ASSOCIATED PRESS: American private contractors guarding Gaza aid distribution sites have used live ammunition, according to AP sources. Gunfire was reportedly directed indiscriminately, sometimes toward Palestinians waiting for aid. Security staff allegedly used stun grenades and pepper spray routinely. Aid distribution was described as chaotic and lacking leadership.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA (citing medical sources): At least 112 Palestinians were killed today in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza, including 25 aid seekers, local hospitals reported.

US STATE DEPARTMENT: Washington reiterated that reaching a ceasefire in Gaza is the first step before planning post-war recovery. The statement acknowledged that Gaza is currently “uninhabitable” and will require major reconstruction efforts with the support of Arab partners.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Channel 12 reported that if Hamas agrees to a deal returning all captives, it would lead to an end to Israeli military operations. Sources indicated that an Israeli technical delegation may head to Doha or Cairo if Hamas responds positively to current proposals.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: At least 108 Palestinians were killed across the Gaza Strip today in a series of Israeli airstrikes, according to hospital reports.

AL-QUDS BRIGADES: Al-Quds Brigades claimed responsibility for detonating an explosive device that destroyed an Israeli military vehicle near the club area in al-Qarara, north of Khan Yunis.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Channel 12 reported that US President Donald Trump is expected to receive recently released Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander at the White House on Thursday, according to Israeli media.

US MEDIA: According to Axios, Washington will support extending the Gaza ceasefire beyond 60 days if no final agreement is reached—provided negotiations remain serious. An Israeli official said the US wants talks to continue even if the current framework fails to yield a deal within the set timeframe.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Seven Palestinians were killed and others injured when Israeli forces bombed a gathering in the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza.

UNFPA: The United Nations Population Fund warned that the ongoing fuel crisis in Gaza threatens to collapse the entire humanitarian aid response, undermining essential operations across the Strip.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE:

Israeli airstrikes killed Dr. Marwan Sultan, director of the Indonesian Hospital, along with his family, as Gaza’s Health Ministry reports the deliberate targeting of medical personnel.

Indonesian Hospital Director, Family Killed as Israel Targets Medical Workers

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: The controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which oversees the US-backed Israeli aid distribution scheme in Gaza, is to be dissolved in Geneva, Swiss public broadcaster RTS reported Wednesday.

The Swiss Federal Supervisory Authority for Foundations (FSA) “ordered the formal dissolution” of the Geneva-based organization, RTS reported, adding that the organization has been the subject of controversy for months.

Swiss Authority Orders Dissolution of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

AL JAZEERA: The British government has moved to ban Palestine Action, labeling it a terrorist organization under the Terrorism Act. The decision follows a protest at the Brize Norton military base, where activists spray-painted warplanes red in opposition to UK arms sales to Israel.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper called the protest “shameful” and a threat to national security. The ban comes as several MPs in the same Parliament push for official recognition of a Palestinian state, underscoring a growing divide over UK policy on Palestine.

Meanwhile, in a voice of support for Palestinian rights within the same Parliament, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee Milly Thornberry urged the UK to recognize the state of Palestine in coordination with France—highlighting the growing divide in British policy on the issue.

🇬🇧 The UK has banned Palestine Action, labeling it a terrorist group after activists painted warplanes red at a military base in protest of arms sales to Israel.

🗣 Meanwhile, Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Milly Thornberry is urging Britain to recognize Palestine alongside… pic.twitter.com/dhXqpLWbiC

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) July 2, 2025

GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: The Director General of Gaza’s Health Ministry mourned Dr. Marwan Sultan, Director of the Indonesian Hospital, calling him one of the sector’s top scientific figures. Sultan was killed alongside several family members in an Israeli strike.

FINANCIAL TIMES: Israeli Minister Ron Dermer told US officials that Israel is willing to compromise on some military withdrawal positions and the logistics of aid distribution during a potential agreement, according to FT, citing US sources.

TIMES OF ISRAEL: A new poll conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute shows that only 40% of the public trusts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

ISRAELI HOME FRONT: Two rockets were intercepted over the northern Gaza envelope. Sirens were heard in Sderot and Ibim.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: A strike on a building sheltering displaced families in Gaza City’s Al-Zeitoun neighborhood killed 17 Palestinians, mostly women and children.

AL JAZEERA: An Israeli drone targeted a civil defense unit as they headed to a rescue mission in Gaza City.

ISRAELI ARMY: An Israeli sergeant from the 82nd Armored Battalion was killed, and three others were critically wounded, including a tank commander and a soldier from the elite Egoz unit, during separate incidents in northern Gaza.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Despite the signs of steady strategic decline since 1967, Israel remains fixated on war as the solution to the problems it has created for itself through its lawlessness and brutality.

