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Daily situation reportDeaths reported in Gaza amid Israeli attacks and West Bank raids
Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem; reported attacks, arrests and humanitarian conditions.
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Published 12 October 2026 · 2026-10-12
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Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem; reported attacks, arrests and humanitarian conditions.
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Shafaq News, published 12 October 2026 at 13:16 UTC, reported that Palestinian accounts said Israeli attacks killed at least two people and wounded others in Gaza, while overnight strikes reportedly killed three more; Gaza’s Health Ministry recorded five deaths and 18 wounded over 24 hours. The report said the ministry’s cumulative toll since 7 October 2023 was 74,382 deaths and 175,416 injuries, figures attributed to the ministry. It also described 27 reported arrests across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, alleged settler disruption of olive harvesting, demolitions and other property damage, and warnings from the International Committee of the Red Cross delegation about detainee access, water shortages and bodies buried under rubble.
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