Weekly summary of the War on Gaza, October 16, 2026
Israeli demolitions of Gaza continue using explosive devices.
Daily Death Tolls:
• On October 9 and 10, 10 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire in Gaza and 65 others were injured, including one who died of earlier injuries.
• On October 11, 2026, 7 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire across the Gaza Strip and 28 others were injured. This includes two who died of earlier injuries.
• On October 12, 2026, 5 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire across the Gaza Strip and 18 others were injured. This includes 2 Palestinians who died of earlier injuries.
• On October 13, 2026, 7 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire in Gaza and 7 others were injured. This includes three Palestinians who died of earlier injuries and two who were uncovered from under the rubble.
• On October 14, 2026, 3 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire including one who died of earlier injuries and 17 others were injured.
• On October 15, 2026, 4 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire and 9 others were injured.
Total Death Tolls:
• Since the ceasefire agreement went into effect in Gaza on October 10, 2025, 1505 Palestinians have been killed, and 5332 have been injured, and 838 bodies have been uncovered from under the rubble of their homes.
• The number of Palestinians killed since October 7, 2023, has reached 74,396 with 175,449 injured.
• The Ministry of Health in Gaza said only five children left Gaza for treatment through the Karim Abu Salem crossing and the Rafah crossing has been shut down for two weeks now.
• Israel expanded the yellow line twice over the past week, and displaced hundreds of families in Gaza. To learn more about how Israel's yellow line keeps squeezing Palestinians in Gaza, please read this article which also has maps of the expansion of the yellow line.
• For more context into Israel’s policy of establishing lines, please read my article for In These Times, which came out on October 15, 2026.