Read the latest article by Professor Jeremy Salt.

From the Six-Day War to the 12-Day War: Israel’s Military Decline

US MEDIA: According to CBS News citing Israeli sources, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has expressed support for a U.S.-led ceasefire proposal.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Medical sources in Gaza reported that 11 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire today while waiting for humanitarian aid in various areas across the Gaza Strip.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: A Palestinian family of five was detained for more than 24 hours at a Buenos Aires airport before being deported, according to Argentinian media reports.

The Palestinian family from Bethlehem arrived at Ezeiza Airport on June 16, having traveled via Jordan after a delay in leaving the West Bank for Jordan, then on to Istanbul and Brazil before landing in Argentina.

Palestinian Family Held for 24 Hours, Deported from Buenos Aires Airport

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Medical sources in Gaza reported that 67 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on multiple areas across the Strip since early Wednesday morning.

UNRWA: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) said that the population in Gaza is exhausted and called for urgent efforts to avoid famine by resuming aid deliveries under UN mechanisms.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli media reported that one soldier was killed and five others injured in three separate shooting operations carried out by Palestinian resistance fighters in Gaza today, including one in the Shujaiya neighborhood. Two locations remain under a media blackout.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: The Al-Qassam Brigades announced that its fighters detonated an explosive device targeting an Israeli Merkava tank on a supply route in the Al-Zannah area, east of Khan Yunis.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Palestinian Resistance groups, led by the Al-Quds Brigades—the military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement—announced a series of complex and coordinated attacks against Israeli occupation forces in various areas of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, inflicting heavy casualties.

According to Israeli media, multiple soldiers were killed and wounded in what were described as two “difficult security incidents” in the Strip.

Israeli Soldiers Killed, Wounded in Complex Resistance Attacks in Gaza

SWISS GOVERNMENT: The Swiss government has initiated procedures to dissolve the Geneva branch of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation due to legal irregularities.

HAMAS STATEMENT: The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas said that mediators are intensifying their efforts to bridge existing gaps and reach a framework agreement for a new round of negotiations.

AL-JAZEERA: The director of Al-Shifa Medical Complex described the killing of the Indonesian hospital director in an Israeli airstrike as a deliberate assassination targeting Gaza’s medical personnel.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to secure the release of all Israeli captives and to uproot Hamas completely, declaring the end of the era of “Hamastan.”

ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli army announced it has removed the “closed military zone” designation from towns surrounding Gaza, following a reassessment of the security situation.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has officially ratified a law suspending the country’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iranian media reported on Wednesday.

The decision comes in the aftermath of a 12-day war during which Israeli and US forces carried out aerial strikes on Iranian nuclear and military facilities, as well as civilian infrastructure.

The new law also bars IAEA inspectors from entering Iran and prohibits the installation of surveillance cameras at nuclear facilities.

Iran Suspends Cooperation with IAEA, Bars Inspectors from Nuclear Sites

GAZA REVOLUTIONARY COURT: A Gaza court has given Yasser Abu Shabab of Rafah 10 days to turn himself in. He faces three criminal charges. If he fails to appear, he will be tried in absentia and classified as a fugitive. The court urged anyone aware of his location to come forward or risk being charged with harboring a fugitive.

AL-JAZEERA: Dr. Marwan Sultan, director of the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, was killed in an Israeli airstrike west of Gaza City, according to a medical source at Al-Shifa Hospital.

Dr. Marwan Sultan, director of the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, was killed in an Israeli airstrike west of Gaza City, according to a medical source at Al-Shifa Hospital. pic.twitter.com/MniOs7epxF

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) July 2, 2025

ISRAELI ARMY RADIO: For the first time since October 2023, the Israeli army has removed the classification of “closed military zone” from all towns bordering Gaza.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: An Israeli drone strike on central Khan Younis killed one Palestinian and injured others, according to medical sources.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli outlets reported two security incidents in Gaza earlier today. No further details were disclosed, but tensions remain high amid ongoing resistance operations.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: At least 43 Palestinians were killed today in continued Israeli bombardment, bringing the death toll since the March escalation to over 6,300, with more than 22,000 wounded. Among the dead are 600 Palestinians killed near US-Israeli-supervised aid distribution centers.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin said during a meeting with settler leader Yossi Dagan that “the time has come to apply sovereignty” over the occupied West Bank. Levin called this a “historic opportunity” and said it should top Israel’s political agenda.

AL-QUDS BRIGADES: Al-Quds Brigades announced that its fighters seized an Israeli reconnaissance drone while it was conducting intelligence operations over Khan Younis.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli outlets reported an unspecified “serious incident” in Gaza, without providing further details.

ISRAELI MEDIA: A soldier from the elite Egoz unit was killed by sniper fire in the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media reports.

