News roundup for Friday, July 24, 2026, Day 1,022 since Israel began its 2023 genocide on the Palestinian people.
Compilation of news reports – IAK staff
NEWS & HEADLINES FROM GAZA:
For some basic info on the Palestine-Israel conflict, go here. For more critical context, skim this, this, and this. To read about a remarkable but underreported, 20-month-long peaceful protest in Gaza against Israel, go here.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The number of Palestinians being killed in Gaza is lower since the October 2025 “ceasefire” began, about 290 days ago – about 4 per day, vs. over 100 per day during the 733 days of the “war.” But Israel is actively working (with Trump’s “Board of Peace“) to ethnically cleanse Gaza of its Palestinian population, even as the low-level killing continues. Genocide experts, along organizations like the United Nations and Amnesty International, maintain that the genocide is ongoing.
Six Palestinians were killed and 37 others injured over the past 48 hours as Israeli forces continued military operations across the Gaza Strip despite the ceasefire, Gaza’s Health Ministry announced on Saturday.
The Palestinian Ministry of Education reported during the announcement of the high school exam results that the Israeli occupation killed more than 1,100 students who were supposed to sit for the exams this year. In addition, three high school students were killed in the occupied West Bank during the current year, while 67 students were denied the opportunity to take the exams due to their detention in Israeli occupation prisons.
Gaza’s Streets and Markets Have Become Dumping Grounds for Medical Waste: Before the current war, Gaza’s waste management system faced significant challenges, but waste was collected and transported to landfills. Basic procedures were in place for managing medical waste through health authorities and relevant institutions. The war has severely disrupted all of these systems.
Life without refrigerators: Gaza residents fight heat and food spoilage: Gaza families endure scorching summers without refrigerators, struggling to preserve food, medicine and basic comforts amid prolonged electricity shortages and displacement.
- At least 1,185 since ceasefire began Oct. 11, 2025 (247 children, 191 women)
- 5 Israeli soldiers have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire began – one by friendly fire, and four others in incidents during the first three weeks of the ceasefire.
- 73,311 killed (~22,000 children, 33,000 women and girls) since October 2023
- More statistics below
A residential building sparked into flames following an Israeli attack on Gaza City. pic.twitter.com/2YJqwmO6AB
— HatsOff (@HatsOffff) July 24, 2026
NEWS & HEADLINES FROM THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK/EAST JERUSALEM:
Every day, Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem endure dozens of incidents like the ones below, at the hands of Israeli soldiers and/or settlers. For background on the West Bank, read this and this. For information on the significance of Israeli settlers in the West Bank, read this and this.)
Israeli settlers kill four Palestinians in West Bank attack: An Israeli settler and an officer were also killed after a group of armed settlers and Israeli soldiers reportedly stormed land on the outskirts of Tel, southwest of Nablus.
Unarmed Palestinian residents repelled the attack; Israeli troops and settlement guards opened fire on Palestinians.
The settlers and soldiers returned around half an hour later. A Palestinian man snatched a long gun from a local security guard and shot 2 Israelis who died of their wounds.
According to the IDF, armed settlers had entered the town for a “hike” without the required military approval, when they encountered Palestinians near the town’s mosque who attacked them.
IDF commandos later raided a hospital in Nablus and seized two of the wounded Palestinians.
RELATED: The Spark in Tell: How a Village Resistance Disrupted Israel’s West Bank Strategy
Israel planning ‘extensive’ military operation in West Bank after settler attack: Israel has said it is preparing a major military operation in the West Bank after four Palestinians and two Israelis were killed during a confrontation that began after armed settlers entered a Palestinian village with support from the Israeli military.
Several more were seriously injured at the scene after a scuffle broke out over an Israeli settler’s weapon and the military opened fire, according to residents.
