Overview

• The Israeli security cabinet approved plans to launch a major ground operation targeting Gaza City on August 8.
• Gaza’s civil defence agency reported at least ten civilians killed and 30 wounded when Israeli troops opened fire on queues at a central aid distribution point.
• The Gaza Ministry of Health recorded 39 fatalities in the past 24 hours, including 21 people struck down while seeking aid and 11 who succumbed to starvation.
• The World Food Programme has called for the delivery of 100 aid trucks per day, but Israel has approved only 60 drivers for entry into Gaza.
• Germany has imposed restrictions on arms exports to Israel, and Arab Gulf monarchies have endorsed renewed ceasefire efforts at an emergency UN Security Council session.