The Israeli army, rejecting international calls for a ceasefire, has pursued a brutal offensive on Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, killing nearly 60,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children. The relentless bombardment has destroyed the enclave and led to food shortages.

A pair of leading Israeli human rights groups has accused Israel of “committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza,” becoming the first such organizations to make the claim.

Jordan and the United Arab Emirates are dropping tons of desperately needed aid in the Gaza Strip after Israel said it would pause fighting in parts of the region for 10 hours a day to allow food distribution.

Two prominent Israeli rights groups on Monday, July 28 2025 said their country is committing genocide in Gaza. This marks the first time that local Jewish-led organizations have made such accusations against Israel during nearly 22 months of war.

Israel has announced a daily “tactical pause in military activity” in three areas of Gaza to enable more aid to reach people, amid growing international outrage over starvation in the territory.

The local pause in fighting came days after ceasefire efforts between Israel and Hamas appeared to be in doubt.

Airdrops of food are moving into Gaza as the Israeli military begins a limited pause in fighting to allow the aid to enter the isolated enclave. Israel Defense Forces say it will pause attacks in certain areas for ten hours a day to allow for aid distribution.

The caretaker Dutch government has announced measures against Israel due to the “unbearable and indefensible” situation in Gaza, Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp said in a letter to parliament. The Netherlands will impose a travel ban on the Israeli Ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir,

Israel ended a truce in Gaza in March, hoping to break Hamas. The move has heightened suffering for Palestinians but achieved few, if any, Israeli goals.

Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday (July 27) that there is no starvation in Gaza as Israel allowed in aid throughout the war, at a Christian conference in Jerusalem. 'We've enabled the amount required by international law to come in.