Saturday, July 4, 2026 – The Gaza Strip
- Adi Ronen Argov
- Jul 4
- 2 min read
General
1. Attorney Nasser Odeh visited Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, former director of Kamal Adwan, held without indictment in Israeli captivity since December 2024. Attorney Odeh reported that the doctor, who was transferred to Rakefet Prison, bears clear signs of recent torture, struggles to breathe, and appears exhausted. According to Odeh, Dr. Abu Safiya told him: "This is the last time you'll see me… They brought me here to kill me."
‣ Physicians for Human Rights issued a call to allow a doctor and a lawyer to visit Dr. Abu Safiya and to work toward his release.
Casualties
Past 48 Hours | Since October 11, 2025 | Since October 7, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Killed | 7 | 1,066 | 73,090 |
Wounded | 16 | 3,445 | 173,553 |
Bodies recovered | 9 | 797 |
Northern Strip
1. Beit Lahia – Gunfire during the night; 2 killed, recovered only after several hours.
Gaza City
1. North:
‣ Airstrike in the Al-Amoud area.
‣ Airstrike on Abu Shraq station: one killed and 4 wounded, two critically.
2. East:
‣ Artillery fire on Al Tuffah.
‣ Gunfire towards the east of the city.
‣ Buildings demolished.
3. South:
‣ Airstrike at Escola junction in Al Zeitoun: one killed and several wounded.
Central Strip
1. Artillery fire and drone strikes on Al Bureij refugee camp.
Khan Yunis District
1. East:
‣ Buildings demolished in Bani Suheila.
‣ Gunfire on Al-Qassam Street: one wounded.
Rafah District
1. Explosions in the north of the city.
2. Gunfire on the west of the city.
Sources: Addameer, Al Jazeera, Amar Assadi Telegram, BBC, Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Genocide in Gaza, Matan Golan, 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 Lebanon, 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, Reuters, South Hebron Mountain Activists (Media groups), Rosa News, Ta’ayush, Tasnim News Agency, Tech for Palestine, UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, The Washington Post, WHO, West Bank Notifications, yNet, Zirat War.
