Following annoucement by the Israeli cabinet of a plan to occupy Gaza City, Israel started a campaign of violent bombing and shelling of Gaza City around 10 pm on August 10, 2025. While the bombing covered all of areas of the governorate, ground reports indicated more intensity at the eastern areas, namely Shujaiya, Tuffah, Zaytoun. Shortly after the start of the bombardment, Israel perpetrated a targeted assassination of renowned journalist Anas Al-Sharif along with the rest of Al-Jazeera crew in Gaza City. As of August 14, the bombardment and shelling **destroyed 320 buildings in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood alone**, leading to even more displacement in the governorate that was already sheltering over half of the displaced Gaza population. - Local journalists reported that Israel employed **remotely-operated tanks laden with explosives** to destroy homes around the Ali Mosque and the Al-Maslaba area, causing massive explosions of buildings that reverberate throughout the length of the Gaza Strip. - In addition, Israeli has been carrying out excavation and **bulldozing** work in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood the area starting from the Al-Baraasi area extending to the vicinity of the Hassan al-Banna Mosque, Ali Mosque, and Al-Musallaba area. - **Airstrikes** targeted **houses** and residential buildings in Al-Sabra and Al-Zaytoun neighborhoods, focusing on **tall** buildings. On August 14, the IDF dropped leaflets on the Al-Sabra neighborhood ordering all people to displace to Al-Mawasi. On August 16, after an intense week of bombardment, the IDF announced **launching an offensive** on the area carried out by the 99th Division with the Nahal Infantry Brigade and 7th Armored Brigade. The IDF also announced allowing the entry of tents to southern Gaza in a bid to encourage the ethnic cleansing of northern Gaza. On the night of August 18, Israeli troops advanced in Al-Sabra neighborhood under a barrage of artillery, gunfire and airstrikes. This led to further displacement multiple people being killed including 1. Islam Al-Koumi (journalist) 2. Islam Al-Koumi's son 3. Maryam Al-Ghazi 4. Hala Nabil Abu Ajwa 5. Adam Al-Madhoun On August 19, Israel's assault **extended north** to Jabalia Al-Nazla and Jabalia al-Balad where families remained besieged and unable to move out of fear of the intense bombing and shelling. The extension allowed the IDF to exert more **"pressure" on civilians in Gaza City from the north and south** as troops continued advancing and being only a few kilometeres apart from the center of Gaza City. On August 21, the IDF issued **evacuation orders to hospitals in Gaza City**, ordering the staff to **transfer to the Gaza European Hospital** in Khan Younis, which Israel carpet bombed two months prior. The Director General of the Ministry of Health publicly denounced and [challenged](https://x.com/Dr_Muneer1/status/1958561570297913499) the threats: "* What is being proposed is not merely a request to evacuate hospitals, but rather a field execution order against patients and the wounded who cannot be transferred outside Gaza City amid the collapse of the healthcare system and a hospital bed occupancy rate of 300%. We will not kill our patients and wounded, nor will we accept depriving more than one million people of their right to treatment. We hold the international community and UN institutions fully responsible for protecting patients and ensuring the continuation of medical services as an inherent human right.*" The eve of **August 24 was particularly violent** as, in addition to airstrikes and artillery shelling, a series of four detonations at midnight purported to utilize explosive armored vehicles **shook the Gaza Strip** with reverberations felt in Central Gaza and Khan Younis. Some of the detonations were reportedly carried out between Jabalia camp and Jabalia al-Balad in North Gaza.   In the immediate aftermath, journalists and civilians on the ground reported a strong, foul odor spreading across the northern aeas of Gaza City, namely Sheikh Radwan area, Jabalia al-Nazla, and the al-Jalaa roundabout. The odors were causing residents to experiencie a burning sensation in the nose and difficulty breathing. Medical sources reported a significant increase in patients with chest and respiratory system issues in the aftermath. At least [11 houses](https://archive.is/RPAlK) were struck in Jabalia al-Nazla. The violent nightly bombing became a daiy occurence. In addition, footage shot by locals indicated that the IDF intensified the **use of drones to drop explosive charges on homes and schools**, in a bid to terrorize the population and force their displacement. On August 26, people in Jabalia Al-Nazla found the remains of an Israeli APC similar to those used previously in Rafah and the North Gaza invasion as explosive-laden tanks. This led further credence to locals' reports of those weapons being employed in the large scale detonations in Gaza City and the areas at its northern edge. By the end of August, most of the areas at the **northern edge of Gaza City** (Jabalia al-Nazla, Jabalia al-Balad, Saftawi, Abu Iskandar) were **ethnically cleansed** due to the constant shelling and drone terror. Locals reported that the assault was relentless that people were **killed and maimed even during their displacement**, as evidenced by footage. The displacement from Jabalia al-Balad, Jabalia al-Nazla, and the Saftawi areas of North Gaza led to the **closure of the main source of drinking water** (Yassin Company – ETA) for one milliong people in northern Gaza. On September 2, 2025, around 12:30pm the IDF issued a **forced displacement order** to all 1 million people displaced in Gaza City to go to the **"humanitarian zone" of Al-Mawasi**. Less than an 10 minutes later, the IDF struck a tent in **Al-Mawasi killing at least 5 children**. As of September 3, 2025, over 1,100 Palestinians were killed and 6,008 injured in this Israeli onslaught. **September 5, 2025:** Starting midnight on September 5, there was a marked escalation of Israel's massacres of families in their apartments, homes and tents. At least **19 Palestinians were killed in 9 airstrikes predawn**. On the morning of the same day, Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz [announced](https://archive.is/Pz2iV) opening the "Gates of Hell" on Gaza City, forcing the displacement of people and initiating a **campaign** of bombardment and demolition of **high-rise residential buildings**, starting by the **Mushtaha Tower** in western Gaza City.  