ISRAELI MEDIA: An improvised explosive device detonated near an Israeli tank in Gaza, injuring four soldiers. Channel 12 noted that 20 Israeli soldiers have been killed over the past week, marking the heaviest toll in recent months.

Al-Quds Brigades released footage of their fighters targeting Israeli troops and military vehicles with mortar shells during the ongoing incursion into Khan Yunis. pic.twitter.com/3syDhC7ihP

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) July 2, 2025

ISRAELI MEDIA: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested to postpone his court testimony due to his planned visit to the United States. The Israeli Attorney General’s office has reportedly approved the request.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Titled ‘From Economy of Occupation to Economy of Genocide’, the report delivers a searing indictment of corporate involvement in Israel’s settler-colonial enterprise and its ongoing genocidal war on Gaza, accusing private and state-linked companies of enabling apartheid, war crimes, and genocide.

In an unusually aggressive response, the US Mission to the United Nations issued a public call for Albanese’s removal, accusing her of “virulent antisemitism,” “support for terrorism,” and of launching a “campaign of economic warfare targeting entities across the world.”

Economy of Genocide: UN Report Links Western Firms to Israeli War Crimes

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar stated that a large majority in the government and public support the current hostage deal proposal and urged action.

ISRAELI ARMY RADIO: Ram Ben Barak, former deputy head of Mossad, called on Netanyahu to proceed with the hostage exchange and avoid hesitation.

AL-JAZEERA: Opposition leader Yair Lapid told Netanyahu he has his full backing to move forward with a hostage deal, emphasizing the need to end the war.

AL-JAZEERA: Gaza’s Health Ministry, Dr. Marwan Al-Hams, warned of a looming disaster if Nasser Hospital runs out of fuel, reporting increasing cases of meningitis among children.

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GAZA GOVERNMENT MEDIA OFFICE: The media office accused Israel and the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation of targeting civilians waiting for aid. It called for a full international investigation and the replacement of the foundation with neutral organizations.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli bombardment killed at least 32 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, 24 of them in Khan Younis alone, since dawn.

AL-JAZEERA: Medical sources reported five Palestinians, including two children, were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting Deir al-Balah in central Gaza.

UNRWA: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency said people in Gaza are collapsing from hunger in the streets, with no access to drinking water, and called for urgent, UN-supervised aid delivery.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Four Palestinians, including children, were killed in an Israeli strike on a group in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza.

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— Muhammad in Gaza🇵🇸⚡️ (@7MohammedKhaled) July 1, 2025

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Six members of a single family were killed in an Israeli drone strike targeting a tent sheltering displaced people west of Khan Younis.

AL-JAZEERA: At least 13 Palestinians were killed in Israeli air raids on several locations in the Gaza Strip since dawn.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: An Israeli airstrike killed four people, including two children, after hitting a house in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood of eastern Gaza City.

ISRAELI MEDIA: A poll published by Haaretz found that 46% of Israelis express little or no trust in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and under 40% trust Defense Minister Yisrael Katz.

AL-JAZEERA: The United Nations reports:

Israeli military operations have intensified in Gaza since the latest displacement order was issued.

At least 1,500 families have been displaced from northern Gaza, as well as from the eastern part of Gaza governorate.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: A source at the Baptist Hospital reported that four Palestinians, including two children, were killed following an Israeli airstrike on a home in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood, eastern Gaza City.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Gaza hospitals report that 13 people have been killed in Israeli strikes across several areas of the Gaza Strip since dawn today.

Earlier, the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced that the total number of fatalities since Israel resumed its war on March 18 has reached 6,315, with 22,064 injured.

QUDS NEWS: Reports of intense Israeli shelling and air raids on various parts of Gaza, particularly in the eastern neighborhoods of Gaza City.

AL-JAZEERA (Citing Axios reports):

Israeli official: Dermer informed Wittkof during their meeting that Israel accepts the Qatari proposal.

Israeli official: Dermer told Wittkof that Israel is ready to begin indirect talks with Hamas to finalize the deal.

US official: We came with ideas, and our goal today was to get the Israelis to agree, and that’s what happened.

Hamdan: Hamas Offered Comprehensive Deal, Israel Blocking Ceasefire

PALESTINIAN MEDIA:

Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, reported that 10 people were injured in an Israeli drone strike on a tent sheltering displaced individuals near the hospital.

A number of Palestinians were injured by Israeli drone fire in the Al-Karama neighborhood, northwest of Gaza City.

A source in emergency services reported that a number of Palestinians were killed and injured in an Israeli strike on a home on Yafa Street, northeast of Gaza City.

