In Occupied Palestine

Zionism in practice

Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land

08:00, 12 August 2025 until 08:00, 13 August 2025

Gaza Strip

Merciless blitz on starving Gaza — growing numbers

of dead and injured

Victims 12 August – 13 August 2025:

123 more killed and 437 wounded

Since dawn, Israeli air strikes, missile–launches and gunfire on homes, as well as medical and other facilities, have resulted in 123 dead and 437 wounded. The total number now killed in Gaza, since 7 October 2023, has risen to at least 61,722 and the total wounded is at least 154,525. The daily average number of men, women and children killed in Gaza is at least 91 and, that of those injured, is more than 228. A UN report states that, as of 14 January 2025, around 70% of those killed in Gaza were women and children.

United Nations

OCHA Gaza Humanitarian Response

Gaza Strip Update #313

13 August 2025

In a briefing to the UN Security Council on Gaza, OCHA’s Director of the Co–ordination Division, Mr Ramesh Rajasingham, expressed concern over the prolonged conflict and reports of atrocities and signalled worry of further human toll following the Government of Israel’s decision to expand military operations: “Gaza lies in ruins. Almost everyone in Gaza has been forcibly displaced at some point over the past two years and at least once. Palestinians in Gaza have been forced into an area that amounts to less than 14% of the territory, in areas that are not safe and are lacking basic services or shelter. Further expansion of military operations will make these conditions even worse.” He highlighted that hunger-related deaths are rising, noting that this is “no longer a looming hunger crisis – this is starvation, pure and simple,” and that humanitarian conditions remain largely unchanged despite some improvements in operations enabled by the Israeli military’s “tactical pauses” and the Israeli authorities’ recent approval of a mechanism for the gradual resumption of controlled commercial goods into Gaza.

Key Highlights

• The UN Secretary-General called for an independent and impartial investigation into the killing of six Palestinian journalists in an Israeli strike in Gaza city on 10 August, which highlights the extreme risks that journalists and media workers covering the war continue to face.

• Hunger-related deaths are rising, and the Gaza Strip continues to face starvation. Eight people have reportedly died in the past 24 hours.

• Child malnutrition can lead to lifelong harm and generational poverty, says Save the Children.

• To push back escalating starvation, the Food Security Sector calls for the immediate resumption of large-scale humanitarian assistance with guaranteed safe, unimpeded and sustained access, and for scaling up the entry of nutritious food through the commercial sector.

• Primary health-care response in Gaza is undermined by the lack of adequate medical supplies, leaving thousands of chronic-disease patients and those suffering from communicable illnesses without life-saving support, and heightening the risk of a large-scale public health crisis, UNRWA warns.

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West Bank

Israeli Army attack – refugee camp: Jenin – Israeli Occupation forces, continue storming and firing live ammunition in the city and the refugee camp.

Israeli Army attacks – home invasions in refugee camps: Tulkarem – the Israeli Army, firing live ammunition, continue to storm the city as well as the Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps,invading and occupying homes.

Home invasion and forced personal demolition: Jerusalem – the Israeli Occupation forced a resident, Muhammad Khaled Qaraeen, to destroy his home in the Silwan neighbourhood – or otherwise be forced to pay an extortionate sum to the Israeli Occupation demolition squads, who would be sent in to do it.

Home invasions: Tubas – dawn, Israeli forces raided the town of Anabta and searched a number of homes.

Home invasion: Salfit – 01:30–03:05, the Israeli Army raided the city and invaded a house.

Home invasions: Jericho – 22:25–04:40, Israeli troops raided the city and invaded a number of homes.

Home invasion – beating-up and hospitalisation: Bethlehem – the Israeli military raided the town of al-Khadr and searched a house, severely beating-up and hospitalising a resident: Ahmed Rizq Mahmoud Issa.

Home invasion and abduction of youngster: Hebron – 01:10-02:45, Israeli soldiers raided the town of Beit Ummar and abducted a 17-year-old youth: Abdullah Wael Harbi Hilmi Abu Ayyash.

