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Israeli forces have killed at least 78 Palestinians in attacks across Gaza since dawn, Al Jazeera is reporting, citing medical sources.
Of that figure, 20 were aid seekers and 42 were killed in Gaza City.
Hamas has called for immediate UN intervention after Israel conducted two massacres, killing 21 people.
The group said in a statement that an Israeli drone attack on people queueing for water in Mawasi, near southern Gaza's Khan Younis, killed 11 people, including seven children.
Meanwhile, another attack on the Daraj neighbourhood of eastern Gaza City killed 10 members of the al-Af family, "most of them women and children", according to Hamas.
Wafa news agency reported earlier that 11 Palestinians from the al-Af family were killed in an Israeli attack on their home.
Hamas said in a statement that the attacks "expose the criminal fascist nature of the enemy" and that they "constitute war crimes under international law", requiring "immediate intervention by the UN Security Council to impose an end to this brutal genocide and hold those responsible accountable".
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned Washington's move to refuse visas to Palestinian officials, including President Mahmoud Abbas, barring them from attending the UN General Assembly this month.
A number of countries are set to recognise Palestinian statehood at the assembly, which will be held in New York on 9 September.
Erdogan told reporters that the decision "does not fit the United Nations' raison d'etre" and that it needs to be "urgently revised".
"The United Nations General Assembly exists for the issues of the world to be discussed and for solutions to be found," he added.
Reporting by Reuters
Habib Qeshta and his wife Nour were overjoyed recently to learn they were expecting a baby boy.
Already parents to a daughter born before the Israeli genocide in Gaza, the Palestinian couple had hoped a son might bring some light to their dark days under relentless bombardment.
“We were overjoyed to learn it was a boy,” said Qeshta, 27, speaking to Middle East Eye.
But their joy was shortlived.
“A week later, my wife began experiencing unusual pain. She sensed something was wrong, so we went for another check-up,” he recalled.
“That’s when the doctor told us the foetus had died due to malnutrition.”
Nour had carried the pregnancy for four months under heavy Israeli air strikes near their home.
For months, she barely ate any nutritious meals, due to the ongoing Israeli-imposed famine in Gaza.
“All we have are canned beans, duqqa (local spices usually eaten with bread), and thyme. Sometimes we don’t even have bread,” Qeshta said.
“For a pregnant woman, this can’t be considered nutrition.”
Since Israel imposed a total closure of Gaza’s borders on 2 March, nearly two million people in the besieged enclave have entered a new and devastating phase of the war. Wheat flour has become a luxury item, and hundreds have died from hunger and malnutrition.
Although the borders were partially reopened for some goods and international aid, most residents remain unable to access food, either due to soaring prices, looting of aid trucks and the dangers of reaching hazardous aid distribution points.
Read more: Gaza’s pregnant and elderly bear brunt of Israel’s starvation
At least 73 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since dawn today, including 42 in Gaza City, Al Jazeera Arabic has reported.
More than 63,633 Palestinians have been killed, and 160,914 others wounded in Israel's genocide in Gaza since October 2023. The respected medical journal, The Lancet, estimates the figure to be significantly higher.
The total number of aid seekers killed since 27 May, when Israel established control over aid distribution through the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), has reached 2,306.
Famine was officially declared in Gaza last month by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), the UN-backed global hunger monitor.
Since 2 March, Israeli authorities have closed Gaza's border crossings, pushing the territory’s 2.4 million population into famine.
More than 361 Palestinians have been killed by starvation, Gaza's health ministry has said.
At least 63 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since dawn today, including 41 in Gaza City, Al Jazeera Arabic has reported.
Among the killed were 19 people waiting for aid in the central and southern Gaza Strip.
More than 63,633 Palestinians have been killed, and 160,914 others wounded in Israel's genocide in Gaza since October 2023. The respected medical journal, The Lancet, estimates the figure to be significantly higher.
The total number of aid seekers killed since 27 May, when Israel established control over aid distribution through the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), has reached 2,306.
Famine was officially declared in Gaza last month by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), the UN-backed global hunger monitor.
Since 2 March, Israeli authorities have closed Gaza's border crossings, pushing the territory’s 2.4 million population into famine.
More than 361 Palestinians have been killed by starvation, Gaza's health ministry has said.
Israel has been intensifying its troop buildup ahead of the planned offensive to capture Gaza City, news agency AFP has reported.
Israeli media reported that reservists have begun responding to call-up orders, despite mounting pressure to end its campaign in the Palestinian territory.
Israeli forces have been preparing for an offensive to capture Gaza City, the largest urban centre in the Palestinian territory, intensifying bombardments in the area in recent days.
Gaza's civil defence agency spokesperson Mahmoud Bassal has said that Israeli warplanes hit a residential building in southwestern Gaza City, killing 10 people. Bassal also said that Israeli helicopters struck an apartment in the west of the city, killing three and wounding several others.
Famine was officially declared in Gaza last month by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), the UN-backed global hunger monitor.
Since 2 March, Israeli authorities have closed Gaza's border crossings, pushing the territory’s two million population into famine.
Gaza Health Ministry has said that at least 76 Palestinians have been killed while 281 others have been wounded in Israeli attacks across the enclave in 24 hours. The number includes 12 aid seekers.
More than 63,633 Palestinians have been killed, and 160,914 others wounded in Israel's genocide in Gaza since October 2023. The respected medical journal, The Lancet, estimates the figure to be significantly higher.
