Thursday, September 17, 2026 – The Gaza Strip
General
1. The State of Israel announced a reduction in the number of evacuees today from 136 to 72, and at the crossing itself, 11 patients were returned without explanation. Thus only 61 wounded and companions were evacuated today.
Casualties
| During the past 24 hours | Since October 11, 2025 | Since October 7, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | 5 | 1,386 | 73,821 |
| Injured | 28 | 4,784 | 174,897 |
| Bodies retrieved | 831 |
Northern Strip
1. Drones attacked in Beit Lahia.
2. Massive gunfire and flare bombs east of the Halwa displaced persons camp in Jabalia refugee camp, wounded.
Gaza City
1. East:
‣ Flare bombs in the north-east of the city;
‣ Artillery fire on the east of the city.
2. West:
‣ Fire from the sea.
Central Strip
Khan Yunis District
1. South:
‣ Bombing at the Nahr al-Bared displaced persons camp in the south of the city, one killed and wounded.
2. Center:
‣ Gunfire on a house in the center of the city, wounded;
‣ Artillery fire on the Al Nasser complex.
Rafah District
1. Artillery fire on the central station area.
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



