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.

 

On Day 85 of the US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 187 Palestinians Killed, 312 Injured, with a Death Toll of  21,507 and 55,915 Injuries

December 29, 2023 

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Editor's Notes:  

Here are some initial (not final) statistics, which show the Israeli war crimes against humanity, during the current Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip:  

By December 29, 2023, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 28,507+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (21,507) and those who are still missing under the rubble (Corrected on December 23, 2023: 7,000+).   

By December 29, 2023, the documented injuries exceeded 55,915, and more than 2,520 civilians have been abducted from Gaza Strip (80 mutilated corpses were returned on 12/27/23).

By December 29, 2023, there were 318 Palestinians who were killed, 3,529 who were injured, and 4,863, who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023.

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By December 28, 2023, the death toll included 8,800+ children and 6,300+ women.   

By December 27 2023,  there was a complete destruction of 65,000+ housing units, and a partial destruction of 290,000+ housing units (60% 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 28, 2023, 312 health personnel and 97 journalists were killed and hundreds were injured, 104 ambulances were destroyed while on duty, killing and injuring their crews, and destroyed 142 health institutions. As a result of the strikes and lack of fuel, 23 hospitals and 53 primary care centers are not functioning.  

Meanwhile, 126 government offices and 92 schools and universities were completely destroyed, while 285 schools and universities were partially damaged.

115 mosques were completely destroyed, while 200 others were partially damaged, in addition to three churches.

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Palestinian women grieving family members who were killed by Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on Gaza Strip, on December 29, 2023	A Palestinian man carrying a little girl who was killed by Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment, on December 29, 2023
Martyr Palestinian teenager Ma'hmoud 'Othman Warn was shot then died by Israeli occupation soldiers' fire in Al-'Aizariya, east of Al-Quds, occupied Jerusalem, December 29, 2023	Palestinian A'hmed 'Owaisat, 23, was killed by Israeli occupation soldiers, who let him bleed to death, at the Mazmouriya road block, December 29, 2023
Palestinian civilians trying to get victims out from under the rubble of a house targeted by an Israeli genocidal air strike on Al-Nusayrat, December 30, 2023	Performing funeral prayer on the Palestinian journalist Jabr Abu Hadroos, who was killed together with his family members by an Israeli genocidal air strike on Dair El-Bala'h, on December 30, 2023

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).

"إِنْ أَحْسَنتُمْ أَحْسَنتُمْ لِأَنفُسِكُمْ ۖ وَإِنْ أَسَأْتُمْ فَلَهَا ۚ " (الإسْرَاءُ ، 17: 7). 

"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).

"If you do good, you do good for yourselves; and if you do evil, (you do it) to yourselves" (Al-Isra, 17: 7). 

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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.

This is a necessary brief background to understand the US-Backed Zionist Israeli continuous wars against the Arab nation generally, and the Palestinian people in particular, which included the wars of 1948, 1956, 1967, 1978, 1982, the brutal crushing of the two Uprisings (1987-1993 and 2000-2004), 2009, 2012, 2014, 2021, and the current genocidal war on Gaza, which has culminated a blockade of Gaza since 2007. In addition, the Israeli occupation and apartheid regime launched so many covert operations, raids, and air strikes on many Arab states since 1948.

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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UNICEF: “Number of children killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, reaches unprecedented levels”

 IMEMC, DEC 29, 2023

AMMAN, 28 December 2023 – UNICEF: 

“This year has been the deadliest year on record for children in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, with conflict-related violence reaching unprecedented levels.

“83 children have been killed in the past twelve weeks – more than double the number of children killed in all of 2022, amid increased military and law enforcement operations. More than 576 have been injured and others have reportedly been detained. Furthermore, the West Bank has been heavily affected by movement and access restrictions.

“As the world watches on in horror at the situation in the Gaza Strip, children in the West Bank are experiencing a nightmare of their own. Living with a near-constant feeling of fear and grief is, sadly, all-too-common for children affected. Many children report that fear has become a part of their daily life, with many scared even walking to school or playing outside due to the threat of shootings and other conflict-related violence. UNICEF is extremely concerned about the right of children in the West Bank including East Jerusalem to safety and protection, and their inherent right to life.

“Children living in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, have been experiencing grinding violence for many years, yet the intensity of that violence has dramatically increased since the horrific attacks of 7 October. Conflict-related violence has killed 124 Palestinian children and 6 Israeli children since the start of 2023.

