LIVE BLOG: Handala Raided | Israel to Implement ‘Humanitarian Truces’ as Massacres Continue – Day 659

FRENCH PRESIDENCY: French President Emmanuel Macron mentioned he mentioned the two-state resolution with Turkish President Erdogan and reiterated that the humanitarian disaster in Gaza is “unacceptable.” He introduced that France will acknowledge the State of Palestine in September in the course of the UN Common Meeting and pressured the necessity for an instantaneous ceasefire, the discharge of all hostages, the supply of pressing support, and the disarmament of Hamas. “We can’t settle for kids dying of starvation in Gaza,” he mentioned.

ITAMAR BEN GVIR: Israeli Nationwide Safety Minister Itamar Ben Gvir mentioned Hamas exploits the humanitarian corridors, calling the help entry a “grave mistake” that endangers Israeli troopers.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israel’s Channel 12 cited an Israeli official as confirming {that a} humanitarian truce will start Sunday morning and final till night, overlaying densely populated areas together with northern Gaza.

AL-JAZEERA: Israeli naval forces have stormed the Handala, the Gaza-bound support ship. Three warships approached the vessel after warnings from Israeli authorities. The ship’s crew had activated the best emergency protocol, and have been warned the vessel could be seized by pressure until it turned again.

AL-JAZEERA: Israeli warships have moved near the Handala ship, a part of the Freedom Flotilla, making an attempt to interrupt the Gaza blockade.

ISRAELI ARMY: An Israeli military officer from the 749th Engineering Battalion has died from accidents sustained throughout preventing in southern Gaza on July 19.

ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli Air Drive will start airdropping humanitarian support into Gaza. Accountability for support distribution, officers mentioned, lies with the UN and worldwide humanitarian organizations, who’re anticipated to make sure it doesn’t attain Hamas. Israel additionally claims to have restored energy to Gaza’s southern desalination plant.

PETRA NEWS AGENCY: US President Donald Trump and Jordan’s King Abdullah II mentioned regional developments, notably in Gaza and Syria. The king emphasised the urgency of halting the conflict on Gaza and praised Trump’s efforts to de-escalate tensions.

AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: Hamas’s Qassam Brigades and Islamic Jihad’s Saraya al-Quds mentioned they shelled an Israeli command and management website close to the courtroom advanced south of Khan Younis utilizing mortar hearth.

AL-JAZEERA: Two unidentified boats and several other drones have approached the Handala, in keeping with a correspondent onboard the Gaza-bound ship.