Wednesday, May 6, 2026 – The Gaza Strip
General
1. Another group of patients, injured people, and their companions left the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing for medical treatment abroad.
2. The mother of Tiago Avila, one of the detainees from the Sumud flotilla whose detention was extended, died.
3. Another group of 10 detainees released as part of the latest prisoner exchange deal was deported to Türkiye under the terms of the agreement.
Casualties
| During the past 24 hours | Since October 11, 2025 | Since October 7, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | 3 | 837 | 72,619 |
| Injured | 16 | 2,381 | 172,484 |
| Bodies retrieved | 1 | 769 |
‣ Nine killed across the Strip since dawn.
Gaza City
1. East:
‣ Residential houses were destroyed.
2. South:
‣ Al Zeitoun – Bombing of a displaced persons’ tent near Salah al Din Mosque, three killed and several injured.
3. West:
‣ Naval vessels shelled the city’s coastline in the evening.
4. City Center:
‣ Bombing near the Jabaliya bus station in Al Daraj, one killed and several injured.
Central Strip
1. Al Bureij refugee camp - Artillery fire south-east of the camp.
2. Al Maghazi refugee camp – Artillery fire east of the camp.
Khan Yunis District
‣ Casualties in a Hamas attack on militias collaborating with the Israeli army.
1. West:
‣ A vehicle was bombed in Al Mawasi. The head of the narcotics division in the Khan Yunis police was killed and three people were injured.
2. Central city:
‣ Gunfire, injured 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
