Overview

• On July 31, envoy Steve Witkoff met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem before planning a visit to Gaza’s aid distribution centers.
• UN agencies report that over 1,000 Palestinians have been killed seeking food since May and at least 154 have died of malnutrition this month.
• More than 40 Senate Democrats, led by Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto, urged President Trump to ramp up famine relief, restart truce talks and address shortcomings in the Gaza Humanitarian Fund.
• The State Department barred Palestinian Authority and PLO officials from US entry for allegedly obstructing peace efforts.
• Key US allies including the UK, Canada and France have threatened to recognize a Palestinian state, increasing pressure on Washington and isolating Israel diplomatically.