The Board of Peace official said the US-backed agency hoped the disarmament plan would begin in the coming days.<\/p>\n
Once in place, the deal begins with a two-week period during which the sides will finalize the timeline for the full implementation of Hamas\u2019s disarmament over a period of 200 to 350 days, officials told reporters on a briefing call on Thursday.<\/p>\n
But the hold-off on commencing the deal may have to do with Israel\u2019s opposition to it.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\tBy signing up, you agree to the terms<\/a><\/p>\n Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has yet to publicly comment, but two statements attributed to a \u201csenior Israeli official\u201d since Thursday said that Jerusalem does not approve of the disarmament plan and accordingly will not withdraw, despite statements from American officials that US President Donald Trump would be \u201cvery disappointed\u201d<\/a> if Israel does not move forward with the plan.<\/p>\n \t Moreover, the Israel Defense Forces announced Saturday that it had conducted a series of strikes against Hamas infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, a further signal that it doesn\u2019t intend to cooperate with the disarmament plan, which would require halting all military operations.<\/p>\n Hamas political bureau member Bassem Naim told AFP on Saturday that \u201cthe ball is currently in the Israeli occupation\u2019s court\u201d and called on mediators to \u201cpressure Israel to halt violations and breaches of the ceasefire.\u201d<\/p>\n Palestinian civilians in Gaza have also expressed skepticism, saying they have been repeatedly promised that the war will stop and their lives will improve.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is enough. We need improvement in our lives,\u201d said Ayman Ahmed, a displaced Palestinian living in southern Gaza. He said he hopes Hamas gives up its arms, but does not see it happening anytime soon.<\/p>\n \t \u201cThey don\u2019t care about Palestinians\u2019 lives,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cThey can talk about withdrawal and disarmament,\u201d said Abdel Moneim Aboul-Roos, 24, a tuk-tuk driver who lost his leg in an Israeli airstrike. \u201cI don\u2019t care about any of it as long as there is no food or medicine.\u201d<\/p>\n IDF says it hit Hamas arms depots; Gaza hospital said damaged<\/p>\n Five Hamas weapon depots were destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in\u00a0 Gaza overnight, the military and Shin Bet said Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n The IDF said the sites were used by Hamas to store assault rifles, explosive devices, anti-tank launchers and other military equipment.<\/p>\n One of the weapon depots was located adjacent to Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, according to the military.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is another example of Hamas\u2019 systematic use of and embedding within civilian infrastructure, including medical facilities, to plan and carry out terrorist activities,\u201d the army said.<\/p>\n The military justified the strikes amid the ceasefire by saying that Hamas intended to use the weapons in attacks on Israeli forces in Gaza and Israeli civilians. The weapon depots were \u201cdestroyed to remove the threat,\u201d the IDF added.<\/p>\n \u05e6\u05d4”\u05dc \u05d5\u05e9\u05d1”\u05db \u05d4\u05e9\u05de\u05d9\u05d3\u05d5 \u05d7\u05de\u05d9\u05e9\u05d4 \u05de\u05d7\u05e1\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d0\u05de\u05e6\u05e2\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d7\u05d9\u05de\u05d4 \u05e9\u05dc \u05d0\u05e8\u05d2\u05d5\u05df \u05d4\u05d8\u05e8\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d7\u05de\u05d0\u05e1 \u05d1\u05e8\u05e6\u05d5\u05e2\u05ea \u05e2\u05d6\u05d4<\/p>\n \u05e6\u05d4”\u05dc \u05ea\u05e7\u05e3 \u05d1\u05d4\u05db\u05d5\u05d5\u05e0\u05ea \u05e9\u05d1”\u05db \u05d1\u05de\u05d4\u05dc\u05da \u05d4\u05dc\u05d9\u05dc\u05d4 \u05d1\u05de\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05de\u05e8\u05d7\u05d1\u05d9\u05dd \u05d1\u05e8\u05d7\u05d1\u05d9 \u05e8\u05e6\u05d5\u05e2\u05ea \u05e2\u05d6\u05d4, \u05d5\u05d4\u05e9\u05de\u05d9\u05d3 \u05d7\u05de\u05d9\u05e9\u05d4 \u05de\u05d7\u05e1\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d0\u05de\u05e6\u05e2\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d7\u05d9\u05de\u05d4 \u05e9\u05dc \u05d0\u05e8\u05d2\u05d5\u05df \u05d4\u05d8\u05e8\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d7\u05de\u05d0\u05e1, \u05d1\u05d4\u05dd \u05d0\u05d5\u05d7\u05e1\u05e0\u05d5 \u05db\u05dc\u05d9 \u05e0\u05e9\u05e7 \u05de\u05e1\u05d5\u05d2 \u05e7\u05dc\u05d0\u05e6’\u05e0\u05d9\u05e7\u05d5\u05d1, \u05de\u05d8\u05e2\u05e0\u05d9 \u05e0\u05e4\u05e5, \u05de\u05e9\u05d2\u05e8\u05d9 \u05e0”\u05d8, \u05ea\u05d7\u05de\u05d5\u05e9\u05ea \u05d5\u05e6\u05d9\u05d5\u05d3 \u05e6\u05d1\u05d0\u05d9 \u05e0\u05d5\u05e1\u05e3.<\/p>\n \u05d0\u05d7\u05d3\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/STymI29Ezo<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 \u05e6\u05d1\u05d0 \u05d4\u05d4\u05d2\u05e0\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc (@idfonline) August 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n That strike destroyed two warehouses that were used to store medicine, Hamas\u2019s health ministry said in a statement, adding that two other warehouses storing medicine and the hospital\u2019s outpatient clinic were damaged.<\/p>\n There were no immediate reports of any injuries.<\/p>\n The hospital said the warehouses had stored essential medical supplies used to treat kidney failure patients undergoing dialysis, along with other materials such as gauze used in wound care and routine treatment.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Israeli occupation has committed a heinous crime,\u201d Khalil al-Daqran, a doctor at the hospital, said of the strike.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the middle of the night, (the military) targeted a warehouse containing medical supplies for the hospital, and the occupation completely destroyed it,\u201d he told Reuters.<\/p>\n Witnesses said the military had issued an evacuation warning for the area before carrying out the strike in Deir al-Balah.<\/p>\n Video from Deir Al-Balah shows the destruction left after an Israeli strike hit a medicine storage warehouse at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza.<\/p>\n The attack displaced dozens of families who had been taking refuge at the site, forcing them to seek shelter elsewhere. pic.twitter.com\/2tvVYV6P5h<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Quds News Network (@QudsNen) August 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The fragile ceasefire deal reached in October 2025 largely halted a two-year-long war between Israel and Hamas that began with the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, onslaught.<\/p>\n The heaviest fighting has subsided, but at least 1,100 people have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire took effect, according to the territory\u2019s Hamas-run health ministry. The toll does not differentiate between combatants and civilians and is not verified, though Israel has generally accepted Hamas\u2019s tally. Israel says its strikes respond to violations of the ceasefire or target operatives posing a threat.<\/p>\n Gunmen have continued to carry out shooting attacks on Israeli troops, and Israel says its strikes are in response to those and other violations. Five Israeli soldiers have been killed since the ceasefire began.<\/p>\n
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