Media: Israeli raid in Nuseirat, 11 dead, one child. New attack on ship in the Red Sea. In the night Trump-Netanyahu summit

The US announced the revocation of the 'foreign terrorist organisation' designation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (Hts), a group once linked to al-Qaeda that took control of Syria in December under the leadership of Ahmad Sharaa (al Jolani). "In consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, I hereby revoke the designation of the al-Nusrah Front, also known as Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (and other aliases), as a foreign terrorist organisation," US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a memo, which is scheduled to take official effect on Tuesday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu will see US envoy Steve Witkoff at Blair House at 3pm local time (9pm in Italy) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at 4.30pm, before being received at the White House by Donald Trump. This was reported by the White House pool of reporters.

A Palestinian source told Afp that there is "no breakthrough" in the ongoing negotiations in Doha between Israelis and Palestinians, mediated by Qatar and Egypt. Negotiations are expected to resume in the evening, the source added.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that the Israeli authorities tried to assassinate him. 'They tried, yes, and they acted accordingly, but they failed,' he said in an interview with US journalist Tucker Carlson, as reported by Tass.

The Gaza Ministry of Health reported that at least 105 people were killed and about 356 wounded in the last 24 hours. According to the statement, reported by Haaretz, 57,523 people have been killed and 136,617 injured since the beginning of the war in Gaza. The ministry said that seven of the victims killed yesterday died while waiting for humanitarian aid.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, condemned Sunday's Israeli attacks against theYemeni ports of Hudaydah, Ras-Isa and as-Salif, on the Red Sea coast, as well as the Ras al-Kathib power plant. "Israeli attacks on Yemeni economic and public infrastructure were a 'flagrant crime' against the Yemeni people," Baghaei was quoted by ISNA as calling for "an end to the UN Security Council's inaction on Israeli atrocities against Yemen". "The impunity of the Zionist regime, with the support of the United States and some Western states, is the main cause of continued Israeli crimes and aggression against countries in the region," he added.

"It is shocking and unacceptable that the distribution of aid to suffering people leads to deaths and also to many wounded". This was said by a German Foreign Ministry spokeswoman at a press conference, responding to a question about the killing of Palestinian civilians in line for food in Gaza by Israeli forces. "We are in constant dialogue with our Israeli partners. We also ask, of course, that the allegations as a whole be regularly investigated and that this connection be established," the spokeswoman continued. "The German government is very concerned about the dramatic humanitarian situation in Gaza. Those seeking help and urgently looking for food are also in danger. Many people are being killed and many injured. And this worries us very much," she added.

The Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, met with his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, on the sidelines of the 17th summit of the Brics group that ends today in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This was reported by the Iranian news agency Mehr, pointing out that the two ministers discussed the latest developments in the Middle East in light of the 12-day war between Iran and Israel. Araghchi and Fidan also discussed bilateral relations and emphasised the need to act quickly to stop the war in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas and Israel have resumed talks in Qatar, an anonymous Palestinian official told the Times of Israel. The latest round of negotiations on the war in Gaza began yesterday in Doha, with the aim of brokering a ceasefire and reaching an agreement on the release of Palestinian hostages and prisoners.

An Israeli reservist who served three tours of duty in Gaza told Sky News, in a rare on-camera interview, that his unit was often ordered to shoot anyone who entered areas defined by soldiers as no-go zones, regardless of whether they posed a threat or not, a practice he said left civilians dead on the ground. 'We have a territory we are in, and the orders are: anyone who enters must die,' he explained, 'If they are inside, they are dangerous, you have to kill them. It doesn't matter who it is'. Speaking anonymously, the soldier claimed that 'troops were killing civilians arbitrarily', adding that the criteria for opening fire on civilians varied depending on the commander. The soldier is a reservist in the 252nd Division of the Israel Defence Forces . He was twice assigned to the Netzarim corridor, a narrow strip of land that runs through the central Gaza Strip at the beginning of the war, from the sea to the border with Israel.

Medical sources in Gaza Strip hospitals reported that 14 Palestinians were killed as a result of Israeli shelling on various areas of the Gaza Strip since dawn today. Wafa reports.

The first session of indirect talks between Israel and the Palestinian movement Hamas in Qatar ended without results. This was reported by Reuters, citing sources.

Al Arabiya had earlier announced the start of the talks in the Qatari capital Doha.

