Main events on August 28th
- Israeli forces continued attacks across Gaza, killing over 60 people, including 19 aid seekers, according to local medical sources.
- Four more people, including two children, died of “famine and malnutrition” in the enclave, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
- UN chief Antonio Guterres addressed the mounting hunger-related deaths, saying famine in Gaza is a “present-day catastrophe” caused by “deliberate decisions that defy basic humanity”.
- The UN Security Council voted to extend UNIFIL, a long-running peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, until the end of 2026 when it will begin a yearlong drawdown.
- The Israeli military carried out an aerial assault in Yemen’s Sana’a area, claiming to strike a Houthi “military target”.
Unknown virus spreading at Al-Shifa Hospital
This news comes from the director of al-Shifa Medical Complex, Dr Muhammad Abu Salmiya, who said the hospital lacks the correct equipment to determine its origin, our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report.
Panic in Gaza City amid Israeli strikes
Footage verified by Al Jazeera shows a series of Israeli strikes occurring near a busy street in Gaza City, causing widespread panic. People in the area, including children, are seen running away as powerful blasts rock the area.
As we’ve been reporting, Israel’s military has been intensifying attacks in and around Gaza City, which is currently carrying out a plan to seize. Earlier, Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum, reporting from the enclave, said some Israeli strikes in Gaza City have hit residential neighbourhoods, seemingly in an attempt to clear them of residents.
