Israel - Gaza, news from August 25th. Trump: "I think the war will be over within 2-3 weeks."
At least 20 people, including five journalists , were killed today in an Israeli army attack on the Nasser hospital complex in Khan Yunis , southern Gaza Strip. "They are doing everything they can to silence independent voices trying to report what is happening in Gaza," denounced the director general of Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The Israeli Defense Chief of Staff, according to The Times of Israel, announced the agreement for the release of the hostages and added: "Now the matter is in Netanyahu's hands."
Norwegian wealth fund divests from Israel for ethical reasons
Norway's $2 trillion wealth fund, the world's largest, said it was divesting from U.S. group Caterpillar CAT.N and five Israeli banks for ethical reasons,
Roman Press: The massacre of journalists continues in Gaza, propaganda entrusted to influencers.
Five more media workers killed in Gaza in yet another raid on a hospital, a two-part, targeted drone attack. Journalists are targets for Israeli forces, witnesses to be eliminated of the incessant massacre of civilians, by bombs or starvation, of the systematic violation of human rights. This is what the Roman Press Association wrote in a statement. "Journalists are being killed in the field," the statement continues, "access to the independent press is being denied, while clumsy and offensive propaganda is being organized with influencers, who are entrusted with the daunting task of denying the evidence shown every day by the images arriving from Gaza, thanks precisely to the journalists who have become targets: the death toll stands at over 240." "Victims," Stampa Romana concludes, "along with the right to report, and that of the global public opinion to be informed. A global mobilization is needed to defend the right to report and full freedom of expression."
Brazil refuses to approve Israel's new ambassador
Brazil refuses to approve Israel's new ambassador-designate, Gali Dagan, who was previously posted to Colombia. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had already accused Israel of genocide in Gaza last year. Also last year, Brazil recalled its ambassador to Israel, who has not returned since.
MSF: "Outraged" by the impunity with which Israel attacks
The NGO Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has expressed outrage at Israel's "impunity" following the latest attack on a hospital in the Gaza Strip. "We denounce in the strongest terms the horrific attacks carried out today by Israel against Nasser Hospital, the only partially functioning public medical facility in southern Gaza," said Jerome Grimaud, MSF Emergency Coordinator in Gaza, in a statement.
Netanyahu: "The decision to take control of Gaza City is unequivocal."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not backing down on his plans to occupy Gaza. The government's decision to take control of Gaza City is "unequivocal," he said, following the barrage of criticism over the IDF raid on Nasser Hospital, which killed 20 civilians, including five journalists. "Israel will act with determination and force to bring all the hostages home and defeat Hamas," the Prime Minister told U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, who met with him today in Jerusalem.
Trump: "I think within the next two or three weeks there will be a conclusion to the war."
"I think within the next two or three weeks there will be a pretty good and definitive conclusion. It's a hard thing to say, because they've been fighting for thousands of years. You know, it's always been a flashpoint, but I think we're doing a great job. But it has to stop." This was stated by US President Donald Trump during a press briefing in the Oval Office, regarding the conflict between Israel and Hamas, according to the Guardian . When asked if there was a "diplomatic push" to end the conflict, Trump redirected the question to his special envoy Steve Witkoff , who did not provide further details but praised him. "We would be nowhere if it weren't for the president's post on Truth last week, which was a message to Hamas to get a move on and come to the peace table. Without that, everything would have been stuck. So, as usual, he's the guy who moves things," Witkoff said, according to the British newspaper.
Trump: "The famine in Gaza must end."
US President Donald Trump responded with a repeated "nobody remembers October 7th" when asked by reporters what he thought of the famine afflicting the Palestinian population in Gaza. "But that said," he added, "it has to end."
Houthis report: Israeli attack on Sana'a leaves 10 dead, more than 90 injured
The updated toll from yesterday's Israeli attack on the Yemeni capital Sana'a has risen to 10 dead and over 90 wounded. Anees Alasbahi, spokesman for the Houthi Ministry of Health, announced this in a post on X.
Netanyahu: "Israel expresses deep regret for the tragic incident that occurred today at Nasser Hospital in Gaza."
"Israel expresses deep regret over the tragic incident that occurred today at Nasser Hospital in Gaza. Israel appreciates the work of journalists, medical staff, and all civilians," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office wrote. "Military authorities," Netanyahu's office continued, "are conducting a thorough investigation. Our war is against Hamas terrorists. Our legitimate goals are to defeat Hamas and bring our hostages home."
