EU Commission Launches $1 Billion in Aid Projects for Gaza
The European Commission and more than a dozen countries launched the “Team Gaza Initiative” to deliver $1 billion in aid projects, including restoring water and sanitation services and re-establishing health systems, to help Gaza recover from war (Reuters).
Separately, a United Nations official said Hamas was disrupting aid distribution in the Gaza Strip (Reuters).
Hamas Dissolves Gazan Government
Hamas said it had dissolved its de facto government in Gaza and was ready to hand over to a group of Palestinian technocrats—a key part of the plan set out by U.S. President Donald Trump in October—but Israel dismissed it as a stunt (Reuters)
Israeli Strike Kills Two in Gaza
An Israeli airstrike killed at least two Palestinians and wounded several others in Gaza City, health officials said (Reuters)
Israeli Strikes Kill Eight in Gaza
Israeli strikes on southern and central Gaza killed at least eight people, including two children, and wounded at least twenty others, according to health officials and emergency services (AP)
Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian Man in West Bank
Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man inside his home in the occupied West Bank; the Israeli military said the man had thrown objects at the soldiers (AP)
Crisis Group Documents Unprecedented Israeli Control of West Bank Movement
International Crisis Group (ICG) published a new field report on the Israeli-occupied West Bank, finding that Israel now controls Palestinians’ freedom of movement “to an unprecedented degree, with ruinous socio-economic effects;” the report accompanied a June 15 analysis that described the West Bank economy as on the verge of collapse (ICG)
Separately, Israeli soldiers shot and killed two Palestinian teenagers in the West Bank; the Israeli military said the teenagers had attacked a nearby Jewish settlement with fire bombs and burning tires (Reuters)
Israeli Strikes Kill Nine in Gaza Strip
According to Gazan health officials, Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least nine people, including a child and an Al Jazeera journalist (Reuters)
Hamas Welcomes U.S.-Iran Deal
Hamas issued a statement welcoming the deal between the United States and Iran, expressing hope that it will “contribute to enhancing regional stability” (Times of Israel)
Meanwhile, the Gazan Healthy Ministry said Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least four (Reuters)
Death Toll in Gaza Tops 73,000 Amid Continued Israeli Strikes
The Palestinian death toll in Gaza has surpassed 73,000, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, as Israeli forces continued to conduct airstrikes in the territory (AP)
Meanwhile, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for Israel to formally annex the West Bank before the next election, describing it as “the ultimate response” to an international diplomatic campaign against Israel, in remarks delivered at a settlement (Times of Israel)
IDF Establishing First Permanent West Bank Post Since Oslo
The Israeli military is establishing a permanent outpost in Area A near Jenin, the first such presence in Palestinian Authority-controlled territory since the 1993 Oslo Accords (Haaretz)
Additionally, Israel is expected to approve the allocation of $337.8 million to build new settlements and connect them to infrastructure in the West Bank, Israeli anti-settlement group Peace Now said (Reuters)
Meanwhile, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom launched a peace fund to complement broader efforts towards a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with each country contributing $1.34 million (Reuters)
In Gaza, local health officials said Israeli strikes killed three people (Reuters)
Israeli Trade Restrictions Drive Sharp Price Increases in Gaza
The New York Times reported that Israeli trade restrictions and a wartime import system, in which a handful of approved Gazan businesspeople control access to goods and charge mounting fees to smaller merchants, have caused the price of basic items in Gaza to skyrocket, with flour rising from roughly 50 cents to $27 per kilogram since the war began (NYT)
The Gazan Health Ministry said Israeli strikes killed six Palestinians, including a child (Reuters)
Israeli Strikes Kill Nine in Gaza
Israeli strikes on a Hamas police post and a vehicle in the Gaza Strip killed at least nine people and wounded twenty, according to local health officials; meanwhile, Egypt began hosting a new round of truce talks with leaders from Hamas and other Palestinian factions (Times of Israel)
Additionally, Israel’s military said its police criminal investigation unit was investigating the recent killing of a seven-month-old Palestinian infant by an Israeli soldier in the West Bank (Reuters)
Israeli Strikes Kill Seven in Gaza
Seven people were killed and fifteen others were wounded when an Israeli airstrike targeted a large tent encampment in Gaza City (Reuters)
Israeli Troops Kill Seven-Month-Old Baby in West Bank
Israeli troops shot at a car in the West Bank, killing a seven-month-old Palestinian baby and wounding his parents, the Palestinian health ministry said (AP)
Israeli Strikes Kill At Least Ten in Gaza
Israeli strikes killed at least ten Palestinians, including five members of the same family, in separate attacks, the Gazan Health Ministry said (Reuters)
Israeli Strikes Kill Three in Gaza
Israeli strikes killed three Palestinians in Gaza, local health officials said; a Hamas official said that Israel has “rejected ending its attacks” and continues to restrict aid and goods coming into Gaza (Reuters)
Israeli Fire Kills Four in Gaza
Israeli fire killed at least four Palestinians in separate incidents across the Gaza Strip, local health officials said (Reuters)
Israeli Strike Kills Two in Gaza
An Israeli airstrike killed at least two Palestinians and wounded twelve at a Gaza cafe (Reuters)
Netanyahu Orders Israeli Military to Seize 70 Percent of Gaza Strip
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he has directed the Israeli military to take control of 70 percent of Gaza’s territory, significantly expanding beyond the terms of the October 2025 ceasefire agreement; the seizure would force Gaza’s 2.2 million Palestinians into less than a third of the coastal enclave’s original territory (Guardian)
Under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement, Israeli forces had withdrawn to a demarcation line known as the yellow line that left them controlling roughly 53 percent of Gaza (CNN)
Israeli Strike Kills Top Hamas Leader in Gaza
The IDF announced it killed Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the most senior military leader of Hamas based in Gaza, in an airstrike in Gaza City (NYT)
Separately, Fatah held its first party conference in a decade; President Mahmoud Abbas promised to hold presidential and parliamentary elections without specifying a timeline (BBC)
EU Sanctions on Israeli Settlers
European Union (EU) foreign ministers approved sanctions on Israeli settlers accused of committing violence against Palestinians, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas wrote on social media (EU High Rep)
For months, former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had blocked the sanctions package; his successor, Péter Magyar, sworn into office over the weekend, signaled he would support it (NYT)
Israeli Strike on Son of Hamas Negotiator
Medics and Hamas sources told Reuters that the strikes across Gaza killed at least five other people (Reuters)
Gaza Reconstruction Cost
Rebuilding the enclave will cost $71.4 billion over the next decade, according to a report released by the EU, United Nations, and World Bank, a marked increase from their $53.2 billion estimate in February 2025; despite a ceasefire that began last October, there has been a “limited” reversal of economic paralysis in the enclave, the report said (UN)
Israeli Strikes Kill at Least Eleven in Gaza, Including Two Children
According to local health officials, Israeli fire killed at least eleven Palestinians across Gaza on Tuesday, including two children; a separate airstrike also struck near a beachside café (Reuters)
Israeli Strike Kills Three in Gaza as Ceasefire Talks Continue
An Israeli airstrike struck a group of men outside a school in central Gaza, killing at least three Palestinians; this comes as mediators held talks with Hamas leaders to preserve a fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire (Reuters)