October 2025 3 October 2025 The Gaza Health Ministry said that at least 63 people were killed in Israeli attacks throughout Gaza in the past 24 hours, increasing its count of the Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 66,288. Hamas carried out a large-scale raid in Khan Yunis targeting the Al-Mujaida clan, with the Israeli Air Force and the Israeli-backed CTSF involved in the fighting. Hamas accepted a Trump administration plan to end the war and release all remaining hostages in Gaza pending further conditions. The IDF said that it attacked a site in southern Lebanon that violated the ceasefire and posed a threat on Israel by managing Hezbollah's armed attacks and defenses, including weapons, structures used for militant activities, and underground infrastructure. The IDF said that two militants armed with RPGs and guns were killed after they tried to approach Israeli soldiers in Gaza City.
4 October 2025 The Gaza Health Ministry said that at least 66 people were killed in Israeli attacks throughout Gaza in the past 24 hours. In addition, the health ministry added more than 700 names to the list, increasing its count of the Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 67,074. The IDF was ordered to halt its ground offensive to capture Gaza City. Israel Hayom reported that during the weekend, multiple strikes were conducted in the Gaza Strip by the IDF in order to defend its forces.
5 October 2025 The Gaza Health Ministry said that at least 65 people were killed in Israeli attacks throughout Gaza in the past 24 hours, increasing its count of the Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 67,139. The Gaza Health Ministry said that one person died due to malnutrition in the last day, increasing its count of the death toll from malnutrition since the start of the war to 460. The IDF said that it downed a "hostile" UAV that was launched at Israel from Yemen.
6 October 2025 The Gaza Health Ministry said that at least 21 people were killed in Israeli operations throughout Gaza in the past 24 hours, increasing its count of the Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 67,160. The IDF said that about a week prior in Gaza City it had uncovered several long range rockets ready to be fired at central Israel, along with explosives, radios, cartridges and other weapons. Lebanese media reported that an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon killed two people including a woman. The IDF said that one of those killed was a leading Hezbollah militant and accused him of violating the ceasefire by rebuilding Hezbollah's air defenses. The IDF said that it attacked several Hezbollah targets in Beqaa including camps that were used for training militants.
7 October 2025 The Gaza Health Ministry said that the Palestinian death toll in Gaza has increased to 67,173. The IDF said that it killed a Hezbollah militant whom it accused of taking over private properties from a Lebanese village in favor of militant activities that violate the ceasefire, such as storing weaponry and surveillance, and another Hezbollah militant whom it accused of rebuilding militant infrastructure using heavy equipment. The IDF said that four "hostile" UAVs that were launched at Israel from Yemen were downed in less than one hour.
8 October The Gaza Health Ministry said that at least ten people were killed in Israeli attacks throughout Gaza in the past 24 hours, increasing its count of the Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 67,183. Israel and Hamas agreed to the first stage of a Gaza truce plan from the US through the mediation of US, Qatar, Turkey and Egypt. The IDF intercepted the Freedom Flotilla Coalition & Thousand Madleens in the Mediterranean Sea as it attempted to break the blockade of the Gaza Strip. The IDF said that it killed several Hamas militants in Gaza who tried to attack its forces.
9 October The Gaza Health Ministry said that at least 11 people were killed in Israeli attacks throughout Gaza in the past 24 hours, increasing its count of the Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 67,194. The Israeli cabinet ratified the hostage agreement with Hamas, setting a truce in Gaza.
10 October The Gaza Health Ministry said that at least 17 people were killed in Israeli attacks throughout Gaza in the past 24 hours, increasing its count of the Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 67,211. The truce agreement between Israel and Hamas went into effect at noon local time.
11 October The Gaza Health Ministry increased its count of the Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 67,682. The increase is due to bodies being dug out from rubble. Lebanon's Health Ministry said that Israeli airstrikes in Msayleh destroyed a large number of vehicles and killed one Syrian national and wounded six others, including two women. The IDF said it targeted Hezbollah sites storing heavy machinery used for rebuilding militant infrastructure.
12 October The Gaza Health Ministry said that the bodies of 124 people killed due to Israeli attacks, 117 of them recovered from rubble arrived in hospitals throughout Gaza in the past 24 hours, increasing its count of Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 67,806. The IDF said that it killed a militant whom it accused of violating the ceasefire agreement and working on restoring Hezbollah's militant infrastructure in south Lebanon. It also said that heavy machinery that was used to restore Hezbollah's militant infrastructure was destroyed. Clashes were reported between Hamas and members of the Palestinian Doghmush clan.