Most of these **high-rise buildings were surrounded by displacement camps and thus densely populated**. Israel's airstrikes destroyed not only the buildings themselves, but tents and the small communities that had formed there, exacerbating conditions to push the displaced populatyion to be further displaced. The tower was completely destroyed by 2 airstrikes that targeted its foundations. Hours later, the IDF ordered the evacuation of the **Makka Tower**, a building sheltering dozens of families in its 60 plus apartments. **September 6:** The IDF dropped leaflets and officially announced on social media forced displacement orders for all people in Gaza City to move south to Al-Mawasi, describing it as a "humanitarian zone".  Moments later, the IDF order the evacuation of the **Roya and Al-Sousi Tower residential buildings**. The latter was previously bombed and was surrounded by a large number of tents for displaced families. **September 7:** The Government Media office announced that around 30,000 Palestinians were forcibly dsplaced from Gaza City as a result of the Israeli assault. However, over **12,000 displaced** had returned to northern Gaza as they did not find space and basic necessities in Al-Mawasi and central Gaza. The IDF continued its campaign to push **displacement through bombing** notably by ordering an immediate evacuation of **shelters at and around Al-Jazeera Sports Club**. The latter housed displacement camps due to its location between Al-Amal Camp 1, Al-Amal Camp 2, Al-Mustaqbal Shelter Center, Al-Israa Camp, and Al-Yarmouk Camp. In addition to hundreds of tents in the surrounding streets, and a large number of homes that sheltered a significant number of displaced people. Moments later, Israel bombed and destroyed Al-Roya residential building. **September 8:** Violent detonations resumed since midnight coupled with a new pattern of attacks: locals reported drones dropping explosive charges on top of houses then detonating them simultaneously, resulting large scaleexplosions sweeping areas of the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood. Israel's Defense Minister took to social media again [boasting](https://archive.is/0B6yz) of launching a "*hurricane that will strike the skies of Gaza [City]*"  The IDF threatened and bombed Al-Roya Commercial Tower in western Gaza City, which previously housed several press and human rights institutions including the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Zaman Radio, and the National News Agency.  Around 10 pm, Israel bombed and destroyed Al-Salam Tower near the Municipality Park. Within **3 days**, Israel had destroyed 50 towers in Gaza City, including 5 major ones that had over **209 apartments** and sheltered over **4,000 people now homeless**.   **September 9:** The IDF re-issued announcement ordering displacement of all people in Gaza City to Al-Mawasi. The orders led to protest by the local population refusing to be displaced any further amid a complete lack of safety assurances elsewhere in the Strip. Israeli aristrikes on residential buildings continued with a focus on homes in the northwestern areas of the governorate. The airstrikes targeted the following buildings: Al-Sa'ati Tower, Al-Attar, Al-Shandaghli, Abu Al-Hasin, Al-Jawhara, Al-Jaleel, and Meema residential buildings. **September 10:** The IDF issued an evacuation order for Harmoony Tower, mistakenly identified by the IDF as Tayiba Tower 2, and completely destroyed it hours later. **September 11:** Morning airstrikes focused on houses in **Al-Shati** camp in western Gaza City including those of the following families: Jadallah, Sammour, Basal, Al-Souri, Al-Hajj Muhammad, Abu Ajwa, Al-Mashharawi, Hammouda, Taha, Abu al-Kheir, Matariya, Al-Mana'a, Al-Jamal. In the evening, the IDF ordered **international institutions to evacuate their headquarters and offices** in Gaza City. Among them are the UNRWA clinic in Al-Shati and Al-Nasr, where displaced people are sheltering. **September 12:** Israel's onslaught on Al-Shati camp continued in the early morning starting with an airstrike on the Abu Asi school which sheltered hundreds of displaced Palestinians. The attacks continued to target [over a dozen homes and shelters](https://x.com/Snd_pal/status/1966595289671749731) across c**entral and western Gaza City** including the houses of the Al-Waha, Mohanna, Abu Dan, Balaha Lubbad, Barakat, Issa, Abu Rasas, Helou, and Abdul-Latif families, in addition to the prayer hall of the White Mosque and the Al-Quds Bank building. Atr night, Israel ordered the **evacuation** of areas where displaced people were sheltering in **Al-Rimal** neighborhood. **September 13:** The IDF ordered the evacuation of several schools and shelters and bombed them including Al-Noor Tower and **3 schools**: Al-Sitta Soura, Shuhaibar and Al-Alya. In the evening, Israel perpetrated strikes on displaced people in at least three locations in western Gaza City