Guterres calls for a swift and impartial investigation into the killings of journalists.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "strongly condemns the killing of Palestinians today during Israeli attacks on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis," where "victims include civilians, medical staff, and journalists." Guterres' spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, said this, calling for a "swift and impartial investigation into these killings." "These latest horrific killings highlight the extreme risks medical staff and journalists face in carrying out their vital work in this brutal conflict. The Secretary-General recalls that civilians, including medical staff and journalists, must be respected and protected at all times," the spokesperson said.
German minister soon to visit Israel and Palestine
German Minister of Development and Foreign Affairs Reem Alabali Radovan will embark on a three-day visit to Israel, the Palestinian territories, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, her spokesperson announced.
Macron on the Nasser attack: "It's intolerable. Israel must respect international law."
The Israeli raid on Gaza's Nasser Hospital, which killed at least 20 people, including five journalists, "is intolerable," declared French President Emmanuel Macron, urging Israel to "respect international law." "Civilians and journalists must be protected under all circumstances. The media must be able to exercise their mission freely and independently to cover the reality of the conflict," he wrote in X.
Stubb: "Gaza is a failure of humanity."
Finnish President Alexander Stubb said the situation in Gaza is a humanitarian catastrophe that amounts to a failure of humanity and that Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip violate international law.
Media, a sixth journalist was also reportedly killed in Al-Mawasi today in the Gaza Strip
Following the attack on Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, in which five journalists were killed, another journalist, Hassan Duhan , was killed in an attack on the Al-Mawasi displaced persons area in the southern Gaza Strip, according to reports from Gaza. The Israeli website Ynetnews reported.
Trump: "IDF raid on hospital? I'm not happy."
Responding to reporters in the Oval Office, Donald Trump said he was unaware of Israel's raid on the Gaza hospital but was not happy about it.
Cardinal Parolin: "We are shocked by the hospital raid."
"We remain appalled by what is happening in Gaza, despite the worldwide condemnation. It is truly nonsense." Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin commented on the raid on Gaza's Nasser Hospital, which resulted in the deaths of 20 people. "It seems there is no hope of a solution, and the situation seems to be becoming increasingly complicated and precarious from a humanitarian standpoint, with all the consequences we see daily," Parolin added, speaking to journalists in Naples on the sidelines of the celebrations for the 75th National Liturgical Week.
Witnesses say two missiles fired within minutes of each other at Nasser
This morning, a double Israeli attack hit Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, killing at least 20 people, including journalists. This is according to local health workers. Dr. Ahmed al-Farra , head of the pediatrics department at Nasser, said the first attack hit the top floor of a building in Nasser Hospital. A few minutes later, as journalists and emergency workers wearing orange vests rushed up an outside staircase, a second missile struck the same spot. This version coincides with the one told to AP by Zaher al-Waheidi, a Gaza Health Ministry official, who said the first attack occurred around 10:10 a.m. and hit the fourth floor of the hospital, where the operating rooms and doctors' residences are located. According to al-Waheidi, this first attack killed at least two people. The second attack on the stairwell killed another 17 people, including medical teams, rescue workers, journalists, and others rushing to the upper floor, al-Waheidi told The Associated Press . Journalists often used the outside stairwell as a location for live TV broadcasts and internet reception.
UK Foreign Secretary Lammy "horrified" by Nasser Hospital attacks
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said he was "horrified" by the Israeli attacks on a Gaza hospital that killed at least 20 people, including five journalists. "Horrified by Israel's attack on Nasser Hospital. Civilians, healthcare workers and journalists must be protected. We need an immediate ceasefire," Lammy wrote on X.
Vicar of the Custody of the Holy Land: "The world's powerful must find a solution to end the war in Gaza."
"It's time for all the world's powerful to find a solution. For more than seventy years, everyone has been suffering, both Israelis and Palestinians. Enough, enough!" The appeal for an end to the war in Gaza comes from the vicar of the Custody of the Holy Land, Father Ibrahim Faltas . The friar—speaking at the Rimini Meeting—asked that the Pope's appeals be heeded: "Those who pay for this situation are the children who have been orphaned, the women, the disabled, the elderly. Enough of this war! I ask the international community to find a humane solution to an inhumane situation that people have been experiencing for two years. People are truly dying of hunger, thirst, and heat."
UN: "Journalists are not targets. Hospitals are not targets."
"Journalists are not a target. Hospitals are not a target," said UN human rights spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani in a statement following the news from Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. "The killing of journalists in Gaza should shock the world, not into stunned silence, but into action, demanding accountability and justice," Shamdasani added.
WHO: Stop attacks on healthcare workers and call for a ceasefire now.
