Compilation of news reports – IAK staff
Israeli forces killed at least 64 Palestinians in Gaza on Monday, including at least 14 aid seekers. In total, Israel has killed at least 2,444 aid seekers since May 27, 2025 (learn about aid seekers here).
Among the Palestinians reported killed across Gaza today was Osama Balousha, a journalist for Palestinian media.
Israeli forces also killed two Palestinian youths in the West Bank (see below).
The total known number of Palestinians who have died from malnutrition stands at 393, including 140 children.
For detail on Israeli attacks in Gaza on Monday, go here.
GAZA NEWS:
(For some basic info on the Palestine-Israel conflict, go here. For 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.)
BREAKING: Hamas meeting targeted while discussing Gaza ceasefire deal proposal
A senior Hamas source has told Al Jazeera that leaders of the group have been targeted in Doha while was discussing US President Donald Trump’s proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. (Details and updates available here.)
Israel carried out a series of air strikes targeting the leaders of Hamas in Doha city, Qatar. pic.twitter.com/tUwMWS1Sl7
— Eye on Palestine (@EyeonPalestine) September 9, 2025
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BREAKING: Israel orders mass expulsion from all of Gaza City as it flattens residential towers
Israel has issued expulsion orders for nearly one million Palestinian residents of Gaza City ahead of a planned ground offensive to occupy the famine-stricken city.
On Tuesday, residents were ordered to move south to the al-Mawasi area in Khan Younis, a narrow coastal strip that represents just three percent of Gaza, and is already severely overcrowded with hundreds of thousands of displaced people.
The Israeli military described al-Mawasi as a “humanitarian zone”, despite repeatedly bombing the area, including as recently as Monday.
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Israeli forces destroy another high-rise in Gaza City
The first moments documenting the complete destruction of Al-Roya 2 Tower in Gaza City, after being targeted with multiple missiles by Israeli warplanes. pic.twitter.com/E4BpjCjgoI
— Eye on Palestine (@EyeonPalestine) September 8, 2025
Israel uses same justification as it continues to destroy Gaza City high-rises
The Israeli military has issued a statement claiming the latest high-rise building it has leveled in Gaza City was being used by Hamas operatives.
The post provided no evidence to support the claims, as was the case with all of the buildings it has destroyed over the last days and weeks.
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Israeli forces destroy more than 50 buildings across Gaza
Palestinian Civil Defense spokesperson in Gaza, Mahmoud Basal, says Israeli forces have destroyed more than 50 buildings across the Strip since Sunday morning, while another 100 buildings were partially damaged, including high-rises housing thousands of residents.
Basal said Israeli forces are deliberately targeting buildings surrounded by encampments of displaced people, and that more than 200 tents have been destroyed as a result of the bombing of adjacent buildings in the last 24 hours, in what he described as a “systematic” policy aimed at intensifying forced displacement.
He also said Israeli forces are targeting the remaining mosques and stadiums in Gaza City, and said Civil Defense crews received distress calls from citizens trapped under the rubble in the az-Zarqa area of the Tuffah neighborhood after a building was bombed.
Among the survivors of the building demolitions on Monday is two-year-old Youssef Bakroun, who was pulled out from under the rubble of his home. Youssef is alive – but he lost his two siblings. He now faces the risk of leg amputation if he does not travel out of Gaza for urgent medical treatment.
ISRAEL RELEASES PALESTINIANS TAKEN FROM GAZA: The Palestinian Prisoners Media Office has confirmed the identities of at least 14 people taken by Israeli forces from Gaza who have now been released, including a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old. The released prisoners were delivered to the International Committee of the Red Cross, which took them to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza.
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Hamas: US proposal does not aim to end Gaza war
A senior official in the Hamas movement, Bassem Naim, said on Monday evening that the initial ideas presented by the United States are “clearly intended to be rejected, rather than to reach an agreement that ends the war, ensures a full withdrawal of the occupation forces, and secures a prisoner exchange.”
Naim explained that the American proposal suggests receiving all prisoners on the first day, linking withdrawal to the formation of a government acceptable to Israel and tasked with security duties. It also includes defining Hamas, considering pardons for its members, and disarming the resistance, “without any mention of reconstruction.”
Earlier on Monday, US President Donald Trump said that “the Israelis have accepted the terms of his proposal for a possible prisoner exchange and ceasefire in Gaza, and now it is Hamas’s turn to agree.”
Trump also spoke of the possibility of “reaching a deal soon to end the war on Gaza based on one of the proposals,” issuing what he described as “a final warning” to Hamas about the consequences of rejecting the new offer.
RELATED: The 100-Word Ceasefire “Proposal” Trump Sent Hamas
NOTABLE QUOTE: “We are failing the people of Gaza”
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, speaking to the 60th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday:
Israel’s mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza; its infliction of indescribable suffering and wholesale destruction; its hindering of sufficient lifesaving aid and the ensuing starvation of civilians; its killing of journalists, UN staff and NGO workers; and its commission of war crime upon war crime, are shocking the conscience of the world.
I am horrified by the open use of genocidal rhetoric, and the disgraceful dehumanization of Palestinians by senior Israeli officials.
The region is crying out for peace. Gaza is a graveyard. Israel remains in deep trauma after the horrific attacks by Hamas and other armed groups on 7 October and the continued holding of hostages.
Further militarization, occupation, annexation and oppression will only feed more violence, retribution, and terror.
Israel has a legal obligation to take the steps ordered by the International Court of Justice, to prevent acts of genocide, punish incitement to genocide, and ensure enough aid reaches Palestinians in Gaza…Israel has a case to answer before the International Court of Justice, and the evidence continues to mount.
