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.

 

3,785 Palestinian Civilians Killed, 12,493 Injured, in Israeli Genocidal Air Strikes on Gaza, in Addition to 1300 Under Rubbles

 By October 19, 2023 

Destruction and death from Israeli missiles on Gaza homes, October 19, 2023	A dead Palestinian victim who was killed by Israeli missiles on Gaza homes, on October 19, 2023
Israeli warplanes destroyed four residential in the Al-Zahra area in the central Gaza Strip, on October 19, 2023	Residential neighborhoods destroyed by Israeli genocidal air strikes on Gaza, on October 19, 2023
Israeli occupation forces kill seven Palestinians, including two children, in the West Bank, October 19, 2023	37 Palestinian civilians were killed in the Israeli air strike on Jabalya, on October 18, 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 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 David, Solomon, 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 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.

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/



With the exception of killings, the following news stories are just examples, not a systematic record,

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Editorial Note about names of people and places:

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

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

By 2:35 pm of October 19, 2023, the Israeli air strikes resulted in killing 3,785 civilians, mostly women and children, and injuring 12,493, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The Israeli air strikes killed 1,524 children, and more than 1,000 women. There were 3,983 children and 3,300 women among the injured. The Israeli occupation government forces committed 433 massacres (collective punishment killings), in air strikes on 4,500 residential buildings in Gaza Strip. Palestine Today, October 19, 2023, 2: 35 pm, local time اليوم الـ13 لـ"طوفان الأقصى".. عشرات الشهداء والإصابات بمجازر جديدة ومروعة في قطاع غزة ..! الساعة 02:35 م|19 أكتوبر 2023 فيسبوكتويترواتس ابتيليجرام ، فلسطين اليوم يتواصل العدوان "الإسرائيلي" الهمجي على قطاع لليوم الـ 13 على التوالي، بقصف عنيف من الطائرات والزوارق الحربية، والمدفعية، التي تستهدف في مجملها المنازل والأبراج والبنايات السكنية. وأعلنت وزارة الصحة بغزة، ارتفاع عدد ضحايا ومصابي العدوان "الإسرائيلي" المستمر على قطاع غزة في اليوم الـ13 على التوالي. وبلغ عدد الشهداء وفق الصحة، نحو 3785 شهيدا بينهم 1524 طفلا و 1000 سيدة و 120 مسن، إضافة إلى 12493مصابًا، منهم 3983 طفلا و3300 سيدة. وحسب المكتب الإعلام الحكومي، فإن الاحتلال الإسرائيلي ارتكب نحو (433) مجزرة بحق العائلات الفلسطينية المدنية منذ بدء عدوانه على قطاع غزة في (7 أكتوبر الجاري)، راح ضحيتها 2421 شهيداً. ودمر الاحتلال في عدوانه على غزة أكثر من 4500 مبنى سكني كليا، تضم 12 ألف وحدة سكنية، فيما تضررت نحو 113,300 ألف وحدة سكنية بشكل جزئي منها 8190 وحدة سكنية غير صالحة للسكن. اليوم الـ13 لـ"طوفان الأقصى".. عشرات الشهداء والإصابات بمجازر جديدة ومروعة في قطاع غزة ..! | فلسطين اليوم (paltoday.ps)

 

Gaza: Death toll surges to over 3,500 as Israel’s carnage persists

October 19, 2023

GAZA, (PIC) +-

As Israel’s genocide in the Gaza Strip entered its 13th day on Thursday, the death toll climbed to over 3,500 victims, mostly women and children, after the Israeli occupation army continued last night and today to indiscriminately bomb more homes, shelters, facilities and roads.

According to the latest official statistics, the number of the wounded citizens increased dramatically to over 13,000 due to the relentless Israeli attacks on residential areas in Gaza.

The interior ministry in Gaza reported that unknown numbers of people were either killed or injured during Israeli attacks on two homes in the neighborhoods of Shuja’iya and Radhwan in Gaza City.

An Israeli warplane bombed a house belonging to the family of Majayda in Khan Younus, killing eight citizens and injuring many others.

Palestinian lawmaker Jamila Al-Shanti, a member of Hamas’s political bureau, was pronounced dead during an overnight air raid on Gaza, according to medical sources.

Casualties were also reported in al-Nusayrat refugee camp when Israeli warplanes bombed four apartment towers in al-Zahra residential complex.

