Compilation of news reports – IAK staff
Israeli forces killed at least 94 Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday; 7 aid seekers were killed. In total, Israel has killed at least 2,538 aid seekers since May 27, 2025 (learn about aid seekers here).
Among the dead were at least 12 Palestinians – 7 women and at least 2 children – who were residing in a stadium-turned-shelter in Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. Also killed was journalist Abdullah Zuhair Nassar along with several members of his family.
Another Palestinian was killed in the West Bank by Israeli forces (see below).
The total known number of Palestinians who have died from malnutrition is reported as 442, including 147 children.
Additional statistics below. For detail on Israeli attacks in Gaza on Wednesday, go here.
GAZA NEWS & HEADLINES:
(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.)
‘No one is safe in Gaza, everyone is just waiting their turn’
Al Jazeera spoke to Nada Abu Alrub, an Australian doctor who has been volunteering at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, about the situation at the facility, which she described as a “slaughterhouse” and a “graveyard”.
“It’s killing from every direction that you can ever imagine, psychologically, emotionally, physically – the type of injuries that I see the kids with, they are shredded into pieces, it’s unacceptable.”
Abu Alrun said it is incomprehensible how this situation is allowed to continue. “You just cannot understand why…no one is able to tell the Israeli [government] to stop the mass killing. No one is safe here, everyone is just waiting their turn.”’
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Thousands of Palestinians return to Gaza City amid escalating Israeli offensive
While many Palestinians have fled Gaza City, tens of thousands of others are unwilling to leave their homes. Some have also returned to their homes in Gaza City after being displaced toward the south.
“We affirm that more than 900,000 Palestinians remain steadfast in Gaza City, holding onto their right to stay and firmly rejecting forced displacement and expulsion to the south, despite the horrific bombardment and genocidal crimes carried out by the Israeli occupation,” the Gaza Government Media Office said in a statement on Wednesday.
Those fleeing have been ordered to head south toward Al-Mawasi – a previously declared “safe zone” which has been hit with over 100 airstrikes since the start of the genocide in 2023, killing a total of 2,000 people, the media office went on to say. The area lacks the facilities, infrastructure, and essential services to accommodate displaced Palestinians.
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Israel claims al-Shifa Hospital used for ‘terrorism’ in potential sign of more attacks
Indicating that more attacks may be directed towards what used to be the largest medical facility in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military claims al-Shifa Hospital was used by Hamas gunmen several days ago.
The army released aerial footage it said showed Hamas fighters entering an unspecified building of the hospital and turning it into a “manned terror command centre”, thereby “knowingly endangering the lives of patients, medical staff, and innocent residents”.
The Israeli military has repeatedly used the justification that it is fighting “terrorism” when destroying or badly damaging almost all medical facilities across Gaza.
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Coalition of 25 European nations, Canada press Israel on Gaza medical corridor
A coalition of 25 European countries and Canada have appealed to Israel to open a route from Gaza to the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, so medical evacuations from Gaza can take place.
The nations are ready to provide “financial contributions, provision of medical staff or equipment needed” for treating tens of thousands of Gaza’s wounded in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, but Israel must immediately lift restrictions on medical deliveries to Gaza, fully enable UN humanitarian work, and ensure medical personnel are protected.
RELATED: At least 15,600 patients in Gaza await medical evacuation: WHO
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Another heavy night in #Gaza with too many children reported killed or injured.#Gaza is now home to the highest number of child amputees per capita worldwide, estimated at up to 4,000 since the war began @RESCUEorg
The toll on children & childhood is beyond just the physical…
— Philippe Lazzarini (@UNLazzarini) September 24, 2025
GAZA HEADLINES:
Gaza’s class of 2023 finally sit exams under bombs, loss and displacement
OCCUPIED WEST BANK/EAST JERUSALEM NEWS & 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 Forces Kill A Palestinian, Injure Three, In Jenin
Israeli occupation forces invaded the village of Anza, south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, on Wednesday morning, killing Ahmad Jihad Brahama, 19, with live ammunition to the chest.