notably with an airstrike on dispalcement tents at the Palestine Stadium. **September 14:** At dawn, Al-Shifa hospital came under intense Israeli gunfire which preceded an airstrike on a car in the vicinity. The IDF's assault focused on the western part of Gaza City, specially the **Rimal neighborhood**. The IDF bombed and destroyed several residential buildings and the tents around them including the **towers Al-Kawthar, Muhanna and Al-Jundi Al-Majhoul** (the Unknown Soldier) after ordering their evacuation. The IDF also ordered the evacuation of the female student affairs building for at the **Islamic University of Gaza** ahead of bombing it with three bombs. As the bombing seemed to have stopped, people **returned to retrieve their belongings, only for Israel to bomb them again** causing a large massacre. Israel bombed the university a third time around 5:45 pm. Close to midnight, a series of Israeli strikes targeted displacement tents and family homes killing around 20 people from 3 families. **September 15:** Continuing the focus on the Rimal neighborhood, the IDF bombed and destroyed **Al-Ghifari Tower** after ordering its evacuation. Al-Ghifari Tower was one of Gaza City's tallest buildings which housed international and press institutions. **September 16:** Israel officially announced launching a ground invasion to occupy Gaza City. The announcement was preceded by an exceptionally violent night of bombardment across the governorate coupled with intense gunfire from helicopters.  The **night bombardments massacred around 70 people from 3 families** spread between the Sheikh Radwan, Daraj and Sabra neighborhoods, spurring a more displacement. In addition, Israel bombed a **dozen houses, Al-Aybaki mosque** and struck the upper floor of the **Rantisi children's hospital**. **September 17:** Israel's strikes targetred multiple family homes across Gaza City. Israeli media released footage showing Israeli tanks reached Al Jalaa round about and entered Al Jalaa St. coming from Al Saftwai Street to the north. Thus the ground invasion reached the Sheikh Radwan quarter. **September 18:** The Gaza Government Media office published updated figures about the scale of massacres since Israel launched its onslaught on Gaza City. The death toll reached **3,542 martyrs** acrosss the Gaza Strip, 56% of which in northern Gaza and **44% in the central and southern areas that Israel had been insisting are safe areas** for people to go to. - North Gaza and Gaza City: 1,984 killed - Central and southern Gaza: 1,558 killed **September 22:** Israel's continued assault on Gaza City rendered Al-Rantisi hospital and the Eye hospital our of service. Later in the evening, the IDF ordered the evacuation of the Jordanian field hospital in Tal al-Hawa. As such, the Jordanian Amer Forces decided to relocate the field hospital to Khan Younis. Over the following week, Israel's assault continued to spread across the **western** (Al-Shati and Rimal neighborhoods) and **southern** (Tal al-Hawa and Al-Sabra) areas of Gaza City where displaced families were sheltering. This included bombing of shelters, schools, and residential blocks, including through the use of explosive-laden armored vehicles. Local reports also indicated that the IDF had been trying to **recruit families as collaborators to form militias** in exchange for allowing them to remain in alleged safety along with their families in Gaza City. Families who **refused were subsequently massacred**, including the Doghmosh and Bikr families. **September 26:** The IDF ordered the evacuation and destroyed the Italian Tower (in Al-Nasr neighborhood) and the Fahmi al-Jarjawi school (in Al-Daraj neighborhood). **September 28:** The IDF re-issued evacuation orders and subsequently bombed and destroyed the Makka residential tower. The tower and its surrounding were already deserted weeks prior following an IDF threat on September 5. During the day, the IDF ordered the evacuation and **bombed several [family houses](https://x.com/MalaMimalamy/status/1972222687222300972) in Al-Daraj neighborhood** including those of the Qalaja, Shanqar, Al-Asshi, Al-Khashef, Zyara families, in addition to houses in the vicinity of Al-Asshi carpentry. Several journalists documented Israeli tanks advancing further in inhabited areas of Al-Nasr Street, closer to the **Al-Helou International Hospital, which it shelled twice** with artillery. **Patients and their companions to flee** and cutting its access to the internet. **September 29:** Israel continued bombing houses in western Gaza City, destroying at least [five family houses](https://x.com/PalpostN/status/1972677182762692879): Al-Qishawi, Al-Madhoun, Saqallah, Abu Hasira, Al-Masry. In the course of the assault, Israel had perpetrated a **double tap** strike on paramedics at the Abu Hasira area, injuring a number of them. Israel also bombed a number of houses on Al-Thalathini Street in the Sabra neighborhood southern Gaza City, destroying **three houses of Al-Khour family**, and killing at least three family members: Fouad, Dalia, and a child. **October 1:** The IDF had announced early morning that **Al-Rashid Street would be closed off**, however **locals reported no change to the flow of displaced people** on the street until the evening. Around [2:45 pm](https://x.com/MalaMimalamy/status/1973355108231684235), an Israeli drone had struck people on the **street [killing a mother and her two children](https://x.com/Snd_pal/status/1973418480134451550) during displacement**: - Karima Ibrahim Ahmad Mutawaq (35 y/o) - Yousef Jihad Yousef Asaliya (10 y/o) - Razan Jihad Yousef Asaliya (5 months old infant) Israeli bombardment of houses and residential buildings continued across western and southern areas of Gaza City, namely