Saturday, October 4, 2025 – The Gaza Strip

‣ In the past 24 hours:

◦ 2 children starve to death;

◦ 66 persons killed (6 of them aid seekers), 265 wounded (40 of them aid seekers).

‣ Since March 18, 2025 – 13,486 persons killed, 57,389 wounded;

‣ Since May 27, 2025 - 2,603 person killed, 19,094 wounded, all aid seekers;

◦ So far, 459 persons starved to death, 154 of them children.

‣ Since October 7, 2023 – 67,074 persons killed, 169,430 wounded.

◦ 720 persons were added to the number killed, after their identification was completed.

General

1. At dawn, the President of the US Donald Trump announced that in keeping with the answer he was given by Hamas (hostages to be released, governance of the Gaza Strip to be transferred to agreed-upon Palestinian entity), he demands that Israel halt its fire during the negotiations. According to official sources in Israel, the army will halt its takeover of Gaza City and respond with fire only for defense purposes.

However, during the 16 hours following the president’s declaration, 59 bombing and shelling actions were targeting inhabited areas. Consequently, until the end of the day (over 16 hours), 70 persons were killed.

Gaza City

1. North:

‣ Aerial bombing;

‣ Aerial bombing in the north-west.

2. East:

‣ Massive shelling;

‣ Al Tuffah:

◦ Massive aerial bombing, 6 persons killed, 15 wounded;

◦ Artillery fire;

◦ Family home near the mosque bombed, 18 persons killed, 20 missing of the same family.

‣ Artillery fire at Shuja'iya.

3. South:

‣ Al Zeitoun:

◦ Bombing near Al Bilal Mosque, 2 persons killed;

◦ Helicopter fire at Omar al Mukhtar Street;

◦ Artillery fire.

‣ Al Sabra:

◦ Buildings exploded;

◦ Artillery fire;

◦ Aerial bombing.

4. West:

‣ Drone fire at Al Nassar, one person killed, wounded persons;

‣ House bombed, 5 persons killed;

‣ Bombing of Al Yarmouk area;

‣ Bombing of Al Rimal;

‣ 3 bodies rescued at Al Shati refugee camp’

‣ Tel El Hawa – artillery fire during the day.

5. Center:

‣ Helicopter fire at Al Daraj.

Central Strip

1. Al Bureij refugee camp:

‣ Aerial bombing;

‣ Artillery fire in the northern part of camp.

2. Deir al-Balah – drone fire.

3. Nuseirat refugee camp:

‣ Helicopter fire, a girl killed;

‣ Artillery fire in the northern part of camp during the day.

Khan Yunis district

1. North:

‣ Live fire at Hamad, wounded persons.

2. South:

‣ Shots fired at aid seekers, 3 persons killed.

3. West:

‣ Drone fire at Al Mawasi, 2 children killed.

4. Center:

‣ Artillery fire during the day;

‣ Aerial bombing, wounded persons.

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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 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.