UN Secretary General António Guterres mentions actions in Gaza horrible Secretary General of the United Nations António Guterres said on Tuesday that what is happening in Gaza is horrible and that the war in the Palestinian area is morally and legally unacceptable.
The UN Secretary General states that Israel is not open to peace or a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip at all. “Israel is determined to continue until the end,” said Guternres. “With dramatic consequences.”
Guterres also said he is willing to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump during the United Nations General Meeting next week.
EU BuitenlandChef Kaja Kallas condemns Grand offensive in Gaza EU-BuitenlandChef Kaja Kallas, on X, expresses her horror about the ground offensive that Israel has started in Gaza. That offensive “makes the already desperate situation even worse. It will mean more dead, more destruction and more displacement,” she writes.
Kallas adds that the European Commission presents measures tomorrow “to put pressure on the Israeli government to change course with regard to the war in Gaza”. Among other things, she mentions suspending trade concessions and imposing sanctions on extremist ministers and violent settlers as options.
Chaos in Gaza City by Israeli offensive The Israeli offensive in Gaza city provides chaos. Palestinians talk about the heaviest bombing since the start of the war. There are many people on the street who cannot find a safe place anywhere, witnesses say to The New York Times . Other residents are looking for coverage in buildings that are full of smoke after attacks.
Israel has called on Palestinians to leave and large groups of people go on foot or in vehicles to the south or west. According to estimates, around 350,000 people have fled so far, but a much larger number of inhabitants would have remained in the city. “It’s like fleeing death to death. So we’re not going,” a woman told Reuters news agency. According to the Israeli army (IDF), around 3,000 Hamas fighters would be in the city.
Israeli army falls Jemeni port city of Hodeidah on the Israeli army carries out attacks on the Jemeni port city of Hodeidah on the Red Sea. Al Masirah TV reports this, a transmitter that has tires with the Houthis. Israel confirms the attacks. A few hours earlier, Israel issued an order for evacuation of the port.
It is not the first time that Israel is attacking Yemen. The Houthi Prime Minister and a few ministers were killed in an earlier air strike.
Rubio expresses ‘strong support’ for Qatar after attack Israel The American foreign minister Marco Rubio expressed his “strong support” in Qatar for the safety and sovereignty of the country. The minister met Emir Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in the capital Doha. Rubio emphasized the “strong relationship” between Qatar and the US and thanked Qatar for mediating between Hamas and Israel.
UN Human Rights Commissioner: Israeli attack on Doha in violation of international law Israel undermines the Peace and Stability in the region with the attack in Doha last week, says Volker Türk, the High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations.
“It was a shocking violation of international law, an attack on peace and stability in the region and a blow to the integrity of mediation and negotiating processes all over the world,” says Türk during an emergency debate of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
German minister calls Israeli basic offensive ‘step in the wrong direction’ the German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Johann Wadephul, criticizes the Israeli land attack in Gaza City. It is “a step in the completely wrong direction,” he says at a press conference.
Wadephul calls Israel “and all people who are in contact with Hamas” to “return to the path of negotiations on a ceasefire and an agreement on the release of the hostages”.
Gazan authorities report 59 deaths and 386 injured by attacks in the last 24 hours, 59 people would have been killed by Israeli attacks, reports the Ministry of Health in Gaza, which is under the control of Hamas. In addition, 386 people would have been injured.
Bombing can be seen from the Israeli side of the border with Gaza.
Rubio advises Hamas to accept cease-fire the American foreign minister Marco Rubio just emphasizes that Hamas has only a few days to accept a ceasefire, while Israel Gaza City is bombarding. “The Israelis started operations there. We think we have very little time to close a deal. We don’t have any more months, probably days and maybe a few weeks.”
That said Rubio at the Israeli airport Ben Gurion before he stepped on the plane to Qatar. Qatar is a mediator in the negotiations about the ceasefire. Israel carried out an attack on Hamas members in Qatar last week. The US hopes that Qatar wants to continue to mediate.
Heavy bombing at Gaza City, possibly people under Gaza City were hit last night by heavy persistent bombing, various witnesses report to the AFP news agency. Nothing is known about victims or injuries. “There are massive and continuous bombing at Gaza City and the danger continues to increase,” says Ahmed Ghazal, a 25-year-old resident of the area.
