Weekly summary of the War on Gaza, May 8, 2026
Caption: An Israeli airstrike hits a jeep in Gaza, leaving dead and injured people.
Daily Death Tolls:
• On May 2, 2026, over the past 48 hours, 7 bodies of Palestinians arrived at Gaza’s hospitals, including 3 who were uncovered from under the rubble, and 26 were injured by Israeli fire and airstrikes across the Gaza Strip.
• On May 3, 2026, 2 Palestinians were killed by Israeli airstrikes and fire in Gaza, 3 others were injured.
• On May 4, 2026, 2 Palestinians were killed by Israeli airstrikes and fire in Gaza, 9 others were injured.
• On May 5, 2026, 3 Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire and airstrikes across the Gaza Strip and 11 others were injured (one of the three was uncovered from under the rubble).
• On May 6, 2026, 4 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire and airstrikes across the Gaza Strip including one was uncovered from under the rubble and 16 others were injured.
• On May 7, 2026, 9 Palestinians were killed by Israeli airstrikes and fire in Gaza (including three who died of earlier injuries), and 39 others were injured.
Total Death Tolls:
• Since the ceasefire agreement went into effect in Gaza on October 10, 2025, 846 Palestinians have been killed, and 2418 have been injured, and 769 bodies have been uncovered from under the rubble of their homes.
• The number of Palestinians killed since October 7, 2023, has reached 72,628 with 172,520 injured.
• Israeli authorities have opened the Rafah crossing for two days for limited traffic allowing about 300 people in and out.