"As the people of Gaza suffer from hunger, their already limited access to healthcare is being further crippled by repeated attacks. We cannot say it loudly enough: STOP the attacks on healthcare. Ceasefire now!" World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote this on X, calling for an end to attacks on medical facilities and urging the parties to reach a ceasefire, following the Israeli attacks on Nasser Hospital, in which at least 20 people, including four medical staff, died.
Borrell says legal action is needed to push the EU to act in the face of the "massacre" in Gaza.
Former EU High Representative Josep Borrell said that "someone should take legal action to force European institutions to do what they have to do" in the face of the "massacre" in Gaza, given that they are "doing nothing" and that Israel is "violating" human rights. Borrell spoke to the Spanish press during the "Quo Vadis Europa?" course he is giving this week at the Menéndez Pelayo International University in Santander, Cantabria, as reported by elDiario.es. The former High Representative warned that if Europe fails to take concrete measures against Israel, its "discredit" will continue to grow in the eyes of the rest of the world and will render it incapable of implementing any human rights policy.
Syria condemns IDF raids in southern Syria
Syria "strongly condemns" what it calls an Israeli military incursion into the south of the country, calling it a "dangerous escalation." The government in Damascus said this, according to the Times of Israel . According to Syrian authorities, dozens of soldiers and more than 10 military vehicles participated in a raid in the Beit Jinn area, which is located near the border with the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. The statement also condemns Israel's presence in an area at the foot of Mount Hermon, calling it a "blatant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic."
UNWRA after the attack on Nasser Hospital: "The world's indifference is shocking."
“Gaza: More journalists killed today. The last remaining voices denouncing the silent deaths of children during the famine are being silenced. The world's indifference and inaction are shocking,” wrote Philippe Lazzarini , head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), in X, commenting on the Israeli raids on Nasser Hospital in Gaza that killed five reporters.
Hamas accuses Israel of carrying out a targeted attack on doctors and journalists: "A new war crime"
Hamas has accused Israel of committing a new war crime with a "targeted" attack on doctors and journalists, following the IDF raids on Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip, which killed five journalists. This is a new war crime that adds to "a bloody list of massacres," the Palestinian group said in a statement, adding that these attacks demonstrate "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his terrorist government's contempt for international law." With this new "massacre," Israeli forces are attempting to intimidate journalists from reporting on the "ethnic cleansing" and ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, where Netanyahu is implementing "a policy of systematic starvation," Hamas said in a statement reported by the website Filastin . The group then called on the international community to take immediate measures to stop the "systematic genocide" and to ensure urgent aid to the people of Gaza.
NBC says Moas Abu Taha, among the journalists killed in the Israeli attack on Gaza's Nasser Hospital, did not work for them.
US television network NBC has said that Moas Abu Taha, among the journalists killed in the Israeli attack on Gaza's Nasser Hospital, did not work for the broadcaster, as initially reported. The BBC reports.
Tech Headquarters announces that several companies will allow employees to participate in the day of protest tomorrow.
The Tech Headquarters An organization that brings together dozens of tech companies and venture capital funds in Israel has announced that tomorrow, several of them will allow employees to leave work early to participate in a day of mass protests called by the Forum of Hostage Families. Demonstrators will demand the government reach an agreement to end the war in Gaza and bring the hostages home. Among the companies involved, Yedioth Ahronoth reports, are giants like Meta and Wix, as well as funds like F2 Venture Capital.
AP, shocked and saddened by our freelancer's death in Gaza
The Associated Press said it was shocked and saddened by the news of the death of journalist Mariam Dagga, 33, killed in an attack on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, an Israeli attack hit the hospital, killing 20 people. Among them were four journalists, including Dagga, who had been working freelance for the AP and other outlets since the beginning of the war. Dagga, who has a 12-year-old son who was evacuated from Gaza at the start of the war, frequently worked at Nasser and recently reported on the hospital's doctors' struggles to save children from starvation. Independent Arabia, the Arabic-language version of the British Independent newspaper, said Dagga had also been working with them. "We are doing everything we can to ensure the safety of our journalists in Gaza, who continue to provide crucial testimony in difficult and dangerous conditions," the AP said. In one of Dagga's latest social media posts, which dates back to Sunday, the journalist posted a selfie in which she appeared leaning against a wall.
Five journalists killed in Israeli raid on Nasser Hospital
Five journalists were killed in the Israeli raid on Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis. The AFP news agency reported the name of Ahmad Abu Aziz, a journalist who worked for local and international outlets.
