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    IRGC says it targeted US bases in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain after US forces bombed a building on Iran’s Qeshm Island, killing a couple and their two-year-old child.

    US President Donald Trump says his Gaza Board of Peace has reached an agreement with Hamas for its disarmament.

    Saudi Arabia announces 14-member maritime defence alliance to protect shipping in Bab al-Mandeb, Red Sea and Gulf of Adan.

    Iraq’s PM denies foreknowledge of US-Saudi attacks on Iran-aligned militias in the country, after Iraqi military says no evidence attacks were launched from its territory.

    Israeli forces kill at least four Palestinians, including two children, and wound dozens more in attacks on Gaza.

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    US President Donald Trump has announced an agreement reached by the Gaza Board of Peace, which he says will see the disarmament of Hamas.

    In the announcement, made on Trump’s Truth Social account, the US president called the deal “a historic step”, which would guarantee Israel’s safety and security and ensure Gaza is governed by Palestinians.

    Iran’s IRGC said it targeted US bases in Kuwait and Jordan after US forces bombed a building on Qeshm Island, killing a couple and their two-year-old child. Explosions were also reported on Kish Island, in Bushehr and across four locations in Khuzestan. Iran said three IRGC members were killed in a separate US strike on Zanjan province.

    Iran’s army said it also struck US assets at Bahrain’s Sheikh Isa base. One worker was killed in an Iranian strike on a Chinese company’s building in Kuwait’s north.

    Iran’s chief negotiator and parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said US will “pay the price” after the civilian casualties on Qeshm Island.

    Saudi Arabia condemned the drone attack that caused a fire on board two ships in Egypt’s Damietta port, expressing its “full solidarity” with Cairo.

    Iraq says it had “no prior knowledge” of deadly US-Saudi attacks on Iran-affiliated Popular Mobilisation Force targets.

Hamas was under a lot of pressure to accept Trump’s Gaza deal

By Alan Fisher

Reporting from Washington, DC, United States

    This is going to be a sector-by-sector arrangement, and as these sectors in Gaza are cleared and Hamas disarmed in them, more and more Palestinian police officers will be placed and put to work.

    They’ll be working in association with an international coordination force, the makeup of which has yet to be cleared, but we’ve heard rumours that it could involve the Indonesians and possibly even the Turks, something the Israelis might not be keen on.

    The intention is that Gaza would move towards a technocratic government that was promised in the 15-point peace plan.

    A lot of negotiations were going on with the Egyptians, the Turks and the Qataris who were talking to Hamas.

    There were some obstacles in getting them to a point where they were ready to sign on to this, but it was made clear that financially, things would get a lot more difficult for Hamas, that funding structures could be scrapped. There was definitely international pressure on Hamas to accept this.

    This was all discussed when Trump met Netanyahu at the Oval Office a couple of days ago, but the Israelis expressed their concerns. They were worried about how this would actually work, and they weren’t sure that Hamas would stick to the agreement.

Drone hangars, fuel depot destroyed at US base in Kuwait: IRGC

    Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) has destroyed two drone hangars and a fuel storage facility for military aircraft and helicopters at the US Ali Al Salem airbase in Kuwait, according to a statement reported by Iranian state-owned media.

    The statement addressed the people of Kuwait, saying Iran’s attacks will continue until the expulsion of US “occupying and looting forces” from the region.

Trump says Israel will withdraw from Gaza after Hamas disarms

    Trump has hailed as “historic” an agreement reached by the Gaza Board of Peace for the complete disarmament of Hamas.

    Posting on Truth Social, Trump said Israel will leave Gaza after Hamas disarms.

    “As disarmament is completed, Israeli forces will withdraw, and the International Stabilization Force will work with a new Palestinian police force to take responsibility for Gaza being safe for its residents and its neighbors”, Trump said.

    “Israel will have the security it deserves, with Gaza no longer used as a base for terror attacks, “he wrote.

