Activist Hamza Al-Masri reported "the first moments of the bloody massacre committed by the occupation by targeting a group of citizens during their displacement near Al-Shifa Hospital, west of Gaza City," with 13 martyrs as of an unspecified time on September 17th, 2025. Al-Masri also shared footage of destruction in Hamad Residential City in Khan Yunis and scenes from the northern Gaza Strip during the reporting window of September 17th, 2025, 3:34 PM UTC to 4:03 PM UTC. These reports emerged amidst ongoing Israeli ground operations in Gaza City, which previously saw advances into neighborhoods like Rimal and along Al-Rashid Road on September 17th, 2025, between 4:01 AM UTC and 4:46 AM UTC. These operations have reportedly led to connectivity disruptions in Gaza's northern sector, affecting an estimated 400,000 displaced Palestinians. Earlier on September 17th, Israeli occupation forces reportedly demolished the remaining structures of the village of Khillet al-Dabaa in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, for the second time, destroying caves, residential tents, a water network, sanitation units, and solar panels. In parallel diplomatic news, Fiji officially opened its embassy in Jerusalem on September 17th, 2025, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in attendance. False alarms for suspected drone infiltration were reported in Be'er Ora, southern Israel, around 5:05 AM UTC, attributed by the IDF to false identification.
