Israel starves another Palestinian child to death in Gaza

At least one more Palestinian child has starved to death in Gaza over the past day, raising the total number of hunger-related deaths to 240, including 107 children, the enclave’s Health Ministry says.
Palestinian foreign ministry blames Israeli government for rising settler attacks
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said it considers the rise in Israeli settler attacks in the occupied West Bank to be a “direct result” of incitement on the part of the Israeli government.

The attacks, including most recently those on the village of Duma, south of Nablus, and in Attara and Abu Falah, in the Ramallah Governorate, occur “under the protection of the [Israeli] army” and “with the constant incitement of ministers” in the Israeli government, the ministry said in a statement.

It added that the international community’s response has so far been insufficient and called for bolder measures “to impose an immediate cessation of these crimes.”Bombardment, civilian suffering deepen
Israeli forces are escalating their offensive on Gaza with heavy bombardments targeting densely populated residential areas in the north and south.

Recent attacks have killed dozens of Palestinians, including women and children, and left entire neighbourhoods in ruins – particularly in Zeitoun and Khan Younis.

In parallel, aid seekers continue to be targeted near humanitarian distribution sites, prompting international outrage. The UN has described these sites as “death traps” while humanitarian agencies warn of a complete collapse in protection and aid deliveries.
Nearly one in 5 children in Gaza City malnourished, UNRWA says
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says malnutrition in Gaza City has reached 21.5 percent, meaning nearly 1 in 5 young children is now malnourished.

UNRWA added that Gaza is experiencing a heatwave surpassing 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), as dehydration increases due to limited water availability.

UNRWA staff are “exhausted, psychologically strained, and in many cases enduring acute food insecurity themselves,” it said on X.
Lebanon PM says ‘veiled threat of civil war’ in Hezbollah leader’s remarks
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has commented on Qassem’s speech today, in which the Hezbollah leader said Palestine would “remain the compass” for the group.

Qassem said Hezbollah would not bow to pressure from the US and Israel to disarm and threatened there would be “no life in Lebanon” should its weapons be taken by force.

In a post on X, Salam said Qassem’s remarks carried “a veiled threat of civil war”.

“No one in Lebanon today wants a civil war, and any threats or intimidation of such a war are completely unacceptable,” he said.

“Talk about the Lebanese government implementing an American-Israeli project is a false claim. … Our decisions are purely Lebanese, made by our Council of Ministers, and no one dictates them to us,” he added.
France condemns Israel’s demolition of West Bank school near Tubas
The French Foreign Ministry has condemned Israel’s demolition of the school, which was being financed by the French Development Agency (AFD) in cooperation with the European Union.

The school, which had been planned to serve approximately 100 children in the village of Aqaba, was demolished on August 5.

The ministry said in a statement that the school was the second educational facility financed by AFD to be demolished in the occupied West Bank.

“The continuation of the colonial policy constitutes a serious violation of international law and threatens the possibility of a two-state solution,” it said.