IDF Drone Strike Kills 2 in Gaza as Hamas Refuses to Disarm

3 articles · Updated · Ynetnews · Aug 4

Two people were killed and several wounded in an IDF drone strike on a vehicle near al-Rashid Street after fighting resumed Monday following about 30 hours of relative calm.
Hamas says it remains committed to ceasefire understandings but is waiting for a formal mediators' response, while talks remain stuck over its refusal to surrender weapons.
Militia leaders in Khan Younis and the Abu Shabab camp told ynet Hamas will not hand over its arsenal, calling disarmament the main obstacle to any deal and a likely trigger for further internal conflict.
Israel is simultaneously tightening pressure on the ground, keeping control of buffer zones and strategic routes and, Palestinians say, pushing the 'yellow line' westward with concrete barriers that further restrict movement.
The renewed clashes underscore a three-way struggle for postwar Gaza among the IDF, Hamas and emerging local militias, with control of weapons and security institutions central to any future arrangement.