Editorial Note: The following news reports are summaries from original sources. They may also include corrections of Arabic names and political terminology. Comments are in parentheses.

 

On Day 184 of the US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 4 Massacres, 38 Palestinians Killed, 71 Injured, with a Death Toll of  33,175 and 75,886 Injuries

April 7, 2024 

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Editor's Notes:  

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

By April 7, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 40,175+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (33,175) and those who are still missing under the rubble (Corrected on February 7, 2024: 7,000+). 

By April 7, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 75,886, and more than 2,520 civilians have been abducted from Gaza Strip.

By April 7, 2024, the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip resulted in more than 116,061 martyrs, wounded and missing Palestinians, 70% of whom were children and women.

By April 7, 2024, 14,350 children were killed, constituting 44% of the total number of martyrs (over 33,175) in Gaza Strip.

By April 7, 2024, 463 Palestinians who were killed, 3,709 who were injured, and 8,100, who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023 (Some of the detainees have been released).

By March 28, 2024, about 12,091 Palestinians, from both the West Bank and Gaza, have been detained in 2023. About half of them were detained after October 7. This included 1,085 children and 300 women.

By March 8, there were 8,900 Palestinian women who were killed, 23,000 who were injured, but there are 2,100 women who are unaccounted for (whither they are dead, injured, or abducted).

By January 17, 2024, about 661 detainees from Gaza are currently languishing in Israeli prisons as “illegitimate combatants” (the Israeli term for Palestinian fighters) in addition to more than 50 women from Gaza, who are detained in the Damon prison, noting that 8 women of whom have been recently released.

By March 4, 2023, the death toll included 13,420+ children, 8,900+ women (more than 72.8% of the accounted for victims), 364 doctors and medical staff, 132 journalists, and 48 civil defense workers. 

The total number of detainees in the occupation prisons until the end of December was 8,800, and the number of administrative detainees was 3,484.

By March 4, 2024, the Government Media Office (GMO) said that the Israeli occupation forces killed 364 health personnel, destroyed 155 health institutions, 32 hospitals, 53 health centers, 126 ambulances, displaced 1.9 million Palestinians, and destroyed 360,000 housing units, about and 60% of the buildings and infrastructure in Gaza Strip.

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GMO reveals latest statistics on Israeli genocidal war on Gaza

Saturday 3-February-2024, GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Government Media Office (GMO) in the Gaza Strip revealed on Saturday the latest and most significant figures on the Israeli ongoing genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since October 7.

This announcement comes as the latest updates from the GMO, showing the scale of human and material damage that resulted from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, on its 120th day.

The statistics demonstrated latest updates on the numbers of martyrs, missing, and wounded people in addition to the sick, displaced and prisoners as well as numbers of damaged structures and infrastructure.

Below are figures released by the GMO about Israel’s violations over the period of 120 days since the start of its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.

(2,325) Massacres (34,238) Martyrs and missing people. (27,238) Martyrs who arrived in hospitals. (12,000) Child martyrs. (8,190) Female martyrs. (339) Martyrs of medical staff. (46) Civil defense martyrs. (122) Journalist martyrs. (7,000) Missing, 70% of whom are children and women. (66,452) Wounded.

(11,000) Wounded people in need of travel abroad for treatment, (life-saving and critical cases). (10,000) Cancer patients facing the risk of death. (700,000) Wounded with infectious diseases as a result of displacement. (8,000) Cases of viral hepatitis infection due to displacement. (60,000) Pregnant women at risk due to the lack of health care. (350,000) Chronic patients at risk due to blocked medications.

(99) Cases of arrest among health personnel. (10) Cases of arrests among identified journalists. (2 million) Displaced people in the Gaza Strip.

(140) Government headquarters destroyed. (100) Completely destroyed schools and universities. (295) Partially destroyed schools and universities. (183) Completely destroyed mosques. (264) Partially destroyed mosques. (3) Destroyed Churches.

