional powers like Iran and Hezbollah in response to Israeli actions, as well as the growing involvement of the United States amid fears of the war expanding.

20240818	Gaza ceasefire negotiations 'doomed to fail', experts says	ceasefire	Ongoing ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas are “doomed to fail from the start”, said Gilbert Achcar, professor of Development Studies and International Relations at The School of Oriental and African Studies. Pointing to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his government, Achcar said Israel has no intention to end the war in Gaza.

20240818	Blinken visits Israel, but Hamas, Netanyahu far apart on Gaza truce	ceasefire	The United States’s top diplomat is visiting Israel as part of Washington’s efforts to secure a ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza, but statements published by both Hamas and Israel have been dampening the chances of a breakthrough.
20240818	IRC warns of ‘alarming gap’ in care for unaccompanied children in Gaza	children	The International Rescue Committee is sounding the alarm over the risk of increased family separations in the Gaza Strip as Israeli forces order more mass evacuations and step up deadly attacks and arrests across the Palestinian enclave.
20240818	Israel issues new evacuation orders, families refuse to be forcibly displaced from north	dystopian war	Elsewhere in the North, families in the Sheikh Zayed area are refusing to leave, despite new evacuation orders by the Israeli army. They say there is no point because there is no safe place for them to go in Gaza.
20240818	Humanitarian crises escalate as Israel's forced evacuations shrink ‘safe zones’	dystopian war	Thousands of Palestinians are on the run, including from the so-called “humanitarian zone” in Maghazi, as Israeli evacuation orders further shrink Gaza.
20240818	Humanitarian crises escalate as Israel's forced evacuations shrink ‘safe zones’	dystopian war	The Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours killed at least 25 Palestinians, including eight members of the same family in Deir el-Balah, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Thousands of Palestinians are on the run, including from the so-called “humanitarian zone” in Maghazi, as Israeli evacuation orders further shrink Gaza. The Deir el-Balah municipality in Gaza warns of severe humanitarian crises due to Israel's forced evacuations. The shrinking humanitarian zone has led to extreme overcrowding, with nearly one million displaced people, causing water shortages, waste accumulation, and the spread of diseases.

20240818	Family, including six children, among 25 killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza	dystopian war	As Israel’s deadly attacks continue, UNRWA warns the so-called Gaza ‘humanitarian zone’ has shrunk to just 11% of the Strip.

20240818	IDF expands operations in Gaza, eliminates dozens of terrorists*	dystopian war	98th Division intensifies Gaza raids following intelligence on terrorist activity and rocket launches; 7th Armored Brigade and Paratroopers Brigade expand efforts in Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah; paratrooper seriously wounded
			* The Law Of Belligerent Occupation provides people under occupation the right to form armed groups to resist occupation. In the Protocols of the Geneva Convention, it is also stipulated that they must carry weapons openly to distinct themselves from civilians. Gaza is by international law part of the occupied Palestinian Territory thus also occupied despite the blockade that the Israelis imposed in 2007 as a retaliatory measure over the first and only election that was held in 2006 in Gaza.
20240818	Gaza’s water crisis catastrophic amid ongoing war and severe shortages: UNRWA’s Sam Rose	food, water, fuel & electricity	Sam Rose, UNRWA's director of planning, told Al Jazeera that Gaza's water crisis is dire. The situation, already poor before the war, has worsened dramatically, with severe shortages and contamination leading to increased malnutrition and disease. Rose highlighted that daily water access is critically low, with just 7 to 8 litres available per person compared to the 15 litres needed. The ongoing war and displacement make water distribution and sanitation increasingly challenging and dangerous.

20240818	Israeli attacks target Gaza water treatment facilities	food, water, fuel & electricity	For Palestinians sheltering in Gaza's ruins, survival is not only a matter of avoiding Israeli military strikes. Israel's latest forced displacement from central and southern Gaza has cut even more people off from vital water sources.

20240818	Israel issues new evacuation orders, families refuse to be forcibly displaced from north	forced displacement	Elsewhere in the North, families in the Sheikh Zayed area are refusing to leave, despite new evacuation orders by the Israeli army. They say there is no point because there is no safe place for them to go in Gaza.
20240818	Gaza’s water crisis catastrophic amid ongoing war and severe shortages: UNRWA’s Sam Rose	humanitarian crisis	Sam Rose, UNRWA's director of planning, told Al Jazeera that Gaza's water crisis is dire. The situation, already poor before the war, has worsened dramatically, with severe shortages and contamination leading to increased malnutrition and disease. Rose highlighted that daily water access is critically low, with just 7 to 8 litres available per person compared to the 15 litres needed. The ongoing war and displacement make water distribution and sanitation increasingly challenging and dangerous.
20240818	Humanitarian crises escalate as Israel's forced evacuations shrink ‘safe zones’	humanitarian crisis	The Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours killed at least 25 Palestinians, including eight members of the same family in Deir el-Balah, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Thousands of Palestinians are on the run, including from the so-called “humanitarian zone” in Maghazi, as Israeli evacuation orders further shrink Gaza. The Deir el-Balah municipality in Gaza warns of severe humanitarian crises due to Israel's forced evacuations. The shrinking humanitarian zone has led to extreme overcrowding, with nearly one million displaced people, causing water shortages, waste accumulation, and the spread of diseases.
20240818	Gaza ceasefire talks are the continuation of war by other means: Marwan Bishara	opinion	Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst Marwan Bishara highlights that the ongoing talks represent the continuation of war by other means. He emphasizes the critical understanding that both Israel and Hamas must realize: they cannot achieve through diplomacy what they failed to achieve in war. In other words, Israel will not retrieve its captives without concessions, and Hamas will not see Gaza free of Israeli soldiers without making sacrifices. Bishara suggests that anyone who believes otherwise is delusional, as both war and diplomacy are ultimately decided by power. He further notes that the conflict now includes new factors, such as the major threat posed by regional powers like Iran and Hezbollah in response to Israeli actions, as well as the growing involvement of the United States amid fears of the war expanding.
20240818	Eighteen members of same family killed in Israeli strike on Gaza	targeting families in whole or in part.	Dead included 11 siblings aged between two and 22, hospital says, as well as their parents and grandmother. Among those killed was Sami Jawad al-Ejlah, a wholesaler who coordinated with the Israeli military to bring meat and fish to Gaza. The dead also included his two wives, 11 of their children aged two to 22, a grandmother to the children, and three other relatives, according to a list provided by the hospital. See Abu Jawad fish & meat merchant, As Zawayda, Aug. 17, 2024.

20240818	Quintuplets among Gaza’s dead as Blinken visits the region to seek a cease-fire deal	targeting families in whole or in part.	Israeli strikes across Gaza killed 29 people overnight and into Sunday, including young quintuplets, health officials said, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel to try to seal a cease-fire deal that could help ease recently soaring regional tensions.

20240818	Family, including six children, among 25 killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza	targeting families in whole or in part.	A family, including six children, have been killed in the central Gaza Strip, in the latest waves of Israel’s deadly attacks across the besieged Palestinian territory..

20240818	Gaza: Mother and her six children killed in Israeli strike on house in Deir al-Balah	targeting families in whole or in part.	Authorities in Gaza said at at least 24 people died in Gaza overnight in Israeli strikes.

20240818	IRC warns of ‘alarming gap’ in care for unaccompanied children in Gaza	targeting families in whole or in part.	The International Rescue Committee is sounding the alarm over the risk of increased family separations in the Gaza Strip as Israeli forces order more mass evacuations and step up deadly attacks and arrests across the Palestinian enclave.

DATE	DEVELOPMENT	CONTEXT	DESCRIPTION
20240819	Calls for humanitarian pause in Gaza to allow for polio vaccination campaign as first case detected	ceasefire	International groups have expressed their concerned after a first case of polio confirmed and others suspected in Gaza. They are calling for a humanitarian pause in fighting in Gaza to allow for a mass polio vaccination campaign.
20240819	Blinken stresses ‘decisive moment’ as he makes urgent push for Gaza ceasefire deal	ceasefire	This is “probably the best, maybe the last, opportunity to get the hostages home, to get a ceasefire and to put everyone on a better path to enduring peace and security,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a news conference alongside Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Tel Aviv before the two met.
20240819	Talks with Blinken 'positive', says Netanyahu	ceasefire	However, Hamas has said suggestions of progress are an "illusion", with a number of issues between the two sides still contested - including whether Israeli troops will be required to withdraw fully from Gaza.
20240819	Blinken says ceasefire talks ‘maybe last’ chance to free captives from Gaza	ceasefire	US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has described ongoing negotiations as “maybe the last” chance to secure the captives’ release and secure a ceasefire during a trip to Israel.
20240819	Blinken says Gaza ceasefire talks ‘maybe last opportunity’ for hostage deal	ceasefire	The US secretary of state has said during a visit to Israel that the current round of ceasefire talks is “maybe the last opportunity” to broker a truce and hostage and prisoner swap in the 10-month war in Gaza.
20240819	Blinken says Netanyahu supports Gaza ceasefire bridging proposal	ceasefire	U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed he supports the new Gaza ceasefire proposal meant to bridge gaps between Israel and Hamas. Blinken, speaking to reporters in Tel Aviv, said it was now incumbent on Hamas to accept the proposal.
20240819	Urgent: Blinken says Netanyahu backs new proposal amid push for Gaza ceasefire	ceasefire	U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu supports a new Gaza ceasefire bridging proposal following their meeting in Israel on Monday.
20240819	US says Netanyahu accepted new Gaza cease-fire proposal, but Hamas says deal only meets Israel's demands	ceasefire	US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had accepted a new “bridging proposal” for a Gaza cease-fire and prisoner swap deal, but Hamas said the proposal in fact "meets Netanyahu's conditions” and fits his agenda.
20240819	Blinken says Israel accepts Gaza proposal, urges Hamas to do same	ceasefire	US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday (19 August) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had accepted a “bridging proposal” presented by Washington to tackle disagreements blocking a ceasefire deal in Gaza, and urged Hamas to do the same.
20240819	Egypt agrees to Israeli control of Gaza border in return for Rafah reopening	ceasefire	Egypt and Israel have reached an understanding that would allow an Israeli security presence along the Egyptian-Gaza border in exchange for the Rafah crossing being reopened and operated by Palestinians, three senior Egyptian sources told Middle East Eye.
20240819	Cairo agrees to Israeli control of Gaza-Egypt border: Report	ceasefire	Egypt and Israel have reached an agreement that would allow Israel to maintain control of the Egypt-Gaza border, Middle East Eye (MEE) reported on 19 August, citing senior Egyptian officials. In exchange, Israel would allow the Rafah crossing to be reopened and Palestinians to operate it.
20240819	Israel to send negotiators to Gaza ceasefire talks in Egypt, Netanyahu tells Blinken	ceasefire	Netanyahu made the assertion during his meeting with US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, in West Jerusalem early Monday, The Times of Israel newspaper said, citing an Israeli official.
20240819	Hamas tells ITV News it won't engage in ceasefire talks - as U.S. says Israel backs proposal	ceasefire	A senior Hamas official has told ITV News they won't engage in further ceasefire talks - as the U.S. says Israel has accepted a proposal for a ceasefire.
20240819	Gaza ceasefire talks: The main sticking points	ceasefire	U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel stepping up diplomatic pressure in a last-ditch attempt to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and a hostage release deal.
20240819	Calls for humanitarian pause in Gaza to allow for polio vaccination campaign as first case detected	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction by intentional infliction	International groups have expressed their concerned after a first case of polio confirmed and others suspected in Gaza. They are calling for a humanitarian pause in fighting in Gaza to allow for a mass polio vaccination campaign.
20240819	Evacuation order in central Gaza \| United Nations	forced displacement	Families have been forced to flee the Al Maghazi area in Gaza, after the Israeli authorities issued more evacuation orders. Thousands of people in Gaza continue to face displacement with nowhere safe to go. There is no more space for them to shelter in. Gaza needs a ceasefire.
20240819	‘The entire health sector has collapsed in Gaza’: Palestinian doctor	healthcare & medical infrastructure	Al Jazeera spoke to Dr Khalil al-Degran, spokesman for Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir el-Balah. He said Israeli forces “continue to target and pound unsuspecting residents” who are staying in civilian areas. “Yesterday, the Israeli official forces targeted a residential building. In this building, seven members of the same family were killed. Six children, together with their mother,” he said. He said 25 hospitals are out of operation in the besieged enclave, and very few are still functioning. With the Rafah border crossing with Egypt closed for more than 200 days, he said the hospital is experiencing a severe shortage of medical supplies. The staff at the hospital cannot provide “the most basic medical necessities” for injured patients, “a clear signal that the entire health sector has collapsed in Gaza”, he said. Al-Degran said Israeli forces have a clear intent to commit “genocide and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian population”.

20240819	Aid worker deaths soared after Israel launched latest war on Gaza: UN	humanitarian aid	More than half of the 280 aid workers killed worldwide in 2023 died during the first three months of Israel’s war on Gaza, according to the United Nations. The rise in deaths, mainly due to Israeli air attacks in Gaza between October and December last year, represents a 137 percent increase compared with 2022, when 118 aid workers were killed.

20240819	Humanitarian Situation Update #206	humanitarian crisis	UNOCHA report
20240819	UN warns of worsening humanitarian disaster as ceasefire talks continue	humanitarian crisis	UN Secretary-General António Guterres is closely following negotiations in Doha focused on trying to end the war in Gaza, where the situation continues to remain catastrophic after more than 10 months of unrelenting war.

20240819	Israel perpetrating war crimes in plain sight in Gaza, says ex-UK diplomat	IOF	Israel is “flagrantly and regularly” committing war crimes in Gaza, according to a former British diplomat who recently resigned over ministers’ failure to ban arms sales to Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.

20240819	Gaza journalist killed in alleged Israeli fire	journalists	The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza and a Palestinian news site said on Monday (Aug 20) that a journalist was killed by Israeli fire the previous day in the south of the territory. "Ibrahim Muharab's body was taken to Nasser Hospital", in the southern city of Khan Yunis on Monday, the ministry said.

20240819	Hezbollah’s tunnel video threatens enemies but leaves much unknown	Lebanon	The slickly made video shows fighters driving large trucks and motorbikes through well-lit underground roads. Some of the trucks are carrying what appear to be missiles, and as the vehicles drive through, it becomes clear what the makers of the video – the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah – are unveiling: an extensive tunnel network used to store and launch missiles and what will surely be a vital resource in any conflict with Israel.

20240819	Israeli strikes kill 35 in one day as Gaza hospitals warn of collapse	targeting civilians	Israeli air strikes have killed at least 35 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, medical sources tell Al Jazeera, as hospitals warn that children are at a risk of dying due to a fuel shortage.

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20240820	Blinken says Israel OKs a plan to break the cease-fire impasse and urges Hamas to do the same	ceasefire	U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza, and he called on Hamas to do the same, without saying whether concerns cited by the militant group had been addressed.
20240820	Hamas says US ‘buying time for Israeli genocide’	ceasefire	Hamas accused the United States of “buying time for Israel to continue its genocide” after Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted a bridging proposal for a Gaza truce deal and urged the Palestinian group to do the same.
20240820	Hamas denies 'backing off' from Gaza ceasefire talks	ceasefire	Hamas denies 'backing off' from Gaza ceasefire talks. Joe Biden claimed militant group was cooling on deal to end war and free hostages.
			Comment: The US is to accuse of revisionism as it is Netanyahu who kept editing Biden's ceasefire proposal (now dubbed "bridging agreement") from May 2024, not Hamas. Then, the US is also to be accused of playing two roles at the same time: those as mediator and those as co-editor.
20240820	Israel open to Gaza ceasefire talks, says US	ceasefire	US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to an American "bridging proposal" for a ceasefire deal in Gaza. Hamas has said it is “keen to reach a cessation of aggression”. Discussions follow the deaths of at least 10 Palestinians killed by an Israeli strike on a school, according to news agency Reuters. The Israeli army also confirmed on Tuesday they had retrieved the bodies of six hostages from Gaza.
20240820	U.S. Push for Gaza Cease-Fire Falls Short on Key Points, Officials Say	ceasefire	Israeli and Hamas officials have downplayed the idea that a deal could be imminent, saying that mediators’ efforts have not resolved major dispute
20240820	Ceasefire elusive as Blinken leaves Middle East, with future Israeli presence in Gaza key sticking point	ceasefire	US secretary of state Antony Blinken said that “time is of the essence” to secure a Gaza ceasefire, as he wrapped up a Middle East tour with an agreement between Israel and Hamas still elusive.

20240820	Ceasefire in Gaza 'unrelated' to Iran's retaliation plans, says Tehran	ceasefire	Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Monday that the ongoing discussions for a ceasefire in Gaza have no bearing on Tehran's plans to retaliate against Israel for the killing of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31.

20240820	What are the prospects for a Gaza ceasefire deal?	ceasefire	Israel bombs a school in Gaza, killing more Palestinians as top US diplomat Antony Blinken visits the region. He says talks in Egypt may be the last chance for a ceasefire. Hamas accuses the US and Israel of delay and adding new conditions. Can there be a breakthrough?
20240820	Blinken ends latest Mideast visit without cease-fire for Gaza, warning ‘time is of the essence’	ceasefire	U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended his ninth visit to the Middle East since the war in Gaza began without securing any major breakthrough for a cease-fire deal, warning on Tuesday that “time is of the essence” even as Hamas and Israel signaled that challenges remain.
20240820	Blinken wraps up Mideast trip with Gaza deal still elusive	ceasefire	Blinken says deal 'needs to get done' Negotiations seek Gaza ceasefire, return of hostages Sisi warns of conflict expanding in the region Hamas criticises U.S. 'bridging proposal' Gaps remain over border security, Israel's military presence
20240820	Blinken visits Egypt, Qatar for Gaza cease-fire talks but end to fighting still elusive	ceasefire	U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited with mediators Egypt and Qatar on Tuesday in search of a cease-fire deal to halt the war in Gaza. "Time is of the essence," he said, as he wrapped up his ninth visit to the Mideast.
20240820	Has Hamas really rejected a Gaza ceasefire deal, and has Israel really accepted it? Not exactly	ceasefire	If you believe the United States, then Israel and Hamas are close to reaching a ceasefire deal to end the fighting in Gaza. But that's not what both parties are saying
20240820	Netanyahu tries to sabotage Gaza deal with Hamas: Israeli sources	ceasefire	Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is accused of attempting to disrupt the ongoing Gaza cease-fire negotiations once again, the country's public broadcaster Kan cited sources from the negotiating team as saying on Tuesday.
20240820	Gaza cease-fire deal ‘deadlocked’ amid stumbling negotiations	ceasefire	timeline
20240820	Why is Israel demanding control over 2 Gaza corridors in the cease-fire talks?	ceasefire	Israel’s demand for lasting control over two strategic corridors in Gaza, which Hamas has long rejected, threatens to unravel cease-fire talks aimed at ending the 10-month-old war, freeing scores of hostages and preventing an even wider conflict.

