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02.04.2025

02.04.2025Day UNRWA Clinic Bombed As Rafah Ground Invasion Began

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Palestine for 02.04.2025.

It displays 151 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

02.04.2025Day UNRWA Clinic Bombed As Rafah Ground Invasion Began
Israeli forces launched a major ground offensive into Rafah, displacing approximately 140,000 Palestinians according to UN reports. The military operation coincided with a deadly airstrike on an UNRWA clinic in Jabalia that killed 19 people, with death counts rising throughout the morning.

All Gaza bakeries closed due to fuel and flour shortages, with UNRWA warning of "real famine beginning in days." Civil Defense authorities revealed details about 14 humanitarian workers reportedly executed in Rafah, their bodies found bound in a pit—continuing revelations that began the previous day.

By afternoon, Netanyahu announced control over what he called a "second Philadelphia corridor," describing a plan to "dismember Gaza" to pressure Hamas. The Palestinian presidency condemned Israel's plan to separate Rafah from Khan Younis.

Ben-Gvir's storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque prompted Egyptian and Palestinian condemnations. Meanwhile, Hamas decided not to respond to Israel's latest ceasefire proposal modifications.
02.04.2025

06:19Gaza Bakeries Shut Down As Fuel Supplies Exhausted

The newspapers report on a severe humanitarian crisis as all Gaza bakeries have shut down due to fuel and flour shortages (Al-Ayyam, Palestine News Network English). Israeli military operations continue across Gaza with multiple reported casualties, including 13 people killed in an airstrike on the Abdul Bari family home in Khan Younis (Al-Resalah) and four martyrs including a child in Rafah and Khan Younis (Maan News). Israeli forces have intensified operations in Jenin during Eid (Palestinian Information Center English) and killed a young man in Nablus (Felesteen News). Headlines also mention a phone conversation between Egyptian President El-Sisi and Trump discussing the Gaza situation (Alwatan Voice).
06:49

07:50Israel Annexes Gaza Areas While Expanding Military Operations

The newspapers report intensifying Israeli military operations across Gaza with widespread casualties. Multiple sources describe ongoing airstrikes resulting in martyrs and wounded across various Gaza areas (Alwatan Voice, Palsawa News). Israel's Defense Minister announced expanding military operations and annexing parts of Gaza (Maan News). In the West Bank, Israeli forces continue their 66-day assault on Tulkarem and its camps (Raya Media Network), with reports of a young man killed by Israeli fire in Nablus (Al-Ayyam). Meanwhile, Netanyahu plans to appoint an acting Shin Bet chief (Felesteen News), while Washington is deploying aircraft carriers and bombers to the Middle East (Palestine News Network).
08:10

08:59Israeli Ground Assault on Rafah Displaces 140,000 Palestinians

The newspapers report a significant Israeli ground incursion into Rafah, with 140,000 Palestinians displaced (Palestine Chronicle, Maan News, Sama News). Multiple sources document casualties from Israeli attacks, including 10-15 martyrs in an UNRWA clinic bombing in Jabalia (Felesteen News, Palsawa News). Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian inside his home in Nablus (Palestinian Information Center English, Al-Ayyam) and invaded the Dheisheh camp south of Bethlehem (Palestine News Network). Gaza's humanitarian crisis deepens with bakeries closing due to food shortages (Al-Resalah). Meanwhile, Ben-Gvir has led settlers in storming Al-Aqsa Mosque (Raya Media Network, Quds News Network).
09:01

09:50UNRWA Clinic Bombing Kills 19 Palestinians In Jabalia

The newspapers report on a deadly Israeli airstrike targeting an UNRWA clinic in Jabalia, northern Gaza, which killed 19 Palestinians (Alwatan Voice, Felesteen News, Palsawa News, Palestine News Network, Sama News). Palestinian sources also highlight Israel's broader military operations in Rafah and Khan Younis (Sama News, Maan News). Other headlines mention Netanyahu appearing in court on corruption charges (Raya Media Network), a liquidity crisis affecting Palestinian citizens (Al-Resalah), reported US attacks on Yemeni water facilities (Palestinian Information Center English), and claims of personnel shortages in the Israeli military (Quds News Network).
10:04

11:57Fourteen Humanitarian Workers Executed In Rafah

The newspapers report on multiple humanitarian crises in Gaza. Civil Defense details the execution of 14 humanitarian workers in Rafah (Al-Resalah, Palestine News Network), while health officials report 24 martyrs and 55 injuries in the past 24 hours (Felesteen News). A deadly UNRWA shelter bombing in Jabalia killed 19 people including children and an infant (Quds News Network, Palestinian Information Center). Meanwhile, the World Food Programme warns its Gaza supplies are nearly depleted (Raya Media Network). In the West Bank, Israeli forces invaded Dheisheh camp with threats of harsh consequences like those in the northern West Bank (Maan News Agency).

14:16Hamas Refutes Israeli Claims About Jabalia UNRWA Clinic Bombing

The newspapers report on Israel's disputed bombing of an UNRWA clinic in Jabalia where Hamas denies Israeli claims that militants were present at the site (Felesteen News, Palsawa News). Multiple sources highlight casualties, including 322 children killed since the resumption of war in Gaza according to UNICEF warnings (Palestine News Network). Other headlines focus on regional tensions, with reports that Iran has aimed 1,000 heavy missiles at Israeli nuclear facilities (Raya Media Network) while Trump considers nuclear talks with Iran amid mutual threats (Quds News Network).

16:51Netanyahu Reveals Gaza Dismemberment Strategy

The newspapers report on Israel's strategy in Gaza, with Netanyahu explicitly stating his plan to divide and dismember Gaza (Maan News, Palsawa News). Multiple sources cover Israeli far-right minister Ben-Gvir's provocative storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyards, described as a "serious escalation" (Palestinian Information Center English, Quds News Network), prompting Palestinian and Arab condemnations, including a warning from Egypt against interfering with religious sites in Jerusalem (Raya Media Network). Meanwhile, Israeli strikes continue to cause casualties, with reports of Palestinian police officers killed in Deir al-Balah (Sama News, Felesteen News) and a child martyred in Seilat al-Harithiya (Palestine News Network).

20:16Netanyahu Claims Control Of "Second Philadelphia Corridor"

The newspapers report on Netanyahu's announcement of control over a "second Philadelphia corridor" in southern Gaza (Alwatan Voice) amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes that killed 77 more Palestinians (Raya Media Network). Multiple sources cover details of mediators' ceasefire proposal and the responses from Hamas and Israel (Palsawa News, Quds News Network, Sama News), with Hamas reportedly deciding not to respond to Israel's latest paper. The Guardian newspaper has published evidence of execution-style killings of rescue teams in Rafah (Felesteen News), while the Israeli military claims to have intercepted two rockets fired from Gaza (Maan News Agency).
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