The Palestine Chronology

In the West Bank, a Palestinian man succumbs to injuries sustained from Israeli forces on 8/6 in Jenin refugee camp. Israeli forces shoot and injure 3 Palestinians, including 2 children, during a raid in ‘Askar refugee camp. Israeli forces also shoot and injure 2 Palestinians, including a child, during a raid in Hebron. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shoot and injure 2 Palestinians during a raid in Qalqilya. Israeli forces also seize residential tents housing more than 10 families in Birin. Meanwhile, Israeli forces demolish a home under construction in Furush Beit Dajan. Israeli forces also seize the second floor of a home in Jalbun, turning it in to a military outpost. Separately, Israeli forces blow up the Fatah regional headquarters in Balata refugee camp. Israeli forces also seize a bulldozer and a truck in Ya’bad. Elsewhere, Israeli forces distribute stop-work orders for 15 homes and commercial structures in Qabalan. Israeli forces also arrest 26 Palestinians during late-night raids; Israel has now arrested more than 10,000 Palestinians in the West Bank since 10/7/2023. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces raid the Yabous Cultural Centre, banning the screening of short films by artists from Gaza. Israeli forces also demolish a commercial structure in Shu’fat refugee camp. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Khan Yunis, Dayr al-Balah, Gaza City, and Beit Lahiya, killing at least 24 people, including a Palestinian World Central Kitchen worker in Dayr al-Balah. Israeli forces also order the evacuation of areas within Beit Hanun and Beit Lahiya. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Jwaya, killing one person. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at the Jal al-Allam military site and near Safed. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 8/7; AJ, NYT, REU 8/8)

More than 39,677 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,314 children and 10,980 women, and around 91,645 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 610 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 140 children. More than 5,420 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 329 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,176 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. (AJ, UNOCHA, UNOCHA, WAFA, WAFA 8/7)

The Israeli Civil Administration expands the area around the Migdal Oz settlement that Israel declares “state land,” adding 116.2 dunams (28.7 acres) to the 24,193 dunams (5,978 acres) of land expropriated in 2024. (PCN 8/8)

The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society calls on the UN to carry out an international investigation of the “systematic torture of Palestinians detainees” in Israeli prisons and detention centers. A video of Israeli soldiers raping a Palestinian prisoner at the Sde Teiman detention camp circulates on social media. When asked about the video, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller says he has seen it and that reports of sexual abuse of Palestinian detainees should be investigated by Israel. (AJ, AP, HA, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 8/7; WAFA 8/8)

Turkey requests to formally join the South African genocide case against Israel at the ICJ. Turkey is the seventh country to request to join the case, after Colombia, Nicaragua, Spain, Libya, Palestine, and Mexico. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, REU, WAFA 8/7; AJ 8/8)

The OIC releases a statement after an extraordinary meeting in Jeddah blaming Israel for the “heinous attack” on Tehran that killed Ismail Haniyeh on 7/31. (AJ, AJ, HA, NYT, REU 8/7; AP 8/8)

Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian tells French president Emmanuel Macron that the U.S. and Western countries must stop Israel’s genocide if they want to prevent a regional war. Axios reports that Israeli officials have told the U.S. that if a Hezbollah retaliatory attack for the killing of Fuad Shukr harms Israeli civilians the Israeli response would be disproportionate. Several news outlets report that Iran is considering not attacking Israel in exchange for Israel agreeing to a durable ceasefire in Gaza. In response to the reports, the Iranian mission to the UN says Iran has 2 priorities, establishing a ceasefire, including an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and deterring Israel from attacking Iran again. (AP, AX, HA, REU 8/7; AJ 8/8)

The ambassadors to Japan of the U.S., UK, EU, France, Germany, Italy, Australia, and Canada say they will not attend the annual memorial service for the nuclear bombing of Nagasaki on 8/9 because Israel’s ambassador has not been invited. (AJ, HA, HA, NYT, REU 8/7; AJ, AP 8/8)

The Marker reports that Israeli diaspora affairs minister Amichai Chikli met with the Israeli spy group Black Cube in June to discuss a possible spy mission against U.S. group Students for Justice in Palestine, but that the proposal was not approved due to concerns over criticism from the U.S. government. (HA 8/7)

Sri Lanka donates $590,000 to UNRWA. (WAFA 8/7)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers throw stones at Palestinians and their property in Tuba, injuring 2 Palestinians. Israeli settlers also throw stones at Palestinian vehicles near Marah Rabah, causing damage. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers set fire to vehicles at a parking lot and to olive trees in Yatma. Israeli forces kill 4 Palestinians and injure 6 others in an airstrike on a vehicle in Jenin. Israeli forces also raid Jenin and Jenin refugee camp, uprooting streets and damaging property. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shoot and kill 4 Palestinians, including a child, and injure 7 others during a raid in Aqabah. Israeli forces also shoot and kill 2 Palestinians and injure 7 others during a raid in Kafr Qud. Meanwhile, Israeli forces shoot and kill a Palestinian man near Bayt Jala after he allegedly stabbed and injured an Israeli soldier. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in Tammun. Separately, Israeli forces arrest 16 Palestinians during raids in and around Hebron, Bethlehem, Tubas, Ramallah, Jenin, Jericho, and Qalqilya. Israeli forces also evacuate parts of the Gi’vat Oz Zion settlement outpost near Ramallah. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces demolish a Palestinian home in Silwan, displacing 7 people. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Dayr al-Balah, Khan Yunis, al-Bureij refugee camp, and Gaza City, killing at least 30 people. Israeli forces also order the evacuation of Beit Hanun, al-Manshiyeh, and Sheikh Zeid. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Maifadoun, killing 5 people. Israeli forces also bomb Odaisseh and Khiam, killing one person and injuring another. Hezbollah forces launch a drone at a military facility north of Acre, injuring 3 Israelis. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, HA, HA, HA, REU, REU, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 8/6; UNOCHA 8/7; AJ 8/8)

More than 39,653 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,314 children and 10,980 women, and around 91,535 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 609 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 140 children. More than 5,420 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 329 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,176 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. Israel says the humanitarian corridor from the Karim Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing to Rafah is closed. (AP, HA, WAFA 8/6)

Hamas announces that Yahya Sinwar will replace Ismail Haniyeh as its political leader. Hamas official Osama Hamdan says Sinwar was selected unanimously. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AX, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, REU, REU 8/6; AP, AP, AP, REU 8/7; BBC, HA 8/8)

PA president Mahmoud Abbas tells Russian state news agency RIA that the Israeli assassination of Haniyeh was intended to prolong the war on Gaza. Abbas is expected to visit Russia next week. The PA submits arguments to the ICC in the pre-trail case against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. (AJ, AJ, REU, WAFA 8/6)

Jordanian king Abdullah II speaks with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, French president Emmanuel Macron, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, and Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni in separate phone calls, discussing the situation in the Middle East. (WAFA 8/6; AJ 8/7)

U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken says the ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas are in the final stage, calling on all parties to finalize the deal as soon as possible. President Joe Biden speaks with Qatari emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and President el-Sisi in separate phone calls, discussing ceasefire efforts. (AJ, AP, REU, REU 8/6; AJ 8/7)

Canada evacuates family members of its diplomatic staff in Israel to Jordan “due to the worsening security situation.” (AJ, REU 8/7)

U.S. House representative Cori Bush (D-MO) loses her primary contest to the AIPAC-backed candidate Wesley Bell. Bell’s campaign received $8.5 million from AIPAC to defeat Bush. Bush has been a prominent supporter of Palestine during her time in Congress. (AX 8/6; AJ, AJ, AP, HA, NYT 8/7)

In the West Bank, a Palestinian woman succumbs to injuries sustained from Israeli forces during her arrest on 5/21 in Jenin. The woman was first placed in administrative detention but later released due to her deteriorating health condition. Israeli settlers set fire to farmland in Burin. Israeli settlers also steal 2 solar panel systems and 2 refrigerators near Tubas. Israeli forces shoot and injure 5 Palestinians and ram vehicles, injuring 2 others, during a raid in Jenin. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian man in Hableh. Elsewhere, Israeli forces raid Nablus in preparation for a settler tour of Joseph’s Tomb, violently dispersing Palestinians with tear gas and starting a fire at a vegetable market. Israeli forces also open fire at vehicles during a raid in Sinjil, causing damage. Meanwhile, Israeli forces demolish 2 homes in Jalamah, a home in Bayt Jala, and a water well in al-Juwaya in the Masafer Yatta area. Israeli forces also arrest 28 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Nablus, Bethlehem, and Jenin. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Nuseirat refugee camp, Maghazi, Dayr al-Balah, Khan Yunis, and Rafah, killing at least 40 people, including 5 police officers in Dayr al-Balah. Israeli forces also order the evacuation of 9 neighborhoods in the center of Khan Yunis. 15 rockets are launched at Israel; no damage is reported. Off the coast of Gaza, Israeli naval forces shoot and kill a fisherman. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Meiss Ej Jabal and Jebchit, killing a paramedic and a Hezbollah member. In Iraq, 5 American soldiers and 2 military contractors are injured in a rocket attack on the Ain al-Asad Air Base. (AJ, AP, HA, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 8/5; AJ, HA 8/6; UNOCHA 8/7)

More than 39,623 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,314 children and 10,980 women, and around 91,469 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 598 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 139 children. More than 5,420 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 329 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,176 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. 82 trucks carrying aid enter Gaza. Israeli forces return back to Gaza the bodies of 89 Palestinians that were exhumed from cemeteries in Gaza in a shipping container. The remains of the mostly unidentifiable bodies were buried in a mass grave in Khan Yunis. (AJ, AJ, HA, NYT, REU, UNOCHA, WAFA, WAFA 8/5; UNRWA 8/8)

PA prime minister Mohammad Mustafa speaks with Belgian foreign minister Hadja Lahbib, discussing the situation in Gaza. (WAFA 8/5)

