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Daily Peace and Crisis Report — Sunday
Sources consulted:
WAFA (Palestinian official) |
OCHA (UN/humanitarian) |
UNRWA (UN agency) |
OHCHR (UN agency) |
RT (Russian state) |
OCHA (UN/humanitarian) |
ACLED (conflict-data provider) |
OCHA (UN/humanitarian) |
UN Myanmar (UN agency) |
WAFA (Palestinian official) |
WAFA (Palestinian official) |
OHCHR (UN agency) |
ACLED (conflict-data provider) |
ReliefWeb (UN/humanitarian) |
UN Myanmar (UN agency) |
UN News (UN agency)
Summary
See below for detail and source
- Gaza: For 7 October 2023–20 September 2026, UNRWA, citing Gaza's Ministry of Health as reported by the Health Cluster, reported 73,914 Palestinians killed and 174,952 injured; within that source's 10 October 2025 ceasefire-announcement period through 20 September, it reported 1,394 fatalities and 4,991 injuries. UNRWA (UN agency)
- Ukraine: OHCHR verified 368 civilians killed and 2,314 injured in Government-controlled territory in August 2026. It verified a minimum of four killed and 35 injured in Russian-occupied territory but said the actual toll was likely significantly higher; Russian-authority figures for the occupied territory and Russian Federation were not independently verified. OHCHR (UN agency)
- Sudan: The casualty figure is contested rather than a single confirmed total: a ReliefWeb-hosted analysis said ACLED had recorded nearly 30,000 reported deaths by late 2024, while independent investigations and international-media estimates suggested the true death toll may exceed 150,000. ReliefWeb (UN/humanitarian)
- Myanmar: OCHA's 13 July update said more than 16 million people required assistance and nearly 3.8 million were displaced; UN Myanmar's dashboard later recorded assistance reaching an estimated 3.1 million people by 30 June 2026. OCHA (UN/humanitarian) UN Myanmar (UN agency)
- Lebanon: Military activity remained active on 26 September, when WAFA reported explosions, artillery fire, airstrikes and an Israeli force remaining on Deir Mimas's southern outskirts; the report gave no casualty figure. WAFA (Palestinian official)
Middle East
Gaza Strip
Casualties: Between 7 October 2023 and 20 September 2026, Gaza's Ministry of Health, as reported by the Health Cluster, recorded 73,914 Palestinians killed and 174,952 injured, according to UNRWA. UNRWA states that 1,394 of the fatalities and 4,991 of the injuries were recorded from the 10 October 2025 ceasefire announcement through 20 September 2026. UNRWA (UN agency)
Recent reporting and unsafe shelter: WAFA reported on 26 September that an Israeli drone strike near Julis Street, west of Nuseirat refugee camp, killed one Palestinian and injured several others. Separately, OCHA reported that a war-damaged six-storey residential building in Tal al Hawa, Gaza City, collapsed on 16 September, killing 21 people, including 12 children, and injuring dozens; it said rescue operations and repair of unsafe buildings were constrained by shortages of heavy machinery, fuel, engine oil, spare parts and other supplies. WAFA (Palestinian official) OCHA (UN/humanitarian)
Health, aid and shelter: UNRWA reported that shortages of fuel, lubricant oil and spare parts temporarily disrupted several Gaza health centres, and that Israeli authorities had blocked UNRWA from directly bringing humanitarian personnel and aid into Gaza since March 2025. Its 14–28 June 2026 shelter assessment found that 1.98 million people, 94 per cent of Gaza's population, required shelter or non-food-item assistance, with 58 per cent facing critical or catastrophic shelter needs. UNRWA (UN agency)
West Bank
Casualties: Between 7 October 2023 and 15 September 2026, OCHA data cited by UNRWA recorded 1,136 Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem; at least 250 were children and 89 were killed from the start of 2026 to that date. The consulted sources do not state a cumulative West Bank injury total. For OCHA's 8–14 September reporting period, no Palestinian fatalities and at least 27 Palestinians injured by Israeli forces or settlers were documented. UNRWA (UN agency) OCHA (UN/humanitarian)
