The Palestine Chronology

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)

The Financial Times reports that the UAE has shown willingness to send forces to Gaza after Israel’s war if the U.S. guarantees steps toward the establishment of a Palestinian state. (FT, HA 7/19)

German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock calls for an immediate ceasefire, saying Israeli forces have hit “overcrowded places declared as safe zones by the Israeli army … again and again.” (HA 7/19)

Pakistan announces a committee to identify companies and products that should be boycotted because of direct or indirect support for Israeli in committing war crimes against the Palestinian people. Advisor to prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, Rana Sanullah, says Prime Minister “Netanyahu is a terrorist and a perpetrator of war crimes.” (AJ, WAFA 7/20)

U.S. senator Brian Shatz (D-HI) says he will not attend the address by Prime Minister Netanyahu to Congress next week. (HA 7/19)

Adidas drops an advertising campaign for shoes commemorating the 1972 Munich Olympics featuring Palestinian-American model Bella Hadid after Israel and its supporters objected to Hadid being featured as the face of the campaign, citing the Black September attack on Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA 7/19)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers set up an outpost near Kafr al-Dik. Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in ‘Asira al-Qibliya. Israeli forces also raid Jalazone refugee camp, causing tear-gas related injuries. Elsewhere, Israeli forces demolish 4 tourist rental homes in Jericho. Israeli forces also issue a demolition notice for a home under construction in Kafr Aqab. Meanwhile, Israeli forces arrest 18 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Hebron, Ramallah, Nablus, Bethlehem, and Jerusalem. 2 Israeli soldiers are injured by an IED near the Hermesh settlement. In East Jerusalem, Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir tours the Haram al-Sharif compound, releasing a video saying he is there to pray for the Israeli captives held in Gaza, stipulating that they should be released through force and that the government should not enter a ceasefire deal. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb al-Bureij refugee camp, Gaza City, Dayr al-Balah, Nuseirat refugee camp, Beit Hanun, and Khan Yunis, killing at least 54 people. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Safed al-Battikh, killing 5 people, including Hezbollah commander Ali Jaafer Maatouq and 2 other members of Hezbollah, 12 are reportedly injured. Israeli forces also bomb Ghazzeh, killing Islamic Group commander Mohammad Hamad Jabara. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Hadab Yarin and Metulla. An Israeli soldier succumbs to injuries sustained in a Hezbollah attack on 6/30. (AJ, AJ, AP, AP, HA, HA, NYT, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/18; AP, HA, UNOCHA 7/19)

More than 38,848 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,054 children and 10,700 women, and around 89,495 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 569 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 2,128 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. 26 trucks carrying aid enter Gaza. Ukraine says it has shipped the first of 3 shipments of 1,000 tonnes of wheat to Palestine. (AJ 7/18; UNRWA 7/22)

The Gaza Ministry of Health says test conducted in cooperation with UNICEF have found the polio virus in sewage samples in Gaza. Oxfam says Israel has reduced the amount of water available in Gaza by 94%. (AJ, AP, WAFA, WAFA 7/18; GDN, UNOCHA 7/19)

Israeli Central Command commander Avi Bluth signs 2 orders transferring the enforcement, planning, and building authorities in the Agreed-Upon Reserve in the West Bank, also known as the Green Areas, to an Israeli official at the Civil Administration. The area, which spans 167,000 dunams (41,300 acres) east of Bethlehem and Hebron, was previously administered by the PA as part of the Wye River Memorandum. (PCN 7/19)

Amnesty International says it has documented 27 cases of Palestinians from Gaza being held without access to lawyers by Israel and subjected to torture. Amnesty says that as of 7/1, 1,402 Palestinians were detained under the Unlawful Combatants Law. (AI 7/18)

PA prime minister Mohammad Mustafa meets with U.S. senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) in Ramallah, discussing ceasefire efforts and PA reforms. (WAFA 7/18)

Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh and Islamic Jihad secretary-general Ziyad al-Nakhalah meets in Doha, discussing the resistance in Gaza. (AJ 7/19)

The Knesset extends a temporary law allowing Israel to ban foreign media until 11/30. (AJ, AP, HA 7/18)

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu tours the Rafah crossing, saying maintaining control of the Philadelphi Corridor is critical to Israel’s objectives. (AJ, AJ, AP, AP, HA, NYT 7/18)

Houthi interior minister Mohammed Ali al-Houthi says Houthi forces would cease some attacks on ships headed to Israeli ports if Israel allows aid to enter northern Gaza. (AJ 7/18)

The PA, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and France condemn National Security Minister Ben-Gvir’s raid on the Haram al-Sharif compound. Hamas calls on the OIC to take “serious action to stop these systematic violations.” The PFLP calls for a broad mobilization to confront Israel’s assaults on holy sites in Palestine. (AJ, AJ, HA, WAFA, WAFA 7/18)

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says, “the bloodshed in Gaza must stop now,” saying too many civilians have been killed. (AJ, WAFA 7/18)

FIFA says it has decided to delay a decision on whether to ban Israel from international soccer competitions until after the Olympics in Paris. (NYT 7/18; AJ 7/19)

In the West Bank, Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in Bayt Dajan. Israeli forces also demolish a water well and an agricultural building in Birin and demolish a wall and uproot trees in Bani Na’im. Elsewhere, Israeli forces seize a bulldozer in Fandaqumiya. Israeli forces also take measurements of 2 homes in ‘Azzun in preparation for punitive demolitions and issue punitive demolition notices for 3 homes in Qarawat Bani Hassan. Meanwhile, Israeli forces arrest 6 Palestinians during raids in and around Hebron, Surif, Jenin, and ‘Azzun. In East Jerusalem, Israeli authorities force a Palestinian family to demolish their own home in Isawiya. Israeli settlers tour the Haram al-Sharif compound. Israeli forces demolish a home in Wadi al-Juz. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Shati’ refugee camp, Nuseirat refugee camp, al-Bureij refugee camp, Khan Yunis, and Rafah, killing at least 81 people. 3 rockets are fired at Sderot; no damage is reported. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Yarine, Ayta ash Shab, Majdal Zoun, and Aalma ech Chaab. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Kiryat Shmona, causing damage to 2 homes. (AJ, HA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/17; UNOCHA 7/19)

More than 38,794 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,054 children and 10,700 women, and around 89,364 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 569 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 2,128 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. 27 trucks carrying aid enter Gaza. Israel releases 13 Palestinian detainees at the Kissufim crossing. (AJ, AP, HA, UNOCHA, UNOCHA, WAFA 7/17; UNRWA 7/22)

UNOCHA says 615 Palestinian structures have been demolished in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since the beginning of the year, displacing 755 people. UNOCHA reports that the figures since 10/7/2023 are 1,179 demolitions and 2,756 displaced people. (UNOCHA 7/17)

Ir Amim reports that Palestinians in Kafr Aqab in East Jerusalem receive 4-12 hours of running water weekly. (HA 7/16; AJ 7/17)

The U.S. military says the floating aid pier will not be re-anchored to Gaza, saying “there is no more need to use the pier.” The $230 million pier brought an estimated 8,100 metric tonnes of aid to Gaza and was only operational for around 20 days since it was completed in early May. (AJ, AP, AP, REU 7/17; AJ 7/18)

An Israeli negotiation team arrives in Cairo for ceasefire talks. Mossad director David Barnea tells the Israeli cabinet that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s insistence on a mechanism for monitoring movement between southern and northern Gaza after a ceasefire deal is reached is the main issue in the negotiations. (AJ, HA, HA 7/17)

The PLO executive committee convenes in Ramallah, condemning Israel’s massacres in Gaza and escalation in the West Bank. The committee says it holds Israel and the U.S. responsible for the genocide in Gaza. (WAFA 7/17; AJ 7/18)

Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant says Israel is close to a decision on an attack on Lebanon that will be “fast, surprising, and sharp.” Gallant says there still is space for an agreement if Hezbollah moves north of the Litani River. Gallant also tells U.S. secretary of defense Lloyd Austin that Israeli attacks on Gaza improve the chances of a ceasefire deal. Gallant adds that Israel will set up a field hospital to treat Palestinian children from Gaza who cannot travel abroad via the Rafah crossing. Prime Minister Netanyahu says the plan had not been approved and that the field hospital will not be established. Netanyahu rejects calls for a state commission of inquiry into the 10/7/2023 attacks. Israeli Channel 13 and the Times of Israel report that National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir told members of the Israeli cabinet that delaying a ceasefire deal is advantageous to U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. (AJ, HA, REU 7/17; AJ, AP, HA 7/18; HA 7/19)

The Knesset passes a resolution opposing the “establishment of a Palestinian state west of the Jordan River.” 68 MKs vote for the resolution, including National Unity party leader Benny Gantz, while 9 vote against. The Labor Party abstained in the vote. National Security Minister Ben-Gvir screams “get out, get out, all terrorists get out” to Palestinian MKs Ayman Odeh and Youssef Atauna. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says a Palestinian state cannot be established because there is not a Palestinian people. PLO secretary-general Hussein al-Sheikh says the vote “confirms the racism of the occupying state” and shows Israel wants to maintain the occupation in perpetuity, calling on countries to recognize the State of Palestine. Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the OIC condemn the vote. U.S. national security council spokesperson John Kirby responds to the vote, reiterating the U.S.’s “firm belief in the power and the promise of the 2-state solution.” State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel says the vote is not something the U.S. is “thrilled about.” France expresses dismay about the vote. UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres calls the vote disappointing, saying Israel cannot vote away the 2-state solution. (HA 7/17; AJ, AJ, AP, HA, HA, NYT, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/18)

