Around 00:30 am, an Israeli helicopter struck the apartment of **journalist Hazem Abu Arqoub** near Bilal mosque in the center of Khan Younis, killing him and his wife. Witnesses said the apartment was on the fourth floor of a building and the bedroom was struck by one missile. The couple bodies were found shredded and several body parts severed. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Hazem Abu Arqoub 2. Faten Al-Qouqa (wife) (Sources: [1](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1870597838301974850) [2](https://x.com/F24online/status/1870743876438286528) [3](https://x.com/AbuLocation/status/1870732986276360519)) **Photos** 

On August 17, 2025, Al Jazeera published exclusive footage it obtained documenting a child being struck by what seems to be a drone airstrike while carrying a jerrycan of water. Following the publication of the footage, the child was identified by locals as 10 year-old Amna Ashraf Al-Mufti, born on July 14, 2013. Palestinian researcher, writer and poet Mosab Abu Toha found through Gaza news groups on social social media that Amna was killed on December 21, 2024 near the Kamal Adwan Hospital, 6 days before Israel attacked the hospital and abducted Dr. Hussam Anu Safiya. Israel also killed Amna's mother Najlaa and her youngest sibling Baraa on May 17, 2025. Leaving her father, Ashraf Al-Mufti with his eldest 14 year-old son Mohammad as his sole surviving family. Mohammad was injured three times when Israeli drones opened fire and dropped grenades on gatherings of people lining up for water. Asharf

Around 10:30 pm, an Israeli strike targeted the Abu Samra family house in Deir al-Balah. 11 people were killed, inlcuding **two parents–both healthcare workers**–and their children. The wing fragment of a SPICE-1000 bomb guidance kit were found amid the rubble. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Dr. Ahmad Dahir 2. Naeema Abu Samra (nurse) 1. Bassam Mohammad Salem Abu Samra 2. Fidaa Ibrahim Abu Samra (Al-Ashqar) 3. Noaman Bassam Abu Samra 4. Fares Bassam Abu Samra 5. Nashwan Bassam Abu Samra 6. Dr. Ahmad Salman Hamad Dhoheir (PhD in nursing) 7. Naeema Mohammad Salem Abu Samra (Ahmad's wife, (Master’s in Midwifery) 8. Joud Ahmad Salman Dhahir 9. Eelaf Ahmad Salman Dhahir 10. Nasser Mohammad Hussein Al-Tabarani 11. Nasser's wife (Sources: [1](https://x.com/qudsn/status/1870568211005218854) [2](https://x.com/F24online/status/1870741430035272186) [3](https://x.com/F24online/status/1870665612969521182) [4](https://x.com/Dr_Muneer1/status/1870742084195348766) [5](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1870810505142759776) [6](https://x.com/Easybakeovensz/status/1873888586661323209)) **Photos**       

Around 5:30 pm, an Israeli airstrike targeted a group of people on Al-Mansoura Street in Shujaiya, east of Gaza City. Three brothers were killed. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Salem Al-Basous 2. Mahmoud Al-Basous 3. Muhammad Al-Basous (Sources: [1](https://x.com/yaffa_ps/status/1870491147371503884) [2](https://x.com/F24online/status/1870497136967823653) [3](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1870504493118378196) [4](https://x.com/mahmoadbasal/status/1870505120540274717) [5](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1870773880660636145))

Around 4:45 pm, an Israeli drone strike targeted people on Yaffa Street near Hamza mosque in Gaza City, killing one person. **Name of the martyr:** - Basel Arafat Zeino "Abu Muadh" (Sources: [1](https://x.com/AbdSabbah91/status/1870480418576986293) [2](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1870515753130008648) [3](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1870517580932534314))

Around 7 pm, an Israeli airstrike targeted the Khilla family house near Al-Sarouk roundabout west of Gaza City. Twelve people were killed including seven children. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Rawan Bakr Khilla 2. Reema Mohammad Khilla 3. Engineer Mohammad Khilla 4. Shahanda Bashir Khilla 5. Salsabil Harith Khilla 6. Alma Harith Khilla 7. Ghina Harith Khilla 8. Qusay Bakr Khilla 9. Youssef Bakr Khilla 10. Raghad Ashraf Khilla 11. Arwa Ashraf Khilla 12. Abdullah Ashraf Khilla (Sources: [1](https://x.com/F24online/status/1870152621886935136) [2](https://x.com/AHM3D_HAMDAN/status/1870160270309613982) [3](https://x.com/ayman_abed93/status/1870225176073273414)) **Photos**        Portraits of the killed children  

At 4 pm, an Israeli airstrike targeted an apartment in the Yaffa Tower on Mabrouk Street, in Nuseirat camp. Eight people were killed. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Manal Al-Sharif Abu Abdullah 2. Muhammad Arafat Abu Abdullah 3. Tamer Arafat Abu Abdullah 4. Adam Arafat Abu Abdullah 5. Lara Arafat Abu Abdullah 6. Layan Abu Abdullah 7. Arafat Abdullah Abu Abdullah 8. Ramy Ayesh Ahmad (Sources: [1](https://x.com/qudsn/status/1870107755882647704) [2](https://x.com/ShehabAgency/status/1870123098948940108) [3](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1870155393743163473))

Around 11 am: strike on the Abu Jarad family house in Izbat Beit Hanoun. A family of four was killed, about 2 weeks after their son Wajdi Abu Jarad was killed. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Bassam Marzouq Abu Jarad 2. Mirfat Jamal Abu Jarad (wife) 3. Arwa Bassam Abu Jarad (daughter) 4. Rawan Bassam Abu Jarad (daughter) (Sources: [1](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1870033606024015901) [2](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1870158052520780226))

At midday, an Israeli airstrike targeted a group of people opposite the Ahrar headquarters in Al-Shati camp, west of Gaza City. Footage from the scene shows that the strike hit people gathered to fill water. Ten people were killed. **Names of the martyrs (identified):** 1. Obeida Al-Qouqa 2. Ali Al-Bars 3. Ismail Fahd Al-Arbid 4. Diaa Al-Shanti 5. Muhammad Ali Shaheen 6. Ghosn Nasruddin Abu Karsh (Sources: [1](https://x.com/F24online/status/1869684941304557572) [2](https://x.com/paldf/status/1869729014182809668) [3](https://x.com/F24online/status/1869703802615734391) [4](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1869816964740460613)) **Photos** 

Around 2 am, an Israeli airstrike targeted the Darwish family house in Al-Maghazi camp in central Gaza. Four people were killed from the same family, including the son Mahmoud Salah Darwish who was **due to be married on the same day**. 8 year-old daughter Roaa Darwish was injured. **Names of the martyrs (identified):** 1. Salah Darwish "Abu Mahmoud" 2. Umm Mahmoud (Salah's wife) 3. Mahmoud Salah Darwish (son) (Sources: [1](https://x.com/F24online/status/1869533465559080962) [2](https://x.com/F24online/status/1869623760522981863) [3](https://x.com/haider_mossawy/status/1869789265007362253) [4](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1869816761933279487))