(79,200) Completely destroyed housing units. (290,000) Partially destroyed and uninhabitable housing units. (66,000) tons of explosives dropped on Gaza. (30) Hospitals knocked out of service. (53) Health centers knocked out of service. (150) Partially targeted Health institutions. (122) Destroyed ambulances. (200) Destroyed archaeological and heritage sites.

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A Palestinian father crying and grieving the death of his children, who were killed by Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on Gaza Strip, April 7, 2024	Palestinian Muslims observing Laylatul Qadr at Al-Aqsa Mosque, despite Israeli restrictions and assault on the worshippers, April 5, 2024
Hungry Gaza children in line to receive a soup meal, as FAO warns of rapidly deteriorating food security in Gaza, file, April 7, 2024	Israeli occupation regime misleads the international community regarding construction of new illegal settlements in the West Bank, April 7, 2024 The blue color indicates the Har Gilo settlement, which is built on Palestinian lands in the Bethlehem Governorate, and the yellow color indicates a plan to expand it, according to the occupation’s plans. However in reality, it is a plan to build a new illegal settlement called Carmel.
Palestinian grieving the death of their children, who were killed by Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on Gaza Strip, April 7, 2024	More than 14,350 Palestinian children were killed in the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip, constituting 44% of the total number of martyrs, April 7, 2024
Performing burial prayer on a martyred child, who was killed by Israeli genocidal bombardment on Dair El-Bala'h, April 7, 2024	Scenes from the Rafa'h city, where there are more than a million of displaced Palestinians from northern Gaza Strip, at the beginning of the seventh month of the Israeli genocidal war, April 7, 2024

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

"مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَٰلِكَ كَتَبْنَا عَلَىٰ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّهُ مَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا"  (الْمَائِدَةُ ، 5: 32).

"وَمَنْ يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُّتَعَمِّدًا فَجَزَاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ خَالِدًا فِيهَا وَغَضِبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَلَعَنَهُ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُ عَذَابًا عَظِيمًا" (النِّسَاءُ ، 4: 93).

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

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

"Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul, unless for a soul, or for corruption in the land, it is as if he had killed humankind entirely" (The Holy Quran, Al-Ma-ida, 5: 32).

"And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide eternally, and Allah has become angry with him, and has cursed him, and has prepared for him a great torment" (Al-Nisa, 4: 93).

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

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While brutal force has been used to create Zionist Israel and sustain it thus far, Zionist claims to Palestine are false. Actually, from the five thousand years of known written human history, there has been a continuous Palestinian-Canaanite presence in the Holy Land. Despite the Zionist false claims, the ancient Israelites ruled part of the land for only 85 years (during the reign of Prophets David and Solomon , peace be upon them, and Solomon's son).

 After that, the Egyptians conquered Palestine-Canaan in 925 BC, followed by Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans, before the Arab Muslim rule, starting from 636 AD.

By the Time Jesus, peace be upon him, started his mission, the three population groups of Canaanites, Palestinians, and Israelites were melted together in religion and language. Most of them became Christians when Constantine converted in 313 AD. Then, most of them became Muslims in the 7th and 8th centuries AD.

So, Palestinian Muslims, Christians, and Jews are the ones who have the right to claim descent from ancient Israelites, Palestinians, and Canaanites, not Zionists from other continents.

No matter what the Zionists and their supporters do, they cannot change the will of God, Who promised the Holy Land to Abraham and his descendants, basically the Palestinian Muslims and Christians.

No matter how much persecution and aggression the Zionists and their supporters inflict upon the Palestinian people, they will never be able to force them out of the Holy Land, which Allah, praise to Him, promised for them, and kept His promise ever since.

This is a necessary brief background to understand the US-Backed Zionist Israeli continuous wars against the Arab nation generally, and the Palestinian people in particular, which included the wars of 1948, 1956, 1967, 1978, 1982, the brutal crushing of the two Uprisings (1987-1993 and 2000-2004), 2009, 2012, 2014, 2021, and the current genocidal war on Gaza (October 7, 2023-Fruary 26, 2024), which has culminated a blockade of Gaza since 2007. In addition, the Israeli occupation and apartheid regime launched so many covert operations, raids, and air strikes on many Arab states since 1948.

