Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly rejected a US-backed peace plan for Gaza, stating Israel will not withdraw from current positions until Hamas is completely disarmed. The statement contradicts terms proposed by the Board of Peace and threatens to derail Trump administration efforts to broker a Gaza settlement.
Israeli forces continued airstrikes in Gaza for a second consecutive day on Sunday, killing between 13 and 17 Palestinians according to various reports, even as U.S. President Donald Trump announced a breakthrough in implementing last year's ceasefire agreement. Israeli officials indicated there is no deal to halt military operations.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that his 'Board of Peace' has reached an agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups in Gaza. The announcement marks a significant development in efforts to address the security situation in the territory.
Israel's security cabinet voted on July 26, 2026, to allow the 200-member International Stabilization Force into Gaza under Trump's ceasefire framework, with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir casting the sole dissenting vote, one day before Prime Minister Netanyahu's visit to Washington.
Satellite imagery shows that Israel has constructed a network of earthen barriers totaling more than 23 kilometers in the area of Gaza’s “yellow line”, separating more than half of the territory under Israeli military control from the rest of the enclave. The project has heightened Palestinian fears that the temporary boundary could become permanent as implementation of the U.S.-backed ceasefire agreement remains stalled.
Israeli strikes killed at least a dozen people in Gaza over a 48-hour period, including six police officers in an attack on a police post in Jabaliya refugee camp, as violence continues despite a ceasefire agreement with Hamas that has been in place for months.
Nine months after a ceasefire was declared in October 2025, reports indicate ongoing violence in Gaza with at least six people killed in recent Israeli attacks, including children. Israel now controls nearly 70% of Gaza's territory, while conflicting accounts emerge about humanitarian conditions and civilian casualties during the ceasefire period.
Israeli military operations in Gaza City, Khan Younis, and other areas killed at least seven Palestinians, including a Hamas operative, an Egyptian aid worker, and a child, with more than 20 wounded. The attacks occurred amid what sources describe as continued violations of ceasefire terms.
Hamas announced the dissolution of its governing body in Gaza after nearly two decades in power, clearing the way for a technocratic committee backed by the UN to take over civilian administration. Israel dismissed the move as a 'stunt.'
Uganda's parliament voted Thursday to approve the potential deployment of its military to the Gaza Strip as part of a multinational security force proposed under U.S. President Donald Trump's ceasefire plan. Morocco has also pledged troops for the mission.
A UN independent international commission of inquiry has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza by deliberately targeting and killing Palestinian children, finding that approximately 30% of those killed in the conflict have been children. The report documents continued killings even after the October 2025 ceasefire, with over 265 children among more than 1,000 deaths since the truce began.
Palestinian health authorities report that Israeli military operations have killed 1,005 people in Gaza since a US-brokered ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas was reached in October, raising questions about the implementation of the truce.
Gaza's Health Ministry announced the Palestinian death toll from the ongoing conflict has exceeded 73,000, as Israeli forces continue conducting strikes even amid ceasefire negotiations and agreements.
