GAZA, July 12, 2026 (WAFA) – The death toll from the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip has risen to 73,223, with 173,654 people injured since October 7, 2023, medical sources in the enclave said Saturday.
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Four killed in Israeli drone strike on Gaza City
At least four Palestinians were killed and others wounded on Sunday in an Israeli drone strike targeting Gaza City, according to Wafa news agency.
Wafa reported that an Israeli drone struck a metal workshop on al-Sinaa Street in southwestern Gaza City.
MoPH: Cumulative toll of aggression since March 2 reached 4,321 martyrs, 12,204 wounded
NNA – The Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Public Health issued a statement this afternoon, indicating that the total toll of the aggression from March 2 to July 9 has reached 4,321 martyrs and 12,204 wounded.
Israel must immediately release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya: UN experts
On 27 December 2024, Kamal Adwan Hospital was the last functioning hospital in North Gaza. “The hospital’s director, Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya along with other medical staff and patients were illegally detained by Israel on the basis of the abusive Unlawful Combatants’ Law”, the experts said.
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“Israel and its allies have ignored the International Court of Justice and UN mechanims and experts as they continue to commit these violations of international law without any consequences,” they said.
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The experts:
– Tlaleng Mofokeng, Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
– Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967
– Morris Tidball-Binz, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
– Ben Saul, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedom while countering terrorism
MoPH: Cumulative toll of aggression since March 2 reached 4319 martyrs, 12203 wounded
NNA – The Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Public Health issued a statement this afternoon, indicating that the total toll of the aggression from March 2 to July 6 has reached to 4319 martyrs and 12203 wounded
Gaza death toll rises to 73,102, health authorities say
The sources added that since the ceasefire started on October 11 last year, the death toll has reached 1,076, while 3,474 people have been injured. They also said that 799 bodies have been recovered during the same period.
Health authorities noted that an unknown number of victims remain trapped beneath the rubble and on roads, as ambulance and civil defense crews are still unable to reach many affected areas.
Save Dr. Abu Safiya
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya to his attorney: “This is the last time you’ll see me… They brought me here to kill me.”
Recent reports raise grave concerns about Dr. Abu Safiya and the other healthcare professionals from Gaza held in Israeli detention facilities.
PHRI demands the immediate removal of Dr. Abu Safiya from the Rekafet underground security facility and an urgent assessment of his condition by an independent actor, before it is too late.
Detained Gaza doctor almost unrecognisable after injuries in Israeli jail, lawyer says
“I have visited Dr Abu Safiya several times since his detention, but the individual I encountered during this latest visit was not the same person I had previously met,” Odeh said on Sunday, calling for an immediate independent medical examination. ‘‘His physical and psychological state, the severe injuries visible on his body, and his personal testimony leave no room for doubt: his life is in immediate danger.”
Abu Safiya appeared frightened, distressed and reluctant to speak freely in the meeting, Odeh said, but told his lawyer that he was subjected to daily beatings in the Rakefet jail, and had lost consciousness several times as a result.
Rakefet, where prisoners never see daylight, was built in the 1980s to hold senior organised crime figures before being closed on the grounds it was inhumane. It was reopened on the orders of the far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir.
Kidnapped Gaza Doctor Faces ‘Life-Threatening Condition’ in Israeli Captivity
A famed Palestinian hospital director who Israel abducted in December 2024 is on the brink of death, his lawyer warns.
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya has been in Israeli captivity for 18 months, ever since Israeli forces shut down the crucial Kamal Adwan Hospital – the second largest in northern Gaza – in the winter of 2024.
Now, Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) is relaying a warning from Abu Safiya’s lawyer, Nasser Odeh, that the prominent Palestinian pediatrician and hospital director is in “life-threatening condition” and enduring “daily violence and beatings.”
Hamas dissolves its government in Gaza to transfer power to a UN-backed committee
The committee of technocrats, which is based in Cairo, is chaired by Ali Shaath, a Gaza-born engineer and former official with the Palestinian Authority. It has a mandate to restore essential services and oversee civilian affairs under the supervision of the U.N. and the Board of Peace.
Hamas announces dissolution of Gaza governing body
The Palestinian group Hamas has announced the dissolution of the body that has governed Gaza for nearly two decades, paving the way for a technocratic committee to implement civilian rule in the war-ravaged, besieged territory.
The move on Monday marks a significant political shift by Hamas, which has governed Gaza since its fighters seized control from rival Palestinian movement Fatah in 2007 after Hamas won legislative elections the previous year.
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Aggression Overall Toll: 4303 martyrs, 12202 wounded
NNA – Ministry of Public Health‘s Emergency Operations Center announced Saturday that the cumulative toll resulting from the ongoing Israeli attacks since March 2 to-date has risen to 4,303 martyrs and 12,202 injured.
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Presidency warns of dangerous escalation amid colonist attacks, calls for international protection
RAMALLAH, July 4, 2026 (WAFA) – Presidential Spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh affirmed that the organized terrorism carried out by colonist gangs against Palestinian villages and towns in Jenin, Nablus, Jerusalem, and Hebron in the occupied West Bank is a dangerous escalation of violence.
