- Israeli forces have intensified airstrikes and advanced plans to occupy Gaza City as starvation deaths and amputations among children surge under the ongoing blockade.
- Meanwhile, the Israeli army targeted the area around the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City with artillery shelling.
- Since October 7, 2023, Israel has killed 61,944 and injured 155,886 others, the majority of whom are women and children, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.
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Sun, Aug 17, 3:10 PM (Palestine Time)
GAZA MINISTRY OF HEALTH: The Director-General of Gaza’s Health Ministry told Al Jazeera that 52% of essential medicines are at zero stock, with a severe shortage of blood bags. He added that 44,000 children have been orphaned and more than one million are suffering psychological trauma in the Strip.
· Sun, Aug 17, 3:10 PM (Palestine Time)
GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that 47 Palestinians were killed and 226 others wounded by Israeli fire in the past 24 hours. This brings the total death toll since October 7, 2023, to 61,944, with 155,886 injured.
· Sun, Aug 17, 3:10 PM (Palestine Time)
HAMAS: Hamas said the Chief of Staff’s approval of plans to occupy Gaza amounts to a declaration of a new wave of genocide and mass displacement. The movement stressed that such plans constitute a major war crime and reflect Israel’s disregard for international and humanitarian law.
· Sun, Aug 17, 1:30 PM (Palestine Time)
Israel’s freeze on Patriarchate bank accounts has escalated tensions with Christian institutions, prompting sharp condemnation from Jordan.
· Sun, Aug 17, 1:14 PM (Palestine Time)
The Israeli military has announced that it is responsible for an attack on a power station in the Al-Haziz district of Yemen’s capital, Sanaa.
· Sun, Aug 17, 12:50 PM (Palestine Time)
PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Israeli forces killed scores in fresh Gaza attacks, including a massacre near the Baptist Hospital, as UN agencies warn of mass starvation.
· Sun, Aug 17, 12:50 PM (Palestine Time)
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Medical sources at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital confirmed that two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike east of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.
· Sun, Aug 17, 12:50 PM (Palestine Time)
AL-JAZEERA: A spokesperson for the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital told Al Jazeera that Israel is destroying all foundations of life in Gaza, particularly hospitals. He added that there is no way to deliver food to those forcibly displaced, while hospitals are overwhelmed and unable to accommodate the large numbers of wounded and sick.
· Sun, Aug 17, 12:38 PM (Palestine Time)
PALESTINE CHRONICLE: A nationwide general strike paralyzed Israel as thousands protested to pressure the government into a hostage exchange deal with Hamas and to end the ongoing war in Gaza.
· Sun, Aug 17, 12:24 PM (Palestine Time)
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Nasser Medical Complex reported that 14 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire while waiting for aid near the Morag corridor and at aid distribution centers across Gaza.
· Sun, Aug 17, 12:24 PM (Palestine Time)
ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Channel 13 reported that 11 protesters were arrested during demonstrations in Tel Aviv demanding an end to the war and the return of captives.
· Sun, Aug 17, 12:24 PM (Palestine Time)
GAZA MINISTRY OF HEALTH: The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced seven new deaths due to malnutrition in the past 24 hours, including two children, raising the total number of famine-related deaths to 258, among them 110 children.
· Sun, Aug 17, 11:27 AM (Palestine Time)
ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported the arrest of five people during protests calling for an end to the war in Gaza and the return of captives.
· Sun, Aug 17, 11:27 AM (Palestine Time)
ISRAELI ARMY RADIO: Israeli Army Radio reported that demonstrators blocked the highway leading to Tel Aviv.
· Sun, Aug 17, 11:27 AM (Palestine Time)
ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Channel 14 reported that two Border Guard soldiers were killed in a collision between a car and two motorcycles in the Hula Valley.