20240820	Israel air strike on Gaza school kills several displaced Palestinians	children	Warplanes struck the Mustafa Hafez school, in central Gaza, on Tuesday morning. Most school buildings in the besieged strip are now being used to house those displaced by Israel's war on Gaza. Two children were amongst those killed in the attack after a bomb hit the second floor of the school, civil defence spokesperson Mahmud Bassal told AFP.

20240820	Countries fueling Israel’s Gaza war may be complicit in war crimes, experts warn	collusion & complicity	Israeli tanks, jets and bulldozers bombarding Gaza and razing homes in the occupied West Bank are being fueled by a growing number of countries signed up to the genocide and Geneva conventions, new research suggests, which legal experts warn could make them complicit in serious crimes against the Palestinian people

20240820	Doctors who returned from Gaza urge US to impose immediate arms embargo on Israel	collusion & complicity	About a half-dozen doctors who recently returned from providing medical care in the devastated Gaza Strip urged the Biden administration Tuesday to impose an immediate arms embargo on Israel, saying that without one, the US remains complicit in the bloodshed that has devastated the coastal enclave.
20240820	Gaza City footage shows scale of destruction caused by Israeli bombardments – video	domicide	Footage recorded on 17 August by a UN official inside Gaza City shows whole neighbourhoods razed, with buildings reduced to piles of rubble and tangled steel. The head of the UN's relief agency for Palestine, Philippe Lazzarini, said two-thirds of Gaza's buildings had been damaged or destroyed. 'Every day this war goes on, the destruction of a whole community continues,' he said
20240820	Gaza's Looming Polio Threat—Gaza: The Human Toll	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	transcript
20240820	Pentagon watchdog to review JLOTS system used for Gaza aid pier	eliminating UNWRA	by-pass politics -- In a memo this month, the Defense Department’s Office of the Inspector General announced plans to assess how the military uses and fields joint logistics over-the-shore, or JLOTS, a system in which soldiers and sailors build a pier off the shore with sections they can reconfigure.
20240820	Food assistance declines further as the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza persists	food, water, fuel & electricity	In southern Gaza, FEWS NET assesses Emergency! (IPC Phase 4!) outcomes are likely currently ongoing amid rapid shifts in raid and clearing operations, evacuation orders, and population displacement.
20240820	How Gaza war has set back Palestinian agriculture, deepened hunger crisis	food, water, fuel & electricity	More than half of Gaza’s cropland and a third of its greenhouses have been destroyed by the conflict, contributing to malnutrition FAO says the devastation of Gaza’s agriculture has led to severe food insecurity, with 1 in 5 Gazans facing extreme hunger
20240820	Constraints in aid operations in Gaza because of repeated evacuation orders, Highlights of the noon briefing by Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General	humanitarian aid	Turning to the situation in Gaza, OCHA is warning that relentless hostilities and repeated evacuation orders continue to constrain aid operations that are already hampered by access constraints, fuel shortages, and other challenges.
20240820	Food assistance declines further as the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza persists	humanitarian crisis	In southern Gaza, FEWS NET assesses Emergency! (IPC Phase 4!) outcomes are likely currently ongoing amid rapid shifts in raid and clearing operations, evacuation orders, and population displacement.
20240820	IDF to call on discharged reservists to serve amid manpower shortage	IOF	The IOF announced on Monday it has begun recalling Israeli citizens up to age 35 who had been exempt from reserve duty to return to service amid manpower shortages.
20240820	Israel recalls 15,000 thousand reservists as casualties in Gaza mount	IOF	Tel Aviv announced on 20 August that it has begun calling previously exempted Israeli citizens to reserve duty in the army to address manpower shortages amid the ongoing war in Gaza.
20240820	Israel releases dozens of Palestinian detainees back to Gaza	IOF	IDF confirms release through Kerem Shalom crossing, claiming detainees were "found not to be involved in terrorist activities." Comment: International Laws Protecting Civilians in Armed Conflict Not Being Upheld, Secretary-General Warns Security Council, Urging Deadly Cycle Be Broken
20240820	Palestine: At least 124 journalists and media workers killed in Gaza	journalists	t least 124 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed, several have been injured and others are missing during the war in Gaza. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) condemn the killings and continued attacks on journalists. The IFJ calls for an immediate investigation into their deaths.
20240820	Six hostages' bodies retrieved from Gaza tunnels, says IDF	October 7th	A statement from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the bodies of Yagev Buchshtab, Alexander Dancyg, Avraham Munder, Yoram Metzger, Chaim Peri and British-Israeli Nadav Popplewell were recovered from the Khan Younis area on Monday.
20240820	Bodies of six Israeli hostages retrieved from Gaza, Israel says	October 7th	The bodies of six Israeli hostages have been retrieved from Gaza during an overnight military operation in Khan Younis, Israeli authorities said Tuesday, as the latest ceasefire negotiations continue.
20240820	Six Israeli captives retrieved from Gaza likely killed by Israel	October 7th	The Israeli military recovered the bodies of six captives in Gaza, five are believed to have died in a tunnel after an Israeli strike

Mustafa Hafez school west of Gaza City
20240820	Israeli forces launch deadly attack Gaza City school shelter	schools	An Israeli attack on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City has killed at least 10 people, according to emergency crews who have been searching the collapsed building for survivors.

20240820	Israeli strike hits Mustafa Hafez school kills 12, dozens believed buried in the rubble	schools	Report contains unverifiable claim: Dozens of people are believed to be buried in rubble - after an Israeli attack on a school in Gaza. Emergency crews are searching for survivors after the building collapsed - killing at least 12 Palestinians, most of them women and children. Civil defense says 700 displaced people were sheltering at Mustafa Hafez school west of Gaza City. The wounded have been taken to the Baptist Hospital. The Israeli army says it targeted a command centre used by Palestinian fighters at the school.

20240820	Israeli airstrike on school in Gaza City kills at least 12	schools	An eyewitness captured the chaotic aftermath of an Israeli airstrike on a school in Gaza City that killed at least 12 people, according to the Palestine Civil Defence.

20240820	Twelve killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school, civil defence says	schools	A spokesman said rescuers were struggling to recover a number of missing people believed to be trapped under the rubble at Mustafa Hafez school in the western Rimal neighbourhood.

20240820	Israel air strike on Gaza school kills several displaced Palestinians	schools	Warplanes struck the Mustafa Hafez school, in central Gaza, on Tuesday morning. Most school buildings in the besieged strip are now being used to house those displaced by Israel's war on Gaza. Two children were amongst those killed in the attack after a bomb hit the second floor of the school, civil defence spokesperson Mahmud Bassal told AFP.

End Mustafa Hafez school west of Gaza City


20240820	Israeli attack on Deir el-Balah market kills at least nine Palestinians	targeting civilians	An Israeli attack on Deir el-Balah in central Gaza has killed at least nine Palestinians. The number of dead is expected to rise. Injured Palestinians were brought to Al Aqsa hospital - less than a kilometer away from the site of the attack. The attack happened in a busy area that leads to a market in the city.

20240820	At least 12 killed in Israeli airstrike on central Gaza street	targeting civilians	Two children and a woman were among those who died in the attack on Berka Street in Deir al-Balah, according to Al-Aqsa Hospital.


Mustafa Hafez school west of Gaza City
20240820	Israeli forces launch deadly attack Gaza City school shelter	targeting forced displaced people	An Israeli attack on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City has killed at least 10 people, according to emergency crews who have been searching the collapsed building for survivors.

20240820	Israeli strike hits Mustafa Hafez school kills 12, dozens believed buried in the rubble	targeting forced displaced people	Report contains unverifiable claim: Dozens of people are believed to be buried in rubble - after an Israeli attack on a school in Gaza. Emergency crews are searching for survivors after the building collapsed - killing at least 12 Palestinians, most of them women and children. Civil defense says 700 displaced people were sheltering at Mustafa Hafez school west of Gaza City. The wounded have been taken to the Baptist Hospital. The Israeli army says it targeted a command centre used by Palestinian fighters at the school.

20240820	Israeli airstrike on school in Gaza City kills at least 12	targeting forced displaced people	An eyewitness captured the chaotic aftermath of an Israeli airstrike on a school in Gaza City that killed at least 12 people, according to the Palestine Civil Defence.

20240820	Twelve killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school, civil defence says	targeting forced displaced people	A spokesman said rescuers were struggling to recover a number of missing people believed to be trapped under the rubble at Mustafa Hafez school in the western Rimal neighbourhood.

20240820	Israel air strike on Gaza school kills several displaced Palestinians	targeting forced displaced people	Warplanes struck the Mustafa Hafez school, in central Gaza, on Tuesday morning. Most school buildings in the besieged strip are now being used to house those displaced by Israel's war on Gaza. Two children were amongst those killed in the attack after a bomb hit the second floor of the school, civil defence spokesperson Mahmud Bassal told AFP.

End Mustafa Hafez school west of Gaza City

20240820	Video: Thousands join Gaza protests at Democratic Convention	Zionism / US	Thousands of people have joined demonstrations against the war on Gaza near the US Democratic National Convention, where several people were arrested after a group of protesters breached a fence.
20240820	Protesters call for Gaza ceasefire during Biden's speech as some are detained outside – video	Zionism / US	Thousands of pro-Palestinian gathered outside the Democratic national convention calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and an arms embargo on Israel. Some protesters were handcuffed and detained after breaking through a security barrier. Other demonstrators made it inside the convention centre and unfurled a banner saying 'stop arming Israel' a few minutes after Joe Biden started his speech. The US president commented on the protest while on stage, saying 'they have a point' and reiterated his ambition to secure a ceasefire and end suffering 'on both sides'. Critics of Biden's handling of the war in Gaza have suggested it will go down in history as the most shameful part of his legacy

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20240821	Netanyahu putting politics before Gaza deal, dead hostage's daughter says	ceasefire	The daughter of one of the six Israeli hostages whose bodies were brought back from Gaza by Israel’s military on Tuesday has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of putting “political priorities” ahead of a ceasefire and hostage release deal.
20240821	Israeli PM says troops will not leave Philadelphi corridor in Gaza	ceasefire	Israel has not agreed to withdraw its troops from the so-called Philadelphi corridor along the border between Egypt and Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Wednesday, denying an Israeli television report.
20240821	Egypt expresses scepticism of Gaza ceasefire proposal, as more details emerge	ceasefire	With Hamas receiving no guarantees of a permanent ceasefire, Egyptian mediators are sceptical of a ceasefire proposal any time soon.

20240821	Hamas accuses the UK of assisting Israel in operations in Gaza	collusion & complicity	According to a report by Al Jazeera, unnamed Hamas sources had informed it of the group’s concerns over UK’s role in the gathering of intelligence for Israel in its ongoing offensive on Gaza, asserting that the cooperation is being jointly conducted with the United States.
			Comment: A British spy plane from the airbase in Cyprus has often being traced on Flightradar24 and the data shared on X
20240821	US won't accept 'any long term occupation of Gaza': Antony Blinken	day after politics	video
20240821	Israeli airstrike destroys empty hotel in Gaza City – video	destruction	Authorities in Gaza have said an Israeli airstrike hit an empty hotel in the Gaza Strip's capital city. Footage from the ground shows the moment the strike destroyed the building and thick smoke rising afterwards. On Tuesday, at least 10 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school housing displaced families west of Gaza City. Israel said the school was being used as a Hamas base
20240821	Israel kills dozens of displaced Palestinians in Gaza amid more evacuations	dystopian war	At least 50 Palestinians are killed as the Israeli military orders new evacuations in central and southern parts of the enclave.
20240821	People in Gaza forced to stay in areas at risk of Israeli attack as ‘safe zone’ full	dystopian war	Overcrowding in humanitarian zone dissuading those given evacuation orders by IDF from leaving, say UN officials
20240821	Gaza: Latest evacuation orders leave civilians dangerously close to frontline	dystopian war	“Continuous” Israeli military evacuation orders in Gaza threaten already extremely vulnerable people in the enclave with further forced displacement, raising concerns that vital services could soon be cut off, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday.
20240821	Banks across Gaza have halted operations: Group says	economy	It's the latest deterioration in living conditions for the war-ravaged Strip.
20240821	Army's Pier System Now Faces Second Watchdog Review After Troubled Gaza Mission	eliminating UNWRA	The Department of Defense's Office of Inspector General earlier this month announced that it's investigating how the military runs so-called Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore, or JLOTS, operations -- in which troops construct piers either to deliver goods or personnel in places with limited infrastructure.
20240821	Gaza: Latest evacuation orders leave civilians dangerously close to frontline	forced displacement	“Continuous” Israeli military evacuation orders in Gaza threaten already extremely vulnerable people in the enclave with further forced displacement, raising concerns that vital services could soon be cut off, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday.
20240821	Reported impact snapshot	humanitarian crisis	UNOCHA report
20240821	“They were trying to exterminate us”: Palestinian children in Gaza tortured by Israeli military	imprisonment / human shield	Israeli forces are systematically detaining and torturing Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip, including using some as human shields.
20240821	“They were trying to exterminate us”: Palestinian children in Gaza tortured by Israeli military	imprisonment / torture	Israeli forces are systematically detaining and torturing Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip, including using some as human shields.
20240821	Iran says it will not take ‘hasty action’ against Israel for killing of Hamas political leader	Iran	Iran’s pledged retaliation against Israel for the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran will take time, according to a spokesperson for the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
20240821	Iran says it will not take ‘hasty action’ against Israel for killing of Hamas political leader	Israeli escalation	Iran’s pledged retaliation against Israel for the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran will take time, according to a spokesperson for the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
20240821	Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war	journalists	Since the Israel-Gaza war began on October 7, journalists and media across the region have faced a hostile environment that has made reporting on the war exceptionally challenging.
20240821	Palestine: at least 124 journalists killed in Gaza	journalists	At least four Palestinian journalists have been killed this month by Israeli air strikes and gunfire. On 9 August, Tamim Muammar, a journalist with the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation – Voice of Palestine, was killed in Israeli airstrikes in Khan Yunis. Abdullah Al-Sousi, who worked for Al Aqsa TV was also killed in a different airstrike on the same day.
20240821	Hostage families, Gaza border towns join growing boycott of Oct. 7 state memorial	October 7th	Residents of kibbutzim targeted by Hamas, Hostages and Missing Families Forum all blast event as politicized; Gantz tells Netanyahu that ceremony is ‘not yours, it’s theirs’
20240821	Israel kills dozens of displaced Palestinians in Gaza amid more evacuations	targeting forced displaced people	At least 50 Palestinians are killed as the Israeli military orders new evacuations in central and southern parts of the enclave.
20240821	People in Gaza forced to stay in areas at risk of Israeli attack as ‘safe zone’ full	targeting forced displaced people	Overcrowding in humanitarian zone dissuading those given evacuation orders by IDF from leaving, say UN officials
20240821	Gaza nurse says whole family, including quadruplets, killed in air strike	targeting families in whole or in part	"My entire family has been wiped out in an instant", says Ashraf El Attar, "leaving me with nothing". The nurse - who works at Gaza's European hospital - says his family home in Deir-al-Balah was hit in the early hours of Sunday morning. He survived with minor injuries.
20240821	Greek Oil Tanker On Fire, Adrift in Red Sea	Yemen	According to the Associated Press, citing British maritime authorities, the oil tanker is no longer under anyone’s command, and came under attack by armed groups traveling on small vessels some 90 miles from the Yemeni port city of Hodeida. The vessel was also reportedly struck by missiles or drones.
20240821	'Gaza' is the word Democrats dare not whisper in Chicago	Zionism / US	'Gaza' is the word Democrats dare not whisper in Chicago. Silence is the wisest option for Kamala Harris on a divisive election issue that is harming the ...

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20240822	Israel kills top Palestinian militant as Gaza truce talks stumble	ceasefire	Israel killed a senior militant from Fatah's armed wing Wednesday in a strike on Lebanon, leading to accusations from the Palestinian movement that Israel is trying to "ignite a regional war."

20240822	US tells UN Security Council Gaza ceasefire ‘in sight’ ahead of Cairo talks	ceasefire	The US insists, despite evidence to the contrary, that Netanyahu has agreed to a proposal to suspend the war.

