Between 3 and 9 October 2026, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed 25 Palestinians, including five children, two women, and a paramedic, according to documentation by field researchers from the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR). These crimes are part of Israel’s ongoing genocidal campaign against the Palestinian people, now entering its fourth year. One year after the announcement of the ceasefire, the agreement has brought no meaningful change on the ground in terms of ending the killing or halting Israel’s continued attacks against civilians in the Gaza Strip.

In recent days, IOF have intensified the destruction of the few homes still standing across the Gaza Strip, forcibly displacing hundreds of Palestinians and triggering a new wave of displacement in the absence of adequate shelter or safe alternatives. The crisis is compounded by the fact that nearly two million Palestinians are living in worn-out tents and makeshift shelters that offer no protection and fall far short of the minimum conditions for dignified living. They are confined to an area comprising no more than 30 per cent of the Gaza Strip, while IOF remain deployed across the rest of the territory. Taken together, these conditions are deepening the displacement crisis and further worsening the suffering of the population, who face dire humanitarian situation amid continued attacks and the destruction of homes.

Among the most significant attacks documented by PCHR field researchers were the following:

At approximately 16:00 on Friday, 9 October 2026, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a tent sheltering displaced members of the Abu Dan family in Watan Displacement Camp, behind Kuwait Specialized Hospital in al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis. The attack injured eight people.

At approximately 10:00 on the same day, IOF stationed within the Yellow Zone and military vehicles positioned nearby opened fire on areas west of the Yellow Line in al-Maghazi refugee camp and al-Masdar village in the central Gaza Strip. The gunfire killed Ibrahim Abu Khashan (40) and injured five others, including a child.

On Thursday, 8 October 2026, IOF issued an evacuation order for a residential block surrounding the five-storey al-Sawafiri building in al-Sabra neighborhood in Gaza City. Around 30 minutes later, Israeli warplanes fired at least two missiles at the building, destroying it and severely damaging nearby houses. The attack killed Intisar Mohammed Abu ‘Aser (43) and Hussam Ahmed Housou (9) and injured 12 others. The strike also completely destroyed 12 residential apartments, severely damaged 41 others, and partially damaged a further 64, displacing hundreds of Palestinians.

At approximately 20:51 on the same day, Israeli warplanes bombed a house belonging to the al-Najjar family near the western Rafah Garage, south of Khan Younis. The strike completely destroyed three houses sheltering nine families comprising 62 people and severely damaged 11 other houses. Before the strike, IOF contacted a resident of one of the houses and ordered him to notify the residents to evacuate their homes within 15 minutes and move at least 200 meters away. However, IOF did not identify which house would be targeted.

At approximately 20:07 on the same day, Israeli warplanes bombed a previously destroyed house belonging to the Abu al-Nemer family in the al-Katibah area, north of Khan Younis. Falling rubble and flying debris caused bruising to three people. The strike also partially damaged 40 tents and canvas tents in the area. Before the strike, IOF contacted a resident of the area and him to inform others to evacuate and move at least 200 meters away, without identifying the location or structure to be targeted.

At approximately 20:50 on the same day, Musbah Jamal Sha’ban Dalloul (36) was brought dead to al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital after IOF opened fire on him in the al-Ja’farawi area, southeast of Deir al-Balah.

At approximately 16:00 on Thursday, medical sources at al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City announced the death of Ahmed Khamis Khamis Abu Naje’a (25), who succumbed to injuries sustained on 30 September when an Israeli drone struck a minibus carrying passengers on Municipal Council Street in the Tal al-Hawa neighborhood, west of Gaza City. The strike killed five Palestinians, including a woman and a child, and injured 15 others.

At approximately 16:45 on the same day, an Israeli drone struck a civilian Kia Soul vehicle near the Jordanian Hospital on al-Sina’ah Street in Gaza City. The attack killed Majdi Mo’in Yousif al-Ayoubi (26) and Hussam Waleed Hasan Abu al-’Atta (38), and injured three others.

At approximately 15:55 on the same day, an Israeli drone targeted a tent in the Egyptian Camp in the al-Twam area, west of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip. Six Palestinians were injured in the attack, one of whom, Mohammed Rajab Mahmoud Warshagha (42), later succumbed to his injuries. The strike also set fire to and destroyed ten nearby tents.

At around 05:30 on the same day, an Israeli drone targeted a previously bombed house near al-‘Anan Stadium on Sea Street, southwest of Beit Lahia. The attack killed Ahlam Younis Sha’ban Mubarak (30) and injured three of her family members, one of whom sustained critical injuries.

On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, at around 16:22, an Israeli drone targeted a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians in the southern al-Buraq neighborhood, southwest of al-Mawasi in Khan Younis. The attack killed Mohammed Salem Hamdan Abu Shalouf (46) and injured several others.

At approximately 11:42 on the same day, an Israeli drone struck the rooftop of a house belonging to the al-’Amoudi family in the Western Camp, west of Khan Younis. The attack killed Hisham Ibrahim Mousa Abu Mustafa (58) and injured three others. Abu Mustafa had been baking bread for residents in a clay oven.

In his testimony to PCHR’s field researcher, Mohammed Ayman Ibrahim Abu Mustafa (34), the deceased’s nephew, said that he heard an explosion while inside his tent. His brother then came to inform him that their uncle had been injured near the oven. He rushed to the scene and found his uncle lying on the ground and still breathing. With the help of several other young men, he carried his uncle for approximately 500 meters until they met an ambulance. A paramedic attempted to provide first aid, but Abu Mustafa died on the way to Nasser Medical Complex.

