Netanyahu, today, while speaking to Julien Lerisson, head of the Red Cross delegation in the region, accused Hamas of spreading "a lie of starvation to the world, while the real starvation is being inflicted on the hostages. 

'Hamas spreading lie of starvation': Netanyahu urges Red Cross Committee to provide food to Israeli hostages amid 'brutal abuse'

The family of Evyatar David said that their son only has a few days to live in this condition, adding, "Hamas is using our son, Evyatar, as a living experiment in a disgusting hunger campaign."

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada will formally recognise the State of Palestine at the UN General Assembly in September 2025, citing intolerable suffering in Gaza.

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Trump earlier suggested the blame for the situation in Gaza lies with Hamas, and not Israel, which has cut off humanitarian aid deliveries on allegations that Hamas has been looting the aid.

US, Israel to run new food centres in Gaza? Trump says ‘going to get them food’

Israeli PM Netanyahu criticised UK PM Starmer's plan to recognize a Palestinian state, warning it rewards terrorism and endangers Britain, calling the move appeasement that will ultimately fail and backfire.

'Rewards monstrous terrorism': Netanyahu blasts Starmer over UK's plan to recognise Palestinian state

Palestinian PM Mohammad Mustafa stated Hamas must disarm and relinquish Gaza control, while Israel should fully withdraw, for peace and stability, during a UN conference on the two-state solution.

'Hamas must relinquish control': Palestinian PM calls on Hamas to surrender, disarm as France two-state solution for Israel, Palestine at UN

The Trump administration condemned a UN conference on the Israeli-Palestinian two-state solution, calling it unproductive, ill-timed, and a stunt that could empower Hamas and hinder genuine peace efforts.

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French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France will officially recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, becoming the first G7 nation to do so. Macron called the move essential for Middle East peace.

'Surrender to terror': France to become first G7 nation to recognise Palestine, Israel slams decision

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel won't accept Hamas's terms in ceasefire talks, warning the group not to mistake negotiation for weakness. The US has pulled out of mediation efforts, calling Hamas "not serious," and Israel has recalled its team from Qatar.

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Deaths of civilians seeking aid have become a regular occurrence in Gaza, with the authorities blaming Israeli fire as crowds facing chronic shortages of food and other essentials flock in huge numbers to aid centres.

Israeli forces kills 73 aid seekers, says Gaza civil defence agency

The new ceasefire proposal pushes for the release of the 10 hostages and the remains of 18 others in exchange for an unspecified number of Palestinians held in Israeli jails. 

Trump says 10 more Israeli hostages to be free 'very shortly', hopes to 'finish' war in Gaza 'quickly'

It was the first time that the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), backed by the United States and Israel, acknowledged deaths at one of its distribution sites after weeks of chaotic scenes and near-daily reports of Palestinians being killed nearby while waiting to collect rations.

20 Palestinians killed in a stampede near aid distribution site says Gaza Humanitarian Fund

"Gaza – we are talking, and hopefully we're going to get that straightened out over the next week," Trump told reporters, echoing optimism he had previously voiced on July 4. But on the ground, there seem to be little to no signs of a breakthrough.

Trump says he'll get Gaza 'STRAIGHTENED OUT' in a week, even as Israeli strikes kill 8 children collecting water

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said Friday that 798 Palestinians had been killed while attempting to access humanitarian aid between late May and July 7.

Aid line or death line? In just 6 weeks, 800 killed while collecting aid in Gaza, reveals UN's shocking report

Even as Trump continues to push for an end to the war, Netanyahu's remarks showed little room for concessions. The Israeli PM ruled out any arrangement that would lead to full Palestinian statehood. "Now, people will say it's not a complete state; it's not a state. We don't care," he said.

Trump pushes for Gaza ceasefire at White House dinner, Netanyahu says ‘we don’t care’ about Palestinian statehood

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In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said his representatives held a "long and productive meeting" with Israeli officials earlier in the day, paving the way for a temporary halt to the fighting that has ravaged the Palestinian territory for nearly nine months.

Trump says Israel has agreed to 60-day Gaza ceasefire, urges Hamas to accept final deal, warns 'IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE'

"Many opportunities have opened up now following this victory," Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said during an address to security service officials, adding, “first of all, to rescue the hostages”.

Netanyahu says 'victory' over Iran created 'opportunities,' for hostage rescue; families insist 'release, not rescue'

The move was made after new information indicated that the Palestinian militant group was seizing the aid intended for civilians in northern Gaza.

Hamas on ‘its last leg’: Israel halts aid supplies to Gaza over alleged looting by Palestinian militant group

Trump on Wednesday said that he believes “great progress” was being made in the negotiations to bring the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza to an end.

Gaza ceasefire talks ‘intensified,’ says Hamas as Trump believes ‘great progress being made’

IDF recovers remains of 3 hostages held in Gaza: Who were they?

Calling it a "major achievement" and retribution for the October 7 attack, Katz said that Izadi "funded and armed Hamas ahead of the October 7 massacre".

Who was Mohammed Izadi? Israel claims top IRGC commander who armed Hamas for Oct 7 attack, eliminated in Qom airstrike

The early years of Benjamin Netanyahu were marked by military service in the elite Sayeret Matkal commando unit. He also fought in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, later even taking part in the 1972 rescue of hostages from a hijacked Sabena aircraft. 

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