20240822	Joe Biden presses Benjamin Netanyahu on ‘urgency’ of sealing ceasefire	ceasefire	US President Joe Biden called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and “made clear that we must bring the ceasefire and hostage release deal to closure,” the president wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
20240822	Biden tells Netanyahu Gaza ceasefire deal is urgent	ceasefire	In a call on Wednesday, which was also joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, Mr Biden is said to have stated the importance of removing “any remaining obstacles” blocking an agreement with Hamas.
20240822	Scoop: Biden to push Netanyahu to be more flexible on Gaza-Egypt border	ceasefire	President Biden is expected to speak to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and urge him to show more flexibility so a hostage-release and ceasefire deal can be reached in Gaza, a source with knowledge of the call told Axios.
20240822	Biden presses Netanyahu on need to reach Gaza truce deal	ceasefire	U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the urgency of sealing a deal for a truce in Gaza and the release of hostages, the White House said, but Israel and Hamas stuck firmly to their demands.
20240822	Biden, in call with Netanyahu, stresses urgency of Gaza ceasefire	ceasefire	U.S. President Joe Biden, in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, stressed the urgent need to conclude a Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal and pointed to upcoming Cairo talks as crucial, the White House said.
20240822	Key mediator Egypt expresses skepticism about the Gaza cease-fire proposal as more details emerge	ceasefire	Officials in Egypt, in its unique role as both a mediator and affected party since it borders Gaza, told The Associated Press that Hamas won’t agree to the bridging proposal for a number of reasons — ones in addition to the long-held wariness over whether a deal would truly remove Israeli forces from Gaza and end the war.
20240822	Insurance giant Axa divests $20m from Israeli banks, report claims	collusion & complicity	French insurance company withdrew its investments from five Israeli banks after sustained campaign by pro-Palestine activists, report by campaign group Eko claims
20240822	‘There are no longer places to go’: Thousands in Gaza forced to flee again after Israeli evacuation orders	dystopian war	People were seen in video walking or on donkey carts as they left areas near the central Gazan city of Deir al-Balah. Some were in private cars, loaded with their belongings, including mattresses and blankets, water and gas bottles. The streets appear littered with leaflets dropped by the IDF reiterating the order to evacuate.
20240822	Around 30,000 Gazans packed in every kilometer of Israel-designated ‘safe zone'	dystopian war	Thousands of displaced Palestinian civilians began evacuating their areas in eastern Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday after new Israeli evacuation orders. The area was previously designated as a “safe zone” for civilians, but the Israeli army ordered residents to leave it ahead of a new military operation there.
20240822	Gaza: The IRC warns return of Polio is a warning sign of widespread public health crisis	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	In July, Polio virus was detected in wastewater samples in Deir al-Baleh and Khan Younis. The first case, an unvaccinated ten-month old baby, was confirmed in August, meaning the virus is circulating in Gaza again after 25 years of being free from Polio.
20240822	UNRWA commissioner-general condemns Israeli attack on Gaza school	eliminating UNWRA	The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said Wednesday that the Gaza Strip is no longer a place for children following an Israeli attack on a UN-run school in Gaza City.
20240822	Displaced families look for safety during Deir el-Balah evacuation	forced displacement	Families have started to go to areas away from the bombardment. They are heading to the western side of Deir el-Balah, close to the beach. The families are looking for any empty piece of land where they can set up their makeshift tents. They lack all sorts of basic humanitarian needs, including food and water.
20240822	Around 30,000 Gazans packed in every kilometer of Israel-designated ‘safe zone'	forced displacement	Thousands of displaced Palestinian civilians began evacuating their areas in eastern Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday after new Israeli evacuation orders. The area was previously designated as a “safe zone” for civilians, but the Israeli army ordered residents to leave it ahead of a new military operation there.
20240822	‘There are no longer places to go’: Thousands in Gaza forced to flee again after Israeli evacuation orders	forced displacement	Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza are having to flee yet again after the Israeli military issued new evacuation orders – which experts warn are encroaching further on aid routes and humanitarian zones.
20240822	Thousands Flee Central Gaza After Israel’s Latest Evacuation Order	forced displacement	Thousands of Palestinian civilians in Gaza were forced to flee their homes and shelters once again this week, after the Israeli military ordered evacuations on Thursday from a swath of neighborhoods in Khan Younis, the largest city in southern Gaza, and from parts of central Gaza the day before.
20240822	Gallant in Gaza: 'We defeated the Rafah Brigade and now we look to the north'	IOF	Gallant visits the Philadelphi Corridor, bordering Gaza and Egypt, and sent the prime minister a message: 'The most important thing is to remember the war's objectives, regarding Hamas and the hostages'
			Comment: Galant made exact the same claim in May.
20240822	Why Iran and Hezbollah have not yet responded to Israel's assassinations	Iran	Israel's twin killings leave Iran with 'catastrophically bad options', as Israel flaunts its escalation dominance
20240822	Why Iran and Hezbollah have not yet responded to Israel's assassinations	Israeli escalation	Israel's twin killings leave Iran with 'catastrophically bad options', as Israel flaunts its escalation dominance
20240822	Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war	journalists	Since the Israel-Gaza war began on October 7, journalists and media across the region have faced a hostile environment that has made reporting on the war exceptionally challenging.
20240822	Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza war	journalists	As of August 22, 2024, CPJ’s preliminary investigations showed at least 115 journalists and media workers were among the more than 41,000 killed since the war began, making it the deadliest period for journalists since CPJ began gathering data in 1992.
20240822	Israel kills top Palestinian militant as Gaza truce talks stumble	Lebanon	Israel killed a senior militant from Fatah's armed wing Wednesday in a strike on Lebanon, leading to accusations from the Palestinian movement that Israel is trying to "ignite a regional war."
20240822	Why Iran and Hezbollah have not yet responded to Israel's assassinations	Lebanon	Israel's twin killings leave Iran with 'catastrophically bad options', as Israel flaunts its escalation dominance
20240822	Israel strikes 10 areas in southern Lebanon	Lebanon	The Israeli army declared executing extensive airstrikes on 10 areas in southern Lebanon, hours after Hezbollah launched a barrage of rockets and drones towards northern Israel.
20240822	How Israel Relied on Complex Intelligence, AI to Find Hostages in Gaza	October 7th	In a complex intelligence operation, the Israeli army has recovered this week the bodies of six hostages taken to Gaza, reflecting the constant progress in gathering information to find hostages since the October 7 attacks.
20240822	Analysis \| Netanyahu's War Goal Is Not the Hostages' Return. It's the Occupation of Gaza	opinion	57 years of Israeli occupation in the West Bank teach us that no large Jewish city will be erected tomorrow in Gaza; the 'creeping occupation' will advance caravan after caravan, outpost after outpost
20240822	What is Israel doing to Palestinians in Tulkarem?	opinion	article is a explainer -- Experts say Israel is conducting near-daily raids on the coastal city in the occupied West Bank to uproot and scare its population.
20240822	What is Israel doing to Palestinians in Tulkarem?	resistance / West Bank	article is a explainer -- Experts say Israel is conducting near-daily raids on the coastal city in the occupied West Bank to uproot and scare its population.
20240822	UNRWA commissioner-general condemns Israeli attack on Gaza school	schools	The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said Wednesday that the Gaza Strip is no longer a place for children following an Israeli attack on a UN-run school in Gaza City.
20240822	Four killed, including child, in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza	targeting civilians	Four Palestinians, including a child, were killed and several others injured this evening following Israeli airstrikes on two civilian gatherings and a shelter for displaced families in the Gaza Strip.
20240822	Four killed, including child, in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza	targeting forced displaced people	Four Palestinians, including a child, were killed and several others injured this evening following Israeli airstrikes on two civilian gatherings and a shelter for displaced families in the Gaza Strip.
20240822	UNRWA commissioner-general condemns Israeli attack on Gaza school	targeting forced displaced people	The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said Wednesday that the Gaza Strip is no longer a place for children following an Israeli attack on a UN-run school in Gaza City.
20240822	What is Israel doing to Palestinians in Tulkarem?	West Bank	article is a explainer -- Experts say Israel is conducting near-daily raids on the coastal city in the occupied West Bank to uproot and scare its population.
20240822	Democratic Convention Denies Speaking Spot To Gaza War Critics	Zionism / US	Arab Americans and other critics of Biden's near-total support for the Israeli offensive in the Palestinian region had sought to address convention delegates.

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20240823	Gaza Ceasefire Talks Renewed in Cairo: Video	ceasefire	Gaza ceasefire talks were renewed overnight in Cairo with the concentration on the Israeli withdrawal from Philadelphi corridor on the borders between the Strip and Egypt.
20240823	Border corridor becomes sticking point in Gaza truce talks	ceasefire	Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants his country to permanently control the Philadelphi — or Salaheddin — Corridor
20240823	Israeli demands for troops in Gaza blocking truce deal, sources say	ceasefire	Hamas concerned about Israel's demand to keep troops in Gaza Focus on Netzarim Corridor that cuts north from south Gaza Hamas says Israel wants Palestinian prisoners released in exile Israel says building on agreed framework Blinken urges Hamas to accept new U.S. "bridging" proposal
20240823	Ceasefire deal in sight: Thomas-greenfield urges pressure on Hamas	ceasefire	The escalation of the war beyond Gaza’s borders and the looming threat of a polio outbreak dominated today’s UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East.
20240823	White House insists it is making progress on Gaza cease-fire as talks continue over the weekend	ceasefire	The White House said Friday that cease-fire talks in Cairo have been constructive and will continue over the weekend as the U.S. and Mideast allies continue to press Israel and Hamas to forge an agreement
20240823	Even if a Gaza ceasefire is agreed, Israel has made clear it reserves the right to resume the war with Hamas	ceasefire	Months of feverish negotiations, in different cities and at multiple levels, have gotten Israel and Hamas closer to striking a ceasefire deal. But even if an agreement is reached – still far from certain – it could end up lasting only weeks before it collapses and the war in Gaza resumes.
20240823	The real schism in the Israel–Hamas ceasefire talks is about who decides Gaza’s future	ceasefire	The United States, Egypt, and Qatar are making a ‘last gasp’ diplomatic push to secure a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Mediators say that the latest truce offer, which they hope to finalize in Cairo this week, ‘bridges’ several contentious details that had thwarted previous talks.
20240823	Israeli war on Gaza leaving orphaned children in the thousand: NYT	children	The ongoing Israeli aggression and constant movement between shelters and hospitals make it impossible to determine how many children have been separated from their parents or have lost them permanently.
20240823	A baby evacuated from Gaza lost an eye and most of his family in the war	children	In a war that has claimed the lives of thousands of Palestinian children and injured more, Mostafa’s story is in many ways familiar to countless families in Gaza
20240823	Baby paralysed in Gaza's first case of type 2 polio for 25 years, WHO says	children	A 10-month-old baby in war-shattered Gaza has been paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, the World Health Organization said on Friday, with U.N. agencies appealing for urgent vaccinations of every baby.
20240823	The real schism in the Israel–Hamas ceasefire talks is about who decides Gaza’s future	day after politics	The United States, Egypt, and Qatar are making a ‘last gasp’ diplomatic push to secure a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Mediators say that the latest truce offer, which they hope to finalize in Cairo this week, ‘bridges’ several contentious details that had thwarted previous talks.
20240823	Israel’s evacuation orders have displaced 90% of Gaza residents, UN says	dystopian war	Successive Israeli evacuation orders in Gaza, including 12 just in August, have displaced 90% of its 2.1 million residents since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, the top U.N. humanitarian official for the Palestinian territory says.
20240823	Baby paralysed in Gaza's first case of type 2 polio for 25 years, WHO says	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	A 10-month-old baby in war-shattered Gaza has been paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, the World Health Organization said on Friday, with U.N. agencies appealing for urgent vaccinations of every baby.
20240823	Children are drinking from puddles and wading through sewage pools, as Israel pummels water systems in Gaza	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	Guns swinging from their hips, two soldiers in black combat boots and green tactical clothing appear to wire explosives to pumps at the Canada Water reservoir in Rafah, southern Gaza.
20240823	Israel’s evacuation orders have displaced 90% of Gaza residents, UN says	forced displacement	Successive Israeli evacuation orders in Gaza, including 12 just in August, have displaced 90% of its 2.1 million residents since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, the top U.N. humanitarian official for the Palestinian territory says.
20240823	Children are drinking from puddles and wading through sewage pools, as Israel pummels water systems in Gaza	food, water, fuel & electricity	Guns swinging from their hips, two soldiers in black combat boots and green tactical clothing appear to wire explosives to pumps at the Canada Water reservoir in Rafah, southern Gaza.
20240823	Airlines fly over Afghanistan as Middle East becomes the greater risk	global effects	Afghanistan is major route between Europe and southern Asia Country has no air traffic control, surface-to-air weapon risk Regulatory change has been a factor
20240823	Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions rise	global effects	Concerns over a wider conflict in the Middle East have prompted international airlines to suspend flights to the region or to avoid affected air space.
20240823	Former Israeli general warns of collapse if war of attrition persists	IOF	Retired Israeli Maj. Gen. Yitzhak Brik warned Thursday that Israel could face “collapse within a year” if its current war against Palestinian group Hamas and Lebanese movement Hezbollah continues.
20240823	Gaza war extends toll on Israel’s economy	Israelis	Heightened tensions between Israel and Iran could incur ‘significant additional military spending’ for Israel, further straining its finances

20240823	Palestine: At least 125 journalists and media workers killed in Gaza	journalists	At least 125 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed, several have been injured and others are missing during the war in Gaza. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) condemn the killings and continued attacks on journalists. The IFJ calls for an immediate investigation into their deaths.

20240823	Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war	journalists	Since the Israel-Gaza war began on October 7, journalists and media across the region have faced a hostile environment that has made reporting on the war exceptionally challenging.
20240823	Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon kill eight, including child	Lebanon	The ministry said an "Israeli enemy drone strike" killed two people including a "seven-year-old" in Aita al-Jabal, and that three other Israeli strikes killed six people in three other locations in the south.
20240823	Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill at least eight, including one child	Lebanon	Israeli air strikes on multiple towns in southern Lebanon killed at least eight people, including one child. Israel released video of one of the strikes, saying it targeted a Hezbollah cell.
20240823	Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill eight fighters, one child, security sources say	Lebanon	Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon on Friday killed at least eight fighters and one child, according to security sources, as armed group Hezbollah responded with artillery rounds and rockets across the border.
20240823	Israel strikes on south Lebanon kill seven, including a child	Lebanon	Lebanon's health ministry said Friday Israeli strikes killed seven people including a child in different parts of the south, with Hezbollah saying three of its fighters were among the dead.
20240823	The real schism in the Israel–Hamas ceasefire talks is about who decides Gaza’s future	opinion	The United States, Egypt, and Qatar are making a ‘last gasp’ diplomatic push to secure a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Mediators say that the latest truce offer, which they hope to finalize in Cairo this week, ‘bridges’ several contentious details that had thwarted previous talks.
20240823	Palestinians plan UN resolution enshrining court demand for Israel to end occupation with time frame	Palestinian Authority	The Palestinians said Thursday they are planning to introduce a U.N. General Assembly resolution in September enshrining the recent sweeping ruling by the U.N.’s top court that declared Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territories unlawful — and setting a time frame for it to end.
20240823	Israel army reports 2 rockets fired from Gaza towards southern Israel	resistance	The Israeli army, on Friday, said two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip towards the southern city of Sderot.
20240823	15 Palestinians killed in series of Israeli attacks across Gaza	targeting civilians	At least 15 Palestinians were killed and others injured in a series of Israeli raids across the Gaza Strip on Friday, sources and witnesses said.
20240823	Israeli war on Gaza leaving orphaned children in the thousand: NYT	targeting families in whole or in part	The ongoing Israeli aggression and constant movement between shelters and hospitals make it impossible to determine how many children have been separated from their parents or have lost them permanently.
20240823	A baby evacuated from Gaza lost an eye and most of his family in the war	targeting families in whole or in part	In a war that has claimed the lives of thousands of Palestinian children and injured more, Mostafa’s story is in many ways familiar to countless families in Gaza
20240823	Fires break out on abandoned Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion that Yemen rebels attacked in Red Sea	Yemen	Fires broke out Friday on a Greek-flagged oil tanker previously attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels this week, with the vessel now appearing to be adrift in the Red Sea, authorities said.

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20240824	Hamas delegation heads to Cairo on Saturday to discuss Gaza ceasefire talks	ceasefire	A Hamas delegation headed by its senior official Khalil al-Hayya will arrive in Cairo on Saturday to hear from mediators on the latest round of Gaza ceasefire talks that took place in the Egyptian capital, the Palestinian group said in a statement.
20240824	Hamas official says delegates going to Cairo but won't attend Gaza talks	ceasefire	Egypt, Qatar and the United States have for months tried to reach a deal to end more than 10 months of war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas.
20240824	Qatar Prime Minister to attend Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo, source says - report	ceasefire	Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani is expected to attend Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo on Saturday, a source familiar with the negotiations told Reuters.
20240824	Dozens killed in strikes in southern Gaza as preparations for cease-fire talks move forward	ceasefire	At least three dozen Palestinians were killed in multiple Israeli strikes in the southern Gaza Strip, officials said Saturday, even as preparations moved ahead for high-level cease-fire talks in the Egyptian capital.
20240824	Gaza talks resume in Cairo as suffering worsens under Israeli campaign	ceasefire	Gaza ceasefire and hostage negotiators discussed new compromise proposals in Cairo on Saturday, seeking to bridge gaps between Israel and Hamas as the U.N. reported worsening humanitarian conditions, with malnutrition soaring and polio discovered.
20240824	Gaza talks set to resume in Cairo as "fighting rages"	ceasefire	Negotiators geared up for a crucial weekend of Gaza ceasefire talks Saturday, as Hamas said it was sending delegates to Cairo but would not participate in the discussions, and fighting raged in the Palestinian territory.
20240824	Dozens killed in strikes in Gaza as preparations for cease-fire talks move forward	ceasefire	At least three dozen Palestinians were killed in multiple Israeli strikes in the southern Gaza Strip, officials said Saturday, even as preparations moved ahead for high-level cease-fire talks in Egypt.
20240824	Deaths in Gaza as Hamas heads to Cairo	ceasefire	Several people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza's Khan Younis and Nuseirat camps, Palestinian media reports. Hamas sent a delegation to Cairo, though it will not take part in negotiations.
20240824	Israeli strike in southern Gaza leaves dozens dead as cease-fire talks continue	ceasefire	At least three dozen people were killed in the latest Israeli strikes on southern Gaza, as cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas continue.
20240824	Israeli PM Netanyahu resists pressure to cede control of Gaza corridors in ceasefire talks	ceasefire	Netanyahu has been under heavy pressure to reach a deal from families of some of the Israeli hostages who remain in Gaza and many have been strongly critical of the failure to reach a deal, joining critics have accused him of hindering a deal for his own political purposes.
20240824	Is the playing field level for Hamas, Israel in the ceasefire talks?	ceasefire	A delegation from the Palestinian group Hamas has landed in Cairo on Saturday evening to “listen to the results of negotiations thus far” between mediators – Egypt, Qatar and the United States – and Israel. Observers are reluctant to call this a hopeful sign as conviction grows that Gaza ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and Israel are on the verge of collapse.
20240824	Palestinian girl describes losing her hair over war trauma	children	Eight-year-old Sama Tabil was displaced along with her family after an Israeli strike hit their tent camp in the southern city of Rafah.
20240824	Israel's war on Gaza aims to ‘exterminate, displace' Palestinians from their land, says PLO	dystopian war	Palestine Liberation Organization Secretary-General Hussein Al-Sheikh stresses ‘need to protect the West Bank from Israeli (settlement) measures’
20240824	Israel leaves mere 9.5% of Gaza for civilians to seek shelter	dystopian war	Israel's ongoing reduction of safe zones has exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as civilians have fewer places to escape the violence.
20240824	Israel’s evacuation orders displace 90% of Gaza population	dystopian war	A UN official says civilians has said that 90 percent of Gaza's civilians have been displaced by evacuation orders, many of them moving under Israeli fire
20240824	Israel turns 'safe humanitarian zones' into rubble, leaves only 9.5% of Gaza for civilians to shelter	dystopian war	Israeli forces have turned the designated “safe humanitarian zones” within the Gaza Strip into heaps of rubble and ashes, leaving only 9.5% of the territory as so-called “safe zones” for displaced civilians, the Palestinian Civil Defence in Gaza said on Saturday.
20240824	Fishermen in Gaza decry tougher Israeli policies blocking their activities	food, water, fuel & electricity	Fishermen in war-torn Gaza are risking their lives by entering the Mediterranean as Israel's arbitrary and stifling policies have plunged them into a net of misery.
20240824	From AJE live blog	forced displacement	Israel’s military issues fresh orders for residents to evacuate neighbourhoods in northern Gaza amid intense Israeli attacks in the north, centre and south of the Palestinian territory.
20240824	Israel’s evacuation orders displace 90% of Gaza population	forced displacement	A UN official says civilians has said that 90 percent of Gaza's civilians have been displaced by evacuation orders, many of them moving under Israeli fire

20240824	From AJE live blog	genocide	At least 40,265 people have been killed and 93,144 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7 and more than 200 were taken captive.

