Weekly summary of the War on Gaza, May 22, 2026
Caption: A Palestinian girl was injured by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza.
Daily Death Tolls:
• On May 13, and 14, 2026, the bodies of two Palestinians arrived at Gaza’s hospitals, one died of earlier injuries and the other was uncovered from under the rubble and 24 others were injured by Israeli fire.
• On May 15 and 16, 2026, 13 Palestinians were killed and 57 were injured by Israeli fire and airstrikes across the Gaza Strip.
• On May 17, 2026, the bodies of 6 Palestinians arrived at Gaza’s hospitals, two of them were uncovered from under the the rubble and the other 4 were killed by Israeli fire and 19 others were injured.
• On May 18, 2026, 6 Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire and airstrikes across the Gaza Strip and 40 others were injured.
• On May 19, 2026, 3 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire and airstrikes across the Gaza Strip including one who died of earlier injuries and 3 others were injured.
• On May 20, 2026, 1 Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire and 16 others were injured.
• On May 21, 2026, medical crews uncovered the bodies of two Palestinian aid truck drivers who were killed by Israeli fire near Al-Mawasi in Khan Younis.
• The Ministry of Health in Gaza said that 76% of X-Ray devices in Gaza are not working. The Ministry said only 29 patients left Gaza over the past week through the Rafah crossing and 20 others through the Karm Abu Salem crossing to Jordan.
• The Israeli military has been escalating its airstrikes in Gaza including targeting residential homes, a policy it has largely halted since October 2025.
Total Death Tolls:
• Since the ceasefire agreement went into effect in Gaza on October 10, 2025, 883 (28 were killed over the past week alone) Palestinians have been killed, and 2621 have been injured, and 776 bodies have been uncovered from under the rubble of their homes.
• The number of Palestinians killed since October 7, 2023, has reached 72,775 with 172,723 injured.
• Israeli authorities have opened the Rafah crossing for limited traffic allowing dozens in and out of Gaza.
