ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli website Walla, citing military sources, reported that the army intends to attack more towers in Gaza City and “will not stop.”

ISRAELI MEDIA: Families of Israeli captives in Gaza urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to immediately send a negotiating team to discuss ending the war and securing the captives’ release.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: The Maghreb section of the Global Sumud Flotilla has postponed its departure from Tunisia from Sunday to next Wednesday. It will join other ships sailing from Spain and Italy, all heading to Gaza to attempt to break the siege on the Palestinian population.

Maghreb Section of Global Sumud Flotilla Postpones Departure from Tunisia

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: The silence we allow ourselves today may soon be involuntary and absolute. Let us summon up a fraction of Dr. Safiya’s, of young Mohammad’s, of Sophie Scholl’s, and Hussam al-Masri’s courage and speak while we can.

Read the latest article by Kathy Kelly.

‘We Will Not Be Silent’: Hearing Stilled Voices of the Gaza Genocide

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: To properly understand what Hezbollah’s disarmament would mean, we must look at the arguments made against the armed movement first and address these points from the perspective of a disarmament proponent.

Read the latest analysis by Robert Inlakesh.

Hezbollah Disarmament Plan: Why It Makes No Strategic Sense For Lebanon

AL-JAZEERA: The Israeli army has destroyed more than 70% of Gaza City’s buildings, expanding its targeting of residential towers. This policy has forced dozens of families into repeated displacement, leaving them without shelter.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said Likud ministers support a plan to impose sovereignty over the West Bank. Addressing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Smotrich said: “The people will stand by you.” He argued that imposing “sovereignty” over the West Bank would prevent the establishment of what he called a “Palestinian terror state,” vowing that such a state would never be allowed regardless of challenges.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” Kaouther Ben Hania’s searing film about a five-year-old girl killed in Gaza, won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize in Venice after a 23-minute standing ovation.

Venice Honors Gaza ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab with Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Hospital sources in Gaza reported that 67 Palestinians were killed by Israeli occupation forces since dawn today, including 45 in Gaza City and northern Gaza.

HAMAS STATEMENT: Hamas reaffirmed its commitment, alongside other factions, to the ceasefire proposal presented by mediators on August 18.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israel Hayom quoted sources saying that talks between Washington and Hamas resumed in recent days after being suspended for several weeks.

ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli army reported that the commander of US Central Command held an assessment meeting with Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and visited towns near Gaza’s border.

HIND RAJAB FOUNDATION: The Hind Rajab Foundation said Poland detained and began investigating three Israeli arms representatives at the request of the Polish-Palestinian Justice Initiative.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: The Al-Qassam Brigades said they carried out an operation this morning targeting Israeli troops and vehicles in the western Saṭar area, north of Khan Younis.

SPANISH MEDIA: Spanish daily El País reported that the government is considering fast-tracking a ban on arms exports to Israel as part of a sanctions package expected on Tuesday.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: The Israeli occupation army pressed ahead on Saturday with the demolition of residential buildings in Gaza City, part of its campaign to displace the population and establish control over the city. Medical sources meanwhile reported dozens of deaths and injuries in new airstrikes.

Israeli Army Levels Gaza Towers, Scores Killed in Escalating Offensive

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Emergency services reported that two Palestinians were killed and others injured in an Israeli strike on Yarmouk Street in Gaza City.

Two more were killed in a drone strike on the Al-Amal neighborhood, northwest of Khan Younis.

GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: The Health Ministry said 68 Palestinians were killed and 362 injured in the past 24 hours as Israel’s genocide continues.

It added that 23 Palestinians waiting for aid were killed and 143 injured in the past day, bringing the toll since May to 2,362 aid-seekers killed.

Since October 7, 2023, the total toll has reached 64,368 killed and 162,367 injured.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: The Al-Qassam Brigades confirmed that on Sunday they targeted three Israeli Merkava tanks near Salah al-Din Mosque and Al-Zaytoun Clinic in Gaza City.

