Israëlisch artillerievuur ten zuiden van de stad Khan Younis, in het zuiden van de Gazastrook

Israëlische artilleriebeschieting ten oosten van de stad Khan Younis in het zuiden van de Gazastrook

Artilleriebeschieting en intensief vuur vanuit de bezettingsvoertuigen ten westen van Beit Lahia, ten noorden van Gaza

Hamas: We followed the statement issued by the Peace Council regarding the flood disaster in the Gaza Strip, and despite its acknowledgment of the gravity of the humanitarian situation and the delay of the Israeli government in bringing in shelter and recovery supplies, it presents a distorted narrative of the causes of the disaster and ignores documented political facts concerning the responsibility of the Israeli occupation for obstructing the implementation of President Trump’s plan and the road map that Hamas and the resistance factions agreed to.

Hamas: ▪ We followed the statement issued by the Peace Council regarding the flood disaster in the Gaza Strip, and despite its acknowledgment of the gravity of the humanitarian situation and the delay of the Israeli government in bringing in shelter and recovery supplies, it presents a distorted narrative of the causes of the disaster and ignores documented political facts concerning the responsibility of the Israeli occupation for obstructing the implementation of President Trump’s plan and the road map that Hamas and the resistance factions agreed to. ▪ Holding Hamas responsible for obstructing the implementation of the road map contradicts the official statements of the mediators, especially Egypt, Qatar and Turkey, who confirmed on 3 August 2026 that the occupation and its ongoing violations are undermining the implementation of the second phase, especially after Hamas and the factions announced their agreement to the road map. ▪ Turning the humanitarian disaster and the entry of life-saving aid into a political pressure card contradicts humanitarian and legal commitments, as the United Nations revealed that tens of thousands of families were affected by the floods at a time when large quantities of shelter materials are outside the Strip awaiting permission to enter. ▪ Children who die under the sand and in rainwater are not a party to the negotiations, and it is not permissible to take them hostage to achieve the occupation’s goals aimed at killing and displacing the Palestinian people. ▪ The Peace Council, as the body supervising the implementation of the plan, is required to clarify its responsibility for this grave shortcoming amid the continued Israeli restrictions that prevent the entry of the materials needed for shelter and early recovery. ▪ We reiterate our readiness to implement the agreed understandings and reject their reinterpretation or the imposition of new conditions that would alter the order of mutual obligations, hinder the Israeli withdrawal and prolong the suffering of the population. ▪ We call on the Peace Council to oblige the Israeli government to immediately implement the commitments of the first phase and open the crossings to relief, shelter and recovery supplies without political or security conditions. ▪ Announcing a timetable and a verification mechanism for implementing the road map that the council previously announced Hamas had accepted, according to mutual commitments that include the Israeli withdrawal, the transfer of administration and security arrangements. ▪ Enabling the National Committee for Gaza Administration to begin its work and identifying the actual obstacles preventing that and the parties responsible for them. ▪ Mobilizing international funding and enabling United Nations institutions to carry out their humanitarian tasks without restrictions, and commencing early recovery and infrastructure repair. ▪ Publishing a clear report on the commitments that have been implemented and those that are delayed, in a way that ensures all parties are held accountable according to uniform standards. ▪ What Gaza needs is not a new statement of concern, but the implementation of the commitments announced by the Peace Council itself. ▪ There will be no credibility for any plan to end the war that makes relief for civilians hostage to negotiation or holds the victim responsible for the consequences of the continued blockade and obstruction. Gaza needs the lifting of restrictions, an end to the occupation, and enabling its residents to live, recover and rebuild immediately.