Tuesday, August 19, 2025 – The Gaza Strip
- Adi Ronen Argov
- Aug 18
- 3 min read
‣ In the past 24 hours:
◦ 3 cases of death by starvation;
◦ 60 persons killed (31 of them aid seekers), 343 wounded (197 of them aid seekers).
‣ Since March 18, 2025 – 10,518 persons killed, 44,532 wounded;
‣ Since May 27, 2025 – 1,996 persons killed, 14,898 wounded, all aid seekers;
◦ So far, 266 persons have died of starvation, 112 of them children.
‣ Since October 7, 2023 – 62,064 persons killed, 156,573 wounded.
Orphanage school year end "celebration", Gaza. The building was bombed since
‣ Intense attacks against Jabalia in the Northern Strip, Al Zeitoun, Al Sabra in Gaza City, Deir al-Balah in the Central Strip, and Khan Yunis in the Southern Strip night and day.
‣ In 9 days, the Israeli army has demolished 450 houses in Al Zeitoun neighborhood.

Northern Strip
1. Aerial bombing in Al Siftawi area, a child killed.
2. Jabalia refugee camp and town:
‣ Aerial bombing west of the camp;
‣ Artillery fire at Jabalia town;
‣ Intense bombing of Jabalia town;
‣ Bombing of Jabalia al Nazla, 5 persons killed;
3. Shots fired at aid seekers in Al Soudaniya, killed persons.
Gaza City
1. West:
‣ Night aerial bombing of Al Nassar neighborhood, 2 persons killed.
2. East:
‣ Houses exploded and destroyed.
3. South:
‣ Al Zeitoun:
◦ Night artillery fire;
◦ Aerial bombing combined with artillery fire;
◦ Aerial bombing, 5 persons killed;
◦ House bombed;
◦ Artillery fire toward nightfall;
◦ Machine-gun fire west of the neighborhood.
‣ Al Sabra:
◦ Night artillery fire, killed persons;
◦ Night drone attack;
◦ Night artillery fire, wounded persons;
◦ Night artillery fire in the south;
◦ Aerial bombing combined with artillery fire during the day;
◦ Artillery fire, one woman killed.
Central Strip
1. Al Bureij – night aerial bombing.
2. Deir al-Balah:
‣ Shots fired at aid seekers from the east, 5 persons killed;
‣ Night aerial bombing, 4 person killed;
‣ Helicopter fire, killed and wounded persons;
‣ House bombed, one person killed;
‣ Bicycle bombed, one person killed 4 wounded;
‣ House bombed, wounded persons.
3. Nuseirat refugee camp – shots fired at aid seekers in Wadi Gaza, one person killed, wounded persons.
Khan Yunis district
1. West:
‣ Al Mawasi:
◦ Night drone attack, a girl and her mother killed;
◦ Night artillery fire, 4 persons killed;
◦ Machine-gun fire, one person killed.
‣ Al Amal:
◦ Night aerial bombing in the north-west;
◦ 3night aerial attacks, wounded persons.
2. North:
‣ Helicopter fire.
3. South:
‣ Aerial bombing.
4. Center:
‣ Aerial bombing, a child killed;
‣ Houses exploded and destroyed.
Rafah district
1. Displaced persons tent bombed, one person killed, persons wounded.
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.









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