Saturday

August 2, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

Gaza war

2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings

Israeli forces kill at least 57 people in the Gaza Strip, including 35 aid seekers. (Al Jazeera)

Gaza war hostage crisis

Hamas releases a sign-of-life propaganda video showing an emaciated Israeli hostage, Evyatar David, in an underground tunnel. (The New York Times) (Jerusalem Post)

Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip famine

Seven people die from malnutrition in the past 24 hours due to the Israeli blockade, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. (BBC News)

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Ukrainian forces launch drone attacks on Penza Oblast, Samara Oblast, and Rostov Oblast in Russia, killing at least three people, according to Russian officials. (AP)

The Ukrainian military targets the Ryazan Refinery in Ryazan Oblast, Russia, with drones and causes a fire at the facility. (Reuters)

Kivu conflict

M23 campaign

M23 rebels briefly capture Kamakombe, Kabare Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo from Wazalendo militia Decisive Movement for the Liberation of Congo. (Radio Okapi)

M23 and Wazalendo militias clash in the Muzinzi subgroup, Walungu Territory. (Radio Okapi)

Disasters and accidents

Five children are killed and 12 others are critically injured in a mortar shell explosion in Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (Kuwait News Agency)

Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, erupts for a second consecutive day, sending a column of volcanic materials and ash up to 18 km (11 mi) into the sky. Today's eruption is one of Indonesia's largest since 2010 when Mount Merapi erupted. No casualties are reported. (AP)