20240824	At least 40,334 Palestinians killed in Gaza since Oct. 7: Ministry	genocide	The health ministry in Gaza said Saturday that at least 40,334 people have been killed in the war between Israel and Palestinian militants, now in its 11th month.

20240824	Pro-Palestinian rally in Japan condemns Israel's attacks on Gaza	global response	Demonstration in Tokyo brings people from various backgrounds together to demand Palestinian freedom
20240824	Protest held in Dublin over ongoing war in Gaza	global response	More than one hundred people are protesting in Dublin over the ongoing war in Gaza.
20240824	Gaza doctors left in the dark as fuel shortages hit hospitals	healthcare & medical infrastructure	As war drags on and with medical services only partially functioning, officials warn power outages could soon prove deadly
			Comment: Israeli content based on a AFP story. The hospital mentioned in this content is the Kamal Adwan Hospital while it is the Indonesian Hospital, also in Northern Gaza, that is reporting critical shortage of fuel.

20240824	Gaza talks resume in Cairo as suffering worsens under Israeli campaign	humanitarian crisis	Gaza ceasefire and hostage negotiators discussed new compromise proposals in Cairo on Saturday, seeking to bridge gaps between Israel and Hamas as the U.N. reported worsening humanitarian conditions, with malnutrition soaring and polio discovered.
20240824	ICC prosecutor urges judges to rule on warrants for Israeli, Hamas leaders	ICC	Prosecutor Karim Khan said that “any unjustified delay in these proceedings detrimentally affects the rights of victims”.
20240824	Israeli military video appears to show soldiers fighting in Gaza	IOF	Israel's military released footage on Saturday it claimed showed troop operations in the Gaza Strip. In a statement, the military said it targeted infrastructure of the militant group Hamas in different areas of the Gaza Strip, killing a number of militants. Early Saturday, an Israeli airstrike killed at least 11 people, including two children, in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis, the Palestinian civil defense service said.
			Comment: the video does not show "fighting in Gaza" but shooting in Gaza without seeing and hearing any Hamas fighter shooting back. The bulldozer isn't fighting either but destroying.

20240824	Dozens killed in strikes in southern Gaza as preparations for cease-fire talks move forward	Israeli escalation	Lebanon’s official National News Agency says the outskirts of the town of Ayta ash Shab have been subjected to intermittent artillery shelling as well as gunfire from the Israeli “Birkat Risha” military outpost position.
20240824	Dozens killed in strikes in Gaza as preparations for cease-fire talks move forward	Israeli escalation
20240824	Deaths in Gaza as Hamas heads to Cairo	Israeli escalation	Israeli attacks across Gaza have already killed at least 37 people this morning, according to medical sources in the enclave. Most of the casualties have been in or around the city of Khan Younis. The victims include four women and four children killed when their home was shelled in the city.
20240824	Israeli strike in southern Gaza leaves dozens dead as cease-fire talks continue	Israeli escalation	At least three dozen people were killed in the latest Israeli strikes on southern Gaza, as cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas continue.
20240824	Gaza talks resume in Cairo as suffering worsens under Israeli campaign	Israeli escalation	The war in Gaza broke out October 7 when Hamas and other militants staged a surprise attack on Israel, killing some 1,200 people, primarily civilians.
			Comment: 1.139 people

20240824	Gaza talks set to resume in Cairo as "fighting rages"	Israeli escalation	At least 11 people, including two children, have been killed and 15 wounded in overnight Israeli shelling of two houses in southern Khan Younis, the Wafa news agency reports.
20240824	Hezbollah: What weapons does it have? A visual guide	Lebanon	assumptive report -- Hezbollah is believed to be the most heavily armed non-state group in the world. Backed by Iran and based in the eastern Mediterranean country of Lebanon, the Shia Islamist group has been engaged in confrontations with Israeli forces on Lebanon’s southern border since October 8.

20240824	'IDF Hurt Me, Not Hamas': Israeli Woman Freed From Gaza Calls Out 'Lies' Against Palestinians	October 7th	Former Israeli captive Noa Argamani has denied reports of abuse during her detention in Gaza. She rejected claims of beatings and having her hair cut by Hamas members. Argamani clarified that injuries she sustained were due to the collapse of a building hit by an Israeli airstrike. She criticised Israeli media for misinterpreting her testimony and distorting her experience.

20240824	Israeli forces storm occupied West Bank’s Tal	resistance / West Bank	X-post -- Palestinian sources in the occupied West Bank are reporting an ongoing raid on the village of Tal, south of Nablus. Israeli forces have deployed tear gas in the village, and soldiers remain there after entering overnight.
20240824	Israeli airstrikes kill at least 36 Palestinians in southern Gaza	targeting civilians	Deaths reported by Gaza health workers come as delegations gather in Egypt for ceasefire talks
20240824	Israeli airstrikes in Gaza claim 37 lives and injure dozens	targeting civilians	At least 37 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a series of unrelenting Israeli airstrikes, artillery shelling and gunfire attacks across the Gaza Strip since last night, according to local health authorities.
20240824	Dozens killed in strikes in southern Gaza as preparations for cease-fire talks move forward	targeting civilians	Lebanon’s official National News Agency says the outskirts of the town of Ayta ash Shab have been subjected to intermittent artillery shelling as well as gunfire from the Israeli “Birkat Risha” military outpost position.
20240824	Dozens killed in strikes in Gaza as preparations for cease-fire talks move forward	targeting civilians	At least three dozen Palestinians were killed in multiple Israeli strikes in the southern Gaza Strip, officials said Saturday, even as preparations moved ahead for high-level cease-fire talks in Egypt.
20240824	Deaths in Gaza as Hamas heads to Cairo	targeting civilians	Israeli attacks across Gaza have already killed at least 37 people this morning, according to medical sources in the enclave. Most of the casualties have been in or around the city of Khan Younis. The victims include four women and four children killed when their home was shelled in the city.
20240824	Israeli strike in southern Gaza leaves dozens dead as cease-fire talks continue	targeting civilians	At least three dozen people were killed in the latest Israeli strikes on southern Gaza, as cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas continue.

20240824	Dozens killed in strikes in southern Gaza as preparations for cease-fire talks move forward	targeting families in whole or in part	Among the dead were 11 members of the same family, including two children, when an Israeli airstrike hit their home in the city of Khan Younis early Saturday, according to Nasser Hospital where the bodies and wounded were taken.

20240824	Israeli forces storm occupied West Bank’s Tal	West Bank	X-post -- Palestinian sources in the occupied West Bank are reporting an ongoing raid on the village of Tal, south of Nablus. Israeli forces have deployed tear gas in the village, and soldiers remain there after entering overnight.
20240824	Kamala Harris sticks to Biden's line on Gaza, disappointing pro-Palestinian left	Zionism / US	Pro-Palestinian activists from the Uncommitted movement were virtually sidelined at the Democratic convention, although they were able to establish contacts with leaders.
			Comment: on June 28, 2024, Kamala Harris was registered as corrupt politician for taking $ 5.395.227* from AIPAC*
20240824	ISIL claims responsibility for stabbing attack in Germany’s Solingen	Zionism / Germany	ISIL (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for a knife attack in Solingen, Germany that killed three people and wounded eight others, according to the group’s Amaq news site. In a statement on Saturday, the group said the perpetrator targeted Christians and was a “soldier of the Islamic State” who carried out the attack “to avenge Muslims in Palestine and everywhere”.
			Comment: the statement is a reference to Germany's decades long collusion with the Israelis that has its roots in the 1933 Haavara deal. Berlin is complicit in both Palestinian crisis and the nuclear rivalry that the Israelis created themselves in the 1960s. The latter refers to three nuclear capable Dolphin submarines the Israelis signed for in January 2022. In August 2023, the Israelis ordered three nuclear capable Dolphin II submarines.

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20240825	Hamas says it rejects new Israeli conditions in Gaza ceasefire talks	ceasefire	Hamas said on Sunday that it rejects new Israeli conditions put forward in Gaza ceasefire talks, casting further doubt on the chances of a breakthrough in the latest U.S.-backed effort to end the 10-month-old war.
20240825	Hamas rejects new Israeli conditions in Gaza ceasefire talks	ceasefire	Palestinian terrorist group Hamas is sticking to a July 2 Gaza ceasefire proposal, rejects new Israeli conditions for a ceasefire and says talk of an imminent deal is false, group official Osama Hamdan told Hamas-run Al-Aqsa TV on Sunday.
20240825	Hamas says it stressed permanent ceasefire in Cairo talks	ceasefire	The movement’s delegation demanded that the occupation be bound by what was agreed upon on July 2, in accordance with a plan laid out by US President Joe Biden and a UN Security Council resolution. Hamas confirmed its readiness to implement what has been agreed upon to achieve the interests of Palestinians and stop the aggression against them. In Cairo, it stressed the need for any agreement to include a permanent ceasefire and a complete Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. It also stressed the necessity that any agreement include the freedom of return for Gaza residents to their homes, relief and reconstruction, and a captive-prisoner exchange deal.
20240825	Israel kills 71 Palestinians in Gaza while participating in ceasefire talks	ceasefire	Israeli forces committed three massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, killing at least 71 Palestinians, the Palestinian health ministry said, as the Israeli delegation headed to Cairo for high-level ceasefire talks.
20240825	Turkish justice minister slams US, Israel over blocking Gaza ceasefire	ceasefire	Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc has slammed the United States and Israel over blocking a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and committing genocide in the besieged territory.
20240825	‘No time to lose’ in negotiating ceasefire and Gaza hostage release: Top UN envoy	ceasefire	Against the backdrop of another major escalation across the Blue Line dividing southern Lebanon and Israel on Sunday, the UN’s top Middle East envoy said on Sunday “there is no time to lose” for a ceasefire in Gaza and release of all hostages.
20240825	Gaza ceasefire hopes hang in balance as Hamas delegation leaves Cairo	ceasefire	Hamas has rejected new Israeli conditions, insisting on a previous US-announced deal.
20240825	Video of Israeli forces burning the Quran and bombing Gaza mosque	churches & mosques	Al Jazeera has obtained videos of Israeli soldiers burning and tearing pages out of the Quran in northern Gaza’s Bani Saleh Mosque, as well as drone footage of the Grand Mosque in Khan Younis being bombed and destroyed.
20240825	More than 158,00 buildings have been destroyed by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7	domicide	Instagram post from the Turkish national news agency
20240825	Gaza’s 2.2 million people are confined to a humanitarian area smaller than Manhattan	dystopian war	Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are being squeezed into ever smaller patches of land as Israeli military-designated humanitarian areas shrink to just 11% of the enclave’s territory, according to the United Nations, following a flurry of evacuation notices as Israel continues its military campaign across Gaza.
20240825	Israeli tanks & bulldozers advancing towards Deir el-Balah	dystopian war	In central Gaza, Israeli tanks and bulldozers are advancing closer to the largest city of Deir el-Balah, while air strikes have targeted Bureij refugee camp nearby. The Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir el-Balah is overwhelmed with the number of casualties, after several Israeli artillery and drone attacks. A Palestinian aid worker for the World Central Kitchen is among them. And in Bureij, several children are being treated for head wounds after an Israeli strike on the refugee camp. A woman and a little girl were killed in that attack.
20240825	Displaced Palestinians shelter in Gaza cemeteries amid bombings & starvation	dystopian war	After 10 months of war, 90% of Gaza’s population has been forced out of their homes, with most having to relocate multiple times. The so-called ‘safe zones’ designated by Israel’s army are shrinking, as new evacuation orders arrive nearly every day. Displaced families struggle to survive in makeshift tents by the sea, enduring constant bombings and dire conditions. They face a lack of safety, sanitation, and adequate food, with some even forced to shelter in cemeteries. Parents are under immense pressure to care for their children amidst the chaos, while ongoing indiscriminate bombings leave no place safe, not even for the dead.
20240825	Israeli army orders Palestinians in area of central Gaza to evacuate	dystopian war	Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital is not within area defined by Israeli army, says Gaza media offic
20240825	Gaza charity warns 'there's nowhere safe left to go'	dystopian war	A charity working in Gaza has warned "there's simply nowhere safe left to go" as it calls on the UK government to "urgently leverage its diplomatic influence" to achieve a ceasefire.

20240825	Israel says more polio vaccines are delivered to Gaza, where aid groups seek pause in fighting	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	Israel’s military (= COGAT) says polio vaccines for more than 1 million people have been delivered to Gaza, after the first confirmed case of the disease in the territory in a quarter-century

20240825	Polio vaccines delivered to Ramallah, ministry working to bring them to Gaza	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	The Ministry of Health said today that nOPV polio vaccines have finally been delivered, and coordination is underway to bring them into the Gaza Strip. The Ministry added in a press statement that the necessary cold-chain equipment to preserve the vaccines in the Gaza Strip has been brought in. The equipment will be distributed to centers designated for vaccination.

20240825	Gaza’s 2.2 million people are confined to a humanitarian area smaller than Manhattan	forced displacement	Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are being squeezed into ever smaller patches of land as Israeli military-designated humanitarian areas shrink to just 11% of the enclave’s territory, according to the United Nations, following a flurry of evacuation notices as Israel continues its military campaign across Gaza.
20240825	Displaced Palestinians shelter in Gaza cemeteries amid bombings & starvation	forced displacement	After 10 months of war, 90% of Gaza’s population has been forced out of their homes, with most having to relocate multiple times. The so-called ‘safe zones’ designated by Israel’s army are shrinking, as new evacuation orders arrive nearly every day. Displaced families struggle to survive in makeshift tents by the sea, enduring constant bombings and dire conditions. They face a lack of safety, sanitation, and adequate food, with some even forced to shelter in cemeteries. Parents are under immense pressure to care for their children amidst the chaos, while ongoing indiscriminate bombings leave no place safe, not even for the dead.
20240825	Israeli army orders Palestinians in area of central Gaza to evacuate	forced displacement	Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital is not within area defined by Israeli army, says Gaza media offic

20240825	Gaza death toll passes 40,400 as Israel kills 71 more Palestinians	genocide	At least 93,468 Palestinians injured in Israeli onslaught since Oct. 7, 2023, Health Ministry says

20240825	At least 40,405 Palestinians killed in Israel’s Gaza offensive since Oct. 7: Ministry	genocide	At least 40,405 Palestinians have been killed and 93,468 others injured in Israel's military offensive on Gaza since Oct. 7, the Gaza health ministry said on Sunday. In the last 24 hours, 71 were killed and 112 were injured in what the ministry called three “massacres” by Israel in the strip.

20240825	Gaza death toll reaches 40,405	genocide	At least 40,405 people have been killed and another 93,468 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October, the enclave's health ministry is reporting. It added that, of that figure, 71 Palestinians had been killed and 112 wounded in the last 24 hours.

20240825	IOF says soldier killed in Gaza as troops continue to advance in center of Strip	IOF	Staff Sgt. Amit Tsadikov, 20-year-old paratrooper, said killed by explosive device in Khan Younis; military calls on Palestinians in small section of humanitarian zone to evacuate
20240825	Israeli Soldier Killed by Explosive Device in Southern Gaza Strip	IOF	According to the IDF, Staff sergeant Amit Tsadikov's death marks the 700th soldier to die since the war erupted on October 7, and the 367th to fall since the Israeli army entered Gaza a few weeks later
20240825	Israeli army names 700th soldier killed in Gaza	IOF	The soldier was part of the paratroopers brigade’s 101st Battalion, and died on Saturday after a device exploded in the southern Gaza Strip.
20240825	Video of Israeli forces burning the Quran and bombing Gaza mosque	IOF	Al Jazeera has obtained videos of Israeli soldiers burning and tearing pages out of the Quran in northern Gaza’s Bani Saleh Mosque, as well as drone footage of the Grand Mosque in Khan Younis being bombed and destroyed.
20240825	Israeli attacks kill 28 across Gaza Strip, victims still under rubble	Israeli escalation	Israeli army ramps up attacks on Deir el-Balah over the weekend as authorities say 40,405 Palestinians now killed across Gaza.
20240825	Israel kills 71 Palestinians in Gaza while participating in ceasefire talks	Israeli escalation	Israeli forces committed three massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, killing at least 71 Palestinians, the Palestinian health ministry said, as the Israeli delegation headed to Cairo for high-level ceasefire talks.
20240825	Hezbollah says ‘first phase’ of attack now over	Lebanon	Hezbollah launches a barrage of rockets and drones from Lebanon towards Israel. The group says the attack is its retaliation for the assassination of one of its top commanders in Beirut last month. Air defence systems in northern Israel fired at the incoming Hezbollah rockets. One Israeli soldier was killed after being hit by falling shrapnel.
20240825	Hezbollah’s escalated attack ‘is over’ after trading airstrikes with Israel, leader says	Lebanon	Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah said the militant group’s Sunday operation “is over” after it struck Israel in an escalation in tension that subsided hours later.
			Comment: "escalated attack" is false as it is about a retaliatory attack announced immediately after the Israeli assassination of the senior commander Sukr. But Hezbollah said that the decision to retaliate was delayed because of political reasons (ceasefire talks)
20240825	Israel and Hezbollah exchange strikes before pulling back, jolting region amid Gaza cease-fire talks	Lebanon	Israel and the Hezbollah militant group launched their heaviest exchange of fire after months of strikes and counterstrikes. By mid-morning Sunday, it appeared to have ended, with both sides saying they only aimed at military targets.
20240825	Israel and Hezbollah trade their most intense fire in months and then pull back	Lebanon	Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah traded heavy fire early Sunday but backed off from sparking a widely feared all-out war, as both sides signaled their most intense exchange in months was over.
20240825	Israel’s Hunt for the Elusive Leader of Hamas	resistance	Yahya Sinwar’s ability to evade capture or death has denied Israel a military success in a war that began after he planned the Oct. 7 attacks.
20240825	Five killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza on Sunday	targeting civilians	Five Palestinians have been killed and others injured in a series of "intense" Israeli strikes across Gaza on Sunday, Wafa news agency is reporting.
20240825	Israeli attacks kill 28 across Gaza Strip, victims still under rubble	targeting civilians	Israeli army ramps up attacks on Deir el-Balah over the weekend as authorities say 40,405 Palestinians now killed across Gaza.
20240825	Israel continues its brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip	targeting civilians	Israeli airstrike on the house of a family in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, resulted in the death of at least 9 Palestinians
20240825	Israel kills 71 Palestinians in Gaza while participating in ceasefire talks	targeting civilians	Israeli forces committed three massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, killing at least 71 Palestinians, the Palestinian health ministry said, as the Israeli delegation headed to Cairo for high-level ceasefire talks.
20240825	Turkish justice minister slams US, Israel over blocking Gaza ceasefire	Turkey	Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc has slammed the United States and Israel over blocking a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and committing genocide in the besieged territory.

