UNRWA: Continued Israeli bombing kills civilians, exacerbating the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) reported that Israeli forces continue their intensive bombardment—from air, land, and sea—of the Gaza Strip and are expanding their ground operations, resulting in deaths and injuries, the destruction of civilian infrastructure, and the displacement of large numbers of people.

In its latest update, the UN agency explained that residents are living in inhumane conditions, seeking shelter wherever they can, including damaged or destroyed buildings, overcrowded shelters, and open areas. “Attacks continue to be reported on people sheltering in schools and tents, and on people trying to access food or other humanitarian assistance, resulting in mass casualties, including among children.”

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, citing the Ministry of Health in Gaza, reported that at least 61,158 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza and 151,442 others injured since the beginning of the war as of August 6. Injuries, from the beginning of the war until August 6.

According to a report issued by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, “nearly 1,400 people have been killed and more than 4,000 others injured while searching for food.

At least 859 people have been killed around Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites since the organization’s operations began in late May 2025.”