Israeli attacks kill four people, including three aid seekers in Gaza
Meanwhile, in Gaza City's Daraj neighbourhood, an Israeli attack killed another person, the sources said.
Palestinian man Ahmed Saad carries the body of his sister Iman, during the funeral of Palestinians who were killed in Israeli strikes, according to medics, at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City 12 August 2025. (Reuters)
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Middle East Eye
an hour ago
- Middle East Eye
Israelis rally for end to Gaza war and release of captives
Israeli police arrested at least 22 protesters on Sunday as nationwide demonstrations and strikes called for an end to the war in Gaza and the release of captives. Demonstrators blocked several roads in Tel Aviv, including the highway connecting the city with Jerusalem. Activists set tyres on fire and caused traffic jams, while protest organisers and the main campaign group representing the families of captives called for a general strike on Sunday. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum said in a statement that protesters would "shut down the country today [Sunday] with one clear call: Bring back the 50 hostages, end the war". Forty-nine Israeli captives remain in Gaza, including 27 the Israeli military says are dead. Their faces were displayed across a large banner unfurled in Tel Aviv's so-called "Hostage Square", a focal point for protests. New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get the latest insights and analysis on Israel-Palestine, alongside Turkey Unpacked and other MEE newsletters Footage from AFP also showed a protest in Beeri, a kibbutz near Gaza that came under fire during the Hamas-led attack in southern Israel in October 2023, which led to the capture of hundreds of Israelis. The demonstrations came days after Israel's security cabinet approved plans to fully occupy Gaza City. Israeli government ministers condemned the demonstrations, saying they played into the hands of Hamas. Demonstrators raise flags during an anti-government protest demanding a deal to release Israelis held in Gaza by Hamas in Tel Aviv, on 17 August 2025 (AFP) Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that public pressure to secure a ceasefire agreement effectively "buries the hostages in tunnels and seeks to push the State of Israel to surrender to its enemies and jeopardise its security and future". Culture Minister Miki Zohar described the blocking of roads and other forms of direct action as a "reward to the enemy". The protests came as Israeli forces continue to pound the Gaza Strip. At least seven Palestinians were killed by Israeli strikes and gunfire in Gaza in the last few hours. Four civilians were killed and others wounded when an Israeli air strike hit a tent sheltering displaced people in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Elsewhere in the south, three Palestinians waiting to collect aid were killed and others wounded by Israeli gunfire in Rafah. Since October 2023, Israeli forces have killed at least 61,897 people in Gaza, most of them women and children. A further 155,660 have been wounded.
Middle East Eye
2 hours ago
- Middle East Eye
Israeli forces kill seven Palestinians, including three aid seekers
At least seven Palestinians have been killed by Israeli strikes and gunfire in Gaza in the last few hours. Four civilians were killed and others wounded when an Israeli air strike hit a tent sheltering displaced people in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Elsewhere in the south, three Palestinians waiting to collect aid were killed and others wounded by Israeli gunfire in Rafah. Since October 2023, Israeli forces have killed at least 61,897 people in Gaza, most of them women and children. A further 155,660 have been wounded.
Middle East Eye
16 hours ago
- Middle East Eye
Hamas condemns Israel's ‘systematic destruction' of Gaza City
Hamas condemned the Israeli military's intensified assaults over the past week on the eastern and southern neighbourhoods of Gaza City, particularly Zeitoun. In a statement on Saturday, the Palestinian group said the Israeli military is using artillery, explosive robots, and warplanes as part of a 'systematic destruction of the area, a savage war of extermination, and a criminal plan aimed at destroying the Gaza Strip and all forms and means of life within it.' The group's statement also said the 'policy of displacement through the settlers' terrorist attacks targeting Palestinian towns and villages in the West Bank will fail'.
