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Israeli strikes kill nine in Gaza, Israeli Minister says no deal to halt attacks

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · · 543 words · By Reuters
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What to know about Israeli strikes kill nine in Gaza, Israeli Minister says no deal to halt attacks

Israeli airstrikes continued in Gaza for a second straight day on Sunday (August 2, 2026), killing at least nine Palestinians, despite U.S.

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What happened

Israeli airstrikes continued in Gaza for a second straight day on Sunday (August 2, 2026), killing at least nine Palestinians, despite U.S.

Why it matters

President Donald Trump’s announcement of a breakthrough in efforts to implement last year’s Gaza ceasefire agreement.

Common ground

Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said on Sunday (August 2, 2026) that there was no deal to halt attacks on Gaza and that he saw a need for Israel, which already controls 70% of the Strip, to take full control of it.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 19 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Another person was killed near Jabalia in northern Gaza”
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Although the user prompt says 'No evidence found', the provided evidence for Claim 8 actually contains the corroboration: 'Another person was killed near Jabalia in northern Gaza' is explicitly mentioned in two separate web search results.
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Claim 2: “Palestinian health officials said Israeli warplanes carried out separate strikes across the enclave in the northern Gaza City, the central city of Deir al-Balah, and the southern area of Khan Younis”
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Multiple web search results confirm reports from Palestinian health officials regarding strikes in Gaza City, Deir al-Balah, and Khan Younis on that date.
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web search NEUTRAL — From dawn, Israeli warplanes hit Gaza City in the north, the central city of Deir al-Balah and the southern area of Khan Younis, causing the biggest daily death toll in weeks, according to Palestinian…
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/israeli-strikes…
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web search NEUTRAL — The targeted areas, Gaza City, Deir al-Balah, and Khan Younis, are communities that have already endured repeated rounds of violence. According to Gaza health authorities, cumulative Palestinian death…
https://www.kucoin.com/news/flash/israeli-strikes-kill-18-in…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Israeli military said the strikes in Deir al-Balah were targeting two commanders of Hamas’ elite “Nukhba” force. The Gaza City and Jabalia strikes also targeted “military operatives” but the milit…
https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/08/02/isra…
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Claim 3: “Former senior Fatah official Mohammed Dahlan... said in a Facebook post that Jared Kushner... had told him he was working with the Israeli side to stop attacks on Gaza”
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Claim 4: “Hamas has said it will hand over its weapons for storage only after Israel halts military operations and withdraws its forces in line with last year’s agreement”
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Claim 5: “U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of a breakthrough in efforts to implement last year’s Gaza ceasefire agreement”
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Wikipedia entries confirm Donald Trump as the 47th US President (assumed office Jan 20, 2025) and specifically mention the 'Gaza peace plan' (Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict) led by him.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Board of Peace (BoP), or the Peace Board, is an international organization with the stated purpose of promoting peacebuilding around the world. Established by President Donald Trump and led by th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Peace
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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 — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
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Claim 6: “The Gaza City and Jabalia strikes also targeted “military operatives””
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Claim 7: “An Israeli official told Reuters there would be no withdrawal from the military’s current positions unless Hamas undergoes “genuine disarmament””
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Claim 8: “The Israeli military said the strikes in Deir al-Balah were targeting two commanders of Hamas’ elite “Nukhba” force”
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Claim 9: “At least 1,230 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes since a ceasefire was reached in October”
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Claim 10: “A man and his wife were killed and four people were wounded in an airstrike on an apartment in Deir al-Balah”
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Reported by multiple sources, including Ajel English, that a man and his wife were killed and four wounded in an apartment strike in Deir al-Balah.
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web search NEUTRAL — YouTube 동영상 업로드 몇 가지 간단한 단계를 통해 YouTube에 동영상을 업로드할 수 있습니다. 아래의 안내에 따라 컴퓨터나 휴대기기에서 동영상을 업로드하세요. 참고: YouTube 감독 대상 계정 으로는 업로드가 불가능할 수 있습니다.
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/57407?hl=ko&co=GEN…
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web search NEUTRAL — Official YouTube TV Help Center where you can find tips and tutorials on using YouTube TV and other answers to frequently asked questions.
https://support.google.com/youtubetv/?hl=en
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web search NEUTRAL — Verificar la cuenta de YouTube Deberás introducir un número de teléfono para verificar tu canal. Recibirás un código de verificación a través de un mensaje de texto o una llamada de voz a ese número d…
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/171664?hl=es
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Claim 11: “Israeli airstrikes continued in Gaza for a second straight day on Sunday (August 2, 2026), killing at least nine Palestinians”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Israeli airstrikes occurred on Sunday, August 2, 2026, resulting in at least nine Palestinian deaths.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of 3 May 2026, at least 75,811 people (73,770+ Palestinians and 2,039+ Israelis) have been reported killed in the Gaza war according to the Gaza Health Ministry (GHM) and Israeli Ministry of Foreig…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Gaza_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza genocide is the ongoing, intentional, and systematic destruction of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip carried out by Israel during the Gaza war. It encompasses mass killings, the targe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_genocide
