- As of Thursday night, midnight Gaza time, the number of Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip had risen to 3,785, including at least 1,524 children. By this morning, it may well be over 4,000
- There are many hundreds, even thousands, of people that remain under the rubble and are not included in this casualty count.
- 12,500 people have been injured
- last night, a building next to one of the oldest churches in the world was shelled, collapsing onto the church and partially damaging it. 16 [updated] people sheltering in and around the church were killed. This number is expected to go up.
- a staggering "at least" 30% of all housing units in the Gaza Strip have been either destroyed (12,845), rendered uninhabitable (9,055) or moderately/lightly damaged (121,000)
- 1 million of the 2.2 million Palestinians living in Gaza have been displaced; Israel ordered Palestinians to the south, but has continued to bomb in the south
- there is no water, no fuel, at least 4 hospitals—that was yesterday—have closed because they have no fuel to function. Several days ago, hospitals started operating without anesthetics, and medicines are critically low
- Today there are supposed to be 20 trucks entering but already there are hold-ups. Gaza needs 500 trucks a day to provide for its massive needs (source: former UNRWA spox Chris Guinnes). There are 3,000 tons of assistance waiting at Egypt's airport. Some people have started advocating for other crossings to be opened since Rafah is small and has been bombed numerous times by Israel.
- A pause in hostilities is required for any meaningful relief distribution, but Israel is refusing to stop its bombardment.
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