4,218 Palestinians Killed, 13,400 injured, in 14 days of the Israeli Genocidal War on Ghazza and the West Bank

October 20, 2023 

A dead Palestinian girl was one of 21 Palestinian civilians who were killed by an Israeli genocidal air strike on a Khan Younus house, on October 20, 2023	A scene of the Israeli genocidal Israeli air strikes on Gaza, on October 19, 2023
Funeral prayer for 13 Palestinians who were killed by Israeli occupation forces, in Noor Shams, Tulkarm, on October 19, 2023	Red-orange smoke rising from an Israeli airk strike on Gaza, October 20, 2023
A scene of an Israeli genocidal Israeli air strike on the Gaza Orthodox Church, on October 19, 2023	Palestinian children represented most of the victims who died and injured in 13 days of the genocidal Israeli air strikes on Gaza, October 20, 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 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.

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.

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 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

4,137 Palestinian Civilians Killed, more than 12,000 Injured in Israeli Continuous Aggression on Ghazza (Gaza), 81 Killed, 1400 Injured, in the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Thus, the Israeli genocidal war on the Palestinian people resulted in 4,218 deaths and 13,400 injures, in 13 days. Wafa, Ramallah, October 20, 2023  "الصحة": 4218 شهيدا و13400 جريح في عدوان الاحتلال المتواصل على شعبنا رام الله 20-10-2023 وفا ، ر.ح أعلنت وزارة الصحة، اليوم الجمعة، ارتفاع عدد الشهداء في عدوان الاحتلال الإسرائيلي الشامل والمتواصل على شعبنا في قطاع غزة والضفة الغربية إلى 4218 شهيدا، فيما ارتفع عدد الجرحى إلى نحو 13400 جريح. وقالت الوزارة، إن أكثر من 4137 شهيدا، ارتقوا في قطاع غزة، و81 في الضفة الغربية، منذ بدء العدوان الإسرائيلي في الـ7 من تشرين الأول/ اكتوبر الجاري. ‏‎وأوضحت أن أكثر من 12 ألف مواطن جرحوا في قطاع غزة منذ بدء العدوان، فيما بلغ عدد الجرحى في الضفة 1400. (محدث) "الصحة": 4218 شهيدا و13400 جريح في عدوان الاحتلال المتواصل على شعبنا (wafa.ps)

Gaza death toll surges to 3,866, over 13,400 injured

GAZA, Friday, October 20, 2023 (WAFA) –

In the wake of the devastating Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank, the death toll has surged to at least 3,866, the majority of them civilians, including children, with 13,400 individuals injured, the Ministry of Health said in an update this afternoon.

The Ministry said in a brief statement that the number of deaths in the Gaza Strip has reached 3,785, while the death toll in the West Bank also surged to 81. Meanwhile, over 12,000 people have been injured in Gaza and 1,400 others in the West Bank.

The ongoing Israeli aggression has brought immense suffering to the Palestinian population especially in the Gaza Strip, with casualties, particularly among innocent children and healthcare workers, mounting around the clock.

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Israeli airstrikes across Gaza leave dozens killed, injured

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

Israeli occupation forces launched a barrage of airstrikes this evening on various locations across the Gaza Strip, resulting in dozens of casualties and injuries among Palestinian civilians, including children, according to WAFA correspondent.

The most violent attacks targeted the Yarmouk neighborhood in Gaza City, the central city of Dair El-Bala'h and the southern city of Khan Yunus, resulting in multiple casualties.

Medical sources reported that at least seven Palestinians were killed in an airstrike on a residential building in Khan Yunus, raising the number of civilians killed in the city alone since the early hours of the day to 32.

According to the latest figures from the Ministry of Health, a total of 3,785 Palestinians have been recorded in the Gaza Strip, with more than 12,000 wounded, since the onset of the ongoing Israeli aggression.

The situation in Gaza remains dire, with families grieving for their loved ones, and a growing number of injured individuals requiring urgent medical attention. At least four hospitals are now out of service in the Strip due to the intensity of the Israeli aggression.

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Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem condemns Israel’s bombing of its church in Gaza

JERUSALEM, Friday, October 20, 2023 (WAFA) –

The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem has expressed its strongest condemnation of an Israeli airstrike on its church compound in Gaza City last night, stressing its commitment to its humanitarian duty to shelter civilians regardless of the Israeli war crime.

The Patriarchate said in a press statement that “targeting churches and their institutions, along with the shelters they provide to protect innocent citizens, especially children and women who have lost their homes due to Israeli airstrikes on residential areas over the past thirteen days, constitutes a war crime that cannot be ignored.”

“Despite the evident targeting of the facilities and shelters of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and other churches – including the Episcopal Church of Jerusalem Hospital, other schools, and social institutions – the Patriarchate, along with the other churches, remains committed to fulfilling its religious and moral duty in providing assistance, support, and refuge to those in need amidst continuous Israeli demands to evacuate these institutions of civilians and the pressures exerted on the churches in this regard,” the statement added.

The Patriarchate stressed that “it will not abandon its religious and humanitarian duty, rooted in its Christian values, to provide all that is necessary in times of war and peace alike.”

At least two women were killed and scores of others injured in the Israeli attack on Thursday night on the Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza.

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Israeli Occupation Forces commit 37 massacres over the past 24 hours in Gaza

GAZA, (PIC) +-

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) committed 37 massacres over the past 24 hours in Gaza that claimed the lives of 352 Palestinians, Palestinian Health Ministry said on Friday.

Spokesman for the ministry, Dr. Ashraf Al-Qudra affirmed that 352 Palestinians were killed, and 669 others wounded during the past 24 hours, including 16 victims killed in the aerial strike on the Greek Orthodox Church. The church attack came only two days after the bloody attack on the Baptist Ahli hospital, which left more than 1,000 casualties, mostly children and women.

Al-Qudra confirmed that seven main hospitals and 21 health centers are now out of service, calling for international protection of hospitals and health facilities in Gaza in the light of the growing Israeli escalation. The coming hours would be very critical for medical personnel, as fuel supplies could expire at any time, he added. He further pointed out that the death toll climbed to over 4,137 victims, while over 1,000 people are still missing under the rubble, mostly children.

 

Israeli occupation forces Abduct 55 Palestinians in West Bank

RAMALLAH, Friday, October 20, 2023 (WAFA) –

At least 55 Palestinians were abducted by Israeli occupation forces last night during wide-scale raids into the southern West Bank provinces of Hebron, Ramallah, Nablus, and Bethlehem, according to local and Palestinian security sources.

In Hebron, south of the territory, at least 32 Palestinians were arrested by the Israeli occupation army in the city and its neighboring towns and villages.

In Bethlehem, Israeli occupation forces stormed the city and the nearby refugee camps, detaining at least 12 Palestinian civilians after raiding and searching their homes.

Meantime, the forces stormed and searched several homes in the northern province of Nablus, detaining six Palestinians.

At least five Palestinians were also arrested by the Israeli occupation forces as the latter stormed the city of Ramallah and the nearby Al-Jalazoan refugee camp. 

The latest abductions are part of a wide-scale Israeli arrest campaign that saw at least 800 Palestinians abducted since the beginning of this month, coinciding with the Israeli aggression on Gaza.

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