Editorial Note: The following news reports are summaries from original sources. They may also include corrections of Arabic names and political terminology. Comments are in parentheses.

 

26,178 Palestinians Killed, 50,100 Injured, in US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Starved Gaza Strip

December 12, 2023 

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Editor's Notes:  

Here are some statistics, which show the Israeli war crimes against humanity, during the current Israeli genocidal war on Gaza:  

By December 12, 2023, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strop is 25,757+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (18,418) and those who are still missing under the rubble (7,760+).   

The documented injuries exceeded 50,100+.

By December 10, 2023, the death toll included 7,875+ children and 6,130+ women.      

By December 10, 2023,  there was a complete destruction of 50,000+ housing units, and 305,000+ damaged housing units (61% of Gaza housing units). This forced about 1.5 million people to become homeless, taking refuge in crowded UN schools and ultimately sleeping in the streets.  

The Israeli refusal to allow international aid caravans to enter Gaza freely led the Palestinian population to be on the verge of mass extermination for the lack of food, water, medicine, and fuel.  

By December 6, 2023, 290 health personnel were killed and hundreds were injured, 102 ambulances were destroyed while on duty, killing and injuring their crews, and destroyed 56 health institutions. As a result of the strikes and lack of fuel, 26 hospitals and 46 primary care centers are not functioning.  

By December 12, 2023, there were 288Palestinians who were killed, 4,000+ who were injured, and 3,830 who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023. 

 

More children and women are killed by Day 67 of the US-backed Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip, December 12, 2023	Hundreds of thousands of the Palestinian people were forced to leave northern Gaza to the south, where they live in the streets, in cold weather, with little food and water, December 11, 2023 pic
86 journalists were killed by the Israeli genocidal attacks on Gaza Strip, on October 7-December 12, 2023	Journalist Anas Al-Shareef was penalized by the Israeli occupation forces by assassinating his father, on December 11, 2023
Palestinian civilians searching for their loved ones under the rubble, following an Israeli genocidal bombardment on Rafa'h, December 11, 2023	207 civilians were killed in 17 Israeli massacres in Gaza Strip, on December 12, 2023
A Palestinian man carrying his ill child, who died due to Israeli occupation forces not allowing ambulances to reach Jineen hospital, December 12, 2023	Palestinian young men, Rafeeq Al-Dabbous, Ma'hmoud Abu Surour, Bakr Zakarna, and Tha-ir Abu Al-Teen, were killed by Israeli occupation soldiers in Jineen, on December 12, 2023 wafa

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

"مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَٰلِكَ كَتَبْنَا عَلَىٰ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّهُ مَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا"  (الْمَائِدَةُ ، 5: 32).

"وَمَنْ يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُّتَعَمِّدًا فَجَزَاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ خَالِدًا فِيهَا وَغَضِبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَلَعَنَهُ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُ عَذَابًا عَظِيمًا" (النِّسَاءُ ، 4: 93).

"Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul, unless for a soul, or for corruption in the land, it is as if he had killed humankind entirely" (The Holy Quran, Al-Ma-ida, 5: 32).

"And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide eternally, and Allah has become angry with him, and has cursed him, and has prepared for him a great torment" (Al-Nisa, 4: 93).

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While brutal force has been used to create Zionist Israel and sustain it thus far, Zionist claims to Palestine are false. Actually, from the five thousand years of known written human history, there has been a continuous Palestinian-Canaanite presence in the Holy Land. Despite the Zionist false claims, the ancient Israelites ruled part of the land for only 85 years (during the reign of Prophets David and Solomon , peace be upon them, and Solomon's son).

 After that, the Egyptians conquered Palestine-Canaan in 925 BC, followed by Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans, before the Arab Muslim rule, starting from 636 AD.

By the Time Jesus, peace be upon him, started his mission, the three population groups of Canaanites, Palestinians, and Israelites were melted together in religion and language. Most of them became Christians when Constantine converted in 313 AD. Then, most of them became Muslims in the 7th and 8th centuries AD.

So, Palestinian Muslims, Christians, and Jews are the ones who have the right to claim descent from ancient Israelites, Palestinians, and Canaanites, not Zionists from other continents.

No matter what the Zionists and their supporters do, they cannot change the will of God, Who promised the Holy Land to Abraham and his descendants, basically the Palestinian Muslims and Christians.

No matter how much persecution and aggression the Zionists and their supporters inflict upon the Palestinian people, they will never be able to force them out of the Holy Land, which Allah, praise to Him, promised for them, and kept His promise ever since.

