LIVE: Israel kills 64 Palestinians in Gaza, at least 9 of them aid seekers

July 5, 2025
Maziar Motamedi and Tim Hume

• Sources in Gaza hospitals say 64 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli bombings today, at least 9 of them near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid hub in the north of Rafah, including three children.
• At least 743 Palestinians have died in Israeli attacks at the notorious GHF distribution centres, as Israeli forces continue to target people waiting for food and hospitals struggle to cope with the wounded.
• Hamas says it is ready to start talks “immediately” on a proposal for a 60-day ceasefire, which will allow the desperately needed aid for Gaza.
• Hamas ally Islamic Jihad says it supports plans for talks on a truce with Israel, but demanded “guarantees” that the process would lead to a permanent ceasefire.
• The announcement came after it held consultations with other Palestinian factions and before a visit on Monday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington, where President Donald Trump is pushing for an end to the war, now in its 21st month.
• Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 57,338 people and wounded 135,957, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7, 2023, attacks, and more than 200 were taken captive.

 

UK ban on pro-Palestine group under anti-terror laws ‘deeply worrying’: Doctor

• A British emergency physician who spent weeks volunteering on a medical mission to Gaza has told Al Jazeera he is deeply concerned by the UK government’s proscription of a pro-Palestine direct action group under anti-terrorism legislation.
• Speaking to Al Jazeera from London, James Smith said the move was hugely concerning to the large numbers of people who were moved to speak out about the ongoing bloodshed in Gaza.
• The ban on Palestine Action, which came into place after midnight in the UK, makes support for the group a criminal offense punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
• “[I’m] deeply worried about the ways in which the UK government is seeking to suppress any sort of pro-Palestinian or anti-genocide sentiment,” he said.
• “It’s the public who are speaking up in opposition to Israel’s genocide and it’s the public that are being silenced.”
• As we reported earlier, more than 20 people have been arrested under anti-terror laws in London at a demonstration in support of the group.

 

UK police arrest 20 for supporting Palestine Action

• London’s Metropolitan Police say they have arrested more than 20 people under anti-terrorism laws at a protest in support of the banned Palestine Action group.
• A ban on Palestine Action, which describes itself as a non-violent direct action movement, came into place today after the group was officially proscribed under the Terrorism Act. A last-minute legal challenge to the ban, which makes support for the group a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison, was denied by a court on Friday.
• Supporters of Palestine Action, who say the ban is draconian, held a protest in London today. The Metropolitan Police said in a social media post that it had arrested “more than 20 people on suspicion of offences under the Terrorism Act” at the demonstration and taken them into custody.
• “Palestine Action is a proscribed group and officers will act where criminal offences are committed,” said the post.