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Images from the European Hospital in Khan Yunis yesterday after patients and medical staff were forced to evacuate following threats of an Israeli military assault on the area.
The Israeli army:

44 Israeli soldiers were injured between Sunday and Monday, including 14 soldiers in the Gaza Strip.
Pezeshkian, Jalili square off in debate ahead of Iran’s presidential runoff

The two candidates hold different views, with Jalili representing a more conservative policy and Pezeshkian leaning more toward reformism
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on 1 July that Israel has not reduced the intensity of its fighting in Gaza:

○ “We’ve heard the Israelis talk about a significant downshift in their operations in Gaza. It remains to be seen,” Blinken said at an event in Washington DC.

○ Blinken’s statements follow Israeli Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi claiming that the military has finished the bulk of its assault on Gaza and will transition to a lower intensity phase in the fighting.

○ Blinken also said that he believes an all-out war on Israel’s northern border may still be possible, “Israel doesn’t want a war, although they may well be prepared to engage in one if necessary from their perspective to protect their interests, but they don’t want one. I don’t believe Hezballah actually wants a war…. And I don’t believe that Iran wants a war,” Blinken said.

○ "So, on the one hand, no one actually wants a war; on the other hand, you have forces – momentum that may be leading in that direction.”
Short on 'munitions, motivation, and troops,' Israeli army wants Gaza truce: Report

Cracks are widening between Israeli military and political leaders over the stated goal to 'destroy Hamas' in Gaza and threats to expand the war in Lebanon
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Qassam Brigades:

Scenes from our fighters sniping an Israeli soldier in the Shujaiya neighborhood.
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Quds Brigades:

Scenes from our fighters targeting a 'Namer' troop carrier with an RBG shell in the Shujaiya neighborhood.
Turkiye closes key Syria border crossing as protests escalate

Four were killed during protests against occupying Turkish forces in northern Syria on Monday
❗️❗️❗️Hebrew Channel 12:

Head of the Shin Bet says that Israel is holding 21,000 Palestinian prisoners, although the prison capacity is only 14,500.

This number is much higher than the previously reported number of around 9,088.
Israeli soldiers killed in ‘difficult incident’ at Netzarim corridor

Over 200 mortar shells were fired at an army headquarters in the corridor, splitting the Gaza Strip into two
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❗️❗️❗️Hebrew Channel 12: Head of the Shin Bet says that Israel is holding 21,000 Palestinian prisoners, although the prison capacity is only 14,500. This number is much higher than the previously reported number of around 9,088.
Yedioth Ahronoth, Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar sent a letter to Israeli officials –including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir – warning that Israel is facing an incarceration crisis:

○ There are currently 21,000 Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons, exceeding the 14,500 prisoner capacity by nearly 50%, Bar wrote.

○ He adds that this poses a threat to Israel’s security apparatus, creating what he describes as a "time bomb" in Israeli prisons, with fears of prison revolts.

○The emergency legislation passed by the Israeli government allows for the overcrowding of prisons "almost without limits.”

○ Bar also warned that the continued torture of Palestinian detainees and denial of their rights under international law could damage Israel’s reputation and could expose Israeli officials to prosecution.
Iran will support Hezbollah with 'all means' if Israel expands war on Lebanon: Official

Israel continues to threaten a full-scale invasion of Lebanon as it trades fire with Hezbollah in the border regions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will not agree to a truce in Gaza:

○ Anonymous sources spoke to the New York Times today and said that Israel would be ready to end the war before achieving all its goals. I do not know who these unnamed parties are.

○ That will not happen, and we will not end the war until we achieve all its goals, including eliminating Hamas and releasing all our hostages.

○ The political level set these goals for the army, and the army has all the tools to achieve them.
❗️❗️Israel committed a new massacre while bombing Gaza City's Al-Zaytoun neighborhood.

The bombing killed at least 17 Palestinians at a water filling area near the Al-Shamaa Mosque intersection in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood.
German intelligence meets with Hezbollah for second time since 7 Oct

Hezbollah’s Deputy-Secretary General, Naim Qassem, told the deputy chief of German intelligence that the west should put more pressure on Israel to stop the war in Gaza
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❗️❗️Qassam Brigades fighters targeting Israeli soldiers and vehicles in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.
Malaysia joins Indonesia in offering ‘peacekeepers’ for Gaza

Malaysia's prime minister has been a vocal critic of Israel's genocide of Palestinians in Gaza
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The Israeli military bombed a residential block in the Shujaiya neighborhood.
The Israeli military targeted a vehicle in the town of Houla in southern Lebanon.