Overview

• Gaza’s civil defense and hospitals reported at least 52 fatalities from strikes on October 2, with deaths recorded in Gaza City, central Gaza, and the south.
• Doctors Without Borders identified the victim as staff member Omar al-Hayek and said four colleagues were wounded as they waited for a bus in Deir al-Balah while wearing MSF vests.
• The Israeli army said it is looking into the incident after requests for comment on the reported strike on MSF personnel.
• Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis reported nearly 30 deaths, including 14 people it said were shot while waiting for food distribution in the Al-Tina and Morag areas.
• Palestinian health authorities cite a cumulative death toll of about 66,225 since October 2023, and MSF says al-Hayek is the 14th MSF colleague killed in Gaza during the war.