Overview
- Israeli airstrikes across Gaza on Sunday struck medical warehouses at Al Aqsa Hospital in Deir al Balah, destroying two of four storage sites and severely damaging remaining supplies needed for dialysis and routine care, Gaza health officials reported.
- Palestinian medical sources said the strikes and other raids on Aug. 2–3 killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens, including reports of a family killed near Gaza City and the death of a Hamas commander in Deir al Balah.
- The Israeli military said the targeted sites were used by Hamas to store weapons and house operatives but has not publicly released evidence to back that claim, making the military use allegation disputed by health authorities.
- A separate strike in a displacement camp in Deir al Balah opened a large crater and damaged more than 200 tents for displaced families while Gaza Civil Defense teams recovered 112 bodies in Sabra after extended manual excavations.
- Israeli officials say forces will not withdraw until Hamas is disarmed, a stance that clashes with the US-backed roadmap for phased disarmament and a cessation of operations and that risks prolonging humanitarian collapse in Gaza’s already strained health system.