Settler violence, displacement and assistance: By 14 September, OCHA had recorded more than 1,600 settler attacks resulting in casualties, property damage or both across 275 Palestinian communities in 2026, and more than 4,300 Palestinians displaced in 2026 due to demolitions, evictions, settler attacks and related access restrictions. During 8–14 September, Israeli authorities demolished or forced the demolition of 46 Palestinian-owned structures, displacing 57 people. OCHA also reported that WFP reduced West Bank food-assistance recipients from 400,000 to 200,000 from September because of funding constraints. OCHA (UN/humanitarian)
Lebanon
Active military activity: On 26 September, WAFA reported Israeli explosions in Tiri, artillery fire on Shaqra, airstrikes on Jabal al-Rafi', and an Israeli force advancing to and remaining on the southern outskirts of Deir Mimas. WAFA stated no casualty or injury figure in this report. WAFA (Palestinian official)
Eastern Europe
Russia–Ukraine Conflict
Verified civilian casualties: For August 2026, OHCHR verified 368 civilians killed and 2,314 injured in territory controlled by the Government of Ukraine. OHCHR's separate 16 September nationwide update recorded at least 372 civilians killed and 2,349 injured across Ukraine in August, including four killed and 35 injured in territory occupied by the Russian Federation; its 1 January–31 August 2026 total was 2,222 killed and 13,058 injured. OHCHR (UN agency) OHCHR (UN agency)
Russian-occupied territory and Russian claims: OHCHR said restrictions on civic space reduced publicly available information in Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory and that the actual toll was likely significantly higher than its verified August minimum of four killed and 35 injured. Russian authorities' August allegations of at least 85 killed and 498 injured in occupied territory, and 113 killed and 736 injured in the Russian Federation, could not be verified by OHCHR because independent sources were unavailable. OHCHR (UN agency)
Russian government claim: RT reported on 26 September that Russian-appointed Kherson Region governor Vladimir Saldo claimed a Ukrainian drone strike in Askania-Nova killed two women and injured two people, while a separate claimed strike near Chaplinka killed a truck driver. This is a Russian government claim, not independently verified casualty data. RT (Russian state)
Africa
Sudan
Conflict and displacement: OCHA reported that fighting subsided notably in Khartoum and Aj Jazirah during 2025, enabling more than 2.2 million people to return to their areas of origin, while hostilities intensified dramatically across much of Darfur and Kordofan. OCHA reported 9.3 million internally displaced people as of 30 October, although the consulted webpage did not state the year beside that date, 4.4 million people who had fled to neighbouring countries, and more than 20 areas in or at risk of famine. OCHA (UN/humanitarian)
Front-line developments: ACLED reported that the Sudan Founding Alliance launched heavy drone strikes on Al-Damazine on 13 and 14 September, targeting fuel stations, the airport and a hospital; it recorded 11 explosions across the city. ACLED also said the coalition seized six villages in Al Kurmuk locality on 11 September. In its 23 July update, ACLED recorded 63 fatalities across Tina, Karnoi and Um Baru localities in North Darfur since June 2026, and reported RSF attacks on roughly 10 Zaghawa villages and towns along the Chad border. ACLED (conflict-data provider) ACLED (conflict-data provider)
Contested death estimates: A ReliefWeb-hosted 9 June analysis said ACLED had recorded nearly 30,000 reported deaths by late 2024, while independent investigations and international-media estimates suggested the true death toll may exceed 150,000. It characterized these estimates as highly contested; they are not directly comparable confirmed totals. ReliefWeb (UN/humanitarian)
Asia
Myanmar
Humanitarian needs and displacement: OCHA's 13 July 2026 update reported that more than 16 million people needed assistance amid conflict, displacement, protection risks and access constraints. It estimated nearly 3.8 million people were displaced across Myanmar, including more than 100,000 people displaced by recent hostilities in Magway. OCHA (UN/humanitarian)
