This week marks 1,000 days since the onset of the ongoing conflict in Gaza involving Israel. Gaza’s Government Media Office reported that over 90 percent of the Gaza Strip has been destroyed.

By July 6, Gaza’s Ministry of Health recorded 1,072 deaths since the October ceasefire, with the total number of fatalities since October 2023 reaching 73,098.

Israeli forces killed at least three Palestinians in a drone strike near al-Hilu station on July 1, and at least seven more over the following 48 hours. Among the casualties were a child killed by a quadcopter-dropped bomb at the Shujayea junction and 10-year-old Tareq Sabah near Khan Younis, according to local field reports.

Illegal outpost construction continued during the week. On July 1, settlers began a new outpost on land belonging to the town of Kafr Ra’i, southwest of Jenin, near the Dotan settlement. On July 6, the human rights group Al-Baidar reported another outpost established approximately 500 meters from the al-Ma’azi Bedouin community near Jaba, northeast of Jerusalem.

In Sinjil, north of Ramallah, Israeli forces sealed the town behind six main gates and 16 secondary and agricultural roads, days after authorities declared 465 dunams (465,000 square meters) of the town’s land as "state land," according to Wafa.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that over 2,300 Palestinians, including more than 1,000 children, have been displaced in the West Bank in 2026 alone. Since 2023, 121 communities have experienced full or partial displacement.

Additional developments include Hamas dissolving its civilian governing body in Gaza after 20 years.

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