The Daily File

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

Adi Ronen Argov1 min read

Sunday, May 17, 2026 – The Gaza Strip

General

1. The "Global Sumud Flotilla," which departed from Türkiye last Thursday, includes 54 vessels and approximately 500 participants from 45 countries. Organizers report unidentified vessels surrounding them. Israel stated that it will not allow the flotilla to reach Gaza's shores.

Casualties

During the past 24 hoursSince October 11, 2025Since October 7, 2023
Killed287172,763
Injured192,562172,664
Bodies retrieved4776

Gaza City

1. East:

Al Tuffah - live fire and illumination rounds east of the neighborhood.

2. South:

Tel El Hawa - airstrike near the radio and television building, 9 injured.

3. West:

‣ Airstrike before sunset.

Central Strip

1. Al Bureij refugee camp - artillery fire east of the camp.

2. Deir al-Balah - airstrike on a Turkish aid kitchen north of Al Aqsa Hospital, 3 killed and several injured.

Khan Yunis District

1. East:

‣ Heavy gunfire in the morning.

2. West:

‣ Drones attack a displaced persons tent encampment in Al Mawasi, killed and injured reported.

3. City center:

‣ Airstrike, one killed and several injured.

Rafah District

1. Airstrike, one killed.


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