Compilation of news reports – IAK staff
Israeli forces killed at least 53 Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, including at least 3 aid seekers. In total, Israel has killed at least 2,497 aid seekers since May 27, 2025 (learn about aid seekers here).
The total known number of Palestinians who have died from malnutrition stands at 425, including 145 children.
For detail on Israeli attacks in Gaza on Sunday, go here.
Israel has systematically bombed homes, residential towers, hospitals, and shelters in Gaza City, killing dozens of Palestinians and forcibly displacing thousands of others. This is what Israel has done in the past 24 hours alone. pic.twitter.com/JE3vqHj3XP
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) September 14, 2025
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.)
Israel expels tens of thousands from Gaza City as army readies for major assault
According to Gaza’s Civil Defense rescue and support agency, Israeli expulsion orders and attacks have displaced around 70,000 Palestinians – however, Israel’s military puts that number much higher – at around 300,000 people* – including 20,000 Palestinians that it says left Gaza City overnight.
According to Muneer al-Boursh, the director general of the Palestinian health ministry in Gaza, since 13 August, at least 1,890 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli assault on the city, with nearly 40 percent of the victims children (482), women (174) and the elderly (57).
NOTE: Israel’s notion that 300,000 Palestinians have left Gaza City gives it a freer hand to destroy whatever is left of the city by assuming it is for the most part uninhabited. While Israel has offered “warnings,” many Palestinians consider these pointless and absurd, as the cost of fleeing Gaza City is exorbitant, and they have no money left. Others are aware that if they leave, they will never return, and that is unacceptable.
IDF soldiers keep saying publicly that they are routinely killing people at aid sites https://t.co/x0G2knPsKD
— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) September 15, 2025
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Israel launches ‘most violent’ strikes on Gaza since 7 October
The Israeli army has been launching some of its heaviest airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since the start of its genocidal war in October 2023.
According to an Al-Mayadeen correspondent, these are “the most violent attacks” since 7 October.
“Over the past few hours, the Israeli army has conducted extensive bombing operations in southern Gaza City, intensifying its artillery bombardment of the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood with the aim of accelerating forced displacement. It has also launched intense airstrikes on the area since,” the correspondent said.
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Israeli army bombs another high-rise building in Gaza City
The Israeli military bombed and destroyed the Al-Kawthar residential tower in western Gaza City on Sunday, in the latest attacks targeting high-rise buildings as the army expanded its offensive to occupy the city.
Witnesses said fighter jets struck the tower shortly after the army issued immediate evacuation orders for its residents and nearby tents.
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.)
Palestinian groups accuse Israel of “liquidating” prisoner before release
In a joint statement, the Palestinian Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club accused Israeli authorities of carrying out an assassination [attempt] inside interrogation cells against Mahmoud al-Wardian, 48, from Bethlehem. The groups said he was released only after his health deteriorated severely.
According to the statement, Israeli forces arrested al-Wardian on 18 August at his home in Bethlehem and transferred him to Ofer Prison, west of Ramallah, for interrogation, while denying him access to his lawyer; a week later, he was moved from Ofer Prison to Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem in critical condition. The statement added that he arrived unconscious and was admitted to intensive care, despite having had no prior health issues before his arrest.
NOTE: Israel has been known to abruptly release prisoners when they become seriously ill or badly injured (often from torture). Analysts suggest that releasing such prisoners enables Israel to avoid the expense of treating them, or to avoid counting them as prison deaths if they do not survive.
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ISRAELI MILITARY RAID SCHOOL IN BETHLEHEM, ASSAULT TOWN OFFICIALS: Israeli forces raided an elementary school in the town of al-Khader in Bethlehem on Sunday as students were leaving. Following the raid, the town’s mayor and other officials headed to the school, where they were brutally beaten by the Israeli forces with the butts of their rifles, causing them injuries and bruises. The forces also threatened to close all seven schools in the town.
