Over 1,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza since October ceasefire, amid relentless Israeli attacks

Jun 17, 2026

Palestinian health officials report over 1,000 people have been killed in Gaza since a US-brokered ceasefire was agreed in October. Despite the deal, Israel continues near-daily military operations and has expanded its control to 64% of the territory. The humanitarian situation remains catastrophic, with no fully functional hospitals and nearly 1.9 million people displaced amid the ongoing conflict.

Post-ceasefire Gaza deaths

▪The Gaza Health Ministry reported that 1,005 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since a US-brokered ceasefire with Israel was agreed in October.
▪An Israeli strike in Khan Younis on June 17, 2026, killed two Palestinians and wounded six others, according to health officials at Nasser Hospital.
▪The Israeli military acknowledged the Khan Younis strike, stating the target was a "terrorist," but did not elaborate further.
▪Since the October ceasefire, Gaza has experienced near-daily Israeli strikes, shelling, and gunfire.

Ceasefire implementation failure

▪Husam Badran, a member of Hamas’s political bureau, stated that the group was not going to hand over its weapons yet.
▪The October ceasefire stopped major fighting, but a second phase for Israeli withdrawal and Hamas disarmament has not been agreed upon.
▪Israel has stated it is continuing to operate against Hamas and allied militants in Gaza, and both sides have accused each other of violating the ceasefire.

Israeli territorial expansion in Gaza

▪In June 2026, Israeli forces expanded the so-called "Yellow Line" in eastern Gaza City, forcing dozens of families to flee.
▪Israel now controls 64% of the Gaza Strip, an increase from the 53% envisaged under the October ceasefire deal.

Gaza humanitarian crisis

▪An Israeli strike in Khan Younis targeted a group of people in the Muwasi tent camp, where hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians live.
▪The humanitarian situation in the besieged Gaza Strip is described as catastrophic.

Healthcare system collapse

▪According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), only 20 of 37 hospitals in Gaza remain partially functional.
▪There is not a single fully functioning hospital left in the Gaza Strip.

War casualties

▪The Gaza Health Ministry's death toll records are considered generally reliable by the international community but do not differentiate between civilians and combatants.
▪The war began on October 7, 2023, after Hamas-led militants killed 1,200 people in southern Israel and took 251 hostages.
▪The total death toll in Gaza since the war began in October 2023 has surpassed 73,000.