The total number of aid seekers killed since 27 May, when Israel established control over aid distribution through the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), has reached 2,306.
Israeli forces have killed at least 44 Palestinians in Gaza since dawn today, Al Jazeera Arabic has reported. The number includes at least 14 aid seekers.
Thirty Palestinians have been killed in Gaza City alone, where Israeli warplanes have hit a residential building. Israeli forces have intensified bombardments in the area in recent days.
At least 12 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a building in Tal al-Hawa in southern Gaza City. In a separate attack, seven Palestinians were killed in a strike on a home in Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood.
Five people were killed by Israeli fire near an aid distribution point in the Morag Corridor in southern Gaza.
Gaza’s health ministry has said that 13 more people have been killed by starvation. The number includes three children who have died “due to famine and malnutrition”.
The current figures bring the toll of hunger-related deaths to 361, which includes 130 children.
More than 63,557 Palestinians have been killed, and 160,660 others wounded in Israel's genocide in Gaza since October 2023. The respected medical journal, The Lancet, estimates the figure to be significantly higher.
French President Emmanuel Macron has said that he is working "in close coordination with the King of Jordan in preparation for the Conference on the Two-State Solution, to be held in New York on September 22."
Macron wrote on X that both leaders "oppose any plan for the reconstruction of Gaza that would involve the forced displacement" of Palestinians.
"Such a proposal, contrary to international law, would lead only to a dead end," he said.
The French president also called for a lasting ceasefire, the release of all hostages, and the large-scale delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
In July, French President Emmanuel Macron had said France would recognise a Palestinian state at the UN meeting, which is going to be held from 9 September in New York.
More than a dozen other western countries have since called on others to do the same.
Close coordination today with the King of Jordan in preparation for the Conference on the Two-State Solution, to be held in New York on September 22.
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) September 1, 2025
Together, we reaffirmed our firm opposition to any plan for the reconstruction of Gaza that would involve the forced displacement…
Thirteen people in Gaza have been killed by starvation, Gaza’s health ministry has said. The number includes three children who have died “due to famine and malnutrition”.
The current figures bring the toll of hunger-related deaths to 361, which includes 130 children.
The ministry added that 83 of those deaths, including the deaths of 15 children, had occurred since a global hunger monitor officially announced famine in Gaza on 22 August.
At least 63,557 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza since October 2023, according to the Health Ministry.
Famine was officially declared in Gaza last month by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), the UN-backed global hunger monitor. Since 2 March, Israeli authorities have closed Gaza's border crossings, pushing the territory’s 2.4 million population into famine.
Israeli forces have abducted the mayor of Hebron, Tayseer Abu Sneineh, during a raid on the city in the occupied West Bank, and taken him to an unknown location, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office (ASRA) has said.
Israeli forces stormed the mayor’s home in Hebron, ransacking its contents, before taking him to an unknown location, Wafa news agency has reported.
Wafa quoted security and local sources who said that the Israeli military also set up checkpoints around the Hebron governorate and closed a number of roads with iron gates and cement blocks.
“This brutal attack does not only target the mayor himself, but also targets the will of the people of Hebron and its elected institutions," ASRA cited Hebron’s Municipal Council as saying.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to hold a session today to discuss imposing Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank, Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth has reported.
Israeli forces have killed at least 28 Palestinians in Gaza since dawn today, Al Jazeera Arabic has reported, quoting hospital sources. The number includes at least four aid seekers.
Twenty four Palestinians have been killed in Gaza City alone, where Israeli warplanes have hit a residential building. Israeli forces have intensified bombardments in the area in recent days.
Gaza's civil defence agency spokesperson Mahmud Bassal, in a statement to AFP, has said that Israeli helicopters also struck an apartment in the west of the city, killing three and wounding several others.
More than 63,557 Palestinians have been killed, and 160,660 others wounded in Israel's genocide in Gaza since October 2023. The respected medical journal, The Lancet, estimates the figure to be significantly higher.
US President Donald Trump has said Israel, which once was the "strongest lobby in Congress", does not hold the same influence anymore.
"The war in Gaza is hurting Israel, especially in Congress," Trump said in an Oval Office interview with the Daily Caller.
“Israel was the strongest lobby I’ve ever seen. They had total control over Congress, and now they don’t, you know,” Trump said.
“There’s no question about it. [Israel] may be winning the war, but they’re not winning the world of public relations,” he added.
Trump’s comments come as public opinion in the US shows growing criticism of Israel. A new survey has revealed a sharp generational split in United States attitudes towards Israel’s war on Gaza, with younger voters showing unprecedented support for Hamas as Israel carries out a genocide.
The poll, conducted by The Harris Poll and HarrisX between 20 and 21 August among 2,025 registered voters, asked respondents: “In the Israel-Hamas conflict, do you support more Israel or more Hamas?”
Sixty percent of voters aged 18–24 expressed greater support for Hamas.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold a cabinet session on Tuesday to discuss imposing Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank, Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth has reported.
Netanyahu's discussion of imposing sovereignty over the West Bank comes as political momentum toward recognising a Palestinian state grows worldwide.
Belgian authorities on Tuesday said that the country will recognise the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September.
Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot has announced that "firm sanctions" will also be imposed against the Israeli government.
In July, French President Emmanuel Macron had said France would recognise a Palestinian state at the UN meeting, which is going to be held from 9 September in New York.
More than a dozen other western countries have since called on others to do the same.
