Sunday, August 9, 2026 – The Gaza Strip
General
1. Israel's prime minister rejects the 15-point document and announces there will be no withdrawal from the Gaza Strip as long as Hamas does not disarm.
2. A further group of detainees released from Israeli detention facilities was transferred by the Red Cross to Al Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis.
3. Ihab Muhammad Abd al-Qader Diab, a 36-year-old journalist and photographer from the Gaza Strip, was arrested on December 12, 2023, and from the time of his arrest until today his status was recorded as an "enforced disappearance." However, according to information provided today by the Israel Prison Service, Diab died in Israeli custody about two years ago, on September 18, 2024, only about ten months after his arrest. According to the Prison Service's account, he died as a result of a deteriorating medical condition. His family rejects this account and maintains that Diab was arrested in complete health with no pre-existing conditions, and accuses prison authorities of severe torture, inhumane detention conditions, and denial of medical treatment.
91 detainees have died in Israeli detention facilities since October 7, 2023.
Casualties
| During the past 24 hours | Since October 11, 2025 | Since October 7, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | 1 | 1,258 | 73,386 |
| Injured | 8 | 4,139 | 174,250 |
| Bodies retrieved | 1 | 807 |
Gaza City
Central Strip
1. Intermittent artillery fire throughout the day north-east of Al Bureij refugee camp.
Khan Yunis District
1. East:
‣ Heavy fire towards displaced persons' tents near Bani Suheila Square.
2. West:
‣ Gunfire in the Al-Dahra area: one wounded.
Rafah District
1. Tank fire north-west of the city.
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