The following news stories are just examples, not a systematic record, of the Israeli occupation government abuse, mistreatment, and violations of Palestinian human rights, on daily basis.

More detailed news stories can be found at the following sources:

http://english.wafa.ps/, https://english.palinfo.com/, https://imemc.org/, https://paltoday.ps/ar/


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Editorial Notes about terms & names of people and places:

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

2. Underlined letters and letters preceded by an apostrophe are references to Arabic letter sounds, which does not exist in the English alphabet.

3. The English letter i is equivalent to the Arabic short vowel known as kasra, as in Ibraheem and Qasim as well as in the English words sit and bit. So, it is incorrect to use it as a long vowel for such Arabic names as Jameel and Jibreel.

4. The English letter e is equivalent to the Arabi short vowel known as fat'ha, as in A'hmed and Mu'hammed.

5. It is more accurate to refer to the land-grabbing Israelis, who establish illegal settlements in the Palestinian territory of the West Bank, as illegal Israeli settlers, than referring to them as colonists.

The term colony is a reference to a large entity or a country, such as American states before independence. It was also a reference to Egypt, and India, when they were British colonies.

In addition, the term "colony" represents a positive nostalgic theme, in the minds of native speakers of English, particularly in America and Britain.

6. It is more accurate to use the verb "abduct" than the verb "detain," in reference to taking Palestinian citizens by force to prisons and interrogation centers, by Israeli occupation regime soldiers. This is because the presence of the Israeli occupation regime forces is illegal in the Palestinian territories, and they have no jurisdiction over the Palestinian people.

Click here for more about using the apostrophe and the underlining of letters in the transliteration of Arabic names.

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FAO warns of rapidly deteriorating food security in Gaza

Sunday 7-April-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) issued a warning on Saturday that the rapid deterioration of the food security situation in the Gaza Strip has reached a critical stage, with indications of an imminent famine in the north.

In a post on its “X” platform account, the UN organization stated, “For the first time since the escalation of hostilities, our teams have succeeded in delivering the much-needed animal feed to Gaza.”

The FAO emphasized that the collapse of agricultural food value chains has led to a rapid deterioration of the food security situation, reaching a critical stage with indications of a famine in the north.

The UN organization stated, “The delivery of animal feed to Gaza is aimed at providing nutrition solutions.”

As a result of the war and Israeli restrictions, the population of Gaza, especially in Gaza City and the north, is on the brink of famine, with severe shortages of food, water, medicine, and fuel. This is compounded by the displacement of over two million Palestinians from the besieged territory, which has been under Israeli blockade for 17 years.

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Hamas delegation heads to Cairo to resume negotiations on Gaza

Saturday 6-April-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The Hamas Movement announced that its delegation, led by senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya, will fly to Cairo on Sunday in response to an Egyptian invitation to resume Gaza ceasefire talks.

The Movement affirmed in a statement on Saturday its adherence to the position it presented on March 14, which demands a permanent ceasefire, the withdrawal of the Israeli occupation forces from Gaza, the return of the displaced to their places of residence, ensuring the freedom of movement of people, providing relief and shelter, and reaching a serious prisoner exchange deal.

Delegations from the United States and Israel, in addition to Egyptian and Qatari mediators, will participate in the negotiations that will begin on Sunday.

CIA Director William Burns, Head of Mossad David Barnea, and negotiators from Egypt and Qatar are expected to attend the talks.

The New York Times quoted a senior US official as saying that President Joe Biden wrote to the leaders of Egypt and Qatar urging them to “increase pressure on Hamas to reach a deal with Israel that would lead to a temporary ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages held there.” 

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On Laylatul-Qadr, Israeli police assault worshipers at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Saturday 6-April-2024

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), (PIC)

Israeli police attacked a number of worshipers on Friday evening near Lions Gate, one of the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), after they performed the evening and Tarawee'h prayers on the Night of Power known as “Laylatul-Qadr”.

Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency, Israeli police forces assaulted a number of Palestinian young men after the evening and Tarawee'h prayers were over, resulting in two young men sustaining minor bruises.

On Friday night, 200,000 worshipers celebrated “Laylatul-Qadr” in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, despite Israeli restrictions.

The night, which Muslims hope was the Night of Power, witnessed the largest number of worshipers entering Al-Aqsa Mosque since the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip last October, according to Anadolu Agency.

Eyewitnesses reported that the Israeli police doubled their presence at the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Old City of Occupied Jerusalem, especially at the Lions and Silsila Gates.

Israeli occupation authority (IOA) allowed only a small number of West Bank residents to enter the mosque to perform prayers, permitting only Palestinian men over the age of 55 and women over the age of 50 to enter Jerusalem on Fridays.

The IOA obliged worshipers from the West Bank to leave Jerusalem before the time of the sunset prayer, preventing them from celebrating Laylatul-Qadr in the holy site. 

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Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission: Israel misleads international community regarding construction of new settlements

RAMALLAH, Sunday, April 7, 2024 (WAFA) –

The Palestinian Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission said today that the Israeli occupation is deceiving the international community regarding the construction of new settlements by spreading lies.

Muayyad Sh'aban, the head of the commission, explained that many recent plans issued by the Israeli occupation's planning authorities claim to be aimed at expanding existing settlements. However, upon reviewing the maps of these announced plans, it becomes apparent that they intend to build new settlements that are geographically distinct from the settlements they claim to be expanding.

Sh'aban stated that last week, the Israeli occupation introduced a structural plan bearing number 2/6/510 to reorganize an industrial area for residential use in favor of the Kiryat Arba illegal Israeli settlement, built illegally on Palestinian lands east of the city of Hebron.

However, upon reviewing the maps related to the structural plan, it was revealed that the targeted land plot is located in an area seized in 1982 and is significantly far from Kiryat Arba.

This is the same location where settlers established a settlement outpost called Matspe Afihai in 2018, indicating the occupation's intention to legitimize what the settlers have done and establish a new settlement on the lands of the village of Beit Einun north of Hebron.

Sh'aban highlighted that June 2022 saw a similar move in the Bethlehem Governorate, when a new structural plan was submitted to expand the Har Gilo settlement, built on Palestinian lands. This plan, numbered 1/4/401, aimed to build 952 new settlement units.

However, it turned out that the Israeli occupation concealed its intention to build a new settlement named Carmel to isolate the towns of Al-Walaja and Batitr in the province.

He emphasized that through these types of plans and the range of allegations they promote, the Israeli occupation seeks to mislead the international community by distorting facts and concealing its actions aimed at imposing realities on the ground.

The primary objective, said Shaban, is to undermine the possibility of establishing a Palestinian state, fragment the Palestinian geography, and isolate the Palestinian villages, towns, and cities, rendering them inhabitable.

M.N. 

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Prisoners Affairs Authority urges women's organizations to save Palestinian women from Israeli persecution

RAMALLAH, Sunday, April 7, 2024 (WAFA) –

The Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Authority has called upon local, regional, and international women's organizations, as well as associations and unions dedicated to women's rights, to amplify their voices in saving Palestinian women from the targeting, persecution, and detention by the Israeli occupation authorities.

In a statement issued today, the authority outlined that the daily Israeli military raids on the homes of former female prisoners have become a consistent tactic, as the occupation seeks to enforce a policy of deterrence and revenge against Palestinian women and girls through arrests, physical assault, humiliation, intimidation, and the deliberate destruction of their homes.

The authority condemned Israel's recent escalation in the pursuit of former female prisoners. The latest incident occurred during the night and early morning hours today, where large-scale Israeli forces stormed the city of Ramallah and the town of Beer Zait to the north, arresting the former female prisoners Layan Kayid and Layan Nasir, both students at Beer Zait University.

The authority called for concrete steps to pressure governments and parliaments to fulfill their responsibilities towards addressing the denial of rights to Palestinian women and girls by the occupation. It emphasized the need for the occupation to be held accountable for its crimes against them.

