Gaza Civil Defence carries out dozens of rescue operations amid Israeli attacks

Gaza’s Civil Defence agency says its teams carried out 44 rescue operations across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours during ongoing Israeli bombardment.

In its daily report, the agency said the missions included 10 firefighting efforts, three rescue missions, 20 medical evacuations, and 11 other emergency responses.

Here are key incidents by governorate:

Gaza death toll rises to 77 since dawn

Israeli attacks have killed at least 77 people across Gaza today, medical sources tell Al Jazeera. Among those killed, 31 were aid seekers.

Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 59,921 people and wounded 145,233 since October 2023. The number of dead is estimated to be far higher, with thousands of bodies buried in the vast debris of blown-up buildings.

UN conference on two-state solution kicks off

A United Nations conference focused on a two-state solution for Israel-Palestine is now under way in New York City.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres have delivered opening statements.

France’s demands for Palestinian statehood ‘disturbing’

Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst Marwan Bishara says despite the outcry over Palestinians starving in Gaza, there is “zero pressure” on Israel.

“The public mood in Western nations has also changed with more and more pressure on governments to do something, and yet I would say in London and Washington there is very little forthcoming on what there is to be done,” Bishara said as a UN meeting on a two-state solution was being held, which Israel and the US both boycotted.

Bishara said that while France has announced it will recognise a Palestinian state by September, its demands for recognition are “disturbing”.

“They’re not just transactional. They are cynical. They’re asking everything from the Palestinian Authority to changes to the curriculum in schools – something the Israelis have been asking forever … up until demanding that the Palestinian Authority disarm Hamas.”

Full Speech: Israeli Human Rights Groups Say Israel Is Starving and Bombing Gaza

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Starvation in Gaza as Israel's 'tactical pause' allows limited aid

Starvation has killed a further 14 people in Gaza, according to its Health Ministry, taking the overall number of malnutrition-related deaths to 63 this month.

Israeli attack kills eight in Gaza City, Nuseirat refugee camp

At least eight people have been killed and others injured after an Israeli attack on Gaza City and the Nuseirat refugee camp, Wafa news agency reports.

Israeli drones targeted a group of civilians at the Sudanese intersection on al-Rashid Street, west of Gaza City, killing five people and wounding others. At the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, three people were killed in an Israeli air strike that targeted a tent.

Gaza death toll rises to 92 despite Israeli breaks in fighting

At least 92 people have been killed across Gaza by Israeli fire, despite “pauses” in fighting to deliver essential humanitarian aid, medical sources say.

Among the dead, 41 were aid seekers.

MSF criticises Gaza aid airdrops as ‘futile’ and ‘dangerous’

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has condemned the use of airdrops to deliver aid to Gaza, calling the approach “futile” and “cynical” amid the worsening humanitarian crisis.

Jean Guy Vataux, MSF’s emergency coordinator in Gaza, said on X that airdrops are not only inefficient but also dangerous.

“Using airdrops for the delivery of humanitarian aid is a futile initiative that smacks of cynicism,” he said. “The roads are there, the trucks are there, the food and medicine are there… All that is needed is for Israeli authorities to decide to facilitate its arrival.”

Vataux said proper coordination and expedited clearance procedures at land crossings could enable the safe and large-scale delivery of aid – something airdrops cannot achieve.

“They carry far less supply than the 20 tonnes you can get on a truck.”

Israeli PM says Hamas stealing aid in Gaza, vows defeat of group

Benjamin Netanyahu has alleged that Hamas is attempting to “fuel the perception of a humanitarian crisis” in Gaza as images of emaciated children continue to be exposed.

“We already allow significant amounts of humanitarian aid into Gaza every single day, including food, water and medicine,” Netanyahu said.

“Hamas benefits from attempting to fuel the perception of a humanitarian crisis. As such, they have been releasing unverified numbers to the news media while circulating images that are carefully staged or manipulated by Hamas.”

Netanyahu reiterated that Israel will continue to seek the return of the captives and the “defeat” of Hamas.

“That is the only way to secure peace for Israelis and Palestinians alike,” he said.

Israel will continue to work with international agencies as well as the U.S. and European nations to ensure that large amounts of humanitarian aid flows into the Gaza Strip.

— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) July 28, 2025

Gaza media office accuses Israel of ‘engineering famine’

Israel has deliberately engineered famine and chaos in Gaza, the Government Media Office says.

Most of the 87 aid trucks that entered Gaza today were looted in what it called “systematic disorder fostered by the Israeli occupation”.

In a statement, the office said that one airdrop operation delivered the equivalent of only half a truck’s worth of aid. It fell near Tuffah and Jabalia – areas under Israeli military control and inaccessible to civilians.

Israel committed a “deliberate massacre” earlier by initially blocking the entry of aid trucks, then targeting family-based aid protection teams, killing 11 guards.

The statement said Israel then allowed the trucks to proceed, and they were subsequently looted by criminal gangs operating under Israeli drone and gunfire cover.

“What is happening in Gaza is a clear and deliberate model of how the Israeli occupation is consciously fostering chaos and engineering starvation,” the media office said, adding that aid is being intentionally prevented from reaching warehouses or intended recipients.

This however is in line with UN reports, reports from many doctors coming back and other international aid groups including USAid.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/05/israel-accused-of-arming-palestinian-gang-who-allegedly-looted-aid-in-gaza

Palestinian man shot and killed by Israeli forces in Hebron

Mohammad Samer Suleiman al-Jamal, 27, was killed after being shot by Israeli forces at the northern entrance to Hebron in the occupied West Bank.

Al-Jamal was struck by live fire at the Ras al-Joura checkpoint, where Israeli troops opened fire directly at him and prevented medics from reaching the scene, Wafa news agency said, citing the Health Ministry.

He was left to bleed out before his death was confirmed, and his body is currently being held by Israeli forces.

Israeli drone strike kills one, injures four in southern Lebanon

We earlier reported an Israeli drone bombed a motorcycle in the Baraka area of Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon. Lebanon’s National News Agency now reports one person was killed and four others were wounded in the attack.

Despite a ceasefire agreement reached with Hezbollah last November, Israeli forces have continued to strike areas across Lebanon, killing and wounding civilians including Syrian refugees living in the country.

Iran vows stronger response if attacked again by US, Israel

Iran has warned that it will respond to the United States and Israel in a “more decisive manner” should they attack again.

The comments appear to be in response to remarks by US President Donald Trump, who threatened earlier in the day to “wipe out” Iran’s nuclear programme if it resumed after US strikes last month.

“If aggression is repeated we will not hesitate to react in a more decisive manner and in a way that will be impossible to cover up,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post on X.

“If there are concerns about the possible diversion of our nuclear program into non-peaceful purposes, the ‘military option’ proved incapable – but a negotiated solution may work.”

It remains unclear how much damage was caused by the US strikes on Tehran’s nuclear facilities, which came after Israel launched a surprise bombing campaign.

Iran, a nation with a rich culture originating from 7000 years of civilization, will never respond to the language of threat and intimidation. Iranians have never bowed down before any foreigners and respond only to respect.

Iran knows exactly what happened during the recent…

— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) July 28, 2025

US calls UN’s two-state solution conference a ‘publicity stunt’

The United States on Monday rejected as a “publicity stunt” a United Nations conference that brought dozens of ministers together to work towards a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians.

“This is a publicity stunt that comes in the middle of delicate diplomatic efforts to end the conflict,” State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said in a statement.

“Far from promoting peace, the conference will prolong the war, embolden Hamas, and reward its obstruction and undermine real-world efforts to achieve peace.”

UN chief says Palestinian statehood ‘is a right not a reward’

The UN secretary-general has called on the international community to take “urgent, concrete, irreversible steps” towards a two-state solution, warning the situation in Gaza is driving Palestinians deeper into despair.

“Let’s be clear: statehood for the Palestinians is a right, not a reward, and the denial of statehood would be a gift to extremists everywhere,” Antonio Guterres said at the opening of a UN conference on peaceful settlement.

“Time is running out. With every passing day, trust is slipping, institutions are weakened, and hopes are dashed.”

Guterres condemned the deepening crisis in Gaza, saying it “has descended into a cascade of catastrophes”.

“I welcome recent steps to reduce restrictions to lifesaving humanitarian aid – but this is far from the solution to end this nightmare. We need an immediate, permanent ceasefire, the immediate, unconditional release of all hostages, full and unfettered humanitarian access. These are not preconditions for peace. They are the foundation of it.”

