IDF Strikes Kill 4 More Palestinians in Gaza; Cumulative Death Toll Since October 2025 Ceasefire Reaches 834+

At least four Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza on May 7, 2026, bringing the cumulative death toll since the October 10, 2025 ceasefire to at least 834, according to local medics and the Gaza Government Media Office. Two separate airstrikes were confirmed: one targeting a Hamas police force colonel, and a second targeting a vehicle in the al-Mawasi area near Khan Younis. The Times of Israel liveblog confirmed the strikes. IDF said all targets were 'armed Hamas operatives.' Gaza's Civil Defence Agency reported an uptick in strike frequency on May 7 compared to the prior two days. The strikes came as the Board of Peace had just issued its formal ultimatum on May 6, creating an environment of acute uncertainty about the ceasefire's future. UNRWA Executive Director Philippe Lazzarini said on May 7 that Gaza had entered a 'new humanitarian emergency within the ceasefire' — with 45% of essential medicines out of stock, a single functioning excavator for body recovery across all of Gaza, and aid flows down 37% from the post-ceasefire peak. The NPR published a landmark investigative report the previous day (May 6) documenting the recovery of 50 bodies from the rubble of a single October 2024 Israeli airstrike on the Abu Naser family home, which killed 132 members of an extended family.