Overview

• Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir approved a core concept to capture Gaza City with emergency mobilization of 80,000 to 100,000 reservists, signaling preparations for a lasting occupation.
• On August 9, the IDF and Shin Bet conducted a targeted airstrike in Khan Younis that killed senior Hamas operative Nasser Musa, deepening damage to the Rafah Brigade’s leadership.
• The UN human rights office confirmed that between May 27 and August 13 at least 1,760 Palestinians died seeking aid near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites or convoy routes, with most casualties attributed to Israeli fire.
• More than 100 NGOs, including Doctors Without Borders and Save the Children, report that hundreds of aid requests have been denied by Israeli authorities, leaving supplies stranded in warehouses in Jordan and Egypt.
• Journalists and Gaza civil defence sources document Israeli fire on emergency vehicles and strikes on hospitals in Gaza City’s Zeitoun and Tuffah neighbourhoods, obstructing rescue and medical operations.