In the West Bank, a Palestinian man succumbs to injuries sustained from Israeli forces in Tulkarm on 7/23. Israeli settlers attack Palestinians with stones and clubs during a raid in al-Buwayb. Israeli settlers also raid Khirbet Wadi al-Rakhim, threatening Palestinians with rape “in the name of God.” Elsewhere, Israeli settlers set up a new outpost near Jericho. Israeli forces shoot and kill a Palestinian man who they allege rammed a military outpost near the Ariel settlement. Israeli forces also shoot and kill 2 Palestinians near Salfit. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shoot and injure 2 Palestinians near Salfit. Israeli forces also shoot and injure 2 Palestinians in Tarqumiyah. Meanwhile, Israeli forces demolish a store in Balata refugee camp. Israeli forces also arrest 35 Palestinians during late-night raids. A bus carrying settlers near Marah Rabah is damaged by an IED, no injuries are reported. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Khan Yunis, Dayr al-Balah, and Rafah, killing at least 71 people. An Israeli soldier is killed in combat. Hamas fires a M90 rocket at Tel Aviv, which lands in an open area south of the city. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb 40 sites in Lebanon, including in Zawtar, Khiam, Zibqin, Yater, Shebaa, Nabatieh, Bir Kalb, Kafr Kila, Alma ech Chaab, Mansouri, Kunin, Beit Yahoun, Haddatha, Rachaf, At Tiri, and Meiss Ej Jabel, killing one person, claiming it is a “preemptive strike” against Hezbollah. Hezbollah forces fire several hundred rockets and drones at Israel, killing a naval officer off the coast and damaging 3 homes in Acre. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AX, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 8/25; AP, NYT, REU, REU, REU, UNOCHA 8/26)
More than 40,420 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,456 children and 11,088 women, and around 93,468 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 634 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 142 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, 338 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,232 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. 1.255 million polio vaccines arrive in Gaza. The Gaza European Hospital in Khan Yunis reopens after 50 days. The WHO says 14,750 children between 6 months and 5 years old in Gaza are acutely malnourished. (AJ, HA, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 8/25; AJ, AP, NYT, UNOCHA 8/26)
PA prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa meets with UN special coordinator for the Middle East peace process Tor Wennesland in Ramallah. (AJ, WAFA 8/25)
The Israeli High Court of Justice orders the Israeli government to explain why Red Cross representatives still are being barred from visiting Palestinian prisoners. (HA 8/25)
A Hamas delegation led by Khalil al-Hayya leaves Cairo after hearing the latest ceasefire negotiation updates from Egypt and Qatar. Hamas says it will not agree to new Israeli demands, saying Israel must be bound by the original U.S.-Israeli proposal from May. Shin Bet and Mossad directors Ronen bar and David Barnea arrive in Cairo. U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan says ceasefire negotiations in Cairo will continue. (AJ, AJ, HA, REU 8/25; NYT, REU 8/26)
Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah makes a televised address, saying Hezbollah targeted the Israeli military intelligence headquarters at the Glilot base north of Tel Aviv, calling the attack successful and a response to the killing of Fuad Shukr on 7/30 in Beirut. U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff chairperson Charles Brown arrives in Israel for meetings with Israeli officials. Brown also meets with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who warns of a major escalation in Lebanon. (AJ, AJ, AX, HA, HA, HA, REU, REU, REU 8/25)
The New York Times reports that the U.S. is providing Israel with ground-penetrating radar to locate people in tunnels under Gaza. The Times also reports that Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant ordered fuel to enter Gaza in the first months after 10/7/2023 in order to track Yahya Sinwar’s phone conversations. (HA, NYT 8/25)