RismadarVoice Reporters
August 1, 2026
Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least four Palestinians and destroyed medicine warehouses serving a major hospital, according to Palestinian health authorities, days after Hamas and other Palestinian factions announced a disarmament agreement backed by the United States.
Officials said the attacks targeted several locations across the enclave on Saturday, including warehouses attached to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah, one of the few medical facilities still providing critical healthcare services in central Gaza.
According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, two of the hospital’s four medicine storage facilities were destroyed, while the remaining two sustained extensive damage. The ministry described the strike as a “heinous crime” and appealed for international intervention to protect healthcare infrastructure.
Hospital spokesperson Khalil al-Daqran said the attack destroyed large quantities of intravenous fluids, medicines and essential supplies used in dialysis and intensive care treatment.
Witnesses also reported that tents sheltering displaced families near the hospital caught fire following the strike, forcing more residents to flee.
Elsewhere, two Palestinians were reportedly killed in an Israeli drone strike in Gaza City’s Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, while another person died in a separate strike in Deir el-Balah. A fourth fatality was recorded after a strike on a tent shelter near a school in al-Mawasi, north of Khan Younis.
The Israeli military said it carried out overnight operations targeting five Hamas weapons depots in Gaza, including one located near Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.
The latest attacks come despite a ceasefire that has technically been in place since October 2025, with Palestinian authorities accusing Israel of repeatedly violating the truce.
Gaza’s Health Ministry said seven people were killed and 76 others injured across the territory over the past 48 hours. It added that 1,222 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire took effect, bringing the overall death toll from the conflict since October 2023 to more than 73,000, according to the ministry.
Meanwhile, Gaza’s Civil Defence agency said rescue workers had completed the recovery of bodies from a residential building in Gaza City’s Sabra neighbourhood that was destroyed about two weeks ago.
Officials said the remains of 112 people, including 40 children and 38 women, were recovered from the site, while an estimated 157 people are still believed to be missing beneath the rubble.
Analysts say the continued military operations highlight lingering uncertainty over the implementation of the proposed disarmament framework and efforts to end the conflict.
