Overview

• At least 67 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire in northern Gaza on July 20 while waiting for UN aid, marking the deadliest day for aid-seekers in the 21-month conflict.
• Israel Defense Forces say troops fired warning shots at a crowd posing an immediate threat and have begun reviewing the incident amid disputes over reported casualty figures.
• New leaflets dropped over central Gaza’s Deir al-Balah instructed residents to move further south, threatening hundreds of thousands who have sought safety there.
• The Gaza Health Ministry warns that hundreds more are at risk of imminent death due to starvation as shortages of food and medicine deepen.
• Indirect ceasefire and hostage-release talks in Doha remain stalled with no breakthrough reached.