Israeli government spokesperson David Mencer claims UNRWA is deeply infiltrated by Hamas and Islamic Jihad, calling UNRWA commissioner-general Phillippe Lazzarini a “terrorist sympathizer, a Jew-killing enabler, a lair.”  The UN calls Mencer’s remarks reprehensible and “downright dangerous.” (AP 7/17; AJ 7/18)

Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah warns Israel in a speech that Hezbollah will find new targets in Israel if it continues to target civilians in Lebanon. Nasrallah notes that Israel has killed 8 non-combatants in recent days. (AJ, HA 7/17)

At the UN Security Council, PA ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour criticizes the international community for not enforcing international law, saying “[w]hat is happening in Gaza is going down as the most documented genocide in history,” noting that Israeli soldiers are filming themselves committing war crimes and posting it on social media. U.S. ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield tells the council that “Palestinian civilians are living in hell” in Gaza and that Israel must take steps to allow more aid to enter. Thomas-Greenfield also criticizes the Israeli decision to approve new settlements, saying “[u]nilateral action is inconsistent with international law and detrimental to a 2-state solution.” She further says that both Hamas and Israel have agreed to the ceasefire framework put forward by President Joe Biden but that gaps remain. UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres’s cabinet chief Earle Courenay Rattray says the UN is unable to safely distribute aid in Gaza, citing Israeli strikes on humanitarian workers and general lawlessness. Rattray says the UN still needs more security equipment to manage the risks faced by its humanitarian workers in Gaza. Chinese ambassador to the UN Fu Cong calls on Israel to stop its collective punishment in Gaza. Brazilian ambassador to the UN Sergio Franca Danese calls for an arms embargo on Israel. (AJ, AJ, WAFA, WAFA 7/17)

The U.S. issues a travel ban on Israeli soldier Elor Azaria and his family. Azaria served 9 months of an 18-month sentence for executing an injured Palestinian man in 2018. National Unity party leader Benny Gantz criticizes the decision, saying Azaria was punished in accordance with Israeli law and that the U.S. should not “interfere in Israel’s legal processes.” (AJ, AP, HA, HA 7/17)

Academi founder Erik Prince reportedly told the Heritage Foundation that the Department of Defense blocked him from helping Israel flood the tunnels in Gaza. Academi is the current name of the private military contracting firm that was founded as Blackwater. (AJ 7/18)

Human Rights Watch says Palestinian militants from 5 different groups, led by Hamas’ al-Qassem Brigades, engaged in war crimes on 10/7/2023. In response, Hamas says its political arm did not plan or execute the attack and that militants were not instructed to target civilians. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA 7/17)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers throw stones at Palestinian vehicles traveling near Nablus, causing damage. Israeli forces shoot and kill a Palestinian man, claiming he stabbed and injured an Israeli soldier during a raid in al-Bireh. Israeli forces also shoot and injure 2 Palestinians during a raid in Balata refugee camp. Elsewhere, Israeli forces demolish a house and a water well in Farsh al-Hawa and 2 agricultural structures in Marah Mualla. Israeli forces also seize a bulldozer in Bayt Dajan. Meanwhile, Israeli forces raid 3 money exchange shops in Jericho and Bethlehem, stealing cash. Israeli forces also damage several Palestinian vehicles during a raid in Tayasir. Separately, Israeli forces arrest 20 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Hebron, Ramallah, Tulkarm, Bethlehem, and Nablus. 3 Israeli settlers are injured in a shooting near Ramin. In East Jerusalem, Israeli settlers raid and occupy a Palestinian home in Batn al-Hawa in Silwan. Israeli settlers also tour the Haram al-Sharif compound. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Nuseirat refugee camp, al-Mawasi, al-Bureij refugee camp, Beit Lahiya, Khan Yunis, Rafah, and Gaza City, killing at least 49 people, including at least 42 people sheltering at a UN school in Nuseirat refugee camp. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Kfar Tebnit and Im al-Tout, killing 5 people, including 3 children. In Iraq, 2 drones are launched at Ain al-Assad airbase, 1 is shot down while the other explodes inside of the base without causing damage.  (AJ, AJ, AP, AP, HA, NYT, REU, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/16; AJ, AP, UNOCHA 7/17; UNOCHA 7/19)

More than 38,713 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,054 children and 10,700 women, and around 89,166 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 569 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 2,128 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. 76 trucks carrying aid enter Gaza. (AJ, WAFA 7/16; UNRWA 7/19)

The Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainee Affairs says it has received testimonies from eyewitnesses of Palestinian detainees being raped at the Sde Teiman detention camp, including of a man who had the nozzle of a fire extinguisher put inside in his rectum before it was discharged. (AJ 7/16)

Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh speaks with Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan in a phone call, discussing ceasefire negotiations. (AJ 7/16)

Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant says a pier at Ashdod port will replace the U.S. floating pier for aid deliveries. Gallant does not say when the pier will be ready to receive aid. Israel’s military claims to have killed more than 14,000 members of Hamas, including 175 commanders. (AJ, AP, HA, REU 7/16; NYT 7/17)

Haaretz reports that the Israeli military turned off recording devices on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s orders during meetings at the command center at the army’s headquarters. Haaretz also reports that Israeli allies, including UK foreign secretary David Lammy, have warned Israeli leaders that settlers could face further sanctions by Western countries if the government does not curb the recent actions by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich in the West Bank. (AJ, HA, HA 7/16)

French president Emmanuel Macron discusses the situation in Gaza in phone calls with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Qatari emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Bahraini king Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. (AJ, REU 7/16; HA 7/17)

Republican Jewish Coalition CEO Matt Brooks says at the Republican convention that Israel should carpet bomb Gaza if it must to finish the war on Gaza. (AJ 7/17)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers set fire to a warehouse and spray racist graffiti on nearby walls in Burqa. Israeli settlers also set fire to farmland and throw stones at properties in al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya. Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian child in al-Arroub refugee camp. Israeli forces also demolish a home in al-Walaja and a gas station in Hizma. Elsewhere, Israeli forces arrest 25 Palestinians during raids in and around Ramallah, Hebron, Tulkarm, Jenin, and Nablus. Israeli forces also shoot and injure 2 Israeli settlers near Ramallah, mistaking them for Palestinians. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Dayr al-Balah, Rafah, Gaza City, Maghazi, Shuja’iya, al-Bureij refugee camp, and Nuseirat refugee camp, killing at least 80 people. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Beit Jbeil, Marwahin, and Kfar Kila, killing 3 people in Beit Jbeil. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Kiryat Shmona. In Syria, Israeli forces bomb a car in al-Sabboura near the Lebanese border, killing at least 1 person. (AJ, AP, HA, HA, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/15; AP, AP, NYT 7/16; UNOCHA 7/19)

More than 38,664 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,054 children and 10,700 women, and around 89,097 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 568 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 2,128 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. 45 trucks carrying aid enter Gaza. The UN says Israel has allowed it to bring in armored vehicles and personal protection equipment for its humanitarian missions in Gaza. UNOSAT finds that as of June 63% of crop fields in Gaza have been damaged. (AJ, HA, REU, UNOCHA, WAFA 7/15; UNRWA 7/17)

The Israeli High Court of Justice orders the government to explain why the Sde Teiman detention facility is not operated in accordance with the law. (HA 7/15)

China says it will host reconciliation talks between Hamas and Fatah in Beijing between 7/21 and 7/23. A planned meeting between the 2 sides in China in June was postponed. Hamas says political leader Ismail Haniyeh will lead the Hamas delegation while Fatah is expected to send deputy chairperson Mahmoud al-Aloul. (AJ, HA, NYT, REU 7/15)

The New York Times reports that Israel may be willing to withdraw from the Rafah crossing if Egypt agrees to measures that would prevent arms smuggling to Gaza, including sensors that can detect if tunnels are being dug and underground barriers. (NYT 7/15)

Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich says that if the ICJ rules that Israeli settlements are illegal then Israel must annex the West Bank. The ICJ is set to deliver a ruling on the legality and consequences of the Israeli occupation on 7/19. (AJ 7/16)

In an interview with Complex’s Speedy Morman, U.S. president Joe Biden reiterates that he is a Zionist, saying “every Jew in the world would be at risk” if it was not for Israel and claims that the U.S. is denying Israel “offensive weapons,” referring to 2,000-pound bombs, but acknowledges that he is sending “defensive weapons.” Biden also says “I am the guy that did more for the Palestinian community than anybody. I am the guy that opened up all the assets, I am the guy that made sure that I got the Egyptians to open the border to let goods and medicine and food through. I am the guy that has been able to pull together the Arab states to help the Palestinians with food and shelter.” Lastly, Biden says he received a call from Saudi Arabia which wanted to “fully recognize Israel if the U.S. will give them a guarantee that we will give them weapons if they are attacked by other Arab nations­—one just around the corner [presumably mistaking Iran for an Arab country]—and we would put a civilian nuclear facility there and out military would operate it.” (HA, NYT 7/15; AJ, HA, HA 7/16; AJ 7/17)

U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken meets with Israeli national security advisor Tzachi Hanegbi and adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Ron Dermer. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller says Blinken expressed serious concern over the high death toll in Gaza, calling it “unacceptably high.” (HA 7/15; AJ, HA, NYT 7/16)

The EU sanctions the Israeli settler activists Baruch Marzel, Bentzi Gopstein, Moshe Sharvit, and Zvi Bar Yosef, the Tzav 9 organization, and several settlement outposts. (AJ, AP, HA, HA, REU, WAFA 7/15; NYT, NYT 7/16)