RSF: IDF Goes All Out to Silence Independent Voices on Gaza
"They are doing everything they can to silence independent voices trying to report on Gaza," said Thibaut Bruttin, director general of the Paris-based international NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF), referring to the Israeli army's twin attacks on Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis today. NBC reports. Press freedom advocates have never witnessed such a serious setback in journalists' safety, Bruttin added, noting that journalists have been killed in both indiscriminate and targeted attacks that the Israeli army has admitted to carrying out.
Hamas: 'Death toll from IDF raid on Nasser rises to 20'
The death toll from the twin attacks launched this morning by the Israeli army (IDF) on Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis has risen to 20, the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health announced. "The provisional death toll stands at 20, including medical staff, patients, journalists, and civil defense personnel, along with dozens of injured, while the bombings caused panic and chaos, disrupting the operation department and depriving patients and the injured of their right to treatment," a press release published on Telegram reads.
IDF Investigation into Nasser Raid: Reporters Not Targeted
Israel has announced it will conduct an "immediate investigation" following the attack on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, which killed 15 people, including four photojournalists. The IDF spokesperson also expressed "regret for any harm caused to uninvolved civilians." The Israeli military "does not target journalists as such in any way, and makes every effort to minimize the harm caused to them, while ensuring the safety of our forces," he added.
Borrell: "Someone should take the EU's inaction on Gaza to court."
Faced with Israel's "carnage" in Gaza, "Someone should take legal action to make European institutions do what they need to do. And since they don't seem to want to, there's only one way to address their inaction: the courts." Josep Borrell, the former EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, said this in statements to the media during the course "Quo vadis Europa?", which he directs at the Menendez Palayo International University in Santander (Cantabria). According to Borrell, European institutions are "doing absolutely nothing, literally nothing" to curb the carnage in Gaza. Faced with "this massacre, they're playing it cool, saying they might make proposals to impose some sanctions" on Israel, "but then they don't do them," the former Socialist minister insisted. Borrell emphasized that if Europe doesn't take action, its "discredit will continue," making it incapable of defending human rights. He emphasized that the EU Treaty requires action and that, by failing to act, the Union "is not only incurring moral, political, and even administrative complicity because it is not fulfilling its duties." What is happening in the Strip, according to the former head of European diplomacy, is "an absolutely unacceptable tragedy for the world, and only public opinion in developed countries—those that supply weapons to Israel, fuel it, and support it—can prevent it from continuing," he added, referring specifically to the United States. Regarding the conflict in Ukraine, Josep Borrell also criticized Europe for "not knowing where it is going" and called on European countries to take into account that US President Donald Trump is closer to Putin than to us.
Media reports: IDF raid on Nasser Hospital, 19 dead
The death toll from this morning's double Israeli air strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis has risen to 19, according to Al Jazeera, adding that dozens were also injured. As previously reported, three of the victims included a Reuters contract cameraman and a journalist from the American broadcaster NBC.
Tajani to the Pope: "Italy is committed to defending Christians in Gaza and the West Bank."
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani assured Pope Leo XIV, who received him this morning at the Vatican, of Italy's commitment to defending Christians in Gaza, the West Bank, and throughout the world. "It was a private meeting; we spoke about peace," the Deputy Prime Minister said, speaking to reporters after the audience, "and I reiterated our commitment to defending Christian minorities both in Gaza and the West Bank, not because the sight of a Christian Palestinian is more valuable than that of a Muslim Palestinian, but because Palestinian Christians are an element of peace, builders of peace and stability." Italy, the Foreign Minister continued, is committed to defending "Christians throughout the world: Syria, the Middle East, Palestine, and beyond." Tajani, who was accompanied by his family, said he had asked the Chicago-born Pope for a message for the Italian-Speaking World Day, which falls on November 19, "Italian, the language of peace," "since," he added, "Italian is the official language of the Holy Roman Church."
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Tajani calls for ensuring the safety of journalists in Gaza
On the subject of the media in Gaza, "we have already approved a document together with many other countries. Our position on freedom of the press remains unchanged. We believe it is right to guarantee the safety of journalists, and it is right that journalists can carry out their work in the Gaza Strip as well." This was stated by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani at the end of his audience with Pope Leo, commenting on the news of the killing of four reporters in an IDF raid in Gaza.
