Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Hamas Signals Immediate Gaza Ceasefire Talks as Aid Site Casualties Climb

Israeli leaders plan to meet President Trump in Washington next week to discuss the US-brokered proposal.

Palestinians carry aid supplies from the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 29, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled/File Photo
Image
Image
Image

Overview

  • Hamas announced it is ready to begin immediate negotiations on a US-backed 60-day truce framework.
  • Israel’s security cabinet will convene after the Sabbath and Prime Minister Netanyahu is set to travel to Washington for ceasefire discussions.
  • Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis has become “one massive trauma ward,” treating hundreds wounded at non-UN aid distribution sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, according to the WHO.
  • The UN human rights office recorded at least 613 deaths at GHF distribution points and near convoys through June 27; Gaza’s health ministry reports over 700 Palestinians killed while seeking aid since late May.
  • Two American aid workers sustained non-life-threatening injuries in a grenade attack at a GHF food distribution site in Khan Younis and are in stable condition.