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Raids and arrests During the night, Israeli forces raided Jenin refugee camp and town (281 st consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (275 th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (261 st consecutive day), New Askar refugee camp, Ni'lin , Al Burj , Qalandia refugee camp, Anata , Beit Sira , Beita , Beit Qad . During the day they raided Huwara , Udala , Ar-Rihiya , Kobar , Deir Jarir , Tuqu'a , Meithalun , Burin , Kifl Hares , Al-Mughayyir , Rujeib , Zababde

Lebanon 1. Bombing of a digger near Kfar Dounine . One person killed. Sources : Addameer , Al Jazeera , Amar Assadi Telegram , Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs , DCI - Palestine , Democracy Now , Genocide in Gaza , Haaretz , IDF (Israel Defence Forces) , HRANA-Human Rights Activists News Agency , International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement , The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) , Jordan Valley Activists (Media groups), Letters of American h

‣ In the past 24 hours: ◦ 29 persons killed (23 of them rescued from the rubble), not including the members of the two families, killed yesterday and the bodies not yet rescued. 143 wounded; ‣ Since October 11, 2025 (date ceasefire agreemen went into effect)  – 27 persons killed, 143 wounded; ‣ Since October 7, 2023 –  68,116 persons killed (including 120 whose registration is now complete), 170,200 wounded; ‣ 404 dead bodies rescued from the rubble so far. Al Zeitoun Gene

Killed 1. Karim Abu Taref, 50-years-old from Yirka . Events 1. Kabul – 2 masked men on a motorcycle fire at the hospital and escape. 2. Yirka – a 50-year-old man shot to death in his car by masked men. Sources : Addameer , Al Jazeera , Amar Assadi Telegram , Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs , DCI - Palestine , Democracy Now , Genocide in Gaza , Haaretz , IDF (Israel Defence Forces) , HRANA-Human Rights Activists News Agency , International Red Cross and Red

Lebanon 1. A drone bombs a vehicle at Kherbet Selem , one person killed, wounded persons. 2. Shots fired at Kafrkela . 3. Shots fired at Kfar Shuba in two separate events during the day. Sources : Addameer , Al Jazeera , Amar Assadi Telegram , Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs , DCI - Palestine , Democracy Now , Genocide in Gaza , Haaretz , IDF (Israel Defence Forces) , HRANA-Human Rights Activists News Agency , International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movemen

Nasser (13), Jumana (10), Ibrahim (6) and Muhammad (5) Ihab Abu Shaaban, were here, and not anymore. Killed along with their parents when a tank shelled a minibus carrying two families, who were trying to return to their home.  Al Zeitoun , Gaza City , October 17, 2025.

Raids and arrests During the night Israeli forces raided Jenin refugee camp and town (280 th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (274 th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (260 th consecutive day), Kafr 'Aqab , Deir Ghasana , Beit Rima , Sa'ir , Marah Rabah , Ein Al Sultan refugee camp, Al Shuyukh , Anabta , Nablus . During the day they raided Burka , Beitin , Deir Dibwan , Ein Yabrud , Beita , Beit Fajjar , Rummanah , Kafr Qaddum , Qabatiya , Fandaqu

‣ No data of casualties given. General 1. Activists of “Tzav 9” Movement block an aid convoy on its way to Gaza near Kerem Shalom . Gaza City 1. South: ‣ A tank shells a minibus in Al Zeitoun carrying 2 families on their way back home. 11 persons killed (the 2 families), 7 children and 2 women among them. Central Strip 1. Artillery fire in the north-eastern part of Al Bureij refugee camp, 10 persons wounded. 2. Shots fired at houses in Al Maghazi refugee camp. Khan Yunis d

Killed 1. Jamal Mohammad Ali Khaledi, 52-years-old from Ibtin . 2. Nidal Mohammad Ali Khaledi, 36-years-old from Ibtin . 3. Tawfeeq Sliman Abu ‘Ayash, 30-years-old from Laqiya . Events 1. Ibtin – 2 brothers shot to death on their way to harvest olives, because of families conflict and revenge that has already cost the lives of 25 persons since May 2023. One of them, Jamal, was the deputy principal of a school in the locality. 2. Laqiya – shooting, 2 persons wounded, one bad

Nasma (12), Karam (10), and Anas (8) Sufian Shaaban, were here, and not anymore. Killed along with their parents when a tank shelled a minibus carrying two families who were trying to return to their home.  Al Zeitoun , Gaza City , October 17, 2025.

