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Main events on July 14th

  • At least 78 Palestinians were killed across the Gaza Strip, hospital sources told Al Jazeera, including civilians gathered near an aid distribution centre.
  • Three Israeli soldiers were killed in fighting in northern Gaza, with a fourth seriously wounded, as Hamas said it “surprises the enemy daily with innovative field tactics”.
  • Israeli settlers and soldiers carried out a series of new attacks across the occupied West Bank, uprooting hundreds of olive trees and demolishing a four-storey residential building.
  • The father of an Israeli captive held in Gaza said that there is a “reality of stagnation” surrounding ceasefire negotiations, and expressed frustration over the lack of progress.
  • Senior Israeli politicians slammed Netanyahu’s plan to build a “humanitarian city” in southern Gaza, calling it a “crazy idea” that would waste billions of dollars.
  • UN Secretary-General António Guterres said a ceasefire alone is not enough, and urged world leaders to pursue a broader political solution that includes a viable Palestinian state.