The Daily File

So that we won't say we didn't know

Adi Ronen Argov1 min read

Monday, August 17, 2026 – Gaza Strip

General

1. According to the Israeli military spokesman, Hamas detonated an explosive device during clashes with collaborators with the Israeli military.

Casualties

During the past 24 hoursSince October 11, 2025Since October 7, 2023
Killed51,26573,399
Injured184,198174,310
Bodies retrieved5813

Gaza City

1. East:

‣ Airstrike;

‣ Artillery fire on Al Tuffah, 3 wounded.

Central Strip

1. Artillery fire on Al Bureij refugee camp.

Rafah District

1. Shooting. One wounded.

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, Haaretz, HRANA - Human Rights Activists News Agency, IDF (Israel Defence Forces), International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Jordan Valley Activists, Letters of American healthcare workers who worked in Gaza, Local Call, Looking the Occupation in the Eye, Masafering (Outside the Herd), Matan Golan, Middle East Eye, Ministry of Public Health – Gaza, Ministry of Public Health - Lebanon, OCHA Lebanon, OCHA OPT, Palestine Datasets, Palestine Red Crescent Society, Palestinian Health Ministry, Quds News, Reuters, Rosa News, South Hebron Mountain Activists, Ta'ayush, Tasnim News Agency, Tech for Palestine, The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), The Washington Post, UNICEF, Wafa News Agency, West Bank Notifications, WHO, yNet, Zirat War