Tuesday, April 28, 2026 – The Gaza Strip
General
1. 47 patients and their companions evacuated via Rafah crossing for medical treatment abroad.
2. 288 trucks entered via Zikim and Kerem Shalom Crossing, including 154 commercial goods trucks and 134 aid trucks.
3. Israel extended the detention of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, held for a year and a half as an “unlawful combatant” without charges, by an additional six months.
‣ According to Physicians for Human Rights, 14 doctors from Gaza are detained in Israel.
Casualties
| Over the past 24 hours | Since October 11, 2025 | Since October 7, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | 1 | 818 | 72,594 |
| Injured | 5 | 2,301 | 172,404 |
| Bodies retrieved | 762 |
Northern Strip
1. Beit Lahia - one injured by gunfire.
Gaza City
1. East:
‣ tank fire at displaced persons’ tents in Shuja'iya.
2. West:
‣ drone strike on a vehicle at Haidar Abdel Shafi Square; 4 killed, including a child. Israel claims a targeted killing.
Khan Yunis District
1. drone strike in the city center; a 9-year-old child 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
