Overview

• Gaza Civil Defense reports 69 people killed on July 3 in Israeli operations, including 15 at School Moustafa Hafez and 38 near humanitarian aid distribution points.
• The United Nations says troops bombed and shot Palestinians queuing for relief, raising concerns over potential war crimes.
• The Israeli military acknowledges firing near aid sites, stating its forces responded to perceived threats of militant activity.
• The US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s aid distribution mechanism remains rejected by the UN and condemned by rights groups as militarized.
• Israeli cabinet divisions persist over a US-proposed 60-day truce linking hostage releases to Palestinian prisoner swaps, ahead of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Washington talks.