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Southern Gaza residents risk danger in so-called safe zone

Southern Gaza residents risk danger in so-called safe zone
By Edna Mohamed, Nils Adler, Faisal Ali, Virginia Pietromarchi and Stephen Quillen
Published On 14 Sep 2025

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14 Sep 2025 - 22:59
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If you want to learn about why more countries are recognising the State of Palestine and whether it matters, watch the latest episode of Start Here.

To understand what Islamic and Arab countries are saying ahead of an emergency summit in Doha on Monday, read what was discussed today here.

And you can always find all our coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza here.

14 Sep 2025 - 22:45
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But before we go, here’s one last recap of the latest developments:

  • At least 53 people have been killed since dawn as artillery shelling and gunfire by Israeli forces were reported in Gaza City, as well as shelling from boats.
  • An Israeli attack on a residential building in Gaza City’s Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood took place 50 metres (164 ft) from al-Quds Field Hospital, causing severe damage to the facility and injuring numerous civilians, the Wafa news agency reports, citing the Red Crescent.
  • The Israeli army destroyed 16 large buildings in Gaza City today, as it continues its campaign to erase the remaining infrastructure there.
  • Israeli forces carried out a series of raids and arrests in the occupied West Bank, spanning the governorates of Ramallah, Jenin, Tulkarem and Salfit.
  • The finale of the Vuelta a Espana cycling grand tour ended prematurely today after pro-Palestine protesters clashed with riot police over the participation of the Israel-Premier Tech team in global cycling events.
14 Sep 2025 - 22:30
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Dolls wrapped in shrouds outside Swedish Parliament honour children killed in Gaza

Pro-Palestinian activists organised a symbolic event this evening in front of the Swedish Parliament in Stockholm to commemorate the children killed in Gaza.

Outside the parliament building, wrapped in shrouds drenched in red paint, were placed over the Palestinian flag, in a scene symbolising the children who have been reported killed by Israel since October 7, 2023.

According to the organisers, the event aimed to highlight Sweden’s continued arms trade, despite repeated calls from the UN and the international community to stop exporting weapons to Israel during the war.

14 Sep 2025 - 22:15
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Al Jazeera speaks with Turkish foreign minister

Here are a few of Hakan Fidan’s key quotes, delivered in an interview in Doha ahead of tomorrow’s Arab-Islamic summit:

  • “Türkiye has condemned the attack in the strongest terms. We are engaged and support Qatar on this matter.
  • “As for the Israeli threats in the region, we are engaging in active discussions with all our friends to address this matter.
  • “The situation is not just a matter of an Israeli-Palestinian conflict. There is an occupation of Palestine and an ongoing genocide in Gaza. Israel is acting with an expansionist mindset. Arab and Islamic countries must stand against Israel and mobilise the international community to confront it.
  • “The greatest problem in the region is Israel’s expansion. Behind this lies Israel’s aim to enlarge its territories and establish a ‘Greater Israel’. The second objective is to weaken, fragment and destabilise regional states, Syria being one of them, alongside others.
  • “The Gulf states, Turkiye and the United States all have interlinked relations, and President [Recep Tayyip] Erdoğan’s relationship with President Trump is excellent. But in the American system, when it comes to relations with Israel, there is an exceptional situation: this relationship takes precedence over all others. That damages America’s standing in the region and frustrates its friends here.
  • “Nevertheless, the president of Türkiye speaks at every level about Israel’s crimes, its killing of civilians and its expansionist policies. These policies are not only destabilising the region, they also undermine global security and contribute to the collapse of the international order. This reflects a crisis in the American political system itself, one it has not been able to overcome.”
14 Sep 2025 - 22:00
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Israeli forces shoot, injure man in Tulkarem; carry out more West Bank arrests: Report

Israeli forces have carried out a series of raids and arrests in the occupied West Bank, spanning the governorates of Ramallah, Jenin, Tulkarem and Salfit. According to the Wafa news agency, Israeli forces:

  • arrested two people in Deir Jarir, near Ramallah
  • stormed into the home of a freed prisoner in Jenin and interrogated their relatives
  • apprehended two people in the town of Deir Ballut in the Salfit governorate
  • opened fire at the entrance of the Tulkarem refugee camp and injured a man in his foot.
14 Sep 2025 - 21:45
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Civilians flee Gaza City after Israeli army issues threat

Video footage posted on social media and verified by Al Jazeera shows scenes of civilians fleeing Gaza City following the Israeli army’s threats to evacuate in anticipation of an Israeli military operation there.

