Overview

• Israeli crowd control at aid distribution points has killed at least 1,373 Palestinians since late May, according to the United Nations, including dozens more in the past 24 hours.
• U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Ambassador Mike Huckabee spent over five hours in Rafah evaluating conditions at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation center and planning to expand food and medical deliveries.
• Air drops authorized by Israel and conducted by Jordan, the UAE, Spain, Germany and France have delivered 126 aid packages, fulfilling only a small fraction of Gaza’s estimated daily requirement.
• Human Rights Watch and United Nations human rights officials have accused Israel of committing war crimes by militarizing aid distribution and using lethal force against civilians seeking assistance.
• UNICEF reports that Gaza’s children are dying at unprecedented rates and face a heightened risk of disease outbreaks amid collapsing food, water and health systems.