Compilation of news reports – IAK staff
Israeli forces killed at least 90 Palestinians in Gaza on Friday, including at least 9 aid seekers. In total, Israel has killed at least 1,092 aid seekers since May 27, 2025 (learn about aid seekers here).
Among the dead is photojournalist Adam Abu Harbid, whose death raises the journalist death toll during Israel’s war on Gaza to 232.
At least 10 more Palestinians have died of forced starvation in Gaza, including an infant, bringing the death toll from hunger to 122, including at least 83 children.
For detail on Israeli attacks in Gaza on Friday, go here.
“From the children of Sinai to the children of Gaza.”
Egyptians are throwing bottles filled with food into the sea, hoping that the current will carry them to starving Palestinians in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/XIOKIRwLqk
— AJ+ (@ajplus) July 24, 2025
GAZA NEWS & HEADLINES:
(For some basic info on the Palestine-Israel conflict, go here. For a bit more critical context, skim this, this, and this.To read about a remarkable but underreported, 20-month-long peaceful protest in Gaza against Israel, go here.)
ISRAELI MILITARY DESTROYED TONS OF AID THAT SPOILED AT GAZA BORDER: Israel’s public broadcaster, Kan, reports that the military has destroyed and buried tens of thousands of aid items – including food and medical supplies – that spoiled after sitting too long at the Gaza border. Citing military sources, the report says the wasted aid amounted to the contents of roughly 1,000 trucks.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres address to the Amnesty International Global Assembly (excerpt)
“From the beginning, I have repeatedly condemned the horrific 7 October terror attacks by Hamas. But nothing can justify the explosion of death and destruction since. The scale and scope is beyond anything we have seen in recent times. I cannot explain the level of indifference and inaction we see by too many in the international community. The lack of compassion. The lack of truth. The lack of humanity.
“Our own heroic staff continue to serve in unimaginable conditions. Many are so numb and depleted that they say they feel neither dead nor alive. Children speak of wanting to go to heaven, because at least, they say, there is food there. We hold video calls with our own humanitarians who are starving before our eyes. This is not just a humanitarian crisis. It is a moral crisis that challenges the global conscience. We will continue to speak out at every opportunity. But words don’t feed hungry children.
“The United Nations stands ready to make the most of a possible ceasefire to dramatically scale up humanitarian operations across the Gaza Strip, as we successfully did during the previous pause in fighting. Our plans are ready, and they are finalized. We know what works – and we know what does not.
“We need action. An immediate and permanent ceasefire. The immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. Immediate and unimpeded humanitarian access. At the same time, we need urgent, concrete and irreversible steps towards a two-State solution.”
(Get familiar with the charges against Israel: genocide, ethnic cleansing, forced transfer, starvation as a weapon of war, use of human shields, concentration camps, indiscriminate shooting at civilians, and more.)
GAZA CEASEFIRE NEWS:
(To get an idea about past ceasefires between Gaza and Israel and how they ended, check out this and this.)
Ceasefire talks collapse – Trump blames Hamas, stands firmly with Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former US President Donald Trump announced on 25 July that they would abandon ongoing Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Hamas.
“We are now exploring alternative paths to bring our hostages home and end Hamas’s rule in Gaza,” Netanyahu stated.
Trump backed the Israeli position and criticized Hamas directly. “They don’t want peace,” Trump said of the group. “Their leaders will now be hunted down,” adding, “Hamas really didn’t want to make a deal. I think they want to die. And it’s very bad. And it got to be to a point where you’re going to have to finish the job.”
Israeli PM Netanyahu has stated publicly that implementing the “Trump plan” is one of his conditions for ending the war, in which the US would take over Gaza, forcibly displace its Palestinian inhabitants and turn it into a “Riviera”.
“It’s widely understood that there are no real strategic objectives to fulfill militarily unless the ultimate goal is displacement,” Michael Hanna, a Middle East expert, said. “In the meantime, it appears the US is willing to stand by as famine deepens throughout Gaza.”
Hamas expressed bewilderment at the US position, saying it had made “a sincere commitment to the success of the mediators’ efforts” to reach a deal, and seeks a permanent ceasefire.
NOTE: Netanyahu has repeatedly delayed ceasefire agreements – he has said as much; Israeli media report it as well. It is also worth noting that about 130 of the hostages were freed due to negotiations; dozens have been killed in Israeli military operations.
