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Here’s where things stand on Monday 15 July 2025:
- Residents of Gaza City tell Al Jazeera that bodies are “lying in the streets” of the Zeitoun neighbourhood, as at least 54 people have been killed in the city today by Israel. At least 95 people have been killed across the Gaza Strip today.
- The number of starving Palestinian aid seekers killed by Israeli forces has surpassed 800, according to Gaza authorities, as malnutrition and starvation continue to grow.
- The family of Sayfollah Musallet, an American-Palestinian who was beaten to death by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, is calling on the United States to launch an inquiry and hold the perpetrators accountable.
- Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 58,026 people and wounded 138,520, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7, 2023, attacks, and more than 200 were taken captive.
Israelis attempt to block aid trucks entering Gaza
Israeli media outlets have broadcast footage of dozens of activists, including family members of Israeli captives held in Gaza, closing the Allenby Bridge crossing today in protest against the continued entry of humanitarian aid convoys into the Gaza Strip.
Channel 14 reported that the protesters issued warnings to the government, accusing it of “collaborating with the rehabilitation of Hamas.”
“We will prevent aid by every legal means available,” a statement from two of the groups organising the protest reads, according to Channel 14.
Israel has heavily restricted the flow of aid to the Gaza Strip since earlier this year, only letting in the barest minimum of food and other essential supplies beginning in late May.
The US said this week that at least Gaza 90,000 children need immediate treatment for malnutrition and authorities in the Strip said today that more than 800 people have been killed while trying to access the few aid distribution sites that do exist.
Israeli soldiers admit using civilian drones to drop grenades on Palestinians in Gaza
An investigation by Israeli outlets +972 and Local Call exposes how the Israeli army weaponises commercial Chinese drones (EVO models) to drop grenades on Palestinian civilians in Gaza, with soldiers describing it as “decentralised killing”, requiring no high-level approval.
Lapid: ‘Humanitarian city’ is a bad idea
Israeli opposition politician Yair Lapid has come out against Israel’s plans to concentrate a significant percentage of the population of Gaza in Rafah.
“A bad idea from every possible perspective – security, political, economic, logistical, the [Israeli army] of course opposes it loudly; there is nothing good in it except an attempt to create a process that will ultimately leave Israel in Gaza out of no choice”, he said, according to Israeli Army Radio.
Death toll in Gaza rises
At least 95 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since the early hours of this morning, sources at area hospitals tell Al Jazeera.
Death toll of journalists in Gaza rises above 230 after latest Israeli strikes
Medical sources in Gaza say two Palestinian journalists were killed in Israeli air strikes today, bringing the total number of media workers killed since Israel began its assault on the enclave to more than 230.
Journalist Hossam al-Adlouni was killed along with his wife and three children in a strike on a tent sheltering displaced families in al-Mawasi near Khan Younis, while Fadi Khalifa was killed in a separate strike as he visited his home in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighbourhood, Wafa news agency reported.
The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate condemned the killings as part of a systematic campaign to silence the press, Wafa said.
Abu Obeida says Al-Aqsa Flood shattered Israeli deterrence ‘forever’
The spokesperson of Hamas’s Qassam Brigades, Abu Obeida, said the group’s October 7 attack on Israel, dubbed Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, permanently broke Israel’s deterrence and unified the region’s focus on Palestine.
In a statement marking one year since the death of Mohammed Deif, the group’s top military commander, Abu Obaida said the operation “delivered the harshest blow in the enemy’s history and brought the Palestinian cause back to the forefront”.
He described Deif, who was killed last year in an Israeli strike, as a symbol of decades of armed struggle and sacrifice, whose blood was “mingled with that of our people and our nation”.
“Deif will remain, like other great leaders, a beacon for all the free people of the world,” Abu Obeida said, adding that his comrades continue to inflict “strategic losses” on Israel and that his legacy remains a “nightmare haunting war criminals and occupiers”.
‘Bodies lying in the streets’ of Gaza City
Israel continues to pound the nothern city’s Zeitoun neighbourhood, with a recent attack killing a man, his wife and their three children.
Displaced Palestinians in the area told Al Jazeera that the bodies of those killed in recent attacks are “lying in the streets”, and that continued Israeli shelling threatens dozens of people trapped in their homes with death and starvation.
The Palestinian Civil Defence in the Gaza Strip told Al Jazeera that they were unable to respond to any distress calls from the Zeitoun neighborhood because it was completely surrounded by Israeli fire.
We will keep you updated on the situation in the neighbourhood.
Why does Israel want to prolong the war on Gaza?
Israeli columnist Gideon Levy says Israel has “no clue” how to deal with Gaza, besides ongoing death and destruction.
Levy argues that it makes no difference if a Republican or Democratic administration were in power in the United States or if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or a different politician were in power in Israel.
