Wednesday, August 6, 2025 – The Gaza Strip

Adi Ronen Argov
Aug 6
3 min read

‣ In the past 46 hours:

◦ Another 5 cases of death by starvation;

◦ 138 persons killed (87 of them aid seekers), 771 wounded (570 of them aid seekers).

‣ Since March 18, 2025 – 9,654 persons killed, 39,401 wounded;

‣ Since May 27, 2025 – 1,655 persons killed, 11,800 wounded, all aid seekers;

◦ Total number of deaths by starvation – 193, of these 96 were children.

‣ Since October 7, 2023 – 61,158 persons killed, 151,442 wounded.

‣ Israelis block aid trucks inside Israeli territory.

‣ In 10 days, 853 aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip, out of the 6,000 needed.

‣ Yuval Abraham’s research with the Guardian in Local Call (+972) On the surveillance systems in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank by unit 8200 of the Israeli army conjointly with Microsoft (Hebrew). English version in The Guardian.

‣ Photos of The Gaza Strip before and after, in The Guardian.

Northern Strip

1. One person killed, 18 wounded from parachuted aid packages.

Gaza City

1. East:

‣ Aerial bombing.

2. North:

‣ 20 persons killed as an aid truck overturned;

‣ 5 persons killed by shots fired at aid security guards;

‣ Shots fired at aid seekers in the north-west (Al Sudaniya area, Ziqim Crossing). 9 persons killed.

3. South:

‣ Al Zeitoun – bombing, 7 persons killed.

Central Strip

1. Al Bureij refugee camp:

‣ Shots fired at aid seekers east of camp, killed and wounded persons;

‣ House bombed, wounded persons.

2. Deir al-Balah:

‣ Aerial bombing;

‣ Bombing of displaced persons tent in the southern part of town, 5 persons killed.

3. Nuseirat refugee camp:

‣ Bombing of 2 houses in the northern part of the camp, 5 persons of the same family killed, 25 wounded;

‣ Artillery fire in the north-western part of camp;

‣ Bombing in the eastern part of camp, wounded persons;

‣ Aerial bombing in the new refugee camp;

‣ House near mosque bombed, wounded persons;

‣ Artillery fire at northern part of camp;

‣ Israeli military navy arrests 6 fishermen trying to fish.

Khan Yunis district

‣ New evacuation orders for Khan Yunis. Demand to evacuate westward, to Al Mawasi.

1. West:

‣ 8^th story of the Red Crescent offices bombed;

‣ Bombing in Al Mawasi.

2. North:

‣ Artillery fire;

‣ Machine-gun fire;

‣ Houses exploded.