Israel keeps reneging on US-brokered 'ceasefire'

7m ago
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Israeli attack in Gaza’s Deir el-Balah hit medical supply warehouse

By Hani Mahmoud

Reporting from Gaza City, Gaza


This attack happened on a medical warehouse near Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, jeopardising the health and safety of many of the patients in need.

In recent months, Al-Aqsa Hospital has served as a major lifeline for many displaced people and residents of central Gaza.

While there is another hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp, it is much smaller than Al-Aqsa Hospital in terms of size and capacity.

Al-Aqsa Hospital is the only health facility with the capacity to accommodate a relatively large number of people and provide them with medical treatment, even though it, along with all health facilities across the Strip, operates under severe conditions.

A displaced Palestinian woman reacts as she looks at the destruction of their tent homes following an Israeli air strike on the nearby medical supplies and pharmaceuticals warehouse of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on August 1, 2026 [Eyad Baba/AFP]


42m ago
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One killed in Israeli attack in Deir el-Balah: Hospital


We are getting reports of another deadly Israeli attack in Gaza, this one in the central city of Deir el-Balah.

A drone attack in the city killed at least one person and wounded others, according to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital sources speaking to our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic.


1h ago
(09:45 GMT)

Israel kills 7 people in Gaza in 48 hours, 1 more succumbs to injuries: Ministry


Gaza’s Health Ministry says seven Palestinians have been killed and 76 injured in Israeli attacks across the enclave over the past 48 hours, while one more person succumbed to the injuries received in a previous Israeli attack.

According to the ministry, 1,222 Palestinians have been killed and 4,053 wounded since the so-called ceasefire took effect last year. It also said 804 bodies have been recovered from the rubble during that period.

The ministry said the overall death toll in Gaza since October 7, 2023, has risen to 73,349, with 174,162 people wounded. It added that the death of one person in a building collapse brought the total number of fatalities from building collapses to 33.





Israeli drone attack kills two in Gaza City


An Israeli drone attack has killed two people in Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, according to the Wafa news agency, citing al-Shifa Hospital where the casualties were taken.

Others injured from the attack were also brought to the hospital, it reported.

The attack follows our reports of several earlier deadly air strikes in the enclave, including one that killed a person in Gaza City’s Sabra neighbourhood and another that killed a second person on Salah al-Din Street in central Gaza.



2h ago
(08:30 GMT)

Ongoing attacks erode confidence in ceasefire

By Hani Mahmoud
Reporting from Gaza


The word “ceasefire” has become disconnected from the daily reality of people’s lives here. The word is meant to mean safety, but that’s not the experience here. It’s almost been the case for the last three years.

Last night, there were a series of attacks across Gaza on residential buildings and a medical supplies building needed for kidney patients.

According to medical sources, shortages and attacks on health facilities are limiting how doctors can treat patients.

People are seeking shelter. People are worried about the next few hours. People can’t plan ahead amid the ongoing attacks.

Every time we talk about an agreement, all of this erodes any sense of confidence that it can succeed.



Gaza under attack: Israeli strikes continue despite Trump's Gaza plan


2h ago
(08:15 GMT)

Netanyahu signalling he’s ‘not quite ready’ for new Gaza roadmap: US ex-official


Former US Deputy National Security Adviser Mark Pfeifle says Israel’s latest attacks in Gaza, following the announcement of a new roadmap for Hamas’s disarmament and Israel’s withdrawal, could be a troubling message from the Israeli leadership.

“I think what Benjamin Netanyahu is doing is sending a signal that he’s not quite ready yet to come to this framework,” Pfeifle told Al Jazeera. “He still has some issues with it.

“But I think what Trump and the Americans are trying to do is say let’s put together a framework, a roadmap – and that’s diplomatic speak for pressure on both sides to come to an agreement,” added Pfeifle.

However, Pfeifle cautioned that both Israel and Hamas could still “put a wrench into this mechanism”, causing it to potentially “fall apart”.

Palestinian children play amid the ruins of destroyed buildings in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on July 31, 2026 [Bashar Taleb/AFP]


2h ago
(08:00 GMT)

New roadmap pushes Israel to finally ‘give up land’ in Gaza: US ex-official


Mark Pfeifle, former US deputy national security adviser, has said the newly announced Gaza roadmap, calling for disarmament of Hamas and Israel’s withdrawal from the enclave, puts renewed pressure on Israel.

“Israel has been very good at talking about what the challenges, what the security problems are,” Pfeifle told Al Jazeera. “What they’ve not been good at is talking about what are the actual solutions. How are you going to have a long-term situation in Gaza that can bring peace to the area?”

He said the roadmap would give Hamas a concrete time period to “decommission the tunnels and put together a weapons storage system”, after which “the Israelis have to give up that land.” The US could use diplomatic pressure or leverage military assistance to push Israel to meet its obligations, Pfeifle added.

“The Israelis do not have a lot of friends left internationally,” he said.


3h ago
(07:45 GMT)

Israeli forces arrest seven Palestinians in occupied West Bank


At least seven Palestinians, including two 16-year-old children, have been arrested by Israeli forces during raids across the occupied West Bank, according to the Wafa news agency.

The Palestinian agency reported that a 16-year-old was arrested on Saturday morning after troops raided his family’s home in the town of Tammun, southeast of Tubas city. Four other Palestinians were arrested during predawn raids in the villages of Urif, Einabus and Burqa in the Nablus governorate.

Wafa also reported that Israeli forces arrested another 16-year-old during a raid on the village of Wadi Fukin, west of Bethlehem city, and one more Palestinian person at a military checkpoint northeast of the city.

Separately, according to Wafa, Israeli forces raided dozens of homes in the town of Asira ash-Shamaliya, north of Nablus city, rounding up dozens of residents inside a house that was turned into what the agency described as a field interrogation centre.

Security personnel southwest of Nablus in the occupied West Bank on July 31, 2026 [Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP]