Weekly Gaza Update, August 30

The United Nations World Food Organization suspended operations in Gaza after their car was shot at by Israel. The organization subsequently asked it's staff to stop movement in Gaza. 

Jordan is sending a convoy of four trucks into Gaza carrying artificial limbs for approximately 14,000 Palestinians who have lost their limbs since October 7.

UNRWA says the situation in Gaza is catastrophic. Families are now being forced to evacuate following an Israeli evacuation order in Dier Al-Balah. Israel caused an immense amount of destruction to eastern Dier Al-Balah, then withdrew and asked Palestinians who evacuated to come back. 

27 Palestinians were killed in Khan Younis in a single day. 23 others were killed during another single day during the week. 

18 Palestinians were killed in the northern West Bank after the Israeli army launched a military operation there. The operation caused massive destruction to the infrastructure, similar to what is happening in Gaza.

Five Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in Al-Zawaida after they car was hit. 

An Israeli airstrike targeted a tent of displaced people in Deir Al-Balah, killing a number of Palestinians and injuring others. 

In Al-Nusierat refugee camp, nine Palestinians were killed after an Israeli airstrike hit their apartment, including a pregnant mother and her child. 

The UN has sent about one million polio vaccines into Gaza. Reports suggest that Israel will stop bombardment around some vaccination centers (shelters) for two-to-three hours a day to allow children to take the vaccinations. 

Five Palestinians were killed in Deir Al-Balah after a drone targeted a group near a local bakery. 

Four people were killed in Rafah in an airstrike that targeted an humanitarian international organization's car. 

According to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, Israeli forces arbitrarily detained Palestinian healthcare workers from Gaza since October 7, sent them to jails in Israel, and tortured them. Of eight health workers interviewed by HRW, six were detained at their workplaces. The Gaza Health Ministry said that Israeli forces detained at least 310 Palestinian healthcare workers since October 7. 

An Amnesty International report said that a new investigation shows that Israeli forces failed to take measures to spare civilians in attacks that took place on May 26 in Khan Younis, and killed about 300 Palestinians. American weapons were used in the attack, and tank shells fired at IDP camp in “humanitarian zone” killed 23 civilians.