# Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza in the days after the Hamas disarmament deal, casting doubt on ceasefire diplomacy > Israeli strikes killed more than two dozen Palestinians in Gaza and violated Lebanese airspace in weekend raids on August 3-4, even as Qatar said progress was made toward US-Iran talks connected to the broader regional conflict; a Board of Peace envoy met Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu after a day of deadly strikes and issued a statement that made no mention of Israel's territorial withdrawal **Meta:** type: event · date: 2026-08-03 · heads: 戦争はどう終わるのか, 語られていないこと · 5 takes · 4 lenses · 4 regions ## Summary [Israeli](/ja/entity/israel) air strikes killed more than two dozen Palestinians in [Gaza](/ja/entity/gaza-war) over the weekend of August 3-4, even as [Trump's](/ja/entity/person/donald-trump) Board of Peace envoy met [Netanyahu](/ja/entity/person/benjamin-netanyahu) in Jerusalem; the post-meeting statement contained no mention of Israel's territorial withdrawal, The National reported. Al Jazeera's Palestine weekly noted that Israeli strikes "only intensified" in the days following the [July 30 Hamas disarmament deal](/ja/n/hamas-gaza-disarm-0730) brokered by the Board of Peace. UN News confirmed Israel also violated [Lebanese](/ja/entity/lebanon) airspace with military aircraft during the same period. [Netanyahu](/ja/entity/person/benjamin-netanyahu) reiterated his position that Israel will not withdraw from Gaza lines until [Hamas](/ja/entity/hamas) fully disarms. [Qatar](/ja/entity/qatar) told reporters separately that progress was being made in broader regional talks, including on [US-Iran](/ja/n/iran-us-deal-0802) diplomacy, but gave no specifics on [Gaza](/ja/entity/gaza-war). ## The split Al Jazeera and The National both documented the widening gap between diplomatic language and ongoing military action: "constructive and detailed" meeting outcomes paired with continuing strikes. [Israel's](/ja/entity/israel) Haaretz provided the Israeli government's framing directly, noting Netanyahu's disarmament-first condition for withdrawal, while also covering Board of Peace pressure for de-escalation. The UN record confirmed the factual baseline of casualties and Lebanese airspace violations with independent authority. Times of Israel carried live updates through the weekend. No source in the feed provided the Palestinian Authority's formal response to the weekend strikes. ## By the numbers - 24+, Palestinians killed in Gaza in weekend Israeli strikes, per UN News - 6, years the Gaza war has been ongoing since October 2023 - 0, explicit references to Israel's withdrawal timeline in the Board of Peace post-meeting statement, per The National ## Why it matters The gap between the [July 30 disarmament deal](/ja/n/hamas-gaza-disarm-0730) and continued Israeli strikes signals that the deal's implementation sequence, Hamas disarms first, then Israel withdraws, may not hold in practice. Diplomatic momentum on the [Iran-US front](/ja/n/iran-us-deal-0802) could either accelerate a Gaza resolution or be used by both sides to delay it further. ## What to watch - Whether [Hamas](/ja/entity/hamas) conditions its disarmament implementation on a verified Israeli withdrawal commitment, not just a stated one - How [Netanyahu's](/ja/entity/person/benjamin-netanyahu) domestic coalition, where far-right ministers have rejected the deal, affects Israeli military conduct in Gaza - Whether the Board of Peace envoy returns to the region with a revised implementation timeline after the weekend strikes ## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens) ### Abu Dhabi-based daily; earliest verified report on the Board of Peace envoy's meeting with Netanyahu after the strikes, noting the post-meeting statement made no mention of Israel's withdrawal from Gaza and quoting the envoy as describing the talks as "constructive and detailed" - **The National (UAE)** (United Arab Emirates, en) — The National reported that a Board of Peace envoy met Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu after a day of heavy Israeli strikes on Gaza, and that the post-meeting statement made no mention of Israel's territorial withdrawal from Gaza; the paper quoted the envoy describing the meeting as 'constructive and detailed' while Israeli air strikes continued, casting doubt on the gap between diplomatic language and military action. > "Board of Peace envoy meets Netanyahu after day of deadly Israeli strikes on Gaza; statement issued after 'constructive and detailed' meeting makes no mention of Israel's withdrawal from Gaza." Source: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/03/israeli-strikes-cast-doubt-on-gaza-ceasefire-efforts-despite-renewed-diplomatic-push/ ### unlabelled - **UN News** (International, en) — UN News reported that Israeli forces killed more than two dozen Palestinians in Gaza in weekend strikes on August 3-4 and violated Lebanese airspace with military aircraft; the report cited UN monitoring and described the strikes as ongoing while diplomatic contacts continued. > "Israel violates Lebanese airspace, kills over two dozen in Gaza in weekend strikes." Source: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/08/1168067 - **Times of Israel** (Israel, en) — Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-august-4-2026/ ### Pan-Arab broadcaster; carries the Palestine Weekly summary, the most detailed account of the casualty picture and the political context, noting that Israeli strikes "only intensified" in the days following the US-brokered Hamas disarmament deal and quoting Palestinian sources on the widening gap between the deal's terms and Israeli military conduct - **Al Jazeera** (Qatar, en) — Al Jazeera's Palestine weekly report for August 4 documented that Israeli strikes on Gaza intensified in the days following the US-brokered Hamas disarmament deal announced July 30-31, killing dozens; the report cited Palestinian sources and noted that Hamas's agreement to the deal was not accompanied by any reduction in Israeli military activity, with civilians continuing to bear the casualties. > "Israeli strikes on Gaza only intensified in the days following a US-brokered agreement billed as a 'disarmament deal', with dozens killed." Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/4/palestine-weekly-israel-kills-dozens-in-gaza-after-hamas-disarmament-deal ### Israeli liberal daily; reports Netanyahu's condition for Gaza withdrawal, that Israel will pull back only after Hamas disarms, and notes the Board of Peace's urging of de-escalation; provides the Israeli government's framing alongside independent Israeli editorial distance from the government's stance - **Haaretz** (Israel, en) — Haaretz reported that the Board of Peace was urging de-escalation from Netanyahu after Israeli strikes killed more people in Gaza; the paper noted Netanyahu's stated condition that Israel will withdraw from Gaza only after Hamas fully disarms, and provided ongoing live coverage of strikes continuing through August 4 even as diplomatic contacts proceeded. > "Netanyahu says Israel to withdraw from Gaza lines only after Hamas disarms; Board of Peace urges de-escalation as IDF strikes continue." Source: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-08-04/ty-article-live/as-board-of-peace-urges-de-escalation-idf-strikes-reportedly-kill-two-in-gaza/0000019f-ca64-db33-a5ff-fa7420cf0000 ## Across the graph - Related: [[hamas-gaza-disarm-0730]], [[hamas-cairo-phase2-0728]], [[iran-us-deal-0802]], [[israel-hezbollah-dossier]] - Entities: Israel, Hamas, Person:benjamin Netanyahu, Person:donald Trump, Gaza War, Lebanon --- Canonical: https://rbtfl.xyz/ja/n/israel-gaza-0804