Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza for a second day, killing at least 18 Palestinians, despite US President Trump's announcement of a ceasefire breakthrough. Israel demands Hamas disarm, while Hamas accuses Israel of undermining peace efforts through intensified strikes.
At least 19 Palestinians, including a girl, were killed in Israeli operations across the Gaza Strip on August 2, according to Al Jazeera and local medical sources. Casualties were reported in Gaza City, Deir al-Balah, Khan Yunis, and Jabalya.
Israeli air strikes continued in Gaza for a second day, killing nine Palestinians, despite US efforts for a ceasefire. Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen stated there was no deal to halt attacks and advocated for Israel to take full control of Gaza, while a PM's spokesperson assessed Hamas is focused on military rebuilding.
Israeli airstrikes continued in Gaza for a second day, killing at least nine Palestinians, despite US President Donald Trump's announcement of a breakthrough in ceasefire efforts. Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen stated there was no deal to halt attacks and expressed a need for Israel to take full control of Gaza.
The US-backed Board of Peace, established to oversee a Gaza ceasefire and reconstruction, has failed to achieve its mandate, instead providing cover for continued Israeli actions and land expansion. The article argues for its abandonment and the return of responsibility to the United Nations.
Israeli forces killed at least eight Palestinians in strikes across the Gaza Strip, including in Deir el-Balah, Khan Younis, and Gaza City. These attacks occurred despite a recently published US-backed roadmap for implementing last year's Gaza ceasefire agreement.
Israeli forces killed at least five Palestinians in strikes across the Gaza Strip, including in Deir el-Balah and Gaza City. This occurred two days after the US President's Board of Peace published a roadmap for a ceasefire agreement, which Hamas and an Israeli official have differing views on.
Seven Palestinians, including two children, were detained by Israeli forces in overnight and predawn raids across the West Bank, while Israeli settlers assaulted a couple on their farmland. These incidents are part of a documented pattern of over 11,000 attacks this year, amid accelerating settlement expansion and forced demolitions.
Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least seven Palestinians and destroyed medicine warehouses vital for Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, days after a disarmament agreement. The attacks, including drone strikes, also damaged shelters for displaced people, with officials calling for international intervention.
Hamas's representative in Iran, Khaled Qaddoumi, stated that the Palestinian side will exclusively manage the collection and storage of heavy weapons in the Gaza Strip after the main ceasefire provisions are implemented, emphasizing it's a pan-Palestinian consensus.
Hamas's representative in Iran, Khaled Qaddoumi, states the Palestinian side has fulfilled all Gaza ceasefire obligations, asserting that Israel's non-compliance, driven by its leadership's unwillingness, makes the deal's future uncertain. He accuses Israel of seeking to expel residents and commit genocide.
Two unnamed band members were banned from re-entering Singapore and issued stern warnings by police after displaying a foreign flag on stage during a concert, violating the city-state's strict laws.
A senior Israeli official stated that troops will not withdraw from Gaza without Hamas's genuine disarmament, while Hamas conditioned handing over heavy weapons on Israel ending aggression and withdrawing forces. This disagreement follows Donald Trump's announcement of a disarmament agreement as part of a US-brokered Gaza ceasefire plan.
British band Massive Attack is banned from performing in Singapore after two members displayed a Palestinian flag during a concert, violating the country's strict laws on foreign flag displays. The band members were also barred from re-entering the country.
A Palestinian Jerusalemite's UK-based son, Karim Abdallah, faces a summer without his parents after the Home Office denied his mother's visa, deeming her not a 'genuine visitor' despite her husband's approval, citing her UK ties as outweighed by home country ties.
Israeli settlers have attacked Palestinian villages in the West Bank, burning mosques, cars, and land, amid rising tensions following a deadly clash. The Israeli military has deployed troops and promised investigations, while PM Netanyahu vows 'powerful action', including possible home demolitions.
Israel says it is preparing an extensive West Bank operation after a deadly clash in Tell near Nablus killed four Palestinians and two Israelis. The incident has intensified calls for arrests, demolitions and more settlement activity.
The US Department of State summoned Malaysia's ambassador over its longstanding policy of not recognizing Israel. Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan and PM Anwar Ibrahim reaffirmed Malaysia's stance, citing support for Palestinians, despite US congressional objections and threats to review economic and security ties, including military funding.
Israeli forces killed four Palestinians in Tell village, West Bank, after an Israeli settler died in a confrontation. Two Israelis and four more Palestinians were injured. Israel announced extensive counterterror operations and troop reinforcements, while settler attacks on Palestinian villages around Nablus have increased.
A shooting incident in the northern West Bank village of Tal resulted in the deaths of four Palestinians and two Israelis. Conflicting accounts emerged from Palestinian residents and the Israeli military regarding the sequence of events, leading to heightened tensions and an announced Israeli military operation.
Four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers died near Tal village in the West Bank following a confrontation amidst intensified Israeli settler violence. Israeli forces are preparing for extensive counterterrorism operations, while Palestinian officials reported a separate settler attack near Qalqilya.
Four Palestinians were killed and four injured in an attack by Israeli forces and settlers southwest of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. One Israeli settler was also killed. The incident involved settlers opening fire on residents in Tal, followed by Israeli military intervention. Israeli PM Netanyahu pledged "forceful steps" in response.
Four Palestinians and one Israeli were killed in a shooting in the West Bank village of Tell, near Nablus, during what residents described as a settler attack involving the Israeli military. The incident, the deadliest this year, risks further reprisals.
Japanese militant Kozo Okamoto, 78, who participated in the deadly 1972 Tel Aviv airport attack, died Thursday in Beirut after a long illness, announced the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which had protected him.