· Sun, Aug 17, 11:27 AM (Palestine Time)
ISRAELI MEDIA: Families of Israeli captives gathered outside ministers’ homes in Tel Aviv, including Defense Minister Yisrael Katz, demanding a prisoner exchange. Demonstrators also blocked major intersections, including Ra’anana.
· Sun, Aug 17, 11:27 AM (Palestine Time)
EURO-MEDITERRANEAN HUMAN RIGHTS MONITOR: Euro-Med Monitor said Israeli forces have been flattening Gaza City’s largest neighborhood, Al-Zaytoun, since August 11, destroying around 400 homes with drones and explosive-laden robots as part of a plan to seize the city and displace its population.
· Sun, Aug 17, 11:27 AM (Palestine Time)
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: A source at Baptist Hospital reported that seven people were killed in an Israeli drone strike on its courtyard.
· Sun, Aug 17, 11:27 AM (Palestine Time)
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Palestinian media reported deaths and injuries from an Israeli drone strike near Baptist Hospital in Gaza City.
· Sun, Aug 17, 1:19 AM (Palestine Time)
STATEMENT: The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) has issued a statement regarding the Israeli announcement to evacuate Gaza City.
The PFLP declared that the occupation’s announcement is a major war crime that represents the “pinnacle of the project of genocide and ethnic cleansing.” The group stated that this announcement is part of a systematic policy aimed at emptying Gaza and attacking its national identity, with the entire world as a witness.
The PFLP also added that Netanyahu’s recent statements, which have placed new obstacles in the way of any potential agreement, serve as further proof that the occupation’s ultimate goal is genocide.
· Sat, Aug 16, 11:54 PM (Palestine Time)
AL-JAZEERA: The Israeli army targeted the area around the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City with artillery shelling.
· Sat, Aug 16, 11:54 PM (Palestine Time)
ISLAMIC JIHAD: Islamic Jihad stated that Israel’s plan to move displaced people to tents in southern Gaza is contempt for international law and UN institutions.
· Sat, Aug 16, 11:54 PM (Palestine Time)
ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli army announced that it will begin providing tents to Gaza City residents starting tomorrow, to move them from combat areas to the south.
· Sat, Aug 16, 11:54 PM (Palestine Time)
ISRAELI MEDIA: Defense Minister Yisrael Katz said that Israel is preparing a “coherent and strong plan” to defeat Hamas and free captives.
· Sat, Aug 16, 8:46 PM (Palestine Time)
PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Microsoft has opened an “urgent” external review into allegations that Israel’s Unit 8200 used its Azure cloud platform to store millions of intercepted Palestinian phone calls.
· Sat, Aug 16, 8:44 PM (Palestine Time)
ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that the United States is pressuring the United Nations to ease its criticism of the so-called “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.”
· Sat, Aug 16, 8:44 PM (Palestine Time)
AL-JAZEERA: German police arrested several participants in a demonstration in Berlin calling for an end to the war on Gaza.
· Sat, Aug 16, 8:44 PM (Palestine Time)
ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli army announced that it will resume bringing tents and shelter equipment into the Gaza Strip tomorrow to move the population southward, in accordance with directives from the political leadership. The army said that the tents and equipment will be brought in via the United Nations and relief organizations after undergoing inspection.
· Sat, Aug 16, 8:44 PM (Palestine Time)
ISRAELI MEDIA: Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak said that Netanyahu is fighting a futile war to avoid his trial and the crisis over the military conscription law. He claimed that Netanyahu misled Trump and his close associates, convincing them there were only two options: surrender to Hamas or continue the military operation until the last fighter is killed.
Barak added that Trump “doesn’t understand a thing about military matters” and relies on Netanyahu, giving him approval to continue this futile war. He also warned that the continued war benefits Hamas as Israel will sink deeper into the quagmire without eliminating the movement.
· Sat, Aug 16, 8:44 PM (Palestine Time)
ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz stated that they are developing a “plan to defeat Hamas and bring back the hostages,” promising it will be a “cohesive and strong plan to accomplish the mission.”
