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.

Assassination of Two Jineen Children, Fifth Batch of  Swap Deal Done, as Gaza Stays at Risk of Starvation

 November 29, 2023

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By November 24, 2023:

The Israeli genocidal war on the Palestinian people in Gaza, since October 7, resulted in a death toll of more than 15,000 people, including more than 6,150 children and over 4,000 women. There are more than 6,800 who are missing under the rubble.

In addition, there are 36,000 Palestinians who were injured, during the the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza

The systematic Israeli genocidal air strikes resulted in the complete destruction of more than 50,000 housing units, and more than 300,000 damaged housing units.

By November 29, 2023:

There were 241 Palestinians who were killed, 3,200 who were injured, and 3,160+ who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank.

 

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, November 29, 2023	Rescue crews recovered 160 bodies in the past 24 hours from under the rubble and streets in the Gaza Strip, November 28, 2023
Two Palestinian children, Adam Samir Al-Ghoul, 8, and Basil Sulayman Abu Al-Wafa, 15, were killed by the Israeli occupation forces in the city of Jenin, on November 29, 2023	Israeli occupation forces stormed Jineen for two days, killing two children and some adults, terrorizing the whole city, November 29, 2023
30 Palestinian abductees were released from the Israeli occupation regime prisons as part of the Gaza-truce swap deal, including 15 women and 15 male teenagers, November 28, 2023	Total destruction of Palestinian residential neighborhoods by Israeli genocidal air strikes on Gaza, file, November 28, 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).

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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.

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UN Secretary-General: This International Day of Solidarity comes during one of darkest chapters in history of Palestinian people

NEW YORK, Tuesday, November 28, 2023 (WAFA) -

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said this International Day of Solidarity comes during one of the darkest chapters in the history of the Palestinian people. “I am horrified by the death and destruction that have engulfed the region, which is overwhelmed with pain, anguish and heartache.”

Regarding the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people, the UN Secretary-General said Palestinians in Gaza are suffering a humanitarian catastrophe. “Almost 1.7 million people have been forced from their homes – but nowhere is safe.” Meanwhile, the situation in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, risks boiling over.

He expressed his sincere condolences to the thousands of families who are mourning loved ones. “This includes members of our own United Nations family killed in Gaza, representing the largest loss of personnel in the history of our organization.”

He stressed his rejection of the collective punishment imposed by Israel on the Palestinian people.

“Across the region, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency is an indispensable lifeline, delivering vital support to millions of Palestinian refugees. It is more important than ever that the international community stands with UNRWA as a source of support for the Palestinian people,” he stressed.

“This is a day for reaffirming international solidarity with the Palestinian people and their right to live in peace and dignity.”

He stressed the need for a long-term humanitarian ceasefire, unrestricted access to lifesaving aid, the protection of civilians, and an end to violations of international humanitarian law. “We must be united in demanding an end to the occupation and the blockade of Gaza.”

“It is long past time to move in a determined, irreversible way towards a two-state solution, on the basis of United Nations resolutions and international law, with Israel and Palestine living side-by-side in peace and security with Jerusalem as the capital of both States,” he stated.

The United Nations will not waver in its commitment to the Palestinian people. Today and every day, let us stand in solidarity with the aspirations of the Palestinian people to achieve their inalienable rights and build a future of peace, justice, security and dignity for all, He concluded in a statement.

T.R.

Fifth batch of Palestinian minor abductees released from Israeli jails tonight in swap deal

RAMALLAH, Tuesday, November 28, 2023 (WAFA) -

The Israeli occupation regime released tonight 30 Palestinian minor abductees (under 18 years old), as part of the Gaza-truce swap deal, including 15 women and 15 male teenagers.

An International Committee of the Red Cross bus transported  detainees from the 'Ofer military prison to Ramallah, while detainees from Jerusalem, were released from the Russian Compound detention center in West Jerusalem to their homes.

In Ramallah, hundreds of people received the released detainees, chanting slogans congratulating them on their release and calling for the release of the rest of Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails.

Israeli occupation forces earlier stormed the homes of the families of the Palestinian detainees in Jerusalem and threatened them not to hold any celebrations after the release of their children.

Local sources said that Israeli forces raided the homes of several detainees released from Israeli jails in the swap deal in the towns of Silwan, Al-'Aisawiya, and Al-Tour in East Jerusalem.

Forces reportedly stormed the town of Al-'Aisawiyya and sprayed waste water toward homes and residents and families who gathered to receive the detainees.

A'hmed Al-Salayma, 14, the youngest teenager in Israeli jails, said following his release tonight as part of the fifth batch that Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails are subjected to brutal abuse by the occupation’s repressive forces, which caused various injuries among them. He noted that the Israeli prison services prevent detainees from going out into the prison yards for their usual break, restricting it to only a few minutes every two days, and do not provide prisoners with sufficient food.

