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Attack in Gaza kills at least 340
An attack in Gaza, Palestine on 16 October 2026 killed at least 340 people, the United Nations, Dawn and The Jerusalem Post reported.
The sources consulted did not establish who was responsible.
The sources consulted present it as an attack without calling it terrorism; Terrorism Portal does not classify it as such on the basis of these reports.
Confirmed facts
- Location
- Gaza, Palestine (Middle East) Corroborated
- Event date
- 16 October 2026 As reported
- Type of event
- Attack Corroborated
- Deaths
- At least 340 Corroborated
- Injured
- No figure confirmed by two independent sources Not established
- Responsibility
- Terrorism Portal does not attribute responsibility without verifiable evidence Not established
- Classification
- Not described as terrorism by the sources consulted As reported
- Independent sources
- 3
Context
Comprises the West Bank, under Israeli occupation with limited Palestinian Authority self-rule, and the Gaza Strip, governed by Hamas from 2007. The war that followed the 7 October 2023 attack caused large-scale destruction and displacement in Gaza.
How this report was verified
Method: 3 independent sources were compared. The original article of at least one of them was retrieved, and only facts on which at least two of them agree are given as facts; claims are attributed to those who make them.
Sources consulted
- Gaza: 340 children killed despite ceasefire agreement - UNICEF
- Over 340 children killed in Gaza since ceasefire, says Unicef
- IDF kills three Hamas terrorists in targeted strikes throughout the Gaza Strip
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