Response and funding: UN Myanmar's HNRP 2026 Quarter 2 Dashboard reported that partners had reached an estimated 3.1 million affected people by 30 June 2026, 63 per cent of the annual target, including 1.3 million internally displaced people. It stated that 1.6 million people in the hyper-prioritized caseload had received assistance, 64 per cent of those targeted, and cautioned that reach shows breadth of assistance rather than whether every recipient received sufficient or sustained aid. OCHA reported on 13 July that 43 per cent of the US$890 million requirement had been received. UN Myanmar (UN agency) OCHA (UN/humanitarian)
Recent delivery: On 11 September, UN Myanmar reported a humanitarian flight delivering 46 tonnes of essential medical and nutrition supplies during the monsoon season. It stated that an estimated 8.4 million women and girls needed life-saving sexual and reproductive-health and protection services. UN Myanmar (UN agency)
Statistics
Table 1 — Casualties (Killed / Wounded)
| Conflict/Crisis | Key Statistic | Source | Killed | Wounded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaza | Since 7 Oct 2023 (cumulative; 7 October 2023–20 September 2026) | UNRWA (UN agency) | 73,914 | 174,952 |
| Since Oct 2025 ceasefire (10 October 2025 announcement–20 September 2026) | UNRWA (UN agency) | 1,394 | 4,991 | |
| West Bank | Since 7 Oct 2023 (7 October 2023–15 September 2026; including East Jerusalem) | UNRWA (UN agency) | 1,136 | Not stated cumulatively in the consulted source |
| Sudan | Since Apr 2023 (estimated range; contested) | ReliefWeb (UN/humanitarian) | Nearly 30,000 reported deaths by late 2024; true toll may exceed 150,000 | No overall estimated wounded range stated in the consulted source |
| Ukraine | Civilians, Government-controlled territory (August 2026) | OHCHR (UN agency) | 368 | 2,314 |
| Civilians, Russian-occupied territory (August 2026; OHCHR verified a minimum of 4 killed and 35 injured; higher toll unverified) | OHCHR (UN agency) | Unverified* | Unverified* | |
| Russia | Civilians from Ukrainian strikes (August 2026; Russian government claim, not independently confirmed) | OHCHR (UN agency) | 113 | 736 |
* OHCHR access is denied to Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine; figures for civilians in occupied territory cannot be independently verified. The vast majority (96%) of verified civilian casualties occur in Government-controlled areas.
Table 2 — Numbers (non-casualty figures)
| Conflict/Crisis | Key Statistic | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaza | People requiring shelter or non-food-item assistance | 1.98 million people (94% of Gaza's population); 58% face critical or catastrophic shelter needs | UNRWA (UN agency) |
| West Bank | Settler attacks and displacement | More than 1,600 attacks in 275 communities; more than 4,300 Palestinians displaced | OCHA (UN/humanitarian) |
| Demolitions and displacement | 46 Palestinian-owned structures demolished or self-demolished; 57 Palestinians displaced (8–14 September 2026) | OCHA (UN/humanitarian) | |
| WFP food-assistance recipients | Reduced from 400,000 to 200,000 from September 2026 because of funding constraints | OCHA (UN/humanitarian) | |
| Sudan | Returns, displacement and famine risk | More than 2.2 million returns during 2025; 9.3 million internally displaced as of 30 October (year not stated beside date); 4.4 million fled to neighbouring countries; more than 20 areas in or at risk of famine | OCHA (UN/humanitarian) |
| RSF drone activity around El Obeid | 2 strikes reached targets on 1 and 12 July 2026; 3 interceptions; compared with 18 strikes in June | ACLED (conflict-data provider) | |
| Blue Nile conflict incidents | 6 villages seized in Al Kurmuk on 11 September; 11 explosions reported in Al-Damazine during 13–14 September drone strikes | ACLED (conflict-data provider) | |
| Myanmar | People needing assistance and displacement | More than 16 million people need assistance; nearly 3.8 million people displaced (OCHA update dated 13 July 2026) | OCHA (UN/humanitarian) |
| Humanitarian partners' cumulative reach | 3.1 million affected people reached by 30 June 2026 (63% of annual target), including 1.3 million internally displaced people | UN Myanmar (UN agency) | |
| Humanitarian air-bridge delivery | 46 tonnes of essential medical and nutrition supplies delivered on 11 September 2026 | UN Myanmar (UN agency) |
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Canada is looking for ways to protect its independence from Washington. Australia has embedded itself so deeply in the US military system that it risks being drawn into America’s next war – whether we choose it or not.
