Tuesday, May 5, 2026 – The Gaza Strip
- Adi Ronen Argov
- 6 days ago
- 2 min read
General
1. Only 200 trucks carrying goods and aid entered the Gaza Strip yesterday, out of the 600 trucks that were supposed to enter.
2. UNRWA reports a severe shortage of essential medications needed to treat skin infections suffered by many residents due to contact with rodents and insects. Only around 40% of cases are actually being treated.
3. The detention of Sumud flotilla activists Thiago Ávila of Brazil and Saif Abu Keshek of Spain was extended by 6 days.
4. A resident of the Strip launched an initiative to restore copies of the Quran found beneath the rubble of mosques and homes destroyed across the Strip.
Casualties
During the past 24 hours | Since October 11, 2025 | Since October 7, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Killed | 2 | 834 | 72,615 |
Injured | 11 | 2,365 | 172,468 |
Bodies Recovered | 1 | 768 |
Gaza City
1. North:
‣ UAV strike on a police point at Al-Uyun Junction on Al-Jalaa Street, killing one and critically injuring another.
2. East:
‣ Residential homes destroyed using explosives.
3. South:
‣ One killed and several injured in artillery fire on Al Zeitoun.
4. West:
‣ Airstrike on the police station in Sheikh Radwan. One killed (a minor) and 5 injured.
Khan Yunis District
1. East:
‣ Machine-gun fire;
‣ Drone strike near Abu Hamid Square.
2. City center:
‣ The oxygen production facility at Al Nasser Hospital is at risk of shutting down due to frequent malfunctions, overloading and long operating hours.
Sources: Addameer, Al Jazeera, Amar Assadi Telegram, 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, 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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