Iran Israel News Updates Friday July 31

- WSJ: Trump has ordered a fresh full bombing campaign against Iran, including strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure and oil refineries, with the strikes beginning as soon as this weekend and in cordination with Israel, per WSJ. 

For weeks Trump has been telling aides "the Iranians are crazy," complaining the interim peace deal was "ultimately meaningless" and that he "always knew it wasn't going to work."

Trump's frustration was on full display during today's meeting at Camp David when he exploded for a second time in recent days, shouting and accusing Iranian diplomats of being "very dishonorable" to deal with.

- CBS: The United States and Israel are planning what would be one of the harshest bombing campaigns to date against energy infrastructure targets in Iran, multiple sources told CBS News, with strikes possible throughout the weekend.

- Fox: The Pentagon is confronting a growing reality after months of fighting in Iran.

America’s stockpile of missile defense interceptors is shrinking so much that military planners are weighing whether they can continue the current cycle of limited retaliatory strikes.

Iran’s strategy appears to be targeting U.S. bases, forcing the U.S. to deplete its advanced missile defense interceptors, such as Patriot and THAAD systems, and compelling the Pentagon to accept greater risk in defending U.S. troops as the conflict drags on. Iran appears to believe this is its best hope of outlasting the U.S. military.

- President Trump says something will happen regarding Iran.

- Saudi Al-Hadath channel: Washington has directly committed to Hamas not to allow Netanyahu to sabotage the agreement and that it will force him to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and implement it. It was also claimed that the US informed the terrorist organization that it would not give up the agreement and that it would guarantee it.

- U.S. official warns Trump will be “very, very disappointed” if Israel blocks his Gaza plan.

- Trump: "We're in there for 5 months, and if you look at Vietnam, they were in there for 20 years."

- Israel has reiterated that there will be no withdrawal of the IDF from the current yellow line without the actual disarmament of Hamas."

senior Israeli official” “In response to various publications this morning about political progress in the Gaza Strip, Israel has reiterated that there will be no IDF withdrawal from the current Yellow Line without the genuine disarmament of Hamas,” the senior Israeli official says.

- Washington Post: US intelligence agencies estimate that Iran is likely behind a coordinated cyberattack on more than 30 municipal water systems in the state of Minnesota earlier this week

- National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir slams as “unacceptable” a deal agreed by Hamas that includes the group handing over its weapons and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.

- An Israeli source told CNN that PM Netanyahu is not expected to publicly oppose the disarmament agreement, as he "assesses that Hamas will ultimately violate its terms and not fulfill its obligations." The source said Netanyahu is not expected to order a withdrawal from Gaza before the October elections

- The Revolutionary Guard seized two tankers en route to the Strait of Hormuz; four additional tankers changed course.

- Hamas in an official statement: "Israel's commitment to stop the killing and end the aggression is the basis and the first step towards implementation, and the beginning of formulating the framework and timetable for what was agreed. It should be emphasized that the implementation of the second phase of the agreement depends on Israel's commitment to implement all the clauses of the first phase"

- The US and Israel are discussing the possibility of imposing a land blockade on Iran, according to a report in the British Telegraph. According to the report, this is one of several options being considered by President Trump and PM Netanyahu to increase economic pressure, after months of attacks and a prolonged campaign have failed to bring about a change in its behavior

- Senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamed: "We will not take any steps related to disarmament before Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip. We will not implement any steps if the Israeli forces do not fulfill their obligations under the agreement. The issue of weapons is related to other issues, such as Israel's withdrawal and the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip. Israel will not interfere in the issue of disarmament, and the National Committee will be responsible for this task."

- The Peace Council publishes the "roadmap" for the implementation of the agreement to disarm Hamas in Gaza and withdraw the IDF from the Strip

Israel and Hamas will immediately cease all military action (i.e., stopping the Israeli targeted eliminations in Gaza that have been carried out daily in recent months)

The technocratic committee will enter the Strip and confirm that both sides - Israel and Hamas - are fulfilling their commitments

 Hamas agrees to transfer all governmental and civilian functions to the Peace Council and undertakes not to interfere in its decisions.

Within 3 years, the Peace Council will complete all processes of seizing power in the Strip.

 Newly trained police forces will enter Gaza. All existing police officers in Gaza (=Hamas police officers) will undergo comprehensive examinations - those found unsuitable will be transferred to alternative civilian positions or retired. Police weapons will be transferred to the authority of the Technocrat Committee.

The process of handing over heavy weapons (rockets), military production sites, weapons depots and tunnels will begin after the completion of the remaining obligations in the agreement, the entry of the Technocrat Committee and the deployment of the multinational force. This process will depend on the Israeli withdrawal, in stages, from the areas under Israeli control and the deployment of the armed multinational force. No weapons will be transferred to Israel or to non-Palestinian entities. Only the Peace Council will possess, store, and control weapons in Gaza: "Implementation of this plan will create appropriate conditions for a credible path to achieving Palestinian independence and a state."

“Citizens” in Gaza will be allowed to possess "personal weapons" in accordance with rules to be determined by the Peace Council.

The Israeli-backed militias will be disbanded, and their members will not be integrated into the security and policing forces in Gaza.

 The multinational force will separate IDF forces in the Gaza Strip from areas controlled by the Peace Council. The multinational force will not carry out policing missions in Gaza. It will train the Palestinian police, monitor the agreement's implementation, and ensure the transfer of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.