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Here’s where things stand on Sunday 3 August 2025:
- The Israeli military killed at least 62 people in Gaza on Saturday, including 38 people desperately seeking food aid.
- A 17-year-old Palestinian boy died of starvation on Saturday, one of at least seven Palestinians who died of malnutrition within 24 hours across Gaza, according to medical sources.
- Monitoring group Action on Armed Violence reports that no findings have been made in 88 percent of Israeli military probes into alleged war crimes since October 2023.
- Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 60,430 people and wounded 148,722. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7 attacks, and more than 200 were taken captive.
Israeli opposition leader calls for an end to Gaza war
Yair Lapid claims the Israeli government has lost the support of the public and no longer has the legitimacy to continue its war in Gaza.
“Since time immemorial, there has been one essential condition for Israel’s wars: a majority,” the Israeli opposition leader said in a post on X.
“The state of Israel cannot wage a war if the majority of the public does not stand behind it, does not believe in its objectives, and does not trust the leadership.
“None of these conditions are met now. It is time to end the war and bring back the hostages.”
Lapid’s remarks come amid mounting domestic pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government over its handling of the war and the failure to secure the release of captives in Gaza.
Most Israeli war crime probes since October 2023 stalled: Report
The Israeli military has made no findings in 88 percent of its publicly known investigations into alleged war crimes since October 2023, according to the Action on Armed Violence (AAV) monitoring group.
The London-based group said its “review of 52 cases exposes a chasm between Israel’s professed commitment to self‑scrutiny and the bleak reality experienced by victims and their families”.
Investigations were only launched “when civilian deaths make global headlines”, but then, “over time, the news cycle moves on, and the investigation sinks into silence”, AAV said.
The cases which have yet to deliver any findings include the so-called “flour massacre”, where 112 people were killed when Israeli troops opened fire as hundreds of people waited for aid in Gaza City on February 29, 2024.
“The case was handed to an independent body, but no findings have yet been made public,” AAV said.
The Israeli military responded by saying it has opened dozens of investigations “in accordance with its obligations under Israeli law and international law” and that “most of these investigations are still ongoing.”
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange joins Sydney protest
Assange is among those attending Sunday’s pro-Palestine march in Australia’s largest city.
The transparency activist, who moved back to his native Australia last year, after reaching a plea deal with the US government to avoid possible life imprisonment for publishing classified government information, was not scheduled to speak at the protest.
Australia’s iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge closes for pro-Palestine protest
Australia’s iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge has been closed for a major pro-Palestine march in the country’s largest city.
Protesters marched across the bridge on Sunday afternoon after the Supreme Court of New South Wales refused an application by police to prohibit the demonstration.
Police had raised concerns about public safety and the potential for a “crowd crush”, but Justice Belinda Rigg sided with the organisers, finding that they had convincingly explained the reasons why they believe the humanitarian situation in Gaza demands an urgent response.
Palestine Action Group Sydney, the organiser of the march, said it expects tens of thousands of people to attend.
Red Crescent says staff member killed in Israeli attack on southern Gaza
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society says that Israeli forces have attacked its headquarters in Khan Younis, causing a fire that killed one staff member and injured three others.
A recap of recent developments
Here’s what you need to know:
- Israeli forces killed at least 62 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, most of them aid seekers, hospital sources told Al Jazeera.
- A 17-year-old Palestinian boy was among seven Palestinians to die from malnutrition within 24 hours in Gaza.
- Hamas has said it will not give in to calls to disarm until the establishment of a Palestinian state.
- The families of Israeli captives held in Gaza have called for a captive exchange and ceasefire deal at a Tel Aviv rally, which organisers said drew 60,000 people.
- A 17-year-old Palestinian boy was killed and seven others were injured during an Israeli settler attack in Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
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