WEST BANK/EAST JERUSALEM, AND ISRAEL NEWS AND HEADLINES:
(For background on the West Bank, read this and this. For information on the significance of Israeli settlers in the West Bank, read this and this.)
3 Palestinians killed in West Bank – 2 of them teenagers
The Israeli army reportedly killed two Palestinians on Friday in the southern occupied West Bank, the first of which – ًWadea’ Mohammad Othman Samamra, age 19 – was allegedly “carrying a knife and attempted to stab,” before he was “neutralized” by a security guard. No Israeli forces were injured in the incident, according to an army statement.
Later, the army shot and killed a Palestinian man, Rabea’ Mohammad Yousef Taqatqa, 31, near the town of Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem in the southern West Bank, and seized his body.
A third Palestinian, 16-year-old Palestinian child Mohammad Khaled Hasan Mabrouk, succumbed to critical injuries sustained two days earlier when Israeli occupation forces shot him during their invasion of Al-Ein refugee camp, west of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank.
WEST BANK ANNEXATION IS A “JUST RESPONSE” TO FRANCE’S RECOGNITION OF PALESTINE: Israel has escalated calls for an illegal annexation of the occupied West Bank, following French President Macron’s vow to recognize Palestinian statehood. “The decision of French President Macron to recognize the fictitious Palestinian state is a black stain in the history of France and direct assistance to terrorism*,” Israel’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, Yariv Levin, said on 24 July. “The time has come to establish sovereignty over the West Bank as a historic and just response to the French decision [to recognize Palestine],” he added.
*NOTE: The use of the word “terrorist” for a group that resists occupation and oppression is a political, not fact-based choice. In reality, international law supports the efforts of resistance groups against an occupying power, the UN extending that right to the point of armed resistance.
ISRAEL’S BEN-GVIR DENIES GAZA’S STARVATION: Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Friday claimed there is “no real hunger in Gaza,” contradicting the warnings of dozens of countries and international humanitarian organizations about the deepening famine in the besieged enclave. In a post on X, Ben Gvir said: “There is no real hunger in Gaza. If they were hungry, they would have returned the hostages home,” adding: “I support starving Hamas in Gaza.”
MORE FROM WEST BANK, JERUSALEM, AND ISRAEL:
Israeli Colonizers Destroy Solar Power System In Jordan Valley
Israeli Army Abducts Three Palestinians, Assault One, In Tulkarem
Friday’s Israeli Violations in the West Bank
Colonizer Attacks Deprive Palestinian Access To Water
FREEDOM FLOTILLA UPDATE:
(Read about the Freedom Flotilla Coalition here. Read about FFC’s previous mission aboard the Madleen here.)
Drones hover above Gaza-bound aid ship ‘Handala,’ crew vows hunger strike if captured
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition said in a statement on Telegram, “In the past 45 minutes, 16 drones were seen flying above the Handala, some in pairs, some directly over the vessel.”
French National Assembly member Gabrielle Cathala, one of the 21 international activists aboard the ship, issued a voice message titled “Day 6,” that warned of a potential raid in the coming hours or by morning.
“We are united, in full solidarity, and prepared. Drones have begun to appear. If Wi-Fi is cut, strange things can happen. Do not worry about us. Think about the Palestinians. They are suffering. The genocide they are enduring is far worse than any risk we face here,” she said.
Earlier on Friday, the crew of the Handala announced that they will go on a hunger strike if the ship is intercepted by Israeli forces.
“This is day six. Yesterday, collectively, the crew announced that if the Israeli military attacks our vessel and prevents us from getting to Gaza, we will go on hunger strike immediately,” said Huwaida Arraf, an American activist and lawyer, in a recorded voice message published in a video on the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s X account.
“We are not interested in receiving any food or water from the occupying genocidal power, and certainly not in the ways that they use it for propaganda, while at the same time they are starving to death Palestinian children,” added Arraf.
Track the journey of the Handala flotilla here.
OTHER NEWS AND HEADLINES:
Paris Won’t Found a Palestinian State, but Macron’s Recognition Is a Landmark Move
HUNDREDS OF UK LEGISLATORS CALL FOR PALESTINE RECOGNITION: A group of 221 UK parliamentarians have signed a letter calling on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to formally recognise a Palestinian state. The letter, shared on X by Labour MP Sarah Champion, urges the government to make the move before a UN conference in New York on July 28-29.
