Saturday, May 17, 2025 – The Gaza Strip
- Adi Ronen Argov
- May 17
- 3 min read
‣ In the past 24 hours (until noon today) – 153 persons killed, 469 wounded;
‣ Since March 18, 2025 – 3,131 persons killed, 8,632 wounded;
‣ Since October 7, 2023 – 53,272 persons killed, 120.673 wounded;
‣ Today’s persons killed – 92.
‣ UNICEF: Gaza has become the most lethal place in the world for children in the past 19 months;
‣ In two days, Israel killed 45 children.
Northern Strip
1. Beit Lahia:
‣ Smoke bombs during the night in the western part of town;
‣ Heavy artillery fire in the western part of town;
‣ Bombing in the west, 2 persons killed.
2. Jabalia refugee camp and town:
‣ Bombing of eastern part of camp during the night;
‣ Heavy damage to trauma ward at Indonesian Hospital;
‣ Tell Al Za’atar refugee camp – bombing in the night, 3 persons killed;
‣ Bombing of Al Awda compound (at camp), 4 persons killed;
‣ Artillery fire from the east;
‣ Bombing of camp. 4 children killed, 7 others wounded;
‣ Bombing of Tell Al Za’atar, 2 persons killed.
3. Beit Hanoun – one person killed in the bombing.
Gaza City
1. Al Tuffah:
‣ Machine-gun fire and artillery in the night;
‣ Aerial bombing in the night.
2. West:
‣ Night bombing of residential buildings;
‣ Shelling from the sea;
‣ Bombing of displaced persons shelter, 4 persons killed;
‣ Bombing in the north-west.
3. Shuja'iya:
‣ Bombing near the mosque, 5 persons killed;
‣ Explosive robot, wounded persons;
‣ House bombed, one person killed.
4. Al Zeitoun – drone attack, one person killed.
Central Strip
1. Deir al-Balah:
‣ Aerial bombing of displaced persons tents;
‣ Night bombing in south-eastern part of town;
‣ Bombing of displaced persons tents in Al Aqsa Hospital compound, one person killed;
‣ Buildings exploded from south-east;
‣ Artillery fire, one person killed and several wounded;
‣ Bombing from the east, 4 persons killed;
‣ Bombing from the south, 9 persons killed;
‣ Bombing near the mosque, 3 persons killed.
2. Nuseirat refugee camp – artillery fire at north of the refugee camp.
3. Al Zawaida – drone bombs, wounded persons.
Khan Yunis district
1. Al-Qarara:
‣ Artillery during the night;
‣ Aerial bombing;
‣ Artillery during the day.
2. West:
‣ Night bombing of displaced persons tents. 5 persons wounded including an infant, a baby-girl and a pregnant mother;
‣ Bombing, 2 persons killed;
‣ Bombing, one person killed and several wounded;
‣ Bombing of Al Mawasi, 2 persons killed – a mother and her son;
‣ Bombing of Al Mawasi, 4 persons killed, 35 wounded;
‣ Bombing of displaced persons tent, 7 persons killed.
3. Al Fukhari:
‣ Drones attack, one person killed;
‣ Bombing of a mosque, wounded persons.
4. South – bombing, a child killed.
5. Abasan Al Kabira – drone fire, one person killed, a child wounded.
6. Center – bombing, one person killed.
7. Hamad – bombing, wounded persons.
8. East 0 house bombed, 2 persons killed.
Rafah district
‣ Shelling from the east;
‣ Bombing from the north.
Sources: Addameer, Al Jazeera, Amar Assadi Telegram, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, DCI - Palestine, Democracy Now, Haaretz, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), 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, Lebanon, Palestinian Health Ministry, Palestine Datasets, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Quds News, South Hebron Mountain Activists (Media groups), Tech for Palestine, UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, WHO, yNet.
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