Wednesday, May 6, 2026 – The Gaza Strip
- Adi Ronen Argov
- 6 days ago
- 2 min read
General
1. Another group of patients, injured people, and their companions left the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing for medical treatment abroad.
2. The mother of Tiago Avila, one of the detainees from the Sumud flotilla whose detention was extended, died.
3. Another group of 10 detainees released as part of the latest prisoner exchange deal was deported to Türkiye under the terms of the agreement.
Casualties
During the past 24 hours | Since October 11, 2025 | Since October 7, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Killed | 3 | 837 | 72,619 |
Injured | 16 | 2,381 | 172,484 |
Bodies Recovered | 1 | 769 |
‣ Nine killed across the Strip since dawn.
Gaza City
1. East:
‣ Residential houses were destroyed.
2. South:
‣ Al Zeitoun – Bombing of a displaced persons’ tent near Salah al Din Mosque, three killed and several injured.
3. West:
‣ Naval vessels shelled the city’s coastline in the evening.
4. City Center:
‣ Bombing near the Jabaliya bus station in Al Daraj, one killed and several injured.
Central Strip
1. Al Bureij refugee camp - Artillery fire south-east of the camp.
2. Al Maghazi refugee camp – Artillery fire east of the camp.
Khan Yunis District
‣ Casualties in a Hamas attack on militias collaborating with the Israeli army.
1. West:
‣ A vehicle was bombed in Al Mawasi. The head of the narcotics division in the Khan Yunis police was killed and three people were injured.
2. Central city:
‣ Gunfire, injured reported.
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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