Israeli strikes in Gaza kill two; medical supply warehouses hit
Israeli strikes in Gaza killed two people and damaged medical supply warehouses, while the Israeli military claimed to have targeted Hamas weapons depots. The violence continues despite ongoing discussions regarding a potential ceasefire and disarmament deal.
Why it matters
The ongoing conflict continues to cause civilian casualties and damage to critical humanitarian infrastructure in Gaza.
Gaza’s civil defence agency and medical sources said Israeli strikes in the Palestinian territory on Saturday (August 1, 2026) killed two people and significantly damaged a hospital’s medical supply warehouses.
The Israeli military said, meanwhile, that it had struck five Hamas weapons depots in the Gaza Strip.
The strikes come a day after Hamas said it had agreed to a deal to end the war with Israel that includes provisions for handing over its weapons and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.
Israel has yet to officially comment on the agreement, but a political source has told AFP “that there will be no withdrawal whatsoever” without Hamas’ “genuine disarmament”.
On Saturday (August 1, 2026), Al-Shifa Hospital reported receiving one body and several injured people following an Israeli drone strike in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City.
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