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)