B’Tselem releases a report titled “Welcome to Hell – The Israeli Prison System as a Network of Torture Camps,” based on testimony from 55 Palestinians who have been held at Israeli prisons and detention camps since 10/7/2023, including 30 from the West Bank, 21 from Gaza, and 4 Palestinian citizens of Israel. The report says that the “testimonies clearly indicate a systematic, institutional policy focused on the continual abuse and torture of all Palestinian prisoners held by Israel,” including “[f]requent acts of severe, arbitrary violence; sexual assault; humiliation and degradation, deliberate starvation; forced unhygienic conditions; sleep depravation, prohibition on, and punitive measures for, religious worship; confiscation of all communal and personal belongings; and denial of adequate medical treatment.” The Israeli government says it will expand the Sde Teiman detention camp with 2 new wings and allow prisoners to walk around in the yards in response to a petition filed at the High Court of Justice for the detention camp to be closed. The government also claims that prisoners receive appropriate medicine, warm showers, and food. (AJ, BTS, HA, REU 8/5; AJ, HA 8/6; HA, HA 8/8)

UNRWA announces that it has fired 9 of its Gaza staffers who a UN Office of Internal Oversight Services investigation found “may have been involved in the armed attacks of 7 October 2023.” The investigation also clears 10 other UNRWA employees of the allegations against them. There are 13,000 UNRWA employees in Gaza. (AJ, AJ, AP, AX, HA, NYT, REU 8/5)

Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich says Israel is removing the threat of Palestinian statehood by “strengthening settlements in construction, development and regulation of settlements and infrastructure.” Smotrich also says “it may be just and moral” for Israel to starve 2 million Palestinians in Gaza until the Israeli captives are released, but that “no one in the world would let us.” The EU condemns Smotrich’s comments, calling on “the Israeli government to unequivocally distance itself from the words of Minister Smotrich.” The UK, Germany, and France also criticize Smotrich for his comments. (AJ, HA, HA 8/5; CNN 8/6; AJ, HA, HA 8/7; AJ, AP, NYT, WAFA 8/8)

U.S. president Joe Biden speaks with Jordanian king Abdullah II, discussing efforts to de-escalate tensions between Israel and Iran. Abdullah II warns Biden that Israel is taking unilateral measures in East Jerusalem that threaten the status quo. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks with Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, reportedly urging him to press Iran and Hezbollah not to attack Israel. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller says the Biden administration has conveyed a message to Iran that the U.S. will defend Israel in case of an attack. Hungarian foreign minister Peter Szijarto tells Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz that Iran has informed Hungary that it will attack Israel in response to the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh. U.S. Central Command commander Michael Kurilla meets with Israeli military chief of staff Herzi Halevi and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in Israel, coordinating a joint U.S.-Israeli response to a potential attack. Gallant also speaks with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a phone call. Russian Security Council secretary Sergei Shoigu meets with Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian and commander of the Iranian armed forces Mohammad Bagheri in Tehran. (AJ, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, REU, REU 8/5; AX 8/6; HA 8/7)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers throw stones at Palestinian vehicles near Deir Sharaf and Kifl Haris, causing damage. Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in ‘Arura. Israeli forces also raid Sa’ir, setting fire to several vehicles. Elsewhere, Israeli forces force a Palestinian man to demolish a wall surrounding his home in Jalbun. Israeli forces also impose a curfew on Umm Safa. Meanwhile, Israeli forces arrest 8 Palestinians during raids in and around Hebron, Qalqilya, Tubas, and Jerusalem. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Dayr al-Balah, Gaza City, Khan Yunis, Rafah, Jabalia refugee camp, and Nuseirat refugee camp, killing at least 33 people, including at least 4 in a strike on Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital and dozens at Hassan Salama and al-Nasr schools in Gaza City. Israeli forces also issue new evacuation orders for the southern and southeastern parts of Khan Yunis. 5 rockets are fired at Ashkelon; no damage is reported. In Holon, Israeli forces shoot and kill a Palestinian man after he allegedly stabs and kill 2 Israelis. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Hula and Ayta ash Shab, killing 2 members of Hezbollah. Israeli forces also bomb a power conversion station in Taybeh. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Kiryat Shmona, Malkia, Ramya, and Shebaa Farms, injuring 2 Israeli soldiers. In Yemen, Houthi forces attack a cargo ship and shoot down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 8/4; AP, HA, UNOCHA 8/5)

More than 39,583 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,314 children and 10,980 women, and around 91,398 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 597 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 139 children. More than 5,420 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 329 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,176 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. The PA Ministry of Health launches a blood donation campaign for Palestinians in Gaza in collaboration with the Rahma Foundation for Gaza titled Our Blood is One. (AJ, WAFA, WAFA 8/4)

Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich seizes $26 million from the PA’s tax revenue to pay to Israeli “victims of terror” inflicted by Palestinians. (AJ 8/4)

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not withdraw from the Philadelphi Corridor and the Rafah crossing and will keep its military stationed at the center of Gaza if a ceasefire deal is reached. Israeli sources tell Haaretz that the U.S. is expected to assure Israel that it will support it resuming combat operations after the first stage of the ceasefire. (AJ, HA 8/4; HA, HA 8/5)

In response to the stabbing attack in Holon, Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir calls on Israelis to “take up arms and use them.” (AJ 8/4)

Jordanian foreign minister Ayman Safadi visits Tehran, meeting with Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian. It is the first time in more than 20 years that a Jordanian foreign minister has visited Iran. King Abdullah II speaks with French president Emmanuel Macron in a phone call, discussing the need for de-escalation in the Middle East. (AJ, AP, AP, HA, REU 8/4; AX 8/5)

Axios reports that U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken told G7 foreign ministers that Iran and Hezbollah could attack Israel within 24-48 hours. (AX 8/5; AX 8/6)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers raid al-Mughayyir, shooting and injuring a Palestinian, assaulting 5 others and setting a tent on fire. Israeli settlers also set fire to 40 olive trees in Surif. Israeli forces assassinate 5 Palestinians, including Hamas Nablus commander Haitham Balidi and Islamic Jihad commander Abdul Jabber al-Sabbagh, in an airstrike on a vehicle near Tulkarm. Israeli forces also kill 4 people in an air strike on a vehicle in Bal’a near Tulkarm. Later, Israeli forces raid Tulkarm refugee camp, uprooting streets with bulldozers and damaging property. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shoot and injure 3 Palestinians, including a child during a raid in Balata refugee camp. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in Abwein. Meanwhile, Israeli forces arrest 30 Palestinians during raids in and around Jenin, Nablus, Ramallah, Bethlehem, Tulkarm, Hebron, Tubas, and Jerusalem. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces shoot and injure 3 Palestinians during a raid in Isawiya. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, al-Bureij refugee camp, and Khan Yunis, killing at least 31 people, including at least 15 at the Hamama school in Gaza City which is bombed twice. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Deir Siriane, killing a Hezbollah member and injuring 6 other people. Israeli forces also bomb Kafr Kila, Tayr Harfa, Rab El Thalathine, and Tyre, killing a person in Tyre. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Avivim and Beit Hillel, causing damage in Avivim. (AJ, AJ, AJ, HA, NYT, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 8/3; AP, HA 8/4; UNOCHA 8/5)

More than 39,550 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,314 children and 10,980 women, and around 91,280 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 597 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 139 children. More than 5,420 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 329 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,176 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. 14 trucks carrying aid enter Gaza. (AJ, HA, WAFA 8/3; UNRWA 8/6)

Mossad and Shin Bet directors David Barnea and Ronen Bar travel to Cairo for ceasefire negotiations before returning to Israel. Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani discusses ceasefire negotiations with EU high commissioner for foreign affairs Josep Borell in a phone call. (AJ, AX, HA 8/3)

Hamas says it has started the process of selecting a new political leader to replace Ismail Haniyeh. The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says Haniyeh was killed by a short-range projectile fired from outside of his residence in Tehran. The New York Times has reported that it was an explosive device installed in Haniyeh’s room that killed him. (AJ, AJ, HA, REU, REU 8/3; AJ, AP 8/4)

A senior official in the Biden administration tells Haaretz that President Joe Biden has realized that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been lying to him about the about efforts to secure the captives held in Gaza. (HA 8/3; AJ 8/4)

At least 17 countries urge their citizens to leave Lebanon due to the risk of a regional escalation. (AJ, AJ, HA, NYT 8/4)

In the West Bank, a Palestinian Red Crescent volunteer succumbs to injuries sustained from Israeli forces during a raid in Balata refugee camp on 7/27. Israeli settlers set fire to olive trees in Zeita. Israeli forces shoot and injure 3 Palestinians during a raid in al-Bireh. Israeli forces also fire stun and tear-gas grenades during a raid in Umm Safa, starting fires in 2 homes. Elsewhere, Israeli forces raze farmland near Ramin. Israeli forces also arrest 13 Palestinian during raids in and around Ramallah, Tayasir, al-Yamun, Tubas, Nablus, Tulkarm, ad-Doha, al-al-Asakra, Kisan, and Jerusalem. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces arrest Supreme Islamic Council head Ekrima Sabri on suspicion of inciting terrorism after he mourned Ismail Haniyeh during a sermon at al-Aqsa Mosque. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Khan Yunis, Rafah, Nuseirat refugee camp, al-Bureij refugee camp, and Maghazi, killing at least 39 people. 10 rockets are fired at the Sufa military base, all are intercepted. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Hawsh al-Sayyid Ali, Blida, and Ayta ash Shab. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at the al-Rahab military outpost. (AJ, AP, HA, NYT, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 8/2; UNOCHA 8/5)

More than 39,519 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,314 children and 10,980 women, and around 91,220 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 588 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 139 children. More than 5,420 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 329 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,176 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. 10 trucks carrying aid enter Gaza. A doctor at the Nasser Hospital says the hospital has run out of scrubs. The UN Satellite Centre says the debris generated in Gaza amounts to around 41.95 million metric tonnes, an increase of up to 83% since 1/7. (AJ, UNOCHA 8/2; UNRWA 8/6)

Israeli interior minister Moshe Arbel sends a letter to Attorney General Gali Baharav Meira, telling her that he intends to revoke Ekrima Sabri’s residency permit. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says Israeli ceasefire negotiators will travel to Egypt over the weekend for talks. (AJ, HA 8/2)

