Live: Hamas agrees to release 10 Israeli captives

Germany is aiming to establish a joint German-Israeli cyber research centre and deepen collaboration between the two countries' intelligence and security agencies, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has said.

"Military defence alone is not sufficient for this turning point in security. A significant upgrade in civil defence is also essential to strengthen our overall defensive capabilities," Dobrindt said on Sunday during a visit to Israel, according to Germany's Bild newspaper.

According to Bild, Dobrindt outlined a five-point plan aimed at establishing what he called a "Cyber Dome", as part of Germany's cyber defence strategy.

Earlier on Sunday, Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Soeder called for the acquisition of 2,000 interceptor missiles to equip Germany with an "Iron Dome" system similar to Israel's short-range missile defence technology.

An Israeli court has postponed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's testimony in his corruption trial after he requested a delay with the support of US President Donald Trump.

"Following the explanations given... we partially accept the request and cancel at this stage Mr Netanyahu's hearings scheduled" for this week, the Jerusalem district court said in its ruling, published online by the Likud party.

Netanyahu's lawyers had asked the court to excuse him from testifying over the next two weeks so he could focus on security issues. 

In one case, Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, are accused of accepting more than $260,000 worth of luxury goods - including cigars, jewellery and champagne - from billionaires in exchange for political favours.

In two other cases, Netanyahu is accused of attempting to negotiate more favourable coverage from two Israeli media outlets. The prime minister has denied any wrongdoing.

Trump said on Saturday that he was "not going to stand" for the continued prosecution of Netanyahu.

"The United States of America spends Billions of Dollar a year, far more than on any other Nation, protecting and supporting Israel. We are not going to stand for this," Trump said on Truth Social.

Netanyahu responded on X, thanking Trump and promising that "together, we... will make the Middle East Great Again!"

Israel’s military ordered Palestinians to leave parts of northern and central Gaza on Saturday, as it continued to rain down bombs on the besieged enclave. 

In a statement posted on X, the military told Palestinians to head towards al-Mawasi in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. 

The expulsion order covered the entire Jabalia refugee camp, as well as most districts in Gaza City. 

Although Israel has designated al-Mawasi a “safe zone”, it has repeatedly bombed the area over the past year and a half. Palestinians in Gaza, along with the United Nations, have long stated there are no safe zones in the territory. 

Earlier on Sunday morning, five people were killed in an air strike on a tent encampment near al-Mawasi, medics said. 

Read more: Israel orders expulsions to area in Gaza it bombed hours earlier

Glastonbury Festival has published a statement condemning comments by punk duo Bob Vylan yesterday. 

The duo led chants of “death to the IDF” during their Saturday performance at the large musical festival, referring to an acronym for the Israeli military. 

"With almost 4,000 performances at Glastonbury 2025, there will inevitably be artists and speakers appearing on our stages whose views we do not share, and a performer's presence here should never be seen as a tacit endorsement of their opinions and beliefs," Glastonbury Festival wrote on its official Instagram account. 

"However, we are appalled by the statements made from the West Holts stage by Bob Vylan yesterday.

"Their chants very much crossed a line and we are urgently reminding everyone involved in the production of the festival that there is no place at Glastonbury for antisemitism, hate speech or incitement to violence."

The UK government also condemned the chants, and British police said it was investigating the matter. 

Earlier on Saturday, British-Turkish singer Nilufer Yanya’s set included a backdrop that read “Free Free Palestine”, and a banner supporting Palestine was unfurled on stage.

Meanwhile, a member of Irish rap trio Kneecap wore a t-shirt dedicated to Palestine Action - a group set to be banned by the UK under terror laws. 

The death toll of Palestinians killed in Gaza since Sunday morning has risen to at least 21, according to Al Jazeera.

Earlier, we reported that Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinians waiting to collect aid in the southern city of Rafah, killing at least five people - including children.

At least 56,412 people have been killed and 133,054 wounded since Israel launched its war on Gaza in October 2023, according to the Palestinian health ministry. 

Senior Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi said on Sunday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is putting forward “impossible conditions” for reaching a ceasefire deal in Gaza.

In a statement on his Telegram channel, Mardawi said that Netanyahu is insisting on selecting the names of only 10 captives to be released, rather than agreeing to a full release in one stage.

"Netanyahu is lying when he claims he is not involved in choosing the names of the hostages [to be released in the deal]… He does not want a deal," Mardawi wrote.

He added that Netanyahu’s conditions are aimed at hindering the possibility of reaching a ceasefire and a hostage deal, accusing him of refusing to honour terms he had previously agreed to.

At least four people were killed after Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinians waiting to collect aid in northern Rafah, southern Gaza.

Israeli soldiers have routinely fired on Palestinians near distribution centres, killing more than 540 people to date.

Israeli outlet Haaretz quoted unnamed sources as saying that troops had received orders to open fire on crowds waiting to receive aid from the US-Israeli administered Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which has overseen aid deliveries in Gaza since late May.

The number of Palestinians killed in Gaza since the early hours of Sunday has risen to 17.

The toll climbed from 14 after an Israeli air strike killed two people in Gaza City’s al-Zeitoun neighbourhood, according to local medical sources.