Indonesia and India commit $1.2 million and $2.5 million respectively in funding for UNRWA. (WAFA, WAFA 7/15)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers raid Arab al-Milehat twice, releasing livestock from their enclosures, killing a dog, and destroying property. Israel settlers also attack a Palestinian home in Beita. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers throw stones at Palestinian vehicles traveling near al-Mughayyir and al-Bireh. Israeli settlers also set up an outpost in Rakiz in the Masafer Yatta area. Israeli forces shoot and injure 2 Palestinians near Nabi Ilyas. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian during a raid in Beit Umar. Elsewhere, Israeli forces demolish 2 homes in Ein ad-Duyuk at-Tahta. Israeli forces also seize a vehicle in al-Mughayyir and 2 vehicles in Silwad. Meanwhile, Israeli forces seize a home in Bayt Jala, turning it into an outpost. Palestinians observe a general strike in protest over the massacre in al-Mawasi on 7/13. In East Jerusalem, Israeli authorities force a Palestinian family to demolish their own home in Silwan, displacing 6 people. Israeli forces demolish a Palestinian home in Wadi al-Juz. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza City, Maghazi, Rafah, and Khan Yunis, killing at least 141 people, including at least 17 at an UNRWA school in Nuseirat refugee camp. In Ramla, a Palestinian man is shot and killed after he allegedly rammed and injured 4 Israeli soldiers with his car. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Meiss Ej Jabal, Ayta ash Shaab, Bani Haiyyan, and Hula. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Hadab Yarin, Ayelet, and Kfarchouba. In Syria, Israeli forces bomb Damascus, killing a Syrian soldier and injuring 3 others. (AJ, HA, HA, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/14; AJ, UNOCHA 7/15; UNOCHA 7/19)

More than 38,584 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,054 children and 10,700 women, and around 88,881 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 568 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 2,122 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. 39 trucks carrying aid enter Gaza. UNRWA says more than 190 of its facilities have been destroyed in Israeli attacks on Gaza. (AJ, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/14; UNRWA 7/17)

UK foreign secretary David Lammy meets with PA prime minister Mohammad Mustafa and PLO secretary-general Hussein al-Sheikh in Ramallah, pledging $7 million to the UK medical NGO UK-Med in support of Gaza. Mustafa and al-Sheikh call on the UK to recognize the State of Palestine. Lammy also meets with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Before the meetings, Lammy said that the “death and destruction in Gaza is intolerable.” (AJ, AP, HA, REU, WAFA, WAFA 7/14; WAFA 7/15)

Israel claims its attack on al-Mawasi on 7/13 killed Hamas Khan Yunis Brigade commander Rafi Salama. (AJ, HA 7/14)

The Israeli government approves a plan to extend military service for men to 36 months, up from 32. The Knesset will need to approve the plan for it to be implemented. (AJ, HA 7/14)

Malaysia pledges $1 million to UNRWA. (AJ 7/14)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers throw stones at Palestinian vehicles traveling near al-Funduq, injuring a woman. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian man at the Jalama checkpoint. Israeli forces seize an excavator in Yatma. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb al-Mawasi refugee camp, Shati’ refugee camp, Dayr al-Balah, Gaza City, and Nuseirat refugee camp, killing at least 61 people (not including the death toll from the al-Mawasi massacre). Airstrikes kill more than 90 people in al-Mawasi, which Israel has designated a safe-zone, and 22 attending noon prayers in Shati’ refugee camp. Israel claimed to have targeted and possibly killed Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif in the attack on al-Mawasi. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb al-Khardali, killing 2 people, including Amal Movement member Musa Muhammad Suleiman. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Kiryat Shmona, injuring 4 Israeli soldiers. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AX, HA, HA, HA, NYT, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/13; AJ, AJ, HA, HA, NYT, NYT 7/14; HA, HA, NYT, UNOCHA 7/15)

More than 38,443 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,054 children and 10,700 women, and around 88,481 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 568 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 2,122 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 Gaza Media Office says that 71,338 Palestinians in Gaza have been infected with viral hepatitis. (AJ, WAFA 7/13; NYT 7/16)

Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh speaks with officials in Egypt and Qatar, discussing ceasefire negotiations. (AJ 7/13)

PA prime minister Mohammad Mustafa meets with U.S. assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs Barbara Leaf in Ramallah, discussing Israel’s war on Gaza and the need for aid. (WAFA 7/13)

PA president Mahmoud Abbas condemns the Israeli attack on al-Mawasi, saying that the U.S. holds responsibility by providing “all kinds of support to the occupation and its crimes.” Abbas also blames Hamas for providing Israel the pretext to attack Gaza. Hamas calls on Abbas to withdraw his comments comparing Hamas and Israel. Hamas also says that Israel failed to assassinate Mohammed Deif in its attack and calls on Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem to mobilize against the occupation. UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres, the UAE, Oman, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Iran, the GCC, the OIC, France, Malaysia, Colombia, and Brazil condemn the Israeli attack on al-Mawasi. Oman calls the attack “an explicit act of terrorism” and Turkey says the strike is part of Israel’s plan to annihilate Palestinians. EU high commissioner for foreign affairs Josep Borrell calls for “access to independent investigations and accountability.” Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says in a press conference that the assassination attempt on Deif sends a message that Hamas’s “days are numbered” and reiterates that in the ceasefire negotiations Israel reserves the “right” to continue attacking Gaza. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AX, HA, HA, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/13; AJ, AP, WAFA 7/14; REU 7/16)

The Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities calls on UNESCO to intervene to prevent Israel from having its Antiquities Authority operate in the West Bank. A bill to grant the Antiquities Authority the right to operate in the West Bank is currently being processed in the Knesset with the first reading of the bill passing on 7/10. (HA 7/11; WAFA 7/13)

U.S. secretary of defense Lloyd Austin speaks with Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant, discussing their “shared goal of ensuring the enduring defeat of Hamas and securing the release of all hostages,” according to a Defense Department statement. (AJ, HA 7/13)

Former U.S. president and current republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is grazed on his ear by a bullet in an apparent assassination attempt during a rally in Pennsylvania. PA president Mahmoud Abbas condemns the assassination attempt, wishing Trump a speedy recovery. (HA 7/13; AX, HA, WAFA, WAFA 7/14; HA 7/15)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers assault a Palestinian man and damage his vehicle near al-‘Awja. Israeli settlers also throw stones at Palestinian vehicles traveling near Shuqba. Israeli forces shoot and kill a Palestinian man during a raid in Abwein. Israeli forces also arrest 2 Palestinians during a raid in Beit Umar. In East Jerusalem, Israeli authorities force a Palestinian family to demolish their own home in Bayt Hanina. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Nuseirat refugee camp, Khan Yunis, and Rafah, killing at least 37 people, including 4 aid workers from Al-Khair Foundation in Khan Yunis. Off the coast of Gaza, Israeli forces kill a Palestinian fisherman west of Gaza City. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Rachaya Al Foukhar, Ramyah, Tayr Harfa, and Kfar Kila. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Hanita. The Lebanese Resistance Brigades say their forces launched the first attack on Israel, firing a rocket at an Israeli base in Shebaa Farms. In Yemen, UK and U.S. forces launch 3 airstrikes on Al Hudaydah International Airport. (AP 7/11; AJ, AJ, HA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/12)

More than 38,382 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 16,054 children and 10,700 women, and around 88,352 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 568 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 2,122 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. 70 trucks carrying aid enter Gaza. The Civil Defense says at least 60 bodies have been found in the rubble left from Israeli attacks in Tal al-Hawa after Israeli forces withdrew from the area in the morning. The UN says that there has been a 40% drop in public water distribution in July due to a lack of fuel entering Gaza. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, NYT, UNOCHA, WAFA 7/12; UNRWA 7/16)

Hamas Political Bureau member Husam Badran says Hamas has proposed a “government of national, nonpartisan competencies” to take control of Gaza and the West Bank after Israel’s war on Gaza. (AJ, HA, NYT 7/12)

U.S. Defense Department spokesperson Sabrina Singh says that no date has been set for re-anchoring the floating aid pier in Gaza. (AJ 7/12)

U.S. president Joe Biden says both Israel and Hamas have agreed to the ceasefire framework he articulated in late May, but that there is still work to be done to reach an agreement. (AJ, HA 7/12)

The ICJ says it will issue an advisory opinion on the legal consequences of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands on 7/19. (AJ, HA, REU 7/12; WAFA 7/13 HA 7/14)

118 countries sign a document committing to supporting UNRWA financially and politically. UNRWA commissioner-general Philippe Lazzarini says the agency received financial support from the countries that will keep it running through September. Lazzarini also says he is confident that the UK will resume funding for UNRWA soon. 14 out of 16 countries that suspended funding for UNRWA have resumed funding, with the UK and the U.S. still withholding financial support. (AP 7/11; AJ, HA, REU, WAFA 7/12; AJ, AP, HA, NYT, WAFA 7/13)

A Dutch court rejects a petition to ban the Netherlands from exporting F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel. (AJ, AP, HA, REU 7/12)

