Thursday, October 16, 2025 – The Gaza Strip

Adi Ronen Argov
Oct 15
2 min read

‣ In the past 24 hours:

◦ 29 persons killed (22 bodies rescued from the rubble, 3 died of wounds),

10 wounded.

‣ Since the October 11, 2025 cease fire agreement:

◦ 23 persons killed;

◦ 122 wounded;

◦ 381 bodies rescued.

‣ Since October 7, 2023 – 67,967 persons killed, 170,179 wounded.

General

1. The bodies of hostages Inbar Heiman and Mohammad Al Atrash were identified. 19 hostage bodies remain in the Gaza Strip.

2. 30 bodies of Palestinians were returned. So far, 120 bodies have been returned without a name list and unidentified, and only 4 were identified.

Identifying bodies returned to Gaza

Reports include signs of abuse and starvation, amputations as a result of lengthy shackling, shackled hand and foot, blindfolded, signs of hanging and close-range shots fired after their arrests, fractures, some of the bodies trampled by tanks. The Guardian writes about this.

3. The military court extended the detention of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, for additional 6 months as an “illegal combatant”, without an indictment sheet or trial.

‣ Most of the shootings during the day are near the “yellow line” defined by Israel as uncrossable.