He described “an explosion that shaked the ground”. “I ran into the street, to the place of the attack.” According to Ghazal, three houses of a residential block were equated with the ground. “Many people are stuck under the rubble and you can hear their screams.”
Israeli defense minister: “Gaza is on fire” Israel Katz, the Israeli defense minister, just says in a statement that “Gaza is on fire”. Several Israeli media report this. He adds that “the IDF is attacking the terrorist infrastructure with iron fist”. Katz does not say whether there is indeed a ground offensive in Gaza city.
Gaza City is attacked from the air. The Israeli army and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have not yet released anything about the alleged ground offensive that started, according to sources.
On images you can see that Palestinians flee south from the north of the Gaza Strip (where Gaza City is also located) because the Israeli attacks have become more fierce.
Hamas: ‘Lot hostages in the hands of Netanyahu’ The plan to occupy Gaza city is also criticized in Israel, because that can endanger the life of the hostages there. Hamas reported last night in a message on Telegram that the fate of the hostages still present in Gaza is fully determined “by the terrorist government of Netanyahu”.
According to Hamas, the “systematic destruction of Gaza city” also threatens the life of the captured soldiers. “Netanyahu bears full responsibility for the lives of the prisoners.” Hamas also states that the US government is immediately responsible for the escalation of violence.
An estimated 700,000 Palestinians in Gaza City The plan to occupy Gaza City is controversial and is convicted internationally. World leaders and aid organizations fear a great humanitarian crisis in Gaza when Gaza City is occupied. There is currently a famine.
Palestinians have been called by the Israeli army in recent weeks to leave the city, but there are virtually no safe places in the Gaza Strip where they can go. Allegedly 300,000 Palestinians left the city, but there are still around 700,000 in Gaza city.
Reports that Israeli offensive started in Gaza city according to Axios started Israel last night with a ground offensive to occupy Gaza city. The American news site reports this on the basis of Israeli officials. Israel has intensified the air strikes in Gaza City in recent weeks and thereby collected high apartment buildings, but had not yet sent ground troops.
According to The Jerusalem Post and Palestinian media, Israeli tanks are currently driving through the city. That information has not been confirmed.
Trump repeats: Israel will not attack Qatar again the US President Donald Trump repeated on Monday that Israel Qatar will not attack again.
Israël attacked in Qatar Hamas members last week. Various European countries and the Arab world condemned the action. Trump was also annoyed. He said he was not warned in advance. The US President wants Qatar to continue to mediate in the negotiations about a truce in Gaza.
Israel destroys the highest residential tower of Gaza Israel has destroyed the al-Ghaphri tower, the highest residential tower of the Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera reports. The twenty floors tower is in western Gaza city, an area where Israel has called on the population to leave. Israel has bombed many tall buildings in Gaza in recent weeks, which often consist of homes. Israel claims, usually without providing evidence, that the towers are used by Hamas. The evacuation statements that often come in shortly before an attack are not always followed. Some Palestinians refuse to leave because they no longer believe that they are safe in the areas that Israel has designated for that.
Netanyahu: Israel must prepare for ‘isolated’ position Israel, because of the war in Gaza, will have to prepare for a long -term “isolated position” in the coming years, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today at a press conference about the finances of the country.
Various countries have reduced or stopped trade with Israel since the Israeli invasion of Gaza after the attack of Hamas on Israel on October 7, 2023. That is why, according to Netanyahu, the Israeli economy must become more self -sufficient.
Netanyahu specifically discussed the arms industry in the country. According to him, he must look like “both Athens and Great Sparta”. He was referring to the sphere of influence of ancient Athens and the war -focused Spartan society in ancient times.
Leaders Qatar-Top want countries to revise their relationship with Israel The Arab and Islamic leaders who have come together for a top in Qatar call on all countries to revise their relationship with Israel. They believe that the countries “should take all possible legal and effective measures to prevent Israel from continuing with his actions against the Palestinian people”. That is stated in the final statement of the top.
The Qatarese Prime Minister called the leaders together to discuss the Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha. They condemn the “cowardly and illegal attack” and state that Israel has undermined the peace process. Together with Egypt between Hamas and Israel, Qatar mediates over a ceasefire.
US encourages Qatar to continue to mediate the American foreign minister Marco Rubio has called on on Monday to continue to play a constructive role in resolving the war in Gaza. He did that during a joint press conference with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. Rubio travels on to Qatar, where Hamas members were attacked by Israel last week.
