The Daily File

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

Adi Ronen Argov1 min read

Sunday, August 16, 2026 – The Gaza Strip

General

1. 35 detainees released from detention facilities in Israel, were transferred by the Red Cross through Kerem Shalom Crossing to Al-Aqsa hospital in Deir al-Balah.

Casualties

‣ No casualty data reported in the last 24 hours.

Northern Strip

1. A booby-trapped robot in the Al-Alami area, in the center of Jabalia refugee camp.

Beit Lahia, vegetables among the ruins

Gaza City

1. South:

‣ Gunfire in the area of Al-Nasser Hospital.

Central Strip

1. Artillery fire on the north of Al Bureij refugee camp.

2. Nuseirat refugee camp - house bombing, wounded reported.

Khan Yunis District

1. West:

Al Mawasi:

◦ Gunfire, one wounded;

◦ Drone strikes on a displaced persons' tent near Al Aqsa University: one killed and several 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