— 🇮🇱/🇪🇬 NEW: Israeli Officials were told to leave Cairo just 20 minutes after arrival today, due to a disagreement that arose yesterday about the Phiadelphi Axis; there is now a 'total breakdown' of negotiations

Yesterday, Israeli and Egyptian officials met in Cairo to discuss the Philadelphi Corridor; on Netanyahu's orders, the IDF presented a map that showed Israel reducing some of its forces, but still deploying soldiers all along the corridor. Egypt categorically rejected the plan, 'we are definitely stuck', an Israeli official said – Axios

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— NOTE: Without the agreement of Egypt, there can be no ceasefire, regardless of the acceptance of Hamas (which also rejected)

— 🇺🇸/🇵🇸 NEW: Most Columbia University students who faced suspension or arrest for participating in pro-Palestine protests will reportedly soon be able to return to class.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱 NEW: The Democratic National Convention’s (DNC) platform for 2024 mentions Israel 29 times in its 92-page document.

“President Biden and Vice President Harris believe a strong, secure, and democratic Israel is vital to the interests of the United States. Their commitment to Israel's security, its qualitative military edge, its right to defend itself, and the 2016 Memorandum of Understanding is ironclad.”

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— 🇮🇱/🇾🇪 NEW: Human Rights Watch says Israel's attack on Yemen's Hodeidah port on July 20 is a 'possible' war crime, citing disproportionate harm caused to civilians

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— 🇮🇱/🇵🇸 NEW: The Israeli military announce that they have recovered the bodies of 6 hostages from tunnels under Khan Younis.

The return of six bodies leaves an estimated 109 hostages still believed to be in Gaza, with around a third thought to be dead and the fate of the remaining unknown.

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— 🇮🇱/🇵🇸 NEW: In a new massacre, the Israeli Air Force bombed the 'Mustafa Hafez' school in Gaza City, killing at least 10 civilians, most of them children.

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— 🇪🇬/🇺🇸 NEW: Egyptian President al-Sisi and U.S. Secretary of State Blinken met in Cairo to discuss ways to broker a ceasefire deal in Gaza.

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— 🇬🇧 NEW: British journalist Richard Medhurst, a critic of Israel, says he was arrested and held for 24 hours upon arriving at Heathrow Airport earlier this month. Six police officers were reportedly waiting for him, and he was questioned under the 'Terrorism Act, Section 12.'

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— 🇷🇺/🇺🇦 NEW: Russian forces have reportedly captured the entire town of New York (Нью-Йорк) in Donetsk.

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— 🇮🇱/🇪🇬 Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu: 'Israel will not leave the Philadelphi Corridor and the Netzarim corridor, regardless of the pressure to do so – these are 'strategic military and political assets', and I informed Blinken about this'

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— 🇮🇱/🇵🇸 NEW: The IDF says that it did several operations in March near the tunnel from which the bodies of six Israeli hostages were recovered; Israeli Air Force strikes likely caused some of their deaths

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— 🇵🇸/🇮🇱 NEW: Saraya Al-Quds publish footage of their fighters targeting Israeli soldiers and armored vehicles in Rafah.

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— 🇮🇷 Image shows Iran's new 'frankenstein' creation: The IRGC Navy 'Shaheed Baqeri' UAV & VTOL carrier, currently under construction, created from a modified oil tanker

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