Monday

August 4, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

Gaza war

2025 Gaza Strip aid distribution killings, Gaza Strip famine

At least 74 Palestinians are killed by Israeli gunfire and airstrikes, including ten seeking aid, and another five Palestinians die of starvation. (Reuters) (Channel 4 News)

Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces that the Israeli government has decided to completely militarily occupy the Gaza Strip and fully eliminate Hamas, and tells Chief of the General Staff Eyal Zamir to resign. (Euronews)

Islamic State insurgency in Puntland

Puntland counter-terrorism operations

Puntland and U.S. forces conduct a counter-terrorism operation in Sanaag, Puntland, detaining three Islamic State militants. (Tracking Terrorism)

Business and economy

Over 10,000 hotel owners in Europe, represented by the HOTREC union, file a joint lawsuit against Netherlands-based travel agency Booking.com seeking compensation for losses from 2004 to 2024, alleging that the booking agency prevented the hotels from offering lower prices on their own sites. (DW) (Reuters)