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Israel continues larger war on region

Since the mid-March collapse of Gaza’s ceasefire, Israel’s assault has killed or injured tens of thousands, crushed what remains of vital infrastructure, and forced more than 640,000 people into an ever-shrinking patchwork of so-called ‘safe zones.’ Even ‘humanitarian aid’ distribution sites and food lines have been made fatal, prompting UN calls for an independent inquiry. Meanwhile, on the other side of the Green Line, the Israeli cabinet rubber-stamped 22 new settlements—and legalised nine outposts—while bulldozers resumed razing homes in Nur Shams refugee camp, Tulkarm. Israel’s bombardment of Gaza and its acceleration of land grabs in the West Bank reveal a single, coordinated strategy of expulsion and enclosure that is reshaping Palestinian life from river to sea.

July 14, 2025 · 6 min reading

ACLED Conflict Heatmap: Israeli Actor Activity Date Range: 6/14/2025 - 7/14/2025 COLOR INTENSITY SCALE (based on logarithmic scale): • Light Blue: 1-3 events - Areas with minimal conflict activity • Light Yellow: 4-14 events - Areas with some conflict presence • Orange: 15-54 events - Areas with significant conflict activity • Dark Orange/Red: 55-208 events - Conflict hotspots with most frequent events HEXBIN AGGREGATION: Each hexagonal area represents aggregated conflict events in that geographic region. Color intensity is calculated using a logarithmic scale to better visualize the full range of activity. The logarithmic scale prevents areas with extremely high event counts from washing out the rest of the map. DISTRIBUTION STATISTICS: • Event count range: 1-208 events per hexbin • 25th percentile: 1 events • Median (50th percentile): 2 events • 75th percentile: 5 events OVERALL STATISTICS: • Total Events: 1590 • Total Fatalities: 1694 • Geographic Coverage: 256 hexagonal areas • Countries: Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria Note: This visualization includes all ACLED-recorded events involving Israeli state actors, military units, police forces, and settler groups across historical Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria.

Israel continues larger war on region

ACLED Conflict Heatmap: Israeli Actor Activity Date Range: 6/14/2025 - 7/14/2025 COLOR INTENSITY SCALE (based on logarithmic scale): • Light Blue: 1-3 events - Areas with minimal conflict activity • Light Yellow: 4-14 events - Areas with some conflict presence • Orange: 15-54 events - Areas with significant conflict activity • Dark Orange/Red: 55-208 events - Conflict hotspots with most frequent events HEXBIN AGGREGATION: Each hexagonal area represents aggregated conflict events in that geographic region. Color intensity is calculated using a logarithmic scale to better visualize the full range of activity. The logarithmic scale prevents areas with extremely high event counts from washing out the rest of the map. DISTRIBUTION STATISTICS: • Event count range: 1-208 events per hexbin • 25th percentile: 1 events • Median (50th percentile): 2 events • 75th percentile: 5 events OVERALL STATISTICS: • Total Events: 1590 • Total Fatalities: 1694 • Geographic Coverage: 256 hexagonal areas • Countries: Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria Note: This visualization includes all ACLED-recorded events involving Israeli state actors, military units, police forces, and settler groups across historical Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria.

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By Ameed Faleh
Ameed@goodshepherdcollective.org

Regional Imperialist Violence

Report Generated: 2025-07-14 Date Range: Last 30 Days

Executive Summary

  • Total Events: 1590
  • Total Fatalities: 1694

Narrative Summary

This week, Iran continues to detonate undetonated ordinance bombs that were left behind by Israel following its aggression. Meanwhile, in Lebanon, Israel continues to attack the south of the country. This week, approximately 24 Lebanese people were injured by Israeli attacks, while an additional four were killed by airstrikes. Simultaneously, Israel continues its invasion of Southern Syria resulting in the imprisonment of at least four Syrians. Home invasions in Southern Syria are becoming part of the everyday for the residents of the area.

The genocide continues in the Gaza Strip. Between June 28 and July 3, 2025, a series of Israeli massacres across the Gaza Strip resulted in the death of at least 237 Palestinians and injuries to over 230 others. The massacres involved airstrikes, drone attacks, and artillery shelling targeting residential homes, schools, IDP (internally displaced persons) tents, aid distribution sites, and public gathering areas. The deadliest single event occurred on June 30, when an airstrike hit Al Baqqa Café at Gaza Port, killing 33 people and injuring around 50. Massacres occurred all over Gaza, from Khan Yunis, Jabalya, Gaza City’s Az Zaytun and At Tuffah neighborhoods, to aid lines in Tal as Sultan, Al Mughraqa, and Bani Suheila.

Across the region, in Syria; Lebanon; Gaza; and Iran, Israel has killed at least 241 persons while injuring at least 270 others. It imprisonedd at least four persons. It is important to note that these reports do not include the West Bank, as the number of imprisoned would become much higher.

