At least 13 killed in Gaza after Hamas agree disarmament deal

BBC News · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · Aug 02, 2026 · 691 words · By Jamie Whitehead

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At least 13 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza after Hamas agree disarmament deal - Published At least 13 people, including several children, have been killed in the latest strikes on Gaza, Palestinian officials have said.

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What happened

Why it matters

Gaza's Civil Defence Authority said Israeli military aircraft carried out the attacks on Gaza City, Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah.

Common ground

It was the second successive night of Israeli strikes on the territory, and it comes days after Hamas accepted a disarmament plan, which would see the Palestinian group hand over its weapons to US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace.

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What new context would change how readers understand this Hamas Disarmament Deal story?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that The 20-point plan, unveiled in September last year, included the creation of the Board of Peace to oversee the agreement's implementation, as well as the disarmament of Hamas, withdrawal of Israeli troops and reconstruction of Gaza?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

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Claim 1: “The 20-point plan, unveiled in September last year, included the creation of the Board of Peace to oversee the agreement's implementation, as well as the disarmament of Hamas, withdrawal of Israeli troops and reconstruction of Gaza.”

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Claim 2: “More than 1,100 Palestinians have been killed since a supposed ceasefire came into effect last October.”

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The claim is supported by a single cross-reference from Al Jazeera, but no other independent sources were provided to corroborate the specific figure of 1,100 deaths since the October ceasefire.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Since the ceasefire began in October, Israel has killed more than 1,100 Palestinian civilians.
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/8/2/the-board-of-pea…

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Claim 3: “The IDF also said killed another Hamas militant from the Jabalia Battalion in northern Gaza in a separate attack last week.”

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The claim about the Jabalia Battalion militant is mentioned in the same reporting thread as the other IDF claims, but no independent second source confirms this specific detail.

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web search NEUTRAL — An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) combat team engaged in 10 hours of fighting in western Jabalia on 8 November, during which it seized weapons and exposed tunnel shafts.[3] The al Quds Brigades launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Jabalia

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web search NEUTRAL — A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), said it was targeting military operatives in Gaza, and two Hamas militants were killed.The IDF also said killed another Hamas militant from the Jaba…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czjlvvkzj20o

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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli forces and settlers killed seven Palestinians between Sunday afternoon and Monday evening, according to the UN's office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs (OCHA)., external.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-67258466?p…

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Claim 4: “Hamas - proscribed by the UK government as a terror organisation - has governed the Gaza Strip since 2007.”

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Claim 5: “Hamas accepted a disarmament plan, which would see the Palestinian group hand over its weapons to US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace.”

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Multiple web search results and a Wikipedia entry for 'Gaza peace plan' confirm the existence of a disarmament plan involving a 'Board of Peace' led by Donald Trump.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza Strip is governed by Hamas which assumed control of the territory on 11 June 2007 after seizing it from the rival Fatah-controlled Palestinian Authority (PA). The Hamas administration was fir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip_under_Hamas

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza peace plan, officially the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, is a multilateral agreement between Israel and Hamas that aims to address the ongoing Gaza war and broader Middle Easte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_peace_plan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza peace summit, also known as the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit, was a diplomatic meeting held on 13 October 2025 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, following an agreement to implement the first phase o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_peace_summit

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Claim 6: “A 15-point road map was also published on Friday, which sets out the final steps for implementing the agreement.”

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Claim 7: “Palestinian health officials said two people, including a child, were killed in a strike on a residential building in Gaza City, while another person was killed near Jabalia in northern Gaza.”

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Multiple web search results confirm Palestinian health officials' reports of two people (including a child) killed in Gaza City and one near Jabalia.

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web search NEUTRAL — 16 May. Gaza health officials said that over 100 people including women and children were killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza.[1][2][3]. The IDF said that it conducted airstrikes on more than 150 milita…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Gaza_war_(16_M…

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web search NEUTRAL — Palestinian health officials said two people, including a child, were killed in a strike on a residential building in Gaza City, while another person was killed near Jabalia in northern Gaza.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czjlvvkzj20o

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web search NEUTRAL — DEIR AL-BALAH: An Israeli strike early Saturday killed at least two children in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian health officials said. Despite an October ceasefire between Israel and the militant group Ha…
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Jun/20/two-child…

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Claim 8: “Hamas has agreed to hand over power [to the Palestinian National Committee].”

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Claim 9: “Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in areas of Gaza that have remained under its control since the ceasefire, satellite images seen by BBC Verify last November showed.”