DATE	DEVELOPMENT	CONTEXT	DESCRIPTION
20240826	Progress made in Gaza ceasefire talks but still work to do on ‘final details,’ US official says	ceasefire	Negotiators working to strike a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages made progress over the weekend, according to a senior US official familiar with the talks in Cairo, where mediators discussed “final details” of a potential agreement including the names of prisoners that would be exchanged as part of the pact.
			Comment: Gaza ceasefire hopes hang in balance as Hamas delegation leaves Cairo
20240826	Gaza cease-fire talks yield no results, set to continue	ceasefire	Cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas over Gaza have so far produced no result.
20240826	Gaza cease-fire negotiations continue after weekend attacks between Israel and Hezbollah	ceasefire	Cease-fire talks over the war between Israel and Hamas are continuing in Cairo this week after Israel and Hezbollah exchanged heavy fire over the weekend. Israeli forces targeted rocket launchers in southern Lebanon while Hezbollah targeted military bases in northern Israel.
20240826	Gaza Cease-Fire Talks Will Continue in Cairo, Officials Say	ceasefire	Gaza Cease-Fire Talks Will Continue in Cairo, Officials Say. Four days of high-level meetings failed to achieve a breakthrough, but people briefed on the ...
20240826	Gaza ceasefire hopes dim, families flee after new evacuation orders	ceasefire	Families flee after new evacuation orders for Deir Al-Balah MSF considers suspending wound care at Al-Aqsa Hospital Diplomatic efforts by Qatar, Egypt, and U.S. fail to end conflict Seven killed in Israeli strikes on Monday, medics say
20240826	Official: Hamas rejects new Israeli conditions in Gaza ceasefire talks	ceasefire	Key sticking points in the ongoing talks mediated by the United States, Egypt and Qatar include an Israeli presence in the so-called Philadelphi Corridor, a narrow 14.5 km-long stretch of land along Gaza’s southern border with Egypt.
20240826	Hamas Says US Trying to 'Sell Illusions' on Gaza Ceasefire Talks	ceasefire	Asenior Hamas official has accused U.S. President Joe Biden's administration of deliberately misrepresenting the level of progress achieved in ongoing negotiations toward a ceasefire in Gaza in order to put pressure on the Palestinian group.
20240826	Egypt says will not accept Israeli force on its Gaza border: state-linked media	ceasefire	A key sticking point in the ceasefire talks have been calls for Israel to withdraw its forces from the border area, including the Rafah crossing

20240826	Video reveals devastation and grief after Gaza tent camp	children	Palestinian boy with part of his head blown off in what witnesses described as an Israeli tank strike have shocked even hardened observers of the war in Gaza.

20240826	U.S. is criticized for supplying weapons to Israel for its military offensive in Gaza	collusion & complicity	Democrats still face criticism from the left about the war in Gaza.

20240826	Israel Is Buying Google Ads to Discredit the UN’s Top Gaza Aid Agency	collusion & complicity	The UNRWA calls Israel’s strategy of promoting alleged misinformation “destructive.”

20240826	Israeli drone strike kills at least seven people	dystopian war	Israeli drone strike kills at least seven people in Gaza City, as another evacuation order forces injured Palestinians to flee Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza’s Deir el-Balah, the last functioning medical facility in the area.

20240826	Hospital in central Gaza empties out as Israeli forces draw near	dystopian war	One of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals has been emptying out in recent days as Israel has ordered the evacuation of nearby areas and signaled a possible ground operation in a town that has been largely spared throughout the war, officials said Monday.
20240826	Israel orders evacuation of Al-Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza	dystopian war	Israel has ordered Palestinians to evacuate an area of Deir Al Balah that includes Al Aqsa Hospital. The neighbourhood was previously classified as a humanitarian safe zone.
20240826	Patients forced to flee al-Aqsa hospital in Gaza after Israeli evacuation order – video	dystopian war	Hundreds of patients have been forced to flee al-Aqsa hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, after Israel issued an evacuation order of the surrounding areas. Médecins Sans Frontières said the hospital had about 650 patients before the evacuation, but now about 100 remained
20240826	UN aid operations halt in Gaza after Israeli evacuation orders: Official	dystopian war	The United Nations says it's now unable to deliver aid in Gaza - because of Israel's forced evacuation orders. The UN insists it is not withdrawing or suspending operations in the Strip. Its main facilities are in the central area, where Israeli military movements are forcing people to flee.
20240826	Diseases spread in Gaza as sewage contaminates camps and coast	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	The waters on parts of Gaza’s Mediterranean coastline have started turning brown as health experts warn of the spread of open sewage and diseases across the territory.
20240826	Gaza: Israeli Aid Obstruction Inflaming Polio Outbreak	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	Israeli military attacks on healthcare infrastructure and water supplies and ongoing aid obstruction are contributing to a potentially catastrophic polio outbreak in Gaza, Human Rights Watch said today.
			Comment: The outbreak is inflamed by Israeli destruction of the sewage system causing waste water to flood the streets. Obstruction contributes to a wider spread of the disease.
20240826	Polio vaccines arrive in Gaza in boost to vaccination campaign: UNICEF	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday the arrival of 1.2 million doses of vital polio vaccines in Gaza, amid urgent calls for humanitarian pauses to reach hundreds of thousands of at-risk children.
20240826	Polio vaccines delivered to Gaza, Israel says, as aid groups call for pause in fighting	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	Polio vaccines for more than one million people have been delivered to Gaza, Israel's military said on Sunday after a case of the highly infectious virus was detected there this month.
20240826	Hospital in central Gaza empties out as Israeli forces draw near	eliminating NGOs	One of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals has been emptying out in recent days as Israel has ordered the evacuation of nearby areas and signaled a possible ground operation in a town that has been largely spared throughout the war, officials said Monday.
			Comment: Al-Aqsa Hospital is managed by UNRWA, The Ministry of Health and various NGOs
20240826	Hospital in central Gaza empties out as Israeli forces draw near	eliminating UNWRA	One of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals has been emptying out in recent days as Israel has ordered the evacuation of nearby areas and signaled a possible ground operation in a town that has been largely spared throughout the war, officials said Monday.
			Comment: Al-Aqsa Hospital is managed by UNRWA, The Ministry of Health and various NGOs
20240826	Israel orders evacuation of Al-Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza	eliminating UNWRA	Israel has ordered Palestinians to evacuate an area of Deir Al Balah that includes Al Aqsa Hospital. The neighbourhood was previously classified as a humanitarian safe zone.
			Comment: Al-Aqsa Hospital is managed by UNRWA, The Ministry of Health and various NGOs
20240826	UN aid operations halt in Gaza after Israeli evacuation orders: Official	eliminating UNWRA	The United Nations says it's now unable to deliver aid in Gaza - because of Israel's forced evacuation orders. The UN insists it is not withdrawing or suspending operations in the Strip. Its main facilities are in the central area, where Israeli military movements are forcing people to flee.
			Comment: Al-Aqsa Hospital is managed by UNRWA, The Ministry of Health and various NGOs
20240826	Israel Is Buying Google Ads to Discredit the UN’s Top Gaza Aid Agency	eliminating UNWRA	The UNRWA calls Israel’s strategy of promoting alleged misinformation “destructive.”

20240826	Food operations in Gaza face growing challenges as ongoing conflict keeps hunger needs high	food, water, fuel & electricity	Ten months into the war, Palestinians in Gaza are crowded into an ever-shrinking space without adequate sanitation or healthcare and are repeatedly uprooted by evacuation orders that also disrupt the aid centres intended to support them, including the food distributions and community kitchens supported by the UN World Food Programme (WFP).
20240826	UN says Gaza aid operation paused due to evacuation orders	forced displacement	The United Nations says it has had to temporarily suspend its aid operation in the Gaza Strip because of Israeli military evacuation orders in the centre of the Palestinian territory.
20240826	Latest Israeli evacuation orders halt UN aid operation in Gaza	forced displacement	The United Nations said Monday that the Israeli military’s latest evacuation orders have halted their aid operations in the Gaza Strip.
20240826	Hospital in central Gaza empties out as Israeli forces draw near	forced displacement	One of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals has been emptying out in recent days as Israel has ordered the evacuation of nearby areas and signaled a possible ground operation in a town that has been largely spared throughout the war, officials said Monday.
20240826	Gaza ceasefire hopes dim, families flee after new evacuation orders	forced displacement	Families flee after new evacuation orders for Deir Al-Balah MSF considers suspending wound care at Al-Aqsa Hospital Diplomatic efforts by Qatar, Egypt, and U.S. fail to end conflict Seven killed in Israeli strikes on Monday, medics say
20240826	UN aid operations halt in Gaza after Israeli evacuation orders: Official	forced displacement	The United Nations says it's now unable to deliver aid in Gaza - because of Israel's forced evacuation orders. The UN insists it is not withdrawing or suspending operations in the Strip. Its main facilities are in the central area, where Israeli military movements are forcing people to flee.
20240826	In Pictures: Israel orders evacuation in Deir el-Balah, patients flee Al-Aqsa Hospital	forced displacement	Patients and displaced Palestinians are fleeing Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, the last functioning medical facility in central Gaza, following the latest evacuation orders.
20240826	Israel orders evacuation of Al-Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza	forced displacement	Israel has ordered Palestinians to evacuate an area of Deir Al Balah that includes Al Aqsa Hospital. The neighbourhood was previously classified as a humanitarian safe zone.
20240826	Hospital in central Gaza empties out as Israeli forces draw near	forced displacement	One of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals has been emptying out in recent days as Israel has ordered the evacuation of nearby areas and signaled a possible ground operation in a town that has been largely spared throughout the war, officials said Monday.
20240826	Patients forced to flee al-Aqsa hospital in Gaza after Israeli evacuation order – video	forced displacement	Hundreds of patients have been forced to flee al-Aqsa hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, after Israel issued an evacuation order of the surrounding areas. Médecins Sans Frontières said the hospital had about 650 patients before the evacuation, but now about 100 remained
20240826	Patients flee Gaza hospital after latest evacuation order from Israel	forced displacement	War-weary Palestinians on Monday pushed wheelchair-bound and bed-ridden patients through the streets of central Gaza, evacuating a hospital in a frantic bid to stay ahead of feared Israeli bombardment.

20240826	Gaza death toll climbs to 40,435 as Israeli onslaught continues	genocide	At least 93,534 Palestinians injured in Israeli onslaught since Oct. 7, 2023, Health Ministry says

20240826	In Pictures: Israel orders evacuation in Deir el-Balah, patients flee Al-Aqsa Hospital	health care & medical infrastructure	Patients and displaced Palestinians are fleeing Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, the last functioning medical facility in central Gaza, following the latest evacuation orders.
20240826	Israel orders evacuation of Al-Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza	health care & medical infrastructure	Israel has ordered Palestinians to evacuate an area of Deir Al Balah that includes Al Aqsa Hospital. The neighbourhood was previously classified as a humanitarian safe zone.
20240826	Hospital in central Gaza empties out as Israeli forces draw near	health care & medical infrastructure	One of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals has been emptying out in recent days as Israel has ordered the evacuation of nearby areas and signaled a possible ground operation in a town that has been largely spared throughout the war, officials said Monday.
20240826	Patients forced to flee al-Aqsa hospital in Gaza after Israeli evacuation order – video	health care & medical infrastructure	Hundreds of patients have been forced to flee al-Aqsa hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, after Israel issued an evacuation order of the surrounding areas. Médecins Sans Frontières said the hospital had about 650 patients before the evacuation, but now about 100 remained
20240826	Gaza ceasefire hopes dim, families flee after new evacuation orders	health care & medical infrastructure	Families flee after new evacuation orders for Deir Al-Balah MSF considers suspending wound care at Al-Aqsa Hospital Diplomatic efforts by Qatar, Egypt, and U.S. fail to end conflict Seven killed in Israeli strikes on Monday, medics say
20240826	Patients flee Gaza hospital after latest evacuation order from Israel	health care & medical infrastructure	War-weary Palestinians on Monday pushed wheelchair-bound and bed-ridden patients through the streets of central Gaza, evacuating a hospital in a frantic bid to stay ahead of feared Israeli bombardment.
20240826	UN says Gaza aid operation paused due to evacuation orders	humanitarian aid	The United Nations says it has had to temporarily suspend its aid operation in the Gaza Strip because of Israeli military evacuation orders in the centre of the Palestinian territory.
20240826	UN aid operations in Gaza halt after Israel evacuation orders	humanitarian aid	UNOCHA report
20240826	Latest Israeli evacuation orders halt UN aid operation in Gaza	humanitarian aid	The United Nations said Monday that the Israeli military’s latest evacuation orders have halted their aid operations in the Gaza Strip.
20240826	Polio vaccines arrive in Gaza in boost to vaccination campaign: UNICEF	humanitarian aid	The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced on Monday the arrival of 1.2 million doses of vital polio vaccines in Gaza, amid urgent calls for humanitarian pauses to reach hundreds of thousands of at-risk children.
20240826	Food operations in Gaza face growing challenges as ongoing conflict keeps hunger needs high	humanitarian crisis	Ten months into the war, Palestinians in Gaza are crowded into an ever-shrinking space without adequate sanitation or healthcare and are repeatedly uprooted by evacuation orders that also disrupt the aid centres intended to support them, including the food distributions and community kitchens supported by the UN World Food Programme (WFP).
20240826	Humanitarian Situation Update #209	humanitarian crisis
20240826	Israel’s economy in grave danger as Gaza war drags on, economists warn	Israelis	Experts say economy cannot survive much longer as fighting with Hamas has stalled tourism, forced small businesses to shut, slowed down shipping and raised deficit

20240826	Israeli drone strike kills at least seven people	targeting civilians	Israeli drone strike kills at least seven people in Gaza City, as another evacuation order forces injured Palestinians to flee Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza’s Deir el-Balah, the last functioning medical facility in the area.

20240826	Gaza ceasefire hopes dim, families flee after new evacuation orders	targeting civilians	Families flee after new evacuation orders for Deir Al-Balah MSF considers suspending wound care at Al-Aqsa Hospital Diplomatic efforts by Qatar, Egypt, and U.S. fail to end conflict Seven killed in Israeli strikes on Monday, medics say

20240826	Gaza family accuses Israel of killing Palestinian with Down syndrome during incursion	targeting civilians	Ahmed al-Abadla's displaced family cites evidence that he was 'intentionally' killed by the Israeli army in Khan Younis

20240826	Video reveals devastation and grief after Gaza tent camp	targeting forced displaced people	Palestinian boy with part of his head blown off in what witnesses described as an Israeli tank strike have shocked even hardened observers of the war in Gaza.
20240826	U.S. is criticized for supplying weapons to Israel for its military offensive in Gaza	United States	Democrats still face criticism from the left about the war in Gaza.
20240826	U.S. is criticized for supplying weapons to Israel for its military offensive in Gaza	Zionism / US	Democrats still face criticism from the left about the war in Gaza.

DATE	DEVELOPMENT	CONTEXT	DESCRIPTION

20240827	Israel frees hostage in Gaza, battles Hamas, as displaced families seek safety	ceasefire	Israeli strikes kill 22 people in Gaza, health officials say Displaced Palestinians pushed onto beaches by evacuation orders Israel rescues hostage in southern Gaza Few signs of progress in Cairo peace talks Sticking points include control over two main corridors
20240827	Fundamental Differences Hinder Gaza Ceasefire Agreement	ceasefire	Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s distrust of regional or multilateral mechanisms to ensure Hamas cannot return to power in Gaza is hindering efforts to end the war. Netanyahu and his top associates see defeating Hamas as crucial to their efforts to set back Iran’s “unity of fronts” strategy to surround Israel with hostile, Iran-backed non-state actors. Many regional and global officials and experts question why the U.S. is unable to use its leverage on Israel to compel Netanyahu to compromise on the remaining points at issue in the ceasefire negotiations. U.S. President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democrats’ nominee for president, are directly involved in trying to prod Netanyahu to accept a deal in order to resolve the Gaza crisis before the November 5 U.S. presidential election.
20240827	Why Israel continues to attack religious sites and symbols in Gaza	churches & mosques	The Zionist regime has attacked not only Palestinian civilians but also their faith by destroying more than 600 mosques and several churches in Gaza.
20240827	UN halts Gaza aid deliveries after Israeli military orders new evacuation amid polio vaccine push	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	The United Nations temporarily paused aid deliveries in Gaza on Monday over safety concerns after the Israeli military issued new evacuation orders, a senior UN official said, possibly complicating the launch of a polio vaccination campaign.
20240827	'Our lives are over': Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 18, including children, Palestinians say	eliminating UNWRA	The United Nations on Monday said humanitarian work in the Gaza Strip has taken a serious blow after Israel ordered a new evacuation in the centre of the besieged territory. Meanwhile Palestinian officials say Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 18 people, including eight children.
20240827	In Gaza, evacuation orders threaten to uproot UN’s aid hub once again	eliminating UNWRA	The plight of Gaza’s people continues to worsen in the enclave where humanitarian operations are “ongoing where feasible” amid repeated evacuation orders from the Israeli military, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, warned on Tuesday.
20240827	UN 'determined' to continue life-saving aid in Gaza despite escalating security risks	eliminating UNWRA	'Humanitarians have been in crosshairs throughout this crisis, which is by far the deadliest on record for the UN,' says UN official

20240827	Biden overrode internal warnings to build Gaza aid pier, watchdog finds	eliminating UNWRA	by-pass politics -- "... multiple USAID staff expressed concerns" that focusing on the pier, known as Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (JLOTS), "would detract from the Agency’s advocacy to open land crossings in Israel and Egypt," which were deemed to be "more efficient and proven avenues for delivering aid to Gaza."