US President Donald Trump said he believes ''we are close to an agreement on Gaza'' and that ''we may have it this week''. Speaking to reporters, Trump said he believed there was ''a good chance of reaching an agreement with Hamas during the week regarding many of the hostages''.

The delegations are ready for the talks, an entire building has been reserved in Doha to accommodate the Israeli and Hamas negotiating teams in different rooms, while mediators from Egypt and Qatar will be shuttling in to bring messages and propose alternatives. On Sunday, while the Jerusalem team was already in the air, Premier Benyamin Netanyahu left on the Wing of Zion for Washington, where he will be received by President Donald Trump at the White House for the third time in six months. The meeting, according to Netanyahu's office, will take place on Monday at 6.30 p.m., but there will not be the quick toast to the victory over Iran on world television originally planned: Donald and Bibi, according to press rumours, will dine together and talk about Gaza, Tehran and the ongoing negotiations to find a historic solution in the relations between Syria and Israel. Commentators consider it unlikely that the US president will be able to declare a ceasefire in the Strip during the prime minister's visit, as was considered feasible in recent days. In fact, the assessment is that the agreement to announce the truce will take a few days before it is finalised as there are significant distances between the two sides. Hamas while making itself available to resume talks, unlike Israel, has accepted the proposal but asking for changes. The plan calls for a two-month ceasefire, the release of 10 hostages alive and 18 dead, and a partial withdrawal of the IDF from the Strip. But, in the message sent to Doha on Friday, it called for several amendments that the Israeli government branded "unacceptable". However, the readiness for rapprochement indicates thatb>both sides share the desire to realise the agreement. On Sunday morning Netanyahu was received by Israel's highest institutional office, President Isaac Herzog, who emphasised the urgency of reaching a result. The Saudi broadcaster Asharq meanwhile reported Hamas' full requests: the entry into Gaza of 400-600 trucks of aid a day managed by the UN, UNRWA and international organisations to be distributed in hundreds of points instead of the Gaza foundation; the opening of the Rafah crossing in both directions for the exit of Gaza citizens and the entry of aid from the Egyptian side. And, again, the departure of more than 20,000 sick and wounded from the enclave to Egypt and other countries as well as details on the withdrawal of the IDF with a view to a complete exit from the Strip, including the Philadelphia axis. Finally, Hamas calls for guarantees that there will be no return to fighting "in any form as long as the talks continue", while advocating indirect negotiations leading to a "permanent and complete ceasefire". The points of strong disagreement with Israel mainly concern the management of humanitarian aid, which according to Jerusalem (and Washington) has allowed Hamas to profit from it for almost two decades. Then, Tsahal's exit from the Strip. Israel wants to keep troops in the Philadelphia corridor, on the border with Egypt, and in the buffer zones expanded during the war. But, above all, it wants the complete disarmament of Hamas, so that Gaza ceases to be a threat. Finding common ground will not be easy. But both sides understand that this is the last good chance to get out of the quagmire of war and bring home the last 20 kidnapped people still alive. Before boarding the flight to Washington, Netanyahu declared that Israel now has the opportunity 'to expand the circle of peace far beyond what could have been imagined'. However, the raids in the Strip do not stop: medical sources in Gaza report that in the last 24 hours alone, hospitals have received 80 dead and 304 wounded, pointing out that several victims remain under rubble, with rescue operations blocked due to the intensity of the shelling. Attacks have intensified, reports Wafa, especially on the city of Deir al-Balah.

The Ministry of Health in Gaza said that hospitals in the Strip have received 80 dead and 304 injured in the last 24 hours. This was reported by the Palestinian agency Wafa, pointing out that several victims remain under the rubble and in the streets, with ambulances and rescue workers unable to reach them due to the intensity of the shelling. Attacks have intensified in recent hours," Wafa added, "particularly on the city of Deir al-Balah. Medical sources reported 61 victims of the raids on the Strip since dawn today, including 39 in Gaza City.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu left Tel Aviv for Washington, his third mission to the US in six months, to meet with Donald Trump, a conversation that he said "may help move forward" the agreement to release the hostages in Gaza. "We are working to reach the agreement we discussed on the terms we agreed," the Israeli PM said, confirming that he had "sent a team of negotiators to Doha with clear instructions".