The following news stories are just examples, not a systematic record, of the Israeli occupation government abuse, mistreatment, and violations of Palestinian human rights, on daily basis.

More detailed news stories can be found at the following sources:

http://english.wafa.ps/, https://english.palinfo.com/, https://imemc.org/, https://paltoday.ps/ar/


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Editorial Notes about terms & names of people and places:

1. Names of people and places have been standardized to match standard Arabic grammatical rules.

2. Underlined letters and letters preceded by an apostrophe are references to Arabic letter sounds, which does not exist in the English alphabet.

3. The English letter i is equivalent to the Arabic short vowel known as kasra, as in Ibraheem and Qasim as well as in the English words sit and bit. So, it is incorrect to use it as a long vowel for such Arabic names as Jameel and Jibreel.

4. The English letter e is equivalent to the Arabi short vowel known as fat'ha, as in A'hmed and Mu'hammed.

5. It is more accurate to refer to the land-grabbing Israelis, who establish illegal settlements in the Palestinian territory of the West Bank, as illegal Israeli settlers, than referring to them as colonists.

The term colony is a reference to a large entity or a country, such as American states before independence. It was also a reference to Egypt, and India, when they were British colonies.

In addition, the term "colony" represents a positive nostalgic theme, in the minds of native speakers of English, particularly in America and Britain.

6. It is more accurate to use the verb "abduct" than the verb "detain," in reference to taking Palestinian citizens by force to prisons and interrogation centers, by Israeli occupation regime soldiers. This is because the presence of the Israeli occupation regime forces is illegal in the Palestinian territories, and they have no jurisdiction over the Palestinian people.

Click here for more about using the apostrophe and the underlining of letters in the transliteration of Arabic names.


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Killing and Injuring of Palestinians in Ghazza (Gaza) by Israeli Occupation Regime Forces

207 civilians martyred in 17 Israeli massacres in Gaza

Tuesday 12-December-2023, GAZA, (PIC)

The health ministry in Gaza said on Tuesday that the Israeli occupation army committed, over the last hours, 17 massacres in the Gaza Strip, including in Rafa'h, which resulted in the martyrdom of at least 207 civilians and the injury of 450 others.

In a news conference, spokesman for the health ministry Ashraf al-Qudra pointed out that there are a large number of victims still being buried under the rubble of homes or lying on roads.

Spokesman Qidra told journalist that the death toll from Israeli attacks, which have been going on for 67 days, soared to 18,412 martyrs, while the number of the wounded climbed to 50,100.

Qudra said that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) persists in preventing ambulances from evacuating the wounded and leaving them bleeding to death.

The spokesman affirmed that the IOF stormed the Kamal 'Adwan Hospital today after besieging and bombing it for days and forced at gunpoint the male patients, medical staff and civilians to gather in the facility’s courtyard.

He added that the IOF ordered the officials of the hospital to hand over a firearm belonging to the security guard of the facility, warning that the Israeli army would use this weapon to fabricate claims against the hospital as it already did with the Al-Shifa Hospital.

He also said that the patients and civilians inside the Al-'Awda Hospital, which is under Israeli siege and attack, are deprived of water, food and electricity, while Israeli forces prevent the evacuation of any patients or wounded citizens to it. 

Factions call for saving Gazans in areas invaded by Israeli occupation army

Monday 11-December-2023, GAZA, (PIC)

The Follow-up Committee of the National and Islamic Forces (Palestinian factions) have made an urgent appeal to save hundreds of thousands of Palestinian citizens in the areas that have been invaded by the Israel occupation forces in northern Gaza, Gaza City, the north and east of Khan Younus, and the southeast of Dair El-Bala'h.

“These areas are seeing a humanitarian catastrophe and have become disaster areas due to the genocidal war that destroyed the basic necessities of life there,” the National and Islamic Forces said in a statement on Monday.

“Thousands of citizens, mostly women, children, patients, elderlies and wounded, are now besieged and facing a real threat to their lives due to the absence of life essentials, humanitarian aid and safe passages for their movement and access to their needs,” the National and Islamic Forces explained.

“Bodies of martyrs are scattered everywhere and the citizens cannot bury them, which will cause a serious environmental disaster,” they added.

US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza enters Day 67

Tuesday 12-December-2023, GAZA, (PIC)

As the US-backed Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip entered Day 67 on Tuesday, massive aerial and artillery strikes continued to pound and level whole blocks and homes and massacre more civilians, mostly children and women.

