Thursday, July 17, 2025 – The Gaza Strip
General
‣ In the past 24 hours – 94 persons killed (26 of them seeking aid) and 367 wounded (32 of them seeking aid);
‣ Since March 18, 2025 – 7,843 persons killed, 27,933 wounded;
‣ Since May 27, 2025 – 877 persons killed, 4,666 wounded, all seeking aid;
‣ Since October 7, 2023 – 58,667 persons killed, 139,974 wounded.
‣ 9 detainees, inhabitants of the Gaza Strip released, 2 women among them;
‣ Reports of a worsening of the hunger crisis in the Gaza Strip, steep rise in the number of persons dying of malnutrition, especially children. According to the UN 5,500 cases of level 4 (out of 5) hunger crisis among toddlers up to the age of 5, 800 up to level 5 (highest, most acute level of malnutrition).
Northern Strip
‣ 4 Israeli soldiers wounded last night by fire exchange in the Northern Strip, 3 of them badly.
1. Jabalia refugee camp and town:
◦ Houses exploded;
◦ Aeria bombing;
◦ Bombing, 3 persons killed.
‣ Shelling of people seeking aid and security guards of the same, 8 persons killed.
Gaza City
‣ Round of aerial bombings of 5 houses in town.
1. West:
‣ Bombing of Al Siftawi, a child killed;
‣ Bombing of Al Nassar neighborhood, one person killed, wounded persons;
‣ Shots fired at fishing boats, fishermen detained;
◦ Artillery fire, 4 persons killed including 2 children;
◦ Drone fire.
2. East:
‣ Houses exploded;
‣ Al Tuffah – artillery fire.
3. South:
‣ Al Zeitoun:
◦ 4 persons of the same family killed;
◦ Artillery fire;
◦ Bombing of the Latin church sheltering displaced persons. 3 persons killed, wounded persons including the priest.
‣ Al Sabra – bombing, wounded persons.
4. Center:
‣ Al Daraj:
◦ Artillery fire;
◦ Bombing, wounded persons.
Central Strip
Khan Yunis district
1. West:
‣ Displaced persons tents bombed in Al Mawasi, a child killed.
2. North:
‣ Drones drop bombs, wounded persons;
‣ Machine-gun fire;
‣ Artillery fire, killed and wounded persons.
3. Center:
‣ House demolitions;
‣ Aerial bombings;
‣ Artillery fire;
‣ Artillery and machine-gun fire;
‣ Massive round of bombings.
Rafah district
‣ Artillery fire in western part of town.
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