    He said the agreement “is a critical step towards Gaza finally being governed by a new Palestinian government that will work closely with the Board of Peace to help the Palestinian people”.

    There has not yet been any public comment from Hamas.

Egypt denies reports Iran involved in Damietta port attack

    Egypt’s information minister has denied a report by The Wall Street Journal that claimed the Egyptian government believes Iran was behind the drone attack on two ships in Damietta Port yesterday.

    Drone strikes ignited fires on two natural gas vessels at the Egyptian port, according to UK maritime security firm Ambrey. The Egyptian government confirmed that the attack was carried out by drone.

‘Further US-Iran escalation now pointless’

    The US and Iran have reached a point where further escalation is pointless and will only prolong the suffering of both countries and their neighbours, says Barbara Leaf, a former US assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs.

    “Both sides have reached a point where they can escalate further, but to no particular strategic benefit for either side,” Leaf told Al Jazeera.

    “At this point, escalation is fairly pointless, because it is not delivering a decisive win for either side, except prolonging the agony. So this is the time when the two sides should de-escalate”.

Explosions heard in Erbil

    Iraqi media is reporting a series of explosions in Erbil in northern Iraq.

    We will bring you more updates as the situation develops.

    Saudi Arabia, in coordination with the US, carried out strikes inside Iraq against armed groups with ties to Iran, after Riyadh accused the Iraqi groups of attacking its oil facilities.

    The strikes have ignited fears of escalation, and now the Popular Mobilisation Forces armed group is promising to retaliate. One of its factions has given the Iraqi government a week to respond to the Saudi attacks.

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Israel carries out demolitions near Lebanon’s historic Beaufort Castle

    A statement from Israel’s army on X says it destroyed several “key features” in an alleged “underground tunnel network” underneath the ridge that hosts the historic castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

    Israel captured the castle in May, claiming it was of key strategic importance in its fight against Hezbollah.

Iran’s parliament speaker says US will ‘pay the price’ for Qeshm killings

    Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says the killing of a couple and a child on Qeshm island is a “continuation of the atrocities in Minab and Lamerd“.

    At least 170 people were killed when a US-Israeli strike hit a primary school in the southern Iranian city of Minab on the first day of the war. A sport hall in the southwestern Iranian city of Lamerd was also hit that day, killing at least 24 people.

    Ghalibaf wrote on X that the US has “grown accustomed to making up for the slaps they receive on the battlefield by spilling the blood of the innocent”.

    “They will pay the price,” he said.

Saudi Arabia condemns drone attack on ships in Egypt’s Damietta Port

    Saudi Arabia has condemned the drone attack that caused a fire on board two ships in Egypt’s Damietta Port, expressing its “full solidarity” with Cairo.

    In a statement, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said the kingdom supports “all measures” taken by Egypt “to preserve its sovereignty and protect its security and interests”.

    Saudi Arabia is the latest country to condemn the reported attack, following similar statements from Qatar, the Arab League and the Palestinian Foreign Ministry.

Israeli restrictions on aid are crippling Gaza relief operations: UNRWA

    Israel’s restrictions on aid entering Gaza continue to disrupt humanitarian operations, with shortages of lubricant oil and spare parts leaving more than half of UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA’s vehicle fleet out of service, according to the agency’s latest situation report.

    UNRWA said shortages of fuel and lubricants have also affected 62 water wells, reducing its production and distribution of clean water by 42 percent.

    Despite the constraints, the agency said it resumed services at Beach Camp Health Centre in western Gaza City on July 21 and opened the Bahrain Medical Point in southern Gaza City on July 29. The two facilities are expected to provide primary healthcare to almost 100,000 people.

    UNRWA also said 116 emergency shelters remain active across Gaza, housing about 76,000 internally displaced people.

Iran’s FM says Egypt’s security is ‘of utmost importance to us’

    Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has reacted to the targeting of two ships in Egypt’s Damietta port, casting blame on “false-flag operations”.

