Palestinian National Authority

Hamas claims that almost 50 hostages died during the Israeli bombing of Gaza, but this information has not been officially confirmed.
The Israel Defense Forces said the military has so far informed the families of 224 hostages that their members are being held in the Gaza Strip.

Media: An Israeli reconnaissance drone crashed in a Gaza settlement

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated Greece's position that Hamas is a terrorist organization and that it does not represent the Palestinian people in a telephone conversation on Thursday with the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas.

In the Security Council of the United Nations, resolutions that would have demanded an end to the conflict in the Gaza Strip, due to the delivery of humanitarian aid, were blocked by the veto of the permanent members.

"Imagine a hospital with 5,000 to 15,000 civilian refugees, overwhelmed with patients who need surgical care, and then the lights go out. I think you can imagine how difficult that is," he said.
According to him, dozens of people were seriously injured in the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, while an incredible amount of stress sent pregnant women to premature birth.

The Palestinian Red Crescent said today that it has been told to leave Al Quds Hospital, which currently houses more than 400 patients and 12,000 displaced Gazans.
The spokesman said: "We call on the world to take immediate action to prevent another massacre like the one that took place at Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital."

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine held a joint press conference on July 25 following their meeting at the Presidential Complex.

Erdoğan said: "We, as Türkiye, maintain our solidarity with the Palestinian people and our support for the Palestinian cause in the strongest manner."

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas began a visit to China on Tuesday that comes as Beijing is seeking a larger role in Middle East politics and competing for energy resources.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was criticized by Palestine after she praised Israeli democracy in remarks marking the 75th anniversary of Israel's founding, Politico reported.

In a video message released by the EU embassy in Israel, von der Leyen paid tribute to Israel as a "vibrant democracy in the heart of the Middle East".

Israel's security cabinet has approved measures that will make it easier for Israelis to obtain permits to own weapons so "thousands more civilians" can acquire them, and will "strengthen" Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli forces killed two Palestinians, including a man claimed by an armed group as a member, during a confrontation that erupted early Monday when troops entered a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials said.