GAZA, Aug. 3, 2026 -- A Palestinian checks the ruins after an Israeli airstrike hit an apartment in Gaza City, on Aug. 2, 2026. At least 18 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since dawn on Sunday, despite announcements of progress in efforts to implement a ceasefire agreement. The strikes targeted residential apartments, tents sheltering displaced people, civilian vehicles, leer más and Palestinian gatherings from the north to the south of the Gaza Strip, resulting in the deaths of at least 18 people, including four children and two women, said Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the Civil Defense in Gaza. leer menos