“The same war might have taken place, and the same crimes of war would have been committed,” he said.
Civil Defence: No Israeli withdrawal from Gaza City neighbourhoods, danger persists
Palestinian Civil Defence spokesperson Mahmoud Basal has denied reports claiming Israeli forces have withdrawn from parts of Gaza City, calling them “completely false”.
“There has only been a very limited pullback of some vehicles, while Israeli forces continue to fire up to Salah al-Din Street,” he said in a statement.
Basal warned civilians not to approach the street under any circumstances, saying: “Anyone who comes close is at risk of being directly targeted without mercy.”
He added that Civil Defence teams have strong indications of casualties and people trapped in the area, but are unable to reach them – “with or without coordination” with the Israeli army.
Basal also urged residents west of Salah al-Din Street not to go up to rooftops, sit outside homes, or film from windows, due to the high risk of being shot.
US envoy Witkoff says he is ‘hopeful’ on Gaza talks
US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff said that he was “hopeful” on Gaza ceasefire negotiations.
Witkoff told reporters in Teterboro, New Jersey, that he planned to meet senior Qatari officials on the sidelines of the FIFA Club World Cup final.
Another deadly Israeli attack on Gaza City
A source at the al-Ahli Arab Hospital tells Al Jazeera that one person was killed and several others were wounded in Israeli artillery shelling of homes in the Zeitoun neighborhood, in the south of Gaza City.
More than 50 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza City today alone.
Iran confirms President Pezeshkian injured in air strike during war with Israel
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was injured in the leg during an Israeli air strike on June 16 that targeted a meeting of the Supreme National Security Council in western Tehran, the IRGC-linked Fars News Agency has revealed.
The strike, which marked a rare direct hit on Iran’s top leadership, reportedly involved six missiles aimed at blocking exits and cutting off ventilation in the underground site. Pezeshkian and other senior officials, including Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Judiciary Chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei, were forced to evacuate through an emergency hatch.
The report is the first official confirmation of injuries sustained by Iran’s leadership during the 12-day war with Israel. It also follows Pezeshkian’s recent interview with US journalist Tucker Carlson, where he said: “They did try [to assassinate me], yes… but they failed,” without previously confirming he was hurt.
Authorities say investigations are ongoing into possible insider collaboration with Israel. More than 700 people have been arrested, and a new espionage bill proposing the death penalty is being pushed through parliament.
Israel’s planned concentration camp in Rafah may be prohibitively expensive: Report
The Israeli Broadcasting Authority reports that the estimated cost of establishing Israel’s so-called “humanitarian city” in the Gaza Strip, which the United Nations has said would actually be a concentration camp, amounts to approximately 20 billion shekels (just over $6bn) for the first year alone, according to preliminary estimates prepared by the security system and submitted to the Ministry of Finance.
The report explained that this amount includes the operation and maintenance of the city, which is supposed to accommodate about 600,000 Palestinians from the sector, and to provide education, social services, and waste collection, among other services.
According to the news outlet, the ministries of finance and defence were asked to prepare “less costly” alternatives, including reducing services or merely levelling the ground without establishing complete infrastructure, leaving residents to manage their affairs themselves, in an attempt to reduce spending.
The report indicated that the plan will be discussed tonight with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, amid proposals to establish the city in an area between the Morag axis and Rafah. However, the report warned that the project could be cancelled entirely if Israel agrees to withdraw from Morag as part of any potential prisoner exchange deal.
Israeli drone kills at least 12 in Gaza City food market attack, including top surgeon
Watch Ibrahim al-Khalili’s report from Gaza City, detailing the horrific scenes at the site of a deadly Israeli drone attack earlier today.
The attack turned the crowded market into a place of carnage, with bloodied food stalls and panicked civilians attempting rescues, and witnesses describing victims being “targeted brutally without warning” while gathering basic supplies.
Germany’s Merz decries Israel’s plan for forced relocation of Gaza’s population
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has criticised Israel’s plan to relocate 600,000 Palestinians to an internment camp built on the ruins of Rafah in southern Gaza.
“The way things are currently happening in the Gaza Strip is unacceptable,” Merz said during an interview with public broadcaster ARD, reiterating his call for increased humanitarian aid and a ceasefire.
“I have not liked what the Israeli government has been doing in the Gaza Strip for many weeks now. I have also expressed that,” the conservative leader said.
“I hope that we Europeans, together with the Americans, can bring about a solution that ultimately leads to a two-state solution. The Palestinians have a right to have a place where they can live,” Merz said.
Germany has offered unflinching military and diplomatic support for Israel for the majority of its war on Gaza, which multiple international bodies have described as a genocide.
Families of Israeli captives urge Netanyahu to accept ceasefire deal
Families of Israeli captives held in Gaza have accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of once again trying to create a “false impression” that reaching a comprehensive ceasefire agreement is impossible.