Al-Nasr, Al-Shati, Al-Sabra enighborhoods. Similalry, the IDF continued deploying and detonating explosive-laden M113 armored vehicles. **October 3:** The IDF continued bombing houses and tents in the western areas of the governorate. Close to midnight, after ordering its immediate evacuation, the IDF [bombed a block consisting of several schools and shelters](https://x.com/Bisan_Shrafi/status/1974225805161955702) including the Al-Noor Center for the Blind, south of Al-Jameat Street western Gaza City. This pushed hundreds more families to be displaced in the dead of night with no shelter. **October 4:** Around midnight, US President Donald Trump had **ordered Israel to cease bombing Gaza** following a positive response from Palestinian factions to his ceasefire deal. However, **Israel intensified** its airstrikes on Gaza City immediately after his statement. Local sources documented several violent airstrikes **throughout the night** and continuing over the next day. In fact, Israel had ordered an immediate evacuation of a block in western Gaza City consisting of several UNRWA schools and facilities—including the **Al-Noor Center for the Blind and the Ahmed Shawqi, Mustafa Hafez, and Rimal Elementary schools** before bombing it. This forced hundreds of already dispalced Palestinians to be further displaced and without shelter. Throughout the day, Israel had perpetrated massacres of several families including the Rafati, Al-Madloum, and Abdl-al-Aal families in the Tufffah neighborhood. The IDF also killed people on Al-Nasr Street after seemingly withdrawing from the area. At least 30 people were killed in Gaza City by the evening. Local sources reported that throughout the following days the rate of massacres had reduced whereas demolitions of buildings continued. This was particularly noticeable in the Sabra neighborhood where residents managed to documented the extensive destruction of some residential areas, in addition to the remains of M113 APCs left behind by the IDF. **October 9:** Israel continued carrying out arstrikes across all areas of Gaza City throughout the day. Around 8 pm, Israel perpetrated its last major massacre before the ceasefire took effect by bombing the Ghabboun family house in the Sabra neighborhood where about 40 people were sheltering. Prior to its withdrawal from Gaza City, **IDF troops torched homes and** before withdrawing from Gaza City as part of the ceasefire agreement.

Around 11:20 pm, an Israeli airstrike targeted the tent o Al-Jazeera's staff at Al-Shifa Medical Complex, killing 6 journalists including renowned Al-Jazeera correspondents Anas Al-Sharif and Mohammed Qriqea. The massacre also injured journalists Ahmad Al-Harazin, Mohammad Sobh, and Mohammad Qayta. The IDF assassinated them after a long campaign of incitement— and murder—against Palestinians journalists, particularly Anas whom it accused repeatedly and without evidence of being an agent of Hamas. The assassination came on the anniversary of one of Israel's most gruesome massacres at Al-Tabi'in school where Anas had documented some of his most poignant reporting. Shortly after the latter, the IDF's arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee incited against Anas, and continued to do so several times throughout the next 12 months. The IDF put Anas on a kill-list of journalists and continued inciting against Anas after his reporting on the devastating effects of Israel's starvation policy starting late July. Former US army EOD export Trevor Ball noted that the damage pattern seen in the aftermath is "consistent with an Israeli Mikholit bomb. They've (IDF) also used the Mikholit is similar strikes on media tents in the past." **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Anas Al-Sharif "Abu Salah" (correspondent for Al Jazeera) 2. Mohammed Qriqea "Abu Zain" (correspondent for Al Jazeera) 3. Ibrahim Daher "Abu Karim" (Al Jazeera cameraman and volunteer paramedic) 4. Mohammad Nofal "Abu Yahya" (Al Jazeera crew assistant photojournalist) 5. Momen Aliwa (cameraman) 6. Muhammad Al-Khalidi (freelance journalist)

**Israeli army expels the Bedouin community of Ein Ayoub, near Deir Ammar, West Bank** ***** The Ein Ayoub Bedouin community (Ramallah, near Deir Ammar) is an "Area C" community threatened with forcible transfer by both Israeli settlers and the Israeli army: — 19 households comprising 102 members. Extensive Israeli settler groundworks have already been completed around Ein Ayoub- adjacent to community structures and grazing lands, significantly restricting movement and access. These ground works have effectively enabled Israeli settler infrastructure to surround the community’s perimeter — bypass roads, settlements, including *Na’aleh* and *Nahliel*, and settlement outposts including a recently established one in the Al Reysan area. This new outpost is linked to the Neria outpost, commonly referred to as *‘Neria’s farm’*, which is linked to **Neria Ben Pazi** who has been sanctioned by multiple governments, due to his alleged involvement in violent attacks and forced displacement of Palestinians. ### Timeline of recent events ***** **August 8, 2025** – Jewish settlers raided the community, terrorizing residents and warning them they had 24 hours to leave the area. According to reports from the community, on 8 August at approximately 19:00, armed settlers, accompanied by Israeli forces, entered the community and assaulted residents. Settlers verbally ordered the community to leave within 24 hours, while Israeli forces told residents they had one week to vacate. All threats were verbal only, with no written orders, creating legal uncertainty and heightening fear. We understand that the Palestinian Authority is supporting legal aid in this community. **August 