Israel has continued airstrikes and ground attacks across the Gaza Strip, killing at least two Palestinians and injuring ten others. At least four people, including an eight-year-old girl and an 18-month-old baby, were killed.
This comes just hours after US President Donald Trump announced a ‘historic’ disarmament deal, local officials have said.
The IDF has not commented on the reported airstrikes; however, medics in the Palestinian enclave said several Palestinians had been wounded, Times of Israel reports.
It also comes after Trump announced yesterday that talks in Cairo between mediators and Hamas leaders have led to a phased disarmament agreement in Gaza.
‘Today, the Board of Peace reached a HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza,’ Trump said in a social media post, adding that the disarmament would come in phases.
‘This is a monumental step toward lasting PEACE and SECURITY.’
‘At the same time, Israel will have the security it deserves, with Gaza no longer used as a base for terror attacks,’ Trump said.
However, a Hamas official described the deal as a draft.
A Hamas source told Reuters the ‘draft agreement’ stipulates that heavy weapons would only be stored and kept under the control of a Palestinian administration, and the weapons cannot be transferred to Israel.
‘We will not take any action regarding disarmament prior to Israel’s withdrawal from the Strip,’ Ghazi Hamad, a member of the Hamas negotiating team, told Al Jazeera.
