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Here’s where things stand on Tuesday 1 July 2025:
- At least 95 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks throughout Gaza, including more than a dozen desperate people seeking food at US-Israel-backed aid distribution sites.
- In the deadliest single strike of the day, Israeli fighter jets bombed an internet café with a children’s birthday party under way, killing at least 39 people.
- A senior Hamas official told Al Jazeera, “we are determined to seek a ceasefire that will save our people”, and accused Israel of “sabotaging the negotiations”.
- Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 56,531 people and wounded 133,642, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7 attacks and more than 200 taken captive.
Netanyahu ‘trying to evade trial at expense of captives’: Father of captive
The father of Nimrod Cohen, who is being held captive in the Gaza Strip, addressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a demonstration in front of his office in West Jerusalem.
“You are trying to evade your trial at the expense of my son,” he said through a loudspeaker. “Complete the trial, release my son and all the kidnapped first.”
He pointed to comments by the chief of staff of the military, who said no more military objectives can be achieved in Gaza.
The families of the remaining Israeli captives demanded a “comprehensive” agreement with Hamas that would bring back all captives and end the war.
16 aid seekers killed since morning
At least 44 people, including 16 aid seekers, have been killed across Gaza since dawn, hospital sources have told Al Jazeera.
5 killed in Israeli shelling targeting tents in southern Gaza: Red Crescent
According to the Palestine Red Crescent field hospital, five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli shelling of a tent housing displaced people in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis.
More than 30 others were injured, they added.
One killed in Gaza City
A source at the Al Ahli Hospital has told Al Jazeera that a Palestinian was killed by Israeli drone fire in the Zeitoun neighborhood.
At least 31 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since morning.
Israeli army confirms over 140 attacks on Gaza in past 24 hours
The Israeli military says its air force attacked more than 140 times in the Gaza Strip over the past day, claiming all those hit were “terror targets”.
As we reported earlier, an Israeli naval attack on a seaside internet cafe killed at least 39 people. There were also attacks on sites distributing aid to hungry people.
The army’s Division 36 expanded its ground occupation to additional areas of Gaza, “killing dozens of militants and destroying hundreds of terrorist infrastructures both above and below ground”, it said.
According to the army, its Division 99 forces killed two “militants”, and Division 162 soldiers killed eight more.
It also confirmed that its naval forces “attacked several terrorist targets and militants in the southern Gaza Strip”.
Four killed in Israeli attack on southern Gaza home
Sources at Nasser Medical Complex tell Al Jazeera that four Palestinians were killed following an Israeli strike on a house in Khan Younis.
More than 15 others were injured, they said.
Netanyahu ministers scorn Supreme Court hearing on Shin Bet appointment
Members of Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition are unhappy that the Supreme Court is reviewing the appointment of the next head of the security agency, Shin Bet.
Supreme Court President Isaac Amit had to halt the hearing on the attorney general’s blocking of the prime minister from nominating the next chief after firing Ronen Bar, due to a conflict of interest.
The session was suspended after Likud lawmaker Tali Gotliv began shouting and interrupted the proceedings.
In a post on X, far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said the exclusive authority to appoint the head of the Shin Bet lies with the government of Israel.
“Not with the electric company, not with the water authority, and not with the Supreme Court. Only with the government of Israel,” he wrote.
Transportation Minister Miri Regev echoed the same message and asserted that the next head of Shin Bet will be army general David Zini, who has been tapped by Netanyahu.
According to Israeli law, the Supreme Court cannot vote to appoint the head of Shin Bet, but can launch judicial reviews to evaluate whether the government followed legal procedures and adhered to preserving the agency’s professional independence.
Israel’s ‘obliteration operations’ in Gaza continue
It has been a very tragic morning again. At Al-Aqsa Hospital, huge crowds of mourners are bidding farewell to loved ones killed in separate Israeli attacks on Gaza’s central area.
Last night, in al-Zawada town, a four-storey building was flattened, with six Palestinians confirmed killed in the attack. Rescue operations to pull victims out of the rubble are still taking place.
Elsewhere, near the Netzarim Corridor, the Israeli military opened fire on hungry crowds trying to approach aid supplies from the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Gaza’s Health Ministry says at least 11 people were killed by Israeli gunfire. Dozens of wounded were brought to hospitals.