Archaeological site of Sebastia in West Bank added to List of World Heritage in Danger
RELATED: Digging for annexation: How Israel uses archaeology to erase Palestine
West Bank: Colonizers Attack Palestinians, Burn Homes, Soldiers Injure Two
DEATH TOLL – WEST BANK/EAST JERUSALEM (tentative):
Footage documents Israeli settlers assaulting Palestinians in the West Bank town of Tell and committing a massacre.
As shown in the video, armed Israeli settlers, protected by the IOF, are seen pointing their guns at unarmed Palestinians as they stormed their land before one… pic.twitter.com/O5w7rHag5n
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) July 24, 2026
NEWS & HEADLINES FROM ISRAEL:
Israel is a tiny country, about the size of New Jersey, with a population smaller than the US state of Georgia – about 10 million (of which about 20 percent are Palestinians), yet it is in the news constantly. As has been demonstrated again and again, however, mainstream media rarely covers Israel news accurately. IAK gets the facts – sometimes from Israeli media sites, where we can get a glimpse inside this country that is rife with turmoil and contradictions, and that receives $63 million a day from America.
Netanyahu to fly to Washington Monday at Trump’s invitation
IRAN, LEBANON, & SYRIA – NEWS & HEADLINES:
It can not be overemphasized that Israel is the impetus behind US policies and actions vis-a-vis Iran. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has been pushing the US to attack Iran for decades, using lies and deception. Under President Trump, he got his wish.
Israel has invaded Lebanon seven times in the last half century. Between 1978 and 2000, Israel maintained an 18-year occupation of southern Lebanon — Hezbollah was formed to fight that occupation.
Although Israel is not at war with Syria, the Israeli army has reportedly carried out over 1,600 violations inside Syrian territory since August 2025, and demanded the demilitarization of southern Syria – but also vowed to permanently occupy some areas.
IRAN
ISRAELI MEDIA: For the first time in almost two weeks, the U.S. military did not announce that it launched strikes on Iran on Friday night, as President Donald Trump said talks were being held. The U.S military had struck Iranian targets for 13 consecutive nights, mostly along its coastline, with the stated aim of reducing its ability to threaten shipping.
US strikes kill 4, injure 7: Iranian media
Satellite Images Show Iran Is Rebuilding. Fast: Iran has quickly rebuilt infrastructure damaged during the U.S. and Israeli bombing campaign over recent months, from missile bases nestled deep inside mountains to bridges, ports and production facilities, according to Israeli and Western officials and a review of satellite imagery.
The faster-than-expected progress worries some Israeli officials.
Number of U.S. Troop Deaths Suddenly Appears Lower on Pentagon Website: Three military officials and a Pentagon spokesman gave conflicting explanations for why the number of Americans killed in the Iran war had changed. Conflicting reasons given for change, including ‘temporary data disruptions’ and 4 members being removed because they died after president declared April ceasefire, report says.
LEBANON
Israel Burns, Demolishes Homes in South Lebanon as US-Backed Talks Continue
DEATH TOLL – WARS ON IRAN & LEBANON (tentative):
- United States: 18 since Feb. 28, 2026
- Iran: at least 3,636 (1,701 civilians) since Feb. 28, 2026 (another source puts the number at 3,499)
- Lebanon: at least 4,328 people since March 2, 2026
- Arab states: at least 154 (including Palestine, excluding Lebanon)
- Israel: at least 60 people (Iran killed 20 civilians; Hezbollah killed 36 soldiers, 4 civilians)
MORE NEWS & HEADLINES:
Trump added Abraham Accords condition to Saudi nuclear deal after signing: Report: President Trump abruptly attached a new condition to a US-Saudi civilian nuclear agreement less than 24 hours after it was signed, demanding Riyadh join the Abraham Accords, US media reported Friday. CNN said Trump was “angry” that the agreement was unveiled without informing him in advance, especially after critical coverage on Fox News and in the Wall Street Journal.
War crimes court votes to remove prosecutor Karim Khan: Member states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) voted Friday to remove Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan over sexual misconduct allegations, his legal team said, pledging to challenge the decision. The head of Khan’s legal team said the Assembly of States Parties had disregarded serious due process concerns and removed Khan despite what he described as the absence of a lawful finding of misconduct.
