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Here’s where things stand on Sunday 8 June 2025
- At least five people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in the latest incident of Israeli troops opening fire on hungry Palestinians seeking aid in south Gaza.
- The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says it will reopen two of its aid points today after distributing no desperately needed food in Gaza yesterday. More than 100 people have been killed by Israeli fire while seeking aid at its locations since May 27.
- Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 54,772 Palestinians and wounded 125,834, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
- An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023, and more than 200 were taken captive.
Lack of fuel could turn Gaza hospitals into ‘graveyards’: Health Ministry
We have been reporting on the severe shortage of fuel in the besieged enclave, threatening the operations of hospitals in Gaza.
The director of the Gaza Health Ministry Munir al-Bursh has given more details about the crisis in an interview with Al Jazeera.
Here are his translated comments:
- Within 48 hours, Gaza’s hospitals will turn into graveyards due to fuel shortages.
- The occupation forces’ prevention of fuel entry is tantamount to cutting off the lifeline to hospitals.
- There is a severe shortage of medicines and medical supplies.
- WHO trucks are parked in Arish (in Egypt, near the Rafah border crossing), and we call for their immediate entry.
- We implemented emergency plans, but are now helpless due to running out of fuel and a shortage of medicines.
- When will international and Islamic organisations move to break the siege imposed on us?
Israel’s strategic failure is now apparent
Since the mid-1960s, Israel has received significant military and diplomatic support from successive administrations in the United States.
But never has it enjoyed such unconditional support as it has in the past eight years – under the first and second administrations of President Donald Trump and the administration of President Joe Biden.
As a result, Israel has started openly pursuing its greatest Zionist dream: expanding state borders to achieve Greater Israel and accelerating the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people from their homeland.
Although the Israeli state may appear more powerful than ever and overly confident that it will achieve regional dominance, its current position paradoxically reflects a strategic failure.
Read more of this opinion piece here.
Photos: Palestinians killed near Rafah aid site by Israeli fire
Israeli forces attack, arrest anti-settlement activist near Hebron: Report
They stormed Khirbet Aqwais, a village in the Masafer Yatta area of the occupied West Bank, and assaulted activist Naim Khaled Abu Aram, according to Wafa.
Abu Aram was later arrested, the news agency reported.
It was one of several raids carried out by Israeli forces across the West Bank today, with earlier arrests near Ramallah and Bethlehem.
Three more killed in Gaza
We are getting reports of more casualties in northern Gaza.
One attack in Jabalia killed at least two people and injured others, according to a local medical source cited by our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic.
A second attack in Gaza City’s Shujayea neighbourhood killed another person, according to a medical source at the nearby al-Ahli Hospital.
The deaths add to at least 21 people killed in earlier attacks, including several children.
Palestinians say aid distribution sites ‘a trap’
We have been reporting on the deaths of five people at US-backed aid sites in central and southern Gaza as a result of Israeli gunfire, the latest incident of Israeli troops opening fire on hungry Palestinians seeking aid.
Witnesses near the aid site in Rafah city said the shooting took place at about 6am (03:00 GMT) today, when they were told the site would open.
Adham Dahman, 30, who was at Nasser Hospital with a bandage on his chin, said a tank had fired towards them.
“We didn’t know how to escape,” he told AP. “This is a trap for us, not aid.”
Zahed Ben Hassan, another witness, said someone next to him was shot in the head. He said he and others pulled the body from the scene and managed to flee to the hospital.
“They said it was a safe area from 6am [03:00 GMT] until 6pm [15:00 GMT] … So why did they start shooting at us?” he told AP. “There was light out, and they have their cameras and can clearly see us.”
More than 100 people have been killed at the aid distribution sites since it commenced operations on May 27.
Israeli assault in central Gaza kills 1 Palestinian: Hospital
A medical source at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital tells our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic that one Palestinian has been killed in an Israeli attack south of Deir el-Balah in central Gaza.
An unspecified number of people were also wounded, the source added.
UNRWA urges urgent action to restore supplies for babies in Gaza
While an estimated 300 million nappies are sold daily worldwide, families in Gaza are facing an acute shortage, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has highlighted.
