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The WAFA news agency reported that Mahmoud al-Madhoun succumbed to wounds he received in the strike on the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood northwest of Gaza City. Five additional Palestinians sustained injuries in the incident, which occurred the previous night, the agency stated on October 16. Medical teams transferred the casualties to local hospitals for treatment as operations continued in the area.
According to WAFA, Israeli forces carried out demolitions using explosive-laden robots east of Gaza City in the north, leading to partial collapse of a nearby house in Sheikh Radwan. The agency detailed that military vehicles opened fire east of the Tuffah neighborhood while artillery shelling targeted eastern districts of Gaza City. Similar detonations took place in the eastern Shuja’iyya neighborhood, WAFA reported.
Gaza health officials have recorded at least 1,400 Palestinian deaths from Israeli fire since the ceasefire agreement took effect in October 2025, Reuters data shows. The Israeli military has confirmed conducting strikes on what it describes as militant targets operating in violation of the truce, according to the same reports. Israel occupies around 60 percent of Gaza, a Reuters assessment found.
In central Gaza, WAFA said military vehicles fired heavy weapons north of the Bureij refugee camp, contributing to ongoing tensions across the territory. The agency noted that these actions form part of broader patterns of shelling and gunfire that have persisted in multiple zones. Palestinian medical sources received the injured from these events at facilities including al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.
The overall Palestinian death toll from the conflict that began with the October 7, 2023 attacks has surpassed 73,000, an Associated Press tally based on Gaza health ministry figures indicates. The ministry does not differentiate between civilians and combatants in its counts. A separate Reuters compilation placed Israeli soldier deaths at four since the ceasefire began.
WAFA reported that one additional Palestinian died at al-Shifa Hospital from injuries sustained in an earlier strike on Gaza City. The agency identified the individual as Mohammed Fawzi al-Jumla, 32, who had been hurt several days prior. This brought the cumulative impact of recent operations into sharper focus for local health providers.
