Israel’s Gaza City push ‘a death sentence’ for Palestinians: Ministry
The Palestinian Interior Ministry has condemned Israel’s push to seize and forcibly displace about one million people from Gaza City, calling it a “criminal plan”.
“This would constitute a major humanitarian catastrophe for the city’s 1.2 million residents and internally displaced people,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that the international community must take action to prevent “a premeditated war crime”.
“If the [Israeli] occupation continues its plan, it would sentence 1.2 million people to death and displacement without shelter or a place to go,” it said.
Ninety-one aid seekers wounded, says hospital in Gaza
Hamad Hospital, which is funded by Qatar, announced that it received the bodies of three people killed along with 91 others who were wounded while seeking aid.
The Israeli army fired on them in the northern Gaza Strip, in a new escalation of the ongoing assault on civilians and humanitarian facilities.
UNRWA warns services ‘at severe risk’ in Gaza City
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has warned that the situation in Gaza City is worsening amid Israel’s intensified operations.
“Tens of thousands live in UNRWA shelters and the surrounding areas,” it said in a post on X, noting that it provides displaced people with health care, drinking water, shelter and sanitation.
“There must be a #CeasefireNow.”
UNRWA services in #Gaza City are at severe risk as the Israeli military operations intensify.
Tens of thousands live in UNRWA shelters and the surrounding areas.
UNRWA provides healthcare, drinking water, shelter, and sanitation to the displaced.
There must be a #CeasefireNow.… pic.twitter.com/CJpDkhQzbC
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) August 21, 2025