9, 2025** – On the morning, 9 August, approximately 30 armed settlers arrived near the community and remain present, maintaining pressure and threats. Residents moved their sheep out at night to avoid harm or confiscation. Palestinian homes were torched by violent Israeli settlers. **August 11, 2025** – After residents had already resigned themselves to displacement by settler militias and were preparing to leave their homes within the next couple of days, soldiers arrived in the village late at night. They declared the village a "closed military zone" and ordered the residents to leave immediately. When locals firmly refused to leave during the night, the soldiers “allowed” them to stay until 1 p.m., in two separate tents — one for men, the other for women — on the condition that, while in the village, no one could leave the tents or move between them. After granting this “permission,” the soldiers forced one of the men to state on camera that no one had attempted to expel them **Testimony of the activits account Dror Etkes** *I have been going around the West Bank for over 20 years, and I can testify that the connection between IDF and the settlers has always been a malignant block of poison, but it has never been as close to the level of toxicity as it is under the current Central Command chief, Avi Balut [He replaced Major General Yehuda Fox as the central commander chief.]. This is the order, according to which the soldiers on the spot expelled the Bedouins from their homes last night. Take note of the name: “Peace Farm Area.” The IDF spokesperson claims it was a mistake by the soldiers on the ground: There is no “farm” there, nor any “peace.” There is also no legal basis for establishing a “farm” since there is no “state land” there. What there is, is an outpost from which the violence in the area began — but the Orwellian name reveals the settlers’ plans. The poisonous fingerprints of Smotrich and his people in the Ministry of Defense are as clear as can be. The closure order signed by Inan Fares, the newly appointed commander of the Binyamin Brigade, [Anan is the commander chief of the Binyamin brigade. He currently holds the rank of lieutenant colonel] is not a “mistake,” as the IDF spokesperson claims, but the most distilled and authentic expression of how the settlers operate the army — however and whenever they want. The soldiers expelled the Palestinians yesterday because that is what they were told they should do.* **According to UNOCHA**, this is the ninth community to be fully displaced in the Ramallah governorate since January 2023, following recurrent attacks by Israeli settlers.

On Augustus 5, 2025, Israeli bulldozers began the demolition of a school under construction in the village of Al-Aqaba east of Tubas. Director of Education in Tubas, Azmi Bsharat, said Israeli forces, accompanied by bulldozers, stormed the village of Al-Aqaba and proceeded to demolish the school, which was funded by the French Agency. The occupation had issued a stop-work order against the school several months ago and had also seized heavy machinery that was being used at the site. Despite plans being submitted to the Civil Administration and assurances a court ruling would be awaited, the demolition proceeded on August 5. The school was intended to be a two-storey building, covering an area of 704 square meters, and constructed on a five-dunum plot of land. **Report from UNOCAH:** On 5 August, Israeli authorities demolished a donor-funded under-construction school intended to serve approximately 90 students in Al ‘Aqaba village, in Tubas governorate. Previously on 24 June 2024, a stop-work order was issued against the project, and a cement mixer and bulldozer were confiscated and held for about a month by Israeli forces. In late August 2024, the Al ‘Aqaba village council submitted the project plans and requests for permits to the Israeli Civil Administration (ICA) and received a response stating that the demolition would not proceed until a decision is made by the court. Nonetheless, the ICA proceeded with the demolition on 5 August 2025. The planned school was intended to replace the existing governmental village school, which operates under poor conditions, lacking adequate infrastructure and essential facilities. **France Foreign Ministry statement:** On Augustus 15, *“France strongly condemns the destruction by Israeli authorities of a school under construction in the northern West Bank, funded by the French Development Agency in cooperation with the European Union. We are demanding accountability from the Israeli authorities for this demolition”* The ministry said it is the second demolition of a French-funded project in the West Bank, after the Al-Bustan center in East Jerusalem : *“The continuation of the settlement policy constitutes a serious violation of international law and threatens the prospect of a two-state solution,”*  *Palestinian students hold flags and placards on the rubble of their destroyed aqaba mixed basic school protesting against its demolition by Israeli forces in the village of Aqaba. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images*

The Jahalin Bedouin residents of Deir Hajla, West Bank, who face severe humanitarian conditions with no water, electricity, or basic needs after Israeli forces demolished their entire community on August 3, 2025. At 9 a.m., troops with two bulldozers surrounded the area, destroyed homes, and assaulted residents, 31 people, including 20 children. One man suffered facial fractures and was hospitalized. Soldiers forced deletion of all phone recordings under threat of smashing devices. The residents were forcibly displaced to the outskirts of Jericho, now living in dire conditions on private land with nothing.

