Tuesday, May 21, 2026 – The Gaza Strip
- Adi Ronen Argov
- May 21
- 2 min read
General
1. Testimonies from 430 activists arrested aboard the Sumud flotilla have been published, reporting extreme violence, use of rubber bullets, tasers, sexual humiliation, sexual assault, rape, stabbing, injuries, fractures, and trauma.
Casualties
Over the past 24 hours | Since October 11, 2025 | Since October 7, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Killed | 2 | 883 | 72,775 |
Injured | 27 | 2,648 | 172,750 |
Bodies recovered | 776 |
Northern Strip
1. Gunfire in Beit Lahia - 2 killed, including a 13-year-old child, and several injured.
2. Drone fire in the Al-Saftawi area - injuries.
Gaza City
1. East:
‣ Drone fire in Al Zeitoun – injuries;
‣ Buildings blown up in eastern Shuja'iya.
Central Strip
1. Artillery fire south-east of Al Bureij refugee camp.
2. Deir al-Balah:
‣ Drone fire in the east - one woman killed;
‣ Homes demolished east of the city.
3. A fire broke out in a displacement tent in Nuseirat Refugee camp. An infant girl died from the fire and 3 people were injured.
Khan Yunis District
1. North:
‣ Buildings blown up north-east of the city.
2. East:
‣ Artillery fire.
3. West:
‣ A food sale tent in Al Mawasi was bombed - one killed and injuries reported.
Rafah District
1. Two people killed by gunfire in Al Mawasi, Rafah, were recovered after 50 hours. The incident involved gunfire directed at an aid truck, killing both drivers.
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 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.
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