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Over the course of the Gaza war, which began in 2023, the State of Israel has been accused by hundreds of humanitarian and human rights organizations (NGOs, INGOs, and IGOs) of perpetrating a genocide…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_humanitarian_and_human…
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Claim 12: “Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said on Sunday (August 2, 2026) that there was no deal to halt attacks on Gaza”
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Multiple independent web search results explicitly state that Energy Minister Eli Cohen said on August 2, 2026, that there was no deal to halt attacks on Gaza.
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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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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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Claim 13: “Mr. Trump said on Thursday (July 30, 2026) there had been a breakthrough after Hamas agreed to disarm under a U.S.-backed initiative to implement the ceasefire agreement reached last year in Egypt”
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Claim 14: “Israel... already controls 70% of the Strip”
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Multiple independent news sources (France24, TASS) report Eli Cohen's claim that Israel controls 70% of the Strip. Other sources (Al Jazeera, EuroNews) report Netanyahu's directive to reach 70% control.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Arab Republic occupation of the Gaza Strip began in 1959 following the dissolution of the All-Palestine Protectorate, which had ruled the Gaza Strip as a client state of Egypt since the 194…
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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 — 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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Claim 15: “National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has called it unacceptable and said Israel should continue assassinating Hamas leaders”
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Claim 16: “Mr. Cohen is a member of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s security cabinet”
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Wikipedia explicitly identifies Eli (Eliahu) Cohen (born 1972) as the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure and a member of the Security Cabinet.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 21 November 2024, following an investigation of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for two senior Israeli officials, Benjamin Neta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_arrest_warrants_for_Israel…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Eliyahu Ben-Shaul Cohen (Hebrew: אֱלִיָּהוּ בֵּן שָׁאוּל כֹּהֵן, romanized: ʾEliyāhū ben Šāʾūl kōhēn‎; Arabic: إيلياهو بن شاؤول كوهين, romanized: Īliyāhū bin Shāʾūl Kūhīn‎; 26 December 1924 – 18 May …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Cohen
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Benjamin Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949), nicknamed "Bibi", is an Israeli politician and diplomat who has served as Prime Minister of Israel since 2022. Having previously held office from 1996 to 199…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu
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Claim 17: “A father, mother, and their 9-year-old son were killed around dawn after a strike on a house in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis”
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Reported by France24, Anadolu Ajansı, and other web search results that a father, mother, and 9-year-old son were killed in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis.
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web search NEUTRAL — Seven Palestinians, including a child and two women, were killed when Israel bombed a displacement tent in the al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis. A separate strike on Street 5 in the same area killed…
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/66-palestinians-killed-…
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web search NEUTRAL — A father, mother, and their 9-year-old son were killed around dawn after a strike on a house in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis. Another person was killed near Jabalia in northern Gaza.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/israeli-strikes…
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web search NEUTRAL — A father, mother, and their nine-year-old son were killed around dawn in a strike on a house in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, while another person was killed near Jabalia, in the no…
https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/02/gaza-de…
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Claim 18: “Mr. Trump’s Board of Peace... published on Friday (July 31, 2026) a 15-point roadmap setting out the final steps for implementing the agreement”
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Claim 19: “two more people, including a child, were killed in a strike on an apartment in Gaza City”
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Corroborated by Ajel English and other reports stating two people, including a child, died in a strike on an apartment in Gaza City.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 (Xinhua) -- At least nine Palestinians, including two children, were killed early Sunday in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza, while Israel said it has killed two Hamas commanders over the weekend and …
https://english.news.cn/20260802/2244f504243642748453cf3632b…
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web search NEUTRAL — Paramedics said a man and his wife were killed and four others wounded in an airstrike on an apartment in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, while two more people, including a child, died in a strike on a…
https://english.ajel.sa/world/q57ema9ac
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web search NEUTRAL — Without prior warning, four apartments in Gaza City were struck, leaving nine victims, including children. We visited one of these apartments, belonging to the Labad family. Five family members were k…
https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/i…
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