A delegation from the Palestinian movement Hamas has reportedly met with the leader of the Lebanese group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah to discuss a possible ceasefire and to further coordinate regarding resistance.
This development has taken place parallel to the arrival of the head of the Israeli Mossad to Doha, though without the rest of the Isreali delegation.
Israeli massacres in Gaza continued as well as strong and growing Palestinian resistance.
According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 38,000 Palestinians have been killed, and 87,445 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.
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Saturday, July 6, 01:00 am (GMT+2)
PENTAGON: Secretary Austin reaffirmed the United States’ ironclad commitment to Israel’s security and right to defend itself.
AL-JAZEERA: Two Israeli raids targeted the surroundings of the towns of Al-Dhahirah and Yarin in southern Lebanon.
Saturday, July 6, 12:00 am (GMT+2)
ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli occupation army reported that two soldiers were injured after rockets were fired from Lebanon at Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel.
AXIOS: The White House and the CIA are trying to bridge the gap between Israel and Hamas regarding the second phase.
Hezbollah missiles burn the North🔥 pic.twitter.com/euPaDLld05
— Nadira Ali🇵🇸 (@Nadira_ali12) July 5, 2024
Friday, July 5, 11:00 pm (GMT+2)
GAZA CIVIL DEFENSE: The Civil Defense in Gaza reported the recovery of the bodies of two Palestinians following a bombing that targeted a house in the Al-Nafaq area in the center of Gaza City.
CHANNEL 13: Hostage negotiations will not be easy, and may take 3 to 5 weeks.
Friday, July 5, 10:00 pm (GMT+2)
HEZBOLLAH: The newly-built 91st Division headquarters in the Elit barracks was bombed with Katyusha rockets.
CHANNEL 12: 67% of Israelis see the priority as recovering the captives, compared to 26% in continuing the war.
ISRAELI MEDIA: 25 rockets were fired from Lebanon towards northern Israel since Friday morning.
AL-JAZEERA: Israeli artillery shelling targeted the towns of Yaroun and Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon.
NETANYAHU’S OFFICE: There are still gaps between the negotiating parties.
Friday, July 5, 9:00 pm (GMT+2)
MEDICAL SOURCES: 27 Palestinians were killed as a result of the continued Israeli bombing of various areas in the Gaza Strip since dawn today.
ISRAEL HAYOM: The Israeli negotiating team is on its way to Tel Aviv after the end of the round of negotiations in Qatar regarding the exchange deal.
ISRAEL HAYOM: The Israeli negotiating team is on its way to Tel Aviv after the end of the round of negotiations in Qatar regarding the exchange deal. pic.twitter.com/vz4bWJHBYl
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) July 5, 2024
WALLA: The head of Mossad informed the mediators that Hamas’ request was rejected.
AFP: New British Foreign Secretary David Lammy calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Friday, July 5, 8:00 pm (GMT+2)
ISRAEL HAYOM: Two rockets fired from Lebanon fell in Kiryat Shmona, noting that one of them damaged a house.
AL-JAZEERA: Israeli artillery shelling targeted the surroundings of the towns of Naqoura, Alma al-Shaab, Blat and Khiyam in southern Lebanon.
AL-JAZEERA: Three Palestinians were killed and others were injured in an Israeli bombardment that targeted the Maan area east of Khan Yunis.
HEZBOLLAH: We targeted a building used by the occupation soldiers in Shlomi with appropriate weapons.
Friday, July 5, 7:00 pm (GMT+2)
ISRAELI ARMY: We detected the launch of 5 rockets from Lebanon.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli artillery shell targeted the northwest of the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip.
AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: A large number of fighters raided the headquarters of the occupation’s operations command near the Tel al-Sultan neighborhood, “killing and wounding” the occupation’s ranks.
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Mossad officials said they were optimistic that the cabinet would accept the deal proposal.
AL-QASSAM: We are targeting the enemy’s command and control site on the Netzarim axis.
Qassam vs IDF in Tel al-Hawa: Yassin strike with a thermobaric warhead against IDF soldiers-in-a-window in Netzarim corridor southwest of Gaza City. [Qassam Brigades 29/6] pic.twitter.com/aCQsQZurm4
— Jon Elmer (@jonelmer) June 29, 2024
CHANNEL 12: Netanyahu prevented Gallant from holding a meeting regarding the hostage deal with the heads of Mossad and intelligence.
Friday, July 5, 5:00 pm (GMT+2)
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH: Gantz told Netanyahu he would support any deal that would return the prisoners.
HAMAS: We confirm our rejection of any plans for foreign forces to enter the Gaza Strip.
