The Daily File

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

Adi Ronen Argov2 min read

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 – The Gaza Strip

General

1. 171 trucks entered the Gaza Strip through Kerem Shalom Crossing, including 53 trucks of goods, 103 trucks of aid, and 15 trucks of fuel.

2. Nine detainees released from detention facilities in Israel were transferred by the Red Cross to Al Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis.

Casualties

During the past 24 hoursSince October 11, 2025Since October 7, 2023
Killed71,53474,494
Injured245,486175,604
Bodies retrieved841

Northern Strip

1. Beit Lahia - Detonation of buildings and high-rises around Kamal Adwan hospital, using airstrikes and ground explosives. All access routes to the hospital were blocked as a result of the destruction.

Gaza City

1. East:

‣ Demolition of homes using explosives in Al Tuffah.

2. West:

‣ A drone struck the area of "Al-Arqam Printing House" near the Industrial Junction, south of Al Rimal, two killed and several wounded.

Central Strip

1. Deir al-Balah:

‣ Tank fire toward the east of the city.

2. Al Maghazi:

‣ Change in the route of the Yellow Line toward the west.

Khan Yunis District

1. North:

‣ Airstrike near Hunayn Mosque in Al-Qarara, one killed;

‣ Machine-gun fire toward tents of displaced persons in Hamad, one woman 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