Around 0:30 am, an Israelis trike targeted the UNRWA Faysal school in Al-Amal neighborhood in Khan Younis, killing six people from Al-Masri family—cousins and nephews of journalist Hamza Al-Masri. In addition, at least 3 little children were injured and burned. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Eid Bashir Mahmoud Al-Masri (father) 2. Julia Eid Bashir Mahmoud Al-Masri (Eid's daughter) 3. Ibrahim Faraj Al-Masri 4. Muhammad Eid Bashir Mahmoud Al-Masri (Eid's son) 5. Jafra Eid Bashir Mahmoud Al-Masri (Eid's daughter)

Around 1 am, an Israeli artillery strike targeted the headquarters of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in Al-Amal neighborhood in Khan Younis. The strike killed one PRCS staff member, injured two others along with a civilian who was atempting to extinguish the fire that broke out and damaged the premises. **Name of the martyr:** 1. Omar Mansour Slayem On the afternoon of August 6, Israeli artillery shelled the 8th floor of the PRCS headquarters.

To commemorate **Tisha B'av**—the jewish day mourning the destruction of the temples—Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir led a large group of Jews to march into Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. This incursion was the **largest since Israel occupied the site**: 3,969 jews desecrated the mosque, with 1,250 reported in Ben-Gvir's group. It was also the **longest** lasting at 6 hours and 15 minutes depriving muslims from their worship site. Ben Gvir also **led prayers** and other rituals while Jews were shouting, singing, and dancing, effectively **violating the status quo** of the site, desecrating the muslim holy site, and demonstrating a push to judaize the muslim holy site. Several high profile Israeli figures joined the provocative effort including **Deputy Minsiter of Foreign Affairs Sharren Haskel**, Minister **Yitzhak Wasserlauf**, Likud **Knesset member Amit Halevi**, and leading zionist figures like **Nili Naouri Kupfer**. The latter led a group raising **Israeli flags** and loudly chanting the **Israeli national anthem**, asserting Israeli domination over the site. The break-ins opened with a group recitation of **“Shema Yisrael” atop the Marwani mosque** (aka Solomon's stables). Footage showed Jews performing the following rites on the site: epic prostration ("mass laying down"), priestly blessings (Birkat Kohanim), readings from the Book of Lamentations, morning and evening Torah prayers, with some carryin Torah scrolls while many raised calls to rebuild the so-called **Third Temple**. Jews proceeded to **smash tombstones** in the Bab al-Rahma **muslim cemetery** adjacent to Al-Aqsa mosque. Israeli security officers restricted freedom of movement in the Old City, arrested 3 mosque guards, and blocked muslim worshippers from accessing their holy site.

Around midnight, Israeli launchign a series of airstrikes targeting several houses in the New Camp of Al-Nuseirat camp in Central Gaza. The bombing led to the mass murder of 30 people from different generations of three families. **Names of the martyrs:** Ataya family: 1. Hashem Ali Abu Ataya 2. Nahida Ali Abu Ataya 3. Nawal Mohammad Al-Ramlawi "Abu Ataya" 4. Ali Hashem Abu Ataya 5. Lama Hashem Abu Ataya 6. Farah Hashem Abu Ataya 7. Marah Hashem Abu Ataya 8. Aisha Abu Ataya Siyam family: 1. Khalil Issa Siyam 2. Aya Khalil Issa Siyam 3. Hala Khalil Issa Siyam 4. Abdurahman Khalil Siyam 5. Intisar Abdurahman Siyam 6. Hadeel Fayes Ismail Timraz Nabhan family: 1. Sarah Abdul-Moneim Nabhan 2. Amna Hassan Nabhan "Nassar" 3. Moataz Mahmoud Abu Nabhan 4. Leen Mahmoud Abu Nabhan 5. Iman Mahmoud Abu Nabhan 6. Mo’min Mahmoud Abu Nabhan 7. Abdulqader Nabhan 8. Suzan Abdulmajid Nabhan 9. Husein Abdulqader Nabhan 10. Yusuf Abdulqader Nabhan 11. Abdul-Moneim Nabhan 12. Reem Al-Khateeb (Abdul-Moneim's wife, pregnant, midwife at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital) 13. Reem Al-Khateeb's fetus (7 month) 14. Umm Ghassan Nabhan

On 28 July 2025, Awdah (Awdeh) Hathaleen, a 31-year-old Palestinian teacher and activist from Umm al‑Khair in the Masafer Yatta area south of Hebron, was shot dead by an Israeli settler identified as Yinon Levi during confrontations over land and bulldozing efforts Hathaleen was a peace activist, co-director of "The Good Shepherd" ONG. He had contributed to the Oscar‑winning documentary No Other Land, which chronicles the struggle of Palestinian communities facing forced displacement in Masafer Yatta The settler, allegedly under prior US sanctions (later removed), was filmed firing a handgun into the crowd after Palestinians tried pacifically to block the destruction of olive groves and a water pipeline, including an attempt to halt bulldozer activity on their land. Yinon Levi was filmed shoting indiscriminately; Hathaleen was not taking part in the clash and was struck in the chest from a distance. Following the murder, the Israeli army arrested five men from the Hathaleen family. On Tuesday, the Israeli army closed the area around Umm al-Kheir, restricting any access to it. **Beginning of the event** Mattan Berner-Kadish, a Palestinian rights activist with dual Israeli-American citizenship, is one of Awdah Hathaleen’s friends. He was present during the July 28 attack that led to Awdah’s death. According to him, the incident began peacefully on July 27,when the machine—the bulldozer—arrived for the first time. *"The settlers and the security chief of the settlement told us it would be used exclusively on land they occupy, in an olive grove that we had planted. When the bulldozer was dropped off and parked, it was left on the main road, and it damaged