Main events on July 15th
- At least 61 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn – including 23 people in the Shati refugee camp and two others near an aid centre in Rafah.
- More than 30 starving Palestinians were wounded while attempting to collect food aid at a site operated by a US-Israel-backed group in Gaza.
- Israeli air strikes hit the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon, killing 12 people, including seven Syrians at a camp for displaced people, while Syrian troops were also targeted in Suwayda.
- Israeli settlers torched Palestinian land and vehicles in the occupied West Bank village of Burqa, hours after diplomats and church leaders called for an end to settler violence.
- Netanyahu’s coalition suffered a blow as the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism party announced it is quitting the government, leaving him with a razor-thin majority in the Israeli parliament.
UN’s Syria commission investigating violations after Israeli strikes
The UN Syria Commission of Inquiry has expressed concern over Israeli attacks that killed at least 12 people in Lebanon, including seven Syrians at a displacement camp.
Israel also launched a series of attacks on Syria’s military near Suwayda, in the country’s south.
“The commission is alarmed by reports of Israeli air strikes in the area,” it said, warning that third-state military action “risks widening the conflict… and inflicting even greater suffering on the Syrian people”.
It called on all parties to de-escalate through dialogue, stressing the need to protect civilians and provide safe passage. The commission said it is investigating potential violations of international human rights and humanitarian law.
