“Not just a nutrition crisis – it’s a child survival emergency” – War on Gaza Day 646

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“Not just a nutrition crisis – it’s a child survival emergency” – War on Gaza Day 646
"A childhood is stolen before the eyes of the world...Children wait for food with tears, thirst, and hunger, for nothing except that they were born in a besieged homeland" (screenshot)

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff

Israeli forces killed at least 95 Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday. Among the dead were 2 journalists.

At least 10 Palestinians – 6 of them children – were killed at a water collection point in the central Nuseirat refugee camp while a water crisis is ongoing across the Gaza Strip.

At least 15 more Palestinians were killed by drone fire at a public market. Dr Ahmad Qandeel, a general surgery consultant working at al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, was killed in the attack.

For detail on Israeli attacks in Gaza on Sunday, go here.

 
 
 
 
 
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GAZA NEWS & HEADLINES:

(To understand what’s going on right now between Gaza and Israel, go here. For a bit more critical background, skim this, this, and this. To read about a remarkable but underreported, 20-month-long peaceful protest in Gaza against Israel, go here.)

OVER 5,700 CHILDREN HOSPITALIZED IN JUNE FOR MALNUTRITION: “Child malnutrition in Gaza is rising fast,” UNICEF said in a statement on Sunday. According to the organization, at least 5,870 children were hospitalized for urgent treatment last month, including more than 1,000 cases of severe malnutrition, marking “an increase for the fourth month in a row.” February saw 2,068 Gazan children admitted for urgent treatment in February, March saw 3,259, in April there were 3,444, and in May, 5,514. “Children’s bodies are wasting away. This is not just a nutrition crisis. It’s a child survival emergency.”

TENS OF THOUSANDS WITHOUT ACCESS TO WATER: “We wait at the water plant for at least four hours because production is so slow. Whatever we get, we hand out at displacement camps. As you know, they’re overwhelmed,” one resident said. “People line up for hours from dawn, but many leave empty-handed.” 

Aid truck distributes water to displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza Strip on May 22, 2025.
Aid truck distributes water to displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza Strip on May 22, 2025. (Ahmed Jihad Ibrahim Al-arini – Anadolu Agency)

GAZA MUNICIPALITIES HALT ESSENTIAL SERVICES AMID SEVERE FUEL SHORTAGE: In a joint statement, the municipalities of central Gaza and the cities of Khan Younis and Rafah announced the cessation of all essential services due to “the complete interruption of fuel” needed to run equipment. The services included “water well operations, sanitation, waste collection, rubble removal, and opening of roads by heavy equipment.” They added, “The (Israeli) occupation’s intransigence in preventing the entry of fuel, despite all appeals, caused complete paralysis of municipal facilities.”

Israeli PM Netanyahu states openly that those who do not "voluntarily" enter the concentration camp will be murdered.
Israeli PM Netanyahu states openly that those who do not “voluntarily” enter the concentration camp will be murdered. (social media)

The ‘humanitarian city’ in Gaza would cost Israel $4 billion 

Senior Israeli officials estimate that constructing a proposed “humanitarian city” in the Rafah area would cost between $2.7 billion and $4 billion – “most likely closer to the upper end.”

They added that, if the plan proceeds, Israel would initially bear nearly the entire cost, though Israel hopes to be reimbursed by Gulf states.

According to the proposal, the “city”—essentially a vast encampment of large tents—is intended to house up to 500,000 people. Israeli planners reportedly do not intend to allow those relocated* there to return to northern Gaza.

The plan has drawn sharp criticism from within the Israeli defense establishment and humanitarian organizations. IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir argued that resources allocated to preparing the area are detracting from the army’s operational capabilities in the ongoing fight against Hamas and efforts to rescue hostages.

*FACT: Forced population transfer is a crime against humanity, and a form of ethnic cleansing.

