Wednesday, June 17, 2026 – The Gaza Strip
General
1. A further group of returning residents entered the Gaza Strip via Rafah crossing.
2. 3 detainees released from Israeli detention facilities were transferred by the Red Cross to Al Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah.
Casualties
| Past 24 Hours | Since October 11, 2025 | Since October 7, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | 2 | 1,005 | 73,016 |
| Injured | 5 | 3,157 | 173,265 |
| Bodies retrieved | 784 |
‣ More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 11, 2025, the date the ceasefire came into effect, including 121 women and 253 children.
Northern Strip
1. Tank fire towards the west of Beit Lahia.
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
