Overview

• Gaza Health Ministry reported that up to 85 civilians were shot dead by Israeli forces while waiting at aid distribution points on July 20
• The Israeli military said warning shots targeted crowds it deemed an immediate threat about a kilometre from active Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites
• Evacuation orders in central Gaza direct tens of thousands of displaced residents to move further south, cutting key routes for aid groups
• Hospitals warn hundreds could soon die of starvation as food and fuel supplies collapse and malnutrition cases overwhelm medical facilities
• Indirect ceasefire and hostage-release negotiations in Doha remain deadlocked with no sign of an imminent breakthrough