Saturday, May 2, 2026 – The Gaza Strip
General
1. Over the past 24 hours, 123 trucks entered, including 35 commercial trucks and 88 aid trucks.
2. 175 activists from the Sumud flotilla who were abducted and held for 40 hours were released. They report severe violence by soldiers and denial of food and water. 31 of them are injured.
‣ The activists Saif Abu Kashk (Spanish citizen) and Thiago Ávila (Brazilian citizen) remain in detention and were taken to an unknown location.
Casualties
| Over the past 48 hours | Since October 11, 2025 | Since October 7, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | 4 | 828 | 72,608 |
| Injured | 26 | 2,342 | 172,445 |
| Bodies retrieved | 3 | 767 |
Northern Strip
1. Artillery fire on Beit Lahia.
Gaza City
Central Strip
Khan Yunis District
1. East:
‣ Artillery fire;
‣ Gunfire, 1 killed;
‣ Detonation of buildings.
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
