• “Tragic” scenes reported in Gaza City, where Israeli air attacks targeted two schools, killing at least 30 people and wounding many others.
• France joins the US and UK in urging citizens to leave Lebanon. More than a dozen countries have issued travel advisories amid the threat of regional war.
• Hamas says it has initiated a broad consultation process to select a new leader following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
• At least 39,583 people killed and 91,398 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7 and more than 200 were taken captive.

SOURCE: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/8/4/israels-war-on-gaza-live-body-parts-everywhere-as-israel-bombs-shelter