Thursday, August 21, 2025 – The Gaza Strip
General
Thursday, August 21, 2025 – The Gaza Strip
‣ In the past 24 hours:
◦ 2 cases of death by starvation.
◦ 70 persons killed (18 of them aid seekers), 356 wounded (117 of them aid seekers);
‣ Since March 18, 2025 – 10,646 persons killed, 45,073 wounded;
‣ Since May 27, 2025 – 2,036 persons killed, 15,064 wounded, all aid seekers:
◦ So far, 271 persons died of starvation, 112 of them children.
‣ Since October 7, 2023 – 61,192 persons killed, 157,114 wounded.
‣ Army Intelligence data show that 83% of the persons killed in the Gaza Strip were civilians. Research by Yuval Abraham in Local Call, (Hebrew).
‣ In 3 days, 250 aid trucks were allowed entry out of the 1,800 needed;
‣ In 25 days, 2,187 aid trucks were allowed entry out of the 15,000 needed. 15% of the needed number according to UN estimates.
‣ Today, too, attacks focused on Jabalia refugee camp and Jabalia Al Balad, Gaza City (south, south-east, north-west and west), Deir al-Balah (eastern part) and Khan Yunis.
Northern Strip
1. Jabalia refugee camp and town:
‣ Jabalia refugee camp – booby-trapped robot exploded;
◦ Aerial bombing;
◦ Aerial bombing in the east;
◦ Houses exploded and destroyed, use of booby-trapped robot.
◦ Aerial bombing;
◦ Bombing, 2 persons killed;
◦ Massive artillery fire.
2. Al Sudaniyeh:
‣ Shots fired at aid seekers, 3 persons killed;
‣ Shelling from the sea.
Gaza City
1. West:
◦ Aerial bombing, one person killed, wounded persons;
◦ Bombing in the east, 4 persons killed.
‣ Al Shati refugee camp:
◦ Bombing, a child and his father killed;
◦ Another bombing, 5 persons killed including a girl.
2. East:
‣ Houses exploded and destroyed.
3. South:
‣ Bombing of Al Zeitoun near the mosque, killed and wounded persons;
‣ Al Sabra:
◦ Aerial bombing near the clinic;
◦ Bombing, 8 persons killed including 4 children;
◦ Aerial bombing;
◦ Houses exploded and destroyed;
◦ Artillery fire in the south.
Central Strip
1. Deir al-Balah:
‣ Bombing of city center;
‣ Bombing in the eastern part of town, a displaced persons camp constituting a support center for orphans and wounded persons. 200 families have lost their tents;
‣ Artillery fire in the eastern part of town, a girl and her father wounded;
‣ House bombed in the eastern part of town.
2. Al-Musaddar – aerial bombing.
3. Nuseirat refugee camp:
‣ Shots fired at aid seekers in Wadi Gaza, 3 persons killed;
‣ Another shooting at aid seekers in Wadi Gaza, 7 persons killed, 18 wounded.
Khan Yunis district
1. North:
‣ Aerial bombing, 5 persons killed;
‣ Aerial bombing.
2. South:
‣ Shots fired at aid seekers, 2 persons killed.
3. Center:
‣ Aerial bombing.
Rafah district
1. Shots fired at aid seekers in the north-west, one person killed, 15 wounded.
Sources
Addameer, Al Jazeera, Amar Assadi Telegram, BBC, Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Genocide in Gaza, Haaretz, HRANA - Human Rights Activists News Agency, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Jordan Valley Activists, Letters of American healthcare workers who worked in Gaza, Local Call, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Masafering (Outside the Herd), Matan Golan, Middle East Eye, Ministry of Public Health – Gaza, Ministry of Public Health - Lebanon, OCHA Lebanon, OCHA OPT, Palestine Datasets, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Palestinian Health Ministry, Quds News, Reuters, Rosa News, South Hebron Mountain Activists, Ta'ayush, Tasnim News Agency, Tech for Palestine, The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), The Washington Post, UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, West Bank Notifications, WHO, yNet, Zirat War
