U.S.-led ceasefire efforts in Gaza appeared to achieve momentum on Saturday (July 5, 2025) after practically 21 months of conflict, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s workplace stated Israel on Sunday (July 6, 2025) will send a negotiating team to talks in Qatar.
The assertion additionally asserted that Hamas was looking for “unacceptable” adjustments to the proposal. U.S. President Donald Trump has pushed for an settlement and will host Netanyahu on the White House on Monday (July 7, 2025) to focus on a deal.
Inside Gaza, Israeli airstrikes killed 14 Palestinians and one other 10 have been killed whereas looking for meals help, hospital officers within the embattled enclave advised The Associated Press. And two American help staff with the Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation have been injured in an assault at a meals distribution web site, which the group blamed on Hamas, with out offering proof.
Weary Palestinians expressed cautious hope after Hamas gave a “positive” response late Friday to the most recent U.S. proposal for a 60-day truce however stated additional talks have been wanted on implementation.
“We are tired. Enough starvation, enough closure of crossing points. We want to sleep in calm where we don’t hear warplanes or drones or shelling,” stated Jamalat Wadi, certainly one of Gaza’s a whole bunch of hundreds of displaced folks, talking in Deir al-Balah. She squinted within the solar throughout a summer season warmth wave of over 30 levels Celsius (86 levels Fahrenheit).
Hamas has sought ensures that the preliminary truce would lead to a whole finish to the conflict and withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza. Previous negotiations have stalled over Hamas calls for of ensures that additional negotiations would lead to the conflict’s finish, whereas Netanyahu has insisted Israel would resume combating to make sure the militant group’s destruction.
“Send a delegation with a full mandate to bring a comprehensive agreement to end the war and bring everyone back. No one must be left behind,” Einav Zangauker, mom of hostage Matan Zangauker, advised the weekly rally by kinfolk and supporters in Tel Aviv.
Israeli airstrikes struck tents within the crowded Muwasi space on Gaza’s Mediterranean coast, killing seven folks together with a Palestinian physician and his three youngsters, in accordance to Nasser Hospital within the southern metropolis of Khan Younis.
Four others have been killed within the city of Bani Suheila in southern Gaza. Three folks have been killed in three strikes in Khan Younis. Israel’s military didn’t instantly remark.
Shooting at Gaza help web site
Separately, eight Palestinians have been killed close to a GHF help distribution web site within the southern metropolis of Rafah, the hospital stated. One Palestinian was killed close to one other GHF level in Rafah. It was not clear how far the Palestinians have been from the websites.
GHF denied the killings occurred close to their websites. The group has stated nobody has been shot at its websites, that are guarded by non-public contractors and may be accessed solely by passing Israeli navy positions a whole bunch of meters (yards) away.
The military had no speedy remark however has stated it fires warning photographs as a crowd-control measure and solely goals at folks when its troops are threatened.
Another Palestinian was killed ready in crowds for help vans in japanese Khan Younis, officers at Nasser Hospital stated. The United Nations and different worldwide organizations have been bringing in their very own provides of help for the reason that conflict started. The incident didn’t seem to be related to GHF operations.
Much of Gaza’s inhabitants of over 2 million now depends on worldwide help after the conflict has largely devastated agriculture and different meals sources and left many individuals close to famine. Crowds of Palestinians typically look forward to vans and unload or loot their contents before they attain their locations. The vans should cross by way of areas underneath Israeli navy management. Israel’s navy didn’t instantly remark.
The GHF stated the 2 American help staff have been injured on Saturday morning when assailants threw grenades at a distribution web site in Khan Younis. The basis stated the accidents weren’t life-threatening. Israel’s navy stated it evacuated the employees for medical remedy.
U.S.- and Israeli-backed help system
The GHF — a U.S.- and Israeli-backed initiative meant to bypass the U.N. — distributes help from 4 websites which are surrounded by Israeli troops. Three websites are in Gaza’s far south.
The U.N. and different humanitarian teams have rejected the GHF system, saying it permits Israel to use meals as a weapon, violates humanitarian rules and isn’t efficient. Israel says Hamas has siphoned off help delivered by the U.N., a declare the U.N. denies. Hamas has urged Palestinians not to cooperate with the GHF.
GHF, registered in Delaware, started distributing meals in May to Palestinians, who say Israeli troops open fireplace nearly each day towards crowds on roads heading to the distribution factors.
Several hundred folks have been killed and a whole bunch extra wounded, in accordance to Gaza’s Health Ministry and witnesses. The U.N. human rights workplace says it has recorded 613 Palestinians killed inside a month in Gaza whereas attempting to receive help, most of them whereas attempting to attain GHF websites.
The conflict started when Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 folks and taking 251 others hostage.
Israel responded with an offensive that has killed over 57,000 Palestinians, greater than half of them girls and youngsters. in accordance to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which is led by medical professionals employed by the Hamas authorities. It doesn’t differentiate between civilians and combatants, however the U.N. and different worldwide organizations see its figures as essentially the most dependable statistics on conflict casualties.
