Israel-Hamas war October 2023
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Gaza water crisis worsened by destruction, analysis
The algae bloom has knocked out five of six Israeli desalination plants.
Scientists say Israel's destruction of Gaza's sewage system may have worsened the Mediterranean's algae bloom crisis.
Israel relies on desalination plants for water.
Israel deploys AI in war on Palestine
FARA documents trace the Hanover operation's funding through advertising and public-relations firms to LaPam, Israel's state advertising agency.
Piro markets its approach as “AI Story Optimization”.
Recent investigations exposed the Hanover Institute for Public Policy as a purported American think tank that appeared to have no real offices, identifiable scholars or meaningful institutional presence.
Gaza siege forces dentists to operate in streets
According to UNOSAT, more than four in five buildings in Gaza City and northern Gaza have been completely destroyed or severely damaged.
Israel has banned building materials in Gaza, making repairs impossible.
Heba Rihan found work at Dr. Abo Halima's clinic in May.
“One day [a patient] came in deep pain… When he asked how much the filling cost and was told it was 350 shekels ($116), he didn’t have the money. He asked directly about the tooth extraction, which is only 50 shekels ($17),”
Opinion: Ben-Gvir posts Palestinians on conveyor belts to detention camps
Ben-Gvir posted an AI-generated video on Twitter/X showing Palestinian prisoners being loaded onto a conveyor belt into a detention camp, then deleted it.
B'Tselem has likened Israeli prisons where Palestinians are kept to 'torture camps'.
Ben-Gvir said on a podcast that Israel should occupy the entirety of Gaza.
Gaza doctor Abu Safia tortured in Israeli prison
Before his detention, one of Abu Safia's sons was killed in an Israeli drone attack.
Abu Safia is held in solitary confinement at the underground Rakefet facility.
Odeh visited Abu Safia at the Rakefet detention facility inside Nitzan Prison on August 30.
Report Details Former Israeli Soldiers Infiltrating US Pro-Palestinian Groups
The demonstrations were organized by Frontline Advocates, a pro-Israel nonprofit that collaborates with the Israeli government.
Former Israeli soldiers posed as pro-Palestinian supporters at locations across New York City to deceive people into engaging with them before promoting Israel's position.
Environmental Impact Assessment of War Waste Near Gaza Border
Destruction of electric power and sanitation infrastructure in Gaza forces more than 100,000 cubic metres of raw, untreated sewage into the Mediterranean Sea or onto land daily.
Euro-Med Monitor tracked roughly 100 Israeli trucks per day departing the Gaza Strip loaded with debris.
The Ashkelon desalination plant in southern Israel has repeatedly shut down because of high faecal bacteria contamination from wastewater originating in Gaza.
Itamar Ben-Gvir Publicly Supports Restrictive Prison Policies for Palestinian Inmates
The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society stated that Ben-Gvir's recording and sharing of the video was an assault on human dignity.
Ben-Gvir stated that he is directly responsible for detention conditions and announced he would maintain a policy providing only the bare minimum to prisoners.
Gaza’s Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs condemned Ben-Gvir's prison visit and stated that filming female prisoners was an act of intimidation and humiliation.
“The good conditions in the prisons are over. This is the current situation, and I am directly responsible for everything. I am pleased with these conditions.”
Jose Andres renews call for investigation into WCK Gaza staff killings
Jose Andres is the founder of World Central Kitchen.
The aid workers were traveling in three clearly marked vehicles on a route approved by and in compliance with Israeli authorities.
Jose Andres is renewing his call for an independent investigation into Israeli strikes that killed seven aid workers in Gaza in April 2024.
Israeli strike kills 3-year-old child in Gaza
At least 1,303 Palestinians have been killed and 4,336 injured since the ceasefire began.
An Israeli strike on Deir el-Balah killed two Palestinians, including a 3-year-old child.
Bullet-riddled car displayed in Berlin to remember Hind Rajab
Activists displayed a vehicle representing the Rajab family car in Berlin.
Al Jazeera reported that six-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza.
The Rajab family car was found with 335 bullet holes.
Gaza runs out of cancer medicines amid Israeli strikes
An Israeli strike damaged the water tanks, laboratory equipment, and storage areas of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah.
Officials at Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital say cancer medicines have completely run out across the besieged enclave.