20240827	Gaza's artisanal fuel: Palestinians transform plastic rubbish into energy	food, water, fuel & electricity	Since October Israel has imposed heavy restrictions on the entry of fuel into the Gaza strip. The blockade has severely limited people's ability to move around in times of forced evacuations and constant attacks. Palestinians are now transforming plastic trash to make fuel.
20240827	Israel frees hostage in Gaza, battles Hamas, as displaced families seek safety	forced displacement	Israeli strikes kill 22 people in Gaza, health officials say Displaced Palestinians pushed onto beaches by evacuation orders Israel rescues hostage in southern Gaza Few signs of progress in Cairo peace talks Sticking points include control over two main corridors
20240827	Palestinians in Gaza flee after new Israeli evacuation order	forced displacement	Israel has issued new evacuation orders for Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip ahead of a planned operation against Hamas.
20240827	Displaced people struggle without sanitation services in Khan Younis, Gaza	health care & medical infrastructure	In Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, the Palestinian Agricultural Development Association (PARC), with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) support, is providing emergency latrines, solar water pump systems, water treatment plants, and goods such as tents, to some of the displaced people arriving in Khan Younis.
20240827	EMERGENCY in Gaza to Open Healthcare Clinic	health care & medical infrastructure	After several months of waiting to obtain humanitarian permits, EMERGENCY has entered the Gaza Strip to provide healthcare support to a population devastated by war.During this period, EMERGENCY has been working to define the project and establish coordination with UN agencies and other partners in the area.
20240827	EMERGENCY in Gaza to Open Healthcare Clinic	humanitarian aid	After several months of waiting to obtain humanitarian permits, EMERGENCY has entered the Gaza Strip to provide healthcare support to a population devastated by war.During this period, EMERGENCY has been working to define the project and establish coordination with UN agencies and other partners in the area.
20240827	In Gaza, evacuation orders threaten to uproot UN’s aid hub once again	humanitarian aid	The plight of Gaza’s people continues to worsen in the enclave where humanitarian operations are “ongoing where feasible” amid repeated evacuation orders from the Israeli military, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, warned on Tuesday.
20240827	UN halts aid operations after Israeli ejection order	humanitarian aid	Pause in operations comes ahead of UN campaign to vaccinate 640,000 children in Gaza against polio
20240827	UN halts Gaza aid deliveries after Israeli military orders new evacuation amid polio vaccine push	humanitarian aid	The United Nations temporarily paused aid deliveries in Gaza on Monday over safety concerns after the Israeli military issued new evacuation orders, a senior UN official said, possibly complicating the launch of a polio vaccination campaign.
20240827	UN 'determined' to continue life-saving aid in Gaza despite escalating security risks	humanitarian aid	'Humanitarians have been in crosshairs throughout this crisis, which is by far the deadliest on record for the UN,' says UN official
20240827	Gaza situation is catastrophic - Press Conference by UNRWA	humanitarian crisis	Press conference by Louise Wateridge, Senior Communications Officer, and Sam Rose, Senior Deputy Field Director, for UNRWA in Gaza on the situation in the Strip.
20240827	'Our lives are over': Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 18, including children, Palestinians say	humanitarian crisis	The United Nations on Monday said humanitarian work in the Gaza Strip has taken a serious blow after Israel ordered a new evacuation in the centre of the besieged territory. Meanwhile Palestinian officials say Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 18 people, including eight children.
20240827	Israel frees hostage in Gaza, battles Hamas, as displaced families seek safety	IOF	Israeli strikes kill 22 people in Gaza, health officials say Displaced Palestinians pushed onto beaches by evacuation orders Israel rescues hostage in southern Gaza Few signs of progress in Cairo peace talks Sticking points include control over two main corridors
20240827	Israel rescues Bedouin (!) hostage held by Hamas in Gaza	IOF	The Israeli military says commandos have rescued from an underground tunnel in Gaza a Bedouin Arab hostage who was kidnapped by Hamas during the 7 October attack on Israel. Kaid Farhan Elkadi, 52, was rescued in a "complex operation* in the southern Gaza Strip" by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet domestic security service, according to a statement.
20240827	Israeli military says captive rescued from Gaza tunnel	IOF	Kaid Farhan al-Kadi has been rescued in a ‘complex operation’ in the southern Gaza Strip, says the army.
20240827	‘Complex operation’ by Israeli forces to free a hostage in Gaza	IOF	Israeli forces conducted a “complex operation*” to free a hostage in Gaza, the military said Tuesday.
			) "complex operation*" is a exaggerated military hasbara term that was also used
20240827	Operational mishaps plague worn-out IDF reservists in Gaza	IOF	A series of serious operational-safety incidents in Gaza, including one in which a soldier was killed, has intensified challenges for IDF reservists, highlighting equipment malfunctions and the boldness of the Hamas terrorists
20240827	Up to NIS 30,000 offered to teachers, psychologists who move to Gaza border towns	Israelis	Therapists, counselors, kindergarten teachers, instructors in some subjects are eligible for the grants of up to $8,130, while those already in region can get up to NIS 8,000
20240827	Palestine: At least 126 journalists and media workers killed in Gaza	journalists	At least 126 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed, several have been injured and others are missing during the war in Gaza. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) condemn the killings and continued attacks on journalists. The IFJ calls for an immediate investigation into their deaths.
20240827	The US diplomatic strategy on Israel and Gaza is not working	opinion	US policies strengthen Benjamin Netanyahu – whose political preference in the short term is an open-ended war, not a deal
20240827	16 Palestinians killed in fresh Israeli airstrikes in Gaza	targeting civilians	Israel continues its deadly offensive in Gaza despite UN Security Council resolution calling for immediate cease-fire
20240827	Israel frees hostage in Gaza, battles Hamas, as displaced families seek safety	targeting civilians	Israeli strikes kill 22 people in Gaza, health officials say Displaced Palestinians pushed onto beaches by evacuation orders Israel rescues hostage in southern Gaza Few signs of progress in Cairo peace talks Sticking points include control over two main corridors
20240827	‘My siblings have become my children’: the plight of Gaza’s orphans	targeting families in whole or in part	Aid workers say the suffering of those who lost parents in the war is on a different scale to previous conflicts.
20240827	'Our lives are over': Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 18, including children, Palestinians say	United Nations	The United Nations on Monday said humanitarian work in the Gaza Strip has taken a serious blow after Israel ordered a new evacuation in the centre of the besieged territory. Meanwhile Palestinian officials say Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 18 people, including eight children.
20240827	Gaza situation is catastrophic - Press Conference by UNRWA	United Nations	Press conference by Louise Wateridge, Senior Communications Officer, and Sam Rose, Senior Deputy Field Director, for UNRWA in Gaza on the situation in the Strip.
20240827	In Gaza, evacuation orders threaten to uproot UN’s aid hub once again	United Nations	The plight of Gaza’s people continues to worsen in the enclave where humanitarian operations are “ongoing where feasible” amid repeated evacuation orders from the Israeli military, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, warned on Tuesday.
20240827	College Administrators Spent Summer Break Dreaming Up Ways to Squash Gaza Protests	Zionism / US	New York University students who speak out against Zionism will now risk violating the school’s nondiscrimination policies.

DATE	DEVELOPMENT	CONTEXT	DESCRIPTION

20240828	Gaza ceasefire talks to resume in Qatar: US official	ceasefire	Ongoing talks aimed at bringing about a ceasefire in Gaza to resume in the Qatari capital of Doha after several days of intense negotiations in Cairo, according to a U.S. official.
20240828	UK, Germany call for progress in Gaza cease-fire talks	ceasefire	British Premier Starmer and Chancellor Scholz voiced concern over heightened tensions in the Middle East, called on all parties to work towards an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.
			Comment: British spy planes from Cyprus fly over Gaza waters to collect intelligence to share with the Israelis, and supply arms to a war belligerent. Germany contributes also on a front that is rarely reported: selling nuclear capable submarines to a war belligerent who is in a nuclear rivalry with Iran since it managed to have a bomb themselves that prompted the draft of the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty.
20240828	UN Agencies Call for Humanitarian Pauses to Roll out Gaza Polio Vaccinations	ceasefire	UN agencies said that they were determined to move ahead with a planned polio vaccination campaign as 1.2 million vaccine doses reached the Gaza Strip on Monday – despite a rash of new Israeli military evacuation orders imposed on displaced Palestinians sheltering in designated “safe zones”.
20240828	The Gaza truce talks are mired in absurdity	ceasefire	opinion -- Stagnation keeps the Middle East on the edge of a wider regional war.
20240828	Last humanitarian zones in Gaza not “fit for life”	dystopian war	Sam Rose from UNRWA describes how the aid organisation is being squeezed as it tries to get essential aid to people in Gaza.
20240828	Israeli forces launch strikes across Gaza, push tanks into central Khan Younis	dystopian war	Israeli forces sent tanks deeper into Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip and launched strikes across the enclave as they battled Hamas-led militants, killing at least 34 Palestinians on Wednesday, according to medics.
20240828	Gaza: 90 percent of all people have been displaced…	dystopian war	Ninety per cent of Gaza's current population of 2.1 million people has been displaced, lacking access to sufficient shelter, food, life-saving medical services, clean water, education and livelihoods. Those on the frontlines share their perspectives on the struggle to survive.
20240828	Polio vaccination in Gaza hinges on 'security and access guarantees': WHO	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	WHO urges cease-fire as polio threatens 640,000 children
20240828	With polio in Gaza, a new challenge emerges: How to vaccinate 640,000 children in a war zone?	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	1.2 million vaccine doses are sitting in a Deir al-Balah warehouse as aid workers call for a pause in fighting
20240828	UN Agencies Call for Humanitarian Pauses to Roll out Gaza Polio Vaccinations	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	UN agencies said that they were determined to move ahead with a planned polio vaccination campaign as 1.2 million vaccine doses reached the Gaza Strip on Monday – despite a rash of new Israeli military evacuation orders imposed on displaced Palestinians sheltering in designated “safe zones”.
20240828	Building accessible sanitation facilities for displaced people in Gaza	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	Lack of access to sanitation services and other needs in camps is impacting the health of displaced Palestinians in Gaza, as skin conditions run rampant.
20240828	'Unbelievable prices' of food worsen hardship in Gaza	economy	Most Palestinians shopping for hungry families can only stare at the meager offerings in Gaza City’s street markets, frustrated that soaring prices and shortages of food are pushing essential supplies beyond their reach.
20240828	Biden ordered Gaza pier to be built despite concerns from US development agency	eliminating UNWRA	by-pass politics -- USAid staff were concerned that pier, which cost $230m and operated for only 20 days, would undermine efforts to push Israel to open land borders to aid.
20240828	Biden pushed Gaza pier over warnings it would undercut other aid routes, watchdog says	eliminating UNWRA	by-pass politics -- President Joe Biden ordered the construction of a temporary pier to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza this year even as some at the U.S. Agency for International Development expressed concerns that the effort would be difficult to accomplish and undercut the effort to persuade Israel to open “more efficient” land crossings to get food into the territory, according to the agency’s internal watchdog.
20240828	USAid warned Joe Biden against building floating Gaza pier	eliminating UNWRA	by-pass politics -- Top US development agency said pier could undermine efforts to persuade Israel to allow land deliveries
20240828	UN aid vehicle struck by Israeli military gunfire in Gaza: spokesman	food, water, fuel & electricity	A clearly marked UN aid vehicle was struck by Israeli military gunfire as it approached a checkpoint in Gaza.
20240828	WFP temporarily suspend staff movement across Gaza following a security incident that targeted WFP vehicle	food, water, fuel & electricity	The World Food Programme (WFP) announced today it is pausing the movement of its employees in Gaza until further notice after a WFP team came under fire on the evening of 27 August, a few metres from an Israeli check point at the Wadi Gaza bridge.
20240828	WFP suspends Gaza movement after vehicle hit by bullets near Israeli checkpoint	food, water, fuel & electricity	WFP said in a statement that the convoy of two armored vehicles had received “multiple clearances by Israeli authorities to approach” the checkpoint
20240828	Gaza: 90 percent of all people have been displaced…	forced displacement	Ninety per cent of Gaza's current population of 2.1 million people has been displaced, lacking access to sufficient shelter, food, life-saving medical services, clean water, education and livelihoods. Those on the frontlines share their perspectives on the struggle to survive.
20240828	Gaza: Has Israel taken enough action to prevent incitement to genocide?	genocide II	In January, the UN's top court ordered in an interim ruling that Israel must take all measures “to prevent and punish” genocidal acts – including incitement to genocide – against Palestinians in Gaza, but stopped short of telling it to halt the war. The highly anticipated hearing at the International Court of Justice was part of a case brought to the court by South Africa, accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. Israel has rejected the accusation as "wholly unfounded". Since the ruling, Israel has been accused of allowing inflammatory public statements to continue.
20240828	Lavrov says Israel considers all Palestinians in Gaza to be ‘terrorists’, even children	global response	Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday that Israeli leaders consider all Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to be “terrorists”, including children. Lavrov made his comment during a joint press conference following a meeting with Yemeni Foreign Minister Shaye Al-Zindani in Moscow.
			Comment: Lavrov is right as the IOF have a directive: "Treat everyone and everything that moves and not move as Hamas."
20240828	MSF opens field hospital in Deir al-Balah as front line inches closer to Al-Aqsa Hospital	health care & medical infrastructure	Field hospitals cannot replace the health care system that Israel has dismantled in Gaza.
20240828	With Al-Aqsa hospital under threat, MSF opens field hospital in central Gaza	health care & medical infrastructure	In central Gaza, Palestine, almost 650 patients fled Al-Aqsa hospital, supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), following an Israeli forces evacuation order and an explosion approximately 250 metres from the hospital, located in Deir Al-Balah, on 25 August. In response, MSF teams, in coordination with the Ministry of Health, have quickly opened a field hospital and started receiving patients amid a severe lack of supplies and resources.
20240828	Building accessible sanitation facilities for displaced people in Gaza	health care & medical infrastructure	Lack of access to sanitation services and other needs in camps is impacting the health of displaced Palestinians in Gaza, as skin conditions run rampant.
20240828	Polio vaccination in Gaza hinges on 'security and access guarantees': WHO	humanitarian aid	WHO urges cease-fire as polio threatens 640,000 children
20240828	With polio in Gaza, a new challenge emerges: How to vaccinate 640,000 children in a war zone?	humanitarian aid	1.2 million vaccine doses are sitting in a Deir al-Balah warehouse as aid workers call for a pause in fighting
20240828	UN Agencies Call for Humanitarian Pauses to Roll out Gaza Polio Vaccinations	humanitarian aid	UN agencies said that they were determined to move ahead with a planned polio vaccination campaign as 1.2 million vaccine doses reached the Gaza Strip on Monday – despite a rash of new Israeli military evacuation orders imposed on displaced Palestinians sheltering in designated “safe zones”.
20240828	MSF opens field hospital in Deir al-Balah as front line inches closer to Al-Aqsa Hospital	humanitarian aid	Field hospitals cannot replace the health care system that Israel has dismantled in Gaza.
20240828	UN aid vehicle struck by Israeli military gunfire in Gaza: spokesman	humanitarian aid	A clearly marked UN aid vehicle was struck by Israeli military gunfire as it approached a checkpoint in Gaza.
20240828	WFP temporarily suspend staff movement across Gaza following a security incident that targeted WFP vehicle	humanitarian aid	The World Food Programme (WFP) announced today it is pausing the movement of its employees in Gaza until further notice after a WFP team came under fire on the evening of 27 August, a few metres from an Israeli check point at the Wadi Gaza bridge.
20240828	WFP suspends Gaza movement after vehicle hit by bullets near Israeli checkpoint	humanitarian aid	WFP said in a statement that the convoy of two armored vehicles had received “multiple clearances by Israeli authorities to approach” the checkpoint
20240828	Humanitarian operations in Gaza on the brink of collapse from displacement, restrictions, and genocide	humanitarian aid	Aid agencies release report documenting extreme challenges
20240828	Netanyahu’s goal in Gaza is an “open-ended war”	Israeli escalation	Daniel Levy, president of the US/Middle East Project, explains how a major military escalation by Israel could be a trap to further draw in the US, Iran, and its allies.
20240828	Report: Gaza terror groups planned coup against Sinwar	Israelis	Hamas last living hostages are being used as Yahya Sinwar's human shields, as Gaza's other terror groups plan coup, the Jewish Chronicle reports.
			Comment: there is no such development reported by serious outlets. Arutz Sheva is a Israeli ultra-colonist outlet, Jewish Chronicles is a London-based Zionist outlet.
20240828	Palestine: At least 127 journalists and media workers killed in Gaza	journalists	At least 127 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed, several have been injured and others are missing during the war in Gaza. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) condemn the killings and continued attacks on journalists. The IFJ calls for an immediate investigation into their deaths.
20240828	How Israeli genocide in Gaza exposed the West's liberal delusion	opinion	On a global scale, support for a violent settler colony is an anachronism. Western countries that would protect Israel over universal values are a shrinking enclave
20240828	The Gaza truce talks are mired in absurdity	opinion	Stagnation keeps the Middle East on the edge of a wider regional war.
20240828	Israel launches large-scale West Bank raid as minister calls for Gaza-style operation	resistance / West Bank	Foreign Minister Israel Katz said the operation had been staged to “thwart Islamic-Iranian terrorist infrastructure,” claiming that Iran was working to establish an “eastern front” against Israel.
20240828	Israel launches deadly, "full force" operation in West Bank as Gaza war drags on	resistance / West Bank	Israel launched a large-scale military operation Wednesday in the occupied West Bank, where the army said it killed nine Palestinian fighters, while the nearly 11-month Gaza war showed no sign of abating despite ongoing U.S. efforts to help broker a truce.
20240828	Mahmoud Abbas cuts short Saudi trip after Israel launches West Bank assault	resistance / West Bank	Israel's large-scale offensive in the northern West Bank is likely to put more pressure on the fragile Palestinian Authority
20240828	Deadly Israeli raids in West Bank as Gaza war rages	resistance / West Bank	Israel launched a large-scale operation Wednesday in the occupied West Bank, where the army said it killed Palestinian fighters, as the nearly 11-month-old Gaza war showed no signs of abating.
20240828	‘This is a war’: FM urges Gaza-style temporary evacuation of Palestinians in West Bank	resistance / West Bank	Israel Katz calls for ‘temporary evacuation of Palestinian civilians’ from cities where IDF is engaged in anti-terror raid, receives backing from Agriculture Minister Dichter
			Comment: What the Palestinians do in the West Bank is unrelated to war but to armed resistance against occupation, colonialism (settlements are small sized colonies), etc. It is according the Law Of Belligerent Occupation, UNGA Res 38/17, and Art. II.c of Protocol I of the Geneva Conventions. Israelis have never lifted the stage of war since 1967.
20240828	Health ministry, ICRC begin documenting disabled, amputee cases from Gaza war	targeting civilians	The Ministry of Health in Gaza, in partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), yesterday announced a programme aimed at counting and registering physical disability cases caused by Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip since 7 October.
20240828	Israel launches large-scale West Bank raid as minister calls for Gaza-style operation	West Bank	Foreign Minister Israel Katz said the operation had been staged to “thwart Islamic-Iranian terrorist infrastructure,” claiming that Iran was working to establish an “eastern front” against Israel.
20240828	Israel launches deadly, "full force" operation in West Bank as Gaza war drags on	West Bank	Israel launched a large-scale military operation Wednesday in the occupied West Bank, where the army said it killed nine Palestinian fighters, while the nearly 11-month Gaza war showed no sign of abating despite ongoing U.S. efforts to help broker a truce.
20240828	Mahmoud Abbas cuts short Saudi trip after Israel launches West Bank assault	West Bank	Israel's large-scale offensive in the northern West Bank is likely to put more pressure on the fragile Palestinian Authority
20240828	Deadly Israeli raids in West Bank as Gaza war rages	West Bank	Israel launched a large-scale operation Wednesday in the occupied West Bank, where the army said it killed Palestinian fighters, as the nearly 11-month-old Gaza war showed no signs of abating.
20240828	‘This is a war’: FM urges Gaza-style temporary evacuation of Palestinians in West Bank	West Bank	Israel Katz calls for ‘temporary evacuation of Palestinian civilians’ from cities where IDF is engaged in anti-terror raid, receives backing from Agriculture Minister Dichter
			Comment: What the Palestinians do in the West Bank is unrelated to war but to armed resistance against occupation, colonialism (settlements are small sized colonies), etc. It is according the Law Of Belligerent Occupation, UNGA Res 38/17, and Art. II.c of Protocol I of the Geneva Conventions. Israelis have never lifted the stage of war since 1967.

