Second Prisoner Exchange Conducted, After Delay, Due to Israeli Violations of the humanitarian cease-fire agreement, November 25, 2023

Second Prisoner Exchange Conducted, After Delay, Due to Israeli Violations of the humanitarian cease-fire agreement

November 25, 2023

Note:

The second Israeli-Palestinian prisoner exchange has been conducted, after several-hour delay, due to the Israeli occupation regime violations in four areas of the humanitarian cease-fire agreement with 'Hamas. These were as follows:

1. Releasing Palestinian political prisoners, on the basis of earlier imprisonment, the earliest first.

2. Providing northern Gaza with food, medicine, and fuel (only half quantities were allowed).

3. No Israeli flying over southern Gaza Strip all time, and the Gaza city six hours a day.

4. Allowing people to go back to their homes in Gaza city (two people were killed, several injured, when they attempted to return).

***

By November 24, 2023, 14,532 Palestinians were Killed, 6,800+ Missing Under the Rubble, 35,000 Injured, in 48 Days of the Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza.

By November 21, 2023,The death toll included more than 5,840 children and 3,920 women, 695 elderly, 200 health care personnel, 22 civil defense members, and 51 journalists.

By November 21, 2023, there were 6,800 people who were still missing under the rubble, including 4,500 children.

By November 25, 2023, there were 225 Palestinians who were killed, 3,146 who were injured, and 3,177 who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank.


'Abdul Nasir 'Awadh: A revered teacher and Imam killed along with 53 family members, November 25, 2023	Palestinian physician Shamikh Kamal Abu Al-Rub, 25, was killed and two others were injured, during an Israeli occupation army raid on Qabatya, the West Bank, November 25, 2023

66 journalists and media workers have been killed during the Israeli genocidal attacks on the Gaza Strip, November 25, 2023	A Palestinian child holding a loaf of bread, which was rare to get during the 48 days of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip, November 25, 2023

Multiple cities around the world witnessed massive demonstrations and marches today in solidarity with the Palestinian people, November 25, 2023	Decomposed bodies of martyrs recovered from different areas of Gaza Strip, November 25, 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).

"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).

***

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/

***
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.

***
***

Haniyya’s adviser: Israel violates the terms of temporary ceasefire

November 25, 2023, GAZA, (PIC) +-

Tahir Al-Nunu, political advisor to Hamas leader, Isma'eel Haniyya, has accused Israel of violating the terms of the temporary ceasefire.

In press remarks to Aljazeera tv on Saturday, Al-Nunu said Israel breached the truce by carrying out several shooting operations in various locations in Gaza, leading to the martyrdom of two Palestinians.

A temporary four-day humanitarian truce took effect on Friday between Hamas and Israel for the release of dozens of prisoners and the entry of hundreds of trucks loaded with humanitarian, medical and relief aid, and fuel into all districts of the besieged Gaza Strip.

Al-Nunu explained that Israel did not adhere to the agreed upon conditions of the release of prisoners and the entry of aids to northern Gaza, which is affecting the deal.

He pointed out that 'Hamas has already offered more than was expected of the deal’s terms by releasing ten Thai-national hostages in addition to one Filipino.

He affirmed that 'Hamas is open to negotiations for the sake of reaching new deals.

For 49 days in a row, Israel waged a heinous genocide in Gaza Strip via air, ground, and sea attacks, resulting in more than 15,000 martyrs (with 10.000 of them women and children), 36,000 wounded and around 7,000 missing people.

***

On the 2nd day of the humanitarian ceasefire, expect more prisoners to be released

November 25, 2023, GAZA, (PIC) +-

The Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip has entered its 50th day on Saturday, coinciding with the second day of the temporary humanitarian ceasefire, during which aerial bombardments have ceased but Israeli violations continue with gunfire reported in the eastern outskirts of Gaza Strip. People are eagerly awaiting the release of an additional batch of prisoners as part of a partial exchange deal.