AL-JAZEERA: Israeli warplanes destroyed Al-Sousi residential tower, located opposite UNRWA’s headquarters in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood of southwest Gaza City. The strike came less than an hour after residents were ordered to evacuate.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: China has endorsed the New York Declaration, a UN-backed roadmap toward Palestinian statehood, reaffirming its support for ending the Gaza war, easing the humanitarian crisis, and advancing the two-state solution.

China Joins New York Declaration, Reaffirms Support for Palestine

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man and injured three others near Nablus as the UN warned of rising West Bank violence, demolitions, and settler attacks amid Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Man, Injure Three in West Bank as UN Warns of Escalating Violence

GAZA GOVERNMENT MEDIA OFFICE:

Israel continues its war of genocide, displacement, and ethnic cleansing on day 700 amid “shameful silence.”

The war has caused near-total destruction (90%) and losses exceeding $68 billion.

In 700 days, massacres killed or left missing 73,731 Palestinians.

Israel systematically enforces forced displacement, especially in Gaza City and the north.

A starvation policy is imposed by blocking thousands of aid trucks.

Israel destroyed 38 hospitals, 833 mosques, and 163 educational institutions in 700 days.

GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: The Gaza Health Ministry reported six new deaths due to famine and malnutrition, including one child, in the past 24 hours. This raises the total number of famine-related deaths to 382, including 135 children.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: The Nasser Medical Complex reported that five Palestinians waiting for aid were killed by Israeli fire near a distribution center in southwest Khan Younis.

GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: The Gaza Health Ministry called for urgent blood donations at all hospitals in the Strip, especially Al Shifa Medical Complex, amid intensifying Israeli airstrikes and rising casualty numbers.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Israeli forces intensified demolitions and airstrikes in Gaza City and Khan Yunis, killing dozens—including children—and targeting aid seekers, as the death toll in the ongoing genocide surpassed 64,000.

‘Gates of Hell’: Israel’s Katz Vows Escalation amid Relentless Gaza Massacres

ISRAELI MEDIA: Haaretz quoted Israeli military officials as saying that there is still no organized plan for distributing humanitarian aid in Gaza, despite army claims that such plans existed for the Al-Mawasi area in Khan Younis, where Gaza City residents were ordered to evacuate.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA:

Palestinian Killed in Israeli Strike on Tuffah Neighborhood

A source at the Baptist Hospital reported that a Palestinian was killed in an Israeli strike on the Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City.

Israeli Airstrike Hits Building in Central Khan Younis, Gunfire in East

An Israeli airstrike targeted a building in central Khan Younis, while helicopters opened fire on the eastern side of the city.

Child Killed in Israeli Shelling on Sheikh Radwan Neighborhood

Emergency services reported that a child was killed and others injured in Israeli artillery shelling on the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City.

Three Palestinians Killed While Waiting for Aid in Khan Younis

The Nasser Medical Complex reported that three Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire while waiting for aid near a distribution center in southwest Khan Younis.

Elderly Man Killed in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis

The Nasser Medical Complex confirmed that an elderly Palestinian man was killed by Israeli fire in Al-Mawasi, southwest of Khan Yunis, an area Israel had declared a “humanitarian zone.”

Four Killed in Israeli Strike on Al-Tuwam Area, North Gaza

A source at Al Shifa Hospital confirmed that four bodies were recovered after an Israeli strike on the Al-Tuwam area, north of Gaza City.

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli army ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate immediately, announcing an expansion of its “Gideon’s Chariots 2” operation aimed at fully occupying the city.

CHINESE FM: China announced its accession to the New York Declaration on the two-state solution, saying the move is consistent with its firm stance on the Palestinian cause.

ARAB LEAGUE: The Arab League, in a document issued after a ministerial meeting in Cairo, stressed that there can be no peaceful coexistence in the Middle East while Israel continues its occupation of Arab land, seeks to occupy more territory, and maintains hostile practices.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli forces continued demolishing residential buildings and houses with explosive-laden robots in Gaza City and northern Gaza, alongside heavy artillery shelling across the Strip.