Lebanon 1. 15 air strikes in uninhabited areas in South Lebanon. Israel claims to have bombed arms storage sites. One person killed, 7 wounded. 2. Aerial bombing of Bnaafoul , South Lebanon, persons wounded. 3. A drone attacks Ali Taher area, South Lebanon. 4. Aerial bombing of Shmustar . East Lebanon. One person killed, another wounded. Syria 1. Raid of villages on outskirts of Quneitra . Yemen 1. Alarm sirens in Eilat for fear of a drone. Sources : Addameer , Al Jazeera ,

Amid the overall complexity of life here, and especially in the past two years, everyone longs for change. Which really means that no one is satisfied. But saying “change” isn’t enough. Simply because it only says what we don’t want – that is, what exists now – and doesn’t say what we do want. What kind of change are we hoping for? What do we actually want this place to become?The return of all the living hostages this week brought a collective sigh of relief, of course. Yet

Events 1. Abu Queider (Al Zarnuk), Negev desert – houses demolished. Sources : Addameer , Al Jazeera , Amar Assadi Telegram , Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs , DCI - Palestine , Democracy Now , Genocide in Gaza , Haaretz , IDF (Israel Defence Forces) , HRANA-Human Rights Activists News Agency , International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement , The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) , Jordan Valley Activists (Media groups), Letters of American h

‣ In the past 24 hours: ◦ 29 persons killed (22 bodies rescued from the rubble, 3 died of wounds), 10 wounded. ‣ Since the October 11, 2025 cease fire agreement: ◦ 23 persons killed; ◦ 122 wounded; ◦ 381 bodies rescued. ‣ Since October 7, 2023 –  67,967 persons killed, 170,179 wounded. General 1. The bodies of hostages Inbar Heiman and Mohammad Al Atrash were identified. 19 hostage bodies remain in the Gaza Strip. 2. 30 bodies of Palestinians were returned. So far, 120 bodies

Killed 1. Mohammad Bahajat Al Halaq, 11-years-old from Ar-Rihiya . 2. Mahdi Ahmad Kamel, 20-years-old from Qabatiya . Ar-Rihiya Raids and arrests During the night, Israeli forces raided Jenin refugee camp and town (279 th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (273 rd consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (259 th consecutive day), Sanniriya , Beit Ummar , Al-Ubeidiya , Dar Salah , Beitunia , Illar , Seida , Qalqilya , Kafr Qaddum . During the day they rai

Killed 1. Nidal Masa’ada, 35-years-old from Kafr Yasif . Events 1. Tayibe – shooting, very badly wounded person received initial treatment on the ground and then hospitalized. 2. Kafr Yasif – shooting near a school, during which a 35-year-old man was badly wounded and hospitalized in Naharia , later dying there of his wounds. The policemen in the police car patrolling the area during the shooting shot in the air but could not stop the shooters. 3. Kammana – shooting. Maske

Killed 1. Selim Raji Hassan Abu Eishah from Zababdeh , shot 2 days ago and badly wounded near the Separation Wall at Al-Ram , died of his wounds today. Raids and arrests During the night, Israeli forces raided Jenin refugee camp and town (278 th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (272 nd consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (258 th consecutive day), Beitunia , Tayasir , Ramallah , Qaddura refugee camp, al-Am'ari refugee camp, Arura , Tammun , Beit Umm

‣ In the past 24 hours: ◦ 25 persons killed (16 of them bodies rescued from the rubble), 35 wounded. ‣ Since October 7, 2023 – 67,938 persons killed, 170,169 wounded; ‣ During the day, 14 killed persons were brought to the hospitals: ◦ 3 killed in raids; ◦ 8 bodies rescued from the rubble; ◦ 3 died of their wounds. A billboard with a message from a martyr group: “Thank God you’re safe”, placed in several sites as ceasefire agreement goes into effect. General 1. Hamas return 2