Gaza forced to use unreliable online payments amid 'cash famine'
Palestinians in Gaza report difficulty opening new bank accounts using replacement identification documents issued after 2023.
Najwa Kahil relies on her young son to call his brother to make a transfer to the supermarket owner because her old phone cannot run banking apps.
Shops offering free internet connections have become informal commercial hubs in Gaza to facilitate electronic transactions.
Israeli strike kills three Palestinians in Jenin
Medics say Israeli forces detained them and blocked access to the casualties.
An Israeli drone strike killed three Palestinians in Jenin.
The strike was the first such Israeli attack in the occupied West Bank since February 2025.
Israeli strikes kill five people in Gaza
Israeli attacks killed at least five Palestinians in multiple strikes across the Gaza Strip on August 28, 2026.
A Palestinian man named Hassan al-Deiri was killed in an Israeli drone strike in the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City.
The Israeli military identified one of those killed in Jenin as Qais Bitawi and claimed he was a Hamas operative.
Middle East roundup: Israeli strikes in Gaza and West Bank
Three Israelis have been killed by Palestinians in 2026.
UNIFIL has 8,100 members and its mandate is slated to end Dec. 31.
Israeli airstrikes killed five people in Gaza on Friday.
Israeli strike kills three Palestinians in Jenin, West Bank
Hamas condemned the strike in a statement mourning the martyrs who fell in the occupation's bombing of Jenin.
The Palestine Red Crescent said Israeli ground troops raided the site of the drone strike, briefly detained medics, and prevented them from transporting those wounded or killed to hospital.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said the Jenin camp has been evacuated of residents and the Israeli military is now permanently stationed there.
“to take immediate action to stop these crimes and end impunity”
Gaza's lifeguards work to save swimmers
Before the war, the coastline had elevated lifeguard towers positioned roughly every 200 metres, each about 3.3 metres high and equipped with sound systems, communication equipment, and rescue gear.
A whistle used to cost 25 shekels ($8) before the war and now costs 100 shekels ($34), according to Shamlakh.
Ahmed Abu Haseira is 33 years old.
Children take cover behind shopping cart during Israeli drone fire
A video shows children in Gaza taking cover behind a shopping cart loaded with water cans during a reported gun attack by an Israeli quadcopter drone.
A UN commission of inquiry found Israel responsible of deliberately killing children in Gaza as an act of genocide.
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill three amid kite-flying threats
The Israeli military claimed a Hamas commander who took part in holding three Israeli hostages was killed in the strikes.
A US-brokered ceasefire came into effect in October 2025.
Katz made the threat during a high-level security meeting with Israeli military chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir and other top military officials.
Board of Peace's Gaza envoy criticizes Israeli strikes and Hamas actions
Israel's representative told the Security Council that Israel is committed to last October's US-brokered plan but insisted it could not succeed while Hamas still had weapons, tunnels and other military infrastructure.
Nickolay Mladenov is the Board of Peace's high representative for Gaza.
Israel has insisted that Hamas must fully disarm before any pullout.
Palestinians mourn artist Sliman Mansour
Sliman Mansour died at age 79.
The public funeral for Sliman Mansour took place in Birzeit in the occupied West Bank.
Sliman Mansour was mourned at a public funeral in the occupied West Bank.
Palestinians demand return of 1,700 bodies held by Israel
Hundreds of Palestinians held vigils across the occupied West Bank demanding the return of Palestinian bodies held by Israel.
The vigils also demanded information on missing people.
The National Campaign to Retrieve Martyrs' Bodies estimates more than 1,700 bodies are being held by Israel.
Far-right Israeli lawmaker damages Palestinian memorial with sledgehammer
Major General Avi Bluth, the most senior Israeli military officer in the West Bank, was reported by Israeli media to have told Netanyahu that mounting violence by settlers could ignite a major escalation.
Soldiers eventually stopped Sukkot and escorted his group out of Madama after reporting the incident to their commanders.
Finance minister Bezalel Smotrich heads the Religious Zionism party to which Sukkot belongs.
Palestine weekly roundup: Israel escalates Gaza attacks after Kushner departs
Gaza’s Ministry of Health reported a cumulative toll of at least 73,422 Palestinians killed since October 7, 2023.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz ordered the military to treat any kite, balloon, and drone from Gaza as an act of war.
Kushner's August 17 talks with Israeli officials produced two working groups on disarmament and humanitarian issues.