Ismail Haniyeh is laid to rest at the Lusail royal cemetery in Qatar after a funeral service at the Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque. Fatah deputy leader Mahmoud al-Aloul, Fatah Central Committee secretary-general Jibril Rajoub, Hamas member Khaled Mashal, Islamic Jihad secretary-general Ziyad al-Nakhalah, Palestinian National Initiative secretary-general Mustafa Barghouti, and Qatari emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attend the funeral. Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan meets with Mashal in Doha ahead of attending the funeral service. UAE senior adviser to President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Anwar Gargash, express condolences to Haniyeh’s family and thanks Qatar for hosting the funeral. The Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv flies it flag at half-staff, leading to Israel summoning the Turkish deputy ambassador for a “severe reprimand.” (AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AP, NYT, REU, REU, WAFA 8/2; NYT 8/5)

The U.S. Department of Defense says it is increasing its support for the defense of Israel and that it is ensuring that it is prepared to respond to “various contingencies” by moving additional ballistic missile defense-capable cruisers and destroyers to the Middle East, deploying additional land-based ballistic missile defenses in the region, and deploying an additional squadron of fighter jets. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks with Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant, discussing the 2 countries joint defense posture. (AJ, AJ, AP, AX, HA, NYT, REU 8/2; AP, NYT 8/3)

UK foreign secretary David Lammy speaks with Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz, calling for a ceasefire and a de-escalation with Iran and Hezbollah. Defense Secretary John Healy meets with Defense Minister Gallant. (AJ, HA 8/2)

Israeli Channel 12 reports that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu shouted at Israeli ceasefire negotiators, including Shin Bet director Ronen Bar, during a meeting on 7/31, calling them “weaklings” and accusing them of working for Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar rather than him. (AX 8/3; NYT 8/4; REU 8/5)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers set fire to a home and a vehicle in Burqa. Israeli settlers also open fire at Palestinians during a raid in Wadi Fukin; no injuries are reported. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers install an iron gate leading to the depopulated village of Khirbet Samra. Israeli forces shoot and injure 4 Palestinians trying to enter Israel for work near Faqqua. Israeli forces also shoot and injure 2 Palestinians during a raid in Husan. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man in the back near Hebron. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in Qalqilya. Meanwhile, Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in Qusra. Israeli forces also demolish a Palestinian home in Bayt Anan and a water well and a house under construction in al-Raihiyeh. Separately, Israeli forces arrest 35 Palestinians during raids in and around Hebron, Nablus, Ramallah, Jenin, Tubas, Jericho, and Jerusalem. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Rafah, Nuseirat refugee camp, and Maghazi, killing at least 35 people, including at least 15 in a school in the Shuja’iya neighborhood of Gaza City. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Chamaa, killing 4 Syrian farm workers and injuring 5 others. (AJ, AP, HA, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 8/1; UNOCHA 8/2)

More than 39,480 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,314 children and 10,980 women, and around 91,128 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 587 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 139 children. More than 5,420 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 329 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,166 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. 4 trucks carrying aid enter Gaza. Israel releases 15 Palestinians who have been detained in Israel to Gaza. (AJ, HA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 8/1; UNRWA 8/6)

The Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainee Affairs says a Palestinian man held at the Sde Teiman detention camp died on 6/17 after being tortured. The man’s father received a call today notifying him of the death of his son. Separately, Haaretz reports that the Palestinian man who was raped by Israeli soldiers at Sde Teiman before being transferred to a hospital has been returned the detention camp. (AJ, HA, WAFA 8/1; WAFA 8/5)

Israel announces the seizure of 7,902 dunams (1,950 acres) of land in Iskaka for the expansion of the Nofim Haniya settlement. (AJ, WAFA 8/1)

Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah gives a televised speech, saying Hezbollah is considering how to respond to the killing of Fuad Shukr on 7/30 and reiterates Hezbollah’s denial of involvement in the killing of 12 Druze people in Majdal Shams on 7/27. (AJ, HA, HA, REU 8/1)

Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leads a prayer service for Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. The New York Times and Axios report that Haniyeh was killed by an explosive device installed 2 months ago in the apartment he was known to stay at when visiting Iran. According to the Times, the apartment is part of a larger compound which is guarded by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Islamic Jihad secretary-general Ziyad al-Nakhalah was also reportedly staying in the next-door apartment, which was lightly damaged by the explosion. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AX, AX, HA, NYT, NYT 8/1; NYT 8/3)

U.S. president Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris speak with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call, discussing U.S. defensive military deployments to the Middle East in support of Israel. Axios reports that Biden told Netanyahu that the U.S. will assist Israel if Iran responds to the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, but that the U.S. expects Israel to stop escalating and move toward a ceasefire in Gaza. Biden also speaks with Turkish president Recep Tayyib Erdogan who tells him Israel does not want a ceasefire, noting that Haniyeh was leading the ceasefire negotiations. Biden tells reporters that the assassination of Haniyeh does not help ceasefire negotiations. Erdogan declares 8/2 a day of mourning for Haniyeh in Turkey. Pakistan also declares 8/2 a day of mourning for Haniyeh. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls on “all parties” to stop “escalatory actions” in the Middle East. Blinken also speaks with Saudi foreign minister Faisal bin Farhan al Saud and UAE foreign minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in separate phone calls. (AJ, AP, AX, AX, HA, REU 8/1; AJ, AX, HA 8/2; HA, NYT 8/3)

Israel claims that Al Jazeera journalist Ismail al-Ghoul, who was killed alongside a colleague in Shati’ refugee camp on 7/31, took part in Operation Al-Aqsa Flood and was a member of Hamas. Al Jazeera rejects the claim, pointing out that Israel detained al-Ghoul on 3/18 after raiding al-Shifa Hospital and released him shortly after. The UN Human Rights Office calls on Israel to stop killing journalists. Israel also claims that it has “definite proof” that Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif was killed on 7/13 in airstrikes that killed more than 90 people in al-Mawasi. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AP, AP, AX, HA, NYT, NYT, REU, REU 8/1; NYT 8/4)

Australia clarifies that it has not changed its position on the Israeli occupation of the Golan Heights after Foreign Minister Penny Wong called Majdal Shams an “Israeli town.” (AJ 8/1)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers attack and injure 5 Palestinians during a raid in Wadi Rahal. Israeli settlers also assault a Palestinian family and raze part of their agricultural lands in Bayt Jala. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers vandalize 80 olive and almond trees in the Masafer Yatta area. Israeli settlers also steal water pipes in Arab al-Kaabneh. Meanwhile, Israeli settlers set up an outpost near Umm al-Hayman in the Masafer Yatta area. Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man while protecting settlers raiding Qusra. Israeli forces also assault and arrest a Palestinian child in Hebron. Elsewhere, Israeli forces violently disperse Palestinians protesting a raid in al-Arroub refugee camp, causing tear-gas related injuries. Israeli forces also punitively demolish the family home of a Palestinian prisoner in al-Atatra. Meanwhile, Israeli forces arrest 5 Palestinians during raids in and around Kafr Jammal, Ramin, and Hebron. An Israeli settler is stabbed and wounded near the Kiryat Arba settlement. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces demolish an agricultural structure in Jabel Mukaber. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Khan Yunis, al-Mawasi, Gaza City, and Jabalia refugee camp, killing at least 45 people. Israeli forces also kill 2 Al Jazeera journalists, Ismail al-Ghoul and Rami al-Rafi, in Shati’ refugee camp. Pictures circulate of al-Ghoul decapitated while sitting in a vehicle with his press vest on. In Iran, Israeli forces assassinate Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards in Tehran. Haniyeh was in Iran for the inauguration of Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian. It is reportedly an “airborne guided projectile” that killed Haniyeh. Later reporting suggested that it was an explosive device installed in his apartment that killed Haniyeh. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AP, AP, AP, AX, HA, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/31; AJ, AJ, REU 8/1; HA, UNOCHA 8/2)

More than 39,445 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,054 children and 10,869 women, and around 91,073 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 587 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 139 children. More than 5,420 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 329 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,166 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. 19 trucks carrying aid enter Gaza. (AJ, HA, UNOCHA, UNOCHA, WAFA 7/31; UNRWA 8/6)

Hamas releases a statement after the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, saying he was killed “in a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran.” Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk says the attack will not go unpunished. Hamas spokesperson Sami Abu Zuhri calls the attack a “grave escalation.” PA president Mahmoud Abbas condemns the assassination, calls on the Palestinian people to unite against the occupation, and declares today a day of mourning. Islamic Jihad says the attack was not directed at the Palestinian resistance but at Iran. A general strike is declared in several cities in the West Bank and there are protests against the assassination in several cities. People also protest the assassination in Pakistan, Morocco, Mauritania, Turkey, Tunisia, and Jordan. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council convenes to discuss a response and Iran announces 3 days of public mourning. Qatar strongly condemns the assassination and questions how “mediation [can] succeed when one party assassinates the negotiator on the other side.” Turkey condemns the assassination, calling it a heinous crime. The Houthi movement calls the assassination terrorism and says Israel should expect a “wave of retaliation.” Russia calls the killing an “unacceptable political murder.” UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres condemns the Israeli strikes in Beirut and Tehran, calling the Israeli actions a “dangerous escalation.” At an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on the Haniyeh assassination, PA deputy ambassador to the UN Feda Abdelhady Nasser calls on the Security Council, the General Assembly, and all “law-abiding, peace-loving nations” to end Israel’s attacks on the Palestinian people and the region. China and Russia call the assassination an attempt to kill ceasefire efforts. U.S. deputy ambassador to the UN Robert Wood says the U.S. was “not aware of or involved in the death” of Haniyeh and calls on the Security Council to defend Israel. UK ambassador to the UN Barbara Woodward says Israel has a right to defend itself and criticizes Iran for supporting Hezbollah and the Houthi movement. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AX, AX, HA, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, REU, REU, REU, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/31; AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, HA, HA, HA, HA, NYT 8/1; AJ, AJ, HA, HA 8/2; AJ 8/3; HA 8/4)

The UN Human Rights Office publishes a report on Palestinians held in Israeli detention since 10/7/2023, saying 53 detainees are known to have died in Israeli prisons and detention centers and that Palestinians are subject to waterboarding, dog attacks, food, water, and sleep deprivation, electrocution, and sexual and gender-based violence. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, OHCHR, REU, WAFA, WAFA 7/31; UNOCHA 8/2)

U.S. secretary of defense Lloyd Austin speaks with Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant, reaffirming the U.S.’s unwavering commitment to Israel’s security and right to self-defense according to a readout of the conversation. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says a ceasefire in Gaza is “imperative,” declining to comment on the assassination of Haniyeh during a talk at a forum in Singapore. (AJ, AJ, HA 7/31)

