{"id":306660,"date":"2025-07-31T13:18:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T13:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/306660\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T13:18:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T13:18:17","slug":"live-updates-israel-gaza-news-us-envoy-witkoff-visits-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/306660\/","title":{"rendered":"Live updates: Israel-Gaza news; US envoy Witkoff visits Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-07-31t083535z-1721758417-rc2hxfa26ag4-rtrmadp-3-israel-palestinians-gaza.JPG\" alt=\"People mourn over a body during the funeral for Palestinians who were killed by Israeli fire while trying to receive aid on Wednesday, and Palestinians who were killed in an overnight Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City on Thursday.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"2037\" width=\"3000\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmdqn2jqu00a026pa5l3w25dc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Over 60 people were killed in northern Gaza after Israeli forces opened fire near an aid site Wednesday, according to Gaza\u2019s Health Ministry.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmdqw56wl000i3b6np3ehw7ij@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            About 600 others were injured, Yousef Abu al-Rish, undersecretary of the Gaza Ministry of Health, told CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmdqw2xsp00043b6nnxxcmks4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cAl-Shifa Medical Complex has received 50 martyrs and 300 injured,\u201d Dr. Mohammad Abu Salmiya, director of Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, told CNN, adding that there are \u201capproximately 20 martyrs and 100 injuries\u201d in three other nearby hospitals.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmdqw2xsp00053b6n560bobkb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Palestine Red Crescent Society said the incident happened while Palestinians were waiting for aid near the Zikim area in northwestern Gaza.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmdqw2xsp00093b6n9lv6kfvt@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Gaza Civil Defense released distressing footage showing dozens of lifeless bodies, predominantly young men, strewn across the floor. The bodies exhibit visible signs of injuries across various parts, with some covered in blood.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmdqw2xsp00063b6nymfujyw0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Israeli military has said its troops fired warning shots in northern Gaza on Wednesday, following multiple reports of dozens of aid-seekers killed in the area. The IDF added that they are \u201cnot aware of any casualties.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmdqw080j00013b6nzrquewpd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The IDF said \u201cdozens of people were seen \u201cgathering around aid trucks in northern Gaza, and in close proximity to IDF troops operating in the area,\u201d on Wednesday.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"pull-quote_block-quote__text inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"text\">\n                    \u201cThe Israeli troops \u2018fired warning shots in the area, not directed at the gathering, in response to the threat posed to them,\u201d the IDF added.\n                <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmdqw41xc000d3b6nmt7y51y4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            An Israeli security official told CNN citing \u201can initial investigation,\u201d saying, \u201cit appears that during the gathering, sounds of gunfire were heard from within the crowd and internal friction among Gazans within the gathering.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"pull-quote__text inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"text\">\n                    \u201cIn addition to several cases of people being run over by the aid trucks,\u201d the source added.\n                <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmdqw580e000k3b6ncidjtxqy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            CNN cannot independently verify the circumstances of the incident.\n    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Over 60 people were killed in northern Gaza after Israeli forces opened fire near an aid site Wednesday,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":306661,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5311],"tags":[49,978,659],"class_list":{"0":"post-306660","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-states","8":"tag-united-states","9":"tag-us","10":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114948047084566373","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=306660"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306660\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/306661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=306660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=306660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=306660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}