Gaza's Civil Defence recovered 333 bodies and the remains of 559 people during its first recovery operation in November 2025.

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On October 18, 2026, Israeli military vehicles fired toward displaced Palestinians' tents in al-Mawasi in Rafah, while artillery shelled areas northeast of Khan Younis.

Hundreds of Palestinians attended a mass funeral and procession in Gaza City on October 18, 2026 for 75 victims whose remains were recovered from destroyed buildings in Al-Daraj and buried at Sheikh Radwan Cemetery.

Recovery teams in Gaza face severe obstacles retrieving bodies due to Israeli supply restrictions and a lack of heavy machinery and forensic equipment.

Gaza's Civil Defence launched the second phase of its body recovery operations under rubble in July 2026.

The Palestine News Agency and Gaza Civil Defence estimate that the bodies of approximately 8,000 Palestinians remain buried under rubble across the Gaza Strip.

According to Gaza's Health Ministry, at least 1,511 Palestinians have been killed and 5,375 injured in Israeli attacks despite a ceasefire in effect since October 10, 2025.

Al Jazeera reported that the majority of the 75 recovered remains belonged to women and children killed inside their homes in Gaza City's Daraj neighborhood.

On October 18, 2026, a Palestinian girl, Misk Hazem al-Dalou, died after Israeli forces opened fire at tents housing displaced people in the Maghazi refugee camp.

The Palestinian Ministry of Justice reported that more than 10,000 people have been missing in Gaza since late 2023.

Gaza Civil Defence spokesperson Abdullah al-Majdalawi stated that the 75 recovered remains belonged to members of approximately 20 Palestinian families, including displaced persons.

Gaza's Health Ministry reported that the overall death toll from Israeli attacks since October 2023 has exceeded 74,400 Palestinians, with over 175,449 injured.

One year after the October 2025 Gaza ceasefire agreement, promised reconstruction has not begun, 80 percent of Gaza's population remains unemployed, and Israeli forces hold over 60 percent of the territory.

Displaced Gazan resident Sabrine Kuhail told news reporters in October 2026 that three years of war, siege, and hunger have left residents exhausted following World Food Programme aid cuts.

Implementation of the October 2025 Gaza ceasefire deal has stalled over terms requiring Hamas to disarm and Israeli forces to withdraw from the territory.

According to the United Nations in October 2026, Israel has permitted more goods into Gaza under the ceasefire but continues to block items deemed to have potential military use.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a Gaza ceasefire proposal in August 2026, opposing U.S. calls for Israeli troop withdrawal before Hamas is disarmed

At least 1,400 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli military attacks since the October 2025 ceasefire took effect.

The Palestinian health authority reported that more than 74,382 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023.

Israeli military strikes destroyed a building in Zawaida in the central Gaza Strip late on October 10, 2026.

An Israeli airstrike on a vehicle in the Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City killed one person and wounded several others on October 13, 2026.