Israeli troops reportedly stormed the village with armored vehicles, closed the main roundabout, and deployed snipers across rooftops.
CHILDREN ARRESTED DURING ISRAELI RAIDS ON WEST BANK: The Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office confirms that at least three children, all 13-year-old boys, have been arrested by Israeli forces during an incursion in the village of Deir Abu Mishal near Ramallah. Several other schoolchildren were detained in Hebron.
WEST BANK HEADLINES:
Trump tells Muslim leaders he won’t allow Israeli annexation of West Bank: Report
Israeli Forces Shoot One in Bethlehem, Besiege a Home in Tubas
ISRAEL HEADLINES:
(Get a glimpse inside Israel and the turmoil within its government. Often, our news items and headlines are taken from Israeli media.)
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WHAT ISRAELIS ARE READING:
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A stinging defeat at the UN: Israel sinks to a new diplomatic low
Report: Majority in UEFA supports excluding Israel from European football
FLOTILLA NEWS:
(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.)
Gaza aid flotilla vows to pursue Israel at ICC over drone assaults
Spain joins Italy in dispatching navy vessel to back humanitarian flotilla for Gaza
Spain will send a navy vessel to support the Global Sumud Flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Wednesday.
“A maritime action vessel equipped with all the necessary resources will set sail from Cartagena tomorrow in case it is necessary to assist the flotilla and carry out any rescues,” Sanchez said.
According to the report, Madrid coordinated the move with Rome after the Italian government announced the deployment of the frigate Fasan to assist Italian citizens on board and conduct potential relief operations.
FLOTILLA HEADLINES:
In move that could Bring in NATO, Spain joins Italy in Sending Rescue Ship for Sumud Gaza Aid Flotilla
French opposition urges Macron to protect Global Sumud Flotilla
Amnesty France calls for urgent protection for Gaza flotilla after drone incident off Greece
Ireland voices concern over drone attack on Gaza-bound Sumud Flotilla
OTHER HEADLINES:
UN General Assembly 2025: Day Two Brings Further Condemnation of Israel’s War on Gaza
Amsterdam city council moves to bar Israeli sports club Maccabi Tel Aviv
Israeli drones fly low over Beirut, southern suburb: Lebanese agency
Denmark’s pension fund excludes Israeli state assets, companies from investment portfolio
Egypt warns peace treaty with Israel could collapse over Gaza war
Albania asked to arrest chief rabbi over alleged war crimes in Gaza
ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT) – A SELECTION OF YESTERDAY’S HEADLINES:
Some notable comments on opening day of UNGA
Israel spared immediate expulsion from UEFA after US pressure
Over 15 drones hovered over boat in Global Sumud humanitarian aid flotilla
(Read yesterday’s daily update here.)
TAKE ACTION FOR GAZA
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STATISTICS OCTOBER 7, 2023 – SEPTEMBER 24, 2025*:
- At least 66,463 Palestinians killed, 177,376 injured – including:
- at least 65,502 killed in Gaza (~20,000 children)
- at least 1,045 killed in the West Bank (~212 children)
- at least 167,376 injured in Gaza
- more than 10,000 injured in the West Bank
- at least 442 have died from malnutrition in Gaza, including 147 children
At least 2,538 Palestinians have been killed while trying to access aid parcels from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which started operating on May 26, 2025.
Since the Israeli army unilaterally broke the January ceasefire on March 18, 2025, it has killed at least 12,939 people. 64 Israeli soldiers (most recent Sept. 24) have been killed during the same time period.
*NOTE: Thousands of those killed in Gaza have yet to be identified, and an estimated 14,000 more are still buried under rubble. Additionally, the numbers of injured and starved are very conservative estimates.
Reported Israeli death toll from October 7, 2023 – September 24, 2025: ~1,657 – including ~1,139 on October 7, 2023 (~36 children), 466 military forces since the ground invasion began in Gaza, about 52 military and civilians in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Israel.
By one count, Israeli attacks have killed approximately 268 Palestinian journalists and media workers; Palestinians have killed 4 Israeli journalists (other groups have tallied between 201 and 320 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.
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