Rubio also expressed support to Israel again. “Hamas must cease to exist as an armed element that can threaten peace and safety in the region.”
Israel intercepted Drone near airport in the south The Israeli army has intercepted a drone near Ramon airport in southern Israel near the seaside town of Eilat. According to the army, the drone came from the Houthi rebels from Yemen.
Last Sunday the arrival hall of the same airport was damaged in a drone attack of the Houthi rebels.
Israeli army searches the Palestinian Oscar winner De Palestinian director and activist Basel Adra says he was attacked by settlers on the occupied West Bank yesterday. When he gathered family members who were injured in the incident, accompanied a hospital, the Israeli army searched his home, the filmmaker tells CNN . The Israeli army announces CNN in a response that it had sent units to Adra’s hometown at-tuwani after reports that “terrorists” had thrown stones to Israeli civilians. Adra denies that stones have been thrown.
Adra has been filming actions by settlers and the Israeli army in the Masafer Yatta region for years. That led to documentary No Other Land from 2024, which he made with coreers Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham. In March, N Otherland won the Oscar for Best Documentary. On March, Adra said that he and his colleagues have the feeling that they are being attacked more often since winning the award. In June, the Palestinian activist Awdah Hathalen, who participated in the documentary, was shot by a colonist.
Families hostage: ‘Netanyahu is obstacle to release’ the hostages and missing families forum said today that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the biggest obstacle for the release of Israeli hostages from Gaza. “The targeted operation in Qatar has without a doubt shown that there is one obstacle to the return of the hostages and the end of the war: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,” said the group. “Every time there is an agreement in sight, Netanyahu sabotages it.”
The forum thus responds to an X-message from Netanyahu from earlier in the evening. In it he said that the elimination of the leaders of Hamas in Qatar would put an end to the war and would take care of the return of the hostages.
Tonight in Tel Aviv was again demonstrated against the government. The demonstrators called on the government to end the war and to conclude an agreement to free the hostages.
Israeli army: ‘Quarter million people have left Gaza City’ It is estimated that the Israeli army (IDF) have left Gaza City about a quarter of a million people in recent weeks. This number has not been verified independently.
Israel tries to take the center of the city and performs the attacks and bombing. The army sends the inhabitants of groceries which states which buildings or neighborhoods will be destroyed in the following attacks. The siege sounds fierce criticism from the international community.
Gaza City is the largest city in the Gaza Strip and populated even closer than the rest of the Palestinian area. According to the UN there are about a million people living in and around the city.
General Meeting UN supports steps towards two -state solution The General Meeting of the United Nations approved on Friday with a large majority with a statement that calls for a two -state solution. The statement was the result of an international conference on the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians at the initiative of Saudi Arabia and France.
142 states, including the Netherlands, voted for the statement. Israel, the United States and eight other countries were against. Twelve countries did not vote.
A UN conference on the two-state solution is planned on 22 September. France, Canada, the United Kingdom and Belgium, among others, is then expected to officially recognize the Palestinian state.
Experts suspect targeted shots on children in Gaza in the Gaza Strip was probably aimed at children, De Volkskrant reports after extensive research. The newspaper spoke with fifteen international doctors who worked in the Gaza Strip, among others. Together they saw at least 114 children aged fifteen or younger who only had a shot wound in their head or chest. That is an indication of targeted shooting, say forensic experts and former commander Mart de Kruif.
According to eyewitnesses, the bullets almost always came from the Israeli army. Experts also tell the Volkskrant that the wounds appear to be the result of distance shots of Israeli snipers or drones.
Earlier , BBC News and The New York Times also wrote about dozens of children who were hit by bullets in their head or chest. Israel denies targeted citizens.
Prime Minister Qatar talks about Israeli attack on Doha The American Foreign Minister Marco Rubio will receive Qatarese Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman al-thani in the White House later today. They discuss the Israeli attack on Qatar and a ceasefire in Gaza, according to reports from the American foreign ministery.
Polico and Axios report that Al-Rhani also has a meeting with President Trump, Vice President Vance and the special envoy for the Middle East Witkoff. Trump already announced that he was not happy with the Israeli attack on Tuesday. The American president wants to keep Qatar as a mediator for a truce in Gaza.
