Israeli attacks on Gaza's police have been condemned by the United Nations human rights office, which said last month that police personnel had been attacked at least a dozen times in 2026.
Israeli gunfire killed 9-year-old Tala Abu Matar in a displacement camp in central Gaza while another strike on a displacement tent in southern Gaza's Khan Younis killed one Palestinian.
An Israeli strike in Gaza killed a senior Palestinian aid official who had helped organize World Cup public screenings, just before the Egypt–Argentina match kicked off.
Amnesty International has called for the immediate release of detained Palestinian doctor Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, saying he is being held arbitrarily by Israeli authorities.