Another citizen was martyred and 21 others were wounded during an Israeli attack on the family of Mukhaymar’s house in Khan Yunus, south of Gaza, while a warplane bombed floor of the Masri apartment tower in Rafa'h, with no information about casualties.

At dawn, the Israeli occupation army massacred at least 46 civilians and injured many others during attacks on homes belonging to different families in Rafa'h.

Another unknown number of casualties were reported during an Israeli aerial attack on a house belonging to the family of Al-Madhoun near the Abu Iskander junction at the main entrance of Jabalya an-Nazla, north of Gaza.

Five citizens were also killed and 12 others suffered injuries during Israeli attacks on several homes in Jabalia refugee camp, northeast of Gaza City.

An airstrike also targeted Al-Namnam building in Al-Nusayrat refugee camp in central Gaza, killing one child.

At least five bakeries were also bombed by warplanes in different areas of Gaza. Casualties were reported.

Other Israeli airstrikes were also reported across Gaza in the morning and afternoon.

The death toll in Gaza is likely to increase as the Israeli army continues to launch deadly and devastating attacks on different areas.

Dozens, Including Children, Killed By Israeli Missiles In Gaza

 IMEMC, OCT 19, 2023

On Wednesday evening, the Israeli army bombed many homes, buildings, public facilities, and a UNRWA-run school, killing dozens of Palestinians and wounding hundreds in the Gaza Strip.

Medical sources said dozens of Palestinians were killed and injured after the army fired missiles at a school run by the UNRWA near Nasser Hospital in Khan Younus, in the southern Gaza Strip, where families have been staying after the army bombarded their homes in northern and central Gaza Strip.

Also, the army fired a missile at a home near Ahmad Abdul-Aziz School in Khan Younus, where many Palestinian families have been seeking shelter, leading to many deaths and dozens of injuries.

Furthermore, at least nine Palestinians, including seven children, were killed, and dozens were injured after the army fired missiles at a home for the Al-Bakri family in Khan Younus.

In the Nusayrat refugee camp in central Gaza, the army fired a missile at a home for the Da’alees, killing an infant, only five months of age, along with his mother and wounding many Palestinians.

Twelve Palestinians were killed and many injured when the army fired a missile at a home for the Braika family, west of Rafa'h, in southern Gaza. Many surrounding homes sustained damage.

At least one child, 14, was killed and many injured after the army fired a missile at a building in the Nusayrat Junction area in central Gaza.

On Wednesday night, the Palestinian Health Ministry said the ongoing onslaught on Gaza has killed at least 3,500 Palestinians, in addition to more than 12,000 injuries, in the first twelve days.

It added that 1300 Palestinians, including 600 children, remain buried under the rubble of bombarded homes and are presumed dead, especially since the ongoing Israeli bombing is obstructing rescue efforts in addition to the large number of casualties.

The largest number of casualties in one bombing was in the Al-Ahli Anglican Hospital, killing 500 civilians, including patients, staff, family members, and other civilians, and wounding 314 civilians, including 28 who suffered serious wounds, after the families took shelter at the hospital. A United Nations School that had become a makeshift shelter this past week was also hit.

It is worth mentioning that the World Health Organization (WHO) documented 57 attacks on health care, resulting in 16 fatalities of health care workers and 28 injuries, damage to 26 hospitals and other healthcare facilities, including 17 hospitals and 23 ambulances.

As of 16 October, 167 educational facilities have been hit by airstrikes, including at least 20 UNRWA schools, two of which were used as emergency shelters for IDPs, and 140 Palestinian Authority (PA) schools, one of which was destroyed. One university building and seven churches were damaged, and at least eleven mosques were destroyed.

Dozens of killed and wounded in Israeli bombing in various areas of the Gaza Strip

GAZA, Thursday, October 19, 2023 (WAFA) –

Dozens were killed and many others injured today in the Israeli strikes at homes and buildings in various areas of the Gaza Strip.

WAFA correspondent said an occupation aircraft fired missiles at the 'Odeh house east of Jabalya refugee camp killing a number of people and wounding others who were transferred to the Indonesian hospital. A number of the injured are still under the rubble, and paramedics, rescuers and people are trying to extract them.

Several others were killed and others were injured in an Israeli bombing that targeted a house belonging to the Al-Hassi family in the town of Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip.