T.R.

Israeli occupation forces prevent entry of aid, fuel trucks into northern Gaza, PRCS warns ambulances will stop working

GAZA, Tuesday, November 28, 2023 (WAFA) -

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PCRS) said this evening that the Israeli occupation forces prevented the entry of aid and fuel trucks into the northern Gaza Strip.

PCRS that it attempted to bring in fuel trucks, and 31 humanitarian aid trucks containing food, water, and relief materials into Gaza City and the north, but the occupation forces stationed at the military checkpoint that separates the north of the Gaza Strip from its south, prevented the fuel trucks from entering.

It stressed that bringing in fuel trucks was aimed at enhancing the work of the Red Crescent ambulances operating in the northern Gaza Strip, warning that it has seven ambulances that will stop working due to the lack of fuel.

T.R.

WFP: There’s a risk of famine and starvation on our watch in Gaza, stresses need to bring in food at scale to prevent it

GAZA, Tuesday, November 28, 2023 (WAFA) -

 The UN World Food Program (WFP) said the situation in Gaza is catastrophic, stating that: There’s a risk of famine and starvation on our watch and to prevent it, we need to be able to bring in food at scale and distribute it safely,”

“Thanks to the pause, our teams have been in action on the ground, going into areas we haven't reached for a long time. What we see is catastrophic. There’s a risk of famine and starvation on our watch and to prevent it, we need to be able to bring in food at scale and distribute it safely,” said WFP’s Director for the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe Region, Corinne Fleischer.

“Six days is simply not enough to provide all the assistance needed. The people of Gaza have to eat every day, not just for six days.”

“Our team recounted what they saw: hunger, desperation, and destruction. People who have not received any relief in weeks. The team could see the suffering in their eyes,” said Sameer Abdul-Jabir, WFP Palestine Representative and Country Director. “Safe and unimpeded humanitarian access cannot stop now.”

T.R.

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

Israeli occupation regime navy fire missiles at Gaza homes

GAZA, Wednesday, November 29, 2023 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation regime navy boats fired a number of missiles at the coast of Khan Younus, Al-Shati, and Saeikh Radhwan in the Gaza Strip.

This coincides with the sixth and final day of the truce, which was extended two days ago.

Media sources told WAFA that the occupation boats fired at Palestinians' homes in the areas west of Khan Younus, Al-Shati Camp, Shaikh Radhwan, and other areas adjacent to and opposite the coast of the Strip, without any casualties being reported.

Over the past three days, the occupation forces violated the humanitarian truce more than once, targeting farmers while they were working on their land east of the Al-Maghazi camp, killing one and injuring another.

Seven citizens were also wounded by bullets from the occupation forces, in the vicinity of the two al-Quds hospitals in Tel Al-Hawa, west of Gaza City, and the Indonesian in the town of Bait Lahiya, north of the Gaza Strip.

It is noteworthy that, on the first day of the humanitarian truce, the occupation forces targeted a group of citizens, while they were trying to return from the south of the Gaza Strip to the north, killing two and injuring others.

During the days of the truce, the occupation forces prevent 1.7 million people displaced to the southern Gaza Strip from returning home to inspect their houses and property, most of which were bombed and destroyed in the center and north of the Strip, or even from searching for their missing family members, after threatening to target them.

The humanitarian truce in the Gaza Strip entered into force at 7 a.m. last Friday, after an Israeli aggression that continued since October 7th against Palestinian people in the besieged Gaza Strip, which killed more than 15,000 citizens, including 6,150 children, more than 4,000 women, in addition to more than 36,000 wounded.

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160 bodies recovered from under rubble in Ghazza (Gaza) in the past 24 hours

GAZA, Tuesday, November 28, 2023 (WAFA) –

Rescue crews recovered 160 bodies in the past 24 hours from under the rubble and streets in the Gaza Strip.

This brings the death toll since the start of the Israeli aggression on October 7 to more than 15,000 people, including more than 6,150 children and over 4,000 women.

WAFA correspondents in Gaza reported that rescue crews have so far relied on manual and primitive methods to dig out the bodies, in light of the lack of machinery and equipment to remove the rubble.

Non-final data indicated that about 6,500 missing persons are still under the rubble, or their fate is still unknown, including more than 4,700 children and women.

Since the start of the temporary humanitarian truce on Friday, rescue and ambulance crews, as well as citizens, have been trying to recover as many bodies as possible with whatever capabilities they have.

The last five days revealed the horror of the humanitarian catastrophe that befell the Gaza Strip, as 300,000 housing units were damaged as a result of Israeli air, land and sea bombing, including 50,000 housing units that were completely destroyed.

