Tuesday, May 5, 2026 – The Gaza Strip
General
1. Only 200 trucks carrying goods and aid entered the Gaza Strip yesterday, out of the 600 trucks that were supposed to enter.
2. UNRWA reports a severe shortage of essential medications needed to treat skin infections suffered by many residents due to contact with rodents and insects. Only around 40% of cases are actually being treated.
3. The detention of Sumud flotilla activists Thiago Ávila of Brazil and Saif Abu Keshek of Spain was extended by 6 days.
4. A resident of the Strip launched an initiative to restore copies of the Quran found beneath the rubble of mosques and homes destroyed across the Strip.
Casualties
| During the past 24 hours | Since October 11, 2025 | Since October 7, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | 2 | 834 | 72,615 |
| Injured | 11 | 2,365 | 172,468 |
| Bodies retrieved | 1 | 768 |
Gaza City
1. North:
‣ UAV strike on a police point at Al-Uyun Junction on Al-Jalaa Street, killing one and critically injuring another.
2. East:
‣ Residential homes destroyed using explosives.
3. South:
‣ One killed and several injured in artillery fire on Al Zeitoun.
4. West:
‣ Airstrike on the police station in Sheikh Radwan. One killed (a minor) and 5 injured.
Khan Yunis District
1. East:
‣ Machine-gun fire;
‣ Drone strike near Abu Hamid Square.
2. City center:
‣ The oxygen production facility at Al Nasser Hospital is at risk of shutting down due to frequent malfunctions, overloading and long operating hours.
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
