Overview

• Indirect negotiations in Doha mediated by the US, Qatar and Egypt have produced no breakthrough as Israel rejects Hamas’s demand for defined troop withdrawals without group disarmament
• Hamas confirmed its commitment to release ten Israeli captives under a proposed 60-day truce whose renewal hinges on enforceable guarantees
• The Israel Defense Forces intensified air and ground operations, reporting the elimination of six Hamas naval commanders since May’s Operation Gideon’s Chariots
• Gaza health authorities report more than 57,762 Palestinians killed and 137,656 injured since October 2023 and warn of widespread famine and critical fuel shortages
• Multiple UN agencies say nearly 800 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire while seeking aid since late May, and Gaza officials hold troops responsible for 24 deaths at a Rafah distribution center