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Here’s where things stand on Monday 7 July 2025:
- Israeli forces continue to pound Gaza, including attacks on aid seekers, with at least 24 Palestinians killed today.
- US President Donald Trump says there is a “good chance” that a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas could be reached this week.
- Trump’s comments come as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Washington, DC, and as negotiations resume in Qatar.
- Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 57,523 people and wounded 136,617, 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.
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Let’s get you up to speed with the latest developments:
- At least 26 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza today.
- The Health Ministry in Gaza says at least 105 bodies and 356 wounded people have been brought to hospitals across the besieged enclave over the past 24 hours.
- Israeli forces have started carrying out demolitions of Palestinian homes in the al-Murabba’a neighbourhood in the Tulkarem refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
- The Houthis say they have attacked the vessel Magic Seas in the Red Sea and it is now at risk of sinking.
Israelis pin ceasefire hopes on US pressure on PM Netanyahu
People in Israel who are hoping for a ceasefire deal are counting on US President Donald Trump – rather than Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – to secure an agreement.
There is broad consensus in Israel that without Trump’s pressure, Netanyahu wouldn’t have gone in the direction of a ceasefire for 60 days.
In the meantime, there are people who don’t want any deal. They don’t want any kind of ceasefire because they see it as an unacceptable concession.
According to many observers, Netanyahu is doing two things: on the one hand, he’s buying time until the end of the month, when the Knesset goes into recess and none of his allies can take down the government.
But in Washington, what he will be looking for are political dividends that go beyond Gaza in terms of ease of going back to the war on Gaza, on Iran, on Lebanon, and normalising relations with neighbours in the region.
Photos: Gaza child with shrapnel in brain fights for life after family killed
Iran, Gaza likely to dominate Trump-Netanyahu talks
We expect them to be sitting down for a dinner.
There is high security all around the White House. There is a perimeter of at least one block around the White House.
We know when they finally meet, there will be two topics they will be focusing on – the first being the US military operation on Iran, and also the attempts to try and secure a ceasefire in Gaza.
What we know is that Trump says he is going to be firm with Netanyahu. We also know … he is optimistic that there could be a deal this week.
Israel’s war on Gaza undoes decades of development in Middle East: Turkiye
Turkiye’s foreign minister says Israel’s war on Gaza has undone decades of development in the Middle East and could trigger global consequences if its aggression is not curbed, according to a report by the Daily Sabah newspaper.
“If Israel’s aggression and expansionism are not brought under control, the consequences will be felt globally,” Hakan Fidan said during the BRICS summit in Brazil.
“The tragedy of the Palestinian people is now at the centre of our discussions on multilateralism.
“This situation is a serious crisis for the legitimacy of institutions responsible for maintaining international peace and security.”
Houthis target vessel in Red Sea
The Houthis say they have attacked the vessel Magic Seas and it is now at risk of sinking.
We will bring you more on this as soon as we can.
Palestinians resort to eating grass as hunger deepens in Gaza
Bassam Zaqout, director of the Medical Relief Society in Gaza, has spoken to Al Jazeera about the ongoing hunger crisis in the besieged enclave:
- We are experiencing a severe shortage of food, and the lack of baby milk is a major problem.
- Everyone in Gaza is suffering from hunger. This situation must end.
- Some people have to eat grass and leaves due to food shortages.
- All Palestinians endure daily hunger. This situation is not sustainable.
Al Quds Brigades claims attack on Israeli forces in Gaza City
The armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad says they blew up two Israeli vehicles with anti-tank explosives during an advance by Israeli forces east of the Shujayea neighbourhood.
Israeli forces demolishing homes in occupied West Bank
Israeli forces have started carrying out demolitions of Palestinian homes in the al-Murabba’a neighbourhood inside the Tulkarem refugee camp in the occupied West Bank as part of a plan targeting more than 100 residential buildings.
The Popular Committee of Tulkarem Camp told Al Jazeera Israeli bulldozers have started demolishing a number of homes in the camp.