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— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) July 1, 2025

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Members of the Abu Rizq family were killed as a result of the Israeli occupation’s bombing of a displaced persons’ tent in the Al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Yunis city.

Yusuf and Ibrahim Miqdad were killed in an Israeli occupation bombing near the Jasser building in central Khan Yunis city.

ARAB MEDIA: The Coordinator of the Palestinian Center for Missing and Forcibly Disappeared Persons stated to Al-Jazeera:

There is no seriousness from international parties regarding the issue of missing persons in Gaza.

There is no real pressure from international institutions on the occupation.

The occupation must be held accountable for crimes of enforced disappearance.

We have received thousands of reports from the families of missing persons.

We have documented many missing persons, especially in aid distribution areas.

We are striving to establish a database for war missing persons.

AL-JAZEERA: US President Donald Trump:

Representatives for him held a long and constructive meeting with the Israelis today regarding Gaza.

Israel has agreed to the necessary conditions to finalize a 60-day ceasefire.

During the ceasefire in Gaza, they will work with all parties to end the war.

He hopes Hamas accepts this agreement because the situation will not improve, but rather worsen.

The Qataris and Egyptians will present the final proposal to end the war in Gaza.

The Qataris and Egyptians have worked tirelessly to help bring peace to Gaza.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Nasser Medical Complex reported the martyrdom of six individuals following Israeli shelling that targeted a gathering of Palestinians in the center of Khan Yunis city and tents for displaced persons in the Al-Mawasi area, west of the city.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli forces launched a wave of intense airstrikes and fire belts across wide areas of Gaza, especially targeting Gaza City and Khan Yunis.

YAHYA SAREE: Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced that Ansarallah targeted Lod Airport in occupied Jaffa with a hypersonic ballistic missile. He said the strike halted airport operations and triggered mass evacuations.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Following a missile launch from Yemen, Israel reportedly intercepted the projectile and vowed revenge, as the US ambassador hinted at airstrikes on Yemen.

Missiles from Yemen and Gaza Trigger Air Raid Sirens across Israel

SOCIAL MEDIA: Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz vowed to strike the Houthis in Yemen following a missile launch intercepted by the Israeli military. “We hit the head of the snake in Iran. We will target the Houthis in Yemen too. The fate of Sanaa will be the fate of Tehran,” he wrote.

AL-JAZEERA: Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said Gaza dominates the agenda at the International Conference on Financing for Development. He reiterated his call for an end to the war and described Israel’s actions as violations of international law aiming to “turn Gaza into a massive graveyard.”

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: Hamas’s military wing claimed responsibility for launching Q20 rockets at the Israeli settlements of Nir Yitzhak and Mivtahim from the Khan Younis area, stating they targeted areas where Israeli military vehicles are stationed.

The Revolutionary Court in Gaza has given Israeli-backed militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab ten days to hand himself over for trial on various charges, including treason, or be tried in absentia.

Gaza Court Gives Abu Shabab Ten Days to Surrender or Face Trial in Absentia

AL-JAZEERA: The US again called on UN Secretary-General António Guterres to remove Francesca Albanese, accusing her of antisemitism and supporting terrorism following her remarks condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza.

AL-AQSA TV: Israeli warplanes launched a series of intense airstrikes and fire belts targeting the Al-Zeitoun area in eastern Gaza City.

ANADOLU NEWS AGENCY: Israeli forces shelled civilians waiting for humanitarian aid near the Netzarim corridor in central Gaza, killing 11 and injuring at least 84 others, according to the Anadolu news agency.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Hospitals in Gaza reported that 109 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since Tuesday morning, including 28 civilians waiting for aid distribution.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli media confirmed that the full security cabinet will meet Saturday evening to discuss developments in the prisoner exchange deal. Channel 12 reported Netanyahu is now prioritizing the deal with Hamas ahead of his trip to the US.

AXIOS (citing senior officials): Qatar has submitted a revised proposal to Israel and Hamas to advance hostage negotiations and reach a ceasefire. Changes focus on phrasing rather than substance. Hamas has yet to respond.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Citing Israeli officials, Channel 12 reports a “major breakthrough” could resume hostage talks within days. For the first time, Israel is open to terms it had previously rejected. US and Qatari pressure is reportedly behind the shift, ahead of the Trump-Netanyahu meeting.

GAZA CIVIL DEFENSE: More than 25 people are missing under rubble in Gaza’s Tuffah neighborhood after an Israeli airstrike. Rescue teams say they cannot reach the site due to continued bombardment.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: A parliamentary committee in the Israeli Knesset voted on Monday to advance the impeachment of Palestinian lawmaker Ayman Odeh over remarks he made welcoming the release of Palestinian detainees.

Who is Ayman Odeh, Palestinian MK Facing Impeachment after Knesset Vote?