Overview

• Israeli army extends operations into Deir al-Balah for the first time, calling residents in southwestern neighborhoods to relocate to the Al-Mawasi humanitarian zone.
• Palestinian sources report at least 58 people killed, dozens more injured by Israeli fire near aid distribution sites in northern Gaza on July 20.
• Germany’s Development Minister Reem Alabali-Radovan met with Egyptian and Arab League officials in Cairo to plan immediate relief efforts followed by a post-conflict rebuilding framework for Gaza.
• Druze militias, backed by Syrian interim government troops, retook Suwaida city after weeklong clashes with Bedouin fighters that killed nearly 1,000 people, with around 200 summary executions reported.
• The first humanitarian aid convoy reached Suwaida as residents face critical shortages, with reports of mass killings persisting.