Highlighting the recent notable increase in Israel's arrests of Palestinian women and girls, the authority noted that these arrests are driven by punitive and retaliatory motives. Additionally, they are often used as hostages and bargaining chips against their spouses, siblings, and parents.

There are a total of 81 Palestinian women in Israeli prisons, with the majority held in Damon Prison under complex living and health conditions.

M.N. 

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UNICEF says Israel's onslaught on Gaza has killed over 13,000 children

RAMALLAH, Sunday, April 7, 2024 (WAFA) –

The Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Catherine Russell, has described the scale and pace of destruction in the Gaza Strip as shocking.

Russell said in a post on X that the war on Gaza has resulted in the killing of more than 13,000 children and countless injuries. She noted that the aggression has claimed the lives of teachers, doctors, and humanitarian workers.

The UN official urged an immediate cessation of hostilities in Gaza, stating that homes, schools, and hospitals have been destroyed, warning that famine in Gaza is imminent.

By April 6, 2024, the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7th has resulted in the killing of 33,137 Palestinian citizens, mostly children and women, and the injury of more than 75,815 others, according to a preliminary toll.

M.N. 

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Israel deliberately targets Palestinian women and children, says Minister

RAMALLAH, Sunday, April 7, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Palestinian Minister of Women's Affairs, Mona Al-Khaleeli, said that the Israeli occupation forces deliberately target women and children in Gaza and the West Bank.

Al-Khalieeli added in a press statement on Sunday that Palestinian women in the Gaza Strip are suffering from the most dangerous and harsh conditions in decades, as a result of deteriorating health and living conditions, displacement, and lack of shelter, in addition to the lack of food and water.

She pointed out that 9,560 female citizens were killed since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7, out of a total number of fatalities of 33,175, according to statistics issued by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

Al-Khalieeli indicated that there are approximately 15,000 pregnant women currently in the Gaza Strip, 95% of whom do not eat sufficient amounts of food, which increases health risks to the mother and fetus.

She added that there are about a million forcibly displaced women who face exacerbated protection risks in shelter centers that lack basic necessities and privacy, amid separation from family support networks, adding that there are approximately 37 mothers killed every day, leaving behind devastated families and displaced children.

The statement pointed out that 8,100 women will give birth next month in the Gaza Strip, noting that restrictions on movement are still in place and the dismemberment of cities continues, hindering access to vital health and social services, ambulance movement, and the provision of humanitarian services.

In the West Bank, Al-Khaleeli said that the occupation forces displaced 1,620 Palestinian families, including 710 children, in the West Bank, including Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), due to the policy of demolishing homes.

K.T.

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UN rapporteur: Security Council's resolution on Gaza ceasefire must be implemented

GENEVA, Sunday, April 7, 2024 (WAFA) -

UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, said last night that the United Nations Security Council's resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza is entirely binding and must be implemented.

Albanese said in a press statement that there has been no clear action regarding the cessation of the Israeli aggression on Gaza and it should be achieved as soon as possible, emphasizing that Security Council resolutions are fully binding and must therefore be enforced.

She stressed that "there are many things that must be done" to ensure the flow of aid into Gaza, including the opening of all crossings, adding, "It seems to me that we have not reached this stage yet because a ceasefire has not been declared."

Albanese pointed out that Israel, the occupying power, bears the responsibility of ensuring the delivery of humanitarian aid, but it has not fulfilled these obligations.

Expressing her concerns about Israel's plan for a ground assault on the city of Rafah in southern Gaza, Albanese said, "An attack on Rafah would be a disaster upon a disaster, and a disaster within a disaster."

M.N. 

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

On April 7, 2024, Dr. Ashraf Al-Qidra, the Spokesperson of the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on Gaza Strip resulted in 4 massacres, in which  38 Palestinian civilians were killed, and 71 were injured, in the past 24 hours. This increased the death toll in Gaza Strip to 33,175 and the injuries to 75,886, since October 7, 2023.   

