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20.08.2025

20.08.2025Gaza City Invasion Commenced, Resistance Sought Captives

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Palestine for 20.08.2025.

It displays 169 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

20.08.2025Gaza City Invasion Commenced, Resistance Sought Captives
Palestinian media on August 20 heavily prioritized reports of Israel's impending full occupation of Gaza City. Morning coverage detailed Minister Katz's approval of the "Gideon's Chariots 2" plan, leading into reports of mass reservist call-ups. Throughout the day, channels noted heightened Israeli aggression across Gaza and discussions surrounding the plan's dangers. A significant new development emerged with extensive coverage of Palestinian resistance operations in Rafah and Khan Younis, specifically focusing on reported attempts to capture Israeli soldiers. Later, the Israeli military announced the commencement of preliminary operations for an attack on Gaza City, marking a critical progression of the occupation narrative. Alongside these primary stories, reporting continued on the severe humanitarian crisis and Israel's official approval of the E1 settlement plan, which was widely seen as undermining the two-state solution.
20.08.2025

04:59Gaza Bombardment, Ceasefire Standoff

Palestinian media continues to focus on the ongoing Gaza conflict, particularly the heavy civilian casualties from continuous Israeli bombardment (Arabi21, Felesteen News) and warnings of Israeli plans to occupy Gaza City, framed as a "genocide plan" (Palestinian Information Center (English)). Editors highlight Hamas awaiting Israel's response to the mediators' ceasefire proposal (Al-Resalah), while Israel's official stance emphasizes a "firm and unchanged" policy regarding prisoner release (Alwatan Voice, Palsawa News).

06:17Gaza Occupation: Gideon's Chariots Plan

Palestinian media reports highlight intensified Israeli raids across Gaza, resulting in numerous casualties and displacement, with some sources describing new massacres (Al-Ayyam, Arabi21, Quds News Network). Editors heavily feature reports on Minister Katz's approval of an Israeli plan to occupy Gaza City, named "Gideon's Chariots 2" (Maan News Agency, Sama News, Palestinian Information Center (English)). Meanwhile, ceasefire negotiation updates are noted, alongside warnings about Zionist expansion impacting regional security (Palsawa News, Al-Resalah, Raya Media Network).

07:42Gaza Occupation: Troop Surge

Palestinian media continues to prioritize Israeli occupation plans for Gaza, reporting Minister Katz's approval and the call-up of tens of thousands of reservists (Alwatan Voice, Maan News Agency). Critics label this occupation a "deadly trap" (Felesteen News), amid human rights warnings (Palestinian Information Center (English)). Updates on intensified aggression leading to high casualties (Arabi21, Al-Ayyam) and humanitarian crisis are noted, alongside Cairo's denial of a Hamas weapons transfer proposal in ceasefire talks (Palestine News Network).
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09:26Resistance Seeks Captives in Gaza

Palestinian media prominently features ongoing reports about Israel's "Gideon's Chariots 2" plan for Gaza City's occupation (Alwatan Voice, Palestine News Network, Palestinian Information Center). New details from Hebrew media about Palestinian resistance operations in Rafah and Khan Younis, focusing on attempts to capture Israeli soldiers, are also highlighted (Felesteen News, Maan News Agency, Sama News). International calls for an immediate ceasefire continue, alongside discussion of Netanyahu's hesitation on the latest proposal (Palestine News Network (English), Quds News Network, Arabi21).

10:34Khan Yunis Captive Attempt

Palestinian media significantly covers Qassam force operations south of the Gaza Strip, specifically detailing attacks on Israeli military sites in Khan Yunis and reported attempts to capture soldiers (Arabi21, Felesteen News, Palsawa News, Quds News Network, Sama News). Furthermore, editors prominently feature Israel's official approval of the E1 settlement construction plan, which sources widely report as undermining the two-state solution (Maan News Agency, Palestine News Network, Palestine News Network (English)). Ongoing coverage also highlights intensified Israeli raids across Gaza and discussions of the "Gideon's Chariots 2" plan for occupying Gaza City (Al-Ayyam, Alwatan Voice, Palestinian Information Center (English)).

13:18Gaza Resistance Redraws Rules

Palestinian media continues to heavily feature resistance operations in the southern Gaza Strip, with new analysis suggesting these actions are redrawing engagement rules (Al-Resalah, Arabi21, Felesteen News, Sama News). Concurrently, coverage highlights Israeli occupation plans for Gaza City (Alwatan Voice, Palestinian Information Center (English)), with notable warnings from Israeli figures, like Ehud Barak, describing it as a "deadly trap" (Palestine News Network (English)). Reports also detail the dire conditions for Gaza detainees (Quds News Network).

15:17Khan Yunis Operation Scrutinized

Palestinian media continues to heavily feature resistance operations, particularly focusing on recent Qassam actions in Khan Yunis, with Hebrew media describing them as an intelligence failure (Al-Resalah, Felesteen News, Arabi21, Sama News). Concurrently, outlets report on Israeli preparations to invade Gaza City, detailing the "Gideon's Chariots 2" plan and warnings about its dangers (Palsawa News, Alwatan Voice, Palestinian Information Center (English), Palestine News Network (English)). Reports also highlight the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza, citing high child casualties from bombardments, and Egypt's rejection of Palestinian displacement (Quds News Network, Al-Ayyam, Palestine News Network).

17:17Gaza City: Invasion's First Steps

Palestinian media highlights the Israeli military's announced commencement of preliminary operations for an attack on Gaza City (Maan News Agency, Palsawa News, Palestine News Network). This progresses from earlier detailed reports on occupation plans like "Gideon's Chariots 2" and warnings about invasion outcomes (Alwatan Voice, Palestinian Information Center (English), Palestine News Network (English)). Concurrently, reports detail the severe humanitarian situation, including ongoing bombardment, missing persons, and challenges facing Gaza's hospitals (Felesteen News, Al-Resalah, Al-Ayyam).

19:35Gaza City: Invasion Accelerates

Palestinian media continues to intensively cover the escalating Israeli military operations in Gaza. Editors highlight renewed Israeli orders, notably from Netanyahu, to accelerate the occupation and maneuver in Gaza City (Alwatan Voice, Maan News Agency, Sama News). Reports detail the commencement of preliminary invasion stages and reference the "Gideon's Chariots 2" plan (Arabi21, Palsawa News, Palestine News Network). Concurrently, outlets emphasize the deepening humanitarian crisis, citing continuous bombardment, missing persons, and a significant increase in child malnutrition (Felesteen News, Al-Ayyam, Al-Resalah, Raya Media Network).