Wednesday, October 1, 2025 – The Gaza Strip

Adi Ronen Argov
Oct 1
4 min read

‣ In the past 24 hours:

◦ 2 cases of death by starvation, one of them a child;

◦ 51 persons killed (4 of them aid seekers), 180 wounded (57 of them aid seekers).

‣ Since March 18, 2025 – 13,280 persons killed, 56,675 wounded;

‣ Since May 27, 2025 – 2,580 persons killed, 18,930 wounded, all aid seekers;

◦ So far, 455 persons have starved to death, 151 of them children.

‣ Since October 7, 2023 – 66,148 persons killed, 168,716 wounded;

‣ 73 persons killed since daybreak.

General

1. Global Sumud Flotilla – drones fly at intermediate altitude over the flotilla boats. Communication cuts make contact difficult among the boats. Activists on several boats reported unidentified vessels sailing around them with lights off.

Al Jazeera network reports a force of about 20 Israel military navy vessels approaching the flotilla. Some of the boats have begun reporting Israeli navy forces taking over, arresting activists including Swedish Greta Tunberg on the Alma, and Al Jazeera journalist Hayat Al Yamani on the Sirius, and directing the flotilla boats to Ashdod port. The rest continue on their way to Gaza shores.

Awaiting the flotilla

2. The Ministry of Communication in Gaza reports that with the death of another two journalists, the total number of journalists killed throughout the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023 has risen to 254.

Attacks against Israel

1. 5 rockets fired toward Ashdod. 4 intercepted, one falling in open area.

Northern Strip

1. Palestinian sources report rockets fired from ruined Beit Hanoun toward Mefalsim and Sa'ad in the Israeli area near the Gaza border.

Gaza City

1. East:

‣ Shuja'iya – aerial bombing;

‣ Al Tuffah – aerial bombing at dusk.

2. South:

‣ Al Zeitoun – bombing of Al Falah School that shelters displaced persons. Killed and wounded persons. Teams of civil defense have been attacked from the air when rescuing victims, a person killed and wounded persons among the rescuers.

‣ Al Sabra:

◦ Aerial bombing past midnight;

◦ Bombing of inhabitants crowding around a water tanker on Al Thalatini Street, 5 persons killed and several wounded.

3. West:

‣ Al Nassar – destruction of residential houses in the northern part of the neighborhood;

‣ Al Rimal:

◦ A residential building bombed on Al Thaura Street, one person killed, several wounded;

◦ A drone drops smoke bombs near Al Shifaa Hospital compound.

‣ Al Shati refugee camp:

◦ Aerial bombings in the afternoon;

◦ Heavy helicopter fire at dusk;

◦ A house bombed at dusk, 5 persons killed, several wounded and missing.