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Gaza: Death toll surges to 33,175 martyrs

Sunday 7-April-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The health ministry in Gaza said on Sunday that the Israeli occupation army committed four massacres in different areas of the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours, killing at least 38 civilians and injuring over 71 others, while a large number of victims are still under the rubble of bombed buildings or lying on roads.

In a statement, the health ministry said that the Israeli army killed and injured a large number of civilians in different areas of Gaza during the past 24 hours, but only 109 of them, including 38 martyrs, were transported to hospitals.

The health ministry added that the death toll from the ongoing Israeli bombardments and shooting attacks, which started on October 7, climbed to 33,175 martyrs and the number of the wounded surged to 75,886 people.

The Gaza Strip has been under brutal bombardment since a cross-border operation was launched by Hamas’s armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades, on October 7.

Besides the large number of casualties and the huge displacement of people, basic food, fuel, water and medical supplies have run out for the 2.3 million residents in Gaza due to the tight Israeli blockade and the massive destruction of infrastructure and facilities. 

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Israeli army kills four Gazan children each hour

Sunday 7-April-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces kill an average of four Palestinian children every hour in the war-torn Gaza Strip, according to recent Palestinian official statistics.

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, there are more than 14,350 child martyrs, constituting 44 percent of the total number of martyrs (over 33,000) in Gaza.

Additionally, women and children constituted 70 percent of the missing persons in Gaza as a result of the Israeli aggression, totaling 7,000 individuals, while 43,349 children live in Gaza without one or both of their parents.

In a related context, James Elder, spokesman for the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has said that more than 600,000 children in Rafa'h, south of Gaza, suffer from hunger and fear, and are facing the risk of an Israeli attack.

“Rafa'h is a city for children. There are 600,000 boys and girls, yet they are under threat of military assault, trapped in Rafa'h, with no safe place to go,” Elder stated.

On its X platform, UNICEF published a video of its spokesman talking about the suffering of children trying to survive in Rafa'h under Israeli attacks after 1.5 million displaced people were told by the Israeli army to go there.

Elder pointed out that Palestinian parents try every day to give hope to their children despite fear and hunger, stressing that the word “hope” is at risk of being deleted from the dictionary in Gaza.

He called on everyone who feels the pain and fear of Gazan parents towards their children and everyone who believes in childhood to stop this suffering in Rafa'h. 

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Israeli bombing kills six Palestinians in Gaza

GAZA, Sunday, April 7, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Six Palestinians were killed on Sunday in a bombing by occupation warplanes on citizens’ homes in the cities of Gaza and Khan Younus, sources confirmed.

They said that four people were killed and 10 others were injured, including three children and two women, in the occupation aircraft’s bombing that targeted a house in Al-Shuja’iya neighborhood, east of Gaza City.

The sources added that two citizens were killed and seven others were injured when occupation aircraft and artillery bombed several homes in Al-Zanna and Bani Suhayla areas, east of Khan Younus, in the south of the Gaza Strip.

In Gaza City, six people were injured in the occupation artillery shelling of citizens’ homes in Al-Zaytoun and Tel Al-Hawa neighborhoods in the city, as the occupation tanks stationed in the western region, firing at citizens’ homes.

The occupation artillery fired shells towards citizens' homes and targeted Al-Shaikh Zayed Towers in Bait Lahya, north of the Gaza Strip, wounding a number of citizens.

The occupation aircraft targeted a house in Al-Buraij camp in the central sector.

Local health authorities confirmed that the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli onslaught since October 7 has risen to 33,175 reported fatalities, with an additional 75,886 individuals sustaining injuries. The majority of the victims are women and children.

Meanwhile, ambulance and rescue teams are still unable to reach many casualties and dead bodies trapped under the rubble or scattered on roads across the war-torn enclave, as Israeli occupation forces continue to obstruct the movement of and ambulance and civil defense teams.

K.T.