Israeli strike destroys Gaza aid supply warehouse, killing seven
Israeli strikes have killed at least seven Palestinians across Gaza.
The destroyed warehouse belongs to Ard El Insan (AEI), a local humanitarian organisation working with MAP to support about 60 medical points serving up to 100 women and children daily.
An Israeli military strike destroyed a warehouse storing nutrition supplies intended for children, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers in Gaza.
Israeli forces raid UN training centre and raise Israeli flag
Israeli forces raided a UN-operated facility in occupied East Jerusalem.
The UN agency and experts say the raid is a direct breach of international law.
Israeli forces raised an Israeli flag in the courtyard of the facility.
Netanyahu claims Iran tried to kill one of his sons
Netanyahu voiced support for around-the-clock protection for Gadi Eisenkot.
Netanyahu's coalition trailed in opinion polls ahead of the general election in October.
Netanyahu's elder son, Yair, 35, has spent extended periods in Miami since early 2024.
Displaced Palestinian builds mud shelter in Gaza
Israel maintains heavy restrictions on construction materials entering Gaza.
A displaced Palestinian has built a traditional mud-brick house in Gaza as an alternative to tents.
The mud-brick house was built to protect the builder and his friends from stray bullets and extreme weather.
Intensifying Israeli strikes on Gaza
A wider escalation has killed more than 1,300 Palestinians since the October ceasefire.
The strike on the makeshift tent in Deir al-Balah killed one man.
Israel struck a makeshift tent sheltering displaced Palestinians in Deir al-Balah.
Netanyahu says Iran tried to assassinate one of his sons
Netanyahu made the accusation during an interview with Israel's Channel 14.
Netanyahu said he asked Israeli law enforcement to boost protection measures for prime ministerial candidates.
Shin Bet granted extended protection services to Netanyahu's wife Sara and their sons Yair and Avner beginning in July.
Israeli strike on Gaza shelter causes casualties
On Sunday, three Palestinians, including a four-year-old child, were killed in Israeli strikes on areas including Khan Younis in southern Gaza and the town of az-Zawayda in the Deir al-Balah region.
A total of 1,288 Palestinians have been killed since the October 2025 ceasefire agreement, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
A man wounded in an attack on Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Sunday died after succumbing to his wounds.
Israel accused of using kites as pretext to escalate Gaza attacks
A four-year-old child named Muhammad Abdel Salam Taha was among three Palestinians killed in Israeli air attacks in central Gaza on Sunday.
Suleiman Bisharat, a political researcher, said the government deliberately uses weak excuses to instil a psychological state of fear within Israeli society to rally domestic support for disproportionate force.
Adel Shadid, an expert on Israeli affairs, told Al Jazeera that the threat is entirely manufactured by Hebrew media under the direction of the military establishment.
Israel attacks desalination plant and mosque in Gaza
Israel attacked a water desalination plant in Gaza.
Israel attacked a mosque in Gaza.
Right to health in Gaza is now a privilege
As of the time of writing, there are 2,200 inpatient beds available in the entire Gaza Strip to serve 2 million people.
Just 19 of Gaza's 34 hospitals are partially functioning.
Before the war, UNRWA ran 22 clinics across the Gaza Strip.
Israel warns of forceful response to kites flown from Gaza
On Sunday, Palestinian health officials said two people were killed and seven others injured in two Israeli strikes in central Gaza.
The Israeli military said no suspicious materials were attached to the kites and they did not pose a threat.
Israeli media cited military sources saying they believed Hamas was behind the kites and that they might have been intended to test Israel's response.
Families in Gaza Continue Search for Children Missing During Conflict
Families in Gaza are making appeals to the ICRC and international agencies amid destroyed records and fragmented information.
Families in Gaza continue to search for children and relatives missing in the war, often relying only on a last known location.
Report details severe breakdown of sanitation infrastructure in Gaza war zone
An assessment by OCHA found that only half of surveyed people in Gaza had access to basic sanitation.
More than 90 percent of homes in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed during the war.
Approximately 60 percent of surveyed individuals in Gaza were exposed to human waste or wastewater within 10 metres of their living spaces.
“I will live without tiles, without a kitchen and without a proper toilet… I have been saving to buy a toilet seat because it is the most important thing in the apartment. Honestly, I am in trouble – getting the basic necessities will cost me around $2,000,”
Hospitals in Gaza Face Critical Shortages of Medical Oxygen
Israel is attacking medical facilities in Gaza.
