Palestine weekly: Israel kills dozens in Gaza after Hamas disarmament deal

What the report says

Al Jazeera reports that Israeli strikes on Gaza intensified after a US-brokered disarmament agreement announced on July 30 by President Donald Trump, which he described as a “historic agreement” and a move toward a second phase of the October 2025 ceasefire. The article says the deal, negotiated through the Trump-backed Board of Peace, did not resolve a key dispute: Hamas said it would not carry out the agreement unless Israel stopped attacks and withdrew troops, while Israeli officials said withdrawal would wait until Hamas was fully disarmed.

According to the report, the violence continued almost immediately. Al Jazeera says Israeli strikes killed at least 19 Palestinians in one day and pushed the weekend death toll in Gaza to 26. The article describes multiple attacks on homes, tents and vehicles in Gaza City, Khan Younis, Deir el-Balah and other areas, including strikes that killed children and members of the same families. It also says a medicine warehouse linked to Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir el-Balah was destroyed, and that Gaza’s health authorities said July was the deadliest month in the territory so far this year.

The report adds broader context from Gaza’s Civil Defence and the Health Ministry, saying recovery work continued amid widespread destruction and many bodies remained buried under rubble. It also notes that Israeli forces expanded the “Yellow Line” barrier system in Gaza, further restricting movement for displaced residents.

Beyond Gaza, Al Jazeera says the occupied West Bank also saw a sharp rise in settler violence, demolitions and land seizures, with the UN humanitarian office describing July as one of the deadliest months for Palestinians in settler-related incidents since October 2023.