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SvennoJ on 30 August 2025
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Main events on August 30th

  • Israel has killed dozens more Palestinians, including aid seekers, in Gaza amid intense ground and air assaults as well as a military push to seize Gaza City in the north.
  • The Israeli army says it has assessed that Abu Obeida, the longtime military spokesman of Hamas, may have been killed during an air strike on Gaza City. Hamas released a video of its assassinated leaders, but did not comment on the Abu Obeida claim.
  • The Houthis in Yemen confirmed that Israeli strikes in Sanaa on Thursday killed the group’s prime minister, as well as several ministers after hitting a cabinet meeting, but signalled defiance.
  • Thousands protested in Israel’s Tel Aviv and Jerusalem to denounce the government and demand a deal to bring back all captives, with more demonstrations expected tomorrow.
  • The Israeli army said the body of Idan Shtivi, killed on October 7, 2023, was recently recovered from Gaza.
  • Protesters called for an end to the genocide in the enclave on the sidelines of the Venice International Film Festival, as well as in several other European cities, but EU foreign ministers showed they were divided over whether to sanction Israel.
  • The US is blocking Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas from attending the UN General Assembly in September, also denying visas to other officials.

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