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WEST BANK HEADLINES:
Israeli court evicts Palestinian family from home in East Jerusalem
Army Abducts Several Palestinians In Hebron
Army Abducts Two Palestinians As Colonizers Invade Deir Jarir
ISRAEL NEWS & HEADLINES:
Israeli army chief Zamir says Hamas will not be defeated even if Israel occupies Gaza City
Israeli Channel 12 reported on Sunday that the Chief of Staff of the Israeli army, Eyal Zamir, told political leaders that Hamas cannot be defeated either militarily or politically, even if Israel occupies Gaza City.
This comes as Israeli forces expand their operations in Gaza City under orders from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demolishing entire residential areas despite repeated warnings that such actions could endanger the lives of hostages.
According to the channel, Zamir told the government that the ground operation the army is preparing to launch in Gaza City “will not bring a complete victory.”
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Far-right Minister Ben-Gvir Proposes Neighborhood for Israeli Police Officers in Gaza
Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said at a police ceremony on Monday, “I want to build a residential neighborhood for police officers in Gaza. On the seashore, by the way, a perfect spot.”
Ben-Gvir added: “We’ll set up a splendid police neighborhood there, high-rise buildings, fully designed, and God willing, we will win.”
“Settlement brings security,” he said. “It’s time to encourage emigration, and the time has come to pass the death penalty law for terrorists.” His remarks were met with applause from the officers in the audience.
ISRAEL HEADLINES:
Jerusalem Post: Ohio senator cancels planned trip to Israel over fears of being used as ‘propaganda’
Ha’aretz: How Israel’s Education Minister Is Using School Trips to Push a Far-right Agenda
Ha’aretz: Israeli Army Chief Says Netanyahu Not Informing IDF on Next Stage of Gaza War
Spain Cancels Major Arms Deal With Elbit in Second Canceled Israeli Contract This Week
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.)
FLOTILLA HEADLINES:
Ships depart from Greece to join Global Sumud Fleet for Gaza
OTHER NEWS:
UK bars Israelis from top military academy over Gaza war
The UK will no longer admit Israelis to one of its most prestigious defense academies, the Royal College of Defense Studies, citing Israel’s conduct in Gaza, The Telegraph reported Sunday. The Ministry of Defense said Israel’s actions in Gaza were “wrong,” and that the government had decided to withhold access to the college as a result.
Amir Baram, director general of Israel’s Defense Ministry and himself a graduate of the college, called it “a profoundly dishonorable act of disloyalty to an ally at war,” and called it a “a discriminatory act” and “a disgraceful break with Britain’s proud tradition of tolerance and plain decency.”
The college has trained senior officers and officials from around the world since 1927, and this is the first time Israelis have been barred from the institution.
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A Newspaper Called His Gaza Photos “Hamas Propaganda.” He’s Fighting Back.
Anas Zayed Fteiha, a Palestinian photojournalist in the Gaza Strip, filed a legal claim seeking an injunction against global publishing giant Axel Springer, which he accuses of violating his constitutional rights by falsely portraying him as a Hamas propagandist in Germany’s largest tabloid, BILD, on August 5 under the headline “This Gaza photographer stages Hamas propaganda.”
The filing against a European news organization is a first-of-its-kind legal strategy for a journalist working in Palestine. “I want to prove the truth cannot be erased by false allegations,” Fteiha told The Intercept.
Fteiha’s legal action could test whether German courts are willing to hold one of the country’s most powerful media outlets accountable for defamatory coverage that critics say has fueled the dehumanization of Palestinians (continue reading here).
Speaking at the Emmy’s, Spanish actor Javier Bardem called for a cultural, economic and diplomatic boycott of Israel.
Bardem added that he would not work with “someone who justifies or supports genocide”. pic.twitter.com/W4q3CPvBRF
— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) September 15, 2025
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MORE HEADLINES:
1 person confirmed killed from Israeli strike in southern Lebanon
Rubio says recognition of Palestine just emboldens ‘barbaric animals’ Hamas
Spain cancels major Israel arms deal amid Gaza backlash
America’s Betrayal of Its Arab Allies Leaves a Dangerous Void in the Middle East
WATCH: Mark Ruffalo Says ‘Boycott, Divest, Sanction, and Prosecute’ Israel
ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT) – A SELECTION OF YESTERDAY’S HEADLINES:
(Read yesterday’s daily update here.)