Friday, July 5, 3:00 pm (GMT+2)
HEZBOLLAH: We targeted the Israeli Ramia position with artillery shells, confirming a direct hit.
AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: We targeted an Israeli Merkava 4 tank with a “Yassin 105” shell in the middle of Baghdad Street in the Shuja’iyya neighborhood east of Gaza City, after announcing the implementation of a complex operation that led to the killing of 10 Israeli soldiers yesterday, Thursday, in the neighborhood.
AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: Our fighters killed 10 Israeli soldiers yesterday in a complex operation in the Shujaiya neighborhood in Gaza City.
What the Israeli government and military officials are saying seems to be vastly different from the reality on the ground in Gaza.
While the Israeli military keeps talking about tactical achievements in the Shejaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City, or in the Rafah area, in the… pic.twitter.com/zSl0iCe2M5
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) July 3, 2024
Friday, July 5, 1:00 pm (GMT+2)
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH: Ben-Gvir threatened Netanyahu with bringing down the government if he made decisions alone in the exchange deal case.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Two Palestinians were killed and others injured in an Israeli raid on a house in the Nuseirat Camp in central Gaza.
Friday, July 5, 12:00 pm (GMT+2)
AL-QASSAM BRIGADES: Our fighters were able to snipe an Israeli soldier in the vicinity of a hill west of Rafah city.
AL-QUDS BRIGADES: Our fighters bombarded with a barrage of mortar shells the Israeli soldiers and vehicles that had penetrated the Shrjaiya neighborhood.
AL-JAZEERA: An Israeli airstrike targeted the town of Markaba in southern Lebanon.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Ambulance crews retrieved the bodies of 3 martyrs from the Saudi neighborhood west of Rafah city.
Five Palestinians were killed by Israeli occupation forces in Jenin. pic.twitter.com/K1XRDV3Lk9
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) July 5, 2024
Friday, July 5, 11:00 am (GMT+2)
CHANNEL 12: Netanyahu did not present the details of the proposed exchange deal to the members of the security cabinet.
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH: The Israeli army has completely moved to the third stage in the northern Gaza Strip.
HEZBOLLAH: Hassan Nasrallah met with a leadership delegation from Hamas and discussed proposals for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
KAN: The head of Mossad is leaving for Doha without the rest of the negotiating delegation.
AL-QUDS BRIGADES: We targeted the occupation soldiers at the Rafah crossing gate.
Friday, July 5, 10:00 am (GMT+2)
AL-QUDS BRIGADES: We bombed a position of occupation soldiers in the Netzarim axis.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: The Israeli army continues to burn houses in the Shuja’iyya neighborhood.
AL-JAZEERA: Air raid sirens are sounding in Kerem Shalom, in the Gaza Strip.
HEZBOLLAH: Hassan Nasrallah met with a leadership delegation from Hamas and discussed proposals for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
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— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) July 5, 2024
Friday, July 5, 09:00 am (GMT+2)
WALLA: According to a new poll, Benny Gantz leads voting intentions if elections were held now.
Friday, July 5, 07:00 am (GMT+2)
ISRAELI HERITAGE MINISTER AMICHAI ELIYAHU: I will oppose any deal that leads to stopping the war.
Friday, July 5, 05:00 am (GMT+2)
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Two people were killed and a number of others were wounded in an Israeli bombardment that targeted a house in Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Yunis.
Friday, July 5, 03:00 am (GMT+2)
ISRAELI MEDIA: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently holding an assessment with the heads of the security services and discussing the exchange deal.
Friday, July 5, 02:00 am (GMT+2)
AL-JAZEERA: Several areas in Gaza witnessed artillery shelling, raids and incursions by the occupation.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: 5 Palestinians, including 3 children, were killed in an Israeli bombardment that targeted Jabalia al-Balad in the northern Gaza Strip.
HAMAS: China has issued a new invitation for Palestinian dialogue and we will respond to it.
Friday, July 5, 01:00 am (GMT+2)
SPANISH FM: Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares has criticized the European Union’s double standards on the situation in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip.
ISRAELI ARMY RADIO: The biggest challenge facing the army in the Shejaiya neighborhood is the rubble and destruction left behind by the army in the first phase of the ground operation.
PFLP: We reject the deployment of any international forces in Gaza.
The Palestinian people are the only party authorized to determine the future of the Gaza Strip and the form of the ruling authority there.
Friday, July 5, 12:00 am (GMT+2)
CHANNEL 14:
The army is moving towards accepting the deal and we will switch to the method of raids that select specific targets.
The army leadership is ready to accept any deal with Hamas at any price, and the important thing is to stop the war.
(The Palestine Chronicle)
