Current events: 2026-08-03

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Gaza war
- Gaza peace plan
  - 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)
- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that dozens of children and civilians have been killed in weekend attacks in Gaza, in which a medical storage facility was also damaged. (Xinhua)
- The Israel Defense Forces says that they have killed two Hamas militants in separate airstrikes in central Gaza and the Shati camp in Gaza City respectively, including a Nukhba Force commander who took part in the October 7 attacks. (The Times of Israel)
Russo-Ukrainian war
- At least seven people are killed, including three children, and 40 others are injured in a Ukrainian drone strike on a crowded beach in Gelendzhik, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. (CNN)
Red Sea crisis
- 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) (Marine News Magazine)

Disasters and accidents

At least fourteen people are killed in a series of floods in southern India. (Reuters)

Health and environment

2026 European heatwaves
- Italy experiences its fourth heatwave of the summer with the health ministry issuing red alerts for a record 25 cities. (Anadolu Ajansı)

Law and crime

COVID-19 pandemic in Poland
- Poland's Ministry of Health appeals a Brussels court ruling ordering the country to accept and pay approximately €1.3 billion for unwanted COVID-19 vaccine doses produced by Pfizer and BioNTech. (Politico EU)

Politics and elections

Human rights in Russia
- Russian opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin, who attempted to contest the 2024 presidential election on a platform against the Russo-Ukrainian war, announces that he has fled the country to France following growing pressure on him and his family. (The Moscow Times)

Sports