### [2026-08-29](/feed/2026/08/29/index.md) ##### Middle Eastern crisis # Israel strikes the Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in the Deir al-Balah area of the Gaza Strip, killing three people, in violation of the October 2025 ceasefire. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated that they targeted a Hamas commander who, according to it, was hiding within the compound of the hospital. ### Sources: 1. [MENA via ''The New Arab](https://www.newarab.com/news/israeli-army-bombs-hospital-kills-three-gaza-strip) ### Changes: 1. Israel strikes the Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in the Deir al-Balah area of the Gaza Strip in Palestine, killing three people, in violation of the October 2025 ceasefire. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) state that they targeted a Hamas commander who "was hiding within the compound" of the hospital. _2026-08-30 14:02:58 (First version)_ 1. Israel strikes the Shuhada al-Aqsa Hospital in the Deir al-Balah area of the Gaza Strip, killing three people, in violation of the October 2025 ceasefire. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated that they targeted a Hamas commander who, according to it, was hiding within the compound of the hospital. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. [The IDF says that Sharif al-Hasanat, an alleged Hamas company commander affiliated with the Deir al-Balah Battalion of the Al-Qassam Brigades, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza, violating the ongoing ceasefire. ](/feed/2026/08/22/the-idf-says-that-sharif-al-hasanat-an-alleged-hamas-company-commander-affiliated-with-the-deir-al-balah-battalion-of-t.md) _Context: Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Middle Eastern crisis, ceasefire_ 2. [Hamas says that they will disarm if Israel withdraws from and ends its military campaign in the Gaza Strip and if Israel and the U.S. honors the ceasefire agreement signed in October 2025. ](/feed/2026/07/31/hamas-says-that-they-will-disarm-if-israel-withdraws-from-and-ends-its-military-campaign-in-the-gaza-strip-and-if-israel.md) _Context: Gaza Strip, Hamas, Israel, Middle Eastern crisis, ceasefire_ 3. [The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet state that Hamas' internal security head Wael Musa Khaled Ladawi was killed in a airstrike in the Deir al-Balah area of the central Gaza Strip, in violation of the ongoing ceasefire. ](/feed/2026/07/27/the-israel-defense-forces-idf-and-shin-bet-state-that-hamas-internal-security-head-wael-musa-khaled-ladawi-was-killed.md) _Context: Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, Middle Eastern crisis_ 4. [The Israeli military reports that the air force has struck Hamas weapon depots, weapon manufacturing sites and tunnels in the Gaza Strip, and accuses the militant group of violating the ceasefire signed in October 2025. ](/feed/2026/07/24/the-israeli-military-reports-that-the-air-force-has-struck-hamas-weapon-depots-weapon-manufacturing-sites-and-tunnels-i.md) _Context: Gaza Strip, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, Middle Eastern crisis, October 2025, ceasefire_ 5. [The Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet announces that they have killed three Hamas militants in the northern Gaza Strip, including one in the Hamas military wing that took part in the October 7 attacks on Israel. ](/feed/2026/07/22/the-israel-defense-forces-and-shin-bet-announces-that-they-have-killed-three-hamas-militants-in-the-northern-gaza-strip.md) _Context: Gaza Strip, Hamas, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Middle Eastern crisis_ 6. [Israeli defense minister Israel Katz reports that the military has demolished 83% of Hamas tunnels in the Gaza Strip. ](/feed/2026/07/2/israeli-defense-minister-israel-katz-reports-that-the-military-has-demolished-83-of-hamas-tunnels-in-the-gaza-strip.md) _Context: Gaza Strip, Hamas, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Middle Eastern crisis_ 7. [The Israel Defense Forces says that they have killed two Hamas militants who allegedly took part in the October 7 attacks on Israel over the weekend in a airstrike in the central Gaza Strip. ](/feed/2026/06/17/the-israel-defense-forces-says-that-they-have-killed-two-hamas-militants-who-allegedly-took-part-in-the-october-7-attack.md) _Context: Gaza Strip, Hamas, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Middle Eastern crisis_ 8. [Both Hamas and Israeli defense minister Israel Katz confirm that Al-Qassam Brigades commander and leader in the Gaza Strip Mohammed Odeh was killed by an Israeli airstrike on May 26 near Gaza City along with his wife and three children. ](/feed/2026/05/27/both-hamas-and-israeli-defense-minister-israel-katz-confirm-that-al-qassam-brigades-commander-and-leader-in-the-gaza-str.md) _Context: Gaza Strip, Hamas, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Middle Eastern crisis_ 9. [Israeli air and drone strikes kill at least five people and injure several others in central and southern Gaza, despite an ongoing United States-brokered truce between Israel and Hamas. ](/feed/2026/02/27/israeli-air-and-drone-strikes-kill-at-least-five-people-and-injure-several-others-in-central-and-southern-gaza-despite.md) _Context: Gaza Strip, Hamas, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, October 2025_ 10. [A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas comes into effect hours after the approval of the ceasefire agreement by the Israeli war cabinet. The Israel Defense Forces complete their withdrawal to the agreed-upon lines within Gaza. ](/feed/2025/10/10/a-ceasefire-between-israel-and-hamas-comes-into-effect-hours-after-the-approval-of-the-ceasefire-agreement-by-the-israel.md) _Context: Gaza Strip, Hamas, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, ceasefire_