ISRAELI MEDIA: Israel Hayom reported that an Israeli soldier was found dead at a military base in the south of the country. An investigation has been opened into the incident.

HAMAS STATEMENT: Hamas said that its leadership continues intensive and responsible efforts to ensure the success of the ongoing round of negotiations, aiming for a comprehensive agreement. Hamas said it is seeking an agreement that would end the aggression, ensure the entry of aid, and ease the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he and President Trump agree on the necessity of releasing hostages and ensuring that Gaza does not pose a threat to Israel. He denied any plans to expel Gaza’s residents and said Trump had never suggested such a move. Netanyahu stated that Israel seeks to end Hamas’ rule in Gaza and is aiming for a deal, but not at any cost.

AXIOS: According to sources cited by Axios, Ron Dermer argued during the meeting that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under significant pressure from his coalition not to offer major concessions.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES STATEMENT: Al-Qassam Brigades announced that its fighters targeted an Israeli military excavator and a Merkava tank east of Jabaliya City last Sunday.

GAZA CIVIL DEFENSE: The Civil Defense in Gaza told Al Jazeera that intense Israeli bombardment was preventing emergency crews from rescuing those missing or trapped in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood.

ISRAEL HAYOM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering extending his visit to Washington through the end of the week. This marks his third trip to the US since Donald Trump returned to the presidency.

AL-JAZEERA: Several people were injured and others are missing following Israeli airstrikes on homes in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City.

AL-JAZEERA: A senior Al-Qassam commander told Al Jazeera:

Today’s attempt to capture a soldier in Khan Yunis did not succeed, but future operations will.

Our fighters are lying in wait in combat tunnels and ambushes, preparing to inflict heavy losses on enemy soldiers and vehicles.

With their recent operations, our fighters have shattered the Israeli army’s illusion of power and dragged its soldiers through the mud of Gaza.

The military spokesman for Ansarallah stated:

We targeted the ship Eternity C, which was heading to the occupied port of Umm al-Rashrash (Eilat).

We targeted the ship with a naval drone and six missiles, causing it to sink.

The targeting came after the vessel ignored calls and warnings from the Yemeni naval forces.

The military operation was carried out in support of the oppressed Palestinian people and their fighters.

We affirm our continued efforts to block Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea.

We rescued a number of crew members from the targeted ship and provided them with medical care.

Ansarallah War Media Publishes Full Footage of 'MAGIC SEAS' Operation

The video shows all stages of the targeting, from the warning ignored by the vessel to its eventual sinking for violating the Yemeni Armed Forces’ ban on entering occupied Palestinian ports. pic.twitter.com/iqfqzL3cIl

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) July 9, 2025

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli sources reported the killing of a bulldozer driver contracted by the Israeli Ministry of Defense in the battles in Khan Yunis.

Since the resumption of the war on Gaza in March, at least 38 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 98 injured in ambushes and sniper attacks.

Since the start of 2025, the total stands at 50 killed and 118 wounded.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES:

This morning we raided a gathering of enemy soldiers and vehicles in the Abasan al-Kabira area east of Khan Yunis.

We targeted a Merkava tank and a Zionist armored personnel carrier with Yassin 105 shells in Khan Yunis.
Our fighters observed helicopter landings to evacuate the soldiers after the raid.

Our fighters attempted to capture one of the soldiers, but due to battlefield conditions, they killed him and seized his weapon.

AL-JAZEERA: An Al Jazeera correspondent reported intense Israeli artillery shelling on Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Hospital sources in Gaza reported that 39 Palestinians have been martyred in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip since dawn on Wednesday, including 19 in Gaza City and the northern parts of the Strip.
A source at Al-Shifa Hospital confirmed that four people, including a child, were martyred in an Israeli strike on a house in Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: The Al-Qassam Brigades said their fighters targeted an Israeli D9 bulldozer with a Shawaz explosive device in the Ma’an area south of Khan Yunis on June 24.

GAZA EMERGENCY SERVICES: Emergency services in Gaza reported four martyrs and several wounded after an Israeli drone strike on a vehicle in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis, southern Gaza.

DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS: Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reported that the death rate of infants under one month old in Gaza has increased sixfold since October 7, 2023.

AL-QUDS BRIGADES: Al-Quds Brigades said its fighters successfully sniped an Israeli soldier positioned atop Mount Al-Sourani in Al-Tuffah neighborhood, eastern Gaza City.