They say the government has “failed time and time again” in securing the return of captives due to “narrow political interests”.
“Over 80 percent of the people want an agreement that will bring an end to the fighting and the return of all the hostages,” they said in a statement. “Whoever sabotages such an agreement is acting maliciously against the will of the people of Israel for the sake of political survival.”
The remarks come shortly after Netanyahu placed blame on Hamas, claiming the group rejected the US proposal for a ceasefire.
Israeli court extends detention of Palestinian journalist
Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports that a military court in Ofer Prison, noted for allegations of torture made by released Palestinian prisoners, decided today to extend the detention of Palestinian journalist Nasser al-Lahham for three more days.
Al-Lahham is the editor-in-chief of the Palestinian Ma’an agency, and he used to manage the offices of the Lebanese Al Mayadeen TV channel in the occupied West Bank, which is considered to be linked to Hezbollah, according to Israeli authorities.
Al-Lahham maintains that he stopped managing Al-Mayadeen’s offices in November 2023.
The Israeli police accuse al-Lahham of “incitement, providing services to a terrorist organization, and sympathizing with a terrorist organization”.
Fuel blockade continues to worsen Gaza’s water crisis
Gaza’s water crisis has intensified since Israel blocked nearly all fuel shipments into the enclave on March 2. With no fuel, desalination plants, wastewater treatment facilities and pumping stations have largely shut down.
Families, many of them with children, are spending hours each day under the scorching sun searching for a few litres of water just to survive.
Asem Alnabih, a spokesperson for Gaza’s municipality, said only 12 of more than 70 municipal wells remain operational.
“We’re on the verge of death. Water can reach only 50 percent of the city,” Alnabih told Al Jazeera, adding that the rest get nothing.
Aya Fayoumi, a displaced Palestinian, says her family doesn’t get enough water for their basic needs.
“There’s never any water in the toilets. There’s barely enough drinking water. So we have nothing left for personal hygiene or to wash clothes,” she said.
According to the International Rescue Committee, most people in Gaza now receive far less than the World Health Organization’s emergency minimum of 15 litres per person per day.
Healthcare sector in Gaza on its knees due to severe fuel shortages
Mohammad Abu Afsh, the director of medical relief in Gaza, says medical teams have been severely exhausted due to the overwhelming number of injuries each day.
Speaking to Al Jazeera Arabic, he warned that if fuel is not delivered to hospitals soon, intensive care units and neonatal incubators will cease to function.
“We cannot go on like this – without fuel, without medical supplies, without resources,” Abu Afsh said.
Without immediate fuel access, he warned, hospitals may see a surge in patient deaths.
UN warns Gaza fuel shortage pushing aid response to brink of collapse
In a joint statement, eight UN agencies have warned that Gaza’s worsening fuel shortage is threatening to shut down critical humanitarian operations.
UNICEF, WHO, WFP, UNRWA, UNFPA, UNDP, OCHA, and UNOPS said without immediate fuel deliveries, essential services – including hospitals, water desalination, food distribution, and sanitation – could come to a halt.
“Without fuel, these lifelines will vanish for 2.1 million people,” the statement read, adding that hospitals are “already going dark”.
“Fuel must be allowed into Gaza in sufficient quantities and consistently to sustain life-saving operations.”
Family of Palestinian-American slain by Israeli settlers calls for US probe
The family of 20-year-old Palestinian-American Sayfollah Musallet, beaten to death by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank town of Sinjil on Friday, demands a US investigation into his killing.
Five Palestinian-Americans have been killed by settlers or Israeli forces without accountability, emboldening further violence.
Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim reports that settlers, increasingly encroaching on Palestinian land, operate with government tacit approval, turning villages like Sinjil into regular attack zones.
The funeral for Musallet, held near Ramallah, underscores growing outrage over unchecked settler brutality.
Latest Israeli attack on south Gaza brings today’s death toll to 92
Sources at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis tell Al Jazeera that a Palestinian man, his wife and three of his children were killed in an Israeli attack on their tent in the al-Mawasi area, west of the city.
This brings today’s death toll from Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip to 92 people.
Hospitals will stop running by tomorrow without fuel, health official warns
The director of al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Muhammad Abu Salmiya, has warned that hospitals in the besieged enclave will cease operations tomorrow if they are not supplied with the necessary fuel.
Speaking to Al Jazeera Arabic, Abu Salmiya said the Israeli army withholds much-needed fuel “up to the point of death”, and only then are hospitals given a very small amount of fuel.
“Hospitals cannot function properly in this way. We have patients, medical teams who want to work in full force. Instead, they are all on edge … the fuel crisis is a massive one,” Abu Salmiya said.
Medical supplies and medicines are also running “dangerously low”, he said.