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Gaza, gunfire near aid distribution centre. Meloni hears Netanyahu, untenable situation in Gaza

Two people were killed and several wounded by Israeli fire near an aid distribution centre run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in the Netzarim Corridor area. This was reported by the Gaza media

30 July 2025

Fumo dopo un attacco israeliano al sobborgo di Shejaiya, a est di Gaza City, il 30 luglio 2025. (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP)

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The British government rejects accusations of aiding and abetting Hamas made after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's announcement to recognise the State of Palestine unless Israel makes a number of commitments, including an immediate ceasefire in the besieged Gaza Strip.

"This is not a reward for Hamas. Hamas is a vile terrorist organisation that has committed appalling atrocities. It concerns the Palestinian people,' said Secretary of State for Transport Heidi Alexander, as reported by Reuters.

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Gaza, gunfire near aid distribution centre: at least two dead

Two people were killed and several injured by Israeli fire near an aid distribution centre run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in the Netzarim Corridor area. This was reported by the Gaza media.

In addition, eight people were reported wounded by Israeli fire this morning at the al Nabulsi crossing in western Gaza City, where they were waiting for humanitarian aid trucks to arrive.

The IDF, the Israeli Defence Forces, have not yet commented on the news.

Media: for Israel ministers annexation Gaza is not really on the table

They should be read as an attempt to put pressure on Hamas, so that it returns to the now stalled negotiations and accepts an agreement, the alleged Israeli plans that, according to revelations in recent days in the local media, would foresee the annexation of areas of the Gaza Strip if the group does not accept an agreement. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz writes this, quoting an Israeli minister as saying that "this is not something that is going to happen". "It is a desperate act to convince the group to accept the provisional agreement that PM Benjamin Netanyahu wants to reach," writes the newspaper, which in an analysis headlines "Netanyahu's ministers insist: Israeli annexation of Gaza is not on the table." "I think it is very difficult to see it materialising," a leading coalition figure also commented. "We are trying to threaten Hamas with what should hurt the most, territory," added the source quoted by Hareetz. According to the newspaper, the idea should therefore be read as a tactic, rather than a strategy to appease Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, who are opposed to a ceasefire agreement, or be indicative of a real intention.

Meloni hears Netanyahu, untenable situation in Gaza

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had a telephone conversation this evening with the Prime Minister of the State of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. This was announced by Palazzo Chigi. Meloni 'insisted on the need for an immediate end to hostilities, in the face of a situation in Gaza that - she stressed - is unsustainable and unjustifiable'.

Palazzo Chigi: 50 more civilians welcomed and aid launched in Gaza

The conversation between Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "also constituted an opportunity to reiterate the urgent need to guarantee full and unhindered humanitarian access to the civilian population, renewing Italy's commitment in this area through the Food for Gaza initiative". The note from Palazzo Chigi emphasises that "thanks to Italy's commitment, an additional 50 Palestinian civilians will be received and aid will be prepared for the population of Gaza".