"We urge the parties to engage in good faith in further negotiations to achieve an immediate, permanent and unconditional ceasefire, the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip and all other parts of the Occupied Palestinian Territories". This is a passage from the final declaration of the Brics summit in Rio de Janeiro. The same paragraph calls for 'the release of all hostages and detainees in violation of international law, and for sustained and unhindered access and delivery of humanitarian aid'.

A delegation of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad arrived in Doha, Qatar, for talks on a ceasefire agreement in Gaza and the release of hostages. This was reported by the group itself, pointing out that the delegation is led by Islamic Jihad leader Ziyad al-Nakhalah. The Times of Israel reported this.

At least five people were killed by planing bombs and Russian drones in the Ukrainian region of Donetsk, Ukrainian authorities reported. Two civilians died in Kostiantynivka, in a bomb explosion on a construction site. Ten minutes later, a drone hit a car in which a husband and wife, aged 40 and 39, were in. Both were killed. An eight-year-old boy was killed when a drone raid hit a car in the Kharkiv region. A four-year-old boy and a 40-year-old man were also injured in the attack.

Today, an unusual event, Netanyahu met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog before his departure for Washington. According to a statement released by Herzog's office, reported in the Times of Israel, the Israeli president stressed the urgency of securing a breakthrough in negotiations for a hostage deal and ceasefire. "In his visit to Washington, the prime minister brings with him an important mission: to advance an agreement to bring all our hostages home," he said. "I fully support these efforts, even when they involve difficult, complex and painful decisions.... The cost is not easy, but I am confident that the cabinet and security institutions will rise to the challenge, as they have done so far," Herzog added, wishing success to the negotiating team sent to Doha, Qatar today. Herzog also thanked Trump "for his support in eliminating the Iranian nuclear threat and for his unconditional support for Israel," and expressed to Netanyahu his hope that his trip would also "open the door to broader regional developments," his office further let it be known, adding that the two discussed "opportunities to deepen ties with other countries, in the spirit of Trump's Abrahamic Accords initiative."

Two explosions occurred on the tanker Eco Wizard, possibly belonging to the Russian shadow fleet, in the Russian port of Ust'-Luga, in the Leningrad region. The tanker was carrying a cargo of ammonia and a major spillage of the substance occurred. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine citing the Russian publication The Insider, a message from the Russian Ministry of Transport and monitoring channels. At least two explosions reportedly occurred during the loading of ammonia at the port terminal. Afterwards, the tanker tilted on its port side and started to sink. The damage caused ammonia to leak from the tanks. This is the sixth incident of damage to ships belonging to the Russian 'shadow fleet', which carry oil and other cargoes in circumvention of sanctions, writes the Ukrainian media. On 27 June, off the coast of Libya, there was an explosion on the tanker Vilamoura carrying one million barrels of oil.

"This week, the IDF will begin issuing summonses to the remaining members of the ultra-Orthodox community in order to complete the enlistment process. The summonses will be issued to those whose yeshiva student status is no longer valid following the expiration of the law. It is expected that the summonses will be sent out in several stages during the month of July, until all 54,000 orders are issued'. This was announced by the IDF, the Israeli Defence Forces. Enlistment appointments at recruitment offices will be scheduled throughout the 2025 draft year. "As part of the selection and recruitment process, the IDF," reads a note, "will continue to focus its efforts and prioritise individuals with high potential for combat roles and frontline combat support roles, in order to fill the ranks as quickly as possible in light of growing operational needs. The IDF intends to intensify law enforcement measures against draft dodgers and deserters in all segments of the population. The IDF will continue working to expand the enlistment of members of the ultra-Orthodox community, while ensuring conditions that respect their unique lifestyle and developing additional programmes to support their integration into the army."

"Today I signed a new package of Ukrainian sanctions. These are special sanctions that affect numerous Russian financial schemes, especially those related to cryptocurrencies. It is both a synchronisation with our partners and our own initiative," Zelensky wrote. "The package also includes 73 Russian citizens. We will also impose sanctions against them in a synchronised manner. It is a complex task - sanctions regulations vary around the world - but we all share a common goal: to force Russia to stop the war and drastically limit its capabilities," the Ukrainian president continued. "Sanctions," he concluded, "are already depriving Russia of its future, and they must make the day-to-day functioning of the Russian system significantly more difficult.