DATE	DEVELOPMENT	CONTEXT	DESCRIPTION
20240829	Netanyahu hints at partial Gaza truce to allow polio vaccination campaign	ceasefire (truce)	Israel PM’s office approves ‘designation of specific places’ for aid agencies to operate amid fears over virus outbreak
20240829	Israel, Hamas agree to zoned three-day pauses in Gaza war	ceasefire (truce)	The Israeli military and Hamas have agreed to three separate three-day pauses in fighting in Gaza to vaccinate 640,000 children against polio, starting on Sunday.
20240829	Inspector General report says Gaza aid pier warnings ignored	collusion & complicity	by-pass politics -- A US government report has set out the failings of President Biden’s short-lived Gaza aid pier. One expert who spoke to Al Jazeera condemned the pier plan as a ‘stunt’.
			Comment: 20 million pounds = 10.000 tons. The report reads 8,100 metric tonnes = 8.000 tons, which could be around 600 trucks over a period of two months. That is 10 trucks per day while there were 100 trucks every day from Egypt before the Israelis shut the Rafah Crossing. Found photos reveal that USAID had chartered Israeli trucks. It was all a by-pass operation against UNWRA.
20240829	Rescuing a Gaza monastery from the ravages of war	culture & heritage	The 4th-century Monastery of St Hilarion in Gaza was included on the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger at the latest meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Delhi, India, in July
20240829	Palestinian scholar says Israel waging 'war of extermination' in Gaza	dystopian war	Sami Al Arian calls Israel's actions in Gaza 'genocide,' urges immediate international intervention to halt ongoing conflict
20240829	Fighting rages in Gaza as Palestinians hope for a pause for polio vaccinations	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	Palestinians in Gaza were waiting on Thursday to see if there would be a pause in fighting to allow a polio vaccination campaign to begin, as the conflict raged across the besieged enclave, killing at least 34 people.
20240829	Netanyahu hints at partial Gaza truce to allow polio vaccination campaign	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	Israel PM’s office approves ‘designation of specific places’ for aid agencies to operate amid fears over virus outbreak
20240829	Israel, Hamas agree to zoned three-day pauses in Gaza war	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	The Israeli military and Hamas have agreed to three separate three-day pauses in fighting in Gaza to vaccinate 640,000 children against polio, starting on Sunday.
20240829	Mother of First Polio Patient Decries Baby’s Fate	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	The mother of Gaza’s first confirmed polio patient, Abdul Rahman Abu al-Jidyan, a nearly 1-year-old boy who is now paralyzed, is speaking out and pleading for medical treatment. This is Nivin Abu al-Jidyan.
20240829	Inspector General report says Gaza aid pier warnings ignored	eliminating UNWRA	by-pass politics -- A US government report has set out the failings of President Biden’s short-lived Gaza aid pier. One expert who spoke to Al Jazeera condemned the pier plan as a ‘stunt’.
			Comment: 20 million pounds = 10.000 tons. The report reads 8,100 metric tonnes = 8.000 tons, which could be around 600 trucks over a period of two months. That is 10 trucks per day while there were 100 trucks every day from Egypt before the Israelis shut the Rafah Crossing. Found photos reveal that USAID had chartered Israeli trucks. It was all a by-pass operation against UNWRA.
20240829	UN: 212 staff members killed since start of Israel's war on Gaza	eliminating UNWRA	The humanitarian operation in Gaza "has become one of the most challenging in the world", the UN says.
20240829	UAE restores water networks in northern Gaza	food, water, fuel & electricity	Operation "Chivalrous Knight 3" has commenced the restoration and operation of damaged and destroyed water networks in northern Gaza.
			Comment: The UAE is one of the signatories of the Abraham Accord masterminded by Netanyahu and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner in 2020 to isolate the Palestinians from the Arab world.
20240829	New displacement orders in Gaza push humanitarian response to the brink of collapse	forced displacement	INGOs have expressed severe concern today over the potential collapse of the humanitarian response in Gaza, which would leave millions of civilians without aid.
20240829	Palestinian scholar says Israel waging 'war of extermination' in Gaza	genocide	Sami Al Arian calls Israel's actions in Gaza 'genocide,' urges immediate international intervention to halt ongoing conflict

20240829	Gaza death toll reaches 40,602	genocide	Gaza's health ministry said that 68 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks on the enclave in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 40,602 since 7 October. Additionally, 93,855 people were wounded since the start of the war.

20240829	Death toll in Gaza rises to 40,602 as Israel continues its aggression	genocide	The Palestinian death toll from Israel's deadly aggression against the Gaza Strip since October 7th, 2023, has now surged to 40,602 , medical sources confirmed on Tuesday. Sources added that at least 93,855 others have also been injured in the onslaught.

20240829	An Israeli freed from Gaza returns to a village where 70% of homes are targeted for demolition	Hamas resistance attack	An Israeli hostage rescued from Gaza returned to a hero’s welcome tinged with a bitter reality: Much of the small village he calls home, Khirbet Karkur, is targeted for demolition.
20240829	Son says Aryeh Zalmanovich, 86, ‘was murdered’ in Gaza hospital next to Farhan al-Qadi	Hamas resistance attack	UNVERIFIABLE CLAIM -- Rescued hostage updated Nir Oz resident’s son upon return to Israel, said two were held together in southern Gaza hospital; ‘Dad didn’t get the medicine and care he needed’
20240829	Lapid says Netanyahu knew for months before Oct. 7 that a violent eruption was looming	Hamas resistance attack	Opposition leader: Disaster could have been prevented, PM seemed ‘bored’ when told of dangers during joint briefing; PM’s office: He ‘did not receive any warning about the war in Gaza’
20240829	WFP halts Gaza operations after Israeli forces open fire on UN vehicle	humanitarian aid	WFP announced on 28 August that “it is pausing the movement of its employees in Gaza until further notice after a WFP team came under fire on the evening of 27 August, a few meters from an Israeli check point at the Wadi Gaza bridge.”
20240829	WFP halts staff movement in Gaza after vehicle fired on by Israeli forces	humanitarian aid	The UN vehicle was returning from a humanitarian mission when it was hit by at least 10 bullets at an Israeli checkpoint near the Wadi Gaza bridge, despite being clearly marked and having received prior clearance from Israeli authorities.
20240829	UN: 212 staff members killed since start of Israel's war on Gaza	humanitarian aid	The humanitarian operation in Gaza "has become one of the most challenging in the world", the UN says.
20240829	Humanitarian agencies ‘reduced to begging for soap’ in Gaza amid aid restrictions	humanitarian aid	Israel's control of aid entering the strip and its bombardment make the simplest of aid deliveries a near impossibility
20240829	New displacement orders in Gaza push humanitarian response to the brink of collapse	humanitarian aid	INGOs have expressed severe concern today over the potential collapse of the humanitarian response in Gaza, which would leave millions of civilians without aid.
20240829	Medic saw 'apocalyptic' scenes during Gaza mission	humanitarian crisis	Dr Matt Newport, who is from Ramsbottom and works at the Royal Blackburn Hospital, has been in the war-torn region three times this year with charity UK-Med.
20240829	Netanyahu hints at partial Gaza truce to allow polio vaccination campaign	humanitarian crisis	Israel PM’s office approves ‘designation of specific places’ for aid agencies to operate amid fears over virus outbreak
20240829	Fighting rages in Gaza as Palestinians hope for a pause for polio vaccinations	humanitarian crisis	Palestinians in Gaza were waiting on Thursday to see if there would be a pause in fighting to allow a polio vaccination campaign to begin, as the conflict raged across the besieged enclave, killing at least 34 people.
20240829	Israeli soldiers face prosecution for refusing to return to Gaza	IOF	At least 20 infantry brigade soldiers have refused to return to Gaza, with10 having received official warnings from the army on Tuesday.
20240829	15 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza, North in August: Israeli media	IOF	Lebanon issue -- Israeli newspaper Maariv acknowledges, under the "permitted to publish" clause, the killing of 15 Israeli soldiers in August 2024 in the Gaza Strip and the northern front.
20240829	Humanitarian agencies ‘reduced to begging for soap’ in Gaza amid aid restrictions	IOF / COGAT	Israel's control of aid entering the strip and its bombardment make the simplest of aid deliveries a near impossibility
20240829	Son says Aryeh Zalmanovich, 86, ‘was murdered’ in Gaza hospital next to Farhan al-Qadi	Israelis	UNVERIFIABLE CLAIM -- Rescued hostage updated Nir Oz resident’s son upon return to Israel, said two were held together in southern Gaza hospital; ‘Dad didn’t get the medicine and care he needed’
20240829	Occupied West Bank is Israel’s “objective number one”, not Gaza	opinion	Professor Hassan Barari talks about Israel’s military incursions into the occupied West Bank, and the role played by right-wing settlers.
20240829	War on Gaza: Israel's killing of Palestinian intellectual leaders is an incalculable loss	opinion	Scores of Palestinian artists, scientists and medics and their families have been killed by Israeli bombs in recent months
20240829	Palestinian scholar says Israel waging 'war of extermination' in Gaza	opinion	Sami Al Arian calls Israel's actions in Gaza 'genocide,' urges immediate international intervention to halt ongoing conflict
20240829	Hamas urges students worldwide to resume protests against US support to Israel amid Gaza war	resistance	‘Don't leave Gaza alone,’ Khaled Mashal says, urging people worldwide to initiate activities in support of Gaza
20240829	In Pictures: Deadly Israeli raids	resistance / West Bank	Israel has launched its largest military assault in the territory in more than two decades, simultaneously attacking four areas.
20240829	Israel says it killed top militant in West Bank operation	resistance / West Bank	UNVERIFIABLE CLAIM -- live blog
20240829	Israelis shooting 'everything that moves' in West Bank camp	resistance / West Bank	Live blog
20240829	Several Palestinians suffocate from Israeli army teargas south of Bethlehem	resistance / West Bank	Several Palestinians Thursday evening suffocated from Israeli army teargas in the al-Khader town, south of the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, according to local sources.
20240829	Israeli Attacks Kill Another 68 Palestinians in Gaza	targeting civilians	In Gaza, Israeli attacks have killed at least 68 Palestinians and wounded 77 others over the past day. An attack just hours ago on displaced people in Khan Younis killed or injured more than a dozen people, mostly women and children. Another attack on Rafah killed at least seven Palestinians.
20240829	Four civilians killed by Israeli bombing in Rafah	targeting civilians	Four Palestinians were killed on Thursday afternoon in Israeli bombing of Al-Mashrou' area east of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip.
20240829	In Pictures: Deadly Israeli raids	West Bank	Israel has launched its largest military assault in the territory in more than two decades, simultaneously attacking four areas.
20240829	Israel says it killed top militant in West Bank operation	West Bank	UNVERIFIABLE CLAIM -- live blog
20240829	Israelis shooting 'everything that moves' in West Bank camp	West Bank	Live blog
			Comment: The headline reflects a occupation army directive that does exist.
20240829	Several Palestinians suffocate from Israeli army teargas south of Bethlehem	West Bank	Several Palestinians Thursday evening suffocated from Israeli army teargas in the al-Khader town, south of the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, according to local sources.

DATE	DEVELOPMENT	CONTEXT	DESCRIPTION

20240830	Gallant said to fume at cabinet that PM potentially condemning hostages to their deaths	ceasefire	Defense minister’s reported outburst came as ministers voted last night to keep IDF on Gaza-Egypt border * UK concerned by IDF’s West Bank op; Jordan said to fear Palestinian exodus
20240830	Israel establishing infrastructure for long-term military presence in Gaza, satellite images suggest	ceasefire	Satellite imagery has mapped the creation of a new corridor in northern Gaza that is almost a kilometre wide in some places. The IDF has bulldozed farmland, orchards and buildings to create the corridor, while denying Gazans access to their homes.
20240830	Gaza talks focus on "nitty gritty" in hope of getting hostage-ceasefire deal	ceasefire	Talks continued this week in Cairo and Doha in an effort to get Israel and Hamas to agree on the details for implementing a hostage-release and ceasefire in Gaza deal, U.S. and Israeli officials said.
20240830	Israeli leaders' shouting match exposes sharp divides over Gaza deal	ceasefire	An Israeli security cabinet meeting about the hostage-release and Gaza ceasefire deal erupted on Thursday night and turned into an unprecedented shouting match between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, Israeli officials said.
20240830	Israeli delegation leaves Doha without reaching Gaza cease-fire agreement	ceasefire	The Israeli delegation that arrived in Doha on Wednesday for high-stakes negotiations on a Gaza cease-fire has left without reaching any agreements, according to Israeli media reports on Friday.
20240830	Israel establishing infrastructure for long-term military presence in Gaza, satellite images suggest	day after politics	Satellite imagery has mapped the creation of a new corridor in northern Gaza that is almost a kilometre wide in some places. The IDF has bulldozed farmland, orchards and buildings to create the corridor, while denying Gazans access to their homes.
20240830	In Pictures: Aftermath of Israeli offensive in Gaza’s Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah	destruction	Israeli forces have withdrawn from areas of eastern Khan Younis after a 22-day military operation, leaving destruction in their wake.
20240830	Israel army says ends month-long operation in south, central Gaza	dystopian war	The Israeli military said Friday it had wrapped up a month-long operation in southern and central Gaza that it said killed more than 250 Palestinian fighters.
20240830	In Pictures: Aftermath of Israeli offensive in Gaza’s Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah	dystopian war	Israeli forces have withdrawn from areas of eastern Khan Younis after a 22-day military operation, leaving destruction in their wake.
20240830	USAID warns that Israel's forced displacements could 'debilitate' Gaza aid efforts: Report	dystopian war	Forced removal of Palestinians has 'exacerbated' humanitarian crisis, with people being displaced 'multiple times'
20240830	Humanitarian pauses in Gaza pave way for polio vaccinations	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	UN aid teams have reached a tentative agreement with parties involved in the war in Gaza for humanitarian pauses to allow 640,000 children to be vaccinated amid an outbreak of the virus, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
20240830	Israel agrees to pauses in fighting for polio vaccine drive	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	Israel has agreed to a series of “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza to allow for the vaccination of children against polio, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
20240830	Israel agrees to pauses in fighting in Gaza for polio vaccination	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	Israel has agreed to a series of pauses in fighting in Gaza in September to allow young children in the enclave to be vaccinated for polio, according to United Nations and Israeli officials.
20240830	WHO delivers 1.2m polio vaccine doses to Gaza as pauses in fighting agreed	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	Three-day humanitarian pauses in several areas planned to allow inoculation of more than 640,000 children
20240830	Polio returns to Gaza: what do we know?	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	Health authorities in the Gaza Strip confirmed the first case of polio in 25 years earlier this month. The infection and subsequent partial paralysis of the nearly year-old Abdul-Rahman Abu Al-Jidyan has hastened plans for a mass vaccination campaign of children across the Palestinian enclave starting on Sept. 1.
20240830	UN to vaccinate Gaza's children against polio during pauses in fighting	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	WHO aims to vaccinate 90% of Gaza's children under 10 1.2 million vaccine doses delivered, 400,000 more en route Pauses in fighting agreed for vaccinations
20240830	Gaza’s Polio Outbreak Won’t Spare Israelis	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	he country’s unvaccinated ultra-Orthodox population is at risk of contracting the disease, unless Netanyahu agrees to a prolonged cease-fire to allow mass vaccination.
20240830	Three-day pauses 'not enough to prevent Gaza health crisis', HRW says	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	Israel has agreed to a series of three-day "humanitarian pauses" in Gaza to allow health officials to administer polio vaccinations to children in the territory, the World Health Organization said Thursday. However, these pauses will not be enough to prevent a rapidly spreading health crisis in Gaza, says Bill Van Esveld of Human Rights Watch, as the root causes of polio and other diseases can only be addressed by an end to Israel’s “siege” of Gaza.
20240830	Gaza health workers Israel-Hamas polio vaccine rollout challenges	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	There were reports of both continued fighting and unusual calm in different parts of Gaza on Friday after the World Health Organization said Israel had made "a preliminary commitment for area-specific humanitarian pauses" to facilitate an upcoming polio vaccination campaign aimed at stemming the spread of the debilitating illness among children in the war-torn enclave.
			Comment: The polio vaccine rollout is NOT "Israel-Hamas" but WHO and other NGO's. The Israelis dumped the one million vaccines in Ramallah to let the Palestinians figure out themselves how to get the vaccines into Gaza.
20240830	Video: WHO outlines Gaza polio vaccination plan	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	Facebook post -- WHO says it will begin its polio vaccine rollout for children in Gaza on September 1. It plans to vaccinate 640,000 children under the age of ten.
20240830	U.S. Army faced weather, security challenges during Gaza humanitarian aid pier	eliminating UNWRA	by-pass politics -- U.S. Army soldiers in the 7th Transportation Brigade had previously set up a pier during training and in exercises overseas but never had dealt with the wild combination of turbulent weather, security threats and sweeping personnel restrictions that surrounded the Gaza humanitarian aid project.
20240830	Israel agrees to pauses in fighting in Gaza for polio vaccination	health children	Israel has agreed to a series of pauses in fighting in Gaza in September to allow young children in the enclave to be vaccinated for polio, according to United Nations and Israeli officials.
20240830	WHO delivers 1.2m polio vaccine doses to Gaza as pauses in fighting agreed	health children	Three-day humanitarian pauses in several areas planned to allow inoculation of more than 640,000 children
20240830	Polio returns to Gaza: what do we know?	health children	Health authorities in the Gaza Strip confirmed the first case of polio in 25 years earlier this month. The infection and subsequent partial paralysis of the nearly year-old Abdul-Rahman Abu Al-Jidyan has hastened plans for a mass vaccination campaign of children across the Palestinian enclave starting on Sept. 1.
20240830	UN to vaccinate Gaza's children against polio during pauses in fighting	health children	WHO aims to vaccinate 90% of Gaza's children under 10 1.2 million vaccine doses delivered, 400,000 more en route Pauses in fighting agreed for vaccinations
20240830	Gaza’s Polio Outbreak Won’t Spare Israelis	health children	The country’s unvaccinated ultra-Orthodox population is at risk of contracting the disease, unless Netanyahu agrees to a prolonged cease-fire to allow mass vaccination.
20240830	Three-day pauses 'not enough to prevent Gaza health crisis', HRW says	health children	Israel has agreed to a series of three-day "humanitarian pauses" in Gaza to allow health officials to administer polio vaccinations to children in the territory, the World Health Organization said Thursday. However, these pauses will not be enough to prevent a rapidly spreading health crisis in Gaza, says Bill Van Esveld of Human Rights Watch, as the root causes of polio and other diseases can only be addressed by an end to Israel’s “siege” of Gaza.
20240830	Gaza health workers Israel-Hamas polio vaccine rollout challenges	health children	There were reports of both continued fighting and unusual calm in different parts of Gaza on Friday after the World Health Organization said Israel had made "a preliminary commitment for area-specific humanitarian pauses" to facilitate an upcoming polio vaccination campaign aimed at stemming the spread of the debilitating illness among children in the war-torn enclave.
			Comment: The polio vaccine rollout is NOT "Israel-Hamas" but WHO and other NGO's. The Israelis dumped the one million vaccines in Ramallah to let the Palestinians figure out themselves how to get the vaccines into Gaza.
20240830	Video: WHO outlines Gaza polio vaccination plan	health children	Facebook post -- WHO says it will begin its polio vaccine rollout for children in Gaza on September 1. It plans to vaccinate 640,000 children under the age of ten.
20240830	Four killed in Israeli attack on Gaza hospital convoy, aid group says	humanitarian aid	An Israeli missile hit a convoy carrying medical supplies and fuel to an Emirati hospital in the Gaza Strip, killing several people from a local transport company, the American Near East Refugee Aid (Anera) group has said.
20240830	Aid workers killed in Israeli strike on humanitarian convoy	humanitarian aid	The attack on US charity's aid convoy heading to Emirati hospital comes hours after an Israeli strike targeted a World Food Programme convoy
20240830	Israeli rocket hits medical convoy in Gaza, killing five members of transportation crew	humanitarian aid	The attack on a US charity-led aid convoy headed to a Gaza hospital came mere hours after another World Food Programme convoy came under repeated Israeli fire.
20240830	Israeli strike kills 4 Palestinians in an aid convoy to a Gaza hospital. Israel says men were armed.	humanitarian aid	UNVERIFIABLE CLAIM -- The Israeli military insisted the four men were carrying weapons while the American Near East Refugee Aid group said the missile strike on Thursday came without any warning or prior communication with soldiers.
20240830	US says Israel behind aid convoy shooting, must ‘immediately rectify’ its conduct	humanitarian aid	US envoy claims IDF pinned incident on communication error; army is yet to formally comment after WFP paused Gaza activity following shooting toward car, in which nobody was hurt
20240830	USAID warns that Israel's forced displacements could 'debilitate' Gaza aid efforts: Report	humanitarian aid	Forced removal of Palestinians has 'exacerbated' humanitarian crisis, with people being displaced 'multiple times'
20240830	Humanitarian Situation Update #211	humanitarian crisis	UNOCHA report
20240830	UNWRA situation report #132	humanitarian crisis	Issues Gaza, West Bank and occupied Jerusalem
20240830	Gallant said to fume at cabinet that PM potentially condemning hostages to their deaths	Israelis	Defense minister’s reported outburst came as ministers voted last night to keep IDF on Gaza-Egypt border * UK concerned by IDF’s West Bank op; Jordan said to fear Palestinian exodus
20240830	Gaza shop creates fake UNICEF stickers for Palestinian vehicles	Israelis	Antisemitic defamation & misinformation -- The store has videos showing them turning a plain white van into a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance.
			Comment: In Gaza, there are no printing companies to produce fake UNICEF stickers. Then, the used image is a screenshot from a communication that might be between members of the occupying forces Arabic unit.
20240830	‘Israelis are frustrated, but do they want to stop the war? Not exactly’	Israelis	Rallying around the flag, low trust in government, rebounding support for Netanyahu: Dahlia Scheindlin unpacks Israel’s peculiar public opinion trends.
20240830	‘Israelis are frustrated, but do they want to stop the war? Not exactly’	opinion	Rallying around the flag, low trust in government, rebounding support for Netanyahu: Dahlia Scheindlin unpacks Israel’s peculiar public opinion trends.
20240830	Gaza’s Polio Outbreak Won’t Spare Israelis	opinion	Article is a analysis -- The country’s unvaccinated ultra-Orthodox population is at risk of contracting the disease, unless Netanyahu agrees to a prolonged cease-fire to allow mass vaccination.
20240830	Why Israel's genocide in Gaza is a western war on the Palestinian people	opinion	Western countries and Israel share the same values of settler-colonialism, racism, white supremacy and genocide - all of which are imperial tools to protect their interests
20240830	Palestinian Authority directionless in face of Israeli attacks on occupied West Bank	opinion	Article is a analysis -- Resistance groups are confronting Israel and bypassing Palestinian leadership, which analysts attribute to its impotence and disunity
20240830	Israel says Hamas leader killed on third day of West Bank operation	resistance / West Bank	The Israeli military "says" it has killed the head of the Palestinian armed group Hamas in Jenin and two other fighters, as a major operation continues for a third day in the north of the occupied West Bank.
			Comment: Hamas has not confirmed the death of the commander
20240830	Israel kills a top militant in its deadliest West Bank raids since the Gaza war began	resistance / West Bank	The Israeli military said it killed five more West Bank militants, including a local commander, as it pressed ahead Thursday with its deadliest operation in the occupied territory since the start of the war in Gaza.
			Comment: Hamas has not confirmed the death of the commander