Israel is blocking the entry of supplies to Gaza.
Premature babies and critically ill patients in Gaza face an increasingly desperate fight to survive.
Report examines growing Israeli national debt amid regional military conflicts
In April, Calcalist reported that the Israeli government owed private defence contractors $3.5 billion.
The Israeli Finance Ministry stated that Israel's national debt reached approximately 1.4 trillion shekels ($480 billion), compared to 1.07 trillion shekels ($365 billion) prior to October 2023.
Israel's defence spending reached 249 billion shekels ($84 billion), rising from 5.2 percent of GDP in 2023 to over 8 percent in 2024.
“It wouldn’t move even a couple of seats. There isn’t really much of an understanding of how debt works, or even the massive costs of servicing that debt. Instead, politicians assume voters are just far more interested in hearing the typical jingoism and deliver that.”
Funeral Held in West Bank for Palestinian Teenager Killed in Israeli Raid
Hundreds of people attended the funeral of 14-year-old Islam Ahmad Maher Ajouri, who was killed by Israeli gunfire during a raid on the Askar Refugee Camp.
Over 1,100 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the occupied West Bank since 2023.
Israeli Air Strike Hits Central Gaza Warehouse
The air strike is believed to have hit a warehouse located east of Az-Zawayda in central Gaza.
Video footage captured Israeli forces bombing central Gaza, which sent shrapnel, debris, and a large plume of smoke into the air.
Israeli airstrike near Gaza refugee camp kills one and injures two
An Israeli drone strike targeted the al-Hasanat family in Deir el-Balah the previous day, killing one person and injuring several others.
According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, the attack occurred near Salah al-Din Street on Sunday morning.
Gaza's Ministry of Health reported that at least 1,286 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since a ceasefire agreement took effect in October.
Israeli civilian wounded in stabbing attack in the occupied West Bank
The suspect fled the scene following the stabbing, prompting a large-scale search operation by Israeli security forces.
Israeli forces set up roadblocks in al-Auja and surrounding areas following the attack.
A 14-year-old Palestinian was critically wounded by Israeli gunfire during a raid on the Askar refugee camp.
“This operation demonstrates that our people are determined to resist the occupation in every part of Palestine, despite all the campaigns of oppression, persecution, and escalating terrorism against our people,”
Israel's Chief Sephardic Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef Sparks Backlash Over Remarks on Palestinians
In an address at the Gush Katif Museum in West Jerusalem, Israel's Chief Rabbi David Yosef denied that Palestinians exist as a people and stated that they have no rights.
Israel's Chief Rabbi David Yosef claimed Gaza and occupied West Bank cities for Jews and called for Gaza's destruction and Jewish settlement.
Palestinian Teenager Killed in West Bank Incident
The UN has called for the protection of Palestinians and for perpetrators to be held accountable.
A 17-year-old Palestinian was killed and another person was critically injured in a settler attack near Hebron in the occupied West Bank.
Twenty-two Palestinians have been killed in settler attacks this year.
Children Participate in Swimming Lessons on Gaza Beach
An initiative on Gaza's shore brought 1,300 Palestinian children together for a mass swimming class.
Former European Diplomats Call on UK and France to Sanction Israel
France and the United Kingdom recognised a Palestinian state in 2025.
An open letter signed by a coalition of 102 former French and British diplomats called on their respective governments to jointly sanction Israel.
The open letter was published by the French outlet Le Monde.
“Our ministers over the last few months and years have issued statements of criticism, of condemnation and so forth, but as the letter makes clear, this is the time now where we need to see action on trade, action on settlements, more support for aid to go into Gaza, and the ending of the arms trade.”
Documentary Profiles October 7 Survivors Collaborating with Rock Musicians
The camp experience concluded with a final performance at the Viper Room in Los Angeles.
During the program, the participants worked with members of Guns N’ Roses, Van Halen, and Black Sabbath.
Ten Israeli musicians who survived the October 7 attacks participated in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp in Los Angeles.
“They couldn't sleep, they couldn't eat, they just sat on their couch trying to figure out what was going on. And this, whatever it is about music, it allows you to connect emotionally both with yourself and with others. It's a universal language and just there's something special about it that, you know, just jump-starts that process,”
Israeli Military Strikes Kill Two in Continuing Gaza Operations
Four injured individuals were brought to hospitals in Gaza.
