In the West Bank, Israeli settlers throw stones at Palestinian vehicles near the Za’tara checkpoint, injuring a man. Israeli settlers also raid al-Maniya. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers set up an outpost near Khan al-Ahmar. Israeli forces assault a Palestinian farmer in al-Zawiya. Israeli forces also begin construction on a settler road near Wadi Fukin. Elsewhere, Israeli forces seize a concrete mixer during a raid in ad-Deirat in the Masafer Yatta area. In East Jerusalem, Israeli settlers tour the Haram al-Sharif compound. Israeli forces demolish a Palestinian home in Silwan. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Dayr al-Balah, Khan Yunis, Rafah, Maghazi, al-Bureij refugee camp, and Gaza City, killing at least 41 people. Israeli forces also open fire at a UN aid vehicle near Wadi Gaza, hitting it with 10 shots; the UN says the aid mission had been coordinated with Israel. Israeli forces find a captive alive and abandoned in a tunnel. An Israeli soldier is killed in southern Gaza. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb a vehicle traveling near Chaat. Israeli forces also bomb Odeisseh, Majdal, Meiss Ej Jabal, Khiam, and Chihine, injuring 4 people. Hezbollah forces launch drones at the Beit Hillel barracks, injuring an Israeli soldier. (AJ, AJ, AP, AP, AX, HA, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 8/27; AJ, HA 8/28; AJ, AJ, NYT 8/29)
More than 40,476 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,456 children and 11,088 women, and around 93,647 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 641 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 144 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, 339 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,254 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. (AJ, WAFA 8/27)
Bellingcat releases an investigation saying Israel has demolished 446 out of 670 buildings in Tell as Sultan in Rafah near the Philadephi Corridor, most of them between 7/18 and 8/4, after the Israeli invasion of Rafah in May. (Bellingcat 8/27)
PA president Mahmoud Abbas meets with Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh. (HA 8/28)
UNOCHA says Israeli forces have killed 564 people, including at least 133 civilians, and injured 2,412 others in Lebanon. 111,940 people have been displaced due to bombings. (AJ, UNOCHA 8/27)
AP reports that U.S. National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk has arrived in Doha ahead of a new round of ceasefire negotiations. An Israeli delegation is reportedly arriving on 8/28. (AJ, HA 8/27; AP 8/28)
EU high commissioner for foreign affairs Josep Borrell calls for an immediate 3-day humanitarian ceasefire to vaccinate all children in Gaza against polio. Borrell also calls for EU sanctions against Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers on 8/29. (AJ, HA, HA, WAFA 8/27)