Qatari emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani meet with UK foreign secretary David Lammy and Defense Secretary John Healy, discussing the situation in Gaza. (AJ 7/31)

Delta, United, Lufthansa, and British Airways say they are canceling flights to Israel. The U.S. urges its citizens not to travel to Lebanon. (HA, HA 7/31; HA, HA, REU 8/1; REU 8/2)

In the West Bank, Israeli forces shoot and kill a Palestinian child at the Beit Einun junction, claiming he tried to stab a soldier. Israeli forces also shoot and kill a Palestinian man during a raid in Nablus. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shoot and injure 2 Palestinian men during a raid in al-‘Ayn. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in Hableh. Meanwhile, Israeli forces assault a Palestinian man in Hebron. Israeli forces also raid a health clinic in Nablus, causing damage. Separately, Israeli forces demolish a home, a greenhouse, and a water well, uproot trees in in Bayt Awa, and demolish a home in Duma and an agricultural structure in Yatma. Israeli forces also issue demolition notices for 2 agricultural structures in al-Tabban in the Masafer Yatta area. Elsewhere, Israeli forces arrest 15 Palestinians during late-night raids in Beit Duqqu, Qalqilya, Shuweika, al-‘Ayn, Bethlehem, Nablus, Tulkarm, and Silwad. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in Shu’fat refugee camp. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Khan Yunis, Rafah, Nuseirat refugee camp, and al-Bureij refugee camp, killing at least 37 people. Israeli forces also withdraw from the eastern part of Khan Yunis. Civil Defense teams find at least 42 bodies and report widespread destruction of property. The Gaza Media Office says more than 255 people were killed during the 9-day invasion of the city. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb the al-Rabi apartment building in the Haret Hreik area of Beirut, assassinating Hezbollah commander Mushin Shukr, killing 4 other civilians, including 2 children, and injuring 74 others. Israeli forces also bomb Ayta ash Shab and Kfar Kila. Hezbollah forces fire a rocket at HaGoshrim, killing one person. In Iraq, U.S. forces bomb a base in Musayyib, killing 4 members of the Popular Mobilization Forces and injuring 4 others. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AX, HA, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/30; AJ, AJ, AP, HA, REU, REU 7/31; AP, REU 8/1; UNOCHA 8/2)

More than 39,400 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,054 children and 10,869 women, and around 90,996 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 587 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 139 children. More than 5,420 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 329 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,166 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. 14 trucks carrying aid enter Gaza. 85 injured Palestinians, including 35 children, are evacuated from Gaza to the UAE for treatment. The UN Development Programme says the waste management system in Gaza has completely collapsed. UNRWA says that nearly 40,000 cases of Hepatitis A have been recorded in Gaza since 10/7/2023. (AJ, AJ, HA, WAFA, WAFA 7/30; UNOCHA 8/2; UNRWA 8/6)

Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh meets with Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran ahead of Pezeshkian’s inauguration ceremony. Haniyeh and Islamic Jihad secretary-general Ziyad al-Nakhalah also meet with Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (AJ, AP 7/30)

The Palestinian Olympic Committee again pleads with the International Olympic Committee to ban Israel from participating in the Olympics in Paris, citing Israeli violations of the Olympic truce, Israeli apartheid, annexation of Palestinian lands, and Israeli athletes being members of the Israeli military. (AJ 7/30)

The Israeli High Court of Justice rules that Israeli forces must protect Palestinians in the West Bank from settler violence despite Israel being at war. The ruling comes in response to a petition filed by Palestinians in South Hebron Hills who say Israeli forces are not protecting them from attacks. (HA 7/31)

Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich calls on the Israeli government to enter “a war that will destroy Hezbollah” and for Israel to reoccupy southern Lebanon. (AJ 7/30)

Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant calls on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to launch an investigation into whether National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir prevented or delayed the police from stopping Israeli protesters who stormed the Sde Teiman detention center on 7/29. Ben-Gvir denies delaying the police response and accuses Gallant of knowing about Hamas’ Operation Al-Aqsa Flood before 10/7/2023 without informing the rest of the cabinet. Military chief of staff Herzl Halevi appoints Barak Hiram as the new commander of the Gaza Division. Hiram ordered Israeli forces to fire tank shells at a home in Kibbutz Be’eri on 10/7/2023, killing 13, including several Israelis. (AJ, HA 7/30; HA, NYT 7/31)

The UN Human Rights Office expresses concern over the possible eviction of more than 80 Palestinians from Silwan, calling Israeli eviction practices “unlawful.” (AJ 7/30)

Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati condemns Israel’s attack on Beirut, calling it a “criminal act” and a “clear and explicit violation of international law.” Hamas, the Houthi movement, Iran, and Russia also condemn the attack. Iranian ambassador to the UN Amir Saeid Iravani calls on the UN Security Council to take action to stop Israel’s violation of Lebanese sovereignty. U.S. vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris says, “Israel has a right to defend itself,” calling Hezbollah a terrorist organization. Defense Minister Gallant says on X, “Hezbollah crossed a red line” and National Security Minister Ben-Gvir tweets “Every dog has its day.” (AJ, AX, HA, REU 7/30; AJ 7/31)

The new UK Labour government is reportedly considering a ban on arms exports to Israel. The government also calls on its citizens to leave Lebanon immediately. (AJ, HA, HA 7/30)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers assault a Palestinian man during a raid in Huwwara. Israeli settlers also set fire to Palestinian vehicles and spray racist graffiti during a raid in Qalqas. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers attack Palestinian shepherds in ‘Ain al-Hilweh. Israeli forces shoot and injure 2 Palestinian children during a raid in ‘Askar refugee camp. Israeli forces also injure a Palestinian man with a stun grenade during a raid in al-Khader. Elsewhere, Israeli forces demolish a Palestinian home in Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta. Israeli forces also arrest 15 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Bethlehem and Tulkarm. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces raid Isawiya, assaulting Palestinians, spraying skunk water on homes and vehicles, and arresting a man. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Khan Yunis, Rafah, al-Mawasi, Gaza City, Nuseirat refugee camp, and al-Bureij refugee camp, killing at least 39 people. A Palestinian child dies of malnutrition at Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, raising the number of deaths from starvation to at least 39. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Shaqra, killing 2 people and injuring 3 others, including a child. Israeli forces also bomb Kunin and Shebaa Farms. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at al-Rahab. (AJ, HA, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/29)

More than 39,363 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,054 children and 10,869 women, and around 90,923 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 585 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 138 children. More than 5,420 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 329 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,166 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. 29 trucks carrying aid enter Gaza. The Gaza Health Ministry declares a polio epidemic across Gaza. WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris says there needs to be a ceasefire for the WHO to vaccinate the population in Gaza to effectively combat the poliovirus. (AJ, AJ, HA, UNOCHA, WAFA 7/29; UNRWA 7/30)

Israeli military police raid the Sde Teiman detention camp, arresting 9 Israeli soldiers who are under investigation for torturing and raping a Palestinian detainee at the camp. Soldiers at Sde Teiman reportedly use pepper-spray against the military police during the raid. After the raid, Israeli members of the public and the Knesset raid Sde Teiman and the Beit Lid military base, attempting to free the 9 Israeli soldiers. Prime Minister Netanyahu “strongly condemned” the storming of Sde Teiman. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says he has authorized the military to “take measures and act immediately to prevent the entry of unauthorized citizens into bases.” Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich calls on Military Advocate General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi to stop the investigation, calling the 9 soldiers “heroic warriors.” Opposition leader Yair Lapid calls on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign, saying “[w]e are not on the brink of the abyss, we are in the abyss. All red lines were crossed today.” (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, REU, WAFA 7/29; AJ, AX, HA, HA, HA 7/30)

Haaretz reports that the Israeli military also is investigating an incident where Israeli soldiers filmed and posted a video of themselves blowing up the main water reservoir in Rafah last week. The soldiers reportedly had received approval from their commander to blow up the reservoir but had not been received approval from senior military officers. (AJ, HA, HA, WAFA 7/29)

Hamas and Egyptian officials say ceasefire negotiations are still at an impasse over Israel’s insistence on its forces remaining in the Philadelphi Corridor and in the middle of Gaza between Wadi Gaza and Gaza City. Hamas says Prime Minister Netanyahu is adding new conditions to the ceasefire deal in an effort to stall it. (AJ, AP, HA, HA, NYT, REU 7/29)

Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz says he has instructed Israeli diplomats to engage with NATO members to have Turkey expelled from the alliance, citing Turkish president Recep Tayyib Erdogan’s threat to invade Israel. (AJ, AJ, HA 7/29)

Lebanese foreign minister Abdallah Bou Habib says he has received assurances that the anticipated Israeli assault on Lebanon in response to the attack on Majdal Shams on 7/27 will be limited and not prompt an all-out war. Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian speaks with French president Emmanuel Macron, telling him that an Israeli attack on Lebanon “will have serious consequences.” Many airlines cancel scheduled flights to Beirut International Airport, with some suspending flights until the beginning of August. (AJ, HA, REU 7/29; REU 7/30)

U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken speaks with Israeli president Isaac Herzog, urging Israel to prevent an escalation with Hezbollah. Netanyahu vows a heavy retaliation against Hezbollah, which has denied involvement in the Majdal Shams attack, during a visit to the town. Hundreds of people protest Netanyahu’s visit, calling him a war criminal. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby says during a press briefing that Israel has a right to respond to the attack on Majdal Shams and that the occupied Golan Heights are part of Israeli territory. (AJ, AP, AP, NYT, REU, REU 7/29)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers set fire to olive trees in Madama. Israeli settlers also steal a tent in Khallet Khader. Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian child and open fire at an ambulance during a raid in Balata refugee camp. Israeli forces also arrest 6 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Ramallah and Jenin. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Khan Yunis, al-Mawasi, and Gaza City, killing at least 66 people. Israeli forces order 29,000 Palestinians in al-Bureij refugee camp and Nuseirat refugee camp to evacuate. An Israeli soldier succumbs to injuries sustained on 7/20 in Rafah. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Hula, Taraya, Markaba, Ayta ash Shab, Khiam, Shaheen, Yaroun, Meiss Ej Jabal, Chihine, Kafr Kila, and Burj el-Shemali. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Shtula and Manara. (AJ, AJ, HA, HA, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/28; REU 7/29)

