Overview

• The Gaza Ministry of Health reported at least 73 Palestinians killed and more than 150 wounded by Israeli fire near US-backed distribution points, with the heaviest toll in northern Gaza.
• The Israel Defense Forces said troops fired warning shots at civilians who approached closed aid sites and has opened an internal review of the events.
• The US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation denied any casualties at its centers, while the UN human rights office warned its model violates humanitarian impartiality.
• International actors including the International Criminal Court, CAIR and Pope Leo XIV have called for independent investigations and a return to ceasefire negotiations.
• In Syria’s Sweida region, a US-mediated truce between Damascus and Israel-backed forces is holding as regional partners press for enforcement and minority protections.