20240830	Gaza blogger 'Medo' Halimy who documented life of displaced Palestinians killed in Israeli attack	targeting civilians	Mohammad 'Medo' Halimy, 19, was documenting his life as one of Gaza’s displaced citizens in Rafah and Khan Younis.Halimy started sharing videos after Israel began its military operation in Gaza in the wake of the 7 October attacks.

20240830	'Tent life': Popular Palestinian TikTok creator killed in airstrike in southern Gaza	targeting civilians	A popular Palestinian TikTok creator, who garnered a following sharing his life in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war, died in an airstrike Monday, BBC and NBC News have reported.

20240830	A Palestinian TikTok star who shared details of Gaza life under siege is killed by Israeli airstrike	targeting civilians	story -- It was another day of war in Gaza, another day of what 19-year-old Palestinian TikTok star Medo Halimy called his “Tent Life.”

20240830	Destruction after Israeli raid on occupied West Bank refugee camp	West Bank	Nida Ibrahim is in Nur Shams refugee camp where Israeli forces have caused significant damage to Palestinian homes, roads and infrastructure. More than 18 people have been killed in Israeli raids across the occupied West Bank since Wednesday.
20240830	Diary of a Jenin family, hiding in the kitchen from Israel’s assault	West Bank	story -- Saja Bawaqneh and six relatives have been hiding, terrified, in a corner of the family home’s kitchen since late Tuesday, August 27.
20240830	'We are another Gaza': Palestinians in shock after West Bank raid	West Bank	Palestinian residents of the Israeli-occupied West Bank expressed shock and despair Friday at the outcome of an Israeli raid on their refugee camp: bullet-riddled walls, destroyed homes and piles of concrete blocks.
20240830	Palestinian Authority directionless in face of Israeli attacks on occupied West Bank	West Bank	Article is a analysis -- Resistance groups are confronting Israel and bypassing Palestinian leadership, which analysts attribute to its impotence and disunity
20240830	Israel says Hamas leader killed on third day of West Bank operation	West Bank	The Israeli military "says" it has killed the head of the Palestinian armed group Hamas in Jenin and two other fighters, as a major operation continues for a third day in the north of the occupied West Bank.
			Comment: Hamas has not confirmed the death of the commander
20240830	Israel kills a top militant in its deadliest West Bank raids since the Gaza war began	West Bank	The Israeli military said it killed five more West Bank militants, including a local commander, as it pressed ahead Thursday with its deadliest operation in the occupied territory since the start of the war in Gaza.
			Comment: Hamas has not confirmed the death of the commander
20240830	Houthi video shows the Yemeni rebels planted bombs on tanker now threatening Red Sea oil spill	Yemen	Yemen’s Houthi rebels released footage on Thursday showing their fighters boarded and placed explosives on a Greek-flagged tanker, setting off blasts that put the Red Sea at risk of a major oil spill. The vessel was abandoned earlier, after the Houthis repeatedly attacked it.
20240830	Gaza Debate Reopens Divisions Between Left-Wing Workers and Union Leaders	Zionism / US	Last week’s Democratic National Convention surfaced differences over the war in Gaza that could widen fissures between labor activists and union officials.

DATE	DEVELOPMENT	CONTEXT	DESCRIPTION

20240831	Netanyahu clashes with defense minister over Gaza deal terms, Israeli media reports say	ceasefire	The two men argued furiously over whether, as part of any deal, the Israeli military should leave the Philadelphi Corridor, a 14-kilometer (8.7-mile) that runs along the border between Gaza and Egypt, according to CNN affiliate Channel 12, the Times of Israel and other outlets.
20240831	Children in Gaza who need medical care are not being allowed to evacuate, say aid groups	children	story -- Ahmed Hammad is a 4-year-old boy with a pacemaker that is just days away from stopping. But so far even the weight of U.S. pressure has not resulted in Israel agreeing to allow his mother to take him for treatment outside Gaza.
20240831	‘Nothing is left’: Israel’s military tells Gaza residents to go home but they find only rubble	domicide	For the first time since the Israeli military began ground operations in Gaza in October, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has sent out messages to people’s phones and on social media saying that the residents of some areas can return to their neighborhoods.
20240831	Nearly a dozen polio vaccines administered at Nasser Hospital ahead of official campaign	ecocide & disease outbreaks by intentional infliction	This will be the first location of the entire rollout in the coming four days—vaccinations for children under the age of 10.
20240831	UNRWA head accuses Israel of buying Google ads to block donations to agency	eliminating UNWRA	Commissioner-general says Israeli government has undertaken a defamation campaign against the UN agency.
20240831	UNOSAT - FAO Gaza Strip Cropland Damage Assessment - August 2024	food, water, fuel & electricity	This map illustrates satellite-detected changes in cropland areas of the Gaza Strip resulting from the decline in the health and density of crops due to the ongoing conflict. UNOSAT conducted an analysis utilising satellite imagery collected by the Sentinel-2 satellite between August 2017 and 2024, performing a Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) analysis as well as a multitemporal classification to identify notable changes taking place in agricultural areas during that timeframe.

20240831	At least 40,691 Palestinians killed in Gaza since Oct. 7: Ministry	genocide	The health ministry in Gaza said Saturday that at least 40,691 people have been killed in the war between Israel and Palestinian militants, now in its 11th month.

20240831	Gaza death toll nears 40,700 as Israel's relentless attacks continue	genocide	94,060 others injured, according to the Gaza health ministry.

20240831	Foreign Affairs HQ in Dublin is daubed with Gaza protest graffiti	global response	Iveagh House was previously targeted with red paint by pro-Palestine campaigners
20240831	Nearly a dozen polio vaccines administered at Nasser Hospital ahead of official campaign	health / children	This will be the first location of the entire rollout in the coming four days—vaccinations for children under the age of 10.
20240831	Children in Gaza who need medical care are not being allowed to evacuate, say aid groups	health / children	story -- Ahmed Hammad is a 4-year-old boy with a pacemaker that is just days away from stopping. But so far even the weight of U.S. pressure has not resulted in Israel agreeing to allow his mother to take him for treatment outside Gaza.
20240831	The only solution to safeguard the health of the children of Gaza is a ceasefire.	health / children	The polio vaccination teams must be protected and allowed to conduct the upcoming campaigns in Gaza safely. We urge all parties to ensure their protection, and that of health facilities and children. Humanitarian pauses are welcome, but ultimately, the only solution to safeguard the health of the children of Gaza is a ceasefire.
20240831	Children in Gaza begin receiving polio vaccines a day before planned large-scale rollout	health / children	A campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus began on Saturday, Gaza’s Health Ministry said, as Palestinians in both the Hamas-governed enclave and the occupied West Bank reeled from Israel’s ongoing military offensives.
20240831	Israeli strikes kill almost 50 in Gaza as WHO rolls out polio vaccine campaign	health / children	The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday began its campaign to vaccinate around 640,000 children in Gaza against polio amid renewed Israeli strikes that killed at least 48 people in the enclave. Israel on Thursday had agreed to daily eight-hour pauses in its military operations in specific areas of Gaza to allow the vaccinations to proceed.
20240831	Two killed in Israeli strike near hospital in Gaza City: Report	health care & medical infrastructure	The Palestinian news agency Wafa reports that Israeli airstrikes near the al-Ahli Arab Hospital (Baptist Hospital) have killed two Palestinians and wounded others.
20240831	Aid group says Israeli strike on Gaza convoy kills four Palestinians	humanitarian aid	A statement said the "community members" were in the lead vehicle of a convoy which was carrying food and fuel to the Emirates Red Crescent hospital in Rafah from the Kerem Shalom border crossing and whose movements were co-ordinated with the Israeli military.
20240831	Israel's denial of humanitarian access to Gaza doubled in August: UN	humanitarian aid	Citing the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters on Friday during a news conference that out of 199 planned humanitarian missions in northern Gaza coordinated with Israeli authorities, only 74 were facilitated between August 1 and 29.
20240831	Stripped and held at gunpoint, the Gaza schoolboys ‘forced to be Israel’s human shields’	imprisonment / human shields	Palestinians as young as 12 describe how they were forced to inspect houses and roads to look for tunnels and militants, sometimes dressed in military fatigues, in a practice an Israeli NGO warns is ‘broadly used’ and ‘systemic’.
20240831	To be a Palestinian child, trying to survive Israeli jail	imprisonment / child abuse	From beatings, to illness and hunger, freed Palestinian minors say abuse rampant in Israeli jails after October 7.
20240831	Palestinians say Gaza Tik Tok star, known for videos on life amid war, killed in strike	Israelis / media	Medo Halimy’s friends say he found salve in channeling his grief and anxiety into deadpan humor as he filmed his ‘Tent Life’ series, showing life in a humanitarian safe zone
20240831	Hamas says Gaza toll at 40,691	Israelis / media	The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry says the Palestinian death toll since the terror group launched the October 7 attack on Israel now stands at 40,691.
20240831	Israeli soldiers besiege Jenin as assault on West Bank enters fourth day	resistance / West Bank	At least 20 people have been killed in Israel’s largest military operation in the occupied territory in decades.
20240831	As Gaza war drags on, Israeli deadly assault on West Bank enters fourth day	resistance / West Bank	Since the start of Israel's war in Gaza on October 7, settler violence and military operations have steadily escalated in the occupied West Bank, where Israeli troops have killed over 600 Palestinians.
20240831	Israeli forces kill two "attackers" in West Bank	resistance / West Bank	Israel's military searched areas around settlements in the occupied West Bank on Saturday after two separate security incidents the previous evening, as a major army and police operation continued in the flashpoint city of Jenin.
20240831	Palestinians fend off a settler attack in the occupied West Bank: Report	resistance / West Bank	Palestinians have fended off a settler’s attack in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, Wafa reports, citing Fuad Hasan, a human rights activist. Hasan said that Israeli settlers mounted a large-scale opening fire on the villagers.

20240831	14 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on central, southern Gaza Strip	targeting civilians	Over 25 injured in Israeli attacks on Nuseirat camp and Khan Younis, says Palestinian sources

20240831	Israeli attacks kill 20 in Nuseirat refugee camp	targeting civilians	At least 20 people have been killed by Israeli attacks in Nuseirat, central Gaza, among at least 34 killed across the Strip today, medical sources tell our team on the ground.

20240830	"IDF catches terrorist rigging structure, eliminates terror cells in central Gaza"	targeting civilians	UNVERIFIABLE CLAIM -- IDF troops discovered on Friday "a terrorist rigging infrastructure" close to where Israeli military forces were operating, the IDF announced on Saturday. The IAF subsequently dismantled the structure.
	Comment: the original headline: "IDF eliminates Hamas terrorists in southern, central Gaza."

20240831	Israeli attacks kill 20 in Nuseirat refugee camp	targeting forced displaced people	At least 20 people have been killed by Israeli attacks in Nuseirat, central Gaza, among at least 34 killed across the Strip today, medical sources tell our team on the ground.

20240831	14 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on central, southern Gaza Strip	targeting forced displaced people	Over 25 injured in Israeli attacks on Nuseirat camp and Khan Younis, says Palestinian sources

20240831	Israeli bombardment kills dozens in Gaza as health officials prepare polio campaign	targeting forced displaced people	Israeli strikes on Saturday killed at least 48 people in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian health authorities said, as clashes took place in central and southern areas of the enclave ahead of the planned start of a polio vaccination campaign.

20240831	"IDF catches terrorist rigging structure, eliminates terror cells in central Gaza"	targeting forced displaced people	UNVERIFIABLE CLAIM -- IDF troops discovered on Friday "a terrorist rigging infrastructure" close to where Israeli military forces were operating, the IDF announced on Saturday. The IAF subsequently dismantled the structure.
	Comment: the original headline: "IDF eliminates Hamas terrorists in southern, central Gaza."
20240831	Israeli soldiers besiege Jenin as assault on West Bank enters fourth day	West Bank	At least 20 people have been killed in Israel’s largest military operation in the occupied territory in decades.
20240831	As Gaza war drags on, Israeli deadly assault on West Bank enters fourth day	West Bank	Since the start of Israel's war in Gaza on October 7, settler violence and military operations have steadily escalated in the occupied West Bank, where Israeli troops have killed over 600 Palestinians.
20240831	Israeli forces kill two "attackers" in West Bank	West Bank	Israel's military searched areas around settlements in the occupied West Bank on Saturday after two separate security incidents the previous evening, as a major army and police operation continued in the flashpoint city of Jenin.
20240831	Palestinians fend off a settler attack in the occupied West Bank: Report	West Bank	colonist terrorism -- Palestinians have fended off a settler’s attack in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus, Wafa reports, citing Fuad Hasan, a human rights activist. Hasan said that Israeli settlers mounted a large-scale opening fire on the villagers.
20240831	Israeli settlers burn crops, attack Palestinians in occupied West Bank	West Bank	colonist terrorism -- Israeli army also aided the settlers by firing stun grenades and teargas canisters and obstructing Palestinian firefighting and medical teams, Palestinian sources say.
20240831	Yemen’s Houthi rebels suspected of firing missiles at a container ship as an oil tanker burns	Yemen	Two missiles suspected to have been fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a Liberian-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden late Friday, splashing down nearby without causing any damage, authorities said.
20240831	Jewish students at Columbia faced hostile environment during pro-Palestinian protests, report finds	Zionism / US	Jews and Israelis at Columbia University were ostracized from student groups, humiliated in classrooms and subjected to verbal abuse as pro-Palestinian demonstrations shook the campus last year, and their complaints were often downplayed or ignored by school officials and faculty, the university’s task force on antisemitism said in a report released Friday.

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