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Three Palestinians killed in an Israeli genocidal airstrike on central Gaza

GAZA, Sunday, April 7, 2024 (WAFA) –

Three Palestinian citizens were killed and several others injured today when Israeli occupation forces bombed a group of civilians in the town of Zahraa, located in the central Gaza Strip.

Local sources reported that Israeli fighter jets targeted a group of civilians in the town of Zahraa, resulting in the killing of three civilians and the injury of dozens more.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7th has resulted in the killing of 33,137 Palestinian citizens, mostly children and women, and the injury of more than 75,815 others, according to a preliminary toll.

M.N.

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Multiple civilian casualties in a series of Israeli genocidal airstrikes on Rafah, Khan Yunis

GAZA, Sunday, April 7, 2024 (WAFA) -

Several Palestinian civilians were killed and others injured late last night in a series of Israeli genocidal airstrikes and artillery bombardments on the cities of Khan Younus and Rafa'h in the southern Gaza Strip, marking the 184th day of the ongoing aggression.

According to local reports, Israeli warplanes carried out intense airstrikes on civilian homes in the Al-Junaina neighborhood in Rafa'h, as well as in Khan Younus in the south of the enclave.

WAFA correspondents reported that the Israeli troops opened intensive gunfire towards the village of Al-Zanna and the town of Bani Suhayla, east of Khan Younus, resulting in the killing and injury of several Palestinian citizens. 

Additionally, at least two civilians were injured in an Israeli airstrike in the vicinity of a house near the Al-Istiqama Mosque, located  in the Al-Junaina neighborhood east of Rafa'h.

Earlier in the night, Israeli warplanes carried out multiple airstrikes on various areas west of Khan Younus, targeting a group of civilians near the Turkish slaughterhouse to the west, resulting in the killing and injury of dozens of civilians. The attack coincided with shelling on wide areas south and west of the city.

Local sources reported that Israeli occupation forces also targeted several areas in the city of Bait 'Hanoun and the Qulaibo area north of Gaza, along with artillery shelling on Al-Zaytoun neighborhood east of Gaza City and the southern neighborhoods of the city.

By April 6, 2024, the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7th has resulted in the killing of 33,137 Palestinian citizens, mostly children and women, and the injury of more than 75,815 others, according to a preliminary toll.

M.N. 

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

 

Israeli occupation forces detain 15 Palestinians in West Bank

RAMALLAH, Sunday, April 7, 2024 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces have conducted a series of arrests across the West Bank since yesterday evening, detaining at least 15 individuals, including two young women, in addition to a child and former prisoners.

In a joint statement, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) and the Prisoners Affairs Authority stated that the arrests were carried out in various governorates of the West Bank, including Al-Khaleel (Hebron), Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), Ramallah, Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), and Jineen.

Among the detainees were the two young women Layan Nasir and Layan Kayid, both of whom are former prisoners in Israeli jails. The two were detained from their homes in Ramallah province.

The statement further detailed that the Israeli occupation forces continue to implement widespread raid and arrest campaigns accompanied by brutal beatings, threats against detainees and their families, direct shooting with the intent to kill, as well as extensive destruction and sabotage of citizens' homes.

The number of Palestinians detained since October 7th has risen to approximately 8100, including those apprehended from their homes, at military checkpoints, those who surrendered under pressure, and hostages, the statement added.

M.N.

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Injuries and attacks in Israeli raids in the West Bank

Saturday 6-April-2024

WEST BANK, (PIC)

Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) assaulted and injured a young Palestinian man on Saturday at a military checkpoint south of Nablus. Illegal Israeli settler attacks were also reported in other areas of the West Bank.

The Red Crescent Society reported that a young man, 22, was injured in the head and eye as a result of severe beating at the hands of IOFs soldiers at Al-Murabba' checkpoint near the town of Tel, south of Nablus.

In Aree'ha (Jericho), illegal armed Israeli settlers grazed their sheep among Palestinian Bedouin dwellings in the Rai 'Ain Al-'Oaja area, north of the city. Other settlers disguised themselves in military uniform and attacked poultry farms in the town of Qusra.