Nasser doctor: 'Patients are fleeing the hospital'
A doctor at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, Saber al-Asmar, said that patients were fleeing the facility "out of fear" of another Israeli attack, Al Jazeera reports. "We were like everyone else in the hospital, simply doing our job with a severe shortage of equipment, tools, and medications. And while everyone was doing their job, this massive attack came," al-Asmar said, adding that the raid occurred while students, doctors, and journalists were in the hospital. "The operating room, especially in the morning, is full of medical students, patients, doctors, and nurses... they were attending lectures, while journalists were preparing to report on what is happening in Gaza's hospitals," he noted.
Reuters: 'Our cameraman died while covering IDF attack'
Reuters news agency confirmed that among the victims of today's IDF raid on Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis was Hossam al-Masri, their contracted cameraman (and not a photographer as reported by Al Jazeera), who was filming the attack at the time of his death. "Reuters' live video from the hospital, shot by Masri, suddenly stopped at the moment of the initial attack, Reuters images show," the agency wrote on its website. As previously reported, after an initial attack—which killed al-Masri—the IDF struck again at the hospital building, killing the other three journalists. Overall, at least 15 people were killed in the drone strike, including at least one member of the rescue team.
Reuters photographer and NBC reporter among IDF raid victims
The Hamas-controlled Gaza government announced that four journalists killed today in an IDF attack on Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis included a Reuters photographer and a reporter for the U.S. broadcaster NBC. The Reuters photojournalist, Al Jazeera reports, was Hossam al-Masri, while the NBC reporter was Moaz Abu Taha. The other two victims were Al Jazeera photojournalist Mohammed Salama and Mariam Abu Daqa, a journalist who worked for several media outlets, including the Independent Arabic and the Associated Press.
Berlin criticizes Israel for its plans for Gaza
Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul criticized the Israeli government for its plans to advance in Gaza. Germany's credibility as a global European player depends on the consistency of its policy—in upholding international law, rejecting terrorism, and protecting civilian life—Wadephul stated at the Conference of Croatian Ambassadors in the capital, Zagreb, adding that "in our view, the Israeli government's decision to seize control of Gaza City and intensify ground operations does not further any of these objectives."
Four journalists killed in today's attack on Khan Younis
Gaza government officials have confirmed that four journalists were killed in the attack on Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, which also killed 14 Palestinians.
Netanyahu: "We are ready to reduce the IDF presence in Lebanon if Hezbollah takes disarmament measures."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that Israel is ready to withdraw from five military positions in southern Lebanon if the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) takes "the necessary steps to implement the disarmament of Hezbollah." In a statement, the Prime Minister's Office emphasized that "Israel recognizes the significant step taken by the Lebanese government, under the leadership of President Aoun and Prime Minister Salam. The Cabinet's recent decision to work toward Hezbollah's disarmament by the end of 2025 was a far-reaching decision. It represents a crucial opportunity for Lebanon to regain its sovereignty and reestablish the authority of state, military, and governmental institutions, free from the influence of non-state actors."
Three journalists killed in today's attack on Khan Younis hospital complex
At least 14 people, including three journalists, were killed today in an Israeli army suicide drone attack targeting the Nasser hospital complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera reports.
Al-Jazeera: 21 dead in Gaza since dawn, photojournalist killed
Twenty-one Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since dawn today, according to Al Jazeera, citing medical sources in the Strip. In an IDF raid on the Nasser medical complex in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, photojournalist Hossam Al-Masry was also killed and two other journalists were injured.
Media, Israel's ground operation underway in southern Syria
The Israeli army is conducting a ground operation in southern Syria, Haaretz reports, citing the IDF.
Media reports: Israeli attacks in Gaza kill 6 Palestinians
Six Palestinians were killed today in Israeli army (IDF) attacks in Gaza, Al Jazeera reports. Three Palestinians were killed and several others were injured in an IDF attack on a relief team in Deir el-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, according to sources at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. Two more Palestinians died following an attack in the al-Karameh area in the northwest, while in the south, one person was killed and two others were injured in a raid on a tent housing displaced Palestinians in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis.
Syrian and Israeli delegations note progress in ongoing negotiations for a security agreement between the two countries.
According to the Syrian interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa. "The agreement being discussed will be based on a return to the line of separation between Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights established in 1974." The self-proclaimed president of Syria also underlined the importance of economic integration between the nations of the Middle East and assured that he "will not hesitate to take every decision necessary to approve an agreement that meets the interests of Syria and the region."
IDF chief: “There is a hostage agreement and we must accept it”
“There is a hostage deal on the table, we have to accept it.” This was said - as reported by The Times of Israel - by the chief of staff of the Israeli army (IDF), General Eyal Zamir , during a visit to the Haifa naval base. Zamir then added: "The IDF has created the conditions for an agreement, now the issue is in Netanyahu's hands."
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