“A consistent flow of essential supplies – including diapers, soap and wipes – is critical for children’s survival and health,” UNRWA posted on X.
“A standard flow of humanitarian supplies also for babies in Gaza must be restored.”
Israeli fire service says arson caused blaze at Jerusalem synagogue
A fire broke out last night at a Jerusalem synagogue where former Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel Yitzhak Yosef regularly prays, according to Israeli media reports.
Footage and photographs seen by Al Jazeera show soot on the floor of the synagogue and property, including religious books, apparently vandalised.
Israel’s Fire and Rescue Service says its inquiry “unequivocally determined” that the fire was the result of arson.
Gaza health facilities facing critical fuel shortage: Hospital official
A spokesman at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah, in central Gaza, has provided Al Jazeera with an update about the latest healthcare situation in Gaza.
Here is a summary of his translated comments:
- The fuel supplies in Gaza hospitals are enough only for two days.
- The injured are facing difficulty reaching hospitals in southern Gaza.
- The hospital’s artificial kidney department is out of service due to the occupation’s attacks.
- We call on the world to pressure the occupation to open the crossings to allow the entry of medical supplies.
Israel bombs southern Syria
The Israeli military says it struck a member of Hamas in southern Syria, in the Mazraat Beit Jinn area, days after Israel carried out its first air raids on the country in nearly a month.
Hamas did not immediately comment on the attack.
Israel said on Tuesday it hit weapons belonging to the government in retaliation for the firing of two projectiles for the first time under the country’s new leadership, as Defence Minister Israel Katz held Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa accountable.
In response, Damascus said reports of the shelling were unverified, reiterating that Syria does not pose a threat to any regional party.
A little-known group, Martyr Muhammad Deif Brigades, an apparent reference to Hamas’s military leader who was killed in an Israeli attack in 2024, reportedly claimed responsibility for the shelling.
Israel and Syria have recently engaged in direct talks to calm tensions.
Dozens wounded in their necks, chests, heads from shootings near aid sites
Earlier this morning, the GHF posted on Facebook that it was going to open and deliver food. That’s why many Palestinians approached distribution points in both Wadi Gaza and al-Mawasi, Rafah. Thousands of people approached these distribution points to try to collect whatever food they could.
As usual, Israeli forces used live ammunition to disperse Palestinians. They also used tear gas, injuring many people. In Rafah, at least four Palestinians were killed and some 100 people injured. They suffered wounds in their necks, chests and heads. The situation is very critical. Doctors are saying it’s very challenging to treat their wounds.
Also, here in the middle area, where Palestinians approached the second GHF distribution point, at least one Palestinian was killed and 20 others injured, also very critically.
Palestinians say the only reason they go [to the GHF aid distribution points] is that they are the only food sources for their families. But distribution points are not safe. Palestinians do not have a safe place to go to.
Israel expands illegal settlements (redux)
On May 29, 2025, Israel said it would establish 22 settlements in the occupied West Bank, an act illegal under international law. Israel says it’s only protecting itself.
It’s being called the biggest expansion in decades.
Read more of this story, created using graphics generated with artificial intelligence, here.
Israeli attack kills 8 in northern Gaza
Earlier we reported that at least 21 people have been killed across the Gaza Strip according to medical sources.
Among those were eight Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli attack on Jabalia al-Balad, north of the Gaza Strip, according to a source at al-Shifa Hospital, our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report.
GHF says aid distribution completed at Gaza aid point
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) says on its Arabic Facebook page that aid distribution at its “Gaza Valley” site has been completed, warning Palestinians not to come near the site.
It also says a second site will open at 12pm local time (09:00 GMT) for aid distribution in Rafah.
Violence has continued at these US- and Israel-backed aid sites, with Israeli troops opening fire on crowds of hungry Palestinians as recently as this morning.
More than 100 people have been killed in such incidents since the GHF began operations on May 27.
Daily death toll in Gaza rising rapidly
At least 21 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across the Strip this morning, sources at local hospitals tell our team.
Elderly man, girl wounded in Beit Lahiya attack
Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting several new attacks in northern Gaza, including near Jabalia and Beit Lahiya.