Despite the truce, the occupation prevented citizens displaced in the south of the Gaza Strip from returning to their cities and towns in the North, as the occupation forces stationed on Salahuddeen (Salah Al-Deen) Street fired bullets at citizens who tried to reach the north to inspect their homes and search for their missing family members, which led to the killing of three people, and injury of others.

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

Two Palestinian children killed by Israeli occupation forces in Jineen (Jenin)

JENIN, Wednesday, November 29, 2023 (WAFA) –

Two Palestinian children were killed by Israeli occupation forces today, Wednesday, during their ongoing aggression against the city of Jineen (Jenin) and its camp.

The Ministry of Health said that Adam Samir Al-Ghoul, 8, and Basil Sulayman Abu Al-Wafa, 15, were killed as a result of being shot by the Israeli occupation forces in the city of Jenin.

The occupation forces continued their aggression against Jenin camp, where they launched a massive arrest campaign and evacuated citizens in Damj neighborhood from their homes amid violent confrontations.

Security and local sources told WAFA that the occupation forces, at gunpoint, forced the residents of Damj neighborhood to evacuate their homes after a massive destruction of homes and streets in the neighborhood, and bombed a house from a drone.

The occupation forces launched a massive arrest campaign in the camp.

The occupation bulldozers also demolished the infrastructure, including water, electricity and sewage networks, and caused damages several vehicles in the camp.

The occupation forces kidnapped one of the injured people from the ambulance while he was being transported to the hospital.

K.T.

Israeli occupation forces storm Jenin, declare city, camp closed military zone

JENIN, Wednesday, November 29, 2023 (WAFA) –

The Israeli occupation forces continued Tuesday night and Wednesday to storm the occupied West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp, amid destroying infrastructure and citizens’ property, and the outbreak of violent confrontations, which resulted in the injury and arrest of a number of citizens.

Security and local sources told WAFA that the occupation forces launched a massive campaign of raids on homes in the eastern neighborhood and in the Jenin camp amid the outbreak of violent confrontations, while the occupation bulldozers continue to destroy the infrastructure in Jenin and its camp, especially in Al-Damj and Al-Samran neighborhoods, amid intense drone overflights.

Meanwhile, the Israeli drones bombed the house of a citizen with Energa missiles, and bombed a vehicle in the camp, while bulldozers continued to destroy the infrastructure, including the electricity and water networks, press sewage, and streets.

The occupation forces continued to besiege Ibn Sina Hospital, preventing the wounded and sick from reaching the hospital, according to hospital director Wissam Bakr.

The occupation forces launched a massive arrest campaign in Jenin and its camp.

This morning, the occupation forces deployed more military reinforcements in Jenin and its camp.

The occupation forces detained a youth after storming the town of Al-Yamoun, west of Jenin, and raiding his family's house.

The director of Al-Razi Hospital, Fawaz 'Hammad, told WAFA that a young man was shot in the shoulder by the occupation forces, and that his injury was described as stable, while earlier, three citizens were injured by occupation bullets.

The Israeli army had declared the city of Jenin and its camp a closed military zone and deployed its forces with large reinforcements in several neighborhoods.

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Israeli occupation forces carry out large-scale military incursion into Jineen (Jenin) city and its camp, injuries reported

JENIN, Tuesday, November 28, 2023 (WAFA) –

Two Palestinians, including a child, were injured by Israeli occupation forces’ live bullets during a large-scale Israeli military incursion into the city of Jineen (Jenin) and its refugee camp, in the northern occupied West Bank, according to WAFA correspondent.

Two people, including a child, were injured by live fire in the hand and foot during confrontations that broke out following the Israeli military incursion into the city.

Forces also fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters toward residents and their homes across several neighborhoods in the city, causing several people to suffocate, which necessitated their transfer to hospital.

Sources said that forces obstructed the work of ambulances during its military incursion into the city of Jenin and its camp and used them as shields.

A large military force, accompanied by a bulldozer, stormed the city from various directions, broke into several homes, deployed their snipers on the rooftops of high buildings, and imposed a curfew on its camp from all directions.

Forces reportedly positioned its troops in front of the Jenin Governmental Hospital and its vicinity, on the outskirts of the camp, and across several neighborhoods in search of wanted Palestinians, as drones flew low over the area.

Israeli bulldozers also destroyed the infrastructure and resident properties and vehicles.

Director of the Jineen (Jenin) Governmental Hospital, Wisam Baker, said forces searched medical personnel and staff and deployed their soldiers in the hospital yards and in front of the emergency room.

Chief Executive Officer at Ibn Seena Specialized Hospital, Samir 'Atiya, also said Israeli forces cordoned off the hospital from all directions.