Earlier, Al Jazeera, citing medical sources, reported that at least 14 people had been killed in Israeli air strikes across various parts of Gaza since dawn.

The figure included at least one person seeking aid, five others killed in strikes on Khan Younis, and two children who died when a family home was bombed in al-Zeitoun neighbourhood.

Israeli air strikes across various parts of Gaza have killed at least 14 people since dawn on Sunday, Al Jazeera reported, citing medical sources.

The toll includes at least one person seeking aid, five killed in strikes on Khan Younis, and two children who died when a family home was bombed in al-Zeitoun neighbourhood.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has responded to US President Donald Trump’s renewed call for a ceasefire in Gaza, saying: “Thank you, Trump. Together, we will make the Middle East great again."

Israeli sources reported on Saturday that negotiations towards a ceasefire and the release of Israeli captives in Gaza had made progress, ahead of an upcoming visit to Washington by Israel’s minister of strategic affairs, Ron Dermer.

Trump had earlier reiterated his call for a truce and the release of hostages, telling reporters on Friday that he believed a deal was close and could be reached “within the next week”.

The Israeli military has issued on Sunday evacuation orders for Palestinians in Gaza City , Jabalia, and other several neighbourhoods including al-Zeitoun al-Sharqi, the Old City, al-Turkman, al-Tuffah, and al-Daraj.

The orders, which was published by Israeli army Arabic language spokesperson Avichai Adraee on X, instruct them to head to al-Mawasi area, located to the west of the southern city of Khan Younis.

US President Donald Trump called on Sunday for a ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza and the release of captives.

"MAKE THE DEAL IN GAZA. GET THE HOSTAGES BACK!!!DJT," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

The Palestinian Red Crescent said on Sunday that a Palestinian was injured by Israeli forces' gunfire near the Meitar checkpoint, south of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank.

Another elderly Palestinian was injured after being physically assaulted by Israeli soldiers in Masafer Yatta, also in the south of Hebron.

Good morning Middle East Eye readers,

Here are the latest updates on Israel's war on Gaza and developments in the occupied West Bank:

- Two children were killed and others wounded in an Israeli bombing of a family house in the Zeitoun neighbourhood in Gaza City in the early hours of Sunday

- At least five Palestinians, including a child and two women, were killed by Israeli drone fire that targeted a tent sheltering displaced people west of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip

- Israeli troops are targeting Jabalia al-Balad, north of Gaza, with heavy artillery  and gunfire, and continue to destroy residential areas east of Jabalia

- The Israeli army claims the killing of Hakam al-Issa, whom it described as one of the founders of Hamas and the last senior leader of the movement in Gaza, in a strike that targeted the Sabra neighborhood in Gaza City Saturday night

- US President Donald Trump said that Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is about to negotiate a deal with Hamas that includes the return of the captives. He added that Netanyahu's trial hinders his ability to negotiate with both Iran and Hamas, and that military aid to Israel could be suspended if Netanyahu's trial, which he is facing, is not cancelled

-  The Palestinian Red Crescent said that a young man was injured by Israeli forces' bullets near the Meitar crossing in the city of Hebron, south of the occupied West Bank

- Israeli forces have stormed the town of Beitunia, west of Ramallah, as well as the  old Askar camp, east of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank.

Our live coverage from Gaza will shortly be closing until tomorrow morning.

Here are some of the day's key developments:

• Hospitals across Gaza report that Israeli air strikes have killed at least 60 people since the early hours of Saturday.

• Gaza’s Health Ministry says 81 people were killed and 422 others wounded in the past 24 hours as Israel’s assault on the besieged enclave continues.

• The total death toll from Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza has reached 56,412 since 7 October, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. More than 133,000 people have also been wounded the ministry said on Saturday.

• Israeli forces killed 13 Palestinian athletes and coaches in June, the Palestinian Olympic Committee said on Saturday.

• Lebanon’s Health Ministry has confirmed that three people were killed and two others wounded following a pair of Israeli drone strikes targeting two towns in the country’s south.

• The Israeli military said in a statement on Saturday that it has ‘likely intercepted’ a missile that was launched from Yemen.

• The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) said that Gaza’s health sector remains under intense strain, with extensive damage to medical facilities and a critical lack of fuel.

• Hamas has turned down a proposed amendment by the United States to the current ceasefire framework, saying the suggested language would give Israel a green light to restart its military campaign, according to Asharq Al Awsat.

• The paramilitary wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, al-Quds Brigades, said on Saturday it had detonated “a highly explosive device” in an Israeli military vehicle.

• Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has called for a full withdrawal from Gaza in exchange for the release of all captives held by Hamas.

• Iran has expanded access to its airspace for international overflights following a ceasefire with Israel, though flight restrictions remain in place across much of the country, an official said on Saturday.

• A rap duo won praise at Glastonbury Festival after leading chants of “death to the IDF” during their Saturday performance, referencing the Israeli army, as pro-Palestinian sentiment surged among festivalgoers.

• Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has cautioned against a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying Berlin must not risk undermining international law in light of the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC).