According to Palestinian sources, Israel has committed to ceasing all strikes and assassinations in the Gaza Strip starting Sunday, as part of progress in President Trump's 15-point peace plan. The claim has not been independently confirmed.
Overnight, Palestinian sources claimed that Israel has committed to halting all strikes and assassinations in the Gaza Strip starting Sunday, August 2. The claim emerged in a series of reports during the early morning hours, with the source of the assurance increasingly attributed to U.S. envoy Jared Kushner.
At 01:15 Jerusalem, a source in the Palestinian factions told the Quds network that mediators, including an official named Maldanov, had informed them that Israel would cease military escalation and targeted killings from Sunday. Shortly thereafter, a senior Palestinian official told The Times of Israel that Kushner himself had given the assurance. A third report, from Ynet, identified the official as former senior Fatah figure Mohammed Dahlan, who said Kushner conveyed the commitment directly to him.
The reports come amid the Trump administration's 15-point peace plan for Gaza, which includes a framework for full disarmament of the strip and an Israeli withdrawal timeline. As The Zioneer reported on Friday, a senior Gaza Peace Council official told Israel Hayom that the plan was coordinated with Israel and would leave Gaza with fewer illegal weapons than Judea and Samaria.
No Israeli official has confirmed or commented on the claim. The Zioneer has not independently verified the reported commitment. It remains unclear whether the reported halt applies to all military operations or only to specific strikes, and whether it is contingent on progress in the broader peace framework.
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