Thousands of Palestinians are fleeing the Bureij and Nuseirat refugee camps in the central Gaza Strip following new evacuation orders issued by the Israeli army. The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees reported that 86% of Gaza is currently under such evacuation orders.
Israeli tanks have pushed deeper into the southern Gaza cities of Rafah and Khan Younis, which is expected to add to the mounting Palestinian civilian death toll. Since the launch of its attacks on Gaza on 7 October, Israel has killed at least 39,363, Palestinians, mostly women and children, and wounded 90,923 others.
Israel’s security cabinet has given Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant the authority to respond to a rocket attack that claimed the lives of 12 Israelis in the Golan Heights, which is illegally occupied by Israel. Israel has attributed the attack to Lebanon’s Hezbollah, an accusation the group has firmly denied.
A Hezbollah official insisted that the group’s position remains unchanged—they do not seek a full-scale war with Israel but will fight without limits if conflict erupts. Hezbollah has begun relocating “smart precision-guided missiles” in preparation for potential use.
The regional instability has also affected air travel, with Jordan’s national airline, Royal Jordanian, suspending flights to Beirut for Monday and Tuesday, according to the country’s public broadcaster. The airline is reassessing future flights, while German airline Lufthansa has extended its suspension of services to Beirut until 5 August.
Meanwhile, Fahrettin Altun, head of communications for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has accused the Israeli government of targeting Erdogan to “hide your war crimes” after the Turkish leader seemingly threatened to invade Israel. Altun warned on X that those who threaten Erdogan “do so at their own peril.”
In televised remarks, Erdogan hinted at potential military actions against Israel, drawing parallels to Turkey’s interventions in Karabakh and Libya.