The Israeli occupation army carried out hundreds of aerial and artillery attacks on different areas of Gaza last night and in the morning.

According to local sources, two citizens were martyred and others were injured following an Israeli artillery attack on Khan Younus.

Medical sources said that 20 martyrs, including children, were evacuated to a hospital after the Israeli occupation army carried out attacks on several homes in Rafa'h at dawn.

19 other martyrs, including four women and one child, and 57 wounded citizens, including 10 women and 10 children, arrived at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younus.

The Israeli army also bombed a house belonging to the family of Wahba in southern Khan Younus, killing one citizen and wounding six others.

Dozens of casualties were reported during Israeli attacks on homes in different areas of Gaza.

Director general of the health ministry Muneer Al-Bursh said that three children died as a result of the lack of oxygen at the Kamal 'Adwan Hospital, adding that there are 12 children in intensive care and six premature babies at the hospital.

According to the health ministry on Monday evening, the death toll from Israeli bombardments in the Gaza Strip has risen to over 18,205 martyrs, mostly women and children, while the number of the wounded climbed to over 49,645 people.

 

Israeli occupation forces raid hospital in Gaza amidst fear for patients' lives

GAZA, Tuesday, December 12, 023 (WAFA) –

The Israeli occupation forces Monday stormed Kamal 'Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, after besieging and bombing it for several days, amid fears for patients' lives.

Medical sources in the Gaza Strip said that the occupation forces gathered medical teams and displaced men in the courtyard of Kamal 'Adwan Hospital, expressing their fears of their arrest or killing.

The same sources called on the United Nations, the World Health Organization, and the Red Cross to take action to rescue those in the hospital.

The director of Kamal 'Adwan Hospital, A'hmed Al-Ka'hloot, announced yesterday that the occupation forces directly bombed the maternity ward, killing two women and their two children, and amputating a third woman’s feet.

The director of Kamal 'Adwan Hospital said that there are 65 cases of casualties, 12 children in intensive care, 6 premature babies, 100 medical personnel, and 3,000 displaced people inside the hospital.

The occupation forces had previously stormed most of the hospitals in Gaza and the north, abused medical staff, the displaced people, the sick and the injured, and detained 34 medical staff.

K.T.

22 Palestinian civilians killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza

GAZA, Tuesday, December 12, 023 (WAFA) – 

22 Palestinian civilians, including children and women, were killed, and others were injured, in the ongoing occupation bombing of homes in the Rafa'h and Khan Younus governorates in the southern Gaza Strip.

WAFA correspondent said that 20 civilians were killed, and dozens were injured, when occupation warplanes bombed a number of homes in Rafa'h. There are still missing people under the rubble, he added.

Two citizens were also killed, and two others were injured, in an Israeli artillery shelling on Khan Younus.

K.T.

Dozens of Palestinian civilians killed and injured in Israeli shelling of different locations in Gaza Strip

GAZA, Monday, December 11, 2023 (WAFA) –

Dozens of civilians were killed and others injured, mostly children and women, in the ongoing Israeli shelling targeting different locations in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Israeli warplanes shelled the home of Al-'Arqan family in Dair El-Bala'h city, in central Gaza, killing and wounding several civilians.

Several other civilians were injured in Israeli airstrikes targeting the house of the Eisa family, also in Dair El-Bala'h. Israeli jets also shelled Khirbit Al-'Adas to the east of Rafa'h and Nusayrat refugee camp, in the central Strip.

In Khan Younus, in the southern Strip, several people were killed and others wounded by Israeli snipers’ bullets.

T.R.

GMO: 86 journalists killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since Oct. 7

Tuesday 12-December-2023, Gaza, (PIC)

At least 86 Palestinian journalists have been killed in the ongoing Israeli military campaign in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, the government media office (GMO) said on Tuesday.

The GMO said in a statement that the latest fatality was Mu'hammed Abu Samra, who was killed in an Israeli attack on Sunday.

“Israel’s assassination of Palestinian journalists is an attempt to obscure the Palestinian narrative and hide the truth,” the statement said.

The GMO further noted that at least six Palestinian journalists were detained during the Israeli ground incursion into the Gaza Strip in clear and flagrant violation of all international laws and conventions.

The GMO also called on all international, regional, and Arab press and media unions to condemn the Israeli crimes against Palestinian journalists and to pressure Israeli authorities to release all detained journalists who were subjected to all forms of abuse and torture.