A number of people were also killed and others were injured in the bombing of a house for the 'Hassouna family in the Shuja'iya neighborhood, and another for the Mu'haisin family in the Sheikh Radhwan neighborhood in Gaza City.

The Israeli occupation warplanes also targeted two homes for the Mukhaymar family in Khan Younus and its camp in the south of the Gaza Strip, leaving a number of people killed and wounded.

WAFA correspondent said several people were killed and others were injured in an Israeli bombing of a house belonging to the Dhuhair family in the city of Rafa'h, while others from the Al-Zarad family were killed shortly after a warplane bombed a house on al-Wa'hda Street in the center of Gaza City.

He pointed out that the Israeli warplanes targeted a house in the Sheikh Radhwan neighborhood, north of Gaza City, which led to the death of a number of those inside it. One person was also killed and others were injured in the bombing of the Abu Seedo family, northwest of Gaza City, and the bombing of a house for the Abu Subaitan family in the town of Bait Lahiya, which led to the death of a number of people and the injury of others.

Israeli occupation aircraft also destroyed the 14-story Al-Andalus Tower in the Karama area northwest of Gaza, in addition to three residential towers in al-Zahraa City in the south.

The Israeli occupation planes, boats, battleships, and artillery continue to bomb civilian homes and apartments throughout the Gaza Strip for the 13th day in a row, causing civilian casualties and massive destruction to homes, public property, and infrastructure.

M.K.

Israeli warplanes destroy four residential towers in the central Gaza Strip

GAZA, Thursday, October 19, 2023 (WAFA) –

Israeli warplanes fired several missiles at four residential towers in the Al-Zahra area in the central Gaza Strip destroying them in total, according to local sources.

The Israeli occupation army informed the residents of the 270-apartment towers of the intention to shell them, which prompted the residents to evacuate them.

Sources also said warplanes attacked a house in the center of Khan Younus in the south of the West Bank killing 13 people and wounding many others.

M.K. 

Israeli warplanes target bakeries in the Gaza Strip, killing people lining up to get badly needed bread

GAZA, Thursday, October 19, 2023 (WAFA) -

Israeli warplanes deliberately bombed a number of bakeries in the Gaza Strip leading to the death and injury of dozens of citizens who were waiting to get badly needed bread.

WAFA correspondent said that the occupation aircraft bombed and destroyed five bakeries in different parts of the Gaza Strip, either directly or targeting their surroundings, killing dozens of people and hundreds of wounded who were queuing up to buy their share of bread.

The Ministry of Health announced that the number of people killed in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank had risen to 3,569 (3500 in Gaza and 69 in the West Bank) since the beginning of the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people on October 7, and the number of wounded is more than 13,200 (12,000 in Gaza, and 1200 in the West Bank).

M.K.

Thirteen people killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting house north of Gaza

GAZA, Thursday, October 19, 2023 (WAFA) –

At least 13 people were killed and over a dozen others injured in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a house in the town of Jabalya, north of Gaza.

Israeli warplanes bombarded a house belonging to Al-Hawajri family in Jabalya, killing at least 13 people, and injuring around 15 others, most of whom were children and women.

T.R.

Army Kills Dozens Of Palestinians In Gaza

 IMEMC, OCT 18, 2023

On Wednesday, the Israeli army continued the bombing of the civilian areas in the Gaza Strip, killing dozens of Palestinians and wounding hundreds.

The Israeli army fired missiles at homes and buildings in the Al-Qasaseeb and Halima As-Sa’diya neighborhoods in JabalYa in northern Gaza.

Medical sources at the Indonesian Hospital said 37 Palestinians were killed and dozens were injured in the bombing.

Also, at least six Palestinians were killed and many injured when the army fired a missile at a home for the local Barbakh family near the Post office in the center of Khan YounUs, in southern Gaza.

Some of the slain Palestinians have been identified by their families as Mahmoud Barbakh, his wife, and their children, in addition to daughter-in-law and his grandchildren, Mahmoud, Sawsan, and Sabreen, along with her children, Khuloud and Mohammad. A relative said in a Facebook post that the search was still ongoing under the rubble of the bombarded building.

Two Palestinians were killed and thirteen injured, including four who were clinically dead, after the army fired a missile at an apartment in Hamad City, northwest of Khan Younus.