But we need action now, to end the carnage.
The international community is failing in its duty. We are failing the people of Gaza.
Where are the decisive steps to prevent genocide?
Why are countries not doing more to avert atrocity crimes?
Inaction is not an option.
OCCUPIED WEST BANK/EAST JERUSALEM 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.)
Israeli military investigating* killing of two Palestinian children in Jenin camp: Report
The Israeli military has launched an investigation after two Palestinian children were killed during a raid in the Jenin refugee camp, in the occupied West Bank. The dead are both 14-year-olds: Islam Abdel Aziz Noah Mujarmah and Mohamed Siri Omar Maskala.
The army claimed that the victims had “approached the forces and posed a threat to them”, which prompted the troops to begin a “suspect arrest procedure” that included opening fire at them.
It added that further details were under investigation.
*NOTE: Israel’s self-investigations – on the rare occasions when they do take place – consistently whitewash its crimes and fail to appropriately punish the perpetrators.
Israel has a long track record of lying.
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Six Israelis Killed in Jerusalem Shooting, Two Alleged Perpetrators Killed
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Israeli ministers call for deportations of families* of Palestinian attackers
Two Israeli ministers have called for the families of Palestinians behind attacks on Israeli citizens to be deported to deter future violence.
In a post on X, Energy Minister Eli Cohen said Israel “must respond to terrorism with an iron fist” and “act to swiftly implement the law to deport the families of terrorists”.
*NOTE: What these ministers are describing is collective punishment – a war crime.
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WEST BANK HEADLINES:
Israeli forces detain 10 Palestinians, demolish 30 stores in West Bank raids
Colonizers’ Attacks Escalate Across West Bank
ISRAEL NEWS & HEADLINES:
(Get a glimpse inside Israel and the turmoil within its government. Often, our news items and headlines are taken from Israeli media.)
Ben-Gvir to Israelis: ‘Go arm yourselves’
Israel’s far-right national security minister calls on Israelis to “arm yourselves” after the shooting attack in Jerusalem that has killed at least six people.
“I said that weapons save lives. We must remember that. I call on the citizens of Israel – go and arm yourselves.”
RELATED: Israel’s Smotrich Says West Bank Villages Should Be Destroyed Like Cities in Gaza After Jerusalem Shooting
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Israel Introduces Armed ‘Rolling’ Drone With Warhead for Stealth Indoor Strikes
Israeli drone maker Robotican has introduced an upgrade to its ROOSTER hybrid drone system, giving it precision-guided strike capabilities for indoor and urban operations.
The new variant can carry up to 300 grams (10.6 ounces) of payload, enabling integration of a small warhead alongside tactical equipment.
This transforms the platform from a reconnaissance tool into a loitering munition that can deliver precise strikes in confined surroundings, including buildings and tunnels (continue reading here).
FLOTILLA NEWS & HEADLINES:
(Read about the Gaza Freedom Flotilla 2025 missions here and here; learn about the deadly mission in 2010 here; and find out about the global flotilla here. Get live updates on the Global Flotilla from Al Jazeera here.)
Sumud flotilla confirms suspected drone attack on main ship
The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) has confirmed the so-called “Family Boat”, carrying GSF Steering Committee members, including Greta Thunberg, “was struck by what is suspected to be a drone”.
“The boat was under the Portuguese flag and all passengers and crew are safe,” the GSF said in a post on social media.
The GSF added that an investigation is under way, and that “acts of aggression” will not deter the flotilla’s mission of bringing aid to Gaza.
Tunisian National Guard spokesperson Houcem Eddine Jebabli told AFP and Mosaique FM that “no drone has been detected,” and claimed the fire may have originated from a cigarette or lighter igniting life jackets onboard.
🚨 BREAKING: Greta Thunberg was aboard a Gaza aid ship hit by a suspected drone strike off the coast of Tunisia.
The vessel, carrying activists and humanitarian supplies, was set ablaze mid-mission.
Attacking aid workers is not war, it’s terror. pic.twitter.com/Q2iBQ0FLgQ
— Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) September 9, 2025
NOTABLE QUOTE: flotilla “can change the course of history”
Italian lawmaker Arturo Scotto has announced that he will join the Global Sumud Flotilla, an international civil society mission aiming to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza and show solidarity with the Palestinian people. He is one of four Italian parliamentarians participating in the flotilla. His comment:
Over these months, organized civil society, activists, associations, and groups have done far more than European governments.
European governments have not taken any serious steps to pressure [Israeli] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. This failure has sparked deep frustration, anger, and unrest among European publics.
I believe the international community will pressure governments to open a humanitarian corridor. That is our goal. Moreover, attacking such a flotilla in international waters would be impossible — it would violate all UN conventions and human rights.
We asked (Italian) Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for two simple things: first, to act to ensure that these aid supplies reach their destination, since they were collected by Italian citizens whom her government represents; and second, to work so that activists are granted diplomatic immunity. This is an urgent matter.
These activists, who embark on this mission knowing the risks…send a powerful message in defense of Palestinian dignity.
[The flotilla] is a symbol of cooperation among peoples and a sign that can change the course of history. I hope we reach our goal.
PROTEST, BOYCOTT, & OTHER NEWS:
Britain has not concluded Israel’s actions in Gaza are genocide
Britain has not concluded that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza despite appalling civilian suffering, according to a government letter.
David Lammy, Britain’s foreign minister until Friday, wrote in a September 1 letter to a parliamentary committee that the government had carefully considered the risk of genocide.
“As per the Genocide Convention, the crime of genocide occurs only where there is specific ‘intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group’,” he said in the letter seen by Reuters, adding, “the government has not concluded that Israel is acting with that intent.”
