A disturbing video from Gaza shows Hamas fighters executing seven men accused of collaborating with Israel. Reuters verified the footage’s location in Gaza City and confirmed it was filmed Monday. Hamas sources admitted responsibility, vowing zero tolerance for “traitors” as fighters reemerge on Gaza’s streets following the ceasefire.
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Photos: Palestinians return to destroyed Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City
Displaced Palestinians with their belongings pass by destroyed buildings as they return to their homes in the Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City [Jehad Alshrafi/AP Photo]
‘Every sign of life has been destroyed’ in Gaza City
This is one of the most emotional moments in my whole life. I remember this area so vividly, many of the buildings here; I know the shops by their names … The road itself here that once was vibrant, active with life, has turned into just a vast field of rubble. It’s unrecognisable.
On the long walk home with Palestinians in Gaza | ITV News
Meanwhile, thousands of Palestinians have been seen walking from the south of Gaza towards Gaza City, in the north of the strip.
Gazans trek to ruined homes as Israeli forces pull back under ceasefire
Thousands of displaced Palestinians trekked over the wastelands of Gaza to return to the ruins of their abandoned homes on Friday, after a ceasefire took effect and Israeli troops began pulling back under the agreement to end the war.
At least 53 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since dawn
At least 53 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli bombardment and gunfire across the Gaza Strip since dawn, according to medical sources cited by Wafa news agency.
Hospital sources reported that five bodies were brought to Al-Shifa Hospital, five to Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital, one to Al-Awda Hospital, 13 to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, and 29 to Nasser Hospital.
Israel threatens all staying in Gaza City, kills at least 34 in enclave
Israeli Defence Minister Katz says anyone who stays in Gaza City will be considered ‘terrorists and terror supporters’.
Israel orders all remaining Palestinians to leave Gaza City
The Israeli government has issued an order for all Palestinians still in Gaza City to leave immediately.
Defence Minister Israel Katz warned it was their “last opportunity” to evacuate, adding that anyone who remained would be treated as a militant supporter and face the “full force” of Israel’s latest assault.
Thousands of Israeli soldiers storm Gaza City
Israeli troops and tanks are pushing deeper into Gaza City on the second day of a ground offensive widely condemned internationally as Palestinians flee the devastated area en masse.
Israel’s military said air force and artillery units attacked the city more than 150 times in the past few days before the ground forces moved in.
UN confirms famine in Gaza: 500,000 starving, death toll to soar
Two Palestinians have starved to death in Gaza in the past 24 hours, which also saw 71 people killed in Israeli attacks across the enclave, according to the territory’s Health Ministry.
According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), 514,000 people – nearly one in four Palestinians in Gaza – are already in famine conditions, with the number expected to rise to 641,000 by the end of September. In Gaza City alone, 280,000 people are starving following nearly two years of war between Israel and Hamas.
GAZA STRIP: Famine confirmed in Gaza Governorate, projected to expand | 1 July – 30 September 2025
As of 15 August 2025, Famine (IPC Phase 5)—with reasonable evidence—is confirmed in Gaza Governorate. After 22 months of relentless conflict, over half a million people in the Gaza Strip are facing catastrophic conditions characterised by starvation, destitution and
death. Another 1.07 million people (54 percent) are in Emergency (IPC Phase 4), and 396,000 people (20 percent) are in Crisis (IPC Phase 3).
Between mid-August and the end of September 2025, conditions are expected to further worsen with Famine projected to expand to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis. Nearly a third of the population (641,000 people) are expected to face catastrophic conditions (IPC Phase 5), while those in Emergency (IPC Phase 4) will likely rise to 1.14 million (58 percent). Acute malnutrition is projected to continue worsening rapidly. Through June 2026, at least 132,000 children under five are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition—double the IPC
estimates from May 2025. This includes over 41,000 severe cases of children at heightened risk of death. Nearly 55,500 malnourished pregnant and breastfeeding women will require urgent nutrition response.
Conditions in North Gaza Governorate are estimated to be as severe—or worse—than in
Gaza Governorate. However, limited data prevents IPC classification of this area, highlighting
the urgent need for access and comprehensive assessments. Rafah Governorate was not
analysed given indications that it is largely depopulated.
Gaza Strip: Acute Food Insecurity Situation for 1 July – 15 August 2025 and Projection for 16 August – 30 September 2025
RELEASE DATE
22.08.2025
Key results
As of 15 August 2025, Famine (IPC Phase 5)—with reasonable evidence—is confirmed in Gaza Governorate. After 22 months of relentless conflict, over half a million people in the Gaza Strip are facing catastrophic conditions characterised by starvation, destitution and death. Another 1.07 million people (54 percent) are in Emergency (IPC Phase 4), and 396,000 people (20 percent) are in Crisis (IPC Phase 3). Between mid-August and the end of September 2025, conditions are expected to further worsen with Famine projected to expand to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis. Nearly a third of the population (641,000 people) are expected to face catastrophic conditions (IPC Phase 5), while those in Emergency (IPC Phase 4) will likely rise to 1.14 million (58 percent). Acute malnutrition is projected to continue worsening rapidly. Through June 2026, at least 132,000 children under five are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition—double the IPC estimates from May 2025. This includes over 41,000 severe cases of children at heightened risk of death. Nearly 55,500 malnourished pregnant and breastfeeding women will require urgent nutrition response. Conditions in North Gaza Governorate are estimated to be as severe—or worse—than in Gaza Governorate. However, limited data prevents IPC classification of this area, highlighting the urgent need for access and comprehensive assessments. Rafah Governorate was not analysed given indications that it is largely depopulated.
