Overview
- The U.N. Deputy Special Coordinator Ramiz Alakbarov said on Monday that armed personnel entered a WFP distribution point in Jabalia and a warehouse and that two truck drivers were assaulted, forcing humanitarian operations to halt.
- Hamas rejected the U.N. account and said the actions were a police operation after inspectors found smuggled goods concealed inside aid parcels, calling the intervention lawful and protective of deliveries.
- Israeli forces have continued strikes and raids despite the October truce, including a July 14 drone strike on a Jabalia police station that Gaza officials say killed several police officers and civilians.
- U.N. OCHA data show humanitarian deliveries remain inadequate, with recent food parcels meeting about 75 percent of minimum caloric needs and only roughly 56 percent of cargo via the Egypt corridor successfully offloaded.
- Diplomatic efforts to move to the ceasefire’s second phase are stalled as Hamas dissolves its governing committee and mediators in Cairo report little progress, leaving reconstruction, disarmament and an international force undelivered while civilians face mounting hunger and collapsing services.