Tuesday, June 16, 2026 – The Gaza Strip
General
1. The Israeli military advances the Yellow Line deeper into the east of Gaza City, along Salah al-Din Street in the Al Tuffah neighborhood, forcing residents to leave.
2. The Supreme Court rejected the petition for the release of Kamal Adwan director Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, and upheld his continued detention as an "unlawful combatant," in contravention of international law and the conventions that define the term.
Casualties
| Past 24 Hours | Since October 11, 2025 | Since October 7, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | 5 | 997 | 73,008 |
| Injured | 8 | 3,152 | 173,260 |
| Bodies retrieved | 784 |
Northern Strip
Gaza City
1. East:
‣ Drone fire on homes in Al Tuffah.
Central Strip
1. Airstrike in the north of Nuseirat refugee camp: 2 killed.
Khan Yunis District
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