In a related development, the director of Al Jaleel Charitable Society for Care and Community Rehabilitation in Jineen, Jamal Abu Al-'Izz said large military forces stormed the headquarters of the society and destroyed its contents, adding that this is the second such attack by the Israeli army against it.

T.R.

Palestinian young man shot and injured by Israeli occupation forces' fire near Ramallah

RAMALLAH, Tuesday, November 28, 2023 (WAFA) --

A Palestinian young man was shot and injured by Israeli fire tonight following an Israeli army incursion into the town of Baitunia, west of Ramallah.

According to local and security sources, the Israeli occupation forces stormed the neighborhoods near the "'Ofer" military prison located in Baitunia, which led to the outbreak of confrontations, during which bullets, sound bombs, and tear gas were fired by the army.

One young man was shot and injured in the thigh and others suffocated due to tear gas inhalation.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that its crews evacuated the young man and transferred him to hospital.

Hundreds of citizens and families of detainees gathered in front of the 'Ofer military prison to receive their loved ones who were released as part of the fifth batch of female and child detainees within the terms of the truce agreement.

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Palestinian youth critically injured by Israeli occupation forces' fire north of Hebron

HEBRON, Tuesday, November 28, 2023 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian youth was shot and seriously injured by Israeli occupation forces’ live bullets in the Al-'Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, according to local sources.

Sources told WAFA correspondent that a Palestinian young man was critically injured by live fire in the abdomen following an Israeli military incursion into the said camp.

Forces reportedly prevented medical crews' access to the injured youth, before eventually allowing him to be taken to hospital for medical treatment.

T.R.

Abduction of Palestinians by Israeli Occupation Regime Soldiers

Israeli occupation forces abduct 16-year-old young girl at military checkpoint north of Ramallah

RAMALLAH, Tuesday, November 28, 2023 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces tonight detained a Palestinian female teenager near the town of Sinjil, north of Ramallah.

Security sources said that Israeli forces detained a 16-year-old teenager, who was identified as Lara Yasir Fo-ad Zubaydi, at a flying military checkpoint erected between the town of Sinjil and the nearby village of Jiljilyya.

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

Illegal Israeli settlers storm Jerusalem's Aqsa Mosque

JERUSALEM, Wednesday, November 29, 2023 (WAFA) –

Dozens of illegal Israeli settlers Wednesday morning stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem, under protection from Israeli occupation police, according to local sources.

Witnesses said scores of settlers entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque in separate groups, where they conducted provocative tours through the courtyards of the mosque, received explanations about the alleged "Jewish Temple," and performed Talmudic rituals near the Dome of the Rock.

K.T.

Israeli settlers build road near Salfeet

SALFIT,  Wednesday, November 29, 2023 (WAFA) –

Illegal Israeli settlers Wednesday built a settler-only road in the town of Qarawat Bani Hasan, northwest of Saleeit.

The mayor of the town, Ibrahim Asi, told WAFA that a bulldozer belonging to the colonists, under the protection of the occupation soldiers, built a settler-only road to connect the outpost of “Havat Yair” and the “Ras” area north of the town, with the aim of seizing more than 3,000 dunams of lands belonging to towns like Qarawat Bani Hasan and Dair Istiya, northwest of Salfeet.

He added that dozens of colonists opened fire at landowners who tried to reach the targeted area, and drove them away from the area.

K.T.

Israeli forces demolish school wall south of Bethlehem

BETHLEHEM, Wednesday, November 29, 2023 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces Wednesday demolish the wall of a school in the town of Al-Khadir, south of Bethlehem.

The head of Al-Khadir Municipal Council, Ibrahim Musa, told WAFA that the occupation forces demolished the iron wall separating Al-Khader Girls’ Secondary School 30 meters from the Israeli expansion wall, noting that the wall consisted of reinforced iron sheets and barbed wire, which was install to protect female students from attacks by occupation soldiers and colonialists.

Musa added that demolishing the wall would pose a danger to all male and female students in the school complex in the Old City, all of which are adjacent to the annexation wall.

K.T.

Illegal Israeli settlers attack Arab Bedouin community west of Jericho, steal sheep

JERICHO, Tuesday, November 28, 2023 (WAFA) –

Illegal Israeli settlers, backed by Israeli occupation forces, attacked tonight the Arab Al-Mulai'hat Bedouin community, west of Jericho city, and stole their livestock.

Hasan Mulai'hat, an activist with the Bedouin community, told WAFA that several colonists raided Palestinian residential dwellings in the Arab Al-Mulai'hat Bedouin community, beat up several residents, and stole a number of sheep owned by two residents in the community.

The illegal Israeli settlers reportedly attacked and terrorized residents under the protection of Israeli occupation forces.

T.R.

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