Israeli strikes hit Gaza hospital warehouses after Hamas deal
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- Israeli military struck five Hamas weapons depots across Gaza on Saturday, August 1, 2026, while Gaza's civil defence agency and medical sources reported two people killed in separate drone strikes.
- Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir el-Balah had two of its four medical supply warehouses "obliterated" and the remaining two severely damaged, with the adjacent outpatient clinic building also significantly damaged, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
- Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City received one body and several injured following an Israeli drone strike in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood; the Israeli military said it struck "a Hamas terrorist" in the area.
- Hamas announced a deal the previous day to end the war including weapons handover and gradual Israeli withdrawal, but an Israeli political source told AFP "there will be no withdrawal whatsoever" without Hamas' "genuine disarmament."
- Hamas political bureau member Bassem Naim said "the ball is currently in the Israeli occupation's court" and called on mediators to "pressure Israel to halt violations and breaches of the ceasefire."
Why it matters: The strikes destroyed half of Al-Aqsa Hospital's medical supply warehouses the day after Hamas publicly agreed to a deal framework for disarmament, undermining the premise that announced agreements translate to de-escalation and intensifying pressure on mediators that Hamas explicitly named to enforce compliance.