More than 39,324 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,054 children and 10,869 women, and around 90,830 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 585 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 138 children. More than 5,420 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 328 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,161 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. Doctors at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Dayr al-Balah says wounded people are dying on the floor of the emergency room because the hospital lacks medicine and medical supplies. Al-Shifa Hospital acting director Dr Marwaan Abu Saadah says he hopes the hospital’s emergency department can start receiving patients within 2 weeks. UNRWA says that only 14% of Gaza is not currently under evacuation orders. (AJ, HA, WAFA 7/28)

The PA Ministry of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs says at least 7 Palestinian prisoners at Ofer Prison have attempted suicide due to the “bad detention conditions, the brutality of jailers, and malnutrition and medical neglect.” (AJ, WAFA 7/28)

The Israeli Security Cabinet authorizes Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to decide how to respond to the attack on Majdal Shams on 7/27. Israel has blamed Hezbollah which has denied responsibility. The U.S. claims that Hezbollah launched the attack and that it is working on a diplomatic solution. Lebanese foreign minister Abdallah Bou Habib says his government has urged the U.S. to call for Israeli restraint. French president Emmanuel Macron speaks with Netanyahu, urging him to avoid an escalation. Gisha says that Netanyahu has canceled his approval for 150 Palestinian children to leave Gaza to receive treatment for their injuries in the UAE because of the strike on Majdal Shams. Haaretz reports that the families of those killed in the Majdal Shams attack refused a request by Netanyahu to meet with them. Residents also tell Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to leave the town, calling him a criminal. (AJ, AX, HA, HA, HA, NYT, REU, WAFA, WAFA 7/28; AJ, HA, NYT, REU 7/29)

Mossad director David Barnea meets with CIA director Bill Burns, Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, and Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate director Abbas Kamel in Rome for ceasefire negotiations. (AJ, AX, HA, HA, NYT 7/28)

UK prime minister Kier Starmer meets with Israeli president Isaac Herzog. A UK readout of the meeting says Starmer urged Israel to take immediate steps toward a ceasefire. (AJ, HA 7/28)

Turkish president Recep Tayyib Erdogan says in a televised meeting of the AK Party that “[w]e must be very strong so that Israel cannot do these ridiculous things to Palestine. Just like we entered Karabakh, just like we entered Libya, we might do similar to them.” (AJ, HA, NYT, REU 7/28; AP 7/29)

3 Israeli soldiers who were stationed in Gaza tell the Observer that they saw widespread looting, vandalism, and destruction of Palestinian homes by other soldiers. (AJ 7/28)

U.S. Congressional staffers launch a website, the Congressional Dissent Channel, where they share objections to Israel’s war on Gaza and the lack of a congressional response. (NYT 7/29)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers uproot trees and open fire at Palestinians without causing injuries during a raid in Hizma. Israeli settlers also raid Burqa; no injuries are reported. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers steal a sheep in Khirbet Yirza. Israeli forces kill a Palestinian child and injure 9 others in a drone strike on Balata refugee camp. Later in the day, Israeli forces raid the town, shooting and killing a Palestinian man and injuring 22 others. Israeli forces also shoot and injure 2 Palestinian children during a raid in al-Mazra’a al-Gharbiya. Elsewhere, Israeli forces arrest 40 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Qalqilya, Kafr Ra’i, and Nablus. An Israeli soldier is shot and injured at the Beit Furik checkpoint. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man in Isawiya. Israeli forces also assault and injure 6 Palestinians during a raid in Isawiya, including a child and a 76-year-old woman. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Dayr al-Balah, Khan Yunis, Rafah, Gaza City, Maghazi, Nuseirat refugee camp, and al-Bureij refugee camp, killing at least 41 people, including more than 30 at a field hospital in the Khadija school in Dayr al-Balah. Israeli forces also order the evacuation of areas in the southern part of Khan Yunis; the UN estimates that more than 200,000 people are affected by the order. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Kafr Kila, Odeisseh, and Meiss Ej Jabal, killing 4 people, including 2 Hezbollah members in Kfar Kila. Hezbollah forces launch drones at Israeli forces at a military site near Yiftah and fire rockets at Misgav Am and Jardeh Hill. In the Golan Heights, a rocket hits a soccer pitch in Majdal Shams, killing 12 people and injuring 29 others, mostly children. Israel blames Hezbollah, which denies responsibility. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AP, HA, HA, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/27; AJ, AJ, AP, NYT, NYT 7/28; UNOCHA 7/29; AP 7/30)

More than 39,258 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,054 children and 10,869 women, and around 90,589 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 585 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 138 children. More than 5,420 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 328 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,161 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. 9 trucks carrying aid enter Gaza. (AJ, WAFA 7/27; UNRWA 7/29)

Irish prime minister Simon Harris condemns the Israeli attack on Dayr al-Balah, calling it “inhumane and despicable.” (WAFA 7/27)

After the attack on Majdal Shams, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu ends his trip to the U.S. earlier than scheduled to return to Israel. Energy Minister Eli Cohen says, “Lebanon should burn.” Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says “Lebanon as a whole has to pay the price.” Former security cabinet member Benny Gantz says Israel should reach a ceasefire deal in Gaza and start a war in Lebanon. UNIFIL says it is more concerned than ever about the possibility of an escalation across the Blue Line. The White House condemns the attack. EU high commissioner for foreign affairs Josep Borrell calls the attack unacceptable and calls for an independent international investigation. Several countries warn their citizens against traveling to Lebanon and urge their citizens to leave the country. Axios reports that the U.S. warned Israel about responding by attacking Hezbollah in Beirut. (AJ, AX, HA, HA, REU, REU 7/27; AJ, AX, HA, NYT, REU, REU 7/28)

In the West Bank, Israeli forces shoot and injure 2 Palestinians during a raid in Qalqilya. Israeli forces also raid al-Ram, taking measurements for a punitive demolition of the family home of a Palestinian man killed by Israeli forces on 7/14. Elsewhere, Israeli forces violently disperse Palestinian protesters in Kafr Qaddum. Israeli forces also arrest 17 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Qalqilya, ‘Askar refugee camp, Tayasir, Dura, Ein as-Sultan, Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, and ‘Azzun. PA forces clash with Palestinians in Tulkarm while trying to apprehend Islamic Jihad member Mohammed Jaber at the Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital in Tulkarm; the PA forces retreat before being able to arrest Jaber. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces assault Palestinians trying to enter the Haram al-Sharif compound. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Rafah, Khan Yunis, Nuseirat refugee camp, and Shati’ refugee camp, killing at least 42 people. 3 rockets are fired at Ashkelon; no damage is reported. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Markaba, Ramyah, and Ayta ash Shab. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Kfarchouba, Avivim, and Shebaa Farms. (AJ, HA, HA, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/26)

More than 39,217 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,054 children and 10,869 women, and around 90,486 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 583 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 137 children. More than 5,420 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 328 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,161 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. The WHO says it will be sending more than 1 million polio vaccines to Gaza in the next weeks after polio was discovered in sewage samples in Gaza. The World Food Programme says it has been forced to reduce food rations in Gaza. UNOCHA says more than 180,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced from Khan Yunis between 7/22 and 7/25 and that around 12,600 Palestinians were forcibly displaced from al-Bureij refugee camp during the same period. (AJ, AJ, HA, REU, UNOCHA 7/26)

Hamas member in the West Bank Mustafa Muhammad Abu Ara dies in Israeli custody after being transferred to a hospital from the Ramon Prison. Abu Ara was arrested by Israel forces in the West Bank on 10/30/2023 and placed in administrative detention. Abu Ara’s son Zeid says Israel knew that his father was sick when they arrested him and bears full responsibility for his death. Hamas says Abu Ara died due to torture and medical neglect. (HA 7/25; AJ, AP, HA, REU, WAFA, WAFA 7/26)

Islamic Jihad condemns the PA for attempting to detain Mohammed Jaber in Tulkarm, saying the security coordination between the PA and Israel has “crossed all red lines” and hurts attempts to achieve national unity. (AJ 7/26) 

4 Western, Palestinian, and Egyptian officials say Israel is trying to change the framework for a ceasefire deal, including by demanding that Palestinians should be screened by Israel before being allowed to return to northern Gaza. (AP, HA, HA, REU 7/26; AX 7/27; HA 7/28)

The District Court of Tel Aviv approves the extension of the ban on Al Jazeera operating in Israel for another 45 days. (AJ, AP, HA 7/26)

UNESCO adds the St Hilarion complex in Dayr al-Balah to its list of endangered World Heritage Sites. (AJ, WAFA 7/26)

The U.S. defers deportations for around 11,500 Lebanese nationals in the U.S. for at least 18 months and offers them temporary work permits, citing the volatile situation in southern Lebanon. (AJ, AP, HA, REU 7/26)

The UK withdraws its challenge to ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan’s request for arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, saying the matter is for the ICC to decide. The previous UK government led by Rishi Sunak submitted a challenge to the ICC, objecting to the warrants over the issue of the ICC’s jurisdiction. (AJ, AJ, AP, AP, HA, HA, NYT, REU, WAFA 7/26)

U.S. president Joe Biden speaks with Jordanian king Abdullah II in a phone call, praising Jordan’s aid efforts in Gaza and discussing the ceasefire negotiations. (AJ, REU 7/26)

French president Emmanuel Macron meets with Israeli president Isaac Herzog in Paris. Macron releases a statement calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. (AJ, HA 7/26)

At the UN Security Council, PA ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour says the council has failed Palestinians by not securing a ceasefire and not ending Israel’s war on Gaza. Mansour says “[w]hatever solutions you come up with, [Israel] will continue to ensure they fail until it is forced to change course.” Israeli ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan compares the attack on 10/7/2023 to the Holocaust, saying “never again happened again” and refers to Hamas as “Hamas Nazis.” U.S. ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield tweets that UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese is “not fit” for a UN position because she retweeted a picture comparing Prime Minister Netanyahu with Adolf Hitler. (AJ, UNOCHA, WAFA 7/26; AJ 7/27)

Canada, Australia, and New Zealand issue a joint statement calling on Israel to protect civilians in Gaza, saying the “human suffering is unacceptable. It cannot continue.” (AJ, AP, HA, REU, WAFA 7/26)

