EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy kallas said verifying Hamas's compliance with a proposed agreement to disarm the group would be a major challenge.

Debris from a decommissioned SpaceX Falcon 9 second stage, estimated at about 3,900 kg, is forecast to impact the Moon on Aug. 5 at roughly 06:35 UTC (02:35 EDT; 14:35 Beijing time) at an estimated speed of about 2.43 km/s. Impact is expected near the Moon's Einstein crater; two arXiv preprints predict a flash and ejecta plume that should be observable by ground and space telescopes.

On the 30th, Yemen’s Houthi movement denied involvement in a fire aboard an LNG carrier and a storage vessel at Egypt’s Damietta port, the Houthi-controlled Saba news agency quoted a Houthi source as saying. The source called reports that Houthis attacked the ships “without factual basis,” said Houthi military action is directed only at Saudi Arabia, and asserted there is “no reason for concern” over Red Sea navigation safety.