At approximately 09:10 on the same day, an Israeli drone struck Ziad Zuheir Fakhri Zo’rob (17) as he was making his way home in the Qizan Abu Rashwan area, south of Khan Younis, to collect some blankets. As a result, he was killed in the attack.

At dawn on Wednesday, medical sources at Nasser Medical Complex announced the death of Nemer Ahmed Nemer Barbakh (16), who succumbed to injuries sustained on 4 October when IOF opened fire on tents and houses in central Khan Younis from their positions inside the Yellow Line, east of the city.

At approximately 00:30, an Israeli drone struck a gathering of Palestinians near Kamal ‘Adwan Hospital in the Beit Lahia Housing Project in the northern Gaza Strip, injuring several people. around 45 minutes later, while Civil Defence personnel were searching for and evacuating the injured, an Israeli drone struck them, killing volunteer paramedic Mohammed Mohammed Ibrahim Tammous (23).

At approximately 10:35 on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, an Israeli drone fired a missile at Mohammed Mohsen Nemer al-Yazji (34) as he was walking along ‘Aydiyah Street, on the road connecting al-Nasser Street and the food warehouse serving al-Shati’ Refugee Camp, west of Gaza City. As a result, he was killed.

At approximately 07:55 on the same day, an Israeli drone fired a missile at Mo’atasem Mohammed Soliman Salah (26) as he was riding a bicycle near Atayeb Restaurant and Kitchen, close to the Municipal Park on ‘Omar al-Mukhtar Street in Gaza City. The attack killed Salah and critically injured another person.

At approximately 06:45 on the same day, medical sources at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis announced the death of Ibrahim Mohammed Ibrahim Allam (34), who succumbed to injuries sustained in an Israeli drone strike that targeted a group of Palestinians near Taiba Towers, west of Khan Younis, on the previous morning.

At approximately 11:40 on Monday, 5 October 2026, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a group of Palestinians opposite al-Dahabiya Hall, on a side street off the coastal al-Rashid Street in al-Mawasi, southwest of Khan Younis. The strike killed Hisham Jamal Mohammed Abu Jalalah (33) and injured four others, including a woman and two children.

On Sunday, 4 October 2026, at approximately 11:55, an Israeli drone targeted a group of Palestinians in the area of Asdaa Prison, northwest of Khan Younis, killing Mo’ath Jamal Kamal Abu Nseira (36), who worked for Bani Suheila Municipality.

At approximately 09:05 on the same day, an Israeli drone targeted a civilian vehicle in the al-Hawouz area of al-Baraka Street, which leads to al-Matahen Street south of Deir al-Balah. The strike killed the driver, Saqer Nabil Mousa al-Qaisi (31), Director of Manara al-Bahr Gaza Foundation, and injured 11 others. Most of the injured were in another vehicle being pulled by a makeshift cart that was passing alongside the targeted vehicle.

At approximately 00:30 on Sunday, medical sources at al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, announced the death of Suha Mohammed Nasser al-Sayayhah (6), who succumbed to a bullet wound to the head sustained while she was inside her family’s displacement tent in the Um Duheir area, southwest of Deir al-Balah. The girl was wounded by gunfire from IOF positions inside the Yellow Line fired towards areas to its west, on the evening before.

At approximately 15:50 on Saturday, 3 October 2026, medical sources at al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah announced the death of Zein al-Deen ‘Emad Mahmoud Hamdan (12), who succumbed to critical injuries sustained when Israeli warplanes targeted a tent belonging to the Sa’ed family in Ard al-Mufti area, north of al-Nusseirat refugee camp, on 8 September 2026. The strike killed one Palestinian and injured 11 others, including Zein al-Deen, who was in critical condition after shrapnel penetrated his head, entering and exiting through the skull.

At approximately 14:30 on the same day, an Israeli drone fired a missile at Mahmoud Ibrahim Deeb Alyan (34) near ‘Abbas Kilani Roundabout in the al-Shaimaa’ area of Beit Lahia, killing him instantly.

On the same day, medical sources at al-Shifa Medical Complex announced the death of Mohammed Akram “Mohammed Kazem” ‘Anan (27), who succumbed to injuries sustained on 30 September when an Israeli helicopter targeted an apartment belonging to the ‘Abdul ‘Aal family in Gaza City. The attack had killed his wife, Iman Ramez Mohammed ‘Abdul ‘Aal (21).

Medical sources also announced the death of Mohammed Tala’at Mahmoud ‘Aqel (29), who succumbed to injuries sustained on 29 September 2026 when IOF opened fire on his tent in the Um al-Dheir area, southwest of Deir al-Balah.

According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, the death toll since the ceasefire took effect on 10 October 2025 as of 9 October 2026 had risen to 1,470, with 5,161 people injured, while specialized teams had recovered the bodies of 836 people. This brings the cumulative toll since 7 October 2023 to 74,253 killed and 175,278 injured.

PCHR stresses that IOF’s continued killing and targeting of civilians despite the ceasefire, one year after its announcement, clearly demonstrates the absence of effective protection for the Palestinian population. This situation demands international action to ensure an end to the attacks, protect civilians, hold those responsible accountable for violations and crimes committed against Palestinians, and bring an end to impunity.

PCHR reiterates its call on the international community to recognize the ongoing situation in the Gaza Strip as genocide and to take immediate and effective measures in fulfilment of its obligations under international law and in accordance with the provisional measures ordered by the International Court of Justice in the case concerning the Gaza Strip. PCHR also calls on States to impose political, diplomatic, and economic sanctions and to support efforts to ensure accountability for perpetrators of international crimes. This includes supporting the International Criminal Court, particularly in light of the unprecedented attacks against the Court in response to its investigations into the situation in Palestine.