AUSTRALIAN ARMY OFFICER STRIPPED OF SECURITY CLEARANCE OVER ISRAEL LOYALTY LEAVES FORCE: The man told ASIO (Australian Security Intelligence Organization) interviewers he did not view Israel as a foreign government and that he would share classified information with the IDF if asked. The officer reportedly withheld information from Australian officials about training courses he undertook in Israel – where he is not a citizen – in 2016 and 2019 (more here).
MORE HEADLINES:
Hind Rajab Foundation files war crimes complaint against Israeli soldier in Cyprus
[Read about the Hind Rajab Foundation here; find out who Hind Rajab was here.]
(To understand the Israel connection to Trump’s university crackdown, read this and this; for background on the student protest movement, read this)
Is AIPAC Testing the Waters to Primary Rep. Summer Lee?
(Read about AIPAC and the Israel lobby here and here. Much more here.)
34 former EU ambassadors call for immediate action against Israel
Australia, Canada condemn Israel’s ‘systematic’ Gaza aid blockade
ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT) – A SELECTION OF YESTERDAY’S HEADLINES:
Israel caught in another lie*: USAID analysis found no evidence of massive Hamas theft of Gaza aid
Yet another lie*: Israel Is Now Blaming the UN for Its Famine. Here’s the Reality.
Israel ‘racing to wipe out Gaza, eliminate its people’: Heritage minister
Major Media Say Their Journalists in Gaza Are ‘Increasingly Unable to Feed Themselves
*NOTE: Among Israel’s lies are numerous atrocity stories about the October 7th attack that have since been proven untrue (more examples here). In addition, a number of the Israeli soldiers and civilians killed on October 7 were shown to have been killed by Israeli fire – a fact that is absent from the official Israeli narrative. Another Israeli lie resulted in a devastating withdrawal of humanitarian aid funding for Gaza. Previously, Israel has been caught in many lies – for example, this and this and this.
STATISTICS OCTOBER 7, 2023 – JULY 25, 2025:
- At least 60,749 Palestinians killed, 153,707 injured – including:
- at least 59,733 killed in Gaza (~17,000 children)
- at least 1,016 killed in the West Bank (~207 children)
- at least 144,477 injured in Gaza
- at least 9,230 injured in the West Bank
According to Palestinian authorities, during the ceasefire Jan. 19 – March 18 2025, Israeli attacks killed at least 170 Gazans, and Israel committed at least 962 ceasefire violations.
Since the Israeli army resumed its assaults on Gaza on March 18, it has killed at least 8,581 people. 47 Israeli soldiers (most recent July 21) have been killed during the same time period.
At least 1,121 Palestinians have been killed while trying to access aid parcels from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which started operating on May 26, 2025.
Thousands of those killed in Gaza have yet to be identified, and an estimated 14,000 more are still buried under rubble.
Reported Israeli death toll from October 7, 2023 – July 25, 2025: ~1,629 – including ~1,139 on October 7, 2023 (~36 children), 451 military forces since the ground invasion began in Gaza, 46 military and civilians in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Israel. (72 soldiers have reportedly died due to “operational incidents.”)
By one count, Israeli attacks have killed approximately 228 Palestinian journalists and media workers; Palestinians have killed 4 Israeli journalists (other groups have tallied between 186 and 296 Palestinian journalists killed – depending on the criteria used).
NOTE: It is unknown at this time how many of the deaths and injuries of Israelis on October 7 were caused by Israeli soldiers.
- Human rights reports on Israel-Palestine (regularly updated)
- The people who spent time with Epstein AFTER his conviction
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- ‘People in Gaza are neither dead nor alive, they are walking corpses,’ says UNRWA
- Children will die quickly amid ‘genocidal starvation’ in Gaza, warns top famine expert
- Rep. Randy Fine Tells Palestinians To ‘Starve Away’ as Babies Die of Malnutrition Under Israeli Blockade in Gaza
- How Israel pushed Gaza to breaking point, ‘starving, alone, and hunted’
- ‘Double tap’ airstrikes: How Israel targets Gaza rescue efforts
- ‘We are watching our colleagues waste away’: Aid workers, doctors, journalists go hungry alongside people in Gaza
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- Appeals and negotiations won’t make Israel stop starving Gaza
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- 13-year-old Palestinian boy was killed after being shot in the back and left to bleed
- Israel hosting MAGA influencers for propaganda training
- US Nonprofits Funnel Millions to Americans In Israeli Army
- Western media enabling Gaza genocide and rewriting history, say experts
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