At least 74 Palestinians are killed by Israeli gunfire and airstrikes, including ten seeking aid, and another five Palestinians die of starvation.
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August 4, 2025 (Monday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces that the Israeli government has decided to completely militarily occupy the Gaza Strip and fully eliminate Hamas, and tells Chief of the General Staff Eyal Zamir to resign.
Puntland forces and U.S. forces conduct a Puntland counter-terrorism operation (PCTO) in the area of Humbeis of Sanaag region, Puntland, detaining three Islamic State militants.
Business and economy
Over 10,000 hotel owners in Europe, represented by the HOTREC union, file a joint lawsuit against Netherlands-based travel agency Booking.com seeking compensation for losses from 2004 to 2024, alleging that the booking agency prevented the hotels from offering lower prices on their own sites.
Disasters and accidents
Three people are killed and 18 others are injured in a multiple-vehicle collision on the Autostrada A1 in Montevarchi, Province of Arezzo, Italy.
Eight people are killed and two others are injured in a vehicle collision on the BR-491 in Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
International relations
Politics and elections
The Supreme Court of Brazil issues a house arrest order for former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is standing trial for allegedly plotting a coup, and bans him from receiving visits and use of a cell phone either directly or through third parties.
August 3, 2025 (Sunday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
A massive fire is reported at an oil refinery in Sochi, Russia, following a Ukrainian drone attack on the facility. Smoke from the fire prompts Russian authorities to close Sochi International Airport.
Israeli forces kill at least 33 Palestinians seeking food and six other Palestinians die of hunger.
Disasters and accidents
Krasheninnikov, a volcano on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, erupts for the first time since the 15th century and the first in historical records. The eruption takes place four days after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit the same region on July 30, which may have contributed to the eruption.
Four workers are killed while inspecting sewage pipes after falling into a manhole filled with hydrogen sulfide in GyĹŤda, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
Sixty-eight people are killed, 74 others are reported missing and 12 others are injured when a boat carrying 154 Ethiopian migrants capsizes off Abyan Governorate, Yemen.
Law and crime
Two people are killed and three others are injured in a mass stabbing attack at a primary school in Caizichi, Leiyang, Hunan, China.
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