Thousands have fled parts of Gaza City in recent days amid airstrikes and advancing Israeli troops, new satellite imagery shows.

Israel’s advance comes as it prepares to mount a full-scale invasion of the city, where the UN says around one million Palestinians are sheltering.

Satellite imagery shows that entire tent camps in southeast Gaza City were emptied between 9 and 17 August as families fled the renewed attacks.

The video below shows the moment of an airstrike in southeastern Gaza City on 13 August. Sky News geolocated the footage to a building less than 200 metres from a major tent camp.

Another video, taken on 15 August, shows a strike on a building right next to the camp.

By the following day, almost all the camp’s residents had fled, along with people sheltering at 30 other locations in the area.

Fresh vehicle tracks in the area indicate extensive troop movements on the ground.

The satellite image below, taken on 17 August, shows at least nine military vehicles in the streets surrounding one former tent camp.

Sky News counted 58 military vehicles in the area on 17 August, including 17 bulldozers.

The image below shows four IDF vehicles, including a bulldozer, parked next to the remains of one tent camp. Several nearby buildings had been levelled in the days beforehand.

Between 9 and 17 August, at least 132 buildings were destroyed in less than one square kilometre of the city.

It’s unclear how much of the destruction was carried out by IDF bulldozers and how much was a result of airstrikes.

On Monday, eyewitnesses reported that Israeli tanks had made further advances into eastern Gaza City.

The advances came as Hamas said it had approved a ceasefire deal presented by mediators Egypt and Qatar. Israel has yet to respond to the proposal.

Earlier this month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed his country’s military to prepare for a full-scale invasion and occupation of the city in order to “free Gaza from Hamas”.

The UN has said that the invasion risks “catastrophic consequences” for the estimated one million Palestinians sheltering in the city, while UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the plan would “only bring more bloodshed”.

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An investigation has been launched into the death of an internet streamer who was known for taking part in extreme online challenges.

Raphael Graven, who went by Jean Pormanove, was found dead in Contes, near Nice, on Sunday night.

Viewers of the Frenchman’s last live stream on the Twitch-like platform Kick had reportedly become concerned about him lying lifeless on a mattress, unresponsive to their comments.

According to France24, prosecutors said the 46-year-old had been in accommodation rented for the purpose of broadcasting internet live streams. The broadcast had reportedly been running for 10 days.

French newspaper Le Monde said Graven was known for participating in videos in which he suffered violence and humiliation, alongside two colleagues. One man was seen throwing a water bottle at him as he laid on the mattress.

France’s digital technology minister, Clara Chappaz, said he had been “humiliated and abused for months”.

“A judicial investigation is underway,” she said.

“Holding online platforms responsible for the dissemination of illegal content is not an option: it is the law.

“This type of failure can lead to the worst and has no place in France, Europe, or anywhere else.”

Sarah El Hairy, France’s high commissioner for children, described his death as “horrifying”.

“Platforms have an immense responsibility to regulate online content so that our children are not exposed to violent content,” she said. “I urge parents to be extremely vigilant.”

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Graven had more than one million followers across social media.

He was particularly popular on Kick, which was founded in 2022 as a competitor to Amazon-owned Twitch. It’s known for having looser moderation, and offers creators a higher share of revenue.

A spokesperson for Kick told Sky News: “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Jean Pormanove and extend our condolences to his family, friends, and community.

“We are urgently reviewing the circumstances and engaging with relevant stakeholders to investigate the situation.

“Kick’s community guidelines are designed to protect creators, and we remain committed to upholding these standards across our platform.”

The makers of Labubu dolls – popular with celebrities including Rihanna, David Beckham and Paris Hilton – reported a near 400% increase in profits in the first half of this year after demand for the ugly-cute toys soared.