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In A Foreign Return, Neha Kale uses paintings, photographs and installations to explore migration, memory and belonging. Joanna Mendelssohn reviews a book that finds the meaning of home in art, relationships and the plac...
Best custom CRM development companies building more accessible digital services
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NSW Extends Its Youth Bail Crackdown, Despite Claims of Rising Youth Crime Being a Fallacy
The Minns government announced on 15 September 2026, that it’s extending its 2024 established youth bail crackdown in regional New South Wales, which targets 14- to 17-year-olds for bail refusal if they’ve been charged w...
BOOK REVIEW: Boogie Wonderland
Kate Halfpenny’s Boogie Wonderland is a candid and engaging memoir about chasing a simpler life and discovering that reality rarely follows the script. read now...
New data shows wage growth is falling, further undermining the case for another rate rise
The latest Enterprise Bargaining Agreements data provides even more evidence that the labour market is not “tight” and that the Reserve Bank should not be looking to increase unemployment by raising rates next week.
Would income splitting for tax purposes really solve the cost-of-living crisis?
Income splitting doesn’t only unfairly increase the tax burden for secondary income earners; it relies on several gendered assumptions about families and how they work. Many of these assumptions are not grounded in the r...
Petrol price increases have hit households with the equivalent of two rate rises since June
Next Tuesday, the Reserve Bank seems certain to once again raise interest rates. But the 74 cent/litre increase in petrol prices since June has already worked to hit households as much as two rates rises would.
Australia’s efficiency obsession has created a culture of distrust
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Fake AI-generated case law used to justify media ban on Sue Neill-Fraser
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Raids on Visa Overstayers Won’t Resemble US ICE Raids, Minister Claims
Home affairs minister Tony Burke unveiled federal Labor’s new policy to cut down on migrant numbers in this country, during a 17 September 2026 address to the National Press Club, and the part that has caused most concer...
Settlement outcomes of permanent migrants are much better than media tells us
New ABS data show high employment, qualifications and earnings among skilled migrants and their accompanying families. The findings raise questions about calls for deep cuts to Australia’s permanent skilled migration pro...
The danger for CNN isn’t being shut down. It’s being silenced from within
CNN is set to join CBS News under the Ellisons’ ownership. With Trump openly hostile to critical coverage, the concern is not that the network will disappear, but that its journalists will face pressure to stop asking di...
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Retired ADF Major Cameron Leckie on AUKUS and breaking from the US – IPAN video podcast 9th July 2026
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National Peace Group condemns US weapons stockpile on Australian soil as a threat to sovereignty and peace
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National Peace Group condemns US weapons stockpile on Australian soil as a threat to sovereignty and peace - Media Release 5 July 2026
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RIMPAC military exercises drag Australia into preparations for a major regional war – Media Release 23 June 2026
IPAN Patrons: Emeritus Professor Ian Lowe AO and Kellie Tranter, Lawyer & Human Rights Advocate MEDIA RELEASE ...
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Talk at 18 March 2023 Peace Rally: AUKUS and the Peace Movement
Text of Shirley Winton’s 18 March 2023 peace rally talk opposing AUKUS, nuclear submarines and militarisation, and calling for a broad peace...
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IPAN Voice – June 2026
Read the latest newsletter about peace and independence activities around Australia.. Voice No 113 June 2026
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