Thursday, April 9, 2026 – The Gaza Strip
General
1. Fourteen detainees released from detention facilities in Israel through Kerem Shalom Crossing were transferred by the Red Cross to Al Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah.
Casualties
| Over the past 24 hours | Since October 11, 2025 | Since October 7, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | 2 | 738 | 72,317 |
| Injured | 21 | 2,056 | 172,158 |
| Bodies retrieved | 759 |
Northern Strip
1. Gunfire during classes at a tent being used as a school in Beit Lahia - a 9-year-old girl killed.
2. Jabalia refugee camp:
‣ fire toward a vehicle in the Halawa displaced persons camp, injured, including a woman in critical condition;
‣ drone strike, 2 killed.
Gaza City
1. Artillery fire on the east of the city.
Central Strip
1. Artillery fire on Al Bureij refugee camp.
2. Fire in the east of Al Maghazi refugee camp, injured.
3. Homes set on fire in areas the army advanced into recently.
Khan Yunis District
1. East:
‣ homes blown up.
2. West:
‣ Al Mawasi, Khan Yunis - drone fire, one person killed while hunting birds.
3. Center:
‣ bombing in Hamed Square, one person killed.
Rafah District
1. Drone strike, one person 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
