Israeli drone strikes in Gaza injure Palestinians despite ceasefire

Israeli drone strikes have struck targets in Gaza, killing municipal worker Mohanad Saada in Beit Lahiya and injuring multiple civilians, including a 13-year-old boy in Khan Younis and three people in Deir al-Balah. The strikes and ongoing artillery shelling violate an active ceasefire, under which 1,262 Palestinians have died since October 2025. The escalation follows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's formal rejection of U.S. President Donald Trump's 15-point peace plan, which Hamas had accepted.

Israeli drone strikes in Gaza

• ▪The Israeli military stated that the August 12, 2026, drone strike in Beit Lahiya targeted a Hamas commander who was actively planning attacks against Israeli forces.
• ▪An Israeli drone strike on August 12, 2026, targeted a three-wheeled tuk-tuk vehicle in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, killing Mohanad Saada and wounding five others.
• ▪Mohanad Saada, who was killed in the August 12, 2026, strike, was part of a municipal maintenance team returning from repairing a water well, according to Gaza civil defence spokesperson Mahmoud Basal.
• ▪An Israeli quadcopter drone attack in Khan Younis on August 12, 2026, wounded a Palestinian father and critically injured his 13-year-old son with shrapnel.
• ▪An Israeli drone strike on August 15, 2026, targeted a motorcycle on Salah al-Din Street east of Deir al-Balah, injuring three Palestinians, including one in serious condition.

Trump peace plan rejection

• ▪Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's 15-point Gaza peace plan on August 9, 2026, demanding that Hamas fully disarm first.
• ▪Hamas accepted the 15-point peace plan drafted by the Board of Peace, which entails the complete disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza.

Gaza ceasefire violations

• ▪Israeli forces carried out large-scale building demolitions in Rafah and east of Gaza City, and fired artillery shells toward the Zeitoun neighborhood on August 15, 2026.
• ▪Israeli forces conducted an artillery shelling attack near the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza on August 12, 2026.

Palestinian casualties under ceasefire

• ▪The Health Ministry in Gaza reported that 45 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli actions since August 1, 2026.
• ▪Israeli ceasefire violations have killed 1,262 Palestinians and injured 4,168 others since the ceasefire agreement took effect in October 2025.

Houthi attack on ship

• ▪A Houthi rebel attack on a ship in the Bab el-Mandeb strait on August 11, 2026, killed six people, including three Pakistani nationals, and wounded another Pakistani.
• ▪Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar condemned the Houthi attack on the shipping vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait on August 12, 2026.

US-Iran Strait of Hormuz standoff

• ▪Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met Iranian Ambassador Reza Amiri Moghadam on August 12, 2026, to resume peace negotiations between Iran and the United States.
• ▪An interim deal to end fighting between the U.S. and Iran is set to expire on August 17, 2026, following a collapse and subsequent pause in strikes last month.

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