Medical and emergency workers reported that Israeli drone attacks killed at least six Palestinians in different parts of the Gaza Strip on Saturday, October 17. The incidents were reported in northern, central and southern Gaza.
Near al-Faluja cemetery, west of Jabalia refugee camp, a drone strike killed a Palestinian man and wounded several others, according to medical sources cited by the Palestinian news agency WAFA. In Rafah, another drone attack in the al-Mawasi area killed one person and injured several, WAFA reported.
Two people were reported killed in the Tuffah neighbourhood of northeastern Gaza City, according to staff at al-Shifa Hospital. Witnesses said the people hit had been returning from a funeral. Al-Shifa staff also reported a death in eastern Gaza City. In Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital reported one person killed and another injured.
The casualty count was based on information from local hospitals, medical sources and emergency workers. The reports described separate attacks and did not provide a full public account of the identities or circumstances of every person killed.
Gaza’s Health Ministry said in its October 17 update that 1,511 Palestinians had been killed and 5,375 injured since the ceasefire began in October 2025. It reported a cumulative toll of 74,469 deaths and 175,492 injuries since the war began in October 2023. Those totals are attributed to the ministry, which does not distinguish civilians from combatants in its overall count.
