The rebels now hold about 15,000 prisoners of war, according to People’s Goal, a nonprofit that assists defectors from the army and is tracking junta soldiers captured by the rebels.

Israeli forces push into parts of a central Gaza city that the war had largely spared By WAFAA SHURAFA, MELANIE LIDMAN and SAMY MAGDY The Associated Press, Updated July 22, 2025, 5:25 a.m.