Roughly one in four residents of Gaza City have evacuated amid preparations for an intense Israeli assault on the remaining Hamas strongholds, according to estimates from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Over recent weeks, tens of thousands more civilians have fled, with the total evacuee count reaching about 280,000 under Israeli estimates. However, Hamas‑run civil defense reports a far lower figure, stating fewer than 70,000 people have left.
Greta Thunberg's Gaza flotilla hysteria just suffered a major blow. Tunisian authorities revealed the fire reported aboard Thunberg’s boat was not the result of a drone strike, but more likely caused by activists themselves.
President Donald Trump’s administration has floated a proposal to end the war in Gaza by securing the release of all remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for halting military operations. The deal has been conveyed to Hamas but has not yet been accepted.
A flotilla of boats carrying aid and left-wing activists, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, was forced to abandon its journey to Gaza on Sunday just hours after leaving Barcelona due to poor weather.
President Donald Trump is reportedly considering a sweeping proposal to take control of Gaza for a decade, relocate much of its population, and rebuild the enclave into a high-tech hub. The plan, outlined in a 38-page prospectus obtained by The Washington Post, envisions both voluntary departures and temporary relocation of Gaza’s more than 2 million residents.
A flotilla of ships set sail from Barcelona on Sunday carrying humanitarian aid bound for the Gaza Strip, amid intensifying Israeli military operations in the region. The maritime convoy, called the Global Sumud Flotilla, aims to breach Israel’s naval blockade and deliver food, water, and medicine to Palestinians suffering from extreme shortages.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed Saturday that a precision airstrike last week in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, eliminated several senior members of the Houthi regime, including the group’s so-called Prime Minister, Ahmed al-Rahawi. The Israeli Air Force conducted the strike on Thursday, August 28, with targeting based on real-time intelligence from the IDF Intelligence Directorate.
