Al Jazeera, citing the Gaza Fishermen's Committee Union, reported an Israeli drone struck Palestinian fishermen working near Gaza City port, injuring at least three. The ISRAELI MILITARY did not immediately comment.

Economists expect the Bank of England to adopt a hawkish tone but leave Bank Rate unchanged at 3.75% at Thursday’s MPC meeting, despite renewed Middle East hostilities and a fresh energy-price spike. Since the MPC’s June meeting the collapse of a US–Iran truce has pushed oil back toward $100/bbl and European gas to its highest levels since the conflict began; continued Gulf shipping disruption could lift oil further. UK GDP rose 0.7% in the three months to May. CPI has undershot forecasts for three months and fell to 2.6% in June; wage growth is slowing and food inflation has eased, giving the MPC scope to hold rates while warning it stands ready to tighten if energy shocks intensify or become persistent.

On July 27 local time, three separate shootings in South Africa’s Western Cape Cape Town area killed 11 people and wounded at least three. In Gugulethu two armed men entered a home and opened fire, killing five people (four men and one woman) and wounding one; victims were aged 19–30. In Khayamandi near Stellenbosch four people were killed; police responding came under fire, exchanged shots with suspects, and two officers were wounded; authorities recovered a 9mm pistol at the scene. In Manenberg two men were shot dead and a 74-year-old woman was wounded by a stray bullet.