The Daily File

So that we won't say we didn't know

Adi Ronen Argov1 min read

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 – The Gaza Strip

General

1. Students protest their inability to leave to complete their studies abroad.

Casualties

During the past 24 hoursSince October 11, 2025Since October 7, 2023
Killed41,25473,381
Injured14,121174,231
Bodies retrieved804

Gaza City

1. East:

‣ Homes demolished east of Al Tuffah.

‣ Artillery fire.

Central Strip

1. Tank fire towards residents' homes in the east of Nuseirat refugee camp.

2. A detainee released from Israeli detention facilities was transferred by the Red Cross in serious condition to Al Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah.

Khan Yunis District

1. East:

‣ Artillery fire.

2. West:

‣ Gunfire towards displaced persons' tents in Al Mawasi: 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