Israeli strikes killed at least eight Palestinians in Gaza, including two people hit by a helicopter south of Deir el-Balah and others in Khan Younis and Gaza City's Old City. The attacks came two days after the US Board of Peace released a 15-point roadmap to implement last year's ceasefire, but the plan has not been enacted. Hamas says it will only hand over weapons after Israeli withdrawal; Israeli officials insist there will be no pullback without "genuine disarmament." A separate strike destroyed a central medical supplies warehouse, deepening humanitarian concerns.
Eight Killed in Gaza as US 15‑Point Roadmap Remains Unimplemented
A displaced Palestinian man walks across the debris of buildings destroyed in Israeli military attacks in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on August 1, 2026 [AFP]
Israeli forces killed at least eight Palestinians in a series of strikes across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, the Palestinian Civil Defence said.
Among the dead were a man and a woman who were struck when an Israeli helicopter fired on an apartment south of Deir el-Balah. Separate strikes elsewhere in the territory killed several more people, including three in Khan Younis and one in Gaza City's Old City.
Diplomatic Effort Meets Continued Violence
The attacks occurred two days after the United States' so-called Board of Peace published a 15-point roadmap intended to implement last year's Gaza ceasefire agreement. The roadmap has not been enacted on the ground, and the strikes extended a pattern of violence despite renewed diplomatic activity.
Positions and Conditions
Hamas has said it will hand over weapons for storage only after Israel halts military operations and withdraws forces in line with last year’s agreement. An Israeli official told Reuters there would be no withdrawal from current positions unless Hamas undergoes "genuine disarmament."
"There will be no pullback unless Hamas submits to genuine disarmament," an Israeli official said.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not publicly commented on the US initiative. Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir denounced the roadmap as unacceptable and urged continued targeting of Hamas leaders.
Former senior Fatah official Mohammed Dahlan, based in the United Arab Emirates, said Jared Kushner — President Trump's son-in-law and a senior adviser associated with the US plan — told him he was working with Israel to halt the strikes. Dahlan added that talks with Washington were ongoing and that the roadmap’s success now hinges on Israel fully ending daily strikes.
Humanitarian Damage
Separately, Israeli strikes on Saturday destroyed a medical supplies warehouse in central Gaza, leaving a crater roughly 20 metres (66 ft) wide and 10 metres (33 ft) deep. The destruction of medical infrastructure heightened concerns about the humanitarian impact of the ongoing strikes amid efforts to revive a ceasefire.
The situation remains fluid, with diplomatic actors urging implementation of the roadmap while violence and mistrust on both sides complicate prospects for immediate de-escalation.
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