Israeli Attacks Killed 123 in 24 Hours

At least 123 Palestinians, including 21 people seeking aid, have been killed and 437 others were injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the past 24-hour period, according to the Health Ministry in the besieged territory.
In the same period, at least eight people, including three children, died from Israeli-imposed starvation and malnutrition, bringing the total number of hunger-related deaths since the war began in October 2023 to 235, among them 106 children, the ministry said on Wednesday August 13, 2025.

Al Jazeera’s Hamzah Mohamed reports.

Israel's systematic targeting of Palestinian community leaders in Gaza has devastating consequences beyond the immediate loss of life.
Doctors, Educators, and Civil Society Figures are being killed or detained, eroding the Foundations of Palestinian Society.
The loss of Senior Medical Staff has left Hospitals leaderless and patients without care, while the deaths of University Professors and Researchers sever the transfer of knowledge to future generations.
Human Rights groups argue this is a deliberate strategy to dismantle Gaza's professional leadership and hinder its ability to rebuild.
With each Community leader lost, the skills and expertise needed for recovery become increasingly scarce, making the future of Gaza even more uncertain.

Al Jazeera's Hani Mahmoud reports from Gaza City, Palestine.

The threat of a full Israeli military takeover of Gaza City is fueling more fear among Palestinians.
Many have already moved multiple times to escape bombardment in more than 22 months of this so-called war.
Now some say that they will stay put, because nowhere in Gaza is safe.

Al Jazeera's Ibrahim al-Khalili reports from Gaza City, Palestine.

Israeli settlers killed Palestinian man Thamin Khalil Reda Dawabsheh, 35, in the Palestinian village of Duma, near Nablus.
According to the mayor, Israeli settlers first assaulted a 14-year-old Palestinian boy, prompting Palestinian men to intervene—before armed Israeli settlers opened fire.
The Israeli military later admitted the killer was an off-duty Israeli soldier accompanying “an Israeli civilian” near Duma “during engineering works.
Israeli settler violence, often filmed, has escalated, with perpetrators rarely facing consequences.
This mirrors past attacks, like the 2015 Israeli settler arson that killed a Palestinian family in Duma.
New Israeli settlers, encroaching on Palestinian land, operate with tacit Israeli government approval, entrenching displacement and violence.

Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim has the latest developments.