‘Heat’ telephone conversation between Trump and Netanyahu Trump called Netanyahu’s decision to attack Hamas leaders in Doha “not smart” in a “heated” phone call, writes the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal . Trump would be deeply frustrated because he was only informed shortly before the attack. Netanyahu had little choice, the prime minister replied, because he only had the time to decide on the attack.
Qatar wants countries in the region with ‘joint answer’ to the Qatarese prime minister announced that he will call an Arab-Islamic top in the capital Doha in the coming days. There he hopes to agree with other countries in the region about a “joint answer” after the Israeli attack on Qatarees territory.
The prime minister does not say what such an answer could look like. “But we hope for something Israel prevents from going with these harassment,” Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-thani told the American news channel CNN .
The death toll after the Israeli attack in Yemen continues to rise, the Yemeni authorities report. In total at least 35 people were already killed and 131 others were injured. Israel says that the military infrastructure has attacked, but the local authorities state that civilian goals have been hit.
Hamas headpieces were injured in Israeli attack The Qatarese Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani confirms in a television interview with CNN that two leaders of Hamas were injured in the Israeli attack on Doha. No leaders of the militant movement would have been killed in the attack. Five others did died, including the son and an important employee of Hamas leader Khalil Al Hayya.
Starmer is going to address Israeli president on attack in Qatar The British Prime Minister Keir Starmer receives Israeli president Isaac Herzog to talk about Israel’s attack on Doha and the crisis in Gaza. It will probably be tense conversations. Starmer wants to raise the Israeli air raid on Qatar and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, says his spokesperson.
Herzog, in turn, wants to “completely present the views that the United Kingdom has presented”. Below that is the British intention to recognize a Palestinian state, his office reported in a statement.
At least nine people were killed in the attack in Yemen, says the Yemeni Ministry of Health. 118 people would have been injured. A spokesperson for the Houthis says that the attack was not aimed at military infrastructures, but on civilian goals.
Several deaths after Israel attack on Houthis in Yemen Israel has carried out a new attack this afternoon on the Houthi rebels in Yemen. In addition, several people died and injured, reports Al Masirah TV , which is in the hands of the Houthis.
The attack was aimed, among other things, on army camps and the military communication office of the Houthis in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, reports the Israeli army on Telegram. Israel attacked the communication office, because “propaganda messages” of Houthi leaders were spread from there.
Doubts in Israel about the success of mission in Doha Israeli officials doubt the success of the attack on Hamas leaders in Doha. The fact that so many hours have elapsed without a clear conclusion is disturbing, an officer says to the Israeli medium . “If Israel did not kill Hamas leaders on Tuesday at an air raid on Qatar, it will succeed next time,” says the Israeli ambassador in the United States.
Israeli army falls residential tower in Gaza city on the Israeli army (IDF) confirms that it has attacked a skyscraper in Gaza city. That has happened more often in recent days. According to the IDF, the residential towers are used by Hamas to plan attacks. Israel has not yet substantiated these claims.
The Israeli army says it has issued an evacuation warning to residents of the area before the attack was carried out. With previous attacks, Palestinians only had the time to grab and flee their things.
Von der Leyen asks EU for action against Israel European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in its annual speech, continues to a partial suspension of the association agreement with Israel. According to the EU boss, it is “unacceptable” what happens in Gaza.
Von der Leyen wants trade agreements with Israel to be suspended and calls on the Member States of the European Union to support this. The European Commission wants to stop bilateral support for Israel and impose sanctions on “extreme ministers and violent settlers”.
Fire on board the ship Alma, one of the boats of the Gaza help fleet GSF. The fire is said to have been created by a drone attack.
Auxiliary fleet towards Gaza reports second attack on Boot by Drone The organization behind the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) campaign, a fleet ships that brings help of Gaza, reports that one of her boats was hit by what was probably a drone. The incident is said to have taken place off the coast of Tunisia. It would be the second time that a GSF boat was attacked with a drone.
“Another boat has been hit by a suspected drone attack. No injuries have been reported,” the GSF reports on social media. On Monday, the organization reported a similar attack that disputed the Tunisian authorities. An explosion was on board. The Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is present on the fleet.
Qatar continues to mediate between Israel and Hamas, which says Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thhani at a press conference. Together with Egypt, the country is a mediator between Israel and the US on one side and Hamas to the other. According to the prime minister, nothing can cause the country to stop mediating because it is part of the Qatarese identity.
Earlier, Israeli media wrote that Qatar would withdraw as a mediator.