Furthermore, the army fired a missile at a home for the Mushtaha family in the Shuja’iyya neighborhood, east of Gaza City, killing and wounding several Palestinians.

Four Palestinians were killed and several injured when the army fired a missile at the Nadi family home in the Nusayrat refugee camp in central Gaza.

Several Palestinians were also killed and many injured when the army fired a missile at the Al-Banna Bakery in Nusayrat.

Many Palestinians from Abu Salmiya and Ismael families were killed and injured by Israeli missiles and artillery shells east of the Shuja’iyya and the Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza.

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

Three Palestinians killed in Israeli assault on Nour Shams refugee camp in Tulkarm

RAMALLAH, Thursday, October 19, 2023 (WAFA) –

Three Palestinians were killed this afternoon during an Israeli occupation army assault on Nour Shams refugee camps in Tulkarm in the north of the West Bank, according to the Ministry of Health.

The Israeli occupation forces today imposed a tight military siege on Nour Shams refugee camp, east of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarm, banned movement, raided and ransacked homes, and bulldozed streets.

WAFA correspondent said a large occupation army force, accompanied by military bulldozers, stormed the camp from various sides and raided dozens of homes while vandalizing them.

She said the occupation bulldozers destroyed sections of the main street of the camp and a monument at its entrance, as well as many side streets.

The occupation forces also destroyed vehicles parked in front of the homes, vandalized public and private property in the camp's streets, blew up the walls, and closed the entrance to the camp with earth mounds.

They also detained several residents after raiding their homes.

Confrontations broke out between young men and the occupation soldiers, who fired live bullets, at them hitting houses and shops.

During the confrontations, Taha Ma'hameed, 16, was shot and killed, and three others were shot in the lower extremities and were transferred to the hospital in Tulkarm.

The occupation forces meanwhile set up military checkpoints at the main intersections of Tulkarm city and prevented the movement of people and cars.

M.K.

Israeli forces kill seven Palestinians, including two children, in the West Bank

RAMALLAH, Thursday, October 19, 2023 (WAFA) - 

Seven Palestinians, including two children, were killed by Israeli forces in several areas in the occupied West Bank, in the span of 12 hours, raising the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank since October 7th to 69.

In Ramallah and Al-Beerih Governorate, two children Qais Tim Shalash, 17, and Khaleel Mu'hammed Khaleel, 15, were killed by live bullets after the Israeli occupation forces targeted them at the entrance to the village of Shuqba, west of Ramallah.

Mohammad Abdul Ra'hman Husain Fawaqam 21, was also killed by occupation bullets in the village of Dura Al-Qara’, north of Ramallah.

Jibril Awad was killed by Israeli occupation forces in the village of Budrus, west of Ramallah.

In Nablus Governorate, Ibrahim Nazeeh Ibrahim al-Hajj Ali, 24, died from critical wounds he sustained by Israeli occupation bullets in the town of Jama’een, south of Nablus.

In the Bethlehem Governorate, A'hmed Muneer Saduq, 14, from the Duhaisha camp was killed at Thursday dawn as a result of his serious injury by bullets from the Israeli occupation forces.

In Tulkarm Governorate, Taha Ma'hameed, 16, from Nour Shams camp, east of the city of Tulkarm, was killed after the occupation forces left him lying on the ground bleeding for about an hour, and prevented ambulances from transferring him to the hospital.

K.T.

Palestinian shot and injured in the back at hands of Israeli colonist southeast of Tulkarm

TULKAREM, Thursday, October 19, 2023 (WAFA) - 

A Palestinian youth was shot and injured at the hands of an Israeli colonist at the entrance of the village of Shufa, southeast of Tulkarm, in the northern occupied West Bank, said local sources.

Sources told WAFA that a youth, from Jenin’s village of Silat Al-'Harithiya, was shot and injured in the back at the hands of an Israeli colonist as he was passing near the said entrance.

He was transferred to the hospital, where his condition was described as moderate.

T.R.

Abduction of Palestinians by Israeli Occupation Regime Soldiers

Israeli Occupation Army Abducts 141 Palestinians From West Bank

 IMEMC, OCT 19, 2023

Israeli soldiers abducted at least 141 from their homes and many buildings, while Israeli colonizers attacked Palestinians, their homes, and lands and destroyed property across the occupied West Bank.