Our correspondent reports that the residents of the Gaza Strip, for the first time since October 7th, have spent their night without aerial and artillery bombardment, and without clear sightings of warplanes. He added that the majority of citizens from the southern and central provinces of Gaza have returned to their homes and spent the night there or near their destroyed houses, while hundreds of thousands of displaced people from Gaza City and its northern regions remain in shelters.

Field Developments

While the sound of aerial and artillery bombardment has disappeared, gunshots from Israeli occupying forces were heard in some areas, especially in the eastern parts of Khan Younus, Rafa'h, and central Gaza neighborhoods.

Local sources have reported Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement through the high-altitude reconnaissance flights of Israeli aircraft last night.

Family sources confirmed the death of Hala Asa'ad Sali'h Al-Agha, who succumbed to injuries sustained in a previous Israeli airstrike on Khan Younus.

Last night, medical sources in the Gaza Strip announced the arrival of the charred and decomposed bodies of seven martyrs to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza, after they were recovered from the area near the southern Gaza Valley.

Prisoner Exchange

The Palestinians are eagerly awaiting the release of more of their prisoners from Israeli jails, while it is also expected that the Al-Qassam Brigades will release a second batch of Israeli prisoners held by them.

Qatar, along with Egypt and the United States, was the main mediator in the ceasefire agreement, which stipulates the exchange of 50 Israeli prisoners held in Gaza for the release of 150 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

Israeli occupation authorities have stated that they have received a list of detainees who will be able to leave Gaza on Saturday, but they have not specified the number or the expected time of their release.

Qatar is expected to announce today, Saturday, the number of prisoners from both sides who will be released during the day.

Hebrew media reports stated that Israel has received a list with the names of the detained prisoners who are scheduled to be released by Hamas in Gaza today, Saturday.

Israel released 39 Palestinians yesterday, Friday, including 15 children and 24 women, while the Al-Qassam Brigades released 24 detainees, including 13 Israelis, 10 Thais, and one Filipino.

The Al-Qassam Brigades had previously announced that they were holding around 200 prisoners, including senior officers, soldiers, settlers, and dual nationals, as part of the Al-Aqsa Flood operation on October 7th. Additionally, other factions are holding around 50 more prisoners, and it was announced that some of them were killed as a result of Israeli airstrikes.

On the other hand, according to the latest statistics from the "Palestinian Prisoners Club," the number of Palestinian detainees has reached over 7,000, including more than 200 children, 78 female prisoners, and hundreds of patients and injured individuals, some of whom require urgent medical intervention. Among these prisoners, over 3,000 Palestinians have been arrested by the occupying forces since the start of the war on the Gaza Strip on October 7th.

Yesterday, Friday, Palestinians rejoiced at the return of the released prisoners under the agreement. Celebrations took place in Beitunia near Ramallah and in Nablus, where large crowds welcomed the freed prisoners upon their arrival in Beitunia. The participants chanted slogans in support of resistance and Gaza, carrying and waving Palestinian flags and Hamas banners. Meanwhile, Israeli forces prohibited any celebrations in occupied Jerusalem.

Regarding the entry of aids, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society stated that 196 trucks loaded with humanitarian assistance, including food, water, and medical supplies, were delivered through the Rafa'h crossing yesterday, Friday. This is the largest aid convoy to Gaza since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Strip. They also added that approximately 1,759 trucks have entered the Gaza Strip since October 21st.

***

The Israeli occupation regime releases 39 Palestinian political prisoners as the first part of the swap deal

RAMALLAH, Friday, November 24, 2023 (WAFA) -

The Israeli occupation regime released tonight 39 abductee political prisoners as part of a swap deal, including 24 women and 15 minors.

A bus and vehicles belonging to the International Committee of the Red Cross transported several released detainees from the 'Ofer military prison, west of Ramallah, to the Baitounia municipality, whereas nine female Jerusalemite detainees were released from the Al-Moskobiyya detention center in Jerusalem.

