An initial IDF probe found that infantry soldiers on foot were hit by a roadside bomb in Beit Hanoun and came under fire while evacuating the wounded, the report added. The Qassam brigades, the military wing of Hamas, claimed the attack, describing it as a "well-planned ambush," in an Arabic statement.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize in a letter dated July 1, 2025. Netanyahu handed the letter to Trump during his White House visit on July 7.