· Sat, Aug 16, 6:48 PM (Palestine Time)
PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Israeli forces have intensified airstrikes and advanced plans to occupy Gaza City as starvation deaths and amputations among children surge under the ongoing blockade.
GAZA MINISTRY OF HEALTH: The Director-General of Gaza’s Health Ministry told Al Jazeera that 52% of essential medicines are at zero stock, with a severe shortage of blood bags. He added that 44,000 children have been orphaned and more than one million are suffering psychological trauma in the Strip.
· Sun, Aug 17, 3:10 PM (Palestine Time)
GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that 47 Palestinians were killed and 226 others wounded by Israeli fire in the past 24 hours. This brings the total death toll since October 7, 2023, to 61,944, with 155,886 injured.
· Sun, Aug 17, 3:10 PM (Palestine Time)
HAMAS: Hamas said the Chief of Staff’s approval of plans to occupy Gaza amounts to a declaration of a new wave of genocide and mass displacement. The movement stressed that such plans constitute a major war crime and reflect Israel’s disregard for international and humanitarian law.
· Sun, Aug 17, 1:30 PM (Palestine Time)
Israel’s freeze on Patriarchate bank accounts has escalated tensions with Christian institutions, prompting sharp condemnation from Jordan.
· Sun, Aug 17, 1:14 PM (Palestine Time)
The Israeli military has announced that it is responsible for an attack on a power station in the Al-Haziz district of Yemen’s capital, Sanaa.
· Sun, Aug 17, 12:50 PM (Palestine Time)
PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Israeli forces killed scores in fresh Gaza attacks, including a massacre near the Baptist Hospital, as UN agencies warn of mass starvation.
· Sun, Aug 17, 12:50 PM (Palestine Time)
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Medical sources at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital confirmed that two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike east of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.
· Sun, Aug 17, 12:50 PM (Palestine Time)
AL-JAZEERA: A spokesperson for the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital told Al Jazeera that Israel is destroying all foundations of life in Gaza, particularly hospitals. He added that there is no way to deliver food to those forcibly displaced, while hospitals are overwhelmed and unable to accommodate the large numbers of wounded and sick.
· Sun, Aug 17, 12:38 PM (Palestine Time)
PALESTINE CHRONICLE: A nationwide general strike paralyzed Israel as thousands protested to pressure the government into a hostage exchange deal with Hamas and to end the ongoing war in Gaza.
· Sun, Aug 17, 12:24 PM (Palestine Time)
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Nasser Medical Complex reported that 14 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire while waiting for aid near the Morag corridor and at aid distribution centers across Gaza.
· Sun, Aug 17, 12:24 PM (Palestine Time)
ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Channel 13 reported that 11 protesters were arrested during demonstrations in Tel Aviv demanding an end to the war and the return of captives.
· Sun, Aug 17, 12:24 PM (Palestine Time)
GAZA MINISTRY OF HEALTH: The Ministry of Health in Gaza announced seven new deaths due to malnutrition in the past 24 hours, including two children, raising the total number of famine-related deaths to 258, among them 110 children.
· Sun, Aug 17, 11:27 AM (Palestine Time)
ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported the arrest of five people during protests calling for an end to the war in Gaza and the return of captives.
· Sun, Aug 17, 11:27 AM (Palestine Time)
ISRAELI ARMY RADIO: Israeli Army Radio reported that demonstrators blocked the highway leading to Tel Aviv.
· Sun, Aug 17, 11:27 AM (Palestine Time)
ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Channel 14 reported that two Border Guard soldiers were killed in a collision between a car and two motorcycles in the Hula Valley.
· Sun, Aug 17, 11:27 AM (Palestine Time)
ISRAELI MEDIA: Families of Israeli captives gathered outside ministers’ homes in Tel Aviv, including Defense Minister Yisrael Katz, demanding a prisoner exchange. Demonstrators also blocked major intersections, including Ra’anana.
· Sun, Aug 17, 11:27 AM (Palestine Time)
EURO-MEDITERRANEAN HUMAN RIGHTS MONITOR: Euro-Med Monitor said Israeli forces have been flattening Gaza City’s largest neighborhood, Al-Zaytoun, since August 11, destroying around 400 homes with drones and explosive-laden robots as part of a plan to seize the city and displace its population.
· Sun, Aug 17, 11:27 AM (Palestine Time)
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: A source at Baptist Hospital reported that seven people were killed in an Israeli drone strike on its courtyard.
· Sun, Aug 17, 11:27 AM (Palestine Time)
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Palestinian media reported deaths and injuries from an Israeli drone strike near Baptist Hospital in Gaza City.
· Sun, Aug 17, 1:19 AM (Palestine Time)
STATEMENT: The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) has issued a statement regarding the Israeli announcement to evacuate Gaza City.
The PFLP declared that the occupation’s announcement is a major war crime that represents the “pinnacle of the project of genocide and ethnic cleansing.” The group stated that this announcement is part of a systematic policy aimed at emptying Gaza and attacking its national identity, with the entire world as a witness.
The PFLP also added that Netanyahu’s recent statements, which have placed new obstacles in the way of any potential agreement, serve as further proof that the occupation’s ultimate goal is genocide.
· Sat, Aug 16, 11:54 PM (Palestine Time)
AL-JAZEERA: The Israeli army targeted the area around the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City with artillery shelling.
· Sat, Aug 16, 11:54 PM (Palestine Time)
ISLAMIC JIHAD: Islamic Jihad stated that Israel’s plan to move displaced people to tents in southern Gaza is contempt for international law and UN institutions.
· Sat, Aug 16, 11:54 PM (Palestine Time)
ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli army announced that it will begin providing tents to Gaza City residents starting tomorrow, to move them from combat areas to the south.
· Sat, Aug 16, 11:54 PM (Palestine Time)
ISRAELI MEDIA: Defense Minister Yisrael Katz said that Israel is preparing a “coherent and strong plan” to defeat Hamas and free captives.
· Sat, Aug 16, 8:46 PM (Palestine Time)
PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Microsoft has opened an “urgent” external review into allegations that Israel’s Unit 8200 used its Azure cloud platform to store millions of intercepted Palestinian phone calls.
· Sat, Aug 16, 8:44 PM (Palestine Time)
ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that the United States is pressuring the United Nations to ease its criticism of the so-called “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.”
· Sat, Aug 16, 8:44 PM (Palestine Time)
AL-JAZEERA: German police arrested several participants in a demonstration in Berlin calling for an end to the war on Gaza.
· Sat, Aug 16, 8:44 PM (Palestine Time)
ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli army announced that it will resume bringing tents and shelter equipment into the Gaza Strip tomorrow to move the population southward, in accordance with directives from the political leadership. The army said that the tents and equipment will be brought in via the United Nations and relief organizations after undergoing inspection.
· Sat, Aug 16, 8:44 PM (Palestine Time)
ISRAELI MEDIA: Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak said that Netanyahu is fighting a futile war to avoid his trial and the crisis over the military conscription law. He claimed that Netanyahu misled Trump and his close associates, convincing them there were only two options: surrender to Hamas or continue the military operation until the last fighter is killed.
Barak added that Trump “doesn’t understand a thing about military matters” and relies on Netanyahu, giving him approval to continue this futile war. He also warned that the continued war benefits Hamas as Israel will sink deeper into the quagmire without eliminating the movement.
· Sat, Aug 16, 8:44 PM (Palestine Time)
ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz stated that they are developing a “plan to defeat Hamas and bring back the hostages,” promising it will be a “cohesive and strong plan to accomplish the mission.”
· Sat, Aug 16, 6:48 PM (Palestine Time)
PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Israeli forces have intensified airstrikes and advanced plans to occupy Gaza City as starvation deaths and amputations among children surge under the ongoing blockade.
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