Prime Minister Netanyahu meets with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at Trump’s resort Mar-a-Lago in Florida. Trump says Vice President Kamala Harris skipped Netanyahu’s address to Congress on 7/24 because “she does not like Jewish people. She does not like Israel.” Harris’s husband Doug Emhoff is Jewish. (AJ, AJ, AX, AP, HA, NYT, NYT. REU 7/26; AJ, AP 7/27)

Just Peace Advocates says that the Canada Revenue Agency will revoke the charitable status of the Jewish National Fund (JNF) of Canada because of its support for military infrastructure in Israel. (AJ 7/26)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers set fire to olive trees in Rantis. Israeli forces raid Qalqilya, injuring 2 Palestinians with live ammunition. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in Deir al-Hatab. Elsewhere, Israeli forces demolish 3 Palestinian residential structures in al-Jiftlik, a residential building in al-Walaja, a home under construction in Hebron, and an agricultural structure and fruit trees in Farsh al-Hawa. Israeli forces also vandalize Palestinian vehicles in Ramallah. Meanwhile, Israeli forces arrest 22 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Ramallah, Hebron, Tulkarm, and Jerusalem. 3 Israeli soldiers are injured in a drive-by shooting near Nabi Ilyas. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Khan Yunis, Dayr al-Balah, Shati’ refugee camp, al-Bureij refugee camp, Rafah, and Gaza City, killing at least 30 people. Israeli forces also open fire at a Red Crescent ambulance in Khan Yunis. An Israeli soldier is killed in combat. In Tel Aviv, Israeli police arrest 2 people carrying watermelon signs during a protest. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Aitaroun, Bint Jbeil, Kfarhamam, Kfarchouba, Meiss Ej Jabal, and Ayta ash Shab. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Shtula and Manara. (AJ, AP, HA, NYT, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/25; HA 7/26)

More than 39,175 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,054 children and 10,869 women, and around 90,403 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 583 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 137 children. More than 5,420 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 326 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,147 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. 48 trucks carrying aid enter Gaza. The Red Crescent says that there is no room for a single extra tent in the al-Mawasi humanitarian area. UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres says Israeli forces opened fire on UN aid convoys on 7/21, 7/22, and 7/23. (AJ, AP, WAFA 7/25; AJ 7/26; UNRWA 7/29)

U.S. vice president and presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris meets with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A readout of their conversation says Harris expressed concern over settler violence and settlement expansion. After the meeting Harris reads a statement saying “what has happened in Gaza over the past 9 months is devastating … We cannot allow ourselves to become numb to the suffering, and I will not be silent,” before calling the situation complex and nuanced. President Joe Biden also meets with Netanyahu. The 2 subsequently meet with families of Americans held captive in Gaza. Netanyahu reportedly protested to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan over the U.S. sanctions on Israeli settlers. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby says a ceasefire agreement needs to happen soon. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says a day before meeting Netanyahu that Israel needs to finish its war on Gaza quickly, citing bad publicity for Israel. (AJ, AP, AP, AX, AX, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, REU 7/25; AJ, AP, AP, AX, AX, HA, REU 7/26; AJ 7/27)

UAE minister of state for international cooperation Reem Al Hashimy says there is a need for an international mission to address the security and humanitarian assistance needs in Gaza. Hashimy says the mission must put Gaza on a pathway to reunification with the West Bank under PA rule. The Wall Street Journal reports that the U.S., Israel, and some Arab states support installing Mohammed Dahlan as the leader of Gaza. (AJ, HA 7/25)

Australia imposes sanctions and travel bans on 7 Israeli settlers, including Yinon Levi, Zvi Bar Yosef, Nariya Ben Pazi, Elisha Yered, David Chai Chasdai, Einan Tanjil, and Meir Ettinger and the settler group Hilltop Youth. (HA 7/24; AJ, AJ, AP, HA, HA, REU, WAFA 7/25)

21 members of the European Parliament write a letter to EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, urging the EU to ban trade with Israeli settlements, citing the ICJ advisory opinion from 7/19. (AJ 7/25)

45 American doctors and nurses who have been working in Gaza since 10/7/2023 say in a letter to President Biden, Vice President Harris, and First Lady Jill Biden that every one of them has treated children who were deliberately targeted by Israeli forces. (AJ 7/26)

In the West Bank, a Palestinian man succumbs to wounds sustained during the Israeli raid on Tulkarm on 7/23, raising the death toll to 6. During a raid in Qalandia refugee camp Israeli forces shoot and kill a Palestinian child, ram and kill a man, and punitively demolish the family home of a Palestinian man who was shot and killed on 2/29. Israeli forces also shoot and kill a Palestinian customs officer and injure another man during a raid in Tubas. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian child during a raid in Bayt Dajan. Israeli forces also raid Artas, causing tear-gas related injuries. Meanwhile, Israeli forces raze farmland in Burqa. Israeli forces also raid Sabastia, issuing a notice that the military will seize 1.2 dunams (.3 acres) of land at the town’s archeological site and build a military barracks there. Separately, Israeli forces arrest 25 Palestinians during raids in and around Tulkarm, Hebron, Ramallah, Bethlehem, Tubas, Nablus, and Jerusalem. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces demolish parts of a Palestinian home in al-Tur and 2 commercial structures in Silwan. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Beit Lahiya, Nuseirat refugee camp, Khan Yunis, Gaza City, Jabalia refugee camp, al-Bureij refugee camp, and Rafah, killing at least 55 people. Israeli forces also open fire on an aid trunk carrying aid from World Central Kitchen near Dayr al-Balah, injuring the driver. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Chihine and Kfarhamam. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Shebaa Farms, injuring an Israeli soldier. In Iraq, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq launches a drone at Eilat. (AJ, HA, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/24)

More than 39,145 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,054 children and 10,869 women, and around 90,257 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 583 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 137 children. More than 5,420 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 326 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,147 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. 32 trucks carrying aid enter Gaza. The Gaza Ministry of Health releases a list from 6/30 of 28,185 names of those killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since 10/7/2023. The WHO says that Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital has partially resumed operations. The Nasser Hospital says most people volunteering to donate blood at the hospital are being turned away because they are malnourished. 8 Palestinians, including 2 women, are released to Gaza from the Ofer Prison. All of them recount being tortured while in Israeli custody. (AJ, AP, UNOCHA, UNOCHA, WAFA 7/24; AJ, WAFA 7/25; UNRWA 7/26)

Haaretz reports that Israel, in coordination with the WHO, will evacuate 250 injured Palestinians from Gaza to the UAE next week. (HA 7/24)

Israel’s military announces that it has recovered the bodies of 5 captives in Khan Yunis that had already been declared dead. (HA, REU 7/24; AJ, AP, NYT, REU 7/25)

A Palestinian official says that Tulkarm refugee camp’s infrastructure has been completely destroyed due to consecutive Israeli raids. (AJ 7/24)

The Knesset approves the transfer of authority over the Israeli Finance Ministry’s Real Estate Enforcement Division to National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, putting him in charge of demolitions of unlicensed homes in Israel. Palestinian lawmakers in the Knesset say that Ben-Gvir will target the Palestinian community. (TOI, WAFA 7/25)

Hezbollah releases an 8-minute video of drone footage taken over the Ramat David Air Force base 20 miles south of the Blue Line. (AJ, AJ, HA 7/24)

Airwars says they have conducted an investigation which determined that the Gaza Health Ministry’s death toll is “largely reliable.” (Airwars, AJ 7/24; NYT 7/25)

Times of Israel reports, quoting Israeli officials, that Egypt is showing flexibility on Israel’s demand that its troops remain in the Philadelphi Corridor between Egypt and Gaza. U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken speaks with Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, discussing the ceasefire negotiations. (AJ, HA 7/24)

The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office releases a statement saying the status quo at the Haram al-Sharif has not changed and will not change after National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said in the Knesset that Jewish people were now allowed to pray at the compound. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant calls Ben-Gvir “a pyroman who is trying to set the Middle East on fire.” Israeli police also says that Jews are not allowed to pray at the compound. Ben-Gvir also endorses Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. (AJ, AP, HA, HA, HA, REU, WAFA 7/24)

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress, thanking President Joe Biden “for half a century of friendship to Israel and for calling himself a proud Zionist,” and thanking presidential nominee Trump for brokering normalization agreements, moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, and “standing up to Iran.” Netanyahu also calls pro-Palestinian protesters “useful idiots of Iran,” denying that there is a humanitarian crisis in Gaza and saying Israel is not blocking aid to Gaza. Netanyahu asks Congress to provide Israel with more military assistance so he can “finish the job faster.” He says he wants a post-war Gaza that is “demilitarized and de-radicalized,” governed by Palestinians that “do not want to destroy Israel,” and that Israel will not resettle Gaza but will retain the security responsibility there. Around half of the Democrats in Congress boycott the address, including 100 members of the House of Representatives and 28 senators. Republican representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) also skips the address, saying he refuses to be a prop for Netanyahu. Palestinian American representative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) attends the address, wearing a keffiyeh and holding up a sign that says “guilty of genocide” and “war criminal.” Vice President Kamala Harris, who is the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, did not attend the speech. 6 protesters are arrested for disrupting the speech. Outside of the Capitol building a large pro-Palestine demonstration is violently dispersed with pepper spray during Netanyahu’s speech and at least 17 people are arrested. Netanyahu says he has canceled a planned trip by Israeli ceasefire negotiators to Qatar on 7/25, saying he wants to meet with President Joe Biden before the delegation leaves for Doha. Polling in Israel suggest that 70% of Israelis want Netanyahu to resign. Hamas says Netanyahu’s speech shows that he does not want to enter a ceasefire agreement and that it was “full of lies.” After his speech, Netanyahu meets with SpaceX owner Elon Musk, who attended the speech as a guest of Netanyahu. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AP, AP, AX, AX, AX, AX, AX, AX, HA, HA, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, REU, REU 7/24; AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AP, AX, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA 7/25; HA, HA, REU 7/26)

U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller calls the Knesset’s approval of the first reading of a bill declaring UNRWA a terrorist organization “incredibly unhelpful,” saying “UNRWA is not a terrorist organization and we urge the Israeli government and the Knesset to halt the movement of this legislation.” Miller says that UNRWA plays an important role in delivering humanitarian assistance in Gaza and throughout the region. (AJ 7/24)