ANADOLU AGENCY: Hundreds of Moroccans marched in several cities on Friday night, demanding an end to Israel’s genocide and starvation campaign in Gaza.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Palestinian sources report that eastern Gaza City is being hit with Israeli artillery and airstrikes, along with gunfire from helicopters and ground vehicles.

Khan Yunis Shelled: Palestinian sources report that the Israeli army shelled the center of the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Al-Shati Refugee Camp Strike: Al-Shifa Medical Complex reported that an Israeli airstrike on a home in the Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, killed five people, including a girl, and wounded others.

ISRAELI MEDIA (Cited in Al-Jazeera): According to a member of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Hamas is at the peak of its strength in terms of fighters and explosives and maintains complete control over the Gaza Strip.

Amit Halevi, a member of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, stated that Hamas has complete control over the Gaza Strip.

Halevi added that “Hamas is at the peak of its strength today in terms of explosives and fighters.”

Airstrike on Al-Shati Camp:

Palestinian sources report that five people were killed and several others wounded after an Israeli strike targeted a home west of Martyrs’ Square in the Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City.

Massive Demolitions in Northern Gaza

An Al Jazeera correspondent reported that the Israeli army has carried out massive demolition operations, leveling residential buildings in northern Gaza City. Local sources specified that Israeli forces have blown up apartment buildings in the Abu Iskandar area of the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood.

‘Unthinkable’ Already Unfolding in Gaza City, Affecting One Million – UNICEF

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli warplanes launched an airstrike on central Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli forces carried out artillery shelling on the eastern areas of the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, northwest of Gaza City.

US MEDIA: US President Donald Trump said Hamas must release all captives, promising that “good things will happen.” He stated that the US is in “very deep negotiations” with Hamas for the release of all captives, adding that “things will be much better for Hamas” if they comply.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Associated Press (AP) has gathered new evidence that it said draws into question Israel’s attack on a Gaza Hospital last month that killed 22 people, including five journalists, among them Mariam Abu Daqqa, who worked for the news organization.

‘Struck Four Times’ – AP Probe Questions Israel’s Attack on Nasser Hospital

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: The Lebanese government has endorsed an army plan to confine the possession of weapons exclusively to the state, despite a walkout by ministers from Hezbollah, the Amal Movement, and an independent Shia minister during Friday’s cabinet session.

Lebanese Cabinet Backs Army Arms Plan amid Walkout by Resistance Ministers

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: Amnesty International warned that Israel’s military operation in Gaza City will have catastrophic consequences.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Walla reported Israeli assessments warning that occupying Gaza City could result in the death of around 100 soldiers.

ISRAELI MEDIA: According to the Israeli Broadcasting Authority, a security message from Israeli agencies warned that the military operation in Gaza City will take at least three months.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Google is in the middle of a six-month $45 million contract with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office to promote government messages and downplay the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Google Involved in $45M ‘Hasbara’ Campaign Deal with Israel – Report 

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: UNICEF warned on Thursday that the “unthinkable” has already begun in Gaza City, with Israel’s military offensive intensifying amid the famine and forced displacement affecting almost one million Palestinians.

‘Unthinkable’ Already Unfolding in Gaza City, Affecting One Million – UNICEF

PALESTINIAN HEALTH MINISTRY: The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that Israeli forces killed 57-year-old Ahmed Shehadeh at the Al-Murabba checkpoint in Nablus and seized his body.

AL-JAZEERA: The Israeli army ordered the evacuation of the Mecca residential tower near Abu Mazen Square, west of Gaza City, in preparation for its demolition.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: The Israeli military on Friday struck Mushta Tower, a residential building in western Gaza City that houses hundreds of displaced Palestinians. The attack targeted multiple floors of the tower, causing extensive destruction, as plumes of smoke rose over the densely populated area.

Residential Tower Sheltering Displaced Families Destroyed in Gaza City

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Israeli captive Guy Dalal blames Netanyahu’s government for abandoning prisoners and warns of their deaths in any Gaza City assault.

Israeli Captive in New Video: ‘We’re Prisoners of Our Own Government’