Wednesday, July 8, 2026 – The Gaza Strip
General
1. 15 detainees released from Israeli detention facilities were transferred by the Red Cross to Al Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah.
2. Outbreak of chickenpox across the Strip. More than 9,300 cases diagnosed, more than half of them in Khan Yunis District.
Casualties
| Past 24 Hours | Since October 11, 2025 | Since October 7, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | 8 | 1,084 | 73,110 |
| Injured | 17 | 3,491 | 173,599 |
| Bodies retrieved | 799 |
‣ Aid truck driver Ahmad Nasser Salim, who was transporting supplies along the Philadelphi Corridor for the World Central Kitchen (WCK), was killed by short-range fire from an Israeli soldier. The army claims the driver "ran towards the forces," but his family says he had gotten out to fix a problem with his vehicle and that "a soldier shot him with a bullet between the eyes." The Israeli military announced the incident is under investigation.
Gaza City
1. East:
‣ Artillery fire on Al Tuffah.
2. West:
‣ Gunfire in the port area: one woman wounded.
‣ Drone strike near Hassan Sallama school: one killed and several wounded.
‣ Vehicle strike on University Street: one killed and two wounded.
Central Strip
1. Al Bureij refugee camp – Tank fire east of the camp.
Khan Yunis District
1. South:
‣ Airstrike on a displaced persons' tent near the Turkish slaughterhouse: 4 killed and several wounded.
2. West:
‣ Gunfire in Al Mawasi: wounded reported.
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