Republican presidential nominee Trump posts a letter from PA president Mahmoud Abbas dated 7/14/2024 on his social media platform Truth Social. Abbas’s letter denounces the assassination attempt on Trump and wishes Trump “strength and safety.” In response, Trump writes on the letter “Mahmoud – So nice – Thank you – Everything will be good. Best wishes.” In his post Trump says, “Looking forward to seeing Bibi [Benjamin] Netanyahu on Friday, and even more forward to achieving Peace in the Middle East!” (AJ, AX, HA 7/24)

30 civil society organizations sign a letter to the Biden administration calling for an investigation of, and accountability for, Israeli covert operations against Americans. (AJ 7/24)

In the West Bank, a 13-year-old Palestinian boy succumbs to wounds sustained from Israeli forces on 7/11 in Meithalun. Israeli settlers shoot and injure 2 Palestinians and set fire to vehicles during a raid in Huwwara. Israeli settlers also set fire to olive trees in Burin. Israeli forces kill 5 Palestinians, including al-Qassem Brigades commander Ashraf Nafi and a 16-year-old girl, and injure 2 others in a drone strike on Tulkarm refugee camp, while preventing the Red Crescent from accessing the area to evacuate injured people. Israeli forces also damage infrastructure and property and use a Palestinian man as a human shield, tying him to the front of a military vehicle. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shoot and kill a Palestinian during a raid in al-Shuyukh. Israeli forces also shoot and kill a Palestinian man during a raid in Sa’ir. Meanwhile, Israeli forces seize a residential structure and building equipment during a raid in al-Juwaya in the Masafer Yatta area. In East Jerusalem, Israeli authorities force a Palestinian family to demolish their own home in al-Tur. Israeli forces demolish a garage in Silwan. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Khan Yunis, Gaza City, Dayr al-Balah, Jabalia refugee camp, and al-Bureij refugee camp, killing at least 84 people. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Hula, Ayta ash Shab, and Shaqra. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Kiryat Shmona and Margaliot and launch a drone at Mount Meron. (AJ, AP, HA, HA, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/23; AJ, UNOCHA, WAFA 7/24; UNOCHA 7/26)

More than 39,090 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,054 children and 10,869 women, and around 90,145 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 579 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 136 children. More than 5,420 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 326 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,147 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. The WHO and UNICEF say they will send a joint team to Gaza on 7/25 to collect samples to access the potential spread of the poliovirus. The Nasser Hospital appeals for blood donations and medical supplies to deal with the large increase in patients. It also announces that several patients that arrived at the hospital on 7/22 had succumbed to their injuries due to the lack of medicines and supplies. UNRWA says Israel has designated 80% of Gaza no-go zones and put it under evacuation orders. SpaceX owner Elon Musk says the Starlink internet service has been activated at the UAE field hospital in Gaza. (AJ, HA, WAFA 7/23; AP, HA 7/24; UNOCHA 7/26)

Hamas, Fatah, and 12 other Palestinian parties sign the Beijing Declaration after 3 days of reconciliation meetings in Beijing. Hamas member Husam Badran says the agreement lays out groundwork for “forming a national consensus government to manage the affairs of Gaza and the West Bank, supervise reconstruction, and prepare the conditions for elections.” Badran says that forming a consensus government is the most appropriate way forward after the Israeli war on Gaza. Palestinian National Initiative secretary-general Mustapha Barghouti says the agreement goes “much further” than any other agreement in recent years and has 4 main components that seek to establish an interim unity government, the formation of unified Palestinian leadership ahead of future elections, new elections for the Palestinian National Council, and a general declaration of unity. U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller says that the U.S. opposes Hamas being part of a Palestinian government. UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres and Turkey welcome the accord brokered by China. (AJ, AJ, AP, AP, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/23; AP 7/26)

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells families of Israeli captives held in Gaza that the “conditions for their return are ripe.” (AJ, AP, HA 7/23)

The PA says its budget deficit for 2024 is projected to grow by 172% compared to 2023. President Mahmoud Abbas approved an emergency budget for 2024 on 7/22, reducing salaries and operational and capital expenses. (AJ, REU, WAFA 7/23)

Peace Now says the Israeli government provided 68 settlement outposts with $4 million worth of drones, vehicles, cameras, fences, and security equipment in 2023 and has allocated $10.6 million for the outposts in 2024. Peace Now also says that 25 new settlement outposts have been erected since 10/7/2023. (AJ, AP, PCN 7/23; HA 7/25)

Axios reports that U.S., Israeli, and UAE officials held a meeting on 7/18 in Abu Dhabi, discussing plans for Gaza after Israel’s war. The UAE reportedly expressed its readiness to deploy Emirati forces in Gaza as part of a temporary international mission to respond to the humanitarian crisis, establish law and order, and lay the groundwork for future Palestinian governance if the PA extends a formal invitation for the international mission and if Israel allows the PA to have a governing role in Gaza and agrees to a political process that results in a 2-state solution. (AX 7/23)

Jordanian king Abdullah II and UK prime minister Kier Starmer meet in London, discussing the need for an immediate ceasefire. (AJ, WAFA 7/23)

Japan imposes sanctions on the 4 Israeli settlers, Yinon Levi, Zvi Bar Yosef, Moshe Sharvit, and Neriya Ben Pazi, citing violence against Palestinians. (AJ, HA, HA, REU 7/23)

Amnesty International says the U.S. is on notice for the Israel’s use of U.S.-made weaponry in committing war crimes. Amnesty says that the “U.S. government has been presented with ample evidence from experts around the world that U.S.-origin arms have been used in war crimes and unlawful killings by the Israeli government,” noting the continued transfer of weapons will make the U.S. complicit in the violations of international law. (AJ 7/23; WAFA 7/24)

Hundreds of American Jewish activists protest the planned 7/24 address to congress by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with around 200 arrested. (AJ, AJ, AX, HA 7/23; AJ, AP 7/24)

7 large workers unions in the U.S., the American Postal Workers Union, the National Education Association, the Association of Flight Attendants, the Service Employees International Union, the International Union of Painters and Allied Traders, the United Auto Workers, and the United Electric Workers, write a letter to U.S. president Joe Biden calling on him to halt all military aid to Israel to apply pressure for a ceasefire. (AJ, HA, NYT 7/23)

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach says Israel will not be excluded from the 2024 Paris Olympics after the Palestinian Olympic Committee requested him to ban Israel on 7/22. Iran later joined the Palestinian call to have Israel excluded. (AJ 7/23)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers assault a Palestinian man and vandalize his grape trees in Jurat ash-Sham’a. Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man in Faqqua. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in Tulkarm. Elsewhere, Israeli forces demolish a home, commercial structures, and a water well in ‘Anata. Israeli forces also demolish 2 homes and a tract of land in al-Walaja. Meanwhile, Israeli forces issue notices to Palestinians living in Area B in Bayt Awa that they are not allowed to engage in new construction. In East Jerusalem, Israeli settlers tour the Haram al-Sharif compound. Israeli authorities force a Palestinian family to demolish 2 floors of their 4-story apartment building in Bayt Hanina. Israeli authorities also deliver demolition orders for a home in Hizma and a car dealership in Wadi al-Juz. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Khan Yunis, Dayr al-Balah, Rafah, and Gaza City, killing more than 100 people, including at least 89 in Khan Yunis and 1 in a media tent outside of Al-Aqsa Hospital in Dayr al-Balah. Israeli forces also issue an evacuation order for eastern Khan Yunis and al-Mawasi affecting 400,000 people. An Israeli soldier is killed in Gaza. Northeast of Gaza, Israeli forces shoot and kill a Canadian citizen, claiming he had tried to stab people near Netiv HaAsara. In Lebanon, Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Tzuriel, injuring 2 people, and launch a drone at Malkia, damaging a military site. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AP, HA, HA, HA, NYT, REU, REU, UNOCHA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/22; AJ 7/23; UNOCHA 7/26)

More than 39,006 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,054 children and 10,700 women, and around 89,818 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 571 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 134 children. More than 5,420 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 326 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,147 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. 7 trucks carrying aid enter Gaza. The Nasser Hospital appeals for blood donations, saying it is facing a shortage of blood. The Red Crescent closes 2 of its clinics in Ma’an and Bani Suhaila following the Israeli evacuation order for Khan Yunis. (AJ, AJ, UNOCHA, WAFA, WAFA 7/22; UNRWA 7/26)

Israel says 2 captives held by Hamas were killed months ago and that the military is investigating whether they were killed in an Israeli airstrike. (AJ, AP, HA, REU 7/22)

PA president Mahmoud Abbas and PLO secretary-general Hussein al-Sheikh meet with Russian special envoy to the Middle East Vladimir Safronkov in Ramallah. (WAFA, WAFA 7/22)

The Knesset passes the first readings of 3 bills targeting UNRWA, including one to designate UNRWA a terrorist organization, one to prohibit the agency from operating on Israeli territory, and one to strip UNRWA personnel of their legal immunities. The PLO, the PA, Islamic Jihad, Qatar, Turkey, and the Arab League condemn the move to declare UNRWA a terrorist organization. Jordan also condemns the Knesset’s moves, saying Israel is attempting “to kill the agency, assassinate it politically, and target its symbolism, which affirms the right of Palestinian refugees to return and compensation in accordance with international law.” EU high commissioner for foreign affairs Josep Borrell calls the charges against UNRWA “nonsense.” (AJ, REU, TOI, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA. WAFA 7/22; AJ, AP, WAFA 7/23; WAFA 7/24; REU 7/25)

Israeli Channel 12 reports that Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar sent a message to Israel weeks before 10/7/2023, warning that “a flare up in prisons and over the prisoners” could be expected. The report added that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant discussed the issue with senior officials from the military, the Shin Bet, and the Mossad. (HA 7/22)

U.S. president Joe Biden, who on 7/21 announced that he will not run for reelection, says in a public call with his campaign headquarters that he will spend his final months in office working with Israelis and Palestinians “to work out how we can get the Gaza war to end, and Middle East peace, and get all those hostages home.” (AJ, AX 7/22)

