LiveLive Updates July 05, 2026Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJuly 05, 2026UpdatesReport: Hamas expected to dismantle Gaza government ahead of technocratic committee's entryHamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad gunmen in Gaza City in March. Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/APHamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad gunmen in Gaza City in March. Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/APHamas is expected to announce that it will dismantle its government in the Gaza Strip, the Saudi-owned Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper reported, citing Hamas sources.According to the report, two sources confirmed that the movement's leadership intends to announce the dismantling of the Governmental Follow-up Committee, which has served as Hamas's de facto government in the territory since 2007.A Hamas source told Haaretz that "Hamas are convinced that [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu doesn't want to move ahead with anything, but will try to present an initiative that has apperant flexibility to mediators and [Board of Peace High Representative Nickolay] Mladenov."2 hours agoIsraeli civilians attempt to cross into Syria, IDF says, amid reports of Israeli farming outpost establishmentThe Israeli military confirmed Sunday Israeli civilians attempted to cross the border with Syria following reports an Israeli settlement had been established in Syria's Daraa governorate. The Syrian village of Ma'ariya, near the location of a reported Israeli settlement. The IDF said in a statement that Israeli forces arrived at the border to prevent dozens of Israelis from crossing into Syrian territory. The military detained several Israelis and transferred them to the Israeli Police, the statement said. The military condemned the incident, saying it was "a criminal offense that endangers both IDF soldiers and civilians." In a report Friday, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Israeli settlers had established an outpost in the Wadi Ma'riyah area west of Daraa in an area fenced by Israeli forces. According to the report, there are about 140 cows in the farming settlement, which was established with the help of the right-wing NGO Hashomer Hachadash (the new guardian in Hebrew). SOHR said the cattle graze on about 10,000 dunams (about 3.8 square miles) in an area between the Israeli border fence and the 1974 cease-fire line.In the NewsIsraeli College Employee Faces Possible Dismissal Over Political Facebook PostsTop Court Seeks Answer From Israeli Gov't on Detained Gazan Doctor's ConditionWere Polish Women Really Joyless? A New Book Says NoMichigan Primary Narrows to AIPAC Favorite vs. Progressive Israel CriticIsraeli Government Approves $9M Plan to Expand West Bank Hotel IndustryRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedAn Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What Happened103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?