13 October The Gaza Health Ministry said that the bodies of 63 people killed due to Israeli attacks, 60 of them recovered from rubble arrived in hospitals throughout Gaza in the past 24 hours, increasing its count of Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 67,869. All 20 remaining living Israeli hostages were released by Hamas and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners were released by Israel, as part of the first phase of the Gaza peace plan. Hamas also said that it handed over the bodies of four deceased hostages. The 2025 Gaza peace summit was held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, attended by leaders from about 30 countries and several international organisations. Hamas killed at least 33 people in Gaza City as part of the ongoing crackdown against opposing clans inside Gaza. Videos of the executions were posted by Hamas affiliated channels. It is disputed whether Hamas followed due judicial process for sentencing. It was condemned by Palestinian human rights monitors, such as Al Mezan. Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas condemned the killings as "heinous crimes and field executions". IDF's radio said that the IDF found a mosque that was allegedly used as a command center and training camp, storage of weapons, RPGs, and intelligence including a replica of a kibbutz in the vicinity of Gaza. It added that a group of militants that crossed the yellow line was arrested by the IDF.
14 October The Gaza Health Ministry said that the bodies of 44 people killed due to Israeli attacks, 38 of them recovered from rubble arrived in hospitals throughout Gaza in the past 24 hours, increasing its count of Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 67,913. A first batch of Palestinian bodies were handed over by Israel to Gaza. Hamas said that it handed over the remains of four more Israeli hostages. After a forensic check Israel said that one of the bodies does not belong to a deceased hostage. Gaza health officials said that Israeli forces killed at least nine Palestinians trying to check for their homes in northern Gaza City and southern Khan Yunis. The IDF said it killed individuals who crossed the yellow line of the ceasefire and approached its forces. Under the ceasefire terms, Israel was to permit up to 600 humanitarian aid trucks to enter Gaza each day. Since then, the limit has been reduced to 300, and the Rafah border crossing was closed, with Israeli officials attributing the change to delays in recovering the bodies of Israeli hostages. Hamas previously indicated that recovering the bodies of some deceased hostages may take longer, as not all burial sites amid the Gaza's widespread rubble are known.
15 October The Gaza Health Ministry said that the bodies of 25 people killed due to Israeli attacks, 16 of them recovered from rubble arrived in hospitals throughout Gaza in the past 24 hours, increasing its count of Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 67,938. The remains of two more hostages were handed over by Hamas to Israel. Forty-five more Palestinian bodies were received by the Gaza Health Ministry from Israel, bringing the total number of bodies returned to Gaza according to the ceasefire agreement to 90.
16 October The Gaza Health Ministry said that the bodies of 29 people killed due to Israeli attacks, 22 of them recovered from rubble arrived in hospitals throughout Gaza in the past 24 hours, increasing its count of Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 67,967. Thirty bodies of Palestinians were handed over by Israel. The Houthis said that their military chief of staff died from injuries sustained from the 28 August 2025 Israeli attacks on Yemen along with his 13 year-old son and "several of his companions". Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon killed one person in Shmustar, injured six in Ansar, and injured a seventh in Bnaafoul. A Lebanese Army Intelligence source said that the IAF conducted 31 attacks against Hezbollah targets in east and south Lebanon. The IDF said that one of the targets was a quarry used by Hezbollah and accused the militant group of using it to violate the truce.
17 October The remains of one more hostage were handed over by Hamas to Israel. The IDF said that it demolished a building used by Hezbollah in Yaroun. Al Jazeera reported that Israeli fire hit at a vehicle carrying a displaced family in Zeitoun, Gaza City, killing 11 family members, including seven children. The IDF said that the vehicle crossed the ceasefire demarcation line. The IDF said it carried out an airstrike in the Gaza Strip against a militant cell which emerged from a tunnel and advanced towards its forces.
18 October The Gaza Health Ministry said that the bodies of 29 people, 23 of them recovered from rubble, arrived in hospitals throughout Gaza in the past 48 hours, increasing its count of Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 68,116. Fifteen bodies of Palestinians were handed over by Israel to Gaza. The remains of two more hostages were handed over by Hamas to Israel.
19 October The Gaza Health Ministry increased its count of Palestinian death toll in Gaza to 68,159. Fifteen bodies of Palestinians were received by the Gaza Health Ministry from Israel. The IDF said that militants launched RPGs and conducted sniper fire against its forces operating in Rafah, prompting it to carry out strikes in Gaza. It said that two soldiers were killed in the incident. It added that it struck dozens of Hamas targets. al-Qassam Brigades said that communication with rest of its units in Rafah had been cut off for months and "we are not responsible for any incidents occurring in those areas." The Nasser Hospital said that one of those Israeli attacks hit a tent in al-Mawasi, killing at least four people, including two children and a woman. The IDF said that it struck militants who approached its forces in Beit Lahia. Transfer of aid into Gaza was halted by Israeli government, and resumed the next day. The IDF later said that they resumed enforcing the truce.
20 October The remains of one more hostage was handed over by Hamas to Israel.
21 October Fifteen bodies of Palestinians were handed over by Israel to Gaza. The remains of two more hostages were handed over by Hamas to Israel.
22 October Thirty bodies of Palestinians were handed over by Israel to Gaza.
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