Weekly summary of the War on Gaza, January 02, 2026
Caption: Heavy rain and flooding continue throughout the Gaza Strip, furthering creating challenges for people who lost their homes during the genocide.
Daily Death Tolls:
• On December 26, 2025, the bodies of 4 Palestinians arrived at Gaza’s hospitals, two were killed that day and two others were uncovered from under the rubble.
• On December 27, 2025, the bodies of 29 Palestinians arrived at Gaza’s hospitals, 25 were uncovered from uner the rubble of their homes and 4 were killed that day.
• On December 29, 2025, the body of Palestinian who was uncovered from under the rubble arrived at Gaza’s hospitals, and 3 others were injured.
• On December 31, 2025 the bodies of 3 Palestinians arrived at Gaza’s hospitals, 1 was killed that day by Israeli forces and 2 others were uncovered from under the rubble.
• On January 1, 2026, the bodies of two Palestinians arrived at Gaza’s hospitals, one was killed that day and another was uncovered from under the rubble of their homes. On the same day, fire broke out at a tents camp in Gaza city, killing a mother and her infant. On the same day too, an electric pole fell on a tent killing a woman who got married three days ago.
Total Death Tolls:
• Since the ceasefire agreement went into effect in Gaza on October 11, 2025, 416 Palestinians have been killed, 1153 have been injured, and 683 bodies have been uncovered from under the rubble of their homes.
• The number of Palestinians killed since October 7, 2023, has reached 71,271 with 171,233 injured.
• The Israeli military continues to demolish homes and neighborhoods east of the Yellow Line in Gaza. Several Palestinians were killed as they were spotted inside the Yellow Line or as they approached it. The Israeli military treats the Yellow Line as the new border of the Gaza Strip and Palestinians are not allowed to be there. The Israeli military keeps expanding the Yellow Line and it occupies 60% of the Gaza Strip.
• Bad weather conditions continue in Gaza with tens of thousands of tents flooded with rain and sea water.
• The Israeli government withdrew permits from 37 INGOs working in Gaza, which will further complicate the situation for Palestinians on the ground in terms of access to aid.