Netanyahu to present Gaza annexation plan to keep Smotrich in coalition: Report

According to the Israeli news outlet Haaretz, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to present a plan to his cabinet to annex areas of Gaza. The move is an attempt to keep far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from leaving the coalition government.

Haaretz reported the plan will grant Hamas a deadline of several days to agree to a ceasefire, but in the event it is not secured, Israel will begin annexation. The plan has received a “green light from the Trump administration”, the news report said.

However, threats to annex Gaza may put Israel at further odds with the international community and see more countries follow France in recognising a Palestinian state or applying sanctions, it noted.

Palestinian PM says Hamas must hand over weapons to the PA

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa told the UN conference on a two-state solution that countries must “act to reunify Gaza with the West Bank, including East Jerusalem”.

Mustafa said he envisions a place “where Palestine and Israel live side by side in peace and security, leading to shared peace, shared security and shared prosperity in our region”.

But he also said that this plan requires support for the Palestinian government to assume its “sole governance and security responsibilities” in the occupied territory.

“Hamas must end its rule of Gaza and hand over its weapons to the Palestinian Authority,” he said.

Mustafa also called on all member-states to take every action possible to end the occupation and the war on Gaza.

The majority of Palestinians have lost their trust in the PA long ago, just a lap dog doing Israel's bidding.

https://pcpsr.org/en/node/997

6 May 2025 - Favorability of the October 7 attack, the belief that Hamas will win the war, and support for Hamas continue to decline, but the overwhelming majority is opposed to Hamas disarmament and does not believe that release of the hostages will bring an end to the war. Nonetheless, about half of Gazans support the anti-Hamas demonstrations and almost half want to leave the Gaza Strip if they could. Support for the two-state solution remains unchanged but support for armed struggle drops.

Palestinians prefer Marwan Barghouti and is the only one that most will come out for to vote
https://ecfr.eu/special/mapping_palestinian_politics/marwan_barghouti/


Orange is Hamas, grey is the PA and blue has been a political prisoner since 2002.
https://www.economist.com/1843/2024/07/22/marwan-barghouti-the-worlds-most-important-prisoner
Also refered to as the Palestinian Nelson Mandela

Main events on July 28th

• At least 92 people have been killed across Gaza by Israeli fire, including 41 aid seekers, despite “pauses” in fighting to deliver essential humanitarian aid.
• US President Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed the “appalling scenes” in Gaza and agreed that “urgent action” is needed to end the humanitarian disaster.
• Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa told the UN conference on a two-state solution that Hamas must end its governance of Gaza and relinquish its weapons to the Palestinian Authority.
• The United States rejected the UN conference on the two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians as a “publicity stunt”.
• Prominent Israeli human rights groups B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights released reports saying Israel’s actions in Gaza amount to “genocide“.
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to present a plan to his cabinet to annex areas of Gaza, a news report says.
• The head of the opposition in Israel’s parliament, Yair Lapid, said that the government needs to immediately end the war in Gaza, calling it “not a complete victory but a complete disaster”.

‘Outrage and condemnation are no longer adequate’ in Gaza: UNRWA chief

The head of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) says his staff on the ground have described people enduring the starvation crisis as “neither dead nor alive – walking corpses”.

Speaking at the UN conference on a two-state solution, Philippe Lazzarini said words of “outrage and condemnation are no longer adequate for what is unfolding”.

“There must be immediate action to impose a long-overdue ceasefire, to reverse deepening starvation, and to release every hostage … Once a ceasefire is in place, a massive scale-up of humanitarian assistance can be enabled by UNRWA’s large workforce,” Lazzarini said.

In the occupied West Bank, the UNRWA chief warned the situation has “deteriorated alarmingly”.

“Compounding the decimation of Gaza, the annexation of the occupied West Bank is now a declared political objective – as is the dismantling of UNRWA. In the West Bank, we are already witnessing the human cost of efforts to end UNRWA’s operations.”

Countries denounce Israel but keep trading with it

As Israel’s killing of Palestinians continues fast and slow through air strikes and starvation, the foreign ministers of 28 countries have signed a statement calling for an end to the devastating war on Gaza.

As these countries deploy words months after the United Nations and other groups warned of an oncoming famine, there has been little action on other fronts.

Many continue to benefit from trade with Israel and have not imposed sanctions.