In Occupied Palestine
Zionism in practice
Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land
08:00, 15 January 2026 until 08:00, 16 January 2026
Sanction Israel
Gaza‘s growing death, injury and sickness
Totals since 7 October 2023: killed 71,455 – wounded 171,347
463 killed and 1,269 injured since start of Gaza ‘ceasefire’
08:00, 15 January 2026 until 08:00, 16 January 2026
12 killed
18 injured
Since dawn, Israeli live ammunition and shelling from tanks, have killed 12 more people and injured 18. Civil Defence crews retrieved two more bodies from underneath bomb-damaged property, bringing the total number now killed in Gaza, since 7 October 2023, to at least 71,455. The total wounded is now at least 171,347. The daily average number of men, women and children killed in Gaza is at least 85 and, that of those injured, is more than 206. A UN report states that, as of 14 January 2025, around 70% of those killed in Gaza were women and children.
UN OCHA Gaza Gaza Situation Report No. 62 — 16 January 2026
Between 12 and 15 January, airstrikes, shelling and gunfire continued to be reported across the Gaza Strip. According to the MoH in Gaza, 14 Palestinians were killed and 23 others injured over the last 48 hours, bringing the total casualty toll reported by MoH since 11 October 2025 to 463 killed and 1,269 injured.
During the reporting period, heavy rain, strong winds and flooding continued to affect civilians across the Gaza Strip, particularly displaced families living in makeshift shelters and flood-prone areas. According to the Site Management Cluster (SMC), 106 displacement sites reported storm-related impact, with 86% of all incidents recorded after 13 January. A total of 4,136 households (approximately 19,230 people) were affected, with 34 injuries and seven fatalities reported, and at least 287 people newly displaced. Field reports confirmed extensive structural damage, including 3,455 tents and makeshift shelters destroyed or severely damaged, as well as 253 water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities rendered non-functional. Read more . . .
West Bank
Israeli Army attack – 1 wounded: Jerusalem – 08:45, Israeli Occupation forces, at the Annexation Wall near Al-Ram, opened fire towards people trying to get to work in Jerusalem, wounding and hospitalising a man: Fayez Nidal Fayez Al-Rajabi.
Israeli Army attack – refugee camp: Jenin – Israeli Occupation forces, firing live ammunition, continued to storm the city as well as the refugee camp.
Israeli Army attack – 1 wounded: Nablus – 23:05, the Israeli Army, firing live ammunition and stun grenades, stormed the town of Beita, leaving one resident wounded.
Israeli Army attack – 1 wounded and taken prisoner: Hebron – 12:05, Israeli troops stormed the town of Dura, wounding and taking prisoner one resident: Mahmoud Al-Fasfous.
Home invasions and Occupation – refugee camps: Tulkarem – Since January 28, Israeli Occupation forces have continued their incursions into the city as well as the Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps, occupying homes for use as military outposts.
Israeli Army olive harvest sabotage: Jerusalem – Israeli Occupation forces bulldozed an olive grove, in the village of Qalandiya.
Israeli police and settlers’ mosque violation: Jerusalem – 08:00, Israeli settlers, escorted by Occupation police, invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and molested worshippers.
Israeli Army population–control: Ramallah – 20:05, Israeli forces took prisoner a man, Mutawakkil Rajab Mahmoud Mousa, when he reported, as ordered, for interrogation by Israeli military Intelligence.
Israeli Army population–control: Ramallah – evening, the Israeli Army bulldozed and damaged a newly-built road connecting Al-Mazra’a Al-Sharqiya with the village of Kafr Malik.
Israeli Army pastoral sabotage: Bethlehem – morning, Israeli troops demolished a livestock shelter being constructed in the town of Jinata.
Occupation settlement development: Tubas – Israeli Occupation forces began building a settlement road in the Bir Al-Ma’yar area, east of Tammun, to connect with an Occupation-approved settlement outpost.
Occupation settlement development: Bethlehem – Occupation settlers set up five more mobile homes in the Ash Ghrab area, east of Beit Sahour, to enlarge their settlement outpost.
Occupation settler agricultural sabotage: Ramallah – 09:50, Israeli Occupation settlers grazed their sheep on farmland, near the village of Al-Mughayir.
Occupation settler stoning: Ramallah – 12:15, Israeli settlers raided the village of Rantis and stoned people’s homes.
Occupation settler stoning: Ramallah – 18:55, Occupation settlers stoned people’s homes in the northern outskirts of the town of Sinjil, damaging security cameras.
Occupation settler violence and injury: Jenin – 14:25, Israeli settlers beat-up a man, Youssef Hammad Abu Aoun, near the town of Jaba.
Occupation settler violence: and injury Qalqiliya – 18:00, Israelis, from the Kedumim Occupation settlement, severely beat-up a Beit Amrin villager, Muhammad Yassin Muhammad Shtewi, near the settlement.
Occupation settler population–control: Nablus – 11:15, Israeli Occupation settlers invaded quarries as well as a business, in the village of Orif, terrorising workers and preventing them them from working.
Occupation settler agricultural sabotage: Bethlehem – 14:35, Occupation settlers, in Khirbet Umm al- Batim, south of Bethlehem, grazed their sheep on local agricultural land.
Occupation settler stoning: Bethlehem – 17:00, Israeli settlers stoned passing vehicles at the roundabout, near the village of al-Maniya.
Occupation settler violence and injury: Hebron – 15:45, Israeli Occupation settlers assaulted working shepherds, in the Al-Rakhim area of Masafer Yatta, injuring one of them: Muhammad Hussein Shanaran.
Occupation settler invasion of school: Hebron – Israeli settlers invaded the Al-Fakhit School in Masafer Yatta and brought camels onto its grounds.
Raid: Ramallah – 08:20, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the village of Aboud.
Raid: Ramallah – 21:45, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the town of Beit Ur al-Tahta.
Raid: Ramallah – 21:55, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the village of Deir Jarir.
Raid – 3 abductions of minors: Ramallah – 22:00, Israeli troops raided the village of Kafr Malik and abducted three minors: Adam Muhammad Husni Ba’irat (aged 14), Mu’adh Na’im Mashhour (also aged 14) and Abdul Aziz Shadi Hussam Abu Safa (aged 16).
Raid: Jenin – 19:35, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the town of Silat al-Harithiya.
Raid: Tubas – 01:15, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the village of Al-Far’a.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Tulkarem – 09:00-10:30, Israeli Occupation forces raided the town of Bal’a, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – stun grenades fired: Nablus – 14:15-15:15, Israeli forces, firing stun grenades, raided the village of Beit Dajan.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Nablus – 12:45-02:25, the Israeli Army raided the city, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Nablus – 05:30, Israeli troops raided the town of Beita, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Salfit – 10:25, the Israeli military raided the village of Sarta, taking prisoner two people.
Raid – stun grenades fired: Salfit – 11:45, Israeli soldiers, firing stun grenades, raided and patrolled the village of Haris.
Raid: Jericho – 21:45, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the city.
Raid – stun grenades fired in refugee camp: Hebron – 23:25, Israeli forces, firing stun grenades and tear gas canisters, raided and patrolled the al-Arroub refugee camp.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Hebron – 00:40, the Israeli Army raided the town of Beit Kahil, taking prisoner two people.