Al-Quds Brigades release footage showing their fighters, alongside other Palestinian resistance factions, targeting Zionist enemy soldiers and vehicles in Khan Younis with mortar shells. pic.twitter.com/CwmAJ4WLG2

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) July 9, 2025

UK GOVERNMENT: Britain’s Minister for the Middle East expressed dismay at the Israeli defense minister’s proposal to relocate Gaza’s population to Rafah.

RESISTANCE STATEMENT: The Al-Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades said they shelled a gathering of Israeli soldiers and military vehicles east of Jabaliya with mortar rounds.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: Amnesty International condemned Israel’s plan to create a so-called “humanitarian city” in Gaza, describing it as outrageous and inhumane.

FOX BUSINESS: Speaking to Fox Business, Netanyahu claimed Israel is exploring options to open energy, communication, and trade routes linking Asia and Europe through the Arabian Peninsula and into Israel.

ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli army claimed that fighters from Brigade 300 carried out special operations to prevent Hezbollah from repositioning in southern Lebanon.

ARABIC MEDIA: Marwan Al-Hams, Director of Field Hospitals for Gaza’s Ministry of Health, has issued a dire warning, stating that hundreds of people will die due to the depletion of fuel in northern Gaza’s hospitals.

Speaking to Al Jazeera, Al-Hams described the situation as “very difficult,” with worsening conditions for the wounded amid the spread of epidemics. He specifically mentioned the spread of spinal meningitis, which they are currently unable to manage.

Al-Hams emphasized the immediate threat, stating that the failure to bring in fuel will lead to the death of dozens of premature babies within two days. He added that patients requiring kidney dialysis and intensive care face certain death due to the lack of fuel.

STATEMENT: Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement, has released footage showing its fighters, in cooperation with other Palestinian resistance factions, targeting gatherings of Israeli soldiers and vehicles with mortar shells. The attacks occurred in areas of Israeli incursion within Khan Yunis city, southern Gaza Strip.

🔴 سرايا القدس: مشاهد من استهداف مجاهديها مع فصائل المقاومة الفلسطينية بقذائف الهاون تجمعات لجنود وآليات العدو الصهيوني في مناطق التوغل بمدينة خانيونس.#حرب_غزة pic.twitter.com/yVvlCHD4TP

— ساحات – عاجل 🇵🇸 (@Sa7atPlBreaking) July 9, 2025

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has issued a grave warning, stating that Israel is planning to forcibly detain Gaza Strip residents in a closed detention camp built on the ruins of Rafah.

The Monitor highlights that the plan, revealed by Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, to relocate Gazan residents to a “humanitarian zone” represents a dangerous escalation in the ongoing genocide.

Key concerns raised by the Euro-Med Monitor include:

Forced Relocation and Restrictions: The plan reportedly involves transferring 600,000 Palestinians after subjecting them to “security checks,” with severe restrictions on their movement and prevention from leaving the designated area.

Demographic Change: This plan is seen as a deliberate step to empty Gaza of its inhabitants and forcibly impose a new demographic reality.

“Voluntary Migration” Concern: The danger of this scheme is amplified by the Defense Minister’s welcoming of what he called the “voluntary migration” of Palestinians, which the Monitor interprets as Israel adopting a policy of external displacement.

Not Humanitarian, but Ethnic Cleansing: The Monitor asserts that concentrating Gaza’s population in the south is not a humanitarian objective, but rather a transitional phase within a systematic plan to depopulate Gaza, representing a direct continuation of displacement and ethnic cleansing policies.

Violation of International Law: The plan is considered a serious violation of international humanitarian law, falling under acts of forced displacement, persecution, and apartheid.

Truce Exploitation: Statements by Katz regarding the exploitation of a temporary ceasefire suggest that the purpose of a truce is not to halt the genocide but to give the army time and field conditions to establish mass detention camps.

Semantic Manipulation: The use of terms like “humanitarian zone” or “humanitarian transit zone” for these camps is seen as intentional manipulation of terminology to justify coercive policies aimed at reshaping Gaza’s demographic reality.

Non-Voluntary Departure: Any departure from the Gaza Strip under current circumstances cannot be considered “voluntary,” given that residents are stripped of any real ability to make a free decision.

ARABIC MEDIA: Thamir Al-Khitan, Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, told Al Jazeera that fuel and humanitarian aid must be immediately allowed into the Gaza Strip.

Al-Khitan stated that Israel is permitting only a small amount of UN aid to enter Gaza. He added, “We have all witnessed the shooting and aerial bombardment targeting civilians near aid distribution points.”

He concluded by calling on influential countries to pressure Israel to allow aid to enter.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: 30 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip since dawn on Wednesday.

