Sunday, July 5, 2026

Post-war plans for the Gaza Strip

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that there will be no reconstruction in the Gaza Strip until Hamas is disarmed and the strip is demilitarized.

Gaza war

Medics say that two Palestinians have been killed in airstrikes at the Omar Al-Mokhtar street in Gaza City.

Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon

Netanyahu says some Christian-majority villages in southern Lebanon asked to be annexed by Israel for protection from Hezbollah, while villages in the Marjayoun District deny seeking annexation.

2026 Lebanon war

The Israeli military says that the Commando Brigade targeted Hezbollah operatives riding motorcycles near Nabatieh.

Red Sea crisis

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations and British military's Royal Navy reports that a cargo ship was attacked by "unknown armed assailants" off the coast of Yemen's port city Hodeidah at the Red Sea.

Turkish involvement in the Somali civil war

The Puntland government issues a statement claiming exclusive control over its marine resources, citing its constitution and Somalia's federal framework to block SOMTURK, a joint venture between Somalia's fisheries ministry and Turkey's OYAK fund, from operating without approval. SOMTURK holds a federal licence for fishing permits across Somalia's economic zone.

2026 Venezuela earthquakes

The Venezuelan information ministry reports that the death toll from the earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 3,342.

Disasters

Ten people are killed and six others are injured after a truck and a bus collided in Ogun State, Nigeria.

Disasters

Six people are killed and one injured after a three-story residential building collapses due to heavy rains in Mumbai, India.

2026 Iran war fuel crisis

Seven OPEC+ members agree to raise oil production quotas by 188,000 barrels per day in August, as oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz gradually resume after disruptions linked to the Iran war.

Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war

Qatar resumes all maritime activities, reversing a June 29 advisory suspending sailing and fishing boats following the death of a Qatari national from shrapnel linked to regional military operations.

2026 Bangladesh measles outbreak

Seven more children are reported to have died from measles, bringing the death toll from the disease in Bangladesh to 738.

2026 Bangladesh measles outbreak

A complaint is filed in a Dhaka court against former interim Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, former health adviser Nur Jahan Begum, and two other health officials from the Yunus ministry over their roles in the measles epidemic in the country including child deaths.

2026 North American heat wave

Around 25 deaths are reported in heat waves in the United States, with 40 million people under heat alerts across the East Coast, Southeast, and Southwest regions of the country.

Sudanese cholera epidemic

The Dar Hamar Emergency Room reports 800 cases of cholera, including 30 deaths, in the West Kordofan communities of Wad Banda and Al-Nahud in western Sudan.

Sudanese cholera epidemic

The Sudan Doctors Network reports 200,000 people in the North Kordofan town of Bara are facing a cholera outbreak alongside measles, including 100 cases of measles in children at health care facilities in Bara.

Science

JAXA satellite Hayabusa2 conducts a flyby of the asteroid 98943 Torifune.

2026 Trump–FIFA red card controversy

In association football, FIFA declares American forward Folarin Balogun eligible to face Belgium following an intervention by U.S. president Donald Trump. FIFA suspends his ban under Article 27 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, placing it on a one-year probationary period while allowing the red card itself to stand. It became the first time since the introduction of FIFA's automatic suspension system that a World Cup red card suspension is overturned rather than served.

Norway at the FIFA World Cup

Norway advances to the quarterfinals of a FIFA World Cup for the first time after defeating Brazil 2–1 in the round of 16. Brazil's loss also marks the team's earliest elimination from the tournament since 1990.