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Palestinians reported some of the heaviest bombardments in weeks in areas east of Gaza City as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the military to speed up its plans for the new offensive.
Witnesses said that Israeli tanks and planes struck Sabra, Zeitoun and Shejaia, suburbs of eastern Gaza City on Monday, pushing families westwards from their homes, according to Reuters.
Netanyahu said on Sunday: “I want to end the war as quickly as possible, and that is why I have instructed the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) to shorten the schedule for seizing control of Gaza City.”
He added the new offensive would focus on Gaza City, which he described as Hamas’ “capital of terrorism”, before indicating that the coastal area of central Gaza could be next.
It comes as six journalists were killed while sheltering in a tent near Al Shifa hospital, including Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif.
Israeli military had accused Al-Sharif of being a “Hamas Terrorist”, which Al Jazeera has denied.
Al Jazeera Media Network said: “The order to assassinate Anas Al Sharif, one of Gaza’s bravest journalists, and his colleagues, is a desperate attempt to silence the voices exposing the impending seizure and occupation of Gaza.”
Israel says 280 aid trucks entered Gaza on Saturday
Israeli military body Cogat, which co-ordinates the entry of aid into Gaza, has shared its latest figures of aid entering the war-torn strip.
Over 280 trucks entered Gaza through the Kerem Shalom and Zikim crossings. 300 trucks were collected and distributed by the UN and international organizations.Tankers of @UN fuel entered for the operation of essential humanitarian systems. 131 pallets of aid were airdropped in cooperation with the UAE, Jordan, Germany, Belguim, Italy, The Netherlands and France.
Bryony Gooch11 August 2025 15:30
Watch: Moment Netanyahu claims government’s plan to take over Gaza City is ‘best way’ to end warMoment Netanyahu claims government’s plan to take over Gaza City is ‘best way’ to end war
Bryony Gooch11 August 2025 15:00
Five people have died of malnutrition in past 24 hours, says Gaza health ministry
On Monday, Gaza’s health ministry said five more people had died of malnutrition and starvation in Gaza in the past 24 hours. That raised the number of deaths from such causes to 222, including 101 children, since the war began, the ministry said.
Israel says it has scaled up the entry of aid and commercial goods into Gaza in past weeks. Palestinian and U.N. officials say the aid is a fraction of what Gaza needs.
Bryony Gooch11 August 2025 14:45
Pictured: The six journalists killed in an airstrike near Al-Shifa hospital
(AFP/Getty)
(Al Jazeera)
Bryony Gooch11 August 2025 14:30
Netanyahu instructs military to speed up latest offensive plans
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said he had instructed the Israeli military to speed up its plans for the new offensive.
“I want to end the war as quickly as possible, and that is why I have instructed the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) to shorten the schedule for seizing control of Gaza City,” he said.
Netanyahu said the new offensive would focus on Gaza City, which he described as Hamas’ “capital of terrorism”. He also indicated that the coastal area of central Gaza may be next, saying Hamas militants have been pushed there too.
(Reuters)
Bryony Gooch11 August 2025 14:15
‘A desperate attempt to silence voices’: Israel accused over the ever-growing death toll of journalists in Gaza
The latest figures from the UN say that at least 242 Palestinian journalists have died in the nearly two-year conflict. The death toll has continued to mount in recent months as Israel’s attacks in the war-torn enclave have escalated. On Sunday six journalists, including prominent Al Jazeera correspondent Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an airstrike sparking widespread international condemnation.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says Gaza has the highest number of journalist deaths since the organisation started gathering data in 1992 and in April, Brown University’s Watson Institute declared the war was “quite simply, the worst ever conflict for reporters”.
Bryony Gooch11 August 2025 14:00
‘Give us the flour – or we will kill you’: Gaza’s starving face impossible choices
As Palestinians in the north of the enclave face forced evacuation under the military escalation planned by Benjamin Netanyahu, locals tell Nedal Hamdouna in Gaza and Bel Trew of the brutal reality.
Bryony Gooch11 August 2025 13:45
Israel’s killing of six journalists ‘a grave breach of international humanitarian law’ says UN
The UN Human Rights Office has condemned the killing of six journalists by the Israeli military.
They said in a statement on social media: “We condemn the killing by Israeli military of 6 Palestinian journalists by targeting their tent, in grave breach of international humanitarian law.
“#Israel must respect & protect all civilians, including journalists. At least 242 Palestinian journalists were killed in Gaza since 7 Oct 2023. We call for immediate, safe & unhindered access to Gaza for all journalists.”
The Committee to Project Journalists has reported over 186 journalists have died in Gaza since the war began.
Bryony Gooch11 August 2025 13:30
Macron says Israeli occupation in Gaza ‘a disaster waiting to happen’
French president Emmanuel Macron is the latest world leader to condemn Israel’s plans in Gaza, calling it “a disaster waiting to happen.”
He added that Israeli hostages and the people of Gaza would be the first victims of this strategy, before proposing an international coalition under UN mandate to fight terrorism and stabilise Gaza.
FRANCIA PESTICIDA (AP)
Bryony Gooch11 August 2025 13:15
Starmer: ‘We are gravely concerned by the repeated targeting of journalists in Gaza’
British prime minister Keir Starmer is “gravely concerned” about the repeated targeting of journalists in Gaza, his spokesperson said on Monday, after five reporters were killed in an Israeli airstrike.
Israel’s military said it targeted and killed prominent Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al Sharif, alleging he had headed a Hamas militant cell and was involved in rocket attacks on Israel.
Al Jazeera, which is funded by the Qatari government, rejected the assertion, and before his death, Al Sharif had also rejected such claims by Israel.
The Prime Minister said the new offensive was ‘wrong’ (Isabel Infantes/PA) (PA Wire)
“We are gravely concerned by the repeated targeting of journalists in Gaza,” Starmer’s spokesperson told reporters.
“Reporters covering conflicts are afforded protection under international humanitarian law, and journalists must be able to report independently, without fear, and Israel must ensure journalists can carry out their work safely.”
Asked about the claim that one of the journalists was linked to Hamas, Starmer’s spokesperson said: “That should be investigated thoroughly and independently, but we are gravely concerned by the repeated targeting of journalists”.
Bryony Gooch11 August 2025 13:11