At Least 20 killed, including child, in Israeli strikes on Gaza
At least 20 Palestinians, including a child and a woman, were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza on Saturday, according to local media and health officials.
In Gaza City's Sabra neighbourhood, a child was killed in a strike on the Al Daya family home, Al Jazeera reported. A separate attack in the same area killed a woman and wounded three others.
Elsewhere, at least 10 people were reported killed in Israeli strikes on Nuseirat in central Gaza. Three more died in attacks on al-Mawasi, while five were killed in western Gaza City.
Family of slain US citizen in West Bank urges US-led probe
The family of Sayfollah Musallet, a 20-year-old US citizen killed by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, is calling on Washington to launch an independent investigation and hold those responsible to account.
Musallet, known as Saif, was reportedly surrounded and beaten for three hours during an assault on Friday, according to a family statement. The attackers also allegedly targeted medics attempting to reach him.
'This is an unimaginable nightmare and injustice that no family should ever have to face,' the family said.
They described Saif as a kind and hardworking young man from Florida who had been striving to build a better future.
'We demand that the US State Department lead an immediate investigation and hold the Israeli settlers who killed Saif accountable for their crimes. We demand justice,' the statement added.
Rights group urges prosecution of Trump over Gaza aid killings
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has called for US President Donald Trump to be prosecuted for alleged complicity in genocide over his support for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's (GHF) aid distribution model.
In a statement on X (formerly known as twitter), the Geneva-based group urged international legal bodies to hold Trump accountable for backing the GHF, where Israeli forces have killed hundreds of Palestinians at aid collection points in recent weeks.
Euro-Med calls for prosecution of Trump and immediate shutdown of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation over massacres at aid points https://t.co/f0X4NLXrMy — Euro-Med Monitor (@EuroMedHR) July 12, 2025
The group said field testimony pointed to the presence of private US security contractors working alongside Israeli forces during some of the fatal incidents.
It also accused Trump's administration of offering Israel broad military, financial, political and diplomatic support during its ongoing war in Gaza.
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