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Israeli military kills 15 in Gaza as Trump awaits Hamas reply to peace proposal
TEL AVIV/CAIRO: At least 15 Palestinians were killed overnight in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, according to local health officials, as US President Donald Trump said he expected Hamas to respond to his "final proposal" for a ceasefire in Gaza in...
Israeli military kills 20 in Gaza as Trump awaits reply to truce proposal
By Alexander Cornwell and Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters A Palestinian mother and her daughter rush for cover during an Israeli strike in the Al-Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip. Photo: EYAD BABA / AFP At least 20 Palestinians were killed in an...

Israel kills 46 Palestinians in Gaza since early Friday, including 20 waiting for humanitarian aid
Israeli army attacks across the Gaza Strip since early Friday have killed at least 46 Palestinians, including 20 people who were waiting for humanitarian aid, according to medical sources who spoke to Anadolu. In one of the deadliest incidents of...

Israeli strikes kill 15 inGaza; 20 killed waiting for aid
Israeli airstrikes killed 15 Palestinians in Gaza early on Friday, while another 20 people died in shootings while waiting for aid, the hospital morgue that received their bodies told The Associated Press. At least 15 people were killed in Israeli...

Israel massacres more than 300 in Gaza in 48 hours as U.S. mercenaries reportedly shoot and kill Palestinian aid seekers
Funerals and prayers held at the hospital for the people killed while collecting aid A funeral is held at Nasser Hospital for a Palestinian killed by Israeli forces while attempting to collect aid at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation site [Mohamed...

Israeli strikes on Gaza continue to kill hundreds of Palestinians, including hospital director
Gaza City, July 4 (RHC)-- Officials in Gaza say Israeli attacks have killed over 300 Palestinians in the past 48 hours. Among the dead are at least 11 people killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school housing displaced Palestinians west of Gaza...

Israeli strike kills 20 in Gaza; Trump says expects Hamas reply to truce proposal soon
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza resulted in at least 20 Palestinian deaths, according to local health officials. The strike targeted a tent encampment in Khan Younis and Jabalia. Amidst the violence, US President Donald Trump stated he anticipates a...
Israeli army claims control of 65 pct of Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced in a statement Friday that it currently maintains operational control of over 65 percent of the Gaza Strip. The statement was accompanied by a military map highlighting areas under Israeli control,...

Israeli soldiers kill four more aid seekers, totalling 614
Four more aid seekers have been killed by Israeli soldiers near an aid distribution point in central Gaza, Al Jazeera reported on Friday, citing sources at al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat. Before today, Israel has killed 610 starving people seeking...

Israel puts 85 percent of Gaza under forced displacement orders: UNRWA
UNRWA says 85 percent of the besieged Gaza Strip is now within Israeli-militarized zones or under forced displacement orders. According to the agency’s latest report, more than 714,000 Palestinians have been displaced yet again since Israel...

Israeli airstrike on popular Gaza cafe kills Hamas operative, dozens of civilians
An Israeli airstrike on the Al-Baqa Cafeteria, a well-known seaside cafe in Gaza City, killed a Hamas operative, but also claimed the lives of dozens of civilians, including artists, students, and children. Before the blast, the cafe was bustling...

Report reveals Israeli warplanes dropped excess munitions from Iran strikes on Gaza
Israeli air force fighter jets depart for aerial assaults on Iran, early June 13, 2025. (Photo by the Israeli military) Tel Aviv, July 4 (RHC)-- Israeli fighter jets deployed to intercept missiles and drones launched from Iran in retaliation for...

Over 35 killed Friday in Israeli strikes, shootings near aid sites, Gaza hospitals say
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 15 Palestinians in Gaza early on Friday, while another 20 people died in shootings while waiting for aid, the hospital morgue that received their bodies told The Associated Press.

Israeli forces kill over 118 Palestinians in Gaza in last 24 hours
At least 118 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza in the last 24 hours, according to hospital data collected by Gaza’s health ministry. The ministry reported that at least 12 were killed while seeking aid. These killings coincide with the Israeli...

Gaza out of baby formula, hundreds slaughtered at US-Israeli "aid" sites
Nora Barrows-Friedman Rights and Accountability 4 July 2025 A mother cares for her surviving son, Mazen, after his twin brother Ahmad died due to severe malnutrition and a lack of infant formula. Israel continues to ban food for infants in Gaza,...

Trump says ceasefire deal is near as Israeli strikes kill 138 Palestinians in Gaza
GAZA CITY and WASHINGTON – The Israeli military intensified strikes throughout Gaza on Friday, even as President Trump signaled that talks about a potential 60-day ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas were close. "We'll see what happens – we...

94 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza: Health Officials
Health officials report that 94 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, with many victims targeted while seeking humanitarian aid. Health officials in Gaza reported that at least 94 people were killed in the past 24 hours due to...

Gaza doctor’s death in Israeli strike devastates medical community
By Louisa Loveluck, Heba Farouk Mahfouz, Miriam Berger and Suzan Haidamous Washington Post The news that Marwan al-Sultan was killed this week in an Israeli airstrike hit Gaza’s doctors like a thunderbolt. Through 20 months of war, the...

Sheikh Abdullah discusses Gaza with Israeli opposition leader
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has had a meeting with Yair Lapid, Israel's opposition leader, in Abu Dhabi. They discussed the potential for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and releasing Israeli...

Hamas says it gave mediators positive response to Gaza cease-fire and hostage deal with Israel
On Friday evening, Hamas announced it has submitted a positive response to the Gaza cease-fire proposal and is ready to begin negotiations on its implementation. According to a report by Qatar's Al-Araby outlet, Hamas agreed to all key elements...