    “Egypt is an important friend and partner in the region, and its security is of utmost importance to us,” he wrote on X.

    Cairo confirmed a drone damaged the vessels, but said authorities were investigating the circumstances and that no party had claimed responsibility. Yemen’s Houthis later denied any link to the incident.

    The foreign minister appeared to implicate Israel without evidence, writing “we must all be vigilant against Israeli plots and false-flag operations designed to undermine regional peace.”

Iraq says it had ‘no prior knowledge’ of deadly US-Saudi attacks

    Iraq’s prime minister will postpone a trip to Saudi Arabia in light of US-Saudi attacks that killed at least 20 members of the country’s Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces, a government spokesperson has said.

    In comments reported by the Iraqi News Agency, spokesman Haider al-Aboudi said Baghdad “has not granted any approval for attacks on specific sites or groups within Iraqi territory”.

    “The government had no prior knowledge of the attacks on Iraqi territory,” he added.

    This communication comes after US President Trump said that the strikes were coordinated with the Iraqi government.

    Iraq yesterday said it wanted evidence regarding the launch of attacks on Saudi Arabia from Iran-backed groups in its territory, a demand for which al-Aboudi said Baghdad had contacted Riyadh.

Tehran prosecutors lodge case against those who supported protesters

    Prosecutors in Tehran have lodged a legal case against a number of people who supported protesters following a spate of recent executions, semi-official media in Iran report.

    In a statement published by Tasnim, the prosecutor’s office said “a small number of figures and individuals took unexpected positions and directly and indirectly supported” the January protesters, going “against the legal verdict of the court”.

    The statement did not specify how many people are included in the case.

    Iran has carried out executions of two protesters this week, along with three others last week, according to Amnesty International.

    Since the start of 2026, authorities have “arbitrarily” executed at least 26 people in connection to the January uprising, along with hundreds of others for drug-related offences and other crimes, the organisation said.

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    Let’s get you up to speed on some of the latest developments:

    Iran’s IRGC said it targeted US bases in Kuwait and Jordan after US forces bombed a building on Qeshm Island, killing a couple and their two-year-old child. Explosions were also reported on Kish Island, in Bushehr and across four locations in Khuzestan; Iran said three IRGC members were killed in a separate US strike on Zanjan province.

    Iran’s army said it also struck US assets at Bahrain’s Sheikh Isa base. One worker was killed in an Iranian strike on a Chinese company’s building in Kuwait’s north.

    The Iraqi military stated there’s no evidence recent regional attacks were launched from its territory, following joint US-Saudi strikes on Iran-aligned groups in the country.

    Senate Republicans blocked an effort to limit Trump’s ability to continue military action against Iran without congressional authorisation.

    The US Treasury also sanctioned entities it says are linked to Iran’s Mahan Air.

    Fourteen states backed Saudi Arabia’s proposed multinational maritime defence coalition.

    Israeli attacks on Gaza killed at least four Palestinians, including two children, and wounded dozens more. UNRWA reported that Israeli forces have advanced the “Yellow Line” across eastern Deir el-Balah, Gaza City and Khan Younis.

    Ukrainian strikes have hit Russian export infrastructure, leaving three major routes now disrupted at once: the Gulf, the Red Sea and the Black Sea. Together, they threaten trade flows equivalent to nearly a quarter of global oil supplies just as reserves sit at multiyear lows.

    Goldman Sachs says oil could rise above $120 a barrel by the fourth quarter if disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz alone persist, and economies worldwide are bracing for another energy shock.

    Learn more in the latest episode of Al Jazeera’s Counting the Cost:

Iran’s Baghaei condemns US attack on Qeshm, says Iran ‘determined and united’

    Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, has railed against the US attack that killed a couple and their two-year-old child on Qeshm island.

    The attack destroyed several houses and killed a taxi driver, Qeysar Jafari, his wife Zahra Jafari and their child, Baghaei wrote on X.