Wednesday, June 3, 2026 – The Gaza Strip
General
1. 5 detainees released from Israeli detention facilities were transferred by the Red Cross to Al Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah.
2. Israel's Supreme Court, sitting as the High Court of Justice, struck down the Israeli government's policy of barring the ICRC from visiting Palestinian security detainees in Israeli detention facilities — a policy in place since October 7, 2023.
Casualties
| Past 24 Hours | Since October 11, 2025 | Since October 7, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | 3 | 936 | 72,945 |
| Injured | 35 | 2,903 | 173,011 |
| Bodies retrieved | 781 |
‣ The Gaza Strip Ministry of Health reports that 119 people were killed across the Strip in May, including 19 children and 10 women — the highest monthly death toll since the start of the year.
Northern Strip
1. Heavy fire towards the north-west of Beit Lahia.
2. Jabalia refugee camp:
‣ Artillery fire after midnight.
‣ Machine gun fire in the evening in the east of the camp.
Gaza City
1. East:
‣ Artillery fire in the pre-dawn hours and intermittently throughout the day and evening.
2. West:
‣ Drone strike on a displaced persons' tent camp in Al Shati refugee camp; wounded reported.
‣ Intermittent machine gun fire from Israeli naval vessels towards the west of the city.
Central Strip
1. Al Bureij refugee camp – Artillery fire and illumination flares.
2. Drone strike on a group of residents in a home courtyard in Al Maghazi refugee camp: two brothers killed; several wounded.
Khan Yunis District
1. East:
‣ Artillery fire after midnight.
‣ Residential homes demolished.
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
