Current sectionGaza NewsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribePalestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a tent, according to medics, in Gaza City, on Sunday. Credit: Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters'The excuse now is handing over the weapons,' one man says about Israel's demands of Hamas amid ongoing talks, while another notes that his family has been displaced more than a dozen times during the three-year warNagham Zbeedat09:09 PM • August 03 2026 IDTAs Mohammed Rafiq speaks by phone from Gaza City on Sunday, he pauses mid-sentence to report another burst of Israeli strikes.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:PalestiniansGazaIsrael-Gaza WarCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesGaza Board of PeaceElbit-UAEIsrael KatzCeuta Michigan PrimaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastBoard of Peace: IDF to Withdraw From Gaza After Hamas Weapons 'Decommissioned'Senior Police Officer Probed After Haaretz Report on Ben-Gvir Ally RapperNetanyahu Turned Israel From Trusted U.S. Ally to a Sidelined ObserverFive Gunmen and More Than 30 Rounds: Reconstructing the Deadly Shooting in TellFamily Loses Refund for $5,500 Dubai Vacation as Israeli Court Backs Booking.comRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThis Israeli ultra-Orthodox Feminist Activist Has a Warning for U.S. JewsNetanyahu Says Israel Has 'Special Forces' Ready if He's Arrested on NY VisitTwo Female Israeli Soldiers Die by Suicide as IDF Mental Health Crisis DeepensDozens of IDF Soldiers Desert Sde Teiman Base in Protest of Commander'I Tried, I Got Crushed by AIPAC': Andy Levin Is All-in for El-SayedIt's No Wonder Israelis Want War. Violence Has Become a Source of Joy