Israeli Army population–control: Jerusalem – the Israeli Occupation issued an order, forcing a resident, Muhammad Ibrahim Darwish, to leave his home in the village of al-Issawiya, for a period of one week.

Israeli Army vandalism: Jerusalem – morning, Israeli forces demolished a hut and a fence on the land of a Qalandiya villager, Imran Rabah Subh.

Israeli police and settlers’ mosque violation: Jerusalem – 08:00, Israeli settlers, escorted by Occupation police, invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and molested worshippers.

Israeli Army destruction and population–control: Ramallah – 10:30, the Israeli Army demolished a building material shop, at the intersection of the road between al-Mazra’a al-Sharqiya and Silwad.

Occupation settler land-grab: Hebron – 11:20, Israeli Occupation settlers set up mobile homes on land seized near the village of Deir Razeh.

Occupation settler terrorism: Ramallah – 11:05, armed Israeli Occupation settlers detained and terrorised a man, Mahmoud Kamal Dar Musa, near the village of al-Tira.

Occupation settler agricultural sabotage: Ramallah – 22:40, Israeli settlers bulldozed an area of privately-owned land planted with olive trees, in Turmusaya.

Occupation settler terrorism: Tubas – 14:05, Occupation settlers entered the Nab’ al-Ghazal area in the North Jordan Valley and terrorised residents.

Occupation settler violence – youngster injured: Tubas – 03:10, Israeli settlers terrorised a family in the al-Farisiya area of the Northern Jordan Valley, severely beating-up and injuring a youngster.

Occupation settler arson and agricultural sabotage: Nablus – 16:00, Israeli Occupation settlers set fire to crops, on an area of agricultural land near the village of Duma.

Occupation settler drone terrorism: Salfit – 22:30, Israeli settlers launched a drone, equipped with a loudspeaker, into the sky over the town of Deir Ballut, insulting and terrorising residents.

Occupation settler stoning: Jericho – 18:45, Occupation settlers stoned passing vehicles on al-Ma’arjat Road, shattering the windows of several of them.

Occupation settler agricultural sabotage: Hebron – morning, Israelis, from the Mitzpe Yair Occupation settlement, grazed their livestock on land planted with olive and almond trees as well as seedlings, in the Masafer area of Yatta.

Occupation settler population–control: Hebron – Israeli Occupation settlers took control of a well in the Masafer area of Yatta, barring residents from accessing it.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Jerusalem – dawn, Israeli Occupation forces raided the town of Qatana, taking prisoner one person.

Raid: Jerusalem – 01:00, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the town of Anata.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Ramallah – dawn, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the village of Shuqba, taking prisoner one person.

Raid: Ramallah – 23:45, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the town of Sinjil.

Raid: Ramallah – dawn, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the town of Turmusaya.

Raid: Ramallah – dawn, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the town of Beit Liqiya.

Raid: Jenin – evening, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the town of Meithalun.

Raid: Tubas – 20:20-23:10, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the city.

Raid: Qalqiliya – 13:40, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the city.

Raid – 4 taken prisoner: Qalqiliya – 02:40, Israeli troops again raided and patrolled the city, taking prisoner four people.

Raid: Nablus – 12:05, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the town of Beita.

Raid: Nablus – 20:55–00:55, Israeli soldiers raided the village of Burin.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Nablus – 00:30–03:20, Israeli Occupation forces raided Aqraba, taking prisoner one person.

Raid – 3 taken prisoner: Nablus – dawn, Israeli forces raided the town of Sebastia, taking prisoner three people.

Raid – stun grenades fired: Nablus – 12:05, the Israeli Army, firing stun grenades, raided the town of Beita.

Raid – population–control: Jericho – 22:15, Israeli troops raided the town of al-Auja, detaining and interrogating a number of residents.

Raid: Hebron – 14:40, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the village of Tabqa.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Hebron – 01:30, Israeli soldiers raided the town of Bani Na’im, taking prisoner one person.