Israeli strikes kill four in Gaza, including two children, amid new ceasefire push
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza resulted in four deaths, including two children, despite ongoing ceasefire negotiations in Cairo. Mediators from Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey are working with Hamas to implement the second phase of a U.S.-brokered peace plan.
Why it matters
The ongoing violence highlights the fragility of the ceasefire and the significant challenges in achieving a long-term resolution to the conflict.
I sraeli strikes killed at least four people, including two children, in the Gaza Strip on Thursday (July 30, 2026), health officials said, as mediators held new talks with Hamas leaders to work towards full implementation of a U .S.- brokered Gaza peace plan.
A Hamas official and a diplomat close to Cairo talks with mediators said discussion were “positive” and “making progress”.
The diplomat said the negotiations were ongoing and making progress toward a roadmap that would see all heavy and light weapons in Gaza decommissioned.
Meanwhile, medics said an Israeli airstrike on a tent encampment in Khan Younis, in the south of the enclave, killed a man and an eight-year-old girl.
In the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, an Israeli airstrike hit a house killing an 18-month-old child and wounding at least eight people, medics said.
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