To be noted, the number of Palestinian political prisoners incarcerated in Israeli political prisons reached 7500, including 72 women and 250 minors.

T.R.

***

The Israeli genocidal war on Gaza pushes the Palestinian population toward starvation

By Ali al-Farra

GAZA, Saturday, November 25, 2023 (WAFA) -

The Palestinian people are living in unprecedented, tragic conditions due to the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip. They are exposed to hunger and diseases, face indiscriminate bombing, as well as the demolition of homes on top of the residents, and sleep in shelter centers, on the streets, and in public buildings.

The Palestinian people in Gaza are witnessing a shortage of everything, including medicine, treatment, food, and water. They are also lacking fuel, and have been living without electricity since the start of the aggression on October 7 forcing them to use primitive methods to secure their daily sustenance of bread and food using fire, wood, and anything that can be kindled to overcome the severe shortage of cooking gas.

Mustafa A'hmed left his house at dawn, hoping he could get a good place in front of the flour distribution point of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) where he had gone several times before but due to the severe overcrowding he returned home empty handed. Every time he goes there, he hopes he will be able to get flour to provide bread for his hungry children.

A'hmed was not alone. In an attempt to take advantage of every minute of the humanitarian truce, Palestinians in Gaza sought to obtain flour and other available foodstuffs from the market or through aid distribution points in an attempt to secure their needs for fear of resuming the war after the end of the truce, as movement would become difficult.

Since the beginning of the war on Gaza, all crossings in the Gaza Strip were closed, and no goods or fuel entered. Electricity was cut off completely, all food supplies were gone from the shops, and even locally made materials no longer existed after all factories stopped working due to the Israeli bombing or running out of fuel.

A'hmed said that obtaining flour is extremely difficult, especially since the only mill operating within the Gaza Strip, which is located in the city of Dair El-Bala'h, was bombed and stopped working until its owners were able to return it to partial operation and it began to produce quantities much smaller than its normal production.

He pointed out that when the Gaza Strip stopped producing flour, they were left with nothing but the flour provided by UNRWA, which was supposed to be distributed to bakeries. However, the lack of cooking gas caused all bakeries to stop working, and therefore people had to obtain flour and make their own bread at home using primitive methods such as firewood or charcoal.

Yasir Abu 'Haleeb said that given the high demand for the flour provided by UNRWA, which requires going to its centers and presenting an ID card, where quantities are distributed according to the number of family members, these centers have become very crowded, and people wait for two or three days and sleeping on the floor until they can get it.

He stressed that if people resort to stores to buy their needs, they will only find very few food items in addition to being very expensive.

The director of laboratories of the flour mills, I'hsan Al-Farra, said the mills have worked since the beginning of the war to provide flour to the people at the prices at which they were sold before the war and did not try to exploit the circumstances, but that with the closure of the crossings and their inability to import high-quality wheat, as well as the running out of fuel, most of the mills were forced to stop productions.

He said that even the mills that were able to operate were bombed by the Israeli artillery and stopped working completely before returning to work partially, which only meets a small part of the needs.

M.K.

***

Massive rallies and marches worldwide in support of the Palestinian people

RAMALLAH, Saturday, November 25, 2023 (WAFA) –

Multiple capitals and cities around the world witnessed massive demonstrations and marches today in solidarity with the Palestinian people amid the ongoing Israeli genocidal aggression on the Gaza Strip.

London, the UK

Thousands gathered in the British capital, London, today to protest against the Israeli occupation's genocidal aggression on Gaza and express solidarity with the oppressed people of Palestine.

Demonstrators, waving Palestinian flags, marched from Marble Arch in west London towards Piccadilly in the city center. They vociferously condemned Israel's atrocities in Gaza and called for a permanent ceasefire.

Berlin, Germany

A massive demonstration took place in the German capital, Berlin, demanding an end to the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in Gaza and accountability for the occupation's crimes.