Father of Al-Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Shareef killed in Israeli strike

Tuesday 12-December-2023, GAZA, (PIC)--

 The father of Al-Jazeera tv journalist Anas al-Sharif has been killed on Monday evening in an Israeli strike that targeted his family house where his father lived in Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza.

Speaking to Al-Jazeera tv on the death of his father, Al-Shareef said that he was unable to reach the house immediately after the strike, due to continuous Israeli bombing.

Al-Sharif’s father thus was buried in the yard of a UN school where many displaced Palestinians are taking shelter.

The Palestinian journalist told Al-Jazeera tv that he had received threats from Israeli officers to stop his coverage of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.

However, Al-Shareef pledged to continue covering the Israeli occupation’s crimes against the Palestinians in Gaza.

The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate documented the martyrdom of 75 journalists and media workers, the injury of about 80 journalists, and the missing of two others since the start of the Israeli hideous aggression on Gaza more than two months ago.

The Syndicate said in a report, that the Israeli ongoing bombardment affected family houses of 60 journalists, destroyed the headquarters of 63 press institutions and offices, and disrupted the work of 25 local radio stations, 24 of which in Gaza and one in the West Bank.

18,205 people killed, 49,645 injured in Israeli aggression on Gaza

Monday 11-December-2023, GAZA, (PIC)

The death toll from Israeli bombardments in the Gaza Strip has risen to over 18,205 victims, the Palestinian Health Ministry revealed on Monday evening.

Spokesman for the health ministry Ashraf Al-Qidra affirmed that 49,645 people were also injured during the Israeli attacks

Al-Qidra pointed out that 19 Israeli massacres were carried out over the past 24 hours against heavily populated residential neighborhoods and shelter centers.

208 Palestinians were killed, and 416 others injured during the reported massacres, the health authorities added, saying that many of the casualties are still trapped under the rubble and on the roads.

The Israeli forces targeted 137 institutions and put 22 hospitals and 46 shelter centers out of service, according to the ministry spokesman.

He further pointed out that the health teams are following up on 325,000 cases of infectious diseases, warning of “a real and fatal health disaster.”

Al-Qidra further stated that Israel is still detaining 36 health personnel from the Gaza Strip, including the Director General of Al-Shifa Medical Complex, Dr. Mu'hammed Abu Salmiya, while 296 health personnel have been killed so far.

Killing and Injuring of Palestinians in the West Bank by Israeli Occupation Regime Forces

A fifth Palestinians killed in Israel’s assault on Jineen (Jenin)

JENIN, Tuesday, December 12, 2023 (WAFA) -

Medical sources said tonight that a Palestinian man was killed by Israeli occupation forces in the ongoing Israeli army assault on the northern West Bank city of Jineen (Jenin), raising the total killed today to five.

The Ministry of Health said Fouad 'Imad Abahra, 36, was injured in the thigh by an Israeli army bullet and died after the soldiers prevented the ambulance from transporting him to a hospital in the city for half an hour and was left bleeding until he was pronounced dead.

Four other Palestinians were killed earlier today in an Israeli missile strike in the city, which raised the total killed today to five.

The Israeli occupation forces also abducted 70 male and female Palestinians from Jenin refugee camp in their ongoing aggression against the camp.

At the same time, the Ministry of Health said 13-year-old A'hmed Mu'hammed Sammar, who was ill, had died after the occupation forces delayed his arrival to the hospital.

M.K.

Four Palestinians killed by Israeli occupation forces in Jineen (Jenin)

JENIN, Tuesday, December 12, 023 (WAFA) –

Four Palestinian youths were killed on Tuesday, and another was injured, in a bombing by an occupation drone on a group of youths, amid destruction of infrastructure, in the Sibat neighborhood of the city of Jineen.

The director of Jineen Hospital, Wisam Bakr, told WAFA that four youths were killed, and one was wounded, after being directly targeted by a drone.

Some of the slain Palestinians were identified as: Rafeeq Al-Dabbous, Ma'hmoud Abu Surour, Bakr Siddeeq Zakarna, and Tha-ir Abu Al-Teen.

He added that the occupation aircraft dropped toxic smoke bombs in the hospital yard, as the occupation forces prevented the transfer of Abu Al-Tin to Jineen Hospital, forcing ambulance crews to transfer him to the health center in the town of Qabatya.

Since the early morning hours, the occupation forces surround the Ibn Seena, Jineen Governmental, and Al-Razi hospitals, and prevent ambulances from transporting the slain Palestinians.