Trump responds to Israeli attack The American president is not happy with the Israeli attack. For example, he regrets the location of the bombing and would not benefit both Israel and the US. “This was a decision by Prime Minister Netanyahu, this was not my decision,” he writes on Truth Social.
He does say that the “unfortunate incident” can be a way to peace between Israel and Hamas. He does not clarify how that is exactly.
Furthermore, Trump commissioned the American foreign minister Marco Rubio to work on an agreement for a defense cooperation with Qatar.
The Qatarese Prime Minister also says that the US called ten minutes after the attack. Earlier, Qatar said in a statement that the US was called when explosions were heard in Doha. Trump had ordered Qatar to inform about the Israeli attack.
Air defense system Recognized Weapons Israel Not the Qatarese Prime Minister says that Israel used weapons that could not recognize the air defense system. According to him, Israel would also like to “sabotage” the peace negotiations with the “treacherous” attack.
The Netherlands condemns Israeli attack in Doha Nederland condemns the Israeli air raid in Doha. This is what foreign minister David van Weel (VVD) writes on X in response to the attack. “The sovereignty of states must be respected,” says the minister. He adds: “Moreover, the attack does not help to bring a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas closer.”
Qatar speaks of ‘serious escalation’ and start research
EU responds to attack in Doha According to the EU, the attack is contrary to international law and “the territorial integrity of Qatar”. Israel also risks further escalation and violence in the region, is in a statement.
Qatar would withdraw as a mediator that several Israeli media report. Together with Egypt, the country was a mediator between Israel and the US on one side and Hamas at the other.
Message from Witkoff came in during the Qatarese Ministry of Foreign Affairs says that the American warning for the attack came in when explosions were heard in Doha. Earlier Qatar denied that the special American envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, had informed the country.
Furthermore, Hamas says that the attacks of the delegation that is responsible for negotiations on a cease-fire shows that Netanyahu “does not want to reach an agreement”. He and his government “deliberately try to thwart all international efforts, taking no account of the lives of their prisoners in the resistance (the Israeli hostages in Gaza, ed.), The sovereignty of states and the safety and stability of the region.”
Hamas shares the identity of five dead. Besides the son and an important employee of Hamas leader Khalil Al-Hayya indeed still three employees of his security. These are the names in a row:
After attack with Qatar and Israel Trump, Trump spoke with both Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Leader of Qatar after the attack. Netanyahu would have said that he wants to make peace with Hamas quickly.
Trump promised to the Qatarese leader that such an attack will no longer occur on his territory.
US would inform Qatar of attack The White House confirms in a statement that it was informed of the attack this morning. Steve Witkoff, the American special envoy for the Middle East, should have informed Qatar of the Israeli attack.
Furthermore, the White House says that hitting Hamas is a “worthy goal”. The US does feel bad about the location of the bombing.
Hamas: attack changes requirements in Gaza does not in a statement Hamas says that the Israeli attack on the negotiators of the Hamas delegation will not change the demands for a cease-fire in Gaza. Hamas wants, among other things, that Israeli troops withdraw from the Gaza Strip.
Furthermore, the militant movement says that in addition to Israel, they also hold the US responsible for the attack. A senior official of the White House previously told CNN that they had been informed in advance.
Member of Qatarese security forces killed by attack A member of the Safety forces of Qatar died in the Israeli attack. Others would have been injured, reports Reuters news agency based on a statement from the Ministry of the Interior of Qatar.
Netanyahu: “Terrorist leaders no longer inviolable” During a television speech, the Israeli Prime Minister stated that “the days in which leaders of terror groups were still inviolable”. “I will not let that immunity continue.”
The United Kingdom criticizes Israeli attack A spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer tells journalists that he does not want “further escalation of violence in the region”. That would only increase the “risk of further destabilization”.
Netanyahu ordered DOHA’s attack after attack in Jerusalem The Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu had the Israeli army prepared the attack after the shooting in the Israeli city of Jerusalem in which six people died yesterday, which is in a shared statement with defense minister Israel Katz.
Hamas demanded that shooting on.netanyahu earlier today that he gave the task for the attack around noon (Israeli times). According to Netanyahu there was an ‘operational possibility’. The Israeli Prime Minister claims that the attack is “completely justified”.
Two shooters killed six people waiting for the bus in Jerusalem on Monday. Twelve others were injured.
Khalil Al-Hayya would have been one of the targets