In a statement, Abu Rudeineh said the attacks have included assaults on homes and residents, the burning of agricultural land, the uprooting and destruction of olive trees, damage to private property, and the seizure of water sources.
He said the escalation, carried out with the direct protection and support of the Israeli army, which continues its daily policy of killing in the Gaza Strip, necessitates immediate international intervention to provide international protection for the Palestinian people before the situation spirals out of control.
Assembly declares Israel’s war in Gaza a genocide
MILWAUKEE — The 227th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) voted last week 454-15 to adopt RIW-04, declaring that the government of Israel has violated the international law prohibiting genocide in its war in Gaza. The Reformed Identity Around the World (RIW) Committee approved the overture with amendments, 55-4, before it reached the floor of the assembly.
Health Ministry: Death Toll Since March 2 Rises to 4,297
NNA – Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health said the cumulative toll from the Israeli aggression between March 2 and July 1 has reached 4,297 killed and 12,196 injured, according to the ministry’s Emergency Operations Center.
Health Ministry: Death Toll Since March 2 Rises to 4,297
NNA – Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health said the cumulative toll from the Israeli aggression between March 2 and July 1 has reached 4,297 killed and 12,196 injured, according to the ministry’s Emergency Operations Center.
Israeli forces intensify military operations across Gaza
WAFA correspondents reported that Israeli occupation forces carried out four large-scale demolition operations at dawn on Tuesday, targeting homes and civilian infrastructure in the eastern and northeastern areas of Khan Younis.
Artillery shelling also struck the northwestern areas of Rafah, while Israeli military vehicles opened fire toward the eastern parts of Khan Younis.
In Gaza City, Israeli forces detonated a booby-trapped robot loaded with a large quantity of explosives, targeting homes in the Tuffah neighborhood in the northeast of the city. This coincided with heavy gunfire from military vehicles and sporadic explosions in the Shuja‘iyya and Tuffah neighborhoods.
Lebanon army chief, US CENTCOM commander meet
General Rodolph Haykal received Admiral Brad Cooper and a military delegation at his office in Yarze town south of Beirut, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reports.
The two discussed the latest developments in war-torn Lebanon and the wider Middle East, as well as ways to strengthen future cooperation between the two armies.
Haykal expressed gratitude for US support saying “the necessity of continued cooperation between the two armies in a way that preserves Lebanon’s security and stability”.
Aggression toll: 4247 martyrs, 12195 wounded
NNA – The Public Health Ministry‘s Emergency Operations Center stated on Sunday that the cumulative toll of the aggression from March 2nd to June 28th reached: 4,247 martyrs and 12,195 wounded.
Lebanon Death Toll from Israeli Aggression Reaches 4,247: Health Ministry
The death toll from Israeli aggression on Lebanon since March 2 has risen to 4,247, with 12,195 people injured, as strikes continue across various areas of the country.
Gaza death toll rises to 73,058 amid ongoing aggression
GAZA, June 29, 2026 (WAFA) – Medical sources in the Gaza Strip announced on Monday that the death toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 73,058, with 173,488 injured since 7 October 2023.
The same sources said that hospitals in the Strip received four new fatalities and eight injuries over the past 24 hours.
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Und wir sterben.
President Abbas sends letters to world leaders warning of Israeli measures targeting churches in occupied Jerusalem
In his messages, President Abbas warned against Israel‘s attempt to impose the municipal property tax known as „Arnona“ on churches, describing the move as an unprecedented and flagrant violation of the historic and legal status quo governing the holy sites, as well as a direct attack on the Christian presence and religious institutions in occupied East Jerusalem.
He stressed that Jerusalem enjoys a special legal status under international law, supported by the international community since the 1947 UN Partition Plan, and reiterated that the international community recognizes East Jerusalem as an integral part of the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967.
President Abbas also referred to relevant UN Security Council resolutions, including 242, 252, 267, 338, 476, 478, and 2334, which affirm that the acquisition of territory by force is inadmissible and that all unilateral Israeli measures aimed at altering the character, legal status, demographic composition, or institutions of Jerusalem are null and void and without legal effect.
He emphasized that no measure taken by the occupying power can be interpreted as granting Israel sovereignty or legal jurisdiction over occupied East Jerusalem or its Islamic and Christian holy sites and endowments.
Netanyahu says ‚there is no room for two states‘
“Another principle of the government, of the broad national government that I intend to lead, is that there is no room for two states. Between the sea and the Jordan River, there is no room for two states,” he told reporters.
“Now, you ask me, three years ago, before the war, the public was divided on this issue. Although I believe that most of the public was opposed, a significant portion supported it. I think that has changed. This is now a basis for agreement.”
Earlier, he described the framework agreement with Lebanon as a „historic accomplishment“ and a „massive blow to Iran and Hezbollah“.
Netanyahu said the understandings reached with Lebanon and the US recognise Israel‘s right to maintain a security zone inside southern Lebanon for as long as it considers necessary.