In the West Bank, Israeli settlers throw stones at Palestinians and their property in Tuba, injuring 2 Palestinians. Israeli settlers also throw stones at Palestinian vehicles near Marah Rabah, causing damage. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers set fire to vehicles at a parking lot and to olive trees in Yatma. Israeli forces kill 4 Palestinians and injure 6 others in an airstrike on a vehicle in Jenin. Israeli forces also raid Jenin and Jenin refugee camp, uprooting streets and damaging property. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shoot and kill 4 Palestinians, including a child, and injure 7 others during a raid in Aqabah. Israeli forces also shoot and kill 2 Palestinians and injure 7 others during a raid in Kafr Qud. Meanwhile, Israeli forces shoot and kill a Palestinian man near Bayt Jala after he allegedly stabbed and injured an Israeli soldier. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in Tammun. Separately, Israeli forces arrest 16 Palestinians during raids in and around Hebron, Bethlehem, Tubas, Ramallah, Jenin, Jericho, and Qalqilya. Israeli forces also evacuate parts of the Gi’vat Oz Zion settlement outpost near Ramallah. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces demolish a Palestinian home in Silwan, displacing 7 people. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Dayr al-Balah, Khan Yunis, al-Bureij refugee camp, and Gaza City, killing at least 30 people. Israeli forces also order the evacuation of Beit Hanun, al-Manshiyeh, and Sheikh Zeid. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Maifadoun, killing 5 people. Israeli forces also bomb Odaisseh and Khiam, killing one person and injuring another. Hezbollah forces launch a drone at a military facility north of Acre, injuring 3 Israelis. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, HA, HA, HA, REU, REU, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 8/6; UNOCHA 8/7; AJ 8/8)
More than 39,653 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,314 children and 10,980 women, and around 91,535 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 609 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 140 children. More than 5,420 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 329 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,176 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. Israel says the humanitarian corridor from the Karim Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing to Rafah is closed. (AP, HA, WAFA 8/6)
Hamas announces that Yahya Sinwar will replace Ismail Haniyeh as its political leader. Hamas official Osama Hamdan says Sinwar was selected unanimously. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AX, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, REU, REU 8/6; AP, AP, AP, REU 8/7; BBC, HA 8/8)
PA president Mahmoud Abbas tells Russian state news agency RIA that the Israeli assassination of Haniyeh was intended to prolong the war on Gaza. Abbas is expected to visit Russia next week. The PA submits arguments to the ICC in the pre-trail case against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. (AJ, AJ, REU, WAFA 8/6)
Jordanian king Abdullah II speaks with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, French president Emmanuel Macron, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, and Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni in separate phone calls, discussing the situation in the Middle East. (WAFA 8/6; AJ 8/7)
U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken says the ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas are in the final stage, calling on all parties to finalize the deal as soon as possible. President Joe Biden speaks with Qatari emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and President el-Sisi in separate phone calls, discussing ceasefire efforts. (AJ, AP, REU, REU 8/6; AJ 8/7)
Canada evacuates family members of its diplomatic staff in Israel to Jordan “due to the worsening security situation.” (AJ, REU 8/7)
U.S. House representative Cori Bush (D-MO) loses her primary contest to the AIPAC-backed candidate Wesley Bell. Bell’s campaign received $8.5 million from AIPAC to defeat Bush. Bush has been a prominent supporter of Palestine during her time in Congress. (AX 8/6; AJ, AJ, AP, HA, NYT 8/7)