Trump says Israel 'very happy' with Gaza disarmament agreement President Donald Trump said Friday that Israel was "very happy" with an agreement reached by his so-called 'Board of Peace' for the complete disarmament of Hamas and other armed Palestinian groups in Gaza.
Israeli strike injures several people in Gaza Israeli drone strikes wounded several Palestinians, some seriously, in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, according to Al Jazeera. An air strike targeting Palestinians on Salah al-Din Street in central Gaza killed one person and wounded others. Another Israeli drone strike wounded several people, including a woman and a child, near the Intelligence headquarters northwest of Gaza City, earlier on Friday.
US says Strait of Hormuz ‘remains open’ The US military says the Iranian government’s claim that the Strait of Hormuz is closed is “false”. “The Strait of Hormuz remains open for commercial vessel transit. Iran does not control it.
Iraq to strengthen air defence, readiness after US-Saudi strikes Iraq has ordered that its air defences and intelligence activities be bolstered, a government spokesperson said Friday, after US-Saudi strikes on militants accused of launching attacks in the region. Spokesman Sabah al-Numan said that PM Ali al-Zaidi "issued strict and immediate orders... to raise alertness and readiness to the maximum across all camps and bases, particularly at the official bases of the armed forces and the Hashed al-Shaabi".
Israeli military cracks down on West Bank village as settlers march in Israeli forces shot and wounded at least one Palestinian, arrested at least three, and closed entrances to the village of Tal in the occupied West Bank on Friday as more than 100 Israeli settlers marched towards the village, residents said. A settler attack last weekend had left four Palestinians and two Israelis dead, an incident that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government characterised as terrorism - although video later emerged showing armed settlers shoving Palestinians. The Palestinian villagers say they were defending themselves against settler attacks that aim to drive them off the land, the latest in a three-year surge of such violence in the West Bank.
Hamas says it will 'disarm when Israel keeps its word' An unpublished Gaza disarmament agreement obtained by Middle East Eye would place Palestinian weapons under the control of a transitional Palestinian authority, rather than surrendering them to Israel or an international force. Hamas said on Friday that any agreement on the “complete disarmament” of Palestinian factions in Gaza depends on Washington and Israel honouring commitments made under last year’s ceasefire. The statement followed US President Donald Trump’s announcement that the US-led Board of Peace had secured an agreement to disarm Hamas and every other armed group in Gaza.
Lebanon president says Israeli detonations 'direct threat' to Israel deal Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Friday that Israeli army detonations near the Unesco-listed Beaufort castle in southern Lebanon overnight were a "direct threat" to a recent framework deal agreed with Israel. Aoun said the explosions "are an extremely dangerous escalation", according to a statement from his office, adding that they "represent a direct threat to the process which was launched as part of the framework agreement". He noted that their timing ahead of another round of talks with Israel in Rome next week "sends negative messages".
UK foreign minister Miliband welcomes Hamas disarmament announcement British foreign minister Ed Miliband said on Friday he welcomed the announcement of a disarmament agreement for Hamas. "The focus must now be on implementing the 20-point plan in full. This includes the withdrawal of the IDF from Gaza, and respect for the ceasefire from all parties," he said in a statement.
Full text: 15-point draft peace plan between Hamas and Israel in Gaza Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 07/31/2026 - 15:01 The Palestinian movement says it will relinquish its weapons to allow for a technocratic administration to run Gaza Hamas led the attacks on southern Israel on 7 October 2023 (File/Reuters) Off Hamas has formally agreed to a detailed framework for implementing the next phases of the Gaza ceasefire, which was drafted with US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace. The agreement forms part of the latest attempt to end Israel's campaign of killing in the besieged Palestinian territory. In a statement on X, the Board of Peace wrote: "The agreement concludes months of intensive, good faith negotiations to advance President Donald J.
Full text: 15 point draft peace plan between Hamas and Israel in Gaza President Donald Trump's Board of Peace has announced that Hamas officially agreed to a detailed framework for implementing the next phases of the Gaza ceasefire. The agreement forms part of the latest attempt to bring a halt to Israel's campaign of killing in the besieged Palestinian territory. In a statement on X, the Board of Peace wrote: "The agreement concludes months of intensive, good faith negotiations to advance President Donald J.
Gaza Board of Peace outlines latest roadmap The Gaza Board of Peace has outlined its latest road map for the territory. In a statement posted on X, the board affirmed that Israel "shall fully complete, without delay" all its commitments under the peace deal signed in October, “particularly the cessation of military operations”. It said Hamas and all other Palestinian factions had agreed that “all civilian governance and security functions in Gaza shall be handed over” to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG).
