Israeli Strikes Kill 8 Civilians in Gaza

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• August 2, 2026

Eight Palestinians, including two children, were killed and several others injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Sunday, despite Friday’s announcement of an agreement to implement the next phase of the ceasefire plan.

A medical source at Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis said three Palestinians (a husband and wife and their daughter) were killed and three others injured when an Israeli airstrike targeted an apartment in the Al-Qarara area northwest of the city.

The strike hit an apartment belonging to the Al-Hams family, killing Mahmoud Zaki Al-Hams, 38, his wife Fatima Al-Hams, 37, and their young daughter, witnesses told Anadolu.

Their remains were taken to a hospital.

Local sources also reported that Israeli artillery shelled the Dar Al-Salam area in central Khan Younis. No casualties were immediately reported.

In central Gaza, 68-year-old Kamal Abu Muailiq and his wife Huda, 59, were killed when an Israeli helicopter struck their home in the Al-Mashaala area west of Deir al-Balah, according to medical sources and witnesses.

In Gaza City, another Israeli strike on an apartment in the Al-Sousi Tower near the port area killed three Palestinians – Abdullah Abu Taif, 33, his wife Abeer Anan, 29, and their 5-year-old son Azzam – a medical source at Al-Shifa Hospital said. Another Palestinian was injured in a separate Israeli strike targeting an apartment near the Palestine Mosque in the Al-Nasr neighborhood of western Gaza City.

Separately, Israeli military vehicles opened fire toward eastern areas of the Al-Tuffah neighborhood in eastern Gaza City, with no casualties immediately reported. Anadolu

30,000 Homes in Danger of Being Demolished in The West Bank

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• August 2, 2026

The legal advisor for the Palestinian Authority’s Commission Against the Wall and Settlements, Ayed Marar, warned that about 30,000 Palestinian homes in the West Bank remain under threat of demolition by the Israeli occupation. This is despite existing court orders halting the demolitions. These orders are based on exploiting a legal loophole in Israeli law.

He told Quds Press, Saturday, that the recent actions taken in the northern Jordan Valley do not constitute legal building permits, but rather a temporary suspension of demolition orders. He emphasized that these measures do not provide permanent protection for the homes and/or their residents.

Marar pointed out that the occupation authorities have disregarded these injunctions in numerous instances and carried out demolitions despite their validity. This reflects the ongoing policy of targeting the Palestinian presence in Area C (under Israeli control according to the Oslo Accords) and the Jordan Valley, as part of plans aimed at restricting the lives of Palestinians and imposing further control over Palestinian land.

It should be noted that during the first half of 2026, the occupation forces carried out a total of 341 demolition operations, resulting in the destruction of 740 structures and affecting 923 Palestinians, including 546 children and 431 women. During the same period, the occupation authorities also issued demolition orders for 254 structures, claiming they lacked permits.

Israeli Army Arrests 200 West Bank Palestinians in 7 Days

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• July 31, 2026

The Israeli army said Friday it had arrested more than 200 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank over the past week as part of an expanded military operation launched after last week’s violence in the town of Tell near Nablus.

In a statement, the army said its forces arrested more than 200 Palestinians whom it described as “wanted” and seized tens of thousands of shekels that it alleged were intended to finance “terrorism.”

It said the arrests and seizures were carried out during intensive operations across multiple areas of the occupied West Bank.

The army also claimed to have conducted dozens of what it described as offensive operations to thwart “terrorism.”

According to the statement, those arrested included Palestinians accused of incitement and links to Hamas, one person alleged to have been planning an imminent attack, and others accused of smuggling Palestinian workers, trafficking weapons and manufacturing explosives.

The army also said it seized materials used to manufacture weapons, hunting rifles, a handgun and a drone, while locating and destroying five explosive devices.

The arrests came days after violence erupted last Friday in the town of Tell, southwest of Nablus, where Israeli settlers attacked the community. Residents confronted the attackers in clashes that left four Palestinians and two Israelis dead, while Palestinian homes, vehicles and other property were set ablaze.

Following the incident, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the military to expand operations across the occupied West Bank. The measures also included demolishing the home of a Palestinian accused by Israel of carrying out a shooting attack, revoking work permits for Palestinians and accelerating the legalization and establishment of settlement outposts.

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry warned Friday that Israeli officials were exploiting what it described as “genocidal rhetoric and incitement” over the Tell incident for electoral gains.

Since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza in October 2023, Israeli forces and settlers have intensified operations across the occupied West Bank, killing more than 1,182 Palestinians, injuring around 13,000 and arresting nearly 24,000 others, according to official Palestinian figures. Anadolu