In Jericho, in the northeastern West Bank, the soldiers stormed and ransacked several homes and abducted Ayyoub 'Omran Al-'Alam after detonating the main door of his home in Aqabat Jabr refugee camp, south of the city.

The soldiers also fired many live rounds in the refugee camp and targeted a local school for girls with gas bombs and concussion grenades.

In Hebron, in the occupied West Bank’s southern part, Israeli colonizers attacked homes in Masafir Yatta, south of the city, and attacked homes, wounding two children ages six and four.

The colonizers damaged water tanks and irrigation networks, uprooted many saplings in the Shu’ab Al-Batim area, and spilled all the water that was reserved in water tanks.  The Palestinians in the area had to buy water tanks after the army prevented them from digging wells.

Furthermore, the soldiers invaded the Duhaisha refugee camp south of Bethlehem, searched many homes and buildings, and abducted at least fifty workers from Gaza.

The Palestinian Detainees’ Committee and the Palestinian Prisoners Society said Israeli soldiers abducted more than 850 Palestinians, mostly from Hebron and Jerusalem, since October 7th, and added that the number does not include at least fifty workers who are from the Gaza Strip.

They added that the army abducted at least 6,000 Palestinians from several parts of occupied Palestine since the beginning of this year.

More than 40 Palestinians detained in Hebron, similar number in Ramallah, and 50 Gaza workers in Bethlehem

HEBRON, Thursday, October 19, 2023 (WAFA) –

 The Israeli occupation forces detained this morning 41 Palestinians during a raid at the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and a similar number detained during raids at several towns and villages in the Ramallah governorate, while 50 workers from the Gaza Strip kicked out of Israel and were staying in Duaisha refugee camp in Bethlehem were also rounded up, among others detained elsewhere in the occupied territories.

Four others were also detained during the raid at Duhaisha refugee camp where a young Palestinian was also shot and killed by the soldiers during confrontations.

Two Palestinians were also detained in Tubas, in the north of the West Bank, where confrontations broke out and several people were shot and injured by army gunfire.

The army also detained two people in Baita town, south of Nablus, and three in Qalqilya, in the north of the West Bank.

One was also detained in the town of 'Eizariyya, east of Jerusalem, and another was detained at Aqbat Jabr refugee camp in Jericho.

The Palestinian Prisoner's Society said Israel rounded up at least 120 Palestinians, not including the Gaza workers, the highest number since October 7, which included lawmakers, civic leaders, former prisoners, and journalists.

It said Israel detained at least 850 Palestinians since the start of the aggression on Gaza on October 7.

M.K.

Israeli Hate Speech Intensifies

7amleh’s "Violence Indicator" documents 103,000 instances of hate speech and incitement against Palestinians on social media

HAIFA, Thursday, October 19, 2023 (WAFA) -

In light of the recent escalations in the region, including the devastating bombing of Al-Ahli Baptist Arab Hospital in the heart of Gaza City, which resulted in the death of more than 500 Palestinians and the injury of hundreds, hate speech and incitement in Hebrew targeting Palestinians on social media is on the rise, today said 7amleh- the Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media in a statement.

In this context, 7amleh has documented over 103,000 instances of hate speech and/or incitement in Hebrew out of 120,000 posts collected between October 7th to the 18th using their recently developed "Violence Indicator". The vast majority of these instances were found on "X", which is allowing the spread of harmful content without sufficient moderation.

7amleh said 63% of the documented instances of hate speech and incitement were based on political affiliations and/or nationalist sentiments, and 34% were rooted in racist bias. The remaining instances included gender-based and religious violence, among others.

7amleh recently developed the "Violence Indicator," a linguistic model that uses artificial intelligence technology to automatically and immediately monitor the spread of hate speech and violence on social media platforms in Hebrew targeting Palestinians. The findings are then presented on "7or - the Palestinian Digital Rights Violations Observatory''. 7amleh’s interactive data analytics display enables users to use the model as a tool for understanding how prevalent hate speech and incitement are on social media platforms.