Crowds marched through the city streets, denouncing the ongoing Israeli genocide and expressing their support for the people of Palestine.

Paris, France

In the French capital, Paris, a sizable gathering denounced the crimes committed by the Israeli occupation against the people of Gaza. Protesters called for international protection for the Palestinian people and urged accountability for the Israeli occupation's actions.

The demonstration underscored the global outrage at the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the region amid Israeli genocide.

Manila, Philippines

In the capital of the Philippines, Manila, hundreds participated in a supportive demonstration for Palestine, condemning the Israeli occupation's aggression against the Palestinian people. The protesters called for a permanent ceasefire and accountability for the occupation's crimes against the Palestinian people.

Zagreb, Croatia

In the Croatian capital, Zagreb, a march commenced with participants carrying Palestinian flags. The demonstrators called for an end to the Israeli occupation's aggression in Gaza and demanded accountability for the crimes committed against the Palestinian people.

The event highlighted the global resonance of the Palestinian cause and the widespread condemnation of the ongoing Israeli aggression.

Across these cities, the international community came together to voice their opposition to the Israeli occupation's actions, demanding justice, accountability, and a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

The demonstrations emphasized the need for a global response to address the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Palestine.

M.N.

***

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

Gaza: Decomposed bodies of martyrs recovered from different areas

November 25, 2023, GAZA, (PIC) +-

On the second day of the humanitarian truce, Palestinian ambulance and civil defense crews on Saturday recovered many bodies of Palestinian martyrs, some of them decomposed or charred, as a result of the Israeli genocidal air strikes on Gaza Strip.

According to local sources, ambulance and civil defense crews pulled out a number of charred, dismembered and decomposed bodies of civilians from under the rubble of bombed buildings in Al-Shuja’iya neighborhood, east of Gaza City.

Video footage circulated on the internet showed a number of decomposed bodies scattered outdoors in streets and destroyed neighborhoods or inside hospitals, including the Indonesian Hospital.

Before the ceasefire started, rescue and medical crews failed to reach those victims.

The civil defense authority in Gaza appealed to the Arab countries to provide its rescue crews with the equipment needed to recover bodies of victims from under the rubble of buildings.

The civil defense said that its crews returned to work in eastern areas of Gaza to evacuate bodies of martyrs from there.

Seven charred and decomposed bodies of civilians pulled from under rubble in Gaza

GAZA, Friday, November 24, 2023 (WAFA) –

Medical sources in the Gaza Strip said seven charred and decomposed bodies of civilians killed in the Israeli aggression arrived at the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza.

The charred and decomposed bodies were pulled out from under the rubble in an area close to the southern part of Wadi Gaza.

T.R.

66 journalists killed by Israel in Gaza since October 7

November 25, 2023, GAZA, (PIC) +-

The Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate has said that 66 journalists and media workers have been killed since October 7 during Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.

In a Facebook post on Friday, the syndicate added that among the victims are six female journalists identified as Salma Mukhaimer, Salam Mima, Iman Al-'Aqili, 'Alaa Al-'Hasanat, Ayat Khadura, and Du'aa Sharaf.

Additionally, the syndicate pointed out that two journalists, Nidhal Al-Wuhaidi and Haitham Abdul-Wa'hid, are currently missing in Gaza, while 31 journalists are detained by the Israeli security and military forces in the occupied Palestinian territories.

The syndicate called on international, Arab, and Palestinian rights groups to hold the Israeli occupation government accountable for its crimes against female journalists, who are exposed to murder, arrest, prosecution, beating, and assault because of their journalistic work.

'Abdul Nasir 'Awadh: A revered teacher and Imam killed along with 53 family members

November 25, 2023, GAZA, (PIC) +-

'Abdul Nasir 'Awadh is a Palestinian respectful teacher in the UNRWA schools and the Imam of Salman Al-Farisi Mosque in Gaza.

'Awadh managed to visit Al-Aqsa Mosque last July, though he did not know that a few months later he would pass away along with all of his children and grandchildren in the Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip. Most of his family 53 members were teachers, academics, engineers, and doctors in addition to children.

Those who knew this family say that they were so honorable, honest, and respectful as they loved to offer people help and assistance. They all fell martyrs on October 27 in an Israeli brutal bombardment.

For 49 days in a row, Israel waged a heinous genocidal war on Gaza Strip via air, ground, and sea attacks, resulting in more than 40,000 martyrs, wounded and missing people.

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

Palestinian child shot dead by Israeli occupation forces east of Al-Beerih

RAMALLAH, Saturday, November 25, 2023 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces opened fire on a young Palestinian teenager killing him tonight in the Jabal Al-Taweel area east of the city of Al-Beerih in the occupied West Bank, according to medical sources.

The Ministry of Health said in a press statement it had informed by the Palestinian Civil Affairs Authority that a teenager identified as Mu'hammed Riyadh Sali'h, 16, was shot and killed by Israeli occupation soldiers in unclear circumstances in the said area.

Earlier tonight, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported that an individual–who later turned out to be the same child--was shot and injured by Israeli occupation forces at the entrance to the colonial settlement of Pesagot, illegally built on Palestinian lands east of Al-Beerih.

However, said PRCS, the Israeli forces prevented their emergency response teams from reaching the injured child, before he was announced dead of his wounds about an hour later.

(Updated at 11:20 pm local time, with the child Mohammad Riyadh Sali'h, 20, announced dead after being initially reported as critically injured)

M.N.

Palestinian youth injured by Israeli gunfire in Hebron

HEBRON, Saturday, November 25, 2023 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian youth was injured by live ammunition tonight during confrontations with Israeli occupation forces in the Al-'Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources.

WAFA correspondent said Israeli occupation forces stormed Al-'Arroub refugee camp, firing live ammunition and tear gas canisters toward civilians. The use of live ammunition by the Israeli troops resulted in a young man being shot in the lower limbs.

The injured individual was swiftly transported to a nearby medical facility for treatment. The situation in the camp remains tense as residents grapple with the aftermath of the Israeli raid.

M.N.

Israeli occupation forces kill three Palestinians, injure others as they raid the city of Jineen

JENIN, Saturday, November 25, 2023 (WAFA) –

At least three Palestinians were killed and six others were injured tonight by Israeli gunfire, as Israeli occupation forces accompanied by bulldozers stormed the city of Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank from multiple directions, according to medical sources.

Palestinian security sources informed WAFA that the Israeli military stormed the city while opening gunfire indiscriminately, sparking confrontations with the local residents. The use of live ammunition by the forces resulted in the murder of three Palestinians, 'Ammar Abu Al-Wafa, 21, A'hmed Abu al-Hayja, 20, Mu'hammed Ma'hmoud Subai'hat, 27, and the injury of at least six others.

The invading forces also encircled the Jenin Governmental Hospital and the local branch of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), as well as the Ibn Seena Hospital, blocking access to these facilities. As access the city's two main hospitals was blocked, all casualties were being transported to the Al-Razi Hospital in the city.

Snipers were reported to have positioned on the rooftops of some buildings in the city and the vicinity of the Jenin refugee camp during the raid, which is continuing until now, heightening fear among the residents.

During the ongoing raid, Israeli occupation forces embarked on bulldozing of streets on the outskirts of the Jenin refugee camp, destroying infrastructure and rendering roads unusable.

There were also reports of increased reconnaissance flights by Israeli drones over the city, heightening concerns among the local population.

This incident follows a pattern of intensified Israeli military incursions into the city and other cities and towns in the occupied West Bank. The targeting of hospitals by the Israeli occupation forces adds a deeply concerning dimension.