RELATED: Satellite images show Gaza’s Rafah flattened for new Israeli concentration camp

Satellite imagery from Al Jazeera shows Israel has cleared most of Rafah, flattening large tracts of land and burying the remains of destroyed buildings—the site is where Israel plans to confine Gaza’s 2 million Palestinians in what Haaretz described as the world’s “Most Moral Concentration Camp.”
Satellite imagery from Al Jazeera shows Israel has cleared most of Rafah, flattening large tracts of land and burying the remains of destroyed buildings—the site is where Israel plans to confine Gaza’s 2 million Palestinians in what Haaretz described as the world’s “Most Moral Concentration Camp.” (screenshot)

“GAZA SHOULD REMAIN IN RUINS FOR DECADES”: Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said the Gaza Strip should remain in a state of devastation without reconstruction for decades, media reports said Saturday. Speaking to Israel’s Channel 14 television, Cohen said Israel has no intention of assisting in rebuilding Gaza’s destroyed infrastructure. “Gaza should remain in ruins for decades without reconstruction,” he was quoted.

An aerial view of the destruction in the Jabalia region in the north of the Gaza Strip, which has been subjected to attacks and ground operations by the Israeli army for months on January 30, 2025.

CEASEFIRE NEWS:

(To get an idea about past ceasefires between Gaza and Israel and how they ended, check out this and this.)

NETANYAHU PROMISES TO RENEW WAR, SIEGE AFTER 60-DAY TRUCE: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly promised Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich that Israel will resume its war on Gaza following the proposed 60-day ceasefire with Hamas. “After the pause, we will transfer the population in the Strip southward and impose a siege [on northern Gaza],” Netanyahu reportedly told Smotrich. Netanyahu is working to keep his coalition together by placating far-right ministers Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, who strongly oppose a ceasefire deal.

Israeli opposition accuses Netanyahu of obstructing prisoner swap, Gaza ceasefire deal; demands toppling government

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a speech in Washington, D.C., United States on February 04, 2025.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a speech in Washington, D.C., United States on February 04, 2025. (Celal Güneş – Anadolu Agency)

WEST BANK/EAST JERUSALEM NEWS AND HEADLINES:

(For background on the West Bank, read this and this.)

Hundreds attend funeral of Palestinian-American killed by illegal Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank

Israeli forces arrest 15 Palestinians, illegal settlers burn agricultural structure in occupied West Bank

Israeli forces bulldoze more Palestinian land near Jenin

Israeli Forces Intensify West Bank Violations, Abductions

Soldiers Detain, Abuse Citizens, Abduct Two, Near Tulkarem

OTHER NEWS AND HEADLINES:

Israeli Firm Tests Drone on Unarmed Palestinian in Gaza, Shares Footage on Twitter for Marketing

Israeli weapons manufacturer Rafael Advanced Defense Systems used footage showing the killing of an unarmed Palestinian man in Gaza to market one of its combat drones.

The video, posted on Twitter, shows the moment an Israeli Spike Firefly drone strikes and kills an unarmed Palestinian man walking alone in northern Gaza. The caption: “SPIKE FIREFLY: Proven Precision, Redefining the Tactical Edge.”

The video highlights how Israel’s military-industrial complex profits from crimes against Palestinians, often documented and repackaged into advertising for global arms deals.

FREEDOM FLOTILLA SAILS AGAIN: A coalition of pro-Palestine activists has launched the ship Handala from Italy on a journey towards Gaza. The vessel that is loaded with medical supplies and other life-saving humanitarian aid. Handala will make a stop at Gallipoli in southeastern Italy, where two members of the hard-left France Unbowed party (LFI), Gabrielle Cathala and Emma Fourreau, are expected to join. “This is a mission for the children in Gaza, to break the humanitarian blockade and to break the summer silence on the genocide,” said Cathala, who is set to board the boat on July 18.

STATISTICS OCTOBER 7, 2023 – JULY 13, 2025:

  • At least 59,039 Palestinians killed, 147,750 injured – including:
  • at least 58,026 killed in Gaza (~16,500 children) 
  • at least 1,013 killed in the West Bank (~203 children)
  • at least 138,520 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 7,450 people. 45 Israeli soldiers (most recent July 8) have been killed during the same time period.

At least 833 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 13, 2025: ~1,627 – including ~1,139 on October 7, 2023 (~36 children), 446 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 224 Palestinian journalists and media workers; Palestinians have killed 4 Israeli journalists (other groups have tallied between 186 and 291 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.

Hover over each bar for exact numbers. Source: IsraelPalestineTimeline.org

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