Saturday, August 16, 2025 – The Gaza Strip

‣ In the past 24 hours:

◦ 11 more cases of death by starvation, including a child.

◦ 70 persons killed (26 of them aid seekers), 385 wounded (175 wounded);

‣ Since March 18, 2025 – 10,362 persons killed (including 2,700 children), 43,610 wounded;

‣ Since MAY 27, 2025 – 1,924 persons killed, 14,288 wounded, all aid seekers:

◦ So far, 251 persons dead by starvation, 108 of them children.

‣ Since October 7, 2023 – 61,897 persons killed, 155,660 wounded.

‣ Reports of at least 10 persons suffering from heatstroke in the weather now hitting the Gaza Strip.

Northern Strip

1. West:

‣ Live fire at fishermen, one person killed;

‣ Bombing of displaced persons tent in Al Sheikh ‘Ajlan neighborhood, a man and a woman killed, person wounded.

2. South:

‣ Massive attacks on Al Zeitoun for the past 6 days. Houses exploded and destroyed. So far, about 400 houses have been destroyed;

‣ Artillery fire during the night on Al Zeitoun and neighboring Al Sabra.

‣ Al Zeitoun:

◦ Machine-gun fire at the eastern part of the neighborhood;

◦ Booby-trapped robots and explosive charges used to explode and destroy houses;

◦ House bombed, one person killed, persons wounded;

◦ Drone fire, 2 persons killed;

◦ Artillery fire at Baptist Hospital.

Central Strip

1. Al Bureij refugee camp:

‣ House bombed at the center of camp, 6 persons killed;

‣ Artillery fire at the northern part of camp;

‣ Bombing near Abu Hilwa School, one person killed, persons wounded;

‣ Helicopter fire.

2. Nuseirat refugee camp – aerial bombing, one person killed.

Khan Yunis district

1. West:

‣ Bombing of displaced persons tent in Al Mawasi, 3 persons killed – parents and their child;

‣ Shelling from the sea;

‣ Aerial bombing of Al Amal;

‣ Bombing of displaced persons tent, 2 persons killed, 15 wounded.

2. North:

‣ Houses exploded and destroyed.

3. South:

‣ Shots fired at aid seekers, 2 persons killed.

4. Center:

‣ Aerial bombing.

Rafah district

1. Shots fired from the north at aid seekers, 3 persons killed.

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Sources: Addameer, Al Jazeera, Amar Assadi Telegram, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Haaretz, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), HRANA-Human Rights Activists News Agency, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Jordan Valley Activists (Media groups), Letters of American healthcare workers who worked in Gaza, Local Call, OCHA OPT, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Masafering (Outside the Herd), Middle East Eye, Ministry of Public Health – Gaza, Ministry of Public Health - Lebanon, Palestinian Health Ministry, Palestine Datasets, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Quds News, South Hebron Mountain Activists (Media groups), Ta’ayush, Tasnim News Agency, Tech for Palestine, UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, The Washington Post, WHO, yNet, Zirat War.