"Absolutely nothing justifies the terrorist actions perpetrated by Hamas. But we cannot remain indifferent to the genocide practised by Israel in Gaza, the indiscriminate killing of innocent civilians and the use of hunger as a weapon of war'. So said Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, opening the Brics summit in Rio de Janeiro.

A new report, the most detailed to date, documents the widespread and systematic use of sexual violence as a weapon of war by Hamas terrorists during the 7 October massacre. Funded in part by the British government and written by Israeli gender and legal experts, it will be presented tomorrow in Jerusalem. The Sunday Times reports. The document includes testimonies from 15 hostages freed from Gaza, a survivor of the attempted rape at the Nova festival, and dozens of rescuers and eyewitnesses. The report, called 'Project Dinah', states that gang violence and rape was perpetrated in at least six different locations, including the Nova festival, Road 232, the Nahal Oz military base, and the kibbutzim of Re'im, Nir Oz and Kfar Aza. In many cases, the victims were murdered during the attack or were traumatised to the point of being unable to testify. Recurring patterns include naked or semi-naked women tied to trees or poles, signs of gang rape, genital mutilation and attempted rape even on dead bodies. The document also includes sexual abuse of hostages during captivity in Gaza, including two men. The report was written by a team led by Professor Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, with the collaboration of former military prosecutor Sharon Zagagi-Pinhas and retired judge Nava Ben-Or. The authors denounce the indifference of international institutions, in particular the UN agencies, accused of ignoring the voices of the victims. The report asks the UN Secretary General to send a commission of enquiry and to include Hamas in the black list of organisations that use sexual violence as a weapon of war.

In the West Bank villages, amid violence and threats from settlers

Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that Western countries will harm themselves even more if they continue their anti-Russian policy. "The longer they continue with the policy they have adopted so far towards Russia, the worse it will be for them," Putin said on the sidelines of a forum, according to Russian agencies.

The IDF announced that Israeli soldiers attacked and destroyed several outposts dating back to the deposed Bashar Assad regime in the Syrian sector of Mount Hermon. "These outposts posed a direct threat to the IDF outposts on Hermon as they were the enemy's frontline outposts in the area," the Israeli army said in a note.

This morning Russian forces launched a drone attack on a recruitment centre in the town of Kremenchuk in the Poltava region. This was announced in a briefing by Vitalii Sarantsev, spokesman for the Ukrainian Ground Forces Command. "As we have already noted, the main goal of Russian attacks against territorial recruitment and social support centres is to disrupt mobilisation efforts in Ukraine. The enemy is very afraid of the influx of soldiers into our army,' the spokesman said, according to Rbc reports. Sarantsev recalled that this Russian campaign started earlier in the form of terrorist attacks against territorial recruitment centres, including a series of actions with mines and attempts to introduce devices inside them. And the three recent attacks against centres in Poltava, Kryvyi Rih and Kremenchuk are a continuation of this campaign.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog before his flight to Washington, where the premier will meet US President Donald Trump on Monday. According to a statement from Herzog's office, the president emphasised the urgency of reaching a breakthrough in talks on a hostage release agreement and a ceasefire. "I fully support these efforts, even when they involve difficult, complex and painful decisions... The cost is not easy, but I am confident that the government and security forces will rise to the challenge," Herzog said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with US President Donald Trump at 6:30 p.m. local time on Monday, Netanyahu's office told the Times of Israel. Netanyahu will land in Washington this evening.

The Israeli negotiating team reportedly travelled to Qatar on Sunday for indirect talks with the terrorist group Hamas on the release of hostages and a ceasefire agreement, as mediators pressed the parties and efforts to reach an agreement intensified. The Times of Israel reports. The Prime Minister's Office announced the plans late Saturday evening, but also warned in a statement that Hamas had suggested several "unacceptable" amendments to a proposal being drafted supported by the US and Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent the team to Qatar just as he was preparing to leave for Washington to meet US President Donald Trump tomorrow for talks on Gaza, Iran and other topics.

Russian anti-aircraft systems shot down 120 Ukrainian drones overnight, mostly in regions bordering Ukraine, Moscow's defence ministry said on Sunday. More than three years into the war, Ukraine has increasingly used drones to attack targets inside Russia. The Defence Ministry said that 30 drones intercepted overnight were in the western Bryansk region, 29 in the Kursk region and 17 in Belgorod, all regions that share a border with Ukraine.