Argentina designates Hamas a terrorist organization and orders a freeze on all Hamas assets. (HA 7/12; AJ, AP 7/13)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers raid Bizarya, setting fire to a shop and a bulldozer and attacking homes. Israeli settlers also throw stones at Palestinian vehicles traveling between Nablus and Jenin. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers assault a Palestinian man in Beit Einun. Israeli settlers also start construction of a settler road in al-Farisiya in the northern part of the Jordan Valley. Israeli forces shoot and kill a Palestinian child during a raid in Meithalun. Israeli forces also shoot and injure 2 Palestinians, including a child, and assault a third Palestinian with rifles during a raid in Halhul. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian man and assault 2 others, including a child, during a raid in Balata refugee camp. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian child and set a vehicle on fire during a raid in al-Jadida. Meanwhile, Israeli forces demolish a 3-story home in Khirbet Qalqas, displacing 30 Palestinians. Israeli forces also demolish several agricultural structures east of Jericho. Separately, Israeli forces raze farmland and uproot around 150 grape and olive trees in Haris. Israeli forces also arrest 15 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Nablus, Ramallah, Bethlehem, Hebron, Tubas, and Qalqilya. Palestinian officials say that the Israeli military have installed a metal sheet over al-Ibrahimi Mosque’s courtyard. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Rafah, Maghazi, Nuseirat refugee camp, Khan Yunis, and Gaza City, killing at least 50 people. Israeli forces also withdraw from the Shuja’iya neighborhood of Gaza City. Elsewhere, Israeli forces raise an Israeli flag at the Rafah crossing. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Ayta ash Shab, Rab El Thalathine, al-Addousiyeh, Taybeh, Kfar Kila, and Khiam. Hezbollah forces attack Kabri, Shtula, and al-Malikiyya with drones, killing an Israeli soldier in Kabri. (AJ, AP, AP, HA, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/11; AJ, HA, REU 7/12; UNOCHA 7/12 UNOCHA 7/15)

More than 38,345 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 15,983 children and 10,637 women, and around 88,295 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 567 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, 325 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,097 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. 33 trucks carrying aid enter Gaza. The Civil Defense says more than 85% of buildings in Shuja’iya have become uninhabitable due to Israeli attacks and that 60 Palestinians have been found dead in rubble in the Gaza City neighborhood. The World Food Programme says 500,000 people in Gaza are facing catastrophic levels of hunger. The Gaza Media Office says al-Ahli Arab Hospital and the General Service Hospital are reopened at a limited capacity. (AJ, AP, HA, WAFA, WAFA 7/11; AJ, HA, UNOCHA 7/12; UNRWA 7/16)

The Israeli-run Jerusalem District Court rejects appeals filed by 11 Palestinian families against their evictions from their homes in the Batn al-Hawa neighborhood of Silwan. 2 families of 22 people are ordered to leave their homes immediately and pay $2,700 in legal expenses to the Ateret Cohanim settler group. 2 other families are ordered to leave their homes by 1/12/2025. (AJ 7/11; PCN 7/16)

The Lebanese health ministry says 466 people have been killed and 1,904 injured in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since October 2023. The ministry says 16% of the injuries are from Israeli-fired white phosphorous bombs. (AJ 7/11)

Hamas Political Bureau member Husam Badran says Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is manipulating matters related to ceasefire negotiations “to serve his personal interests.” Haaretz reports that Israel vetoed the release of 15 Palestinian prisoners Hamas seeks to have released as part of an exchange deal. Netanyahu is reportedly seeking to have Israel retain control of the Rafah crossing and Philadelphi Corridor as part of the ceasefire deal. An Israeli delegation led by Shin Bet director Ronen Bar arrives in Cairo for ceasefire talks. U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan says that there “is still miles to go before we close, if we are able to close” a ceasefire deal. (AJ, AX 7/11; REU 6/12)

USAID administrator Samantha Power says Israeli officials have given her assurances that aid workers will be allowed to move more quickly and safely in Gaza. USAID also announces new $100 million in aid to Palestinians in Gaza via the World Food Programme. (AJ, HA 7/11; AP 7/12)

At the NATO summit in Washington D.C., Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez warns of double standards in dealing with the situations in Ukraine and Gaza, which he says can weaken the defense of a rules-based international order. U.S. president Joe Biden, who has had his fitness to serve as president questioned by many Democrats, introduces Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “President Putin.” At a news conference, Biden says that the Israeli government has been “less than cooperative” in allowing aid into Gaza and that the Israeli Security Cabinet “is one of the most conservative” in the history of Israel. Biden also says that there will be no Israeli occupation of Gaza at the end of the war and that the war “should end now.” Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan tells Newsweek while in Washington D.C. for the NATO summit that Biden is complicit in the Israeli war crimes in Gaza due to the U.S. support of Israel and at a news conference says that Turkey will not accept any NATO cooperation with Israel until a “comprehensive, sustainable peace is established in Palestine.” French president Emmanuel Macron says NATO must show that accusations of double standards in the approach to Ukraine and Gaza are unfounded. Gaza is not mentioned in the summit’s final communique. (AJ, AJ, HA, NYT, REU, REU, WAFA 7/11; AJ, HA, NYT 7/12)

Palestinians living abroad say they have been prevented from using Skype and had their email accounts suspended by Microsoft. (AJ, BBC 7/11)

The U.S. imposes sanctions on the Lehava organization, 3 Israeli individuals, Isachar Manne, Reut Ben Haim, and Aviad Shlomo, and the 4 settlement outposts, Manne Farm, Meitarim Farm, Hamahoch Farm, and Neriya’s Farm. (AJ, AJ, HA, HA, REU, WAFA 7/11)

U.S. National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk meets with Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant, discussing Israel’s war on Gaza.  (AJ 7/11)

The G7 issues a statement condemning Israel’s decision to legalize 5 settlement outposts, establish 3 new settlements, and seize thousands of acres of land in the West Bank. The G7 also calls on Israel to release all the withheld PA tax revenue, citing regional security. (AJ, HA, REU, WAFA 7/11)

More than 60 media and civil society organizations, including AP, AFP, BBC, CNN, the Guardian, the New York Times, and the Washington Post urge Israel to allow journalists independent access to Gaza in an open letter. (AJ 7/11; HA 7/15)

The Israeli military says its inquiry into events at Kibbutz Be’eri on 10/7/2023 has shown that the military failed to protect Israelis as it took more than 7 hours to respond to the attack. Defense Minister Gallant calls for a state inquiry into the events. (AJ, AJ, HA, HA, NYT, REU, REU 7/11; AP 7/12)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers set fire to farmland in Fandaqumiya. Israeli forces demolish 2 commercial structures in Husan. Israeli forces also seize agricultural fertilizer during raids in Tulkarm, Sarda, and Salfit. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian child in Beit Furik. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian man in Tulkarm. Meanwhile, Israeli forces arrest 12 Palestinians in and around Bethlehem, Nablus, Jericho, Hebron, and Jerusalem. In East Jerusalem, Israeli authorities demolish a Palestinian home in Umm Tuba. Israeli settlers tour the Haram al-Sharif compound. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Rafah, Khan Yunis, and Nuseirat refugee camp, killing at least 52 people. Israeli forces also issue an evacuation order for all of Gaza City. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Yanta, Hebbariye, Kafr Kila, and Jennata. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Zaoura. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AP, HA, HA, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/10; AJ, NYT 7/11; UNOCHA 7/12)

More than 38,295 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 15,983 children and 10,637 women, and around 88,241 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 566 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 133 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, 325 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,097 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. 30 trucks carrying aid enter Gaza. The Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahiya says it will run out of fuel to power the hospital in hours. Doctors Without Borders closes its last health facility in northern Gaza due to the Israeli evacuation order for Gaza City. UNRWA reopens its health clinic, the Japanese Health Center, in Khan Yunis. (AJ, HA, UNOCHA, UNOCHA, WAFA 7/10; NYT 7/11; UNOCHA 7/12; UNRWA 7/16)

A U.S. official say that the U.S. will resume transferring 500-pound bombs to Israel but will continue to withhold 2,000-pound bombs. (AJ, AP, HA, REU 7/10; AJ, NYT 7/11)

PA prime minister Mohammad Mustafa speaks with Cypriot foreign minister Constantinos Kombos in a phone call, discussing efforts to end Israel’s war on Gaza. Mustafa also briefs more than 60 foreign diplomats about the situation in Gaza.  (WAFA, WAFA 7/10)

CIA director Bill Burns meets with Qatari, Egyptian, and Israeli officials in Doha, including Mossad director David Barnea, Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, and Egyptian director of the General Intelligence Directorate Abbas Kamel for ceasefire talks. (AX 7/10)

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk, saying he is committed to entering a ceasefire deal if his red lines articulated on 7/7 are respected. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant claims Israel has killed or wounded 60% of Hamas militants in Gaza. (AJ, AX, HA 7/10; NYT 7/11)

Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah says Hamas is negotiating on behalf of the whole axis of resistance and thus Hezbollah would end attacks on Israel if a ceasefire were implemented. (AJ, AP, HA, REU 7/10)

Arab League secretary-general Ahmed Aboul Gheit urges Japan to recognize the State of Palestine in meetings with Japanese officials in Tokyo. (WAFA 7/10)

U.S. president Joe Biden meets with UK prime minister Kier Starmer on the sidelines of the NATO conference in Washington D.C., discussing ceasefire negotiations. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urges Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz to transfer the PA’s tax revenue to the PA regularly to maintain economic stability in the West Bank during a meeting in Washington D.C. (HA 7/10; AJ 7/11)

The Washington Post reports that Israel and Hamas has agreed to an “interim governance” plan for Gaza as part of the second phase of the ceasefire deal which would include the activation of 2,500 PA forces who live in Gaza and who will be trained by the U.S. (WP, HA 7/11)

Ynet reports that Prime Minister Netanyahu tried to change transcripts of Security Cabinet meetings. (HA 7/11)

