Live: Gaza ceasefire talks deadlocked as death toll surpasses 100

Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian during a military raid on the town of Rummana, west of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank, according to Al Jazeera Arabic sources.

The latest killing comes amid intensified Israeli operations across the West Bank, where near-daily raids have led to a sharp rise in Palestinian being killed and wounded.

Israel’s military says it shot down a missile launched from Yemen by Houthi forces early Thursday morning.

Warning sirens were triggered in line with standard procedure, the army said, but no casualties have been reported.

The US imposed sanctions on Wednesday on the United Nations special rapporteur for Palestine, Francesca Albanese.

The sanctions follow Albanese's scathing report on 30 June in which she named over 60 companies, including major US technology firms like Google, Amazon and Microsoft, which she said were involved in "the transformation of Israel's economy of occupation to an economy of genocide".

The report called for the International Criminal Court and national judicial systems to pursue investigations and prosecutions of corporate executives and companies. It also called on United Nations member states to pursue sanctions and asset freezes. 

“Today I am imposing sanctions on UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese for her illegitimate and shameful efforts to prompt @IntlCrimCourt action against US and Israeli officials, companies, and executives,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement on X on Wednesday.

Read more: US sanctions UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese following 'economy of genocide' report

Good morning Middle East Eye readers, 

Here are some of the latest updates from the Israeli war on Gaza, now in its 642nd day: 

• Palestinian resistance fighters killed one Israeli soldier during clashes in Gaza on Wednesday.

• Prime Minister Netanyahu claimed Israel has identified the likely underground location of Iran's enriched uranium stockpiles during a Fox News interview.

• US President Donal Trump suggested there's a "very good chance" for a Gaza ceasefire agreement within the next two weeks, though cautioned it wasn't certain.

• Hamas officials stated ongoing negotiations face multiple obstacles, including: Ensuring adequate humanitarian aid reaches Gaza; Complete withdrawal of Israeli forces and; Binding assurances for a lasting truce.

• Gaza health authorities reported 105 Palestinians were killed and and 530 wounded in the latest 24-hour period by Israeli strikes. The overall death toll since 7 October 2023 now stands at 57,680.