Saturday, May 16, 2026 – The Gaza Strip

General

1. Evacuation of patients and injured people through Rafah crossing was suspended without official explanation.

Casualties

	Over the past 24 hours	Since October 11, 2025	Since October 7, 2023
Killed	13	870	72,757
Injured	57	2,542	172,645
Bodies recovered		771

‣ 30 people have been killed so far in building collapses across the Strip.

Northern Strip

1. Jabalia refugee camp and town:

‣ Drone strike in Jabalia Al Balad, injuries reported;

‣ Bombing near Abu Hussein School in the camp, one person killed and others injured.

Gaza City

1. East:

‣ Night artillery fire on eastern Gaza City.

2. West:

‣ Night shelling from the sea on the city coast;

‣ Vehicle strike on Ahda Street, 2 killed and several injured.

Central Strip

1. Gunfire in several locations across the Central Strip.

Khan Yunis District

1. East:

‣ Homes blown up during the night;

‣ Night gunfire.

2. Center:

‣ Gunfire in the Abu Hamid Square area, 3 injured.

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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, 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 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), Rosa News, Ta’ayush, Tasnim News Agency, Tech for Palestine, UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, The Washington Post, WHO, West Bank Notifications, yNet, Zirat War.