Israel kills six in Gaza on day after Kushner meeting with Netanyahu, medics say
Israeli officials said the strike targeted Hamas commanders, while Gaza medics said 14 others were wounded and a child was among the dead.
- On Tuesday, August 18, 2026, an Israeli airstrike killed at least six people at a cafe in Gaza City's port, injuring 14 others in an area serving as a displacement camp for Palestinian families.
- Jared Kushner left Jerusalem on Monday without a breakthrough after two days of talks aimed at advancing President Donald Trump's peace roadmap, as Israel and Hamas remained firm on their opposing demands.
- Israeli military officials claimed the strike targeted armed Hamas commanders planning attacks but provided no evidence, while Hamas denounced it as a "blatant disregard for all calls for a ceasefire issued by mediators and guarantor states."
- Casualties were transported to Shifa Hospital as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continued rejecting the United States-backed plan, insisting the military would not withdraw from Gaza until Hamas disarmed completely.
- Netanyahu faces an October election and trails in polls, likely delaying cooperation with Trump's peace plan to protect electoral prospects as more than 1,200 Palestinians have been killed since last October.
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Israel’s Gaza airstrike undermines stalled peace plan, Hamas says
Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad accused Israel of undermining the stalled peace process in Gaza after an airstrike killed at least six people in the embattled enclave Tuesday. Leaders of the militant groups criticized the strike in a statement saying it was “in clear defiance of the mediators’ efforts to solidify the ceasefire agreement and ensure its implementation,” and called for stepped-up efforts to “put an end to these violations and c…
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Children cry over the bodies of Palestinians killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza City port area, during a funeral on August 19, 2026. At least six Palestinians, including a child, were killed and 10 others injured in an attack on a cafe on Tuesday (August 18). The attack occurred amid diplomatic efforts to push for a ceasefire in Gaza. Israel said the attack targeted several Hamas commanders.
Israel's army has claimed to have attacked several Hamas commanders from the air in Gaza City.
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