Israeli air strike in central Gaza kills one A Palestinian has been killed in an Israeli air strike in central Gaza, Al Jazeera reports, citing medical sources at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.
Turkey urges Iran to halt attacks on Kurdish groups Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Fri, 07/31/2026 - 12:07 Ankara fears further Iranian strikes could push Kurdish opposition groups closer to Israel and undermine Turkey’s peace process with the PKK Members of Komala, an Iranian Kurdish opposition party, attend the funeral of Peshmerga fighter Ghazal Moulai at Sheikh Ahmed Hindi cemetery in Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan, on 16 April 2026 (Shwan Mohammed/AFP) Off When Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz landed in Tehran earlier this month to attend the funeral of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, he received a warm welcome from officials of the Islamic Republic . Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian also hosted Yilmaz and his delegation during the visit. Pezeshkian thanked Turkey for helping to prevent an Israeli plan to foment an armed insurrection by Kurdish groups in western Iran, a source familiar with the visit told Middle East Eye.
Israel uses sand walls to further encroach in Palestinian territory on Gaza as siege tightens Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 07/31/2026 - 11:26 Israel is expanding its area of control by displacing families and redrawing Gaza’s post-ceasefire boundary Palestinians run for cover as smoke and fire rise during an Israeli strike on the the Al-Muttaqin Mosque in Gaza City on 28 July (AFP/Omar Al Qattaa) Off Israel is pushing the so-called yellow line deeper into Gaza, displacing Palestinian families and tightening its siege by squeezing more than two million people into an increasingly small section of the devastated enclave. Residents of al-Tuffah in northern Gaza awoke on Monday to find concrete markers moved westwards into the middle of Salah al-Din Road, the territory’s main north-south route, the BBC reported. An Israeli flag had also been raised over a three-metre-high sand and earth barrier nearby.
Hamas official says group 'made concessions' for sake of Palestinian people Hamas official Ghazi Hamad said in an interview with Al Jazeera that the group “made concessions for the sake of our Palestinian people”. “Our primary objective is to protect our people in the Gaza Strip from the ongoing hostile measures and criminal plans pursued by the Israeli occupation,” he added.
The Gaza genocide has turned the Palestinian question into an Israeli problem Submitted by Sami Al-Arian on Sat, 07/25/2026 - 01:27 Gaza has ended the Oslo era, exposed the limits of military supremacy and demands a new vision aimed at dismantling the Zionist project The genocide in Gaza since October 2023, which has killed more than 73,000 Palestinians , has marked a historic turning point in the Palestinian struggle and in the nature of the conflict with the Zionist project. What unfolded went far beyond another war or another episode of Israeli violence; it exposed to the world the true nature of the Zionist project as a settler-colonial enterprise built upon ethnic cleansing, apartheid and the systematic erasure of the indigenous Palestinian people. Since its emergence in the late 19th century, the Zionist movement has sought to establish a settler-colonial state in Palestine through the mobilisation of western imperialist powers and an enduring alliance with dominant forces in the international system.
Hamas to hand weapons over to Palestinian National Committee if Israeli troops withdraw Ghazi Hamad, a Hamas official involved in negotiations tells Reuters that the group will hand over its weapons to the new National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), the technocratic body set up to run the enclave within the Board of Peace framework. Hamad reiterated that this was contingent on the withdrawal of Israeli forces, along with the increased flow of aid and goods into the territroy. "We insisted to the mediators that Israel must abide by the agreement," he said.
Two wounded in Israeli attack in northern Gaza City Two people have been wounded in an Israeli drone strike targeting a group of people near Khadija mosque in northern Gaza City, Al Jazeera is reporting.
Hamas says it will not disarm in Gaza before Israel withdrawal Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 07/31/2026 - 09:28 The Palestinian movement said it would relinquish its weapons to allow for a technocratic administration to run the besieged territory Hamas fighters in Gaza in February 2025 (AFP) Off A senior Hamas official has said that the Palestinian movement will not take any steps toward disarmament before Israeli forces withdraw from Gaza. Ghazi Hamad told Al Jazeera that Israel would have no role in the disarmament process. Instead, it is set to be carried out by a Palestinian national committee.
Israeli drone attack in Gaza City Al Jazeera reports that an Israeli drone has struck a group of people in northern Gaza City. According to the report, the group had gathered near the Khadija Mosque in the city's Karama area.