The occupation forces destroyed the roundabout of the slain prisoner Kamal Abu Waar in the Jabriyat neighborhood in Jenin, and caused damages to the infrastructure.

According to WAFA correspondent, the father of the slain youth Zakarna suffered a stroke after receiving the news of his son’s killing. He is the father of the slain youth Sidqi, who was killed by Israeli forces on December 8, 2022.

The Director of Jineen Education, Salam Al-Tahir, announced that school in the city of Jenin and its camp, or in any gathering where the occupation forces are present, will turn to e-learning.

Israeli occupation forces are still preventing press crews from being present in the areas where raids are occurring, and covering what is happening there.

It is noteworthy that the occupation forces stormed the city and the camp, accompanied by several military bulldozers from Jineen-Nazareth Street, amid confrontations in several areas, as occupation soldiers and snipers occupied a number of residential buildings in a number of city neighborhoods.

The occupation forces conducted a campaign of inspections and raids on homes in the camp and the neighborhoods of Al-Jabriyat, Tal'at Al-Ghubaz, Abu Dthahir, Al-Bayadir area, and Al-Mara'h neighborhood, amid the outbreak of confrontations.

Confrontations broke out at the entrance to the towns of Al-Yamoun and Al-Seela Al-Harithiya, west of Jineen.

The occupation forces besieged a number of hospitals in the city of Jineen, and their military vehicles were deployed heavily in various streets of the city and around the camp.

K.T.

Palestinian youth injured after being severely beaten by Israeli soldiers in Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

BETHLEHEM, Monday, December 11, 2023 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian youth from Duhaisha refugee camp, in southern Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), tonight sustained injuries and bruises after being severely beaten up by Israeli soldiers, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS).

Khaleel Jabir, 23, along with his brother, were detained from their family home last night by Israeli occupation forces and were released shortly after. Israeli forces severely beat up Jabir during their raid.

PRCS in Bethlehem told WAFA correspondent that its crews transported, to one of the hospitals in Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), a 23-year-old youth who was severely beaten up by Israeli occupation forces during his detention.

T.R.

Israeli occupation forces shoot and injure Palestinian teenager in Bait La'hm (Bethlehem) area confrontations

BETHLEHEM, Monday, December 11, 2023 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian teenager was injured by live bullets this evening during confrontations with Israeli forces in the village of 'Husan, west of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), said security sources.

Security sources told WAFA correspondent that confrontations broke out in the Al-Matina area at the eastern entrance of 'Husan village, during which Israeli military forces attacked residents with live ammunition, and tear gas canisters, shooting and injuring a 16-year-old teen in the abdomen and hand.

His medical condition was described as moderate.

In the meantime, the occupation forces attacked the Palestinian Red Crescent crew in 'Husan. First aid officer A'hmed Siori told our correspondent that forces stopped the ambulance, forced its crew to get out, beat Siori, along with his colleague, Anas Abu Dayya, and held them at the entrance of the said village.

The occupation forces also attacked the Palestinian Red Crescent crew while they were heading toward the village.

T.R.

Abduction of Palestinians by Israeli Occupation Regime Soldiers

Israeli aggression on Jineen (Jenin) continues, 70 people abducted

JENIN, Tuesday, December 12, 2023 (WAFA) –

The Israeli occupation regime forces' assault on the northern West Bank city of Jineen (Jenin), which started at dawn today, continues through the afternoon with the detention of around 70 people from the Jineen refugee camp, according to local sources.

The Israeli occupation army killed this morning four Palestinians in the city in a missile strike by a drone and injured many others, one of them critically.

Military vehicles were deployed since the morning hours around the city’s hospitals, preventing ambulances and cars from reaching them resulting in the death of an ill child whose father was forced to carry him and walk to the hospital after the ambulances were not able to reach him and cars were not able to reach the hospital.

Medics said the child, who was ill, had died upon arrival at the hospital due to the delay in getting there on time.

M.K.

Israeli occupation forces abduct 50 Palestinians from the West Bank

RAMALLAH, Tuesday, December 12, 023 (WAFA) – 

The Israeli occupation forces today abducted 50 Palestinians in raids at their homes across the occupied West Bank, including two women.

In Ramallah, the occupation forces abducted 22 people, including Waseem Sunaiber, who was shot by the soldiers by live bullets, and a woman.

The Israeli occupation forces abducted 12 people from Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), six from Al-Khaleel (Hebron), two from Nablus, one from Tubas and six from Jineen, including a woman.