There’s absolutely no letup in Israeli attacks. The skies of southern Khan Younis city are covered with plumes of smoke from destroyed buildings during the obliteration operations by the military.
Israeli army ‘reviewing’ deadly attack on seafront Gaza cafe
The Israeli military says it launched an investigation into an air raid on a seafront Gaza cafe that killed dozens of Palestinians.
Several others were also wounded in Monday’s attack on the al-Baqa cafe, a prominent venue along Gaza City’s coastal promenade.
An unnamed army spokesperson told AFP, “Prior to the strike, steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians using aerial surveillance.”
“The incident is under review,” he said.
More than 30 killed in Gaza since dawn
We have been reporting on the ongoing Israeli attacks across Gaza. At least 31 Palestinians have now been killed in Gaza since early Tuesday, hospital sources tell Al Jazeera.
Among the dead were 13 aid seekers, two more than previously reported.
Israeli attack hits residential home in northern Gaza
Israeli forces have targeted a home in the Zeitoun neighbourhood, southeast of Gaza City, sources at Al-Ahli Hospital tell Al Jazeera.
The attack resulted in an unspecified number of casualties, they said.
Israeli military bombardment has intensified since it issued evacuation threats to Palestinians from areas throughout northern Gaza on Sunday, with attacks heavily focusing on Gaza City.
Israeli soldiers arrest Palestinians across West Bank
Israeli forces launched a series of raids this morning across the occupied Palestinian territory, arresting at least 11 people in Hebron and closing entrances to several towns in the governorate.
Five more arrests were made northwest of Ramallah, with another three in Nablus, according to Wafa.
During a raid on the Aktaba suburb east of Tulkarem, Israeli soldiers arrested two young men and reportedly used a child as a human shield.
Several more arrests were reported in Kafr Ra’i, south of Jenin, where Israeli forces used a schoolyard as an interrogation centre. Another raid took place in the Dheisheh refugee camp, south of Bethlehem.
Gaza birthday party bombing: ‘It was a massacre’
Nearly 40 people were killed in the deadliest single attack on Monday as Israel’s military relentlessly pounds Gaza.
The targeted internet cafe and restaurant, which had so far survived more than 20 months of Israel’s war, had become a popular venue in devastated Gaza.
“There’s always a lot of people at that spot, which offers drinks, spaces for families, and internet access,” said Ahmad al-Nayrab, 26, who was walking on the nearby beach when he heard a loud explosion.
“It was a massacre. I saw bits of bodies flying everywhere, bodies mangled and burned. It was a bloodcurdling scene. Everybody was screaming.”
Children were celebrating a birthday party at the time of the attack. Palestinian journalist Ismail Abu Hatab was among those killed in the attack.
At least 2 aid seekers killed in southern Gaza
A source at Nasser Hospital tells Al Jazeera three Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire near an aid distribution centre north of Rafah city.
At least 11 aid seekers have been killed so far by Israeli forces across Gaza this morning. The death toll, which now stands at 24, continues to rise.
About 600 Palestinians have been killed and 4,200 wounded while waiting for food at aid distribution sites operated by the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation since it began its controversial operation on May 27.
Two more Israelis arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran
An Israeli couple from the city of Raanana have been arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran, according to police and the security agency Shin Bet.
Israeli authorities said their apartment was searched, leading to the seizure of several phones, computers, and other devices, in addition to correspondence believed to have been made with an Iranian handler.
The news comes a day after three Israeli citizens were arrested as part of two separate cases on suspicion that they carried out tasks for Iranian agents.
Iran has been arresting hundreds for spying for Israel or carrying out other tasks such as filming attacks, and has executed at least six people convicted of working for the Mossad spy agency since the start of the 12-day war.
Trump ‘wants to save lives’ in Gaza: White House
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says Trump and administration officials are in constant communication with Israeli leaders, and bringing an end to the war on Gaza is a priority.
“It’s heartbreaking to see the images that have come out from both Israel and Gaza throughout this war, and the president wants to see it end. He wants to save lives,” Leavitt said.
Trump will host Netanyahu for talks at the White House next Monday, AP reported.
Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer – a close Netanyahu ally – is in Washington, DC this week for talks with senior officials on a Gaza ceasefire, Iran and other matters.