Gaza's Health Ministry stated that 1,285 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since October 2025.
An Israeli drone attack targeted the al-Hasanat family in Deir el-Balah, killing one person and wounding others.
Turkey Requests Interpol Red Notice for Benjamin Netanyahu
About 50 vessels left Turkey in May as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla to travel to Gaza.
France, Italy, and Australia launched judicial proceedings regarding Israel's interception of the flotilla.
Turkish Justice Minister Akin Gurlek stated that arrest warrants were issued on July 14 for Benjamin Netanyahu and another suspect on charges including genocide, crimes against humanity, and torture.
“In line with the arrest warrants issued against Benjamin Netanyahu … our justice ministry has requested that the interior ministry issue [Interpol] red notices for them so that they may be sought internationally,”
Western Allies Criticize Israel for Closing World Central Kitchen Strike Investigation
Israel's military called the deadly strike a "tragic mistake".
Australia summoned Israel's ambassador in Canberra on Thursday.
Seven World Central Kitchen aid workers—including three Britons, a dual US-Canadian national, a Pole, an Australian, and a Palestinian—were killed in April 2024.
“This decision is both too little, and too late. The victims of this incident and their families deserve justice and accountability, and we will continue to seek answers on their behalf,”
UK, Canada, and Australia Condemn Israel's Decision Against Criminal Probe into Aid Worker Deaths
The UK, Canada, and Australia described Israel's decision not to launch a criminal investigation into the 2024 strikes on a World Central Kitchen convoy as shameful.
The seven humanitarian workers killed in the World Central Kitchen convoy were three British nationals, a Pole, an Australian, a Canadian, and a dual US-Canadian citizen.
Australia summoned Israeli Ambassador Hillel Newman, and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong stated the country was outraged by the Israeli government's decision.
“The Jewish people have the right to live throughout the Land of Israel, just as the British have the right to live in London and throughout the United Kingdom,”
Streamer Hasan Piker Comments on Hamas Governance in Gaza
Hasan Piker stated that Hamas's current position is far more moderate than at its inception.
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed rejected Piker's past remark that America deserved 9/11.
Piker stated he did not support Hamas governing Gaza and acknowledged that war crimes occurred on October 7.
“Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and a growing list of progressive Democrats are proud to campaign at his side. Every Democrat who has embraced Piker owes us a straight answer: 'Do you stand with his apologetics for a brutal terrorist organization, yes or no?'”
Amputee children learn to swim after losing limbs in Gaza war
Daily struggle for clean water and food takes physical toll on Gaza children
Dr. Sumaya Salah diagnosed a nine-year-old girl named Raghad with scoliosis after she carried water for long distances every day in northern Gaza.
Mohammed Mosleh says Maghazi has one water tanker operated by the local municipality to provide water for more than 5,000 families.
UNICEF estimates that 82 percent of families in Gaza are water insecure.
“The daily journeys for water and food drain all their energy – the energy that should be put towards learning and playing like other children around the world. It also affects their appetite and the quality of their sleep.”
Israeli defense minister warns NATO power of 'dangerous adventures'
Turkey's Defense Ministry said no Turkish military delegation was present at the base before or during the Israeli strike.
Israel Katz wrote on X that Israel will not allow any actor to threaten its security.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak accused Prime Minister Netanyahu of deliberately escalating tensions with Turkey for political purposes ahead of the Israeli election.
“intended to legitimize Israel’s unlawful airstrikes targeting Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. ... The imputations voiced stem from Netanyahu’s intent to pursue expansionist and destabilizing policies in the region ahead of the elections in Israel,”
Israel admits soldiers opened fire at car carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab
“We do not trust the Israeli justice system, not out of an ideological position, but because of the track record,”
Australia outraged after Israeli decision not to prosecute over killing of aid worker in Gaza
The IDF said it would investigate the killing of 15 Palestinians, including medics and a UN worker, in March 2025.
The IDF called the attack on the aid convoy a "grave mistake" at the time.
Penny Wong said the decision "falls far short of the accountability we expect."
“This is despite Israel Defense Forces admissions that the IDF strikes on Zomi and her colleagues' vehicles were the result of serious failures to follow IDF procedures, mistaken identification and errors in decision-making,”