K.T.

Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

Israeli occupation forces demolish agricultural structures near Jerusalem

JERUSALEM, Tuesday, December 12, 023 (WAFA) – 

Israeli occupation forces Tuesday demolished facilities in the town of 'Anata, east of occupied Jerusalem.

Local sources reported that the occupation bulldozers demolished a barn and a farm belonging to local resident Mu'hammed A'hmed 'Hilwa in the town.

K.T.

Dozens of illegal Israeli settlers break into Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)

JERUSALEM,  Tuesday, December 12, 023 (WAFA) – 

Dozens of fanatic illegal Israeli settlers Tuesday morning broke into the compounds of Al-Aqsa Mosque under heavy protection from the Israeli occupation regime police.

The extremist Israeli settlers, divided into groups, raided the holy Islamic Mosque from Al-Maghariba gate and took provocative tours in its compounds.

It added that the settlers performed Talmudic rituals in the eastern part of the Mosque.

This comes at a time as the Israeli occupation forces intensify measures against Palestinians coming from Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) to enter the Mosque, inspecting their IDs and briefly detaining them.

K.T.

Illegal Israeli settlers steal 30 cows near the Jordan Valley

JORDAN VALLEY, Tuesday, December 12, 023 (WAFA) –

Illegal Israeli settlers Tuesday stole dozens of cows, east of 'Ain Al-Hilwa in the northern Jordan Valley.

Mo'taz Bisharat, an activist, said that a number of the illegal settlers attacked a herd of cows owned by local resident 'Adil Aliyan Daraghm, stole approximately 30 heads of cows, and took them to one of the illegal Israeli settlements in the northern Jordan Valley.

K.T.

Illegal Israeli settlers level large swathes of land south of Nablus

NABLUS, Monday, December 11, 023 (WAFA) –

Illegal Israeli settlers, under the protection of the Israeli occupation army, leveled tonight large swathes of land in the town of Qasra, south of Nablus.

Anti-settlement activist Fu-ad Hasan told WAFA that colonists, using machinery, leveled large swathes of land adjacent to the illegal Israeli Magdolim settlement, built illegally on the town’s land.

T.R.

Illegal Israeli settlers break into water spring south of Nablus, open live fire on Palestinian residents' homes

NABLUS, Monday, December 11, 2023 (WAFA) -

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers tonight broke into the water spring in the village of Qaryout, south of Nablus, and attacked Palestinian residents' homes with live fire.

Anti-settlement activist Bashar Qaryouti told WAFA that colonists, protected by Israeli occupation soldiers, stormed the spring and performed Talmudic rituals there, amid the firing of live bullets toward residents’ homes in the village.

The illegal Israeli settlers break into the said water spring every week under the protection of occupation soldiers, who fire bullets and tear gas canisters at citizens who try to confront the colonists’ incursion.

T.R.

Dozens of illegal Israeli setlers storm Masafir Yatta area to perform Talmudic rituals as Israeli forces close roads

HEBRON, Tuesday, December 12, 2023 (WAFA) -

Dozens of illegal Israeli settlers this evening stormed Tel Ma'een area in Masafir Yatta, south of Hebron, and performed Talmudic rituals there as occupation forces closed roads connecting communities in Masafir Yatta.

According to local sources, dozens of colonists, backed by Israeli forces, stormed Tel Ma'een area, where they erected a big menorah and performed Talmudic prayers.

The occupation forces set several flying checkpoints on the main roads and entrances to the communities in Masafir Yatta, obstructing residents’ movement.

Colonists often attack the communities in Masafir Yatta, attacking and chasing out shepherds and farmers.

T.R.

The Israeli occupation regime to seize Palestinian-owned archaeological land in Salfit

SALFIT, Monday, December 11, 2023 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces notified several Palestinian families of their intentions to take over their lands in the archaeological area of Dair Qala, east of the town of Dair Ballut in Salfit.

Local sources told WAFA correspondent that a land area of around 18 dunums is threatened with imminent seizure by the occupation. The land is owned by several families in the town.

Dair Qala is located 2 km east of Dair Ballout, where the monastery of Ballout was built more than 1,500 years ago.

The Israeli occupation regime prevents access to the monastery, while the illegal settlement construction continues to advance alongside the site through the illegal “Beduel” settlement.

The "Leshem" settlement, built illegally on citizens' lands in the towns of Kafr Al-Deek and Dair Ballout, is also located close to the archaeological area of Dair Qala.

A.D./T.R. 

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