Saturday, August 23, 2025 – The Gaza Strip

Adi Ronen Argov
Aug 22
3 min read

‣ In the past 24 hours:

◦ 8 cases of death by starvation, 2 of them children.

◦ 61 persons killed (16 of them aid seekers), 308 wounded (111 of them aid seekers).

‣ Since March 18, 2025 – 10,778 persons killed, 45,632 wounded;

‣ Since May 27, 2025 – 2,075 persons killed, 15,308 wounded, all aid seekers;

◦ So far, 281 persons have died of starvation, 114 of them children.

‣ Since October 7, 2023 – 62,622 persons killed, 157,673 wounded;

◦ 298 more persons have been added after being identified.

‣ 58 persons killed during the day.

Testimony of a GHF's security guard

General

1. Massive attacks in Nazla Jabalia and Jabalia Al Balad, prevention of dead body rescue.

2. Massive bombings in the eastern part of Gaza City as well.

Left: Jabalia Al Balad; right: Al Zeitoun

3. The World Health Organization: 15,600 persons are waiting for urgent rescue and evacuation from Gaza.

4. Doctors Without Borders: 60 desalination plants destroyed by the Israeli army.

Sham's dream is a marshmallow

Northern Strip

1. Jabalia refugee camp and town:

‣ Aerial bombing in the camp;

‣ Jabalia Al Balad:

◦ Artillery fire in the night;

◦ Machine-gun fire in the night;

◦ Drone fire;

◦ House bombed.

‣ Nazla Jabalia:

◦ Bombing, 2 persons killed, wounded persons;

◦ Artillery fire from the north.

2. Shots fired from the north-west at aid seekers. 10 persons killed including a journalist.

Gaza City

1. West:

‣ Bombing of Al Ansar Square;

‣ Artillery fire at Al Rimal, wounded persons.

2. East:

‣ Night aerial bombing of Al Tuffah;

‣ Aerial bombing of Shuja'iya.

3. South:

‣ Al Zeitoun:

◦ House and residential building bombed;

◦ Artillery fire at a house.

‣ Al Sabra:

◦ Night bombing of the clinic area;

◦ Night artillery fire, one person killed;

◦ House bombed, a child killed.

Central Strip

1. Al Bureij refugee camp:

‣ Night bombing of Al Muhajarin Mosque area, killed and wounded persons;

‣ Helicopter fire in the northern part of camp;

‣ Artillery fire.

2. Deir al-Balah:

‣ House bombed in town;

‣ House bombed from the west, one person killed;

‣ Bombing in the eastern part of town.

3. Al Maghazi refugee camp – night bombing, 2 persons killed.

4. Nuseirat refugee camp:

‣ Shots fired at aid seekers in Wadi Gaza, wounded persons;

‣ Night bombing, wounded persons.

Khan Yunis district

‣ Israeli soldier killed by an explosive charge placed by the Israeli army:

Uri Gerlitz, 20-years-old from Meitar.

1. West:

‣ Drone fire at Al Mawasi, one woman killed, wounded persons.

2. North:

‣ Buildings exploded and destroyed;

‣ Displaced persons tents bombed in the night in the north-west. 12 persons killed;

‣ Hamad bombed.

3. Center:

‣ Night bombing;