Saturday, February 21, 2026 – The Gaza Strip

‣ Over the past 48 hours:

◦ 1 killed, 10 injured.

‣ Since October 11, 2025:

◦ 612 killed;

◦ 1,640 injured;

◦ 726 bodies recovered.

‣ Since October 7, 2023 - 72,070 killed and 171,738 injured.

General

1. Last 24 hours: 21 patients and 44 companions evacuated from Gaza, and 49 residents returned via Rafah crossing.

Northern Gaza

1. Beit Lahia – gunfire, 1 injured.

2. Jabalia refugee camp – drone strike, 1 killed.

Gaza City

1. East:

‣ Airstrike;

‣ Houses blown up;

‣ Gunfire, 3 injured.2. Center:

‣ Gunfire near the Latin Monastery Church, 1 woman injured.

Central Gaza

1. East of Al Bureij refugee camp – drone fire.

2. East of Al Maghazi refugee camp – artillery fire.

Khan Yunis District

1. East:

‣ Gunfire north-east of city;

‣ Artillery shelling;

‣ Houses blown up;

‣ Airstrike.

2. South:

‣ Gunfire, 1 killed.

Rafah District

1. Artillery shelling.

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Sources: Addameer, Al Jazeera, Amar Assadi Telegram, Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, 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 healthcare workers who worked in Gaza, Local Call, OCHA OPT, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Masafering (Outside the Herd), Middle East Eye, Ministry of Public Health – Gaza, Ministry of Public Health - Lebanon, Palestinian Health Ministry, Palestine Datasets, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Quds News, South Hebron Mountain Activists (Media groups), Ta’ayush, Tasnim News Agency, Tech for Palestine, UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, The Washington Post, WHO, yNet, Zirat War.