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)