Khan has denied sexual misconduct allegations against him from the outset.
RELATED: The Karim Khan saga: a timeline: How allegations against the ICC’s chief prosecutor became entangled with pressure over his pursuit of Israeli officials, culminating in a vote that could reshape the court.
The Last-Minute Million-Dollar Ad Spend Against Will Lawrence Is Coming From a Major Pro-Israel Group: Democratic Majority for Israel is behind a million-dollar effort to slow the momentum of populist candidate William Lawrence in the closing days of a three-way primary in mid-Michigan’s 7th congressional district, according to two sources familiar with the arrangement. Lawrence, a co-founder of the Sunrise Movement, is running primarily against data center buildouts in the district, but has also made opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the war in Iran core parts of his campaign.
RELATED: Pro-Israel GOP donors fueling Rep. Stevens’ Dem primary in Michigan
Trump uses “Palestinian” as an insult to Chuck Schumer: US President Donald Trump said US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has “turned Palestinian,” amid remarks at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Friday. “This was a man who was 100% for Israel,” said Trump. “But now he’s a great, proud Palestinian. I’m going to send him a beautiful Palestinian outfit tomorrow so he can greet Bibi Netanyahu when he comes to town next week.”
ICYMI, A SELECTION OF YESTERDAY’S HEADLINES:
Rebuilding of Gaza to cost seven times more than all previous wars
Israeli Forces Kill Three Palestinians, one a youth, in Nablus and Jenin
‘A triumphant failure’: How Israel’s use of social media influencers to win back support backfired
“Anti-American” (i.e. anti-Israel) News Site
(Read yesterday’s daily update here.)
STATISTICS OCTOBER 7, 2023 – July 24, 2026*:
- At least 74,496 Palestinians killed, 186,964 injured – including:
- Gaza: at least 73,311 killed (~22,000 children, 33,000 women and girls), 173,924 injured
- West Bank/East Jerusalem: at least 1,185 killed (~251 children) since Oct. 7, 2023, 13,000 injured
*NOTE: Thousands of remains in Gaza have yet to be identified, and thousands more are still buried under rubble; others are reportedly missing.
Reported Israeli death toll from October 7, 2023 – July 24, 2026: ~1,663 – including ~1,139** on October 7, 2023 (~36 children), 472 military forces since the ground invasion began in Gaza, about 52 military and civilians (by one count, there have been 59 victims) in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Israel (these numbers do not include deaths from the conflicts with Lebanon or Iran).
**NOTE: It is unknown at this time how many of the deaths and injuries of Israelis on October 7 were caused by Israeli soldiers.
- Human rights reports on Israel-Palestine (regularly updated)
- Rebuilding of Gaza to cost seven times more than all previous wars: Oxfam
- James Woolsey, front man who promoted US wars for Israel, dies at 84
- Despite Israel’s multi-million propaganda project, some anti-genocide candidates are winning
- She Was a Bright Student. An Israeli Strike Ended Her Dreams.
- US House passes $1.15 trillion military bill expanding Israel cooperation
- ISRAELI MEDIA: ‘An Inferno’: Gazans Face Sweltering Conditions in Tent Camps for Third Summer in a Row
- Israel’s Coordinated Campaign to Propagandize Conservatives in America
- The Israeli Spy Behind PragerU’s Plan to Rewrite American Education To Indoctrinate Children
- The President of the World Jewish Congress just sent a warning to every Potential AMERICA FIRST Candidate wishing to run for U.S. Congress
- Israel targets X users, right-wing media with $2 million ad push
- ‘Our role is to hold on’: Palestinian artists in Israel after October 7
- ‘My Father Is a Hero’: Detained Palestinian Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya’s Son Speaks to Zeteo
- Israel threatens to seize ancient water reservoirs near Bethlehem
- Series of Reports Ignored by Media Show Jeffrey Epstein’s Extensive Work With Israeli Intelligence
