Tuesday, August 18, 2026 – The Gaza Strip
Casualties
| During the past 24 hours | Since October 11, 2025 | Since October 7, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | 1 | 1,266 | 73,400 |
| Injured | 2 | 4,200 | 174,312 |
| Bodies retrieved | 813 |
Gaza City
1. South:
‣ Artillery fire on Al Zeitoun.
2. West:
‣ Airstrike on a café at Gaza port in Al-Shati refugee camp, Six killed, including a child, and 14 wounded.
Central Strip
1. Al-Bureij refugee camp;
‣ Gunfire on the camp;
‣ Artillery fire on the north of the camp.
2. Artillery fire on the east of Deir al-Balah.
Khan Yunis District
1. North:
‣ Automatic weapons fire on the north-east of the city.
2. South:
‣ Demolition of houses.
3. Center:
‣ Gunfire on the center of the city, one wounded.
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