Moroccan media reports that Morocco has bought a spy satellite from Israeli Aerospace Industries for $1 billion after the state-owned company announced it had entered a contract for the sale with an unnamed party. (REU 7/10)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers set fire to an agricultural structure in Turmus ‘Ayya. Israeli settlers also set fire to farmlands in al-Janiya. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers set up an outpost near Artas. Israeli settlers also destroy water pipelines supplying Umm al-Khair. Israeli forces shoot and kill a 13-year-old Palestinian boy in Deir Abu Mash’al. Israeli forces also shoot and injure 3 Palestinian children, aged 9, 10, and 13, during a raid in ‘Askar refugee camp. Elsewhere, Israeli forces raid Tulkarm and Nur Shams refugee camp, besieging 2 hospitals, cutting off internet access, detaining journalists, and uprooting infrastructure. Israeli forces also seize a Palestinian home and raze olive and grape trees in Umm Safa. Meanwhile, Israeli forces demolish a Palestinian home in Furush Beit Dajan. Israeli forces also raid an exchange shop in Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, stealing cash. Separately, Israeli forces arrest 16 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Ramallah, Qalqilya, Hebron, Nablus, Bethlehem, and Jericho. In East Jerusalem, Israeli authorities force a Palestinian family to demolish their own home in Jabel Mukaber. Israeli settlers tour the Haram al-Sharif compound. Israeli forces issue a demolition notice for a 5-story apartment building in Shu’fat refugee camp. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Nuseirat refugee camp, Dayr al-Balah, Rafah, Gaza City, al-Bureij refugee camp, and Khan Yunis, killing at least 50 people, including 29 at a tent camp outside the al-Awda school in Abasan east of Khan Yunis and 17 members of the same family in a strike on a home in Nuseirat refugee camp. The Red Crescent says it is unable to respond to distress calls from Gaza City due to heavy Israeli bombardment. An Israeli soldier is killed in combat. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Rab El Thalathine. Hezbollah forces kill 2 Israelis in a rocket strike on the Nafah base in the Golan Heights. In Syria, Israeli forces bomb a Syrian military outpost near the border to Lebanon, killing 2 people, including a Hezbollah member. Israeli forces also bomb Baniyas, causing damage. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AP, AP, HA, NYT, REU, REU, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/9; AJ, HA, HA, NYT, UNOCHA 7/10)

More than 38,243 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 15,983 children and 10,637 women, and around 88,033 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 566 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 133 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, 325 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,097 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. 22 trucks carrying aid enter Gaza. The Red Crescent says all their medical points and emergency clinics in Gaza are out of service. (AJ, WAFA, WAFA 7/9; UNRWA 7/11)

Israeli authorities inform the Salfit municipality that Israel will seize 1.6 dunams (0.4 acres) of land in Deir Istiya. (WAFA 7/9)

10 independent UN rights experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council say Israel is carrying out a “targeted starvation campaign” in Gaza, resulting in the deaths of children and the spread of famine. They say that 34 Palestinians have died of malnutrition since 10/7, while the number reported in Gaza is at least 41. (AJ, AJ, REU, WAFA 7/9)

U.S. officials tell AP that the floating pier will be reinstalled in Gaza for several days, but that the plan is to remove it permanently soon after. (AJ, AP, AP, HA 7/9)

The PA files a petition at the Israeli High Court of Justice requesting that it overturns 2 laws allowing Israeli victims of Palestinian attacks to seek damages from the PA, saying the laws violate the PA’s sovereignty and could lead to its collapse. It is the first time that the PA has filed a petition with the High Court of Justice to have an Israeli law overturned. (HA 7/9)

The Israeli newspaper Calcalist reports that the Israeli military is facing a shortage of 120mm tank shells because arms suppliers have stop responding to Israeli requests and other partners have refused to supply raw material used to make ammunition. (AJ, WAFA 7/9)

U.S. assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs Barbara Leaf meets with Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani in Doha. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks with Egyptian foreign minister Badr Abdelatty, discussing ceasefire negotiations. CIA director Bill Burns meets with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo, discussing ceasefire negotiations. Burns later travels to Doha for ceasefire talks that are also attended by Mossad and Shin Bet directors David Barnea and Ronen Bar. (AJ, HA, REU 7/9; AX 7/10; HA 7/11)

UK foreign secretary David Lammy reiterates his call for a ceasefire, calling the attack on the al-Awda school “appalling.” The French foreign ministry and German Foreign Office call the attack “unacceptable.” EU high commissioner for foreign affairs Josep Borrell calls for accountability.  (AJ, AP, HA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/10)

An Israeli man who was held captive in Gaza sues the American non-profit People Media Project, which runs the Palestinian Chronical, in a U.S. court, claiming he was held in the home of 1 of the news sites regular contributors. (HA 7/10)

Meta, the parent company of the social media sites Facebook and Instagram, says it will start removing more posts that target “Zionists” if the term is used to refer to Israeli and Jewish people rather than supporters of the Zionist political movement. (AJ, AX, HA, HA 7/9)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers raze a road leading to Salfit. Israeli settlers and soldiers also raid Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus, causing tear-gas related injuries among Palestinians. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers set up a settlement outpost in Beitillu. Israeli settlers also uproot 120 fruit trees in al-Twana in the Masafer Yatta area. Meanwhile, Israeli settlers throw stones at Palestinian vehicles near Huwwara. Israeli forces shoot and injure 2 Palestinians, including a child, during a raid in Qusra. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in Qalqilya. Elsewhere, Israeli forces demolish 2 homes, a house under construction, and 15 greenhouses in Shuweika. Israeli forces also demolish a home and an agricultural structure in Khirbet Aqwiwis and 2 homes, 2 agricultural structures, and water tanks in Shaab al-Butum in the Masafer Yatta area. Meanwhile, Israeli forces demolish the Amira School in the Masafer Yatta area. Israeli forces also arrest 30 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Faqqua, Qalqilya, Nahalin, Ramallah, Jenin, Hebron, Qalqilya, Bethlehem, Nablus, Jericho, and Tubas. In East Jerusalem, Israeli settlers tour the Haram al-Sharif compound. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Rafah, and Jabalia refugee camp, killing at least 40 people. Israeli forces also raid the UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City. The Israeli military issues an evacuation order for the Sabra, Rimal, and Tal al-Hawa neighborhoods of Gaza City. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Qlaileh, Ayta ash Shab, Burj al-Muluk, and Maroun al-Ras, killing Hezbollah member Mustafa Hassan Salman and injuring another in Qlaileh. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Kiryat Shmona. In the Red Sea, the Houthi movement says its forces, in collaboration with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, targeted Eliat with drones. (AJ, AP, AP, HA, REU, UNOCHA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/8; HA 7/9)

More than 38,193 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 15,983 children and 10,637 women, and around 87,903 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 564 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 132 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, 324 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,097 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 that al-Ahli Arab Hospital and the Patient’s Friends Benevolent Society Hospital in Gaza City are out of service. UNRWA says it reopened its health center in Khan Yunis, noting that there are no other functioning hospitals in the area. (AJ, HA, UNOCHA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/8)

The Center for Defending Freedoms and Civil Rights says Palestinian prisoners are suffering from significant weight loss due to receiving progressively smaller food rations. At the Ofer Prison, prisoners say they received 150 grams of rice last week, but the quantity was lowered to 100 grams this week. Israeli prison officers also reportedly punish prisoners who protest the insufficient amount of food by beating them and forcing them to sleep on their stomachs in the prison’s yard. (WAFA 7/8)

The Israeli Custodian of Government and Abandoned Property signs a declaration to designate 66 dunams (16.3 acres) of land in Beita and Qabalan as Israeli state land, giving Palestinian landowners 45 days to appeal the decision. (PCN 7/11)

An Israeli court rules that 4 members of a Palestinian family from the Rahat area have to pay over $273,000 to cover the cost of their eviction. (HA 7/9)

Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh warns that Israeli attacks on Gaza could set ceasefire negotiations back to the starting point and says Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to hinder the progress made in the negotiations. Sources tell Haaretz that Netanyahu’s statement on 7/7 introducing 5 red lines for ceasefire negotiations had complicated them. AP reports that senior Hamas members in Gaza have asked the Hamas political leadership in Qatar to accept the ceasefire deal that is currently being negotiated due to heavy losses and dire conditions in Gaza. AP says Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar does not view the situation as being dire as the senior members who reached out to the political leadership abroad. Hamas spokesperson Jihad Taha dismisses the suggestion that there are divisions among members of Hamas in Gaza. (AJ, AP, HA, HA, HA 7/8; HA 7/9)

Shin Bet director Ronen Bar arrives in Cairo for ceasefire negotiations relating to Hamas’ demand that Israel withdraw from the Rafah crossing. CIA director Bill Burns and National Security Council coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk also take part in the meetings. (AX, HA 7/8; HA 7/9)

+972 Magazine reports 6 Israeli soldiers who had been stationed in Gaza told the news outlet that Israeli soldiers are authorized to open fire at Palestinians at will, including civilians. 5 of the sources said Israeli soldiers routinely execute Palestinian civilians because they enter areas the Israeli military has deemed “no-go zones.” 2 of the sources say that it is Israeli policy to burn down homes Israeli soldiers have occupied. (+972 7/8)

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid says he and his party will help keep Prime Minister Netanyahu in office if entering a ceasefire deal means he loses support from parts of his government coalition. The Israeli military’s outgoing Central Command commander Yehuda Fuchs condemns settler violence against Palestinians in his retirement speech, saying settler violence “sowed chaos and fear in Palestinian residents who did not pose any threat.”  (AJ, HA 7/8; AJ, AJ, HA, NYT 7/9)

Brazil and the PA enter a free trade agreement. The Brazilian Foreign Ministry says the agreement is “a concrete contribution to an economically viable Palestinian state, which can live peacefully and harmoniously with its neighbors.” (HA, REU 7/8; AJ 7/9) 

