Cyprus Mail1 Aug 2026

Israeli strikes kill two in Gaza, destroy medicine storage warehouses

Israel’s military on Saturday killed two Palestinians in Gaza and destroyed two warehouses near a hospital that stored medicine in separate strikes, amid uncertainty over whether Israel has accepted a deal reached with Hamas over the group’s disarmament.

Palestinian health officials said two Palestinians were killed in the Sheikh Radwan area of Gaza City in central Gaza in an Israeli air strike. The military said those targeted were Hamas militants but declined to provide further details....

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