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Haniyeh was killed in Tehran on 30 July 2024 during the inauguration of Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian. Hamas and Iran attributed the attack to Israel, which did not confirm responsibility.
More than fifty people, including fifteen children, were killed in an Israeli attack on Khadija School in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, which was used to shelter displaced Palestinians. The Israeli military said it targeted a Hamas command and control centre within the school compound.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris held separate meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on 25 July 2024, focusing on the Israel–Hamas war and efforts to secure a ceasefire. Harris emphasized humanitarian concerns in Gaza and urged progress on finalizing a deal.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint session of the United States Congress amid protests over Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza.
At least 89 Palestinians were killed and over 263 injured in an Israeli surprise attack on a previously designated safe zone in Khan Younis, Gaza, on 23 July 2024.
At least 70 Palestinians were killed and over 200 injured in Israeli tank shelling and airstrikes in Khan Younis Governorate, Gaza Strip, during a new military operation.
Israel orders mandatory evacuations across the Gaza Strip, including in sections of the heavily populated Al-Mawasi humanitarian zone.
Five people, including a child, are killed in Russian missile strikes on Mykolaiv and Kherson, Ukraine.