On the 657th day of the ongoing genocide, Israeli missiles and shells more than 21 Palestinians, and injured dozens of Palestinians, including children, across the devastated, starved and besieged Gaza Strip.
the death toll from starvation rose to 115 Palestinians, amid worsening humanitarian conditions, a growing famine, and increasing scarcity of clean drinking water.
Medical sources said at least seventeen Palestinians have been killed, and dozens injured, including children and women, across the Gaza Strip at dawn.
Sources at the Al-Awda and the Al-Aqsa hospitals stated that at least eight Palestinians were killed, and many injured, in an Israeli bombing of central Gaza.
Medical sources reported that three Palestinians were killed, and others wounded in the early hours of Wednesday following an Israeli artillery strike on a group of civilians waiting for humanitarian aid near the Al-Qastal Towers in eastern Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza.
Five Palestinians were also injured at dawn, when the Israeli soldiers opened fire on them while awaiting humanitarian aid on the Rashid Street near the Al-Khalidi Mosque, northwest of Gaza city.
Also, a Palestinian man and a woman were killed and at least ten wounded when Israeli soldiers targeted displaced Palestinians, awaiting aid, northwest of Gaza city.
Furthermore, a Palestinian journalist, Ahmad Wael Hamdan, along with several members of his family, were wounded after their tent was targeted in Gaza City a short while ago.
In addition, three Palestinians, including a child and a newborn were killed, and many injured, when the army bombarded a home near the Al-Ahli Club in Nuseirat in central Gaza.
Another Palestinian was killed, and many injured, in an Israeli bombing of a Palestinian homes in the Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza.
Simultaneously, Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes near a mosque in Al-Bureij refugee camp, in central Gaza.
In Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, the army targeted tents of displaced Palestinians in Mawasi Khan Younis, killing two Palestinians and causing several injuries, in addition to bombing the vicinity of Hamad City in northern Khan Younis.
In addition, the army fired live rounds at Palestinians, seeking food and humanitarian aid, south of Khan Younis, killing three and causing several injuries.
The Israeli army fired shells at a tent, housing displaced Palestinians in Mawasi Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, killing two Palestinians and causing several injuries.
Furthermore, the Israeli army wired and detonated several Palestinian homes in the as-Sater area in Khan Younis.
Three Palestinians were killed and several others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a tent sheltering displaced individuals in the Al-Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, according to medical sources at Al-Shifa Hospital.
Since midnight on Wednesday, Israeli warplanes have carried out multiple airstrikes targeting tents housing displaced civilians and groups awaiting humanitarian aid in and around Gaza City.
Emergency services confirmed the recovery of two bodies and three wounded from an attack near the Legislative Council building in western Rimal neighborhood in Gaza city.
Separately, a Palestinian man and a woman were killed, and more than ten were wounded, following a strike that hit civilians waiting for aid in the northwest of the city.
Some children in Gaza have lost up to 80% of their body weight as Israel throttles food supplies and massacres Palestinians at “aid” sites. pic.twitter.com/gI1hD9kHyt
— AJ+ (@ajplus) July 24, 2025
The targeting of those awaiting food and medical relief reveals a deliberate strategy that deepens Gaza’s humanitarian crisis.
Most residents, many of them multiple times displaced, struggle to secure potable water, food, and shelter under unrelenting bombardment.
World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus recently declared the situation in Gaza a “man-made mass starvation,” affirming that 90% of the population faces life-threatening water shortages. He emphasized that the crisis is not a natural disaster, but the result of deliberate policy choices that obstruct humanitarian access and obliterate civilian infrastructure.
Despite the risks, WHO staff remain active in Gaza, assisting local health workers who themselves are now suffering alongside the population they serve. In recent months, over 5,100 children have entered malnutrition programs—800 of them in critical condition.
“We need look no further than the horror show in Gaza —with a level of death and destruction without parallel in recent times,” @AntonioGuterres told the Security Council.
In #Gaza, malnutrition is soaring. Starvation is at the door. UN facilities have been struck despite their… pic.twitter.com/NsAQqbn83u
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) July 24, 2025
At least 21 children are confirmed to have died of starvation in 2025 alone, with the actual toll likely much higher due to reporting gaps and blocked aid routes.
On the political front, Israel is reviewing Hamas’s response to a proposed ceasefire, while negotiations hosted in Doha reportedly draw attention from international mediators, including U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff.
As the death toll rises and infrastructure vanishes, Gaza remains a crucible of suffering. Families wait beneath tarpaulins not just for aid, but for global recognition of their humanity.
Israeli newspaper Haaretz has strongly criticized Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, labeling him the “Minister of Starvation” in response to his role in obstructing humanitarian access to Gaza.
The paper condemned Sa’ar’s decision to deny the renewal of a residency permit for Jonathan Whittall, head of the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Palestine—a move the editorial described as part of Israel’s broader assault on international law and institutions.
According to Haaretz, the decision threatens to paralyze the only aid agency currently capable of maintaining its operations in Gaza, exacerbating an already catastrophic humanitarian crisis.
The editorial called for an immediate reversal, urging the Israeli government and military to open crossings for food and medical aid, and to allow UN bodies and humanitarian organizations to function without interference.
The criticism reflects growing concern from within Israel’s own media about the government’s handling of humanitarian policy amid a deepening blockade, mass starvation, and allegations of systematic violations of human rights and international conventions.
Politically, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced that Israel is reviewing Hamas’s formal response to the proposed ceasefire agreement.
In a statement, Hamas confirmed that it had delivered its reply, and that of other Palestinian factions, to mediators. Talks are reportedly underway in Doha, with Israeli media suggesting that U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff may travel to the Qatari capital by the end of the week.
Israeli has now killed more than 59,219 Palestinians, including at least 17,340 children, 10,214 children, 4,167 elders and 262 journalists, and injured more than 143,045 Palestinians, largely children and women, across the devastated Gaza Strip, since October 7, 2023.
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