14 Sep 2025 - 21:30
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Al-Quds Hospital damaged in Gaza City attack: Report

An Israeli attack on a residential building in Gaza City’s Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood took place 50 metres (164 ft) from al-Quds Field Hospital, causing severe damage to the facility and injuring numerous civilians, the Wafa news agency reports, citing the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.

The attack also caused damage to several other nearby buildings, according to Wafa.

14 Sep 2025 - 21:15
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WATCH: Global Sumud Flotilla to set sail from Tunisia to break Israel’s Gaza siege

Some of the boats taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla have set sail for Gaza from the Tunisian port of Bizerte.

They’re hoping to break Israel’s blockade and deliver food and medicine to the Strip. The mission has faced several setbacks, including what activists say were Israeli drone strikes earlier this week.

Al Jazeera’s Hassan Massoud is with the flotilla and sent this report:

14 Sep 2025 - 21:00
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Spain’s Vuelta a Espana cycle race ends early as police, pro-Palestine protesters clash

The finale of the cycling grand tour ended prematurely earlier today after pro-Palestine protesters clashed with riot police.

The protests – targeting the Israel-Premier Tech team over the war in Gaza – escalated when demonstrators knocked down barriers and surged onto the road during the last leg of the prestigious race in Madrid.

“Crowds ended up flooding onto the street, pushing down the barriers and clashing with police dramatically,” journalist Lily Mayers told Al Jazeera from the Spanish capital. She said that police also deployed tear gas.

Earlier, Spain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, expressed “admiration for the Spanish people mobilising for just causes like Palestine”.

Madrid Mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida blamed Sanchez for “instigating the protests”.

Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy the route of the Vuelta a Espana after overturning metal barriers and disrupting the final stage in Madrid, Spain, on September 14 [Bruna Casas/Reuters]
14 Sep 2025 - 20:45
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Photos: Gaza flotilla boats depart Greece

People gather at the port of Ermoupolis before the departure of two sailing boats that are part of the Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to reach Gaza and break Israel’s blockade, on Syros island, Greece, September 14 [Giorgos Solaris/Reuters]
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14 Sep 2025 - 20:30
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If you’re just joining us

Let’s bring you up to speed:

  • Arab and Islamic leaders have convened in Doha, Qatar for a major summit in response to the Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Qatar.
  • In an opening meeting ahead of tomorrow’s summit, Qatari PM Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani called Israel’s attack “barbaric” and urged for fierce and firm measures in response.
  • Israel’s military has continued deadly aerial attacks in Gaza City and forcibly displaced people from another high-rise tower, one of 16 it has destroyed today.
  • Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jerusalem, hailing what he called “strong and durable” US-Israeli ties. 
14 Sep 2025 - 20:15
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Israeli air strikes intensify in Gaza City, UNRWA shelters and clinics among targeted buildings

Israeli air strikes in Gaza City are intensifying, forcing more people to “head into the unknown”, says Philippe Lazzarini, head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).

“Only in the past four days, 10 UNRWA buildings have been hit in #Gaza City. This includes seven schools and two clinics currently used as shelters for thousands of displaced people,” Lazzarini said on X.

“We were forced to stop health care in Beach Camp, the only health care available north of Wadi Gaza.
Our vital water & sanitation services are now only at half capacity,” he said.

14 Sep 2025 - 20:00
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Qatar PM blasts Israel, appreciates Arab, Islamic support ahead of summit

By Urooba Jamal

Doha, Qatar – Arab and Islamic states have condemned Israel’s “barbaric” attack on Qatar and will support Doha in the measures it will take to safeguard its sovereignty, says Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.

“We appreciate the solidarity of brotherly Arab and Islamic countries and friendly countries from the international community that condemned this barbaric Israeli attack,” Sheikh Al Thani said on Sunday. “It expressed its full support for us and the legitimate legal measures we will take to preserve the sovereignty of our country.”

The Qatari prime minister made the comments as foreign ministers from Arab and Islamic countries convened in Doha before their leaders hold an emergency summit on Monday in response to Israel’s attack last week.

