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Israel Destroys 300 Homes in 3 Days

CrossFireArabia
August 14, 2025

The Israeli military has demolished more than 300 homes over the past three days in the Zeitoun neighborhood in the central Gaza Strip as part of its ongoing occupation plan.

Mahmoud Basal, the spokesperson for the Civil Defense in Gaza, said Wednesday that the Israeli army has conducted heavy assaults in Zeitoun, deliberately targeting civilian residential areas, according to Anadolu.

He noted that the Israeli forces particularly targeted buildings with five floors or more, and due to the explosives used, surrounding structures have also been destroyed.

Some homes were destroyed while residents were still inside, causing casualties, with demolitions carried out without prior warning and intense bombardment preventing civil defense teams from reaching the wounded.

Israel is facing mounting condemnation for its genocidal war on Gaza, where it has killed more than 61,700 people since October 2023.

Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.

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‘My kite flew above the tent… I felt like it was lifting me away from all sadness’

CrossFireArabia
August 9, 2025

“My kite flew above the tent… I felt like it was lifting me away from all sadness” — eight-year-old Amatullah*.

In acute emergencies like the war in Gaza, Early Childhood Development (ECD) plays a critical role in protecting children’s well-being and sense of normalcy. Since the onset of the escalation, the IRC and local partners have launched a flexible, play-based ECD response to meet the urgent developmental and psychosocial needs of young children and their caregivers.

With over 650,000 children currently out of school across Gaza, access to safe, supportive environments for early learning is more critical than ever. Since January 2024, our ECD programming has reached more than 22,000 children, offering joyful and structured activities in shelters, mobile kindergartens, and community spaces.

“For the first time in a long while, I played like this… I forgot about the war for a bit.” — Sara Abu*

Under the UBS-funded initiative Hope Through Learning and Play, the program is implemented in Gaza by our local partner, Save Youth Future Society using adapted ECD content from Ahlan Simsim and Preschool Healing Classrooms. This partnership has supported over 4,400, specifically displaced children – navigate grief, express emotions, and reconnect through play.

Learn more about the crisis in Gaza.

*Pseudnym used for privacy

The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC works in more than 40 countries and in 28 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future, and strengthen their communities.

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Airdrop Box Kills Boy in Gaza

CrossFireArabia
August 9, 2025

This is the fourth reported killed in as many days as large boxes came crushing down, including that of an 11-year-old boy and a nurse

A 14-year-old Palestinian boy was killed and several people were injured Saturday when an aid box dropped by air fell on them in central Gaza, marking the fourth such fatal accident in recent days, medical sources said.

The sources told Anadolu that Muhannad Eid died after being struck in the head by a box in the Al-Nuwairi Hill area, west of the Nuseirat refugee camp. He was taken to Al-Awda Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The exact number of injured was not immediately available.

Saturday’s tragedy follows three similar incidents since multiple countries began parachuting aid into Gaza on July 16, amid an Israeli blockade that has pushed the enclave into famine.

In the early hours of the same day, another Palestinian died from injuries sustained a day earlier when a box hit him in Gaza City’s Al-Yarmouk area. On Monday, a nurse was killed when a box crashed onto his tent in Al-Zawaida, while an 11-year-old boy died Wednesday in Khan Younis in the same way.

Palestinian officials and humanitarian groups say air-drops are far less effective than land deliveries and have caused chaos, damage, and deaths.

Israel has kept all Gaza crossings closed since March 2, blocking aid convoys despite hundreds of trucks waiting at the border. Only small amounts have been allowed in, far below the level needed to avert famine.

The World Food Program says one-third of Gaza’s population has gone several days without eating, calling the situation “unprecedented” in its levels of hunger and desperation. The UN estimates hundreds of aid trucks must enter daily to end the famine caused by the Israeli blockade and war.

Israel has been facing mounting outrage over its deadly war on Gaza, where more than 61,300 people have been killed since October 2023. The military campaign has devastated the enclave and brought it to the verge of famine.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.

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‘Dangerous, Illegal Escalation’ – Israeli Gaza Occupation

CrossFireArabia
August 8, 2025

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said Friday that Israel’s decision to occupy the Gaza Strip reveals the true nature of its war, “an unjustified campaign against Palestinian civilians.”

In a statement, the ministry condemned the Israeli Security Cabinet’s newly approved plan as a “dangerous and illegal escalation.”

“This decision reveals that the Israeli war was never defensive; it has always been a war of extermination and forced displacement against the people of Gaza,” the ministry said, warning of the “certain death” of civilians remaining in the strip according to Anadolu.

“This development cannot be ignored,” the ministry said.

The ministry announced it is launching a political campaign targeting decision-making centers in the international community, urging governments and institutions to “assume their legal, political, and moral responsibilities” and act to halt Israel’s actions.

The statement came hours after Israel’s Security Cabinet approved a proposal by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to have the military take control of Gaza City.

Israel has been facing mounting outrage over its destructive war on Gaza, where more than 61,200 people have been killed since October 2023. The military campaign has devastated the enclave, which is facing famine.

Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.

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Lapid: Gaza Take Over Disastrous For Israel

CrossFireArabia
August 8, 2025

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid on Friday sharply criticized the Cabinet’s latest decision on Gaza, calling it “a disaster that will lead to many more disasters.”

In a statement, Lapid accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of capitulating to the extremist demands of far-right ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich.

The criticism from Lapid, head of the Yesh Atid party, comes after Israel’s Security Cabinet approved a plan by Netanyahu to take control of Gaza City, according to Anadolu.

“In complete contradiction to the opinion of the military and security ranks, without considering the erosion and exhaustion of the fighting forces, Ben Gvir and Smotrich dragged Netanyahu into a move that will take months,” said Lapid.

He added that this will “lead to the death of the hostages, the killing of many soldiers, cost tens of billions to the Israeli taxpayers, and lead to a political collapse.”

He warned that Israel will be “trapped in the field without a goal, without defining the picture of the day after, in a useless occupation that no one understands where it is leading.”

Israel has been facing mounting outrage over its destructive war on Gaza, where more than 61,200 people have been killed since October 2023.

Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.