U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby says the U.S. continues to encourage Israel to be more careful and discriminate in its attacks on Gaza, acknowledging that Israel continues to indiscriminately bomb Gaza. Vice President Kamala Harris questions the efficacy of the aid going to Gaza, saying she is hearing flour has entered Gaza but that there is no clean water, making the flour useless. Harris also says she has heard that Palestinians in Gaza are forced to eat animal feed and grass to survive. She also says she understands why students have been protesting against the war on Gaza on U.S. campuses. (AJ, HA 7/8; AJ 7/9)

Iranian media reports that President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian sent a message to Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah, confirming the continuation of Iran’s policy to counter Israeli crimes and oppression of the Palestinian people. (AJ, REU 7/8)

The Guardian reports that the new Labour-led UK government is considering dropping its legal challenge seeking to prevent the ICC from issuing arrest warrants for Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. (GDN 7/8; HA 7/10)

In the West Bank, a Palestinian man succumbs to injuries sustained from Israeli forces on 7/5 in Jenin. Israeli settlers raid Burqa, setting fire to a vehicle. Israeli settlers also set up a settlement outpost in Saddet Tha’ala in the Masafer Yatta area. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers set fire to an agricultural structure and olive trees in Dhahr al-Abed. Israeli settlers also vandalize olive trees in Kafr Ni’ma. Meanwhile, Israeli settlers begin construction of a settlement road near Husan. Israeli forces arrest 16 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Hebron, Tubas, Ramallah, and Jerusalem. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces assault a Waqf employee at the Haram al-Sharif compound. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Rafah, Gaza City, Khan Yunis, Nuseirat refugee camp, al-Bureij refugee camp, Beit Lahiya, and Dayr al-Balah, killing at least 55 people, including deputy Labor Minister Ehab al-Ghussein and 3 others in an airstrike on Gaza City. Israeli forces also order the evacuation of the Tuffah, Daraj, and Old City neighborhoods of Gaza City. A Palestinian child dies of starvation at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, bringing the number of Palestinians dead from starvation to 41. 4 Palestinians are found dead wearing handcuffs near the Karem Abu Shalom (Kerem Shalom) crossing. An Israeli soldier is killed in combat. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Naqoura, Ayta ash Shab, Yaroun, Maroun al-Ras, and Qabrikha. Hezbollah forces launch a large-scale drone attack on an Israeli military facility in Mount Hermon. (AJ, AJ, HA, HA, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/7; AP, REU 7/8)

More than 38,153 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 15,983 children and 10,637 women, and around 87,828 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 564 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 132 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, 324 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,069 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. Al-Ahli Arab Hospital evacuates injured people to other hospitals in northern Gaza after Israel issues an evacuation order for parts of Gaza City. The Lancet journal publishes an article estimating that based on the current death toll 186,000 people will die as direct or indirect result of the Israeli war on Gaza. (AJ, WAFA, WAFA 7/7; AJ, REU 7/8)

PA president Mahmoud Abbas speaks with new UK prime minister Keir Starmer, urging him to recognize the State of Palestine. (AJ, HA, WAFA 7/7)

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli demands in the ceasefire negotiations include that Israel can continue its war on Gaza after the ceasefire, that the deal must prohibit smuggling of weapons via the Egyptian border, that Hamas militants will not be allowed to return to northern Gaza, and that the maximum number of live captives are released to Israel. Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant says a ceasefire with Hamas will not end Israel’s aggression against Hezbollah. Netanyahu also speaks with the Prime Minister Starmer, discussing ceasefire negotiations and the situation along the Blue Line. (AJ, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, REU 7/7; NYT 7/8)

The French left-wing party New Popular Front (NFP) surprisingly wins the second round of the parliamentary elections. NFP leader Jean-Luc Melenchon says the new government must recognize the State of Palestine. NFP does not have enough seats in parliament to form a government on its own. (NYT 7/7; AJ, HA 7/8)

Haaretz reports that Israel activated the Hannibal Directive on 10/7/2023 with the military ordering its soldiers at 11:22 a.m. to make sure that “not a single vehicle can return to Gaza.” As early as 7:18 a.m. an Israeli commander ordered “Hannibal at Erez” after reports of a kidnapping at the Beit Hanun (Erez) crossing. The Hannibal Directive dictates that Israeli soldiers uses maximum force to avoid the kidnapping of Israelis in order to prevent abduction, even if they kill Israelis. (AJ, HA 7/7)

The New York Times, AP, and other news outlets report on a tour of Rafah by the Israeli military that their journalists participated in on 7/3. The journalists describe the city as “maze of rubble” where everyone is gone. (AP, NYT 7/7)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian farmland near Turmus ‘Ayya. Israeli settlers also vandalize a school in Ibziq. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers bring their cattle to graze on Palestinian farmland in Juwaya in the Masafer Yatta area, causing damage. Israeli forces shoot and kill a Palestinian man and injure 2 others during a raid in Beit Ur al-Tahta. Israeli forces also shoot and injure 9 Palestinians, including a child, during a raid in Balata refugee camp. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shoot and injure 3 Palestinians during a raid in Beita. Israeli forces also arrest 15 Palestinians during raids in and around Qalqilya, Hebron, Ramallah, Jericho, and Jerusalem. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces raid Fatah official Yasser Darwish’s home in Isawiya, arresting him, shooting 1 of his children with a baton round, and assaulting his other son and his wife. Israeli authorities force a Palestinian family to demolish their own home in Jabel Mukaber, displacing 7 people. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Rafah, Maghazi, Jabalia refugee camp, al-Bureij refugee camp, and Nuseirat refugee camp, killing at least 29 people, including 16 people in an UN school used as a shelter in Nuseirat refugee camp, 6 police officers in Rafah, 5 journalists in Gaza City and Nuseirat refugee camp, and an UNRWA worker in Maghazi. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Baalbek, assassinating Hezbollah member Mustafa al-Attar. Israeli forces also bomb Hula, Kfar Kila, Yarine, and Marwahin. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Kfarchouba and Beit Hillel. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, HA, HA, HA, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/6; WAFA 7/7)

More than 38,098 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 15,694 children and 10,000 women, and around 87,705 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble, including 1,700 children. 563 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 132 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, 323 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,069 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. 5 trucks carrying aid enter Gaza. (AJ, HA, WAFA 7/6; UNRWA 7/8)

AP reports that Hamas has given up on its demand in the ceasefire negotiations that Israel commits to end its war on Gaza. (HA 7/5; AJ, AP, HA, NYT, REU 7/6)

UK foreign secretary David Lammy says the new UK government will take a balanced approach to the Israeli war on Gaza and will use diplomatic efforts to reach a ceasefire. (AJ, REU 7/6)

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian wins the Iranian presidential elections in a runoff. (AP, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, REU, REU 7/6; NYT 7/7)

In the West Bank, a Palestinian man succumbs to injuries sustained from Israeli forces in Nur Shams refugee camp earlier this week. Israeli settlers assault a Palestinian man during a raid in Lasifer in the Masafer Yatta area. Israeli forces shoot and kill 7 Palestinians, injure 2 others, and demolish a house using an RPG during a raid in Jenin. Israeli forces also shoot and injure 5 Palestinians during a raid in Beit Umar. Elsewhere, Israeli forces assault Red Crescent medics in Beita. Israeli forces also assault 2 Palestinians, arresting 1 of them, in Hebron. Meanwhile, Israeli forces assault and arrest a Palestinian man in Burqa. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Khan Yunis, Rafah, Maghazi, Jabalia refugee camp, and Nuseirat refugee camp, killing at least 58 people. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Bint Jbeil, injuring 4 people, including 2 firefighters. Israeli forces also bomb Al Rihan, Markaba, and Nabatieh, injuring 1 in Markaba. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Kiryat Shmona, injuring 2 soldiers. (AJ, AP, AP, HA, HA, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/5)

More than 38,069 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 15,694 children and 10,000 women, and around 87,605 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble, including 1,700 children. 562 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 132 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, 323 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,069 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. 3 trucks carrying aid enter Gaza. The UN estimates that the current population in Gaza is around 2.1 million, down from 2.3 million, attributing the decrease to the 38,000 people who have been killed and the around 110,000 people who have fled to Egypt. (UNRWA, UNOCHA 7/8)

Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh meets with DFLP secretary-general Fahd Suleiman in Doha. A Hamas delegation led by political bureau member Khalil al-Hayya meets with Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon. (AJ, AP, HA, HA, REU, REU 7/5)

Mossad director David Barnea travels to Doha for ceasefire negotiations before returning to Israel later in the day. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says negotiations will continue next week and that gaps remain between the parties. (AJ, AJ, AP, AX, HA, HA, NYT, REU, REU 7/5; AX 7/6)

U.S. secretary of defense Lloyd Austin speaks with Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant, urging Israel to deescalate the situation along the Blue Line. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks with newly appointed UK foreign secretary David Lammy, discussing ceasefire negotiations, among other issues. (AJ 7/5)

