Overview

• On July 12, IDF forces opened fire on civilians queuing at the Al-Shakoush aid site north of Rafah, killing at least 27 people and wounding over 180
• These latest casualties add to UN reports that nearly 800 Palestinians have been killed or wounded while waiting for food aid since May 27
• Despite IDF statements that internal investigations prompted new field instructions, deadly incidents at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation centers continue
• Indirect negotiations in Doha are nearing collapse over Israel’s insistence on retaining troop positions in Gaza and Hamas’s rejection of Qatar’s ceasefire proposal
• Meanwhile, Israeli military operations persist across Gaza, including a raid that killed six senior Hamas naval commandos, as critical fuel shortages threaten hospitals, water treatment and bakeries