Recommendations & next steps
Famine is a race against time, and every effort by all actors counts. Immediate and decisive actions will save lives and alleviate suffering.
– Immediate and sustained cessation of hostilities To prevent further loss of life and famine from spreading further, an immediate ceasefire and putting an end to the conflict is critical.
– Guarantee unconditional and safe humanitarian access Safe, stable, and unhindered access must be guaranteed through all entry points, in full respect of international humanitarian law, allowing for lifesaving assistance and essential services to reach all people in need across the Gaza Strip. Access must also be granted urgently to allow for a comprehensive humanitarian assessment, in particular in North Gaza Governorate.
– Immediate, large-scale, unobstructed multi-sector humanitarian assistance is needed to avert further destitution, starvation and death. This includes the provision of food, nutrition, health, WASH, shelter, fuel, cooking gas and food production inputs, while safeguarding humanitarian principles. This is also the only way to stop the interception of aid trucks by desperate populations.
– Protect civilians and critical infrastructure Ensure the safety of civilians and humanitarian personnel across the Gaza Strip. Protect and restore critical infrastructure essential for survival and for the functioning of food, health and WASH systems.
– Restore commercial flows at scale, market systems, essential services, and local food production.
Gaza City and Surrounding Areas Are Officially Under Famine, Monitors Say
The group, which the United Nations and aid agencies rely on to monitor and classify global hunger crises, said that at least half a million people in Gaza Governorate were facing the most severe conditions it measures: starvation, acute malnutrition and death.
With rare exceptions, the rest of Gaza’s total population of two million people was also struggling with severe hunger, according to the group, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, which is made up of food insecurity experts who monitor world hunger.
The 25 oldest cities in the world and what they reveal about our ancient past
(Updated on May 2, 2025)
25. Gaza, Palestine
Gaza has been an urban center for over 5,000 years. It served the Egyptians, the Philistines, the Romans, and the Byzantines. Though often associated with modern conflict, its ancient past is just as complex—and just as important.
What these cities reveal
The oldest cities in the world don’t just tell us where we come from. They tell us how we lived before writing, before kings, before nations. They show us how humans built, adapted, and rebuilt again. These weren’t just places on maps—they were stories in stone, etched by time, buried and rediscovered.
Some of these cities never stopped living. Others vanished and had to be unearthed. All of them remind us that civilization didn’t begin suddenly. It rose slowly, in many places at once. And it still speaks, if we know where to listen.
Israel assassinates 5 Al Jazeera staff: Scenes of carnage in Gaza City
Last month the CPJ said it was gravely concerned for the safety of al-Sharif as he was being “targeted by an Israeli military smear campaign”.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says it is “appalled” by Israel’s killing of Al Jazeera journalists.
“Israel’s pattern of labeling journalists as militants without providing credible evidence raises serious questions about its intent and respect for press freedom,” said the CPJ’s regional director, Sara Qudah.
“Journalists are civilians and must never be targeted. Those responsible for these killings must be held accountable,” Qudah added.
Israeli strikes kill 52 in Gaza including 36 in a school-turned-shelter, medics say
Israeli strikes killed at least 52 people in the Gaza Strip on Monday, including 36 in a school-turned-shelter that was struck as people slept, setting their belongings ablaze, according to local health officials. The military said it targeted militants operating from the school.
War on Gaza: Israeli ‚massacre‘ kills over 100 Palestinians seeking food in Gaza City
At least 104 Palestinians were killed and hundreds more wounded when Israeli forces fired on people at an aid convoy in Gaza City’s al-Rasheed Street on Thursday, the Palestinian health ministry said, calling the incident a „massacre“.
Residents of Gaza City had gathered seeking food, with the area completely cut off from aid by Israeli forces. NGOs and UN experts have voiced fears of famine in northern Gaza and there have been reports of people, including babies, dying of hunger.
Another massacre in Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza. Israeli forces use ??supplied JDAM ordinance to flatten another residential block in the densely populated camp. Eight homes flattened. Scores reportedly between killed, injured, under the rubble.
(4 hours ago)
This is horrifying! No where is safe.
Israeli strikes on Gaza refugee camp offer glimpse of war’s destruction
“The entire area was wiped out,” Masoud told The Washington Post by phone, hours after a series of Israeli strikes devastated his neighborhood in the northern Gaza Strip, flattening several residential buildings and leaving gaping craters in the concrete.
More than 110 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in the attack, according to doctors at two nearby hospitals, in what appeared to be the deadliest aerial assault by Israel since the war began. The final toll remained unclear, Palestinian officials said, because victims were still trapped under the rubble.
Initial posts on X sent by Hananya Naftali, a digital aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, aroused suspicion. “Israeli Air Force struck a Hamas terrorist base inside a hospital in Gaza,” he wrote, but the post was almost immediately deleted.
600+ killed in an Israeli missile attack on the Hospital: The impact of an Israeli missile hitting thousands of people sheltering at Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza. We heard hundreds of such missiles in the past few days. Same sound. Same whistle. Same impact
(17.10.2023)
Geolocated video shows moment of blast at Gaza hospital
(today)
A video geolocated by CNN shows the moment a large blast happened at the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza in which hundreds of people are reported to have been killed.
In the video, the sky lights up as a large blast erupts on the hospital grounds, sending a cloud of smoke into the air.