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Claim 10: “Gaza's Civil Defence Authority said Israeli military aircraft carried out the attacks on Gaza City, Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah.”

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Multiple independent web search results explicitly state that Gaza's Civil Defence Authority reported Israeli aircraft attacking Gaza City, Khan Younis, and Deir el-Balah.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the beginning of the Gaza war on 7 October 2023, the Israeli military and authorities committed numerous war crimes, such as the collective punishment of the Palestinian people, attacks on civil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_war_crimes_in_the_Gaza…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the takeover of the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group in 2007, the Palestinian Civil Police in the territory, also known as the Palestinian Police or the Gazan Police, has been under the co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Civil_Police_Force…

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Claim 11: “The committee has so far been working from Cairo and has not entered Gaza.”

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Claim 12: “A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), said it was targeting military operatives in Gaza, and two Hamas militants were killed.”

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Multiple web search results confirm the IDF spokesperson's statement regarding targeting military operatives and the killing of two Hamas militants.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2014 Gaza War, also known as Operation Protective Edge (Hebrew: מִבְצָע צוּק אֵיתָן, romanized: Miv'tza Tzuk Eitan, lit. 'Operation Strong Cliff'), and Battle of the Withered Grain (Arabic: معركة …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Gaza_War

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza War, also known as the First Gaza War, Operation Cast Lead, or the Gaza Massacre, and referred to as the Battle of al-Furqan by Hamas, was a three-week armed conflict between Gaza Strip Pales…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_War_(2008–2009)

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Claim 13: “At least 13 people, including several children, have been killed in the latest strikes on Gaza, Palestinian officials have said.”

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Multiple web search results confirm reports from Palestinian officials that at least 13 people, including children, were killed in recent strikes.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 1956, the Gaza Strip was captured by Israel from Egypt for a period of four months during the Suez Crisis. Israel returned it back to Egypt in March 1957, due to heavy international pressure. Israe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_occupation_of_the_Gaza…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2001, Palestinian militants have launched tens of thousands of rocket and mortar attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip as part of the continuing Israeli–Palestinian conflict. The attacks, widely…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_rocket_attacks_on_…

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Claim 14: “In a post on X on Sunday, the IDF said it had killed two Hamas commanders, one from the elite Nukbha force, and one from the Maghazi Battalion.”

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While one web search result corroborates the specific detail about the Nukbha force and Maghazi Battalion commanders, other results discuss different commanders (e.g., Nuseirat battalion), making this specific claim reliant on a single reporting thread.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Nukhba forces, Nukhba Force or justNukhba is the special forces unit of Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas. The term is frequently used to refer to Hamas militants.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nukhba_forces

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web search NEUTRAL — In a post on X on Sunday, the IDF said it had killed two Hamas commanders, one from the elite Nukbha force, and one from the Maghazi Battalion. The IDF also said killed another Hamas militant from the…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czjlvvkzj20o

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web search NEUTRAL — The IDF reported on Saturday the killing of the commander of Hamas’s Nuseirat battalion, Ismail Sarraj, and his deputy, Ahmed Wahaba.One photo released by the IDF showed a puzzle featuring armed Arab …
https://worldisraelnews.com/north-gaza-completely-dismantled…

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Claim 15: “According to UN estimates, around 60 million tonnes of debris has been generated since October 2023.”

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Claim 16: “Last week, President Trump said the Board of Peace had reached an agreement for the "complete disarmament" of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza.”

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Claim 17: “The Israeli Energy Minister, Eli Cohen, said on Sunday that no deal had been reached to stop attacks on the Gaza Strip, a territory now under 70% Israeli control.”

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Multiple web search results confirm Energy Minister Eli Cohen's statement that no deal had been reached and that Israel controls 70% of the territory. Wikipedia confirms Eli Cohen's role as Minister of Energy.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Eli Cohen (1924–1965) was an Israeli spy in Syria. Eli Cohen is also the name of: Eli Cohen (actor) (born 1940), Israeli film actor and director Élie Cohen (conductor) (fl. 1920–1940), French conduct…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Cohen_(disambiguation)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Eli (Eliahu) Cohen (Hebrew: אֵלִי כֹּהֵן; born 3 October 1972) is an Israeli politician serving as the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure for the Likud party and a member of the Security Cabinet. H…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Cohen_(politician,_born_19…

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Claim 18: “A father, mother and their nine-year-old son were killed after a strike on a house in Khan Younis, and a man and woman died after their apartment block was struck in Deir el-Balah.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific deaths of a father, mother, and son in Khan Younis or the couple in Deir el-Balah.

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