Hamas says it is ready to enter ceasefire negotiations in ‘positive spirit’ Group said to want stronger guarantees of permanent end to war as Netanyahu prepares to meet Trump in US The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2025
Organization denies AP report that US contractors at its Gaza food distribution sites used live ammo An Israeli-backed American organization running a new aid program in Gaza is denying a report by The Associated Press that American contractors guarding the foundation’s aid sites inside Gaza were using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scrambled for food The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025
Israel says Trump’s plan to resettle nearly two million Palestinians from Gaza is ‘still active’ The White House did not deny that president’s plan to transfer nearly 2 million Palestinians out of Gaza was still a possibility when asked by The Independent The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025
Friday essay: ‘whose agony is greater than mine?’ Testimonies of Gaza and October 7 ask us to recognise shared humanity In 1962, poet and Auschwitz survivor Yehiel Dinur took the stand in Jerusalem in the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann. Dinur was a much-anticipated witness, bearing the audience’s hope this man, a poet, would be able to explain – to capture and to transmit – the experience of… The Conversation · Jul 3, 2025
Airstrikes and shootings kill 94 Palestinians in Gaza including dozens trying to get aid, officials say Israel is facing ongoing criticism of its handling of food aid in the war-torn enclave, as efforts to forge a ceasefire continue The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025
Hope for a ceasefire in Gaza (but not much) This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email newsletter. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox. The Conversation · Jul 3, 2025
Gaza Civil Defence Says Israeli Forces Kill 69 People Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 69 people on Thursday, including 15 in a strike on a school sheltering Palestinians displaced by the war nearing its 22nd month. International Business Times · Jul 3, 2025
Israel steps up deadly bombardment of Gaza before ceasefire talks Officials say about 90 people killed since Wednesday night as Israeli security cabinet prepares for meeting The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2025
‘A plea for connection’: Gaza musicians perform at Sydney Opera House as cultural institutions destroyed at home Israel’s bombardment of Gaza is ‘destroying heritage and history and culture’, says curator Ayse Goknur Shanal. Her show is ‘trying to protect and preserve’ The Guardian - AU · Jul 3, 2025
Danish police examine suspicious package delivered to Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen Security around Israeli and Jewish institutions across Europe has been rarmped up after a 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran in June and as concern mounts over how Israel is conducting its military operation in Gaza. Euronews · Jul 3, 2025
Gaza film’s producer accuses BBC of trying to gag him over decision to drop it Ben de Pear hits out at ‘PR person’ Tim Davie and claims corporation attempted to use legal gagging clauses The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2025
US contractors claim colleagues fired live rounds at Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza Two contractors employed by UG Solutions spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity as they were revealing their employers’ internal operations. Euronews · Jul 3, 2025
A new Gaza ceasefire deal is on the table – will this time be different? The US president, Donald Trump, says that Israel has agreed to terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza. If that sounds familiar, it is. The Conversation · Jul 3, 2025
UN expert calls on world to end trade with Israel’s ‘economy of genocide’ UN Special Rapporteur Albanese says dozens of companies play a role in ‘sustaining Israel’s settler-colonial project’. Al Jazeera · Jul 3, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2025 Global firms ‘profiting from genocide’ in Gaza, says UN rapporteur Report by Francesca Albanese singles out companies such as Palantir and calls for prosecutions
The National (Scotland) · Jul 3, 2025 Experts identify 230kg bomb used in deadly Gaza beach cafe strike ISRAELI military forces used a 500lb (230kg) bomb when it attacked a family-run cafe in Gaza on Monday.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2025 First Thing: Trump’s bill of tax and welfare cuts passes step in House Key rule approved at 4am after Republican holdouts agree to move forward on debate. Plus, fragments show Israeli military used US-made 500lb bomb in Gaza cafe strike
The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025 Amnesty International says Israel and aid system use starvation to commit Gaza genocide Amnesty International has issued a report saying a controversial system to distribute aid in Gaza uses starvation tactics against Palestinians to continue to commit genocide in the Gaza Strip during Israel’s war with Hamas
We Got This Covered · Jul 3, 2025 ‘There are innocent people being hurt. Badly. Needlessly’: U.S. contractors horrified at colleagues shooting starving people in Gaza Now Americans are joining in on IDF cruelty.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2025 UN expert asks states to cut trade ties with Israel over ‘genocidal campaign’ in Gaza – as it happened ‘The situation in the occupied Palestinian territory is apocalyptic,’ UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese said
Euronews · Jul 3, 2025 Gaza heatwave deepens humanitarian crisis amid water shortages As temperatures in Gaza soar past 30°C, families like Reda Abu Hadayed’s are battling searing heat in makeshift tents with little water or electricity.
The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025 82 Palestinians killed in Gaza, including 38 people waiting for aid, authorities say Airstrikes and shootings killed 82 Palestinians in Gaza overnight, including 38 while attempting to get much-needed humanitarian aid, hospitals and the Health Ministry said Thursday
Al Jazeera · Jul 3, 2025 Israel kills more than 300 in Gaza in 48 hours as focus intensifies on GHF Gaza’s Government Media Office says Israel has committed ’26 bloody massacres’ in the last two days.
The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025 In Gaza, summer heat amplifies the daily struggle to survive The heat in Gaza has set off a domino effect, intensifying hardships for its 2 million residents
The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2025 Gaza: Doctors Under Attack review – this crucial film is the stuff of nightmares. But the world needs to see it The film the BBC refused to air shows the targeting, detainment and torture of medics in Gaza. Its relentless timeline of horrors will never leave you