(Updated at 8:46 pm local time with two Palestinians announced dead from Israeli gunfire)

(Updated at 9:49 pm local time with three more injuries from Israeli gunfire reported)

(Updated at 11:26 pm local time with the death toll of the Israeli raid into Jenin rising to three)

M.N

Palestinian physician killed, two others injured in an Israeli army raid of Qabatya

JENIN, Saturday, November 25, 2023 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian physician identified as Shamikh Kamal Abu al-Rub, 25, was shot and killed this morning and two others were injured during an Israeli occupation army raid of the town of Qabatya, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, according to the director of Al-Razi Hospital in Jineen (Jenin), Fawwaz 'Hamad.

Local sources told WAFA that soldiers raided the town and surrounded a building near the town’s school for girls calling on those inside to come out.

In the process, the soldiers opened fire at residents of the building, killing the physician and injuring two others, including Abu al-Rub's brother, Mu'hammed.

WAFA correspondent said Abu al-Rub, son of the acting governor of Jineen (Jenin) Kamal Abu al-Rub, was shot by live bullets in the abdomen while he and his brother were leaving the surrounded building, which led to his death immediately, while his brother was wounded by live bullets in the leg. Another youth was shot in the thigh, apparently during confrontations that erupted in the town following the raid.

The army later ended its siege of the building and raid and left the town after arresting three people, according to the sources.

M.K.

Israeli occupation forces shoot two Palestinian children in Nablus and Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

NABLUS/HEBRON, Saturday, November 25, 2023 (WAFA) –

Two Palestinian children were shot and injured by Israeli occupation soldiers today during two separate incidents in the town of Bait Ummar, north of Hebron, and in the village of Burqa, northwest of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources.

In Bait Ummar, an Israeli military incursion triggered confrontations between the Israeli occupation forces and local protesters. According to local media activist Mu'hammed 'Awadh, the forces fired live ammunition at civilians during the confrontations.

The gunfire resulted in the injury of a 16-year-old boy who was shot twice in the legs, 'Awadh added. The wounded child was promptly transported to hospital for medical treatment.

Meanwhile, in a separate incident in the village of Burqa, northwest of Nablus, a Palestinian child, aged 11, was struck by live Israeli ammunition shrapnel in the abdomen during confrontations between local residents and Israeli occupation forces accompanied by settlers. The child was swiftly taken to hospital for medical attention.

The confrontations in Burqa erupted as villagers mobilized to resist the incursion of colonial settlers, protected by the Israeli military, into an agricultural area in the village.

M.N.

One person injured by Israeli soldiers’ gunfire

SALFIT, Saturday, November 25, 2023 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian was injured today by a live bullet fired by Israeli occupation forces after storming the town of Qarawat Bani Hasan, west of Salfeet in the north of the West Bank, according to local sources.

They told WAFA that confrontations broke out after the occupation forces stormed the town, during which the soldiers opened live fire at people, injuring one in the leg.

M.K.

Abduction of Palestinians by Israeli Occupation Regime Soldiers

Israeli occupation forces detain at least 17 Palestinians in West Bank, raising total to 3160 since October 7

RAMALLAH, Saturday, November 25, 2023 (WAFA) –

The Israeli occupation forces detained today 17 Palestinians, most of them from the Nablus area, raising the total to 3160 detained since October 7, according to the Prisoners Commission and Prisoner Society.

Eleven Palestinians were detained during an army raid of old and new 'Askar refugee camps, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and three others turned themselves in at an army checkpoint near Nablus after Israel held family members as hostages to force them to turn themselves in.

Detentions were also reported in Jineen (Jenin), Al-Khaleel (Hebron), Qalqilya, Aree'ha (Jericho), and Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) governorates.

M.K.

Israeli forces detain three Palestinian journalists for seven hours at a military checkpoint in Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

HEBRON, Friday, November 24, 2023 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces tonight held three Palestinian journalists from Al-Khaleel (Hebron) governorate for about seven hours at a flying checkpoint to the south of the governorate, before releasing them.

Local sources told WAFA that Israeli occupation forces briefly detained three journalists at an Israeli military checkpoint erected south of Hebron, before releasing them.

