The U.S. and Israel pulled their teams from Gaza ceasefire negotiations.

That's where we're starting the seven from the Washington Post.

I'm Hannah Jewell.

It's Friday, July 25th.

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Whitkoff, gave an update yesterday on negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza. He said the U.S. was withdrawing its

negotiating team from Doha for consultations, and he accused Hamas of not acting in good faith.

Israel released a similar statement. Hamas had reportedly insisted, among other demands, that

humanitarian aid delivery in Gaza be increased and returned to its original United Nations-led

system. For the past few months,

aid deliveries have been run by a U.S. and Israeli-backed project. And the U.N. says that over

a thousand people have been killed by Israeli forces while trying to get food. The near total

blockade of food entering Gaza has led to a spike in deaths from

starvation this week. As international outrage at Israel's siege grows, France announced yesterday that it

would formally recognize a Palestinian state. But Israel's far-right ministers have a very different vision for the future of

Gaza. This week, one shared an AI-generated video showing a post-war Gaza with glitzy high-rises

and few, if any, Palestinians. It echoed a similar AI video that President Trump shared in February.

Number two is a post-exclusive. The IRS is considering eliminating non-English language tax services.

Back in March, President Trump signed an executive order

declaring English the official language of the United States. That's a power that some legal

scholars say the president does not have. Nevertheless, the Post reported yesterday that the IRS

has been working on a way to comply with that order.

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