“Grave violations against children, in particular killing and maiming, are unacceptable. UNICEF urges all parties to abide by their obligations under international human rights law and to protect children from conflict-related violence and protect their most basic right simply to be alive. Children should never be the target of violence, no matter who or where they are. An end to recurring violence is the best way to ensure children can grow up in peace and safety.

“The suffering of children in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, must not fade into the background of the current conflict – it is part of it.”

About UNICEF: UNICEF promotes the rights and wellbeing of every child, in everything we do. Together with our partners, we work in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere.

For more information about UNICEF and its work for children, visit www.unicef.org/mena.

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Even humanitarian aid was not spared, Israeli soldiers open fire at UNRWA aid convoy in Gaza

Friday 29-December-2023, GAZA, (PIC)

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Friday its aid convoy came under fire by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip.

“Israeli soldiers fired at an aid convoy as it returned from northern Gaza along a route designated by the Israeli army,” UNRWA’s director in Gaza, Tom White, wrote on X.

“Our international convoy leader and his team were not injured but one vehicle sustained damage,” he added, stressing that “aid workers should never be a target.”

The Director of UNRWA Operations in Gaza stressed that the people of Gaza are struggling every day to survive and find food and water.

He warned of a potential catastrophic starvation in Gaza as 40% of the population is now on the brink of famine, pointing out that Gaza is in dire need of more aid and the only hope left is a humanitarian ceasefire.

UNRWA had previously announced the martyrdom of dozens of its employees in the Gaza Strip, since the start of the brutal Israeli aggression on the besieged enclave on October 7.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, said earlier that the number of the employees of the international organization who were killed in the Israeli aggression on Gaza is unprecedented in the history of the United Nations.

For 84 days in a row, Israeli army has been waging a brutal aggression on Gaza, resulting in heinous massacres against civilians, mostly women and children.

The Palestinian death toll since 7 October rose to more than 21,300, mostly women and children, with more than 55,000 wounded, according to Palestinian sources.

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'Hamas calls on the UN coordinator to intervene urgently to bring aid into Gaza

Thursday 28-December-2023, GAZA, (PIC)

The 'Hamas Movement called on the newly appointed UN Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs and Reconstruction, Sigrid Kaag, to “move quickly and ensure the entry of the necessary humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, who are subjected to a barbaric war of genocide that left more than 85% of the people displaced.”

The Movement further called on the UN coordinator to “ensure the arrival of relief and medical aid supplies and other necessary needs to all areas of the Gaza Strip and not to comply with the Israeli threats, which seek to limit the distribution of the aid supplies to specific areas.”

'Hamas also stressed “the need to ensure the permanent opening of the Rafa'h crossing to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid and the travel of the wounded and sick people to receive treatment abroad.”

Earlier, Hamas called on the United Nations to stop the crime of forced displacement against the people of the Gaza Strip.

The Movement “demanded the United Nations and UNRWA to live up to their legal responsibilities towards stopping the crime of forced displacement that the criminal occupation is trying to push against our people in the Gaza Strip under bombardment and forcing them to head towards other areas, which constitutes a brutal and complex war crime.”

Last Tuesday, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Sigrid Kaag of the Netherlands as Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza.

The appointment was pursuant to the UN Security Council Resolution 2720 (2023) that was adopted last Friday with 13 states voting for it while the United States and Russia abstaining from voting after days of marathon talks. 

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

‎On December 29, 2023, Dr. Ashraf Al-Qidra, the Spokesperson of the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on Gaza Strip resulted in the killing of 187 Palestinian civilians and injuring of 312, in the past 24 hours. This increased the death toll in Gaza Strip to 21,507 and the injuries to 55,915, since October 7, 2023.

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Ministry of Health: 187 martyrs, 312 wounded in Gaza over the past 24 hours

Friday 29-December-2023, GAZA, (PIC)

The Ministry of Health announced on Friday that 187 Palestinians were killed and 312 others were injured in the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours.

This brings the death toll since 7 October to at least 21,507 with almost 55,915 wounded, according to the ministry.

The ministry pointed out that there are more than seven thousand missing people under the rubble of destroyed homes or in the various streets and neighborhoods in the Gaza Strip, especially in the advancing axes of the Israeli occupation forces, where medical teams are barred from approaching the victims.

Since October 7, the Israeli army has been waging a genocidal war on Gaza, resulting in more than 83,000 martyrs, wounded, and missing, with 70% of them women and children; causing an immense damage to hundreds of thousands of housing units and forcibly displacing about 2 million people living in Gaza Strip.