7amleh documented an additional 701 violations that targeted Palestinian users and supporters of Palestinian rights since October 7 and until October 18, which have been submitted by users on 7or. Those submissions have been reviewed by 7amleh, and were escalated to the appropriate corresponding social media company. The violations include 286 cases of account restriction or account takedowns on Palestinian activists, in addition to 415 instances of hate speech and incitement. Among the targeted accounts are official pages of civil society organizations and independent media organizations. Those include Quds News Network, followed by more than eight million users on Facebook, as well as the Instagram page of Mu'taz Azayza, followed now by more than four million users. Mu'taz Azayza’s page faced several restrictions which were appealed. However, the Facebook page of Quds News Network in Arabic got unpublished and permanently removed from the Meta platform.

7amleh also documented hate speech, incitement, and disinformation surrounding the bombing of Al-Ahli Arab Hospital on the night of 17 October. 7amleh also documented more violations by online platforms aimed at silencing Palestinians and violating their digital rights and their rights to freedom of expression. This is done by limiting outreach, restricting accounts, as well as content removals and account suspensions.

It is worth noting that most violations aimed at silencing Palestinians occurred on Meta’s platforms (Instagram and Facebook).

7amleh emphasized that “social media companies must not discriminate against Palestinian users. They should not restrict Palestinian content due to political pressure, and must commit to the removal of hate speech and incitement across all platforms, especially as this kind of speech translates into real-world violence committed against Palestinians.”

It encourages social media users to report any instances of digital rights violations including hate speech, incitement and spread of false news in the digital space to "7or" platform.

M.K.

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Rights lawyers release legal analysis of US complicity in Israel’s unfolding genocide against Palestinians in Gaza

GENEVA, Thursday, October 19, 2023 (WAFA) –

On the heels of US President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel and as the Palestinian death toll in Gaza passes 3,300, expert attorneys from the US-based Center for Constitutional Rights released a legal and factual analysis of Israel’s unfolding crime of genocide against the Palestinian people and US complicity in this grave international law violation. The emergency briefing paper comes soon after the US veto of a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning both Hamas’s attack on Israel and all violence against civilians and calling for humanitarian access to Gaza. It also comes as President Biden seeks to secure additional, unconditional military support for Israel.

According to the emergency briefing paper, there is a credible case, based on powerful evidence, that Israel is attempting to commit, if not actively committing, genocide in the occupied Palestinian territory, and specifically against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. The United States has a duty under Article 1 of the 1948 Genocide Convention to prevent acts of genocide, an obligation that has been domestically implemented through U.S. criminal law. The legal and factual analysis provided by the Center for Constitutional Rights describes how, through its ongoing unconditional military, diplomatic, and political support to Israel, the United States is not only failing to prevent genocide, but is complicit. Under international law, the United States – and responsible US citizens, including and up to the President – can be held accountable for their role in furthering genocide.

According to the International Court of Justice, “a State’s obligation to prevent [genocide], and the corresponding duty to act, arise at the instant that the State learns of, or should normally have learned of, the existence of a serious risk that genocide will be committed.” States are required to take all measures “reasonably available to them” to prevent this risk from that moment onward, “if the State has available to it means likely to have a deterrent effect on those suspected of preparing genocide, or reasonably suspected of harboring specific intent.”

As scholars and observers increasingly warn of genocide, and as protestors rise up against Israel’s gravest atrocities against Palestinians since 1948, the Center for Constitutional Rights has been asked by Palestinian partners on the ground to offer this analysis as we strengthen our collective efforts towards accountability and freedom. The emergency briefing paper calls on the United States to take all necessary measures to secure a ceasefire, pressure Israel to end all military operations, end all US military aid to Israel, and ensure the provision to Palestinians in Gaza of urgently needed basic necessities for life. The experts also stress in the briefing paper the urgent need to address the root causes of the current catastrophe, especially the 16-year closure of Gaza, the 56-year illegal occupation, and the apartheid regime across all of historic Palestine.

The emergency briefing paper will be submitted to national and international stakeholders, including the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect, and the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. It will also be sent to President Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and other US officials and relevant agencies.

M.K.

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Newspapers Review: The war on Gaza and Biden in Israel dominated the front page headlines

RAMALLAH, Thursday, October 19, 2023 (WAFA) –

The ongoing brutal Israeli war on the Gaza Strip that killed thousands of Palestinian civilians, mainly children, and the visit by US President Joe Biden to Israel were highlighted on the front page of the three Palestinian Arabic dailies published today.

The main front-page story headline in al-Quds daily said: “Biden adopts the Israeli narrative; the Israeli army prepares to move on the ground.”