It is revealed that 3 Israelis are suspected of having murdered an unarmed man from Gaza who crossed into Israel on 10/7/2023. National Unity party leader Benny Gantz says that any Palestinians who crossed from Gaza to Israel on 10/7/2023 should be punished by death. (HA 7/5; HA 7/7)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers raid Fandaqumiya, setting fire to a vehicle and throwing stones at Palestinians and their property. Israeli settlers also throw stones and Molotov cocktails at Palestinian vehicles and Israeli forces near the Oz Zion settlement outpost. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers raid Khalet al-Daba in the Masafer Yatta area, setting fire to a home and throwing stones at vehicles. Israeli forces punitively demolish 2 homes in Bayt Ta’mar belonging to the families of 2 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces on 2/22. Israeli forces also demolish 2 homes in Birin. Elsewhere, Israeli forces issue a demolition notice for a home in Bayt Jala and 2 stop-work orders for homes in al-Walaja. Israeli forces also arrest 10 Palestinians during raids in and around Tulkarm, Ramallah, Hebron, and Qalqilya. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Khan Yunis, Nuseirat refugee camp, Mawasi, Jabalia refugee camp, and Beit Lahiya, killing at least 58 people. An Israeli soldier is killed in combat. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Ramyeh and Hula. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at the Golan Heights, killing an Israeli soldier. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, HA, NYT, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/4; AJ 7/5)

More than 38,011 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 15,694 children and 10,000 women, and around 87,446 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble, including 1,700 children. 554 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 132 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, 321 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,018 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. The Kuwaiti Field Hospital near Rafah announces it will cease operations within 24 hours due to a lack of fuel. The Gaza Ministry of Health reports that the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis will have to cease operations within hours due to a lack of fuel. (AJ, WAFA, WAFA 7/4; UNRWA 7/8)

An Israeli official tells Reuters that there has been a significant breakthrough in the ceasefire negotiations. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells U.S. president Joe Biden that he will send an Israeli delegation to Qatar to resume negotiations. The Israeli security cabinet discusses the ceasefire negotiations. (AJ, AJ, AP, AX, HA, NYT, REU, REU, REU 7/4; HA 7/5)

The Israeli newspaper Maariv reports that the government’s judicial advisor has requested that Israel close the Sde Teiman detention center. Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara tells Prime Minister Netanyahu that it could have “far-reaching consequences” if Israel continues to operate Sde Teiman as a detention center, saying National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is blocking the transfer of Palestinian detainees from the detention center to Israeli prisons. (AJ 7/4; HA 7/5)

The Arab League Council convenes for an extraordinary meeting on the situation in Palestine. The council tasks the Arab Group at the UN with studying steps to freeze Israel’s participation at the UN General Assembly and condemns the UK’s intervention on behalf of Israel at the ICC. (WAFA 7/4)

The Labour Party wins the UK elections in a landslide, with leader Keir Starmer becoming the new prime minister. PA president Mahmoud Abbas congratulates Starmer in a statement, expressing hope that he will continue to promote friendly relations with the PA. (HA 7/4; AJ, AJ, NYT, WAFA 7/5)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers shoot and injure a Palestinian man herding sheep in as-Samu. Israeli settlers also attack Israeli forces attempting to clear the Oz Zion settlement outpost with Molotov cocktails. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers assault a Palestinian man in Beita. Israeli settlers also set fire to Palestinian land in Arab al-Milehat. Meanwhile, Israeli settlers destroy a water pipeline supplying Umm al-Kheir. Israeli forces shoot and kill a Palestinian man during a raid in Jenin. Israeli forces also punitively demolish the family home of a Palestinian prisoner in Duma. Elsewhere, Israeli forces demolish 2 homes under construction in Yatma, a home in Jericho, and 2 homes and 2 agricultural structures in Aqrabah. Israeli forces also demolish an agricultural structure and raze land planted with olive tree seedlings in al-Minya. Meanwhile, Israeli forces issue stop-work orders for 4 homes under construction in Khirbet Humsa. Israeli forces also arrest 20 Palestinians during raids in and around Hebron, Jenin, Qalqilya, Nablus, Ramallah, Jericho, and Jerusalem. Palestinians in Tulkarm strike in protest over the Israeli killing of 6 Palestinians in Nur Shams refugee camp on 7/1 and 7/2. In East Jerusalem, Israeli settlers tour the Haram al-Sharif compound. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Rafah, Gaza City, Maghazi, Nuseirat refugee camp, Beit Lahiya, and Khan Yunis, killing at least 28 people. An Israeli soldier is killed in combat. In Carmiel, an Israeli soldier is killed and another person is wounded in a stabbing. Israel reports that a Palestinian man from Nahaf, alleged to have committed the attack, is killed and members of his family are arrested. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Yaroun, Tayr Harfa, Aitaroun, Khiam, Ayta ash Shab, Markaba, Jibbain, and Tyre, killing Hezbollah commander Muhammad Nimah Nasser in Tyre. Hezbollah says its forces fired 100 rockets at 2 Israeli military sites in the Golan Heights. (AJ, AJ, AP, AP, HA, HA, HA, HA, NYT, REU, REU, REU, REU, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/3; AJ, HA 7/4; UNOCHA 7/5)

More than 37,953 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 15,694 children and 10,000 women, and around 87,266 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble, including 1,700 children. 554 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 132 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, 320 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,018 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. UNOCHA says recent Israeli attacks on Nur Shams refugee camp have damaged at least 200 houses, displacing 11 families comprising 47 people, including 19 children. UNOCHA also reports that Israel has conducted 28 airstrikes in the West Bank since 10/7/2023, killing 77 people, including 14 children. (AJ, UNOCHA, UNOCHA, WAFA 7/3)

Israel’s Civil Administration approves the seizure of 12,700 dunams (3,138 acres) of land east of Aqrabah, marking the largest land seizure since the Oslo Accords and bringing the total amount of land seized by Israel in 2024 to 23,700 dunams (5,867 acres). The Israeli Higher Planning Council advances 5,295 new settlement housing units and legalizes 3 settlement outposts, including Mahane Gadi, Givat Hanan, and Kedem Araba. 2,215 of the housing units are advanced to the validation stage, while 3,080 are advanced to the depositing stage. The Jerusalem Court of Local Affairs rules that the Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan will be demolished within a year and fines the center $5,415. (AJ, AJ, AP, AP, HA, HA, PCN, PCN, WAFA 7/3; AP, HA, PCN, REU, WAFA 7/4; AP 7/5)

Hamas officials discuss ceasefire negotiations with Qatari, Egyptian, and Turkish officials. The Mossad says in a statement that Israel is studying Hamas’s proposed changes to the Israel-U.S. ceasefire proposal. (AJ, AP, AX, HA, REU 7/3; AX, HA 7/4)

Islamic Jihad’s al-Quds Brigades spokesperson Abu Hamza says several Israeli captives have tried to commit suicide. (AJ, REU 7/3)

Israel transfers $116 million of the withheld PA tax revenue to the PA, the first such transfer since April. (AJ, REU, WAFA 7/3)

PA prime minister Mohammad Mustafa meets with European Commission director-general for neighbourhood and enlargement negotiations Gert Jan Koopman in Ramallah, discussing EU-PA cooperation. (WAFA 7/3)

U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken speaks with Saudi foreign minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, discussing ceasefire negotiations and the situation in Gaza. Blinken also speaks with Jordanian foreign minister Ayman Safadi. (HA 7/3; AJ 7/4)

The EU condemns the Israeli decision on 6/27 to legalize 5 settlement outposts. (AJ 7/3)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers throw stones at Palestinian vehicles traveling near Nablus, injuring 3 Palestinians. Israeli settlers also raid Umm al-Khair for the second day in a row, attempting to establish an outpost. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers set up a settlement outpost near Tuqu’. Israeli settlers also uproot olive trees in Majdal Bani Fadel. Israeli forces conduct a drone strike on Nur Shams refugee camp, killing 4 people. Israeli forces also shoot and injure 3 Palestinians, including a child, during a raid in Beita. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shoot and injure 2 Palestinians during a raid in Nablus. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian child during a late-night raid in Beit Umar. Meanwhile, Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian child in Salem. Israeli forces also assault 2 Palestinians on Shuhada Street in Hebron. Separately, Israeli forces demolish a Palestinian home in al-Jiftlik. Israeli forces also seize a truck and a bulldozer in Ya’bad. In addition, Israeli forces arrest 22 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Bethlehem, Aida refugee camp, Artas, Nahalin, Husan, Nablus, Silat ad-Dhahr, al-Fanduqmiya, and Silwad. An Israeli settler is shot and injured near Nablus. In East Jerusalem, Israeli settlers tour the Haram al-Sharif compound. Israeli authorities demolish a Palestinian home in Wadi al-Juz. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Rafah, Nuseirat refugee camp, and Khan Yunis, killing at least 25 people. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Bustan, killing a civilian. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at Kiryat Shmona. (AJ, AJ, AP, AP, HA, NYT, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/2; AJ 7/3)

More than 37,925 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 15,694 children and 10,000 women, and around 87,141 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble, including 1,700 children. 553 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 132 children. More than 5,370 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, 319 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,018 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 3 patients remain at the European Hospital after it was evacuated on 7/1. Palestinian workers in Gaza start repairing electric wires that would connect a water desalination and sewage plant in Dayr al-Balah to the Israeli electricity grid after receiving Israeli authorization to do so. (AJ, AP, HA, HA, NYT, REU, WAFA, WAFA 7/2)

PA prime minister Mohammad Mustafa meets with Islamic Development Bank Group chairperson Mohammed al-Jasser in Jeddah, discussing funding of PA projects. (WAFA 7/2)

Hezbollah deputy leader Naim Kassem says a full ceasefire in Gaza would end Hezbollah’s attacks on Israel. (AJ, AP, HA 7/2)

UN humanitarian coordinator for Gaza Sigrid Kaag tells the UN Security Council that more than 1.9 million Palestinians in Gaza have been displaced and expresses deep concern over Israel’s decision to order the evacuation of parts of Khan Yunis. Chinese ambassador to the UN Fu Cong tells the council that Gaza is an “open-air prison” and says the U.S. floating pier is not a substitute for the use of land crossings to provide aid. (AJ, WAFA 7/2; AJ 7/3)

