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The Israel Defense Forces have begun assembling military forces and armored vehicles along the Gaza border, according to satellite imagery and official reports. This movement precedes a planned major ground offensive.
A series of Russian strikes targeting Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Odesa, and Sumy Oblasts kills at least five people and injures 13 others.
More than 10,000 European hotel owners, represented by HOTREC, have filed a joint lawsuit against Booking.com, alleging financial losses from 2004 to 2024 due to enforced best-price clauses that restricted direct booking discounts.
Hamas released a video showing Israeli hostage Evyatar David in an underground Gaza tunnel, depicting him as emaciated and marking days on a calendar. The video includes footage of starving Palestinian children and statements attributed to Israeli officials.
Brazil women's football team claimed a record ninth Copa América title by defeating Colombia 5–4 on penalties after a 4–4 draw in extra time at Quito's Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado. Marta was named tournament's most valuable player.
The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry reported seven deaths from malnutrition in the past day, raising the total since 2023 to 154, including 89 children.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on 31 July 2025 to reinstate the Presidential Fitness Test in all public schools nationwide. The measure was announced in the White House Roosevelt Room.
At least 71 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded while attempting to access humanitarian aid in Gaza, according to reports from the region.
Five South Sudanese soldiers, one Ugandan soldier, and one civilian were killed in fighting between Ugandan and South Sudanese forces in Yumbe District, Uganda, following a South Sudanese military presence in disputed territory. Both sides agreed to a ceasefire to allow an investigation into the incident.
Attendees of a UN conference issued a declaration supporting a 15-month transition to a demilitarized, fully sovereign Palestinian state under Palestinian Authority governance with UN peacekeeping support. The declaration calls on Hamas to relinquish control of Gaza and disarm.
The Netherlands has banned far-right Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich from entering the country, citing their roles in Israel's military campaign in Gaza and support for settlement expansion.
Israel has initiated humanitarian aid drops and established corridors for aid convoys into Gaza, following international pressure over food access. The move coincides with reports of malnutrition-related deaths and a partial resumption of power supplies.
The World Food Programme reports 90,000 women and children in Gaza require urgent medical treatment due to severe malnutrition and lack of food. The crisis persists amid blocked aid and dangerous distribution systems.
At least 85 Palestinians were killed while attempting to access aid in northern Gaza on 20 July 2025, according to the Health Ministry. Israeli forces issued evacuation orders for central Gaza, where aid groups operate.
Ecuador extradited José Adolfo Macías Villamar, leader of the Los Choneros cartel, to the United States on 20 July 2025, where he faces federal drug trafficking charges.
At least 32 Palestinians are killed trying to reach Gaza Humanitarian Foundation food distribution sites.
Three people are killed and nine others are injured when Israeli forces strikes the Holy Family Church in Gaza City, the only Catholic church in Gaza.
The Shas party has exited the Netanyahu-led cabinet due to disagreements over exemptions for Haredi Jews from military service, though it remains in the governing coalition.
Israeli air strikes in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley killed at least 12 people, targeting military compounds linked to Hezbollah's Radwan Force. The strikes were the deadliest since the ceasefire ended a year of conflict.
Iga Świątek defeated Amanda Anisimova 6–0, 6–0 in the Wimbledon women's singles final to claim her first title at the tournament and become the first Polish player to do so. The result marked the third Grand Slam final with a double bagel scoreline and the first since 1988.
Russia conducted a large-scale aerial attack using 597 drones and 26 cruise missiles, resulting in two civilian deaths in Chernivtsi, 20 injuries, and damage to infrastructure across multiple cities.
United States president Donald Trump confirms plans to sell weapons to NATO allies to be provided to Ukraine after the Pentagon previously paused weapon shipments.
At least 15 Palestinians, including eight children and two women, were killed in an Israeli airstrike while queuing for nutritional supplements near a medical point in Deir al-Balah, Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces said the strike targeted a member of Hamas's Nukhba forces involved in the 7 October 2023 attacks.
Russian forces conducted the largest single drone attack of the war, deploying 728 Geran-2 drones and multiple missile types, with Ukrainian and Russian sources reporting extensive neutralization and target strikes.