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Wednesday, August 13, 2025 – The Gaza Strip

  • Writer: Adi Ronen Argov
    Adi Ronen Argov
  • Aug 12
  • 3 min read

In the past 24 hours:

◦ 8 persons died of starvation, 3 of them children;

◦ 123 persons killed (21 of them aid seekers), 437 wounded (185 of them aid seekers);

Since March 18, 2025 – 10,201 persons killed, 42,484 wounded;

Since May 27m 2025 – 1,859 persons killed, 13,594 wounded, all aid seekers;

◦ So far, 235 persons have died of starvation, 106 of them children.

Since October 7, 2023 – 61,722 persons killed, 154,525 wounded.


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‣ In 17 days, there were 1,535 aid trucks let into the Gaza Strip, of the 10,200 trucks at least needed. 90% of the trucks let in were looted by starving people. The cargo falls off the trucks because Israel prevents proper tying.


‣ In the 3 days since the Israeli cabinet ratified an attack on Gaza City, the neighborhood of Al Zeitoun (south-east) is at the focus of this attack. So far, 300 houses have been destroyed, 3 entire families wiped off the face of the earth, and teams of rescuers prevented access, as well as shots fired at whoever dares enter the neighborhood.


‣ Tonight, too, Israelis prevented the entry of aid trucks.



Northern Strip

1. Shots fired at aid seekers and security guards in Al Siftawi area (north-west), 7 persons killed.

2. Machine-gun fire in the north-west.


Gaza City

1. West:

Sheikh Radwan – bombing, 3 persons killed;

Tel El Hawa – displaced persons tent bombed, 7 persons killed including 5 children.

2. East:

‣ Aerial bombing and massive artillery fire;

‣ Bombing of Al Tuffah, 3 persons killed.


3. South:

◦ Houses exploded and destroyed;

◦ House bombed, wounded persons;

◦ Residential building bombed;

◦ House bombed, 3 persons killed;

◦ House bombed, wounded persons;

◦ House bombed, one person killed.



Central Strip

1. Al Bureij refugee camp – artillery fire from the east.

‣ Shots fired at aid seekers east of town, 4 persons killed;

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‣ House bombed;

‣ Drone attack in the southern part of town, wounded persons;

‣ Another drone attack, one person killed.

3. Nuseirat refugee camp:

‣ Shots fired at aid seekers in Wadi Gaza, 5 persons killed, 7 wounded;

‣ Artillery fire in northern part of camp.


Khan Yunis district

1. West:

Al Amal:

◦ Houses exploded and destroyed in the north-western part of town;

◦ Artillery fire at a house, 5 persons killed;

‣ Shots fired at aid seekers in the south-west, 10 persons killed;

‣ Bombing of Al Nassar Hospital compound.


2. North:

‣ Bombing of residential buildings at Hamad.

3. Center:

‣ Massive aerial bombing;

‣ Drone attack, 2 persons killed.

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Rafah district

1. Shots fired at aid seekers in the north, killed and wounded persons.

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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