Live: 54 Palestinians killed, 831 wounded in 24 hours

At least 31 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip since dawn on Saturday, hospital sources have told Al Jazeera Arabic. Among the dead are 24 people who were waiting for aid.

Israeli settlers have attacked a spring in the northern Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank, where Palestinians take their cattle to drink, according to the Wafa news agency.

The agency said settlers also targeted Khirbet Samra, roaming among Palestinian tents to intimidate families, including children.

In Khirbet Masoud, southwest of Jenin, settlers used bulldozers to uproot olive trees on Palestinian land in a bid to expand an illegal pastoral outpost built in 2019.

Wafa reported another attack in Wadi Rahhal, near Bethlehem, where three Palestinian farmers were beaten and suffered bruises. In Hebron’s Old City, Israeli soldiers backed a settler incursion.

At least twenty seven Palestinians have been killed by Israeli stirkes across the Gaza Strip since dawn on Saturday, hospital sources have told Al Jazeera Arabic. The dead include 20 people who were waiting for aid.

The Arab League will convene an extraordinary session on Sunday to discuss how to confront Israel’s occupation of Palestine, Wafa news agency has reported.

Palestine’s envoy to the Arab League, Muhannad al Aklouk, said the meeting comes “in light of the Israeli decision to reoccupy the Gaza Strip and fully control it and the resulting forced displacement of the Palestinian people inside and outside the Strip.”

According to Wafa, the talks will focus on Arab and international mechanisms to challenge Israeli abuses, stop them from continuing, and hold those responsible accountable before international courts.

The death toll from aid airdrops in Gaza has climbed to 23, with 124 others wounded the Government Media Office in Gaza said on Saturday.

Officials warned that dropping aid in areas under Israeli control puts anyone approaching it at risk of being directly targeted and killed.

They called for assistance to be delivered safely through land crossings, condemning what is a deliberate policy of “engineering starvation and chaos,” and holding both Israel and the United States fully responsible

Russia has denounced Israel’s plans to widen its military assault on the Gaza Strip, warning it could further inflame the crisis.

In a statement on Saturday, the Foreign Ministry said such moves “provoke condemnation and rejection” and risk deepening the “already extremely dramatic” conditions in the besieged Palestinian enclave, which it said bear “all the hallmarks of a humanitarian catastrophe.”

A Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli forces while waiting for humanitarian aid in northern Gaza, medical officials told Al Jazeera Arabic.

Staff at Al-Shifa Hospital confirmed the fatality, saying troops opened fire near the Zikim area, where residents had gathered in hopes of receiving relief supplies.

At least 150 people have been arrested at a rally against the proscription of Palestine Action on Saturday outside parliament in London, police said.

Hundreds of British demonstrators gathered in support of the direct action group, which was proscribed as a terrorist organisation last month.

Many of them held up placards reading "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action" in Parliament Square.

Read more: London police arrest 150 protesters at rally against Palestine Action ban

Residents of Gaza have met Israel's occupation plan with a mix of fear, exhaustion and defiance.

In the war-torn city, the announcement on Friday sparked confusion and dread.

"They have bombed us, starved us and killed us. What else is there more to do?" wondered Mustafa Ja'rour, who was displaced several times earlier in the war. 

Many refuse to consider leaving.

"The idea of leaving Gaza is unacceptable to me," said Abed al-Daqour. 

"Even if the army enters the heart of the city, I'll move from one area to another, but I will not leave my homeland."

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Residents of Gaza have met Israel's occupation plan with a mix of fear, exhaustion and defiance.

According to Israeli media reports, the occupation will begin with the mass expulsion of around one million Palestinians from Gaza City, followed by a siege and ground invasion. 

While Israeli officials are using the term "takeover", local media confirm it amounts to a full military occupation.

In the war-torn city, the announcement on Friday sparked confusion and dread.

"They have bombed us, starved us and killed us. What else is there more to do?" wondered Mustafa Ja'rour, who was displaced several times earlier in the war. 

"It's like a saying we have: blinding a cyclops," he said bitterly. "The only thing left is for them to nuke us so that we can be done with it."

Read more: 'Like blinding a cyclops': Gaza residents dread Israel's occupation plan

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has urged all Muslim-majority countries to unite to mobilise against Israel's Gaza takeover plan.

Fidan made the statement at a joint news conference in Cairo with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

The Turkish foreign minister added that the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation had called an emergency meeting.

At least 39 Palestinians have been killed and 491 wounded by Israeli attacks in Gaza in the last 24 hours, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

It said 21 of those were killed while seeking aid.

At least five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack near an aid centre north of Rafah, Al Jazeera reported.

In a new joint statement, the foreign ministers of the UK, Germany, Italy, Australia and New Zealand have condemned Israel's decision to take over Gaza City.

They said the plan would "aggravate the catastrophic humanitarian situation, endanger the lives of the hostages and further risk the mass displacement of civilians".

Significantly, the statement said Israel risked breaking international law: "Any attempts at annexation or of settlement extension violate international law."

Unrwa, the largest humanitarian provider for approximately six million Palestinian refugees, has said that airdrops of aid from several UN member states have continued over Gaza, "despite warnings from several international bodies that they are very expensive and ineffective".

The UN agency added that it has not been allowed to bring humanitarian aid into Gaza for over five months.

Our latest on the situation in 📍#Gaza and the #WestBank:

🔹In Gaza, airdrops from several member states have continued, despite warnings from several international bodies that they are very expensive and ineffective.

🔹UNRWA has not been allowed to bring any humanitarian aid… pic.twitter.com/b2hggcMx1n

— UNRWA (@UNRWA) August 9, 2025

The UN Security Council will convene on Saturday for an emergency session to discuss Israel's decision to take over Gaza City.

The meeting was reportedly requested by the UK.