On Sunday, August 2, the Palestinian group Hamas issued a warning from Jerusalem that Israel is deliberately escalating military actions in the Gaza Strip. According to the statement, a series of seven separate attacks resulted in the deaths of at least 18 Gazans.
Hamas asserted that the spike in violence is an intentional effort by Israel to torpedo the second phase of a truce. The group claims these military operations are designed to paralyze the agreement that was reached the previous Thursday with the United States.
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