Palestine weekly: Israel kills dozens in Gaza after Hamas disarmament deal

United States President Donald Trump announced “a historic agreement” on July 30 for the disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza, framed as the long-awaited move into the second phase of the October 2025 “ceasefire” deal.The agreement was negotiated through the Board of Peace, established by Trump to oversee post-war reconstruction and governance of Gaza.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Fetus found among the ruins of a deadly Israeli strike on Gazalist 2 of 3Israel defies Trump’s peace plan as it escalates deadly attacks on Gazalist 3 of 3Heatwave in Gaza compounds Palestinian sufferingend of listHowever, Hamas negotiator Ghazi Hamad told Al Jazeera the Palestinian group would not implement the deal unless Israel fulfilled its obligations, which include halting attacks and withdrawing troops.A spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, meanwhile, said Israeli forces would not withdraw until Hamas was fully disarmed.With that fundamental deadlock unresolved, Israeli attacks on Gaza, which have characterised the 10-month “ceasefire”, continued, arguably with even greater intensity. Within days of the announcement of the “historic agr...