The Palestinian Olympic Committee calls on International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach to exclude Israel from the upcoming games, saying Israel is breaching the traditional Olympic truce which runs from 7/19 to mid-September, that Israel is denying safe passage to Palestinian athletes, and that around 400 Palestinian athletes have been killed by Israel since 10/7/2023. (AJ, WAFA 7/22)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers assault a Palestinian and 2 foreign activists in Qusra. Israeli settlers also burn olive trees in Madama. Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man in Jaba’. In East Jerusalem, Israeli settlers tour the Haram al-Sharif compound. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb al-Bureij refugee camp, Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza City, Rafah, Beit Lahiya, and Khan Yunis, killing at least 64 people. Israeli forces also open fire on an UN convoy headed to Gaza City, damaging a vehicle. UNRWA says the convoy had coordinated its movement with Israel ahead of time. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Ayta ash Shab, Khiam, Yarine, Hula, and Debaal, killing Hezbollah member Mustafa Hassan Fawaz in Dabaal and injuring 2 Lebanese soldiers in Ayta ash Shaab. In the Red Sea, Israel claims that it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen. (AJ, AP, AP, HA, NYT, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/21; AJ, WAFA 7/22)

More than 38,983 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,054 children and 10,700 women, and around 89,727 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 571 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 134 children. More than 5,420 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 326 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,134 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. 24 trucks carrying aid enter Gaza. (AJ, HA, WAFA 7/21; UNRWA 7/22)

The Israel Prison Service announces that it has started taking in Palestinian prisoners transferred from the Sde Teiman detention camp. (HA 7/21)

The Israeli military begins vaccinating its soldiers against polio after it was announced on 7/18 that the virus was detected in sewage water in Gaza. (AJ, HA, HA, REU 7/21; NYT 7/22)

PA prime minister Mohammad Mustafa meets with UN senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza Sigrid Kaag in Ramallah, discussing relief efforts in Gaza. (WAFA 7/21)

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says he will dispatch a ceasefire negotiation team led by Mossad director David Barnea to Doha on 7/25. (AJ, HA, REU 7/21)

Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz claims that Turkey is “supplying arms and money to Hamas to kill Israelis.” Turkey calls the accusation “lies” and says Israel is trying to deflect attention from its attacks on Gaza. (AJ, WAFA 7/21)

U.S. president Joe Biden says he will not run for reelection in the 2024 presidential elections, endorsing his Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden has been under pressure from fellow Democrats not to run because of concerning public performances and questions regarding his mental acuity. Palestinian MK Ahmad Tibi criticizes Biden’s legacy, saying his promise that Palestinians in the West Bank would have access to 4G networks is unfulfilled while he has sent thousands of bombs to Israel to kill Palestinian children in Gaza. Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett calls Biden a “true friend of Israel.” Defense Minister Yoav Gallant thanks Biden for his “unwavering support of Israel over the years.” Biden is expected to meet Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on 7/23 ahead of Netanyahu’s address to the U.S. Congress. Justice for All Party candidate in the U.S. presidential elections, Cornel West, says Biden “was first and foremost an enabler of genocide in Gaza.” (AJ, AX, AX, AX, HA, HA, HA, NYT 7/21; AJ, AP, AP, HA, HA, NYT, WAFA 7/22)

Lebanese journalist Chistina Assi carries the Olympic torch in Paris in honor of journalists who have been killed or wounded. Assi was targeted and injured in an Israeli attack on Lebanon on 10/13 which killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah and injured 4 others. Assi had to have her leg amputated due to her injuries. (AJ, AJ, AP 7/21)

The port of Eilat in Israel says it will have to lay off half its workers due to the Houthi blockade of ships headed to the port. (AJ 7/21)

In East Jerusalem, Israeli authorities force a Palestinian family to demolish their own home in Jabel Mukaber. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Nuseirat refugee camp, al-Bureij refugee camp, Jabalia refugee camp, Gaza City, Rafah, and Khan Yunis, killing at least 37 people. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Aadloun, injuring civilians. Israeli forces also bomb Burj al-Muluk. Hezbollah forces launch a drone at the Golan Heights, injuring 2 Israeli soldiers. Hezbollah forces also fire rockets at Rafna. In Yemen, Israeli forces bomb oil refineries at Al Hudaydah port, killing at least 6 people and injuring 83 others. The Houthi movement says there will be an “effective response” to the Israeli attack. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AX, HA, HA, NYT, REU, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/20; AJ, AP, HA, HA, NYT 7/21; HA, HA 7/22; UNOCHA 7/26)

More than 38,919 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,054 children and 10,700 women, and around 89,622 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 571 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 134 children. More than 5,420 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 326 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,134 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. (AJ, HA, WAFA 7/20)

The Gaza Interior Ministry warns Palestinians over following Israeli evacuation orders that would displace them from the north of Gaza to the south, saying nowhere is safe from Israeli attacks and the orders are part of Israel’s phycological warfare. (AJ 7/20)

Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir responds to reports that the U.S. has discussed placing sanctions on him and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich by saying that he would respond by “completely dismantling the Palestinian Authority, including all its institutions and economy.” U.S. president Joe Biden reportedly rejected a recommendation to place sanctions on the 2 Israeli ministers. (AX 7/20; AJ 7/21)

Oman and Kuwait condemn Israel’s attack on Yemen. Saudi Arabia calls for maximum restraint and rejects reports that it was involved in the attack, including by opening its airspace to Israel. The Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council condemns Israel and the Houthi movement. (HA 7/20; AJ 7/21)

In the West Bank, a Palestinian man succumbs to injuries sustained from Israeli forces in Arrabah on 1/17. Israeli settlers shoot and injure a Palestinian man, attack an ambulance, and set fire to olive trees during a raid in Huwwara. Israeli settlers also assault 2 Palestinians with baseball bats during a raid in Shaab al-Butum. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers vandalize Palestinian property in Karma. Israeli settlers also throw stones at Palestinian vehicles near Nablus. Meanwhile, Israeli settlers raise an Israeli flag at a school in Bayt Jala. Israeli forces shoot and kill a Palestinian man during a raid in Beit Umar. Israeli forces also violently disperse Palestinian protesters in Beita, injuring a journalist with a tear-gas canister to his head and others with tear-gas related injuries. Elsewhere, Israeli forces block an entrance to Shufa with earth mounds. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Nuseirat refugee camp, Rafah, Dayr al-Balah, al-Bureij refugee camp, Beit Hanun, Beit Lahiya, and Khan Yunis, killing at least 34 people. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Tayr Harfa, Blida, Ayta ash Shab, Hula, Meiss Ej Jabel, and Wazzani. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Kafrchouba, Ramim, Metula, Khirbet Ma’ar, and Abirim. The Lebanese Resistance Brigades fire rockets at Rahib. In Yemen, Houthi forces launch a drone at Tel Aviv, killing a person and injuring 10 others near the U.S. consulate. (AJ, AJ, AP, AP, AX, AX, HA, HA, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/19; AJ, NYT 7/20)

More than 38,882 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,054 children and 10,700 women, and around 89,568 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 571 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 134 children. More than 5,420 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 326 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,134 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. At least 79,000 housing units have been destroyed and 370,000 have been damaged in Israeli airstrikes since 10/7/2023. 46 trucks carrying aid enter Gaza. The UN says 1,500 hospital beds are available in Gaza to cover the needs of the population, compared to 3,500 before 10/7/2023. (UNOCHA 7/19; UNRWA 7/22)

The UN Human Rights Office says Israel’s dismantling of the local capacity in Gaza to maintain public order and safety has created a situation where unlawful killings and looting is spreading. The office also says the Israeli killing of Hind Rajab and her family in February may amount to war crimes, calling for an international investigation. (AJ, REU 7/19)

The ICJ provides an advisory opinion on the consequences of the Israeli occupation of Palestine as requested by the UN General Assembly in 2022. The judges find that the Israeli occupation of Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem is illegal, that Israel must end the occupation as rapidly as possible, that Israel must cease all new settlement activities and evacuate all settlers, that Israel must pay reparations, that the international community must not render aid or assistance for Israel to maintain its occupation, and that the General Assembly and the UN Security Council should consider ways to force Israel to end its occupation. The PA calls the ICJ decision a “triumph for justice.” PA ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour says his team will “produce a masterpiece of a resolution in the General Assembly in line with this historic decision” of the ICJ. Hamas calls for immediate international action in response to the ruling, while Hamas and Islamic Jihad release a joint statement calling on the PLO to withdraw its recognition of Israel. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu responds to the ruling, saying “Jewish people are not occupiers in their own land.” National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich call for annexation of the West Bank in response to the ruling. Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid calls the ruling “tainted with anti-Semitism.” Israeli ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan calls on Israel to close UN buildings in Jerusalem and deport UN personnel. Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, the UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Algeria, Turkey, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Qatar, Slovenia, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Spain, South Africa, Brazil, Bolivia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the OIC, and the EU welcome the ruling. The U.S. says it agrees that the Israeli settlements are illegal but is concerned by the “breadth of the court’s opinion,” which it thinks may complicate efforts to resolve the conflict. The UK, Belgium, and Australia express support for the ICJ. The UN says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will refer the advisory opinion to the General Assembly. Al-Haq calls on states and businesses to take action against Israel’s crimes. B’Tselem says the world community must act to “force Israel to end the occupation.” Oxfam says the ruling confirms that Israel “is committing the crime of apartheid in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AX, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, NYT, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/19; AJ, AJ, AP, HA, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/20; AJ, HA, HA, WAFA 7/21)

U.S. secretary of defense Lloyd Austin speaks with Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant, pledging the U.S.’s “ironclad commitment to Israel’s security and Israel’s right to self-defense” after the Houthi forces’ attack on Tel Aviv. Gallant says separately from his call with Austin that Israel will “settle the score.” Secretary of State Antony Blinken says at the Aspen Security Forum that the ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas are “inside the 10-yard line.”  (AJ, AP, HA, NYT, REU 7/19)

The EU says it will give the PA $435 million in grants and loans in 3 payments between July and September for the PA to pursue its reforms. (AJ, HA, REU, WAFA 7/19)

The UK announces that it will resume funding for UNRWA, providing $27.1 million in new funding, and calls on Israel to allow more aid to enter Gaza. The U.S. is the only country that has not resumed funding for UNRWA after suspending support in February over unfounded Israeli allegations against the agency. (AJ, AJ, HA, NYT, REU, WAFA 7/19)