The dolls’ makers, Pop Mart, has released its half-year results as shares in the company have risen more than 230% since the beginning of 2025 – reportedly making the Chinese company more valuable than Barbie-maker Mattel, Hello Kitty parent company Sanrio and Transformers makers Hasbro combined.

The Chinese toy company’s sales tripled to 13.9bn yuan (£1.4bn), while net profit soared almost 400% to 4.6bn yuan (£474m) during the first six months of the year, according to the Financial Times.

Around 40% of the sales are said to have come from outside China.

Labubu, a toothy-grinned member of “The Monsters” series of toys designed by illustrator Kasing Lung, has become a favourite of celebrities including David Beckham, Rihanna and Paris Hilton.

They have also proved difficult to get hold of for consumers after selling out at various places across the world.

Pop Mart boss Wang Ning said on Wednesday that his toy company was on track to meet its targeted revenue goal of 20bn yuan (£2.06bn) in 2025, and that “30 billion (£3.10bn) this year should also be quite easy”.

The 38-year-old chief executive’s net worth has skyrocketed since 2024, according to Forbes – from $1.8bn (£1.3bn) to $26.3bn (£19.5bn). He was named China’s 10th richest person in June.

And his company is hoping to grow further, with executives saying on Wednesday that expansion in emerging markets in the Middle East, Central Europe and Central and South America was being explored.

“I think for overseas markets we’re still very positive, and we also believe there’s still very broad space for growth,” Mr Wang said, adding that sales from North America and Asia Pacific this year would together equal China sales in 2024.

In the United States, where Pop Mart currently has about 40 stores, Mr Wang said the company will begin a phase of “relatively rapid store openings” over the next year or two, with 10 more US shops expected to open by the end of this year.

The company has stores in Manchester and London in the UK – as well as having pop-ups in Harrods and Hamleys.

The toys can also be bought online and in vending machines called “Robo Shops” in other parts of the UK.

Pop Mart’s primary business is producing and selling collectible toys, many of them developed with artists and sold in “blind boxes”.

The packages, which tend to cost around £14 in the UK, mean consumers don’t know exactly which iteration of the toy is inside.

This has helped drive repeat purchases, especially from collectors who want to own complete sets of each range of toys.

A collector reportedly paid 1.2m yuan (£124,000) for a human-sized limited edition Labubu at an auction in Beijing in June.

Until now they have been popular as a charm that can be fastened to handbags, Pop Mart says it will this week launch a mini version of Labubu that can be attached to phones.

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Monster profits

Pop Mart said on Tuesday “The Monsters” brought in 4.81bn yuan (£496m) in the first half of this year – accounting for 34.7% of total revenue.

Four other Pop Mart toy series’ earned more than 1bn yuan (£1m) during the period, including “Molly” and “Crybaby”, the company said.

“We expect more restocking of existing series and launch of new editions to drive earnings expansion in the second half.
That said, shares likely remain overpriced as investors are overlooking the high business risk in the long run, in our
view,” said Jeff Zhang, an analyst at US financial services firm Morningstar.

Pop Mart was reported to have a market capital – a way of measuring a company’s total value – of around £25bn earlier this year.

The figure was more than the combined value of toy-making giants Sanrio (£7.5bn), Hasbro (£6.4bn), and Mattel (£4bn), according to the markets news site Sherwood News.

Next in Pop Mart’s sights is a Disney-esque empire with executives saying the firm is optimistic about opportunities for
Pop Mart characters to star in animated films and theme park attractions, though these are not expected to contribute a large amount of direct revenue in the short term.

Look out for fake Labubus

The surge in demand for Labubus led UK council bosses to warn people about the dangers of buying fake versions of the dolls earlier this year.

Trading Standards warned that without proper safety checks, the counterfeit toys may contain choking hazards, toxic materials, or faulty components that put children at serious risk.

The organisation has seized thousands of unsafe counterfeit Labubu dolls in recent weeks – with over 2,000 confiscated from 13 retailers in North Tyneside in just one month, the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) said.