Palestine weekly: One thousand days of genocide in Gaza 07.07.2026

The week marked 1,000 days since Israel's genocidal war in Gaza began, with over 90 percent of the Strip destroyed according to Gaza's Government Media Office. The death toll since October 2023 reached 73,098, with 1,072 killed since the October "ceasefire." Israeli forces continued attacks, killing at least three Palestinians in a drone strike on July 1 and seven more in the following 48 hours, including a child and 10-year-old Tareq Sabah. Strikes on tents in the al-Mawasi humanitarian zone recurred. Over 20,000 sick and wounded await medical evacuation through the throttled Rafah crossing. Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, is deteriorating after 555 days in Israeli prison, with the UN calling for his release. In the West Bank, Israel approved 13 new settlements and expanded outposts, while settler violence and demolitions continued. A four-month-old infant died after Israeli soldiers blocked ambulance access at Deir Ammar camp.