Adalah, the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, confirmed to Al Jazeera that the Israeli Supreme Court had issued a temporary order to freeze demolition operations in the camp but later amended it to allow them to resume if there was an urgent security or military need.
At least 26 people killed in Gaza today
Gaza hospital sources have told Al Jazeera that 26 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across the besieged enclave, including in Beit Lahiya, Gaza City, Bureij refugee camp and Rafah.
US envoy delivers cautionary message to Lebanon
US envoy Tom Barrack used diplomatic language but made it clear that their intention was not to dictate Lebanon’s actions. Instead, he came here with a message that Lebanon does not want to be left behind.
The region is changing and has changed in so many ways. Iran and its ally Hezbollah have been weakened. The Trump administration is pushing for peace deals between Israel and Arab countries.
Barrack mentioned that there were ongoing diplomatic talks between Syria and Israel, and that this should be reinvented between Israel and Lebanon.
And Barrack, saying that Lebanon will be left behind one way or the other, is telling the country the international community is not going to support it with much-needed funds to reconstruct what has been destroyed and to revive the economy.
Death toll rises in Israel’s war on Gaza
The Palestinian Health Ministry says at least 105 bodies and 356 wounded people were brought to hospitals across Gaza over the past 24 hours.
Since Israel broke the ceasefire with Hamas on March 18, at least 6,964 Palestinians have been killed and more than 24,576 wounded.
Since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza in October 2023, Israeli attacks have killed at least 57,523 Palestinians and wounded 136,617, with thousands believed to be buried under the rubble.
More deadly attacks in northern Gaza
- A source at al-Shifa Hospital tells Al Jazeera two Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli drone strike on Beit Lahiya.
- One person has been killed and many wounded in an Israeli attack on al-Fawakhir Street in central Gaza City.
- Our colleagues on the ground are reporting casualties from an Israeli assault on al-Shifa Street in the Nassr neighbourhood in western Gaza City.
US envoy praises Lebanon’s response to disarm Hezbollah
US envoy Thomas Barrack says he is “unbelievably satisfied” by the Lebanese authorities’ response to a request to disarm Hezbollah.
“I’m unbelievably satisfied with the response,” Barrack, the US ambassador to Turkiye and special envoy to Syria, told a news conference after meeting President Joseph Aoun.
He warned that “the rest of the region is moving at Mach speed, and you will be left behind”, noting that “dialogue has started between Syria and Israel, just as the dialogue needs to be reinvented by Lebanon”.
Barrack’s remarks come a day after Hezbollah chief Basem Naim said the Lebanese group remains open to peace, but it will not disarm or back down from confronting Israel until it ends its air raids and withdraws from southern Lebanon.
Majority of Danes believe Israel’s actions in Gaza have gone ‘too far’
Public opposition to Israel’s military operations in Gaza is rising in Denmark with nearly 57 percent of Danes now saying the actions have been “too far-reaching”, according to an opinion poll conducted by Epinion for the Danish broadcaster DR.
The survey highlights a notable shift in public sentiment over the past nine months. In October, 45 percent of respondents expressed the same concern.
The survey also found growing support for political action. Almost half of the respondents believe the EU should suspend its association agreement with Israel, which was signed in 2000 to promote economic and political cooperation.
Only 22 percent opposed such a move.
At least 24 people killed across Gaza today
Medical sources at Gaza hospitals say at least 24 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli attacks across Gaza today.
Field hospitals in Gaza struggle to secure blood under Israeli siege
The director of field hospitals in Gaza, Marwan al-Hams, has spoken to Al Jazeera about the shortage of blood in the besieged enclave, and here is what he has said:
- We are having a problem with the availability of blood bags.
- We have provided only 3,500 units of blood, but we need more than 10,000.
- We appeal to our brothers in the occupied West Bank to send more blood units.
- The Israeli occupation prevents the bringing in of more blood units.
Photos: Palestinians in Gaza mourn relatives killed in an Israeli attack
