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Armed conflicts and attacks
A Board of Peace envoy meets Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and urges a halt in strikes across the Gaza Strip. However, they also announce that Israel will not withdraw from the enclave until Hamas completely disarms. (The New Region) (The Washington Post)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Peace
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Israel
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas
- https://thenewregion.com/posts/6091
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/08/03/mideast-gaza-disarmament-hamas-netanyahu/28ac67ae-8f6f-11f1-9fdc-0a725c989a7b_story.html
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that dozens of children and civilians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza over the weekend, violating the ongoing ceasefire. (Xinhua)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Two Palestinian civilians are killed in an Israeli missile strike near a mosque which targeted a civilian vehicle southwest of Gaza City. (Middle East Eye)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claim that they have killed Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander Mahmoud Fatair, who took part in the abduction of Rom Braslavski, in the Deir al-Balah area of the Gaza Strip during the Nova music festival massacre on October 7, 2023.(The Jerusalem Post)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Islamic_Jihad
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Fatair?action=edit&redlink=1
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rom_Braslavski
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_al-Balah
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_music_festival_massacre
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7_attacks
- https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-904464
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The IDF claim that they have killed two Hamas militants in separate airstrikes in central Gaza and the Shati camp in Gaza City respectively, violating the ongoing ceasefire. (The Times of Israel)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Shipping data shows that two tanker ships carrying oil from Saudi Arabia, the Suezmax Malta-flagged Lesvos and the VLCC Desh Vaibhav, have exited the Red Sea through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. (Reuters)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanker_(ship)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suezmax
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_state
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_tanker#Size_categories
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bab-el-Mandeb
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait
- https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/two-tankers-with-saudi-oil-exit-red-sea-over-weekend-data-shows-2026-08-02/
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Disasters and accidents
Guatemala's disaster agency declares a nationwide orange alert following a major eruption of Fuego volcano and begins evacuating two nearby villages. (AFP via RNZ)
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Health and environment
Italy experiences its fourth heatwave of the summer with the health ministry issuing red alerts for a record 25 cities. (AA)
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Health and environment
Michigan, U.S., reports the first two deaths of the current cyclosporiasis outbreak, which is caused by cyclospora cayetanensis. (AP)
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Sports
In horse racing, Churchill Downs Incorporated and the New York Racing Association announce a new championship series for 3-year old Thoroughbreds beginning in 2027, involving the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, but notably omitting the traditional middle leg of the U.S. Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes. (Courier Journal) (The Daily Gazette)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_racing
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churchill_Downs_Incorporated
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Racing_Association
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoroughbred
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Derby
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belmont_Stakes
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_Crown_of_Thoroughbred_Racing_(United_States)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preakness_Stakes
- https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/horses/horse-racing/2026/08/03/churchill-downs-nyra-thoroughbred-championship-series-kentucky-derby-belmont-stakes-horse-racing/91149294007/
- https://www.dailygazette.com/horse_racing/nyra-churchill-downs-collaborate-on-championship-series/article_7b75745c-563e-43ae-938c-1f374084cb75.html
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Sports
Major League Soccer, the top flight of men's soccer in the U.S. and Canada, announces that Larry Berg, currently a co-owner of Los Angeles FC (LAFC) in that league, will succeed Don Garber as league commissioner at the start of 2027. Berg will sell his interest in LAFC before assuming his new position. (AP) (The Guardian)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Soccer
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccer_in_the_United_States
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccer_in_Canada
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Berg
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_FC
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Garber
- https://apnews.com/article/mls-new-commissioner-berg-867851cd4d30855a5e1217bdc619cb0e
- https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/aug/03/larry-berg-mls-commissioner-vote