Read the full story here on today’s pre-summit meeting.

14 Sep 2025 - 19:50
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Developing

Person confirmed killed from Israeli strike in southern Lebanon

Earlier, we reported an Israeli drone attack on a vehicle in southern Lebanon, travelling between the towns of Toulin and Burj Qalaouiyah.

The attack is now confirmed to have killed at least one person, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry. Lebanon’s National News Agency gave the person’s name as Muhammad Y.

Despite a November ceasefire, Israel has continued to carry out frequent attacks in southern Lebanon, claiming to target Hezbollah members.

14 Sep 2025 - 19:45
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Analysis

Arab, Islamic states will not forge ‘collective security overnight’

Political analyst Marwan Bishara says expectations should remain low for tomorrow’s Arab-Islamic summit, even if the event itself is an important way for the region to show a united front.

“I don’t think those who have been quiet, indifferent, impotent, cynical the past two years have suddenly found epiphany,” Bishara told Al Jazeera. “It doesn’t work that way with states. They are not going to find their collective security and defence overnight. That’s going to take time.”

Nevertheless, he noted what he considered to be several promising developments towards regional security, including the US’s vote condemning Israel’s attack in Doha at the UN Security Council, Washington’s guarantee to Doha that such an attack would not repeat, and US insistence that Qatar continue its mediation role.

“I think all of these things are important signs, and I think also the idea that the Arab world is coming together at the end of this kind of three-day marathon is important,” said Bishara. 

14 Sep 2025 - 19:30
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Israeli forces continue campaign of destruction in Gaza City

Our team on the ground reports that at least 16 buildings have been destroyed in Gaza City today.

The most recent, as we reported earlier, was a tower in Remal, in the city’s western section.

14 Sep 2025 - 19:15
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Analysis

Rubio’s Jerusalem trip ‘cannot be mistaken for diplomacy’

Images of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio performing prayers alongside Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu at Jerusalem’s Western Wall as Israeli attacks continue to hammer Gaza is not going to “bode well for diplomacy”, says political analyst Marwan Bishara.

“Gaza is being pummelled, its residential towers destroyed by Israeli-American bombs. The symbolism there cannot be mistaken for diplomacy,” Bishara told Al Jazeera.

“It’s not going to be looked at kindly,” he added. “It’s not going to be seen as diplomacy. It’s going to be seen as some kind of a religious war of sorts launched by the US and Israel. So that certainly does not bode well for diplomacy.”

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visit the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, September 14 [Nathan Howard/Pool via Reuters]
14 Sep 2025 - 19:00
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Qatar PM, Turkish FM meet ahead of Arab-Islamic summit

Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on the sidelines of the preparatory meeting of the Arab-Islamic summit scheduled for tomorrow.

The two discussed cooperation and Israel’s attack against Qatar, according to Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Fidan reiterated Turkiye’s solidarity with Qatar, strongly condemning the strike and “categorically rejected any aggression that threatens the security and safety” of Qatar and stability in the region.

14 Sep 2025 - 18:45
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Israeli army says it destroyed high-rise tower in Gaza City

We reported earlier that the Israeli army had issued a forced evacuation order for a tower in Gaza City. Our colleagues on the ground also reported that an Israeli air strike had struck a residential building in the Remal neighbourhood of the northern city.

Now, the Israeli army said in a statement on X that it attacked a high-rise building, claiming it was used by Hamas without providing evidence.

14 Sep 2025 - 18:30
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Israel’s Herzog warns against ‘burning bridges’ with Arab partners

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has said the country must not “forsake” its ties with regional allies, who are among those meeting in Doha in a show of solidarity in response to Israel’s recent attack in Qatar.

In comments carried by The Times of Israel, Herzog said there are many Arab countries with which Israel has “extensive and significant ties”, including economic ties, that it should preserve.

“They are part of the Western-facing world in which we seek to remain, and in these countries there is also a large and important public supportive of Israel, who yearn to hear our voice,” claimed Herzog at a memorial event for deceased Israeli leaders, according to the newspaper.

“Therefore, we must act diplomatically and with public diplomacy, with purpose and determination, not neglecting any arena, speaking with everyone, and being proactive,” he said. “We must not forsake our ties. We must not burn our bridges.”

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog [File: Heinz-Peter Bader/AP]