Gaza: Seven Dead in Israeli Strikes After Hamas Disarmament Deal Announced

Seven people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, according to civil defense and health officials. The strikes came a day after an announcement of an agreement concerning the disarmament of Hamas and an Israeli withdrawal from the Palestinian territory.

The Israeli army asserted that it targeted a building serving as a hideout for Hamas terrorists storing weapons, claiming that prior measures were taken to warn residents. However, the Gaza Ministry of Health reported that the strike destroyed two of the four medicine warehouses at the al-Aqsa hospital complex and severely damaged the other two, along with a nearby mobile clinic.

Witnesses described seeing a large crater and debris, including scattered medicines, at the site. According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, 152 people were killed in the territory during July, marking the highest monthly death toll since the beginning of the year.

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the Israeli army continues its aggression, its violations, and its infractions of the ceasefire agreement.

The agreement, as published by the U.S. President's "Peace Council," stipulates that both Israel and Hamas must cease military operations. It also includes a "gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from areas they still control in Gaza" and the "dismantling of armed groups, including Hamas." While Hamas confirmed the agreement, Israel has not yet officially responded.

Mahmoud Bassal, a spokesperson for the Civil Defense, stated that seven individuals died in multiple strikes across Gaza City, Deir al-Balah (central), and the Khan Younis region (south). Additionally, shortly after midnight on Saturday, an attack in Deir al-Balah injured several people, according to al-Aqsa Hospital. A security source affirmed that "the Israeli army continues its aggression, its violations, and its infractions of the ceasefire agreement."

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served as a hideout for Hamas terrorists, who stored their weapons there