Al-Ayyam's daily front-page headline said: “The occupation continues its genocide in the Gaza Strip, 165 martyrs.”

The third daily, al-Hayat al-Jadida said in its main front-page story headline: “Twelve days of massacres.”

Al-Hayat Al-Jadida also said that the Palestinian leadership said displacing the people in Gaza is a red line that will not be allowed to cross.

It said three people were killed by Israeli soldiers in Shuqba and Jama'een in the West Bank, a general strike was observed, and marches and protests were held everywhere in the West Bank and Jerusalem against the war on Gaza and the massacres.

Al-Ayyam said evidence shows that the Baptist Hospital in Gaza was bombed by an American-made MK84 bomb.

It said 440 massacres were committed in Gaza and there are reports of 130 people still missing.

It also said that Hezbollah and the Israeli army exchanged gunfire in south Lebanon.

Protests were reported in several Arab countries denouncing the attack on the hospital and Jewish activists broke into the Congress in Washington demanding a ceasefire in Gaza.

Al-Quds said hundreds were killed in the attack on the hospital in Gaza.

It said Israel carried out demolitions and leveling of land, as settlers attacked Palestinians in the West Bank.

M.K.

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اليوم الـ13 لـ"طوفان الأقصى".. عشرات الشهداء والإصابات بمجازر جديدة ومروعة في قطاع غزة ..! الساعة 02:35 م|19 أكتوبر 2023 فيسبوكتويترواتس ابتيليجرام فلسطين اليوم يتواصل العدوان "الإسرائيلي" الهمجي على قطاع لليوم الـ 13 على التوالي، بقصف عنيف من الطائرات والزوارق الحربية، والمدفعية، التي تستهدف في مجملها المنازل والأبراج والبنايات السكنية، ما أسفر عن ارتقاء ما يزيد عن 3500 فلسطيني، وإصابة الآلاف في صفوف المدنيين، إلى جانب تدمير بالممتلكات العامة والخاصة، والبنية التحتية. وعقب مجزرة المعمداني البشعة، يستمر الصحفيين في توثيق مشاهد القتل والدمار والمجازر الدموية التي يواصل الاحتلال ارتكابها لتطال البشر والشجر والحجر، مخلفة آلاف الشهداء والإصابات، في ظل عجز الطواقم الطبية والدفاع المدني في السيطرة على انقاذ الضحايا، لتكون الخسائر الأكبر من أي عدوان أو حرب مضت، استهدف فيها الاحتلال "الإسرائيلي" المواطنين الآمنين، فيما لم يسلم الصحفيين والمسعفين وجهاز الدفاع المدني من هذه الحرب الصهيونية المجنونة. وأعلنت وزارة الصحة بغزة، ارتفاع عدد ضحايا ومصابي العدوان "الإسرائيلي" المستمر على قطاع غزة في اليوم الـ13 على التوالي. وبلغ عدد الشهداء وفق الصحة، نحو 3785 شهيدا بينهم 1524 طفلا و 1000 سيدة و 120 مسن، إضافة إلى 12493مصابًا، منهم 3983 طفلا و3300 سيدة. وحسب المكتب الإعلام الحكومي، فإن الاحتلال الإسرائيلي ارتكب نحو (433) مجزرة بحق العائلات الفلسطينية المدنية منذ بدء عدوانه على قطاع غزة في (7 أكتوبر الجاري)، راح ضحيتها 2421 شهيداً. ودمر الاحتلال في عدوانه على غزة أكثر من 4500 مبنى سكني كليا، تضم 12 ألف وحدة سكنية، فيما تضررت نحو 113,300 ألف وحدة سكنية بشكل جزئي منها 8190 وحدة سكنية غير صالحة للسكن. ووفق وزارة الصحة، فإن الساعات القادمة تعتبر حاسمة في تحديد مصير آلاف الجرحى