Overview

• Israeli air and drone raids killed 72 Palestinians and injured 174 in the past 24 hours, including at least 18 fatalities in a drone strike on a Deir al-Balah market targeting a Hamas police unit.
• Soldiers anonymously told Haaretz they received orders to fire on civilians at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation food centers, which operate just one hour each morning and have seen 549 deaths and over 4,000 injuries since late May.
• In the West Bank, three Palestinians were killed and six wounded by Israeli fire during clashes in Kafr Malik after a settler assault, part of nearly 1,936 attacks on Palestinian communities recorded by UN OCHA since January 2024.
• Israeli authorities have designated Masafer Yatta as a military firing zone and readied bulldozers to demolish homes, a move expected to displace thousands of residents.
• International bodies including the UN and EU have condemned the weaponization of aid and civilian harm, while ceasefire negotiations have made no progress under global pressure.