Overview

• Indirect talks in Doha mediated by the United States, Egypt and Qatar have been ongoing since July 6; they stalled over Israel’s plan to maintain troops on more than 40 percent of Gaza and Hamas’s demand for a full withdrawal.
• Both Israel and Hamas have accused each other of sabotaging the ceasefire process by refusing to compromise on troop deployments, governance terms.
• The Israel Defense Forces reported striking roughly 250 targets across Gaza in the past 48 hours as military operations continue without pause.
• Gaza’s Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 58,000 since October 2023; UN agencies warn that fuel shortages have reached critical levels.
• Both sides have linked the release of ten hostages seized on October 7, 2023, to a U.S.-backed 60-day truce, yet no agreement has been secured.