In a related development, Nasser Medical Complex reported that eight people were killed by Israeli occupation forces near aid distribution centers north of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip.

مشاهد تُظهر تكدس جثامين الشهداء بمستشفى ناصر بعد ليلة دامية في قطاع #غزة#حرب_غزة #فيديو pic.twitter.com/3Pru0Z8p2M

— قناة الجزيرة (@AJArabic) July 9, 2025

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli military announced that it has carried out “special operations” in southern Lebanon, with the stated aim of preventing Hezbollah from re-establishing its presence in the areas.

According to the Israeli army:

Fighters from Brigade 300 were deployed to execute special operations and prevent Hezbollah’s repositioning in southern Lebanese areas.

Brigade 300 conducted an operation in Jabal Blat, destroying Hezbollah’s warehouses and rocket launching positions.

Brigade 300 fighters located and destroyed combat means near the Labouneh area in southern Lebanon.

STATEMENT: Amnesty International has stated that the Israeli Defense Minister’s plans to gather Gaza’s population in a “humanitarian city” are outrageous and inhumane.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: The Al-Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades announced that they targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers and vehicles east of Jabaliya town with mortar shells.

AL-JAZEERA: The British Minister for Middle East Affairs has expressed dismay over the Israeli Defense Minister’s proposal to transfer Gaza’s population to Rafah.

The British minister emphasized that the area of Palestinian territories should not be reduced, and civilians must be enabled to return to their towns.

He further stressed the importance of moving towards a ceasefire agreement and opening a path towards lasting peace.

ISRAELI MEDIA (Cited in Al-Jazeera): An Israeli news website quoted Reserve Lieutenant Colonel Yossi Levy of the Netzah Yehuda Battalion as stating: “What happened in Beit Hanoun yesterday is the most difficult event for the Netzah Yehuda Battalion since its establishment.”

Sniper Fire, RPGs, and Ambushes: Qassam Video Shows Fierce Clashes in Gaza

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli occupation forces have demolished residential buildings in the Zeitoun neighborhood, located in southeastern Gaza City.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Gaza hospitals report that 16 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli occupation strikes across several areas of the Gaza Strip since dawn on Wednesday.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Wednesday that his meeting with US President Donald Trump focused on efforts to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza. Netanyahu reaffirmed his determination to “eliminate” the military and administrative capabilities of the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas.

Netanyahu added that he and Trump also discussed the consequences and potential offered by the “great victory we achieved over Iran.”

This marks Netanyahu’s third visit to the United States since Trump began his second term on January 20.

AL-JAZEERA: Mohammed Abu Salmiya, Director of Al-Shifa Medical Complex, told Al Jazeera: “The situation in Gaza is dire. We have been warning for days and weeks about the fuel shortage, and we are now in a state of emergency. The remaining fuel we have will not last until the morning.”

The power outage in sections of Al-Shifa Medical Complex due to a severe fuel shortage constitutes a humanitarian crime that threatens the lives of patients and the wounded. It reveals the scale of the worsening health catastrophe caused by the blockade imposed by the Israeli… pic.twitter.com/Z9y4k8jD9g

— MOATH (@Moathhamze) July 8, 2025

US HOUSE SPEAKER: I discussed with Netanyahu America’s commitment to Israel’s security. Our shared goal is to reach an agreement on Gaza.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Hospital sources in Gaza reported that the number of Palestinians martyred in Israeli airstrikes across the Strip since dawn on Tuesday has risen to 95.

SKY NEWS (citing informed sources): Trump is exerting significant pressure on Netanyahu to end the war in Gaza. US pressure on Israel to accept a Gaza deal has already begun and will intensify tonight.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Nasser Medical Complex confirmed that seven Palestinians, including three children, were martyred in an Israeli strike on a tent sheltering displaced persons west of Khan Yunis.

AL-JAZEERA: WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier told Al Jazeera that the scenario in Gaza is catastrophic due to ongoing bombardment of facilities and the prevention of aid entry.

US STATE DEPARTMENT: “President Trump has been optimistic from the beginning and remains so about a Gaza ceasefire. We are hopeful about reaching a 60-day ceasefire agreement that includes the release of 10 live hostages and 9 bodies.”

GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: The Gaza Ministry of Health has recorded an alarming increase in meningitis cases amid unprecedented health, humanitarian, and environmental deterioration. The ministry issued an urgent appeal to all relevant parties to intervene immediately and improve the health situation to prevent the disease from spreading.