Gaza holocaust: Day 84 of the Israeli genocidal war

PIC, Friday 29-December-2023,

The Israeli occupation army continues to carry out its holocaust in Gaza for the 84th consecutive day Friday, through the launching of dozens of airstrikes and artillery shelling, committing bloody massacres against civilians and carrying out horrifying crimes in incursion areas, amid a catastrophic humanitarian situation resulting from the siege and the displacement of over 90% of the population.

Our correspondents reported that the occupation army’s aircraft and artillery continued their intense airstrikes and shelling on various areas of the Gaza Strip on Friday, targeting houses, gatherings, facilities, and streets, resulting in hundreds of martyrs and wounded.

Medical crews retrieved the body of the martyr Abdul Nasir A'hmed Kalloub from Al-Qassam Street in Khan Younus.

Local sources reported that the death toll from the Israeli airstrikes on the Al-Talbani and Isma'eel families’ houses, southeast of Al-Maghazi Camp, has risen to more than 18 martyrs.

Martyrs fell and others were injured in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a residential apartment in Al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

Seven citizens were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the 'Adwan family’s house in Rafa'h.

Twenty civilians, mostly women and children, were killed in violent Israeli genocidal airstrikes on houses in Al-'Howar, Saidam, and Jabr in Al-Nusayrat.

The Israeli aircraft and artillery carried out continuous and intense shelling on the Al-Nusayrat, Al-Maghazi, and Al-Bureaj refugee camps in the central Gaza Strip.

The Israeli occupation forces destroyed the Al-Za’farani Mosque east of Al-Maghazi Camp.

Meanwhile, the occupation forces continue their incursions into several axes in the Gaza Strip, amid fierce clashes in those areas.

Our correspondents reported that the occupation forces are committing horrifying crimes in the incursion areas, including field executions, raiding and looting houses and facilities, besieging thousands of citizens in their homes and depriving them of food, water, and health services. There are injuries and martyrs in houses and streets that medical crews cannot reach. The occupation forces also carry out random arrest operations against citizens, accompanied by widespread harassment.

Day 84: Israeli Missiles Kill Dozens, Mainly Children And Women, In Gaza”

 IMEMC, DEC 29, 2023

On Friday, December 29, 2023, Day 84 of the Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli occupation army continued the firing of missiles and shells at different parts of the Gaza Strip, killing dozens of Palestinians, most of whom are women and children, and wounding dozens of residents.

Medical sources in Gaza said that, over the last 24 hours, “the Israeli army committed twenty massacres against entire families in the coastal region, killing 210 Palestinians and wounding 360.”

In Khan Younus, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army fired a missile at a home for the Al-Amour family, in the Al-Fakhari town, east of the city, killing nine and wounding many.

In Gaza City, the Israeli army fired many missiles and shells and homes and buildings, in addition to bombing and destroying the Taqwa Mosque in the Al-Shaikh Radhwan neighborhood.

In Rafa'h, in southern Gaza, the army fired a missile at a home for the 'Adwan family, killing eight Palestinians, and wounding many other.

The Israeli army also expanded its invasions in the Central District of the Gaza Strip, while the air force and the army continued to bomb many areas before the military vehicles advanced into them.

One Palestinian was killed and several injured when the army fired a missile at a car in Al-Nusayrat refugee camp, in central Gaza.

Also, the army said two officers were killed and two soldiers were seriously injured in northern Gaza, Friday morning, in addition to 49 who were injured in several parts of the Gaza Strip, Wednesday.

The number of slain Palestinians in the Gaza Strip since October 7 is at least 21.320, in addition to more than 55.603 wounded; most of the casualties are civilians, including women, children, and elders.

Earlier Report, published on: Dec 29, 2023, at 09:04: 

Earlier Friday dawn, during the first hours of Day 84 of the onslaught, the Israeli occupation army fired barrages of missiles and shells at various parts of the Gaza Strip, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, most of them women and children.

The bombing of Gaza was carried out by artillery shells and missiles fired from Israel’s war jets and Israeli navy ships, targeting every part of the destroyed coastal enclave.

The Israeli occupation army bombed dozens of homes and mosques in several parts of the central and southern parts of the Gaza Strip.

In Khan Younus, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, the army fired missiles and shells at homes and buildings in the Al-Fakhari area, east of the city, killing more than eleven Palestinian and wounding dozens.