They were identified as Mos'ab Shawar Al-Tameemi, Taha Abu Husain, and Ma'hmoud Tumeeza.

T.R.

Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

Illegal Israeli settlers attack olive harvesters south of Nablus

NABLUS, Saturday, November 25, 2023 (WAFA) –

Illegal Israeli settlers, under army protection, attacked local Palestinian farmers today while picking olives in their own lands on the outskirts of the town 'Aqraba, in the occupied West Bank province of Nablus, according to local sources.

The sources reported that a group of colonial settlers, backed by the Israeli military, attacked farmers while they were harvesting olives, forcing them to abandon their lands. This incident adds to the growing list of attacks against Palestinian farmers during this year's olive harvest season.

The olive harvest, a crucial time for Palestinian farmers, has been marred by hundreds of attacks by colonial Israeli settlers under military protection, leaving hundreds of farmers deprived of the opportunity to make a living during this season.

M.N.

Palestinian resident of East Jerusalem forced by Israeli municipality to demolish his own house

JERUSALEM, Saturday, November 25, 2023 (WAFA0 –

The Israeli occupation regime municipality of West Jerusalem today forced a Palestinian to demolish his own house in Jabal al-Mukabbir neighborhood, south of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), under the pretext of building without a permit.

Rami Al-Zeer told WAFA that the Israeli municipality said if he did not demolish his house on his own, then municipality staff would demolish it and force him to pay exorbitant amounts of money in costs and fines.

He said his house is 80 square meters in area and it houses his family of four people. He built it on his land and while he tried to obtain a license for it, the municipality refused to give him one.

Palestinians accuse the Israeli municipality of discrimination and say that while it builds thousands of housing units for illegal colonists, often on appropriated Palestinian land in occupied East Jerusalem, it denies the indigenous Palestinian citizens the right to build on their own lands and goes as far as demolishing homes they build without the impossible-to-get-permit and force them to pay heavy fines.

M.K.

Israeli occupation forces bulldoze Palestinian lands east of Qalqilya

QALQILIA, Saturday, November 25, 2023 (WAFA) -

Israeli occupation forces embarked today on bulldozing over 100 dunums of Palestinian-owned lands and uprooted around 150 olive trees in the villages of Imateen, Fara'ta, and Jit, to the east of Qalqilya in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources.

Fat'hi Ghanim, the head of the Imateen Village Council, informed WAFA that the reason for bulldozing the lands by the Israeli occupation army is to make room for the expansion of the colonial Israeli outpost of Havat Gilad, illegally built on Palestinian lands in the province.

Additionally, Ghanim added, the occupying Israeli army cut off approximately 150 olive trees in the area, some exceeding 50 years in age and owned by the Sawan family.

Of note, colonial Israeli settlement construction in the occupied West Bank constitutes a grave violation of international law, particularly the Fourth Geneva Convention which prohibits the transfer of the occupying entity's civilian population to the land of the occupied.

M.N.

Israeli occupation forces cordon off two hospitals as they raid the city of Jenin

JENIN, Saturday, November 25, 2023 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces stormed the city of Jineen (Jenin), north of the occupied West Bank, tonight from multiple directions and besieged two key medical facilities, the Jenin Governmental Hospital and Ibn Seena Hospital.

Palestinian security sources informed WAFA that the Israeli military stormed the city while opening gunfire indiscriminately. The invading forces encircled the Jenin Governmental Hospital and the premises of the local branch of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), as well as the Ibn Seena Hospital.

Snipers were reported to be positioned on the rooftops of some buildings in the city and the vicinity of the Jenin refugee camp, heightening fear among the residents.

There were also reports of increased reconnaissance flights by Israeli drones over the city, heightening concerns among the local population.

At least two young men sustained gunshot wounds from Israeli gunfire during the confrontations that erupted in the vicinity of the Jenin Governmental Hospital, according to medical sources.

M.N

***

This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.