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said his group will not surrender or lay down its arms in response to Israeli threats, despite pressure to disarm. "This threat will not make us accept surrender," Qassem said in a televised address, adding that the group will not give up its weapons and stating that Israel's "aggression" must first stop.

The IDF stated that its troops continue operations in the Gaza Strip against terrorist organisations. In the Khan Yunis sector in the south of the Strip, soldiers conducted raids on several sites and located weapons. In the Jeninah area of Rafah, tunnel wells were located and terrorist infrastructure dismantled. In northern Gaza, military buildings belonging to terrorist groups were hit and armed men were eliminated in the Gaza City area. Troops also dismantled observation posts and other armed militia facilities. During the course of the last day, says the IDF, a warehouse with containers of explosive materials was destroyed. In parallel, terrorists were eliminated in Jabaliya and near Daraj Tuffah. According to the military spokesman, about 130 targets were hit by the air force, including command posts, weapons depots, rocket launchers and armed men.

In the West Bank city of Tulkarem, the landscape was transformed after Israeli army bulldozers cleared its two refugee camps in what the army called a 'hunt for Palestinian militants'. The army gave thousands of evacuees only a few hours to retrieve their belongings from their homes before demolishing the buildings, creating large transit spaces between the rubble. Now residents fear that the evictions will erase not only the buildings, but also their own status as refugees from land inhabited by generations of their ancestors in what is now Israel.

At least five civilians were killed in the Donetsk and Kherson regions in the east and south of Ukraine respectively by Russian shelling. This was stated by the authorities, reported by the Ukrainian media. According to the authorities, Moscow hit critical and social infrastructure, in particular residential areas, damaging five high-rise buildings and six private homes.

At least 17 Palestinians, including children, were killed and several others injured this morning as Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes on the war-torn Gaza Strip, according to medical sources and eyewitnesses. This was reported by the Palestinian news agency Wafa. The most prominent attack occurred in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, north of Gaza City, where an Israeli air raid hit a home, Wafa reports. The dwelling housed displaced people. Medical sources confirmed that at least 10 civilians were killed in the attack, others were injured and several people are still missing under the rubble.

A group of five prominent sheikhs from the West Bank district of Hebron sent a letter to the Israeli government expressing their desire to join the Abrahamic Accords and achieve peace with Israel. This was reported by the Wall Street Journal. The missive expresses the sheikhs' desire to break away from the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and establish Hebron as an Emirate that 'recognises Israel as the state of the Jewish people, so Israel will recognise the Emirate as the representative of the Arab residents'. According to the WSJ, other sheikhs supporting the initiative have maintained anonymity for security reasons.

The Israel Defence Forces have identified a missile fired from Yemen towards Israel and defence systems are working to intercept the threat. This was reported in the media, quoting the IDF spokesman, who added: "Citizens should follow the instructions of the Home Front Command".

RAMALLAH (West Bank) - The silhouette of a child suddenly appears amidst the dust. He comes running towards us along the dirt road that cuts the desert of stones in half, draws our attention with his arms raised, pulls off a shoe, shows us his foot, which is bleeding.

His name is Yussuf, he is Palestinian, 11 years old and lives in Ein al Hilwa, a small village about 30 kilometres from Nablus in the occupied West Bank. His father, who is a shepherd, moved to the hills with the sheep at this time. Yussuf has remained with his mother and sisters to guard their home, which is little more than a hut, from settler attacks. Last Thursday, 3 July, two of them, armed with rifles, arrived, knocked food and objects to the ground, Yussuf tried to stop them as best he could.

Israel says no to Hamas' demands for changes to a truce to the conflict. For Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu, the proposed changes are not acceptable to Israel. After an assessment of the situation, Netanyahu instructed to accept the invitation for indirect talks and to continue negotiations for the return of the hostages into the hands of Hamas, on the basis of the Qatari proposal to which Israel has already agreed. The negotiating delegation will leave on Sunday for the talks in Doha.

Italian Thomas D'Alba, who had served in the Folgore and enlisted with Ukraine about two years ago, died at the front. The announcement on social media came from Ukrainian digital creator and activist Vladislav Maistrouk, who knew him and had met him recently. D'Alba, originally from Legnano, reportedly died around mid-June. "D'Alba was a kind and brave man, an Italian. He fell in battle, in the Donbas, defending Ukraine and Europe,' Mainstrouk writes.