French president Emmanuel Macron speaks to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call, urging a de-escalation along the Blue Line. (AJ, HA 7/2)

U.S. state department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel says the U.S. has called on Israel to investigate its military’s use of Palestinians as human shields. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks with UAE foreign minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, discussing ceasefire talks. (HA 7/2; AJ 7/3)

The Times of Israel reports that the Israeli state prosecutor is seeking to open an investigation into National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over incitement to violence against Palestinians in Gaza. (HA 7/2; AJ 7/3)

The New York Times reports that U.S. president Joe Biden told Prime Minister Netanyahu in April that if Netanyahu launched a large-scale attack on Iran the U.S. would not help Israel. The White House says Biden will likely meet Netanyahu when he addresses Congress later this month. (AJ 7/2; AX, HA, REU 7/3)

12 Biden administration officials who have resigned over the administration’s Gaza policies release a joint statement, saying the policies have failed and are “devastating for Palestinians.” The 12 former officials say that the Biden administration is undeniably complicit in the killing of Palestinians in Gaza. (AJ, REU 7/2; AJ, REU, WAFA 7/3)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers raid Umm al-Khair, injuring 6 Palestinians. Israeli settlers also physically assault and attack 3 Palestinians with stones during a raid in ‘Asira al-Qibliya. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers dump toxic waste into a stream near al-‘Awja, depriving Palestinians in the area of clean water. Israeli settlers also set fire to Palestinian farmland near Madama. Israeli forces raid Nur Shams refugee camp, killing 2 Palestinians, including a child and a woman, injuring 4 others, demolishing a home, uprooting roads, and damaging property. An Israeli soldier is killed and another wounded when their vehicle hits an IED. Israeli forces also shoot and injure a Palestinian man during a raid in Arura. Elsewhere, Israeli forces demolish 2 Palestinian homes under construction in al-‘Awja. Israeli forces also arrest 16 Palestinians during late-night raids in and around Ramallah, al-Bireh, Hebron, Tubas, and Nablus. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Rafah, Khan Yunis, Nuseirat refugee camp, and al-Bureij refugee camp, killing at least 23 people. The Israeli military orders the evacuation of the eastern part of Khan Yunis. 3 Israeli soldiers are killed in combat. 20 rockets are fired at Israel; no damage is reported. In Umm al-Fahm, Israeli authorities demolish a house under construction. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Kfar Kila, Ayta ash Shab, Aitaroun, Blida, and al-Bayyaada. Hezbollah forces fire rockets at a military site in Kfar Giladi, Ramot Naftali, and Kfarchouba. (AJ, AP, HA, HA, HA, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 7/1; AJ, AJ, AP, HA, NYT, REU, WAFA 7/2)

More than 37,900 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 15,694 children and 10,000 women, and around 87,060 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble, including 1,700 children. 549 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 132 children. More than 5,370 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, 319 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,018 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. Patients from the European Hospital in Khan Yunis are evacuated to al-Amal Hospital and the Nasser Hospital in the city after people in the area where the European Hospital is located are ordered to evacuate. (AJ, HA, UNOCHA, WAFA 7/1; REU 7/2)

55 Palestinians who have been abducted by Israeli forces in Gaza and detained in Israel are released to Gaza, including al-Shifa Hospital director Muhammad Abu Salmiya. Salmiya tells the media that Palestinian prisoners at the Sde Teiman detention camp are being tortured day and night and treated as objects. He also says that Israeli medical staff are beating Palestinians detained there and that he was not charged with anything. The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation reports that the 55 people are released because Israeli prisons are over maximum capacity, a claim the Israel Prison Service denies. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders an investigation into why Abu Salmiya was released. Former war cabinet member Benny Gantz says that the person responsible for the release of Abu Salmiya should be fired. (AJ, AJ, AP, AP, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, UNOCHA, WAFA 7/1; AJ, HA 7/2)

PLO secretary-general Hussein al-Sheikh meets with Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani in Doha. PA prime minister Mohammad Mustafa meets with OIC secretary-general Ibrahim Taha in Jeddah. (WAFA, WAFA 7/1)

The Palestine Football Association submits its case for suspending Israel from FIFA to the organization’s independent committee council. (WAFA 7/1)

Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant says the Israeli military urgently needs another 10,000 soldiers. (HA 7/1)

Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich says Israel will establish a new settlement for each new country that recognizes the State of Palestine to end “the illusory idea of establishing a Palestinian state.” (HA 7/1)

Israel appoints a new ad hoc judge, Ron Shapira, to represent the country at the ICJ in the South African genocide case against Israel. Shapira replaces Aharon Barak who resigned last month. (AJ, AP, HA 7/2)

U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken says that without a plan for the day after the Israeli war on Gaza there would be 3 possible scenarios that the U.S. would not accept: Israeli occupation, Hamas rule, or chaos. (AJ, HA 7/1; NYT 7/2)

Diplomats from Belgium, Canada, Denmark, the EU, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the UK tour Umm al-Khair where on 6/26 Israel demolished 11 homes, displacing 38 people. The countries issue a joint statement condemning the demolitions in the Masafer Yatta area. (AJ, WAFA 7/1)

Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim says his country is ready to join a potential Indonesian-led peacekeeping force in Gaza. (AJ 7/2)

The German newspaper Bild reports that the Israeli military plans to invade Lebanon during the third or fourth week of July. (HA 7/1)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian land in ‘Asira al-Qibliya. Israeli forces assassinate Islamic Jihad commander Saeed Jaber in an airstrike on a home in Nur Shams refugee camp, 5 others are injured. Israeli forces also arrest 20 people during late-night raids in and around Hebron, Tulkarm, Nablus, and Jerusalem. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, Khan Yunis, Beit Lahiya, and Rafah, killing at least 43 people. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Taybeh, Markaba, Ayta ash Shab, and Rab El Thalathine. Hezbollah forces launch an explosive drone at Israeli soldiers in the Golan Heights, injuring 18. (AJ, AJ, AP, HA, NYT, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 6/30)

More than 37,877 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 15,694 children and 10,000 women, and around 86,969 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble, including 1,700 children. 547 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 131 children. More than 5,370 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, 316 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 1,977 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 Gaza Health Ministry says hospitals in Gaza will have to cease operations within 48 hours if they are not supplied with fuel. (AJ, HA, NYT, WAFA 6/30)

Al Jazeera releases footage of Israeli forces in Gaza using Palestinians as human shields to clear buildings. The BBC reports that 2 Palestinians told their reporters that they were placed on Israeli vehicles and used as human shields during raids in the West Bank last week. The accounts follow the widely circulated video of a third Palestinian man being tied to the hood of an Israeli military vehicle during a raid in Jenin on 6/22. (AJ, BBC 6/30)

Reuters reports that Israel has renewed a waiver allowing Israeli banks to handle transactions with the PA. (AJ, REU 6/30)

Israel’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation approves a bill that effectively bars Jewish Israelis from being placed in administrative detention. The bill states that only people in cases where there is reasonable grounds for assuming that the person belongs to a terrorist organization “whose goal is to undermine the existence of the state [of Israel] or commit terror against its citizens” can be place in administrative detention. (HA 6/30)

Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir says Palestinian prisoners should receive a minimum amount of food until the Knesset passes a law to reinstate the death penalty for Palestinians. (MEMO, WAFA 7/1; NA 7/3)

Turkish airport workers at the Antalya Airport refuse to refuel an Israeli El Al plane after it makes an emergency landing on its way to Tel Aviv from Warsaw. The plane flies to Rhodes to refuel before reaching its final destination. (AJ 6/30)

Israel’s Labor Party and the Meretz party announce that they will merge and form a new party called The Democrats. (HA 6/30)

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers assault Palestinians with pepper spray during a raid in Umm al-Khair in the Massafer Yatta area. Israeli settlers also damage Palestinian homes during a raid in Bani Na’im. Israeli forces assault a Palestinian man near Tulkarm, fracturing his leg. An Israeli settler is injured and his car is set on fire after he enters Qalandia refugee camp. In East Jerusalem, Israeli authorities force a Palestinian family to demolish their own home in al-Tur. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Rafah, al-Bureij refugee camp, Mawasi, Nuseirat refugee camp, Maghazi, Khan Yunis, Jabalia refugee camp, and Gaza City, killing at least 40 people. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society says it has evacuated its temporary headquarters in Khan Yunis due to it being directly targeted by Israel. 2 Israeli soldiers are killed in combat in the Shuja’iya neighborhood of Gaza City. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Zibqin, Khiam, Kafr Kila, and Odaisseh. Hezbollah forces fire 2 rockets at Misgav Am. (AJ, AJ, HA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 6/29; AJ, HA 6/30)

More than 37,834 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 15,694 children and 10,000 women, and around 86,858 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble, including 1,700 children. 546 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 131 children. More than 5,370 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, 316 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 1,977 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. 8 trucks carrying aid enter Gaza. The UN says it has begun distributing aid that has been stored near the floating pier while the UN assessed the safety of its operation. (AJ, AP, AX, HA, WAFA 6/29; HA 6/30; UNRWA 7/8)

Hamas reiterates that it will engage positively with a ceasefire proposal that ends the war on Gaza. Axios reports that the U.S. has presented new language for article 8 of the ceasefire proposal to try to bridge the gap between the Hamas and Israel positions. (AJ, AJ, AX, HA, HA, REU 6/29; NYT 6/30)

The Arab League removes Hezbollah from its list of terrorist organizations. (AJ 6/29; HA, HA 6/30)