Tuesday, June 16, 2026 – The Gaza Strip

General

1. The Israeli military advances the Yellow Line deeper into the east of Gaza City, along Salah al-Din Street in the Al Tuffah neighborhood, forcing residents to leave.

2. The Supreme Court rejected the petition for the release of Kamal Adwan director Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, and upheld his continued detention as an "unlawful combatant," in contravention of international law and the conventions that define the term.

Casualties

	Past 24 Hours	Since October 11, 2025	Since October 7, 2023
Killed	5	997	73,008
Wounded	8	3,152	173,260
Bodies recovered		784

Northern Strip

1. Beit Lahia:

‣ Drones drop bombs in the north-east.

‣ Gunfire: 2 wounded.

‣ Buildings demolished.

Gaza City

1. East:

‣ Drone fire on homes in Al Tuffah.

Central Strip

1. Airstrike in the north of Nuseirat refugee camp: 2 killed.

Khan Yunis District

1. East:

‣ Gunfire to the east of the city.

‣ Tank fire near Bani Suheila.

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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.