The bombing of Khan Younus targeted many areas and neighborhoods, especially in the eastern parts of the city.

In Rafa'h, in southern Gaza, the Israeli army killed at least twenty-two and wounded dozens of Palestinians, including at least twenty-two in one home for the Dhiyab family in the Shabboura refugee camp, after the army fired missiles at it.

Also in Rafa'h, Israeli missiles and shells killed 21 Palestinians and injured at least 50, mostly children, in addition to burying more under the rubble while the search for survivors remained ongoing.

In the Central Gaza Strip, the army carried out a series of air strikes targeting many areas, especially in the Al-Maghazi refugee and the Nusayrat refugee camps.

In Al-Maghazi, Israeli missiles killed more than fourteen Palestinians and injured dozens in two targeted homes near the Za’faran Mosque in the refugee camp, in addition to eight Palestinians in a home for the Ismael family.

In addition, an Israeli military drone fired a missile near the Shuhada Mosque in the Nusayrat refugee camp in central Gaza, while Navy ships targeted many homes and buildings with barrages of live fire, killing more than twenty Palestinians and wounding dozens; many Palestinians remain buried under the rubble amidst efforts to locate them.

Israeli occupation regime military helicopters also fired missiles and barrages of live rounds at homes and residents fleeing their homes in the Central District, including in the Al-Buraij refugee camp.

On Thursday evening, Israeli missiles killed twenty Palestinians and injured dozens in a home in Rafa'h, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli missiles also killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, mostly women and children, in the Shabboura refugee camp in Rafa'h and destroyed a mosque in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, north of Gaza City.

At least nine Palestinians, mainly women, and children, were also killed when the army fired a missile at a home in Al-Fakhari in Khan Younus, in addition to more than 17, including five children, killed and fifteen injured in a home near the Al-Amal Hospital of the Palestinians Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in Khan Younus.

It is worth mentioning that Israeli missiles and shells killed more than 300 Palestinians and injured at least 400 in several parts of the Gaza Strip on Thursday.

In a statement, the Palestinian Health Ministry has reported that the Israeli army killed more than 21.320 Palestinians and injured 55.603, mostly women and children, in addition to the thousands of missing Palestinians, largely buried under the rubble of bombarded homes and apartment buildings. 

 

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

Palestinian shot dead by Israeli occupation forces in Al-'Aizariya

Al-Quds (Jerusalem), Friday, December 29, 2023 (WAFA) –

A young Palestinian man was shot dead this evening by Israeli occupation forces in the town of Al-'Aizariya, east of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), according to local sources and witnesses.

WAFA correspondent said Ma'hmoud 'Othman Warni succumbed to his injuries after being shot by Israeli occupation forces during confrontations that erupted in the town.

Earlier today, a Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli occupation forces at a checkpoint south of the city of Al-Khaleel (Hebron) in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli violence across the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem has flared since Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip began on October 7. Since then, the UN has verified the deaths of at least 300 Palestinians in the West Bank, including 79 children. Of these, 291 were killed by Israeli forces, eight by settlers and one was killed by either soldiers or settlers.

Nearly 4,800 Palestinians have been detained in the West Bank as well since the war on Gaza began.

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IOF kills Palestinian youth following car-ramming incident near Al-Khaleel

Friday 29-December-2023, AL-KHALIL, (PIC)--

 Israeli occupation forces (IOF) shot and killed a Palestinian young man near al-Khalil on Friday afternoon after he rammed his car into a group of IOF soldiers.

Four IOF soldiers were wounded in the attack near the southern West Bank city of Al-Khalil on Friday afternoon, the Israeli army radio said, adding that the attack took place near the illegal Israeli settlement of Otniel.

Media sources reported that the IOF opened fire at a Palestinian car at a military checkpoint in Wadi Al-Shahina area near Doura town in southern Al-Khaleel after the car ramming operation took place.

IOF soldiers were deployed in the area and immediately launched a large-scale search operation as Israeli ambulance cars were heading to the scene of the incident.

The young man was later identified as Amr Abdul Fatta'h Abu 'Husain.

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill a Palestinian South of Al-Quds (Occupied Jerusalem)

 DEC 29, 2023

Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian young man, on Thursday evening, at the “Mazmouriya” military roadblock, south of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), after an alleged stabbing attack.

The Israeli occupation soldiers shot A'hmed Adeeb Khaleel 'Ulayyn 'Owaisat, 23 with live rounds and let him bleed to death after an alleged stabbing attack at the “Mazmouriya” military roadblock. Media sources said Ahmad, a resident of Jabal Al-Mokabbir, southeast of occupied Jerusalem, was killed after he allegedly stabbed two Israelis.