والمرضى بمستشفيات قطاع غزة، وإن تأخر الاستجابة لنداءات الاستغاثة التي أطلقتها المنظومة الصحية يعني الحكم بإعدام هؤلاء الجرحى والمرضى. وفي ضوء توقف محطات التحلية وصعوبة ضخ المياه من قبل البلديات ومحدودية المصادر المتوفرة، يواجه قطاع غزة تهديدا صحيا وبيئيا يزداد مع عدم القدرة على معالجة المياه. كما استشهد 28 كادرا يعملون في القطاع الصحي، وأصيب العشرات منهم، جراء العدوان، عدا عن تضرر 15 مركزا طبيا جراء القصف المتواصل، وتوقف مستشفى بيت حانون ومستشفى الدرة للأطفال عن تقديم الخدمة، وأغلب أقسام الأورام في مستشفى الصداقة التركي، كما تم إلحاق الضرر بـ 23 مركبة إسعاف وتعطلت عن العمل. اليوم الـ13 لـ"طوفان الأقصى".. عشرات الشهداء والإصابات بمجازر جديدة ومروعة في قطاع غزة ..! | فلسطين اليوم (paltoday.ps) *** ارتفاع عدد شهداء وجرحى العدوان "الإسرائيلي" على غزة الساعة 05:26 م|19 أكتوبر 2023 ارشيفية فيسبوكتويترواتس ابتيليجرام فلسطين اليوم أعلنت وزارة الصحة بغزة، اليوم الخميس، ارتفاع عدد ضحايا العدوان "الإسرائيلي" على القطاع إلى 3785 شهيدًا، منهم 1524 طفلًا و1000سيدة و120 مسنًا، وإصابة 12493 آخرين بجراح مختلفة، بينهم 3983 طفلًا و3300 سيدة. وأوضحت الوزارة في بيان لها، أن الاحتلال "مستمر في ارتكاب مزيد من المجازر وإبادة العوائل الفلسطينية وتدمير للأحياء السكنية والبنية التحتية". وأشارت إلى أن الاحتلال "يعيق جهود الطواقم الطبية في إخلاء الجرحى بسبب الاستهداف المركز وتقطيع الطرق المؤدية للمستشفيات". وبينت أن انتهاكات الإسرائيلية بحق المنظومة الصحية أدى لاستشهاد 44 من الطواقم الطبية و إصابة 70 آخرين. ولفتت إلى أن الاحتلال تعمد استهداف 23 سيارة إسعاف وخروجها عن الخدمة بعد تدميرها بالكامل. وذكرت أن الانتهاكات الإسرائيلية مستمرة ضد المؤسسات والمرافق الصحية، حيث تم استهداف 19 مؤسسة صحية. وأشارت إلى توقف العمل في 14 مركز صحي تابع للرعاية الأولية بالوزارة في منطقة غزة وشمال القطاع، بسبب انقطاع الكهرباء ونفاد الوقود، كما توقفت الخدمات الأساسية في مستشفى اليمن السعيد بجباليا وتم تحويله للطوارئ. وأفادت بأن 4 مستشفيات خرجت عن الخدمة بسبب الاستهداف المباشر، وهي مستشفيات بيت حانون والدرة والكرامة والعيون الدولي. وأضافت أن مستشفيات قطاع غزة تعاني من ارتفاع نسبة إشغال الأسرة إلى 150% والحرجي والمرضى يفترشون الأرض وممرات الأقسام. وأكدت أنها حشدت طاقاتها من أجل استمرار تقديم خدمات الرعاية الأولية في 18 مركز صحي. وأشارت إلى أنه لا يوجد أي مخزون من الأدوية والمستهلكات الطبية والوقود في المستشفيات. وقالت إن الطواقم الطبية تحبس أنفاسها خشية نفاد ما يتوفر بين يديها من الأدوية والمستهلكات الطبية، والتي نفد منها الكثير. وأوضحت أن المستشفيات تعيش حالة من الجفاف في كل الإمكانيات الدوائية والوقود. وحذرت من أن أي تأخير في إدخال الإمدادات الطبية لمستشفيات قطاع غزة سنفقد مزيد من الجرحى والمرضى. وطالبت وزارة الصحة المجتمع الدولي ومؤسساته الإنسانية بالإسراع في إدخال الاحتياجات الطبية الطارئة لمستشفيات قطاع غزة. ويتواصل العدوان "الإسرائيلي" على قطاع غزة لليوم الـ 13 على التوالي، والذي خلف ما يزيد عن 3700 شهيد وعشرات الآلاف من الإصابات، ناهيك عن الدمار في منازل المواطنين والبنية التحتية. ارتفاع عدد شهداء وجرحى العدوان "الإسرائيلي" على غزة | فلسطين اليوم (paltoday.ps)

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