Attacks in Jabalia destroyed several residential buildings, while an attack in Beit Lahiya’s al-Atatra area injured an elderly man and a girl, our colleagues report.
Death toll mounts as Israeli army hits residential buildings across Gaza
At least 11 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza this morning, a medical source tells Al Jazeera.
Our colleagues on the ground report that Israeli forces have hit buildings east of the Jabalia camp.
They also said an Israeli helicopter fired at several homes east of Gaza City.
We will bring you updates on these incidents soon.
Israeli army makes arrests during occupied West Bank raids
Israeli soldiers have conducted several raids across the occupied Palestinian territory this morning, according to Wafa news agency.
Here is a summary of what has taken place so far:
- Two Palestinians were arrested from the town of Arura and the Jalazone camp, north of Ramallah.
- Three homes were raided in Kafr Malek, east of Ramallah.
- A kindergarten and a home were raided in the Balata refugee camp east of Nablus.
- Two were arrested from al-Khader south of Bethlehem.
Tunisian aid convoy to set off towards Gaza
Thousands of volunteers will set off from several cities in Tunisia towards the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, demanding entrance, the Wafa news agency reports.
The Joint Action for Palestine Coordination Committee in Tunisia says that a land convoy will pass through Libya and Egypt on its way to the Strip, expressing solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and bringing much-needed aid.
The convoy includes at least 7,000 people, an organiser told Wafa.
‘Clearly an excuse’: Does Netanyahu really want Hamas gone?
Israel’s war on Gaza rumbles on, even as international condemnation grows.
Hamas has expressed that it is ready for a deal to end the war, even offering to turn over the administration of Gaza to a technocratic government. United Nations Security Council members have overwhelmingly voted in favour of a ceasefire, a resolution blocked from passing only by a United States veto.
But Israel, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is adamant in its refusal of any agreement that does not include what it calls the “defeat of Hamas”, even if that means endangering the Israeli captives still held in Gaza.
“Hamas is already the weakest it’s ever been, and there’s nothing they can do that is remotely comparable to what Israel possesses,” writer and researcher on Israel-Palestine and founder of The Fire These Times podcast Elia Ayoub told Al Jazeera.
“There’s ample evidence by now that the only reason this genocide is ongoing is because Netanyahu wants it to continue. It’s clearly just an excuse to keep the war going.”
Read more here.
Israeli drone strike kills 5 Palestinians, including 2 girls, in southern Gaza
Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic, citing a source at Nasser Medical Complex, say five Palestinians, including two girls, were killed in an Israeli drone attack on tents in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis.
Earlier in the war, Israel had designated al-Mawasi a “safe zone”, forcing displaced Palestinians to move there en masse. Israel now regularly attacks the area.
Five killed, 70 injured by Israeli gunfire near aid sites in Gaza
A medical source at al-Awda Hospital has told our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic that four Palestinians were killed and 70 injured by Israeli gunfire near a US-backed aid distribution site west of Rafah in southern Gaza.
Meanwhile, a source at Al-Awda Hospital reported that a Palestinian was killed and others were injured by Israeli gunfire near an aid distribution centre in the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza.
A recap of recent developments
- An Israeli attack on a house killed 16 people in the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City yesterday and wounded more than 50.
- The Israel- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said it cannot distribute aid because Hamas has issued “direct threats” against its operations. A Hamas official told Reuters he had no knowledge of such “alleged threats”.
- The GHF distributed no food aid yesterday but says it will reopen two of its points today. Already this morning, five people seeking aid have been killed near GHF facilities.
- Israeli forces say they recovered the body of Natthapong Pintawho, a Thai national taken captive during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023, and held in Gaza.
- The Madleen vessel, which is trying to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza, remains off the coast of Egypt as it continues its voyage towards the Strip, according to an online tracker. Climate activist Greta Thunberg is among the 12 activists on board.
- Hamas has confirmed that the secretary-general of the Mujahideen movement, Sheikh Asaad Abu Sharia, was killed in an Israeli attack on the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City.
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![A man reacts at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, in Gaza City, June 7, 2025. [Ebrahim Hajjaj/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Gaza-1749328161.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C514&quality=80)