part of that road. So the Palestinians suggested that the next morning, the day the incident happened, they would bring spare wheels they had—like many villages do—and place them underneath so the bulldozer would roll over them and not damage the road. Then on Monday, there were further discussions because the settlers were planning to build a road in the area where water and electricity currently pass through for the village. There were conversations between the settlement’s security chief and the villagers. But it didn’t seem overly dramatic. All of a sudden, my friend Ahmed shouted to me: ‘Come, come, come!’ because the bulldozer had started moving and crushed the sewage pipe that marks the boundary between private Palestinian land and the land occupied by the State [of Israel], and it continued moving forward onto Palestinian land, destroying all the trees and demolishing the pipeline. So Ahmed and I tried to stand in front of it. A few others tried too. We were filming. The driver didn’t stop and swung the front part—the digging arm—and it hit my friend Ahmed on the shoulder and neck. He fell.”* A video published on X on July 28, 2025, shows Palestinian activists from Umm al-Khair trying to block a bulldozer belonging to Israeli settlers. At 0:02 in the video, the arm of the bulldozer strikes one of the activists on the shoulder. *“A nurse and two activists arrived. One of them was trained as a paramedic, and I was helping him by translating. Then he asked me to go get some water. And during that time, I heard a ‘boom’ that I thought was a stun grenade. I went to get water, and I saw Awdah lying on the ground, bleeding from a gunshot wound.”* Another video posted on X on July 28, 2025, shows a confrontation between Yinon Levi and residents of Umm al-Khair. The settler fires a pistol twice—at 0:16 and 0:21 in the footage. According to villagers, one of the bullets killed Awdah Hathaleen, the activist and teacher. *“So I ran toward Yinon Levi, the settler. I begged him: ‘Please don’t shoot anyone else. Calm down.’ I told him: ‘You just killed someone!’ And he replied: ‘And I’m glad. I’m happy I did it.’ After that, we just tried to calm things down. We managed to get ambulances. I tried to get into the ambulance with Awdah. They wouldn’t let me in.”* **Testimony of activist Berner-Kadish for Al Jazeera** When villagers gathered to try to stop the machinery, the operator used the digger’s claw to hit one of them in the head, dropping him to the ground, semi-conscious. Awdah was 10-15 metres (30-50 feet) away from the altercation, standing in the community centre yard, looking on. In the chaos, gunshots started ringing out, and Berner-Kadish saw Yinon Levi shooting at people. Amid the screams and panic, he realised that Awdah had been shot. He tried to calm Levi down, telling him that he had directly shot someone and likely killed him. To which Levi responded: “I’m glad I did it.” Berner-Kadish also tried to talk to the Israeli soldiers who arrived on the scene, only to hear from three of them that they wished they had been the ones to shoot Awdah. **The perpetrator:** Yinon Levi is the founder of Meitarim Farms, an illegal outpost in the South Hebron Hills. He also owns a construction and demolition company which is subcontracted by the IDF to carry out demolitions in the West Bank of illegal Palestinian construction. Levi has also been working in Gaza City, doing demolition work for the army there. Has been accused by rights groups of using his farm as a base for intimidation and settler violence, including displacing entire communities like Khirbet Zanuta. Levi is among several West Bank settlers who were placed under economic sanctions by the former administration of former US president Joe Biden for perpetrating violence against Palestinians. President Donald Trump lifted the sanctions, but sanctions imposed by Canada, the UK, and the European Union remain in place. **Israeli forces involvement in the impunity climate** Israeli police arrested Levi for questioning; he was subsequently placed under house arrest—assigned to a farm under supervision for 21 days—and forbidden from contact with witnesses. Israeli forces abducted the body of Awdah Halatheen, a common practice used when Israeli soldiers execute Palestinians ni West Bank. They prevent the mourning and the religious funerals and increased the grief of families and communities. Some body held by Isreli authorities were never bring back to the families. Later during the day, the Israeli forces raided the mourning tent, declared the area a military zone, expelled mourners, and arrested several villagers (14 ùeùbers of the halatheen family) and two international activists present during the tragedy The French Foreign Ministry condemned the killing as “acts of terrorism”**, marking the first time France used that term in reference to settler violence in the West Bank. They urged Israel to hold the perpetrator accountable. Broader criticism has focused on widespread impunity enjoyed by Israeli settlers, especially those previously sanctioned by Western governments. **Context & Broader Background** Umm al‑Khair, where Hathaleen lived, faces [frequent](https://tiktokgenocide.com/event/614) settler encroachments, demolition threats, and water supply sabotage, severely impacting community survival **Urgent appeal by the residents of Umm al-Khair** "*To the international community, all human rights organizations, journalists and broad public: We inform you that in Khirbet Umm al-Kheir we are experiencing extremely difficult circumstances, as follows: • We have been prevented from receiving the body of our martyr and burying him until now. • Fourteen young men from have been arrested so far. • All journalists and international solidarity activists have been expelled from the village. • There is an insistence by the occupation forces on removing the martyr’s mourning tent and evacuating it. This is a message of appeal and clarification regarding the harsh conditions and real suffering we are experiencing. We kindly urge you to share our message across all platforms and through all means, so the world will know what is happening in Khirbet Umm al-Kheir—the suffering and the attempt to forcibly residents from their land.