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In Deir el-Balah, Gaza, a humanitarian group screens animated films weekly for displaced girls, offering them a rare escape from the harsh realities of war. For attendees like 14-year-old Natalie and 15-year-old Rama, these sessions provide emotional relief, a sense of safety, and a chance to process trauma.
Israeli airstrikes on Gaza resumed shortly after US envoy Jared Kushner departed, killing dozens, while the E1 settlement project in East Jerusalem drew international condemnation. Settler violence escalated in the West Bank, causing casualties and displacing families, amid ongoing territorial expansion.
An Israeli airstrike on a tent camp in central Gaza killed at least one and wounded several, raising the Palestinian death toll since the October 2025 ceasefire to over 1,200. The strike near al-Aqsa Hospital followed continued Israeli operations despite a U.S.-mediated ceasefire.
A 4-year-old boy was among three Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in central Gaza on August 23, while Israel threatened further escalation over allegations that kites were launched from the territory. Experts say the kite threat is fabricated to derail ceasefires and serve political aims.
Gaza's health system is silently collapsing, unable to reach the most vulnerable people living in temporary camps. Travel costs, medicine shortages, and harsh living conditions are worsening diseases. Urgent intervention is needed to rebuild hospitals and restore basic health services.
An Israeli airstrike near the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza killed at least one person and injured two others, according to Palestinian media. The attack occurred near Salah al-Din Road on Sunday, a day after a separate Israeli drone strike in Deir el-Balah caused additional casualties.
Since the Gaza war began, over 73,000 Palestinians have died, and cemeteries are overwhelmed or destroyed. Families now struggle to find burial space, with many forced to reuse graves or pay soaring costs for temporary markers.
The UK, Australia and Canada have condemned Israel's decision not to pursue criminal charges over the deadly April 2024 strike on a World Central Kitchen aid convoy in Gaza, calling it 'shameful.' The three nations urged Israel to comply with international humanitarian law and demanded accountability for the seven aid workers killed, while WCK and other allies echoed calls for an independent probe.
At least 50 Palestinians whose bodies were recovered from the rubble were buried in Gaza City in a mass funeral, the latest amid ongoing conflict. Search teams face severe challenges, and officials urge more resources to find the estimated 8,000 missing. The funeral follows continued Israeli violations of the ceasefire, with over 1,200 Palestinians killed since October.
