Israeli strikes kill nine in Gaza, Israeli minister says no deal to halt attacks
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Steven Scheer CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Israeli airstrikes continued in Gaza for a second straight day on Sunday, killing at least nine Palestinians, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of a breakthrough in efforts to implement last year's Gaza ceasefire agreement. Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said on Sunday that there was no deal to halt…
The Israeli military has claimed that two Hamas commanders were killed in air strikes in Gaza on Friday and Saturday. Salem Jamal Abd al-Rahman Abu Labad, a cell commander in Hamas's Nukhba special forces, was killed in southern Gaza on Saturday, according to the Israeli military. Abu Labad was said to have taken part in the October 2023 attack.
In a separate air strike in central Gaza on Friday, Muhammad Abd al-Nasser Muhammad Khatib, a commander in Hamas's Maghazi Battalion, was also killed, the Israeli military said.
At least four Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza on Sunday, with Palestinian health officials reporting separate strikes in Gaza City and Deir al-Balah.
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