* **Aftermath : the hunger strike of the women of Umm al-Khaïr** On July 31, more than 70 women aged between 13 and over 70 from the village of Umm al-Khair in the Yatta hills announced they are immediately starting a hunger strike, demanding the return of the body of Awdah Hathaleen, a resident of the village who was killed last Monday by a settler, while standing in the courtyard of the village community center. Awdah Hathaleen's body is being held by Israel, and the police are imposing conditions for its release, including limiting the number of funeral participants to just 15, and requiring the burial to take place in a neighboring town—not in the village itself. The women declared they would continue their hunger strike until the villager is returned and buried on his land, with his family able to accompany him on his final journey. The hunger strike is also a protest against the continued detention of six other villagers—Odeh’s brothers and cousins. *“The strike will continue until they return the body of the martyr Odeh to us—until they return Odeh, and also the boys they took for no reason. (…) They took 14 of our sons, and they want to imprison them, even though they did nothing wrong. (…) Our sons are our strength, they are our protection, they are the ones who keep us safe.”* The women also expressed outrage over the night raids carried out since the killing: *“They stormed into the home of the martyr’s wife, even though everyone knows she is in ‘Idah’, the four-month mourning period prescribed by Islam, during which a man is not allowed to see her—except for her brother, father, or close relatives permitted to do so. The army entered her bedroom nonetheless. The children started screaming. When the soldiers entered, they tried to break down the gate with a vehicle, to destroy it by force, to force the door open to get inside.”* The men of the village have announced that they too will join the hunger strike if Odeh’s body is not returned within 24 hours. **Impunity reinforced by the Jerusalem Court Decision:** On July 31, a Jerusalem court refused to extend Yinon Levi’s house arrest, citing weakened evidence and testimony supporting Levi’s claim that his gunshots may not have caused the death. Judge Chavi Toker ruled that the reasonable suspicion against Levi had weakened, based on testimony from Palestinian and international witnesses, which supported Levi’s claim that Hathaleen was at a distance when Levi fired his gun and the shots fired by Levi may not have caused the death. She pretends that the bullet that killed Hathaleen has not been found, and multiple conflicting witness accounts exist. The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court rejected a police request to extend Yinon Levi’s house arrest beyond August 9. The court found Levi's danger to the public had decreased. But the judge approved a delay in releasing Levi to allow police time to appeal the decision. Police planned to appeal the decision, arguing that more investigation is needed to determine if Levi acted lawfully. The body is always released by IDF and the family has not access to the alleged autopsy. Several demos took place during a week in Tel Aviv as well as in West Bnak for the return of his body and the complete release of the family members detained by Israeli forces. **On Augustus 6,** protesters gathered outside the Israeli Supreme Court, demanding the immediate return of Awdah Hathaleen’s body. The Supreme Court hearing has been postponed for 24 hours for the second time. **On Augustus 7**, the body was returned without the initial condition imposed by the Israeli authorities. Despite this, Israeli soldiers declared the village a temporary military zone to prevent foreign or Israeli activists and friends from attending the funeral. However, hundreds of close friends and family members were able to be present and bid a final farewell to the beloved figure. **Who was Awdah Hathaleen** Considered locally and internationally as a peaceful activist and ‘radical humanist’, Awdah has been an activist since he was 17 years old, working to stop the Israeli attempts to expel the villagers of Masafer Yatta from their homes and lands. He hosted countless visiting activists who came to the occupied West Bank to support Palestinian activists and villagers, helping them understand the situation on the ground and embracing their presence with his trademark hospitality. Perhaps his most famous such collaboration was his work with Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham, who co-directed No Other Land, a documentary film that won an Oscar award this year. Awdah would tell anyone who came to Umm al-Kheir that he didn’t choose to be an activist; it just happened. He was known to welcome everyone, regardless of faith or citizenship. He wanted the occupation to end without suffering. He chose to become an English teacher because he wanted the village children to grow up educated and able to tell the world their story in English, so they could reach more people.