Later, the army invaded Jabal Al-Mokabbir, before storming and ransacking the slain man’s family home.

According to Mohammad Mahmoud, the lawyer with the Wadi Hilwa Information Center in Jerusalem (Silwanic), occupation forces abducted the sister, father, and brother of the slain young man after their house was stormed. Israeli media reported that an Israeli soldier and a civilian security guard were stabbed at the military roadblock.

The Israeli medical emergency services said a man and woman in their 20’s, were in stabbed and were transported to hospital in moderate condition.

In a statement, the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), reported that the soldier was in serious condition. 

Palestinian youth critically injured by Israeli gunfire near Jineen

Jineen, Friday, December 29, 2023 (WAFA) –

A young man was critically injured by live ammunition fired by the Israeli occupation forces near the separation wall erected on the lands of residents in the village of At-Tayyiba west of Jineen.

Medical sources at Ibn Seena Hospital confirmed that the young man was shot in the main artery of the thigh, describing his injury as critical. This incident underscores the lax Israeli live-fire regulations when it comes to Palestinian civilians.

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Young Palestinian man shot and injured by Israeli forces near Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), Friday, December 29, 2023 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian young man sustained a gunshot wound today during confrontations that erupted with Israeli occupation forces in the town of Tuqu, to the southeast of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem) in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian security sources.

Israeli occupation forces reportedly fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters during the confrontations in the town. As a result, a 20-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen, with his condition described as serious. He was immediately transported to hospital for treatment.

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Two Palestinians, including a child, injured by Israeli gunfire in Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

HEBRON, Friday, December 29, 2023 (WAFA) –

Two Palestinians, including a child, sustained injuries from Israeli gunfire this evening in two separate incidents in the southern West Bank province of Al-Khaleel (Hebron), according to local and medical sources.

The sources reported that confrontations erupted with the occupying Israeli forces that stormed the Al-Fawwar refugee camp, during which live bullets were fired by the Israeli forces at local civilians. As a result, a child was shot in the leg and was subsequently transported to nearby Yatta Governmental Hospital for medical treatment.

Meantime, a young man was injured by Israeli occupation forces' live fire in Al-'Arroub refugee camp, south of Hebron, according to local sources.

The sources indicated that the occupying forces, stationed at a military checkpoint at the entrance to the camp, fired live bullets at residents and their homes. This resulted in a young man sustaining a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

Emergency medical teams from the Palestinian Red Crescent transported the young man to a hospital for treatment, describing his condition as moderate.

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Israeli Occupation Soldiers Shoot And Abduct A Young Man Near Tubas

 IMEMC, DEC 29, 2023

On Friday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the Al-Far’a refugee camp south of Tubas, in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank, and shot a young man before abducting him from an ambulance transporting him to a hospital.

Media sources said several army jeeps invaded the refugee camp, leading to protests, before the army fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs.

They added that the soldiers shot a young man, Anas Nasr Al-Sawalma, with a live round in the arm before abducting him from a Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulance while the medics were rushing him to a hospital in Tubas.

During the invasion, the soldiers fired a shell at a home they surrounded and also stormed and ransacked several homes. 

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Abduction of Palestinians by the Israeli Occupation Regime Forces

Fresh Israeli abductions in the West Bank

Friday 29-December-2023, WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) launched a large-scale raid and abduction campaign in different parts of the West Bank at dawn Friday.

In Al-Khaleel, the IOF troops stormed in large numbers the Al-Kassara, Jabal Jawhar, Bab Al-Zawiya and 'Ain Sarah areas amid a power outage in numerous neighborhoods in the city.

Similar raids were also reported in Doura and Yatta towns.

The Israeli occupation forces also detained at least 37 Palestinians after raiding Dair Abu Mesh’al village, northwest of Ramallah, early today.

The IOF also stormed the Satha Mar'haba neighborhood in Al-Beerih, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.

A Palestinian child was detained after IOF troops stormed 'Ain Al-Sultan camp, northwest of Jericho.

In Occupied Jerusalem, the Israeli occupation regime police forces stormed Rafat village amid heavy firing of teargas bombs, which led to a fire outbreak in a vehicle.

The IOF also broke into Balata refugee camp, southeast of Nablus, while snipers could be seen on the roofs of many buildings at the camp’s entrances.

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