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Hamas reaffirmed on August 8, 2026, that it is ready to implement the US-backed peace plan for the Gaza Strip. The Islamic movement simultaneously calls for pressure on Israel, which has not accepted the peace roadmap announced by Donald Trump, according to international reports.
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Donald Trump announced on July 31, 2026 a comprehensive 15-point agreement on complete disarmament of Hamas in Gaza within the framework of the Peace Council, an international organization created at Trump's initiative. Negotiated in Cairo with Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey as mediators, the plan requires Hamas to place its weapons under international supervision in exchange for a complete Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza. Israel expressed reservations, with national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir declaring the process 'unacceptable.'
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Palestinians in Gaza have expressed scepticism about the latest peace plan and doubt that it can deliver lasting change, according to Al Jazeera. The information available does not provide details about the plan’s contents or the specific reasons behind their doubts.
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Brigadier-General Abdel-Nasser Al-Maqadma, head of Hamas-led police in northern Gaza and governor of the northern zone, was killed on July 25, 2026 in an Israeli airstrike in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, north of Gaza City. Five other Palestinians died the same day in separate strikes, including a medical responder and a high school student. According to Gaza's Health Ministry, over 1,180 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza since the US-brokered October ceasefire.
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According to Al Jazeera, the sole source at this stage, Israeli strikes described as 'successive' hit a refugee camp in Gaza on July 24, 2026. Images released the same day show a massive crater at the site. The exact name of the camp, the death toll, and the precise circumstances of the strikes have not yet been confirmed by independent sources.
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani declared on July 22, 2026 that the city cannot enforce the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu following a legal review. The ICC issued this warrant in November 2024, charging the Israeli Prime Minister with war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Gaza war. In other news from July 22, 2026, Donald Trump announced new tariffs on certain Canadian goods, and the new British Prime Minister spoke by phone with Trump.
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Thousands of people marched in London on 18 July 2026 to demand that incoming British Prime Minister Andy Burnham impose an arms embargo on weapons supplied to Israel. Burnham, leader of the Labour Party, is scheduled to take office on 20 July 2026. Palestinian Ambassador to the UK Husam Zomlot led the march. Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn also participated. Over 73,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since October 2023, according to Al Jazeera.