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Shafaq News – Gaza / Cairo
Israeli forces intensified their bombardment of the
Gaza Strip on Friday, carrying out air and artillery strikes on Gaza City, Khan
Younis, and central areas, which resulted in casualties, damaged critical
infrastructure, and destroyed residential buildings.
In Khan Younis, warplanes targeted residential blocks
in Hamad City and Block G, while explosive-laden robotic devices demolished
homes in central and northern districts. In the Asda’ area, northwest of the
city, health sources, cited by Palestinian media, reported one fatality, and
strikes on municipal crews repairing sewage lines caused flooding at the Nasser
Medical Complex.
Central Gaza came under sustained shelling, with
strikes hitting Block 12, the northern section of al-Bureij camp, and the Wadi
Gaza Bridge area. Al-Awda Hospital said one person was killed and three were
wounded in the past 24 hours. In Deir al-Balah, two people were reported killed
and several were injured while attempting to collect aid near the Kussufim
crossing point.
In Gaza City, Israeli forces destroyed homes in
al-Zaytoun under intense shelling, while repeated strikes in al-Rimal killed
two people and injured others near the Communications Junction.
According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, at least
61,776 Palestinians have been killed and more than 154,906 wounded since the
outbreak of the war on October 7, 2023.
مياه الصرف الصحي تغمر مجمع ناصر الطبي في خانيونس، جراء الاستهداف المتواصل للبنية التحتية من قِبل الاحتلال، واستهداف طواقم البلدية أثناء محاولتها إصلاحها. pic.twitter.com/ud1tMaryrC
— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) August 15, 2025
Factions meet in Cairo
Seven Palestinian factions—including Hamas, Islamic
Jihad, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine—held talks in
Cairo, urging an immediate cessation of Israeli military operations, the
lifting of the blockade, and unrestricted humanitarian access. In a joint
statement, they condemned Israel’s withdrawal from Doha negotiations, warning
against what they described as reoccupation plans that could lead to forced
displacement.
The factions also called for a unified national
strategy to counter settlement expansion, land confiscation, and perceived
threats to the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
Tensions over Marwan Barghouti
In Israel, tensions rose in prisons after far-right
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir entered the isolation wing of Ganot
Prison and threatened senior Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti, reportedly
telling him, “We will erase you.”
Barghouti’s family said he appeared gaunt and
exhausted, accusing Israeli authorities of pursuing what they termed a “slow
execution” policy. His lawyer demanded assurances for his safety, while several
Palestinian leaders denounced Ben Gvir’s actions as political intimidation.
Barghouti, a prominent Fatah figure imprisoned since
2002, is serving five life sentences plus 40 years for his role in attacks
during the second intifada. Despite long-term isolation, he remains an
influential figure within the Palestinian prisoners’ movement and “a symbol of
resistance for many Palestinians.”
اقتحم بن غفير زنزانة القائد مروان البرغوثي وهدده بالموت.. ملامحه تغيّرت من الجوع والإنهاك، لكن إرادته ثابتة. pic.twitter.com/K6MqwBnfFD
— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) August 15, 2025
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