Hamas said on Wednesday, July 3, that it had sent the mediators new “ideas” to end the war in the Gaza Strip, ravaged by nearly nine months of conflict between Israel and the Palestinian movement. Israel has confirmed that it “evaluated” Hamas “comments” on an agreement to release hostages held in Gaza and that it would respond to mediators, in a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Wednesday, July 3. Follow our live feed.
Thousands of Palestinians are fleeing to the south of the enclave. Civilians fear a major Israeli offensive in the north of the Palestinian enclave, following new army bombardments. As a result, tens of thousands of civilians have fledwith temperatures around 30 degrees.
UN denounces “unacceptable” treatment of Palestinian prisoners. “It is clear that it is disgusting to see totally unacceptable treatment”condemned Volker Türk, High Commissioner for Human Rights, during from a press briefing in Geneva.
Lebanese Hezbollah fired rockets at IsraelThis bombing of Israeli positions comes after the death of one of the militia’s commanders, killed in an Israeli strike on Wednesday. Hezbollah also reported a second fighter killed on Wednesday. The Israeli army said in a statement that it had “eliminated” Mohammed Nasser, identified as “Unit Commander Aziz” from Hezbollah, “responsible for firing into Israeli territory from southwest Lebanon”.