The Daily File

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

Adi Ronen Argov1 min read

Saturday, August 8, 2026 – The Gaza Strip

Casualties

During the past 24 hoursSince October 11, 2025Since October 7, 2023
Killed21,25773,384
Injured64,131174,242
Bodies retrieved806

Israel

1. Suspected infiltration through the fence near Zikim. Later declared a false alarm; criminal background.

Northern Strip

1. Illumination flares in Beit Lahia.

2. Gunfire towards the Halawa displaced persons' camp in Jabalia refugee camp.

Gaza City

1. East:

‣ Random gunfire in Al Tuffah: a child wounded in the head.

Central Strip

1. Artillery fire on Al Bureij refugee camp.

2. Gunfire in the east of Deir al-Balah: one killed.

3. Gunfire north of Nuseirat refugee camp near Wadi Gaza bridge.

Khan Yunis District

1. North:

‣ Gunfire in Hamad: three wounded, including a woman.

‣ Gunfire in the north-west of the city: one wounded.

2. South:

‣ Tank fire on displaced persons' tents in the south-west: wounded reported.

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