Events by Country

  • Historical Palestine: 1306
  • Syria: 146
  • Lebanon: 138

Event Details

Palestine

07.03.2025 - Jerusalem

  • Description: On 3 July 2025, settlers rioted at Jerusalem's entrance after an IOF soldier shot a 14-year-old settler during West Bank violence. Rioters blocked traffic and attacked occupation police, injuring one officer before being forcibly dispersed.
  • Source: Kikar HaShabbat; Srugim; Ynet

07.02.2025 - Sderot

  • Description: Interception: On 2 July 2025, occupation forces intercepted two rockets over Sderot fired by Palestinian resistance groups from the besieged Gaza Strip in ongoing resistance to the blockade and occupation.
  • Source: Haaretz; Now 14; Times of Israel; Ynet

07.04.2025 - Sinjil

  • Description: On 4 July 2025, Palestinian residents defended against settler violence in Jabal al Batin area of Sinjil. Three Palestinians were injured while resisting settlers who burned agricultural lands and destroyed cucumber fields in their ongoing campaign of land theft.
  • Source: Palestine News and Information Agency; PLO Negotiations Affairs Department

07.04.2025 - Khan Yunis

  • Description: Interception: On 4 July 2025, Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade resistance fighters successfully downed and captured an Israeli surveillance drone over Khan Yunis, disrupting occupation surveillance operations in the besieged enclave.
  • Source: Quds News Network

07.04.2025 - Khan Yunis - Al Kateebeh

  • Description: On 4 July 2025, Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade targeted occupation forces with mortar shells near Street 5 in northern Khan Yunis. Israeli helicopters and artillery responded with a bombardment of the resistance position.
  • Source: Newpress; Quds News Network; Twitter

07.04.2025 - Jabalya

  • Description: On 4 July 2025, DFLP and Al Nasser Salah al Deen Brigades jointly targeted occupation forces with mortar shells in Jabalya refugee camp, continuing armed resistance against the ongoing military assault on Gaza's civilian population.
  • Source: Newpress; Quds News Network; Twitter

07.04.2025 - Khan Yunis

  • Description: On 4 July 2025 at 8 a.m., Palestinian resistance fighters targeted an occupation tank with anti-tank missiles in Khan Yunis, killing one IOF soldier and injuring four others in two coordinated strikes against rescue teams, demonstrating continued resistance capabilities despite the siege.
  • Source: Newpress; Quds News Network; Twitter

Lebanon

07.04.2025 - Mays el Jabal

  • Description: Property destruction: On 4 July 2025, Israeli forces infiltrated Lebanese territory and demolished a linen factory and South Council bulldozer in Mays el Jabal, continuing their campaign of economic warfare against Lebanese border communities.
  • Source: Ali Shoeib; AlManar TV; An-Nahar; El Nashra; Lebanon24; Liveuamap; National News Agency Lebanon

07.04.2025 - Al Wazzani

  • Description: On 4 July 2025, occupation forces fired flare bombs and machine gun bursts at Al Wazzani town, with one flare falling into occupied territory and igniting a fire, demonstrating the reckless nature of cross-border aggression.
  • Source: Ali Shoeib; AlManar TV; El Nashra; Lebanon24

07.04.2025 - Aita ech Chaab

  • Description: On 4 July 2025, Israeli artillery targeted a civilian home in Aita ech Chaab that had been previously attacked with stun grenades, continuing the pattern of deliberate targeting of Lebanese civilian infrastructure.
  • Source: AlManar TV; An-Nahar; El Nashra; Murr TV; National News Agency Lebanon

07.03.2025 - Wardiyeh

  • Description: On 3 July 2025, Israeli warplanes conducted an airstrike on Wardiyeh town, extending their air campaign deeper into Lebanese territory beyond the border zone.
  • Source: National News Agency Lebanon

07.03.2025 - Kfar Kila

  • Description: On 3 July 2025, an Israeli drone bombed a stone factory in Kfar Kila, targeting Lebanese economic infrastructure in the ongoing campaign to depopulate border areas through destruction of livelihoods.
  • Source: Ali Shoeib; AlManar TV

Syria

07.03.2025 - Saysun

  • Description: Movement of forces: On 3 July 2025, Israeli occupation forces advanced into Saysun town in Daraa countryside, expanding their illegal presence deeper into Syrian territory.
  • Source: Syria TV

07.03.2025 - Al Mushayrafa

  • Description: Movement of forces: On 3 July 2025, an Israeli patrol established an illegal checkpoint between Al Mushayrafa and Kafr Batna in occupied Quneitra, searching Syrian civilians in violation of sovereignty.
  • Source: Dar'a 24

07.03.2025 - Rakhla

  • Description: Movement of forces: On 3 July 2025, Israeli forces advanced to Barqash archaeological palace in Rakhla town, demonstrating their disregard for Syrian cultural heritage sites during their illegal incursion.
  • Source: SOHR; Syria TV

07.02.2025 - Eastern Al Bassali

  • Description: On 2 July 2025, Israeli forces raided Eastern Al Bassali village with 40 soldiers in eight vehicles, kidnapping two civilians including a mosque imam. Forces assaulted women during the home invasion before withdrawing with their captives.
  • Source: Halab Today; SOHR

07.01.2025 - Um al Luqas

  • Description: On 1 July 2025, Israeli forces raided a home in Um al Luqas with 40 soldiers, kidnapping children to coerce their father's surrender. Forces broke doors and assaulted women during the operation targeting a Syrian security employee.
  • Source: SOHR; SY24