Meanwhile, the IOFs raided several areas in Bait La'hm (Bethlehem) and Jineen, and kidnapped five citizens from Al-Khaleel (Hebron), mainly from the towns of Doura, Bait Ummar and Yatta.

This morning, Balata refugee camp near Nablus city witnessed armed clashes between resistance fighters and the IOFs soldiers as they stormed the camp and besieged a house before kidnapping two young men. 

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Several Palestinians kidnaped by IOFs in West Bank raids

Sunday 7-April-2024

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnaped last night and at dawn Sunday a number of Palestinian citizens, including two women, in the West Bank.

According to local sources, the IOFs kidnaped two female ex-detainees called Layan Kayid and Layan Nasir, both Beer Zait University students, from their homes in Ramallah City and Beer Zait town.

One young man suffered a bullet injury in his head during skirmishes between local youths and Israeli forces in Beer Zait town, north of Ramallah.

In al-Khalil, the IOFs kidnaped two young men from their homes in Bait Ummar town and two others during raids in Idhna town and Yatta City.

In Jineen, Israeli occupation forces kidnaped a young man after ransacking his house in Bait Qad village.

Last night, a young man was injured by IOF gunfire during clashes in Ya’bad town.

Another young man was taken prisoner after Israeli occupation regime police forces stormed 'Anata town, northeast of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem). He was kidnaped during his presence near a mosque in the town.

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Palestinian youth critically injured by Israeli military gunfire in Ramallah

RAMALLAH, Sunday, April 7, 2024 (WAFA) -

A Palestinian young man was shot and critically injured by Israeli occupation forces late last night as they raided several neighborhoods in the city of Ramallah, in the central occupied West Bank.

Simultaneously, a Palestinian young woman was arrested during the offensive, according to local sources.

WAFA correspondent reported that the young man, Bashar Wahba, was shot in the head by the Israeli forces while he was on the roof of his home in the 'Ain Misba'h neighborhood in the city. Health sources described his condition as critical.

The Israeli raid into Ramallah saw more than 15 military vehicles storm several neighborhoods in the city, conducting raids and searches of several homes amidst confrontations with groups of local young men.

The offensive focused on the Al-Irsal neighborhood, 'Ain Misba'h Street, and Ramallah At-Te'hta neighborhood, where confrontations erupted with Israeli occupation forces firing live ammunition, rubber-coated bullets, sound bombs, and tear gas at local Palestinian protesters.

Eyewitnesses reported that Israeli forces deliberately fired at Bashar Wahba while he was on the roof of his house, resulting in him being shot in the head.

He was subsequently transferred to the Ramallah Medical Complex, where his condition was described as critical.

Meanwhile, the occupation forces arrested Layan Kayid, a postgraduate student at Beer Zait University and a former prisoner in Israeli jails, after raiding her home on 'Ain Misba'h Street.

M.N. 

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

Two settlers wounded in shooting operation in northern West Bank

Sunday 7-April-2024

QALQILYA, (PIC)

At least two illegal Israeli Jewish settlers were injured on Sunday morning in a Palestinian shooting operation near the town of Nabi Ilyas in the north of the occupied West Bank.

According to the Hebrew media, two Israelis were wounded, one of them a female soldier who was seriously hurt, in a shooting attack on a West Bank highway.

The shooting incident happened on Route 55 between the Palestinian towns of 'Azzoun and Nabi Ilyas in eastern Qalqilya. A bus and another car came under fire by a Palestinian gunman, The Times of Israeli website said.

A 19-year-old woman on the bus was seriously wounded, Israeli medical sources reported. A man in his 50s was also hurt by gunfire while driving in the same area.

The woman was taken to Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, where she was listed in a life-threatening condition. She was later identified as an Israel army soldier.

The man, who is in moderate condition, was taken to Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba.

Following the shooting, a large number of Israeli troops have been dispatched to the area to search for the shooter.

The Israeli occupation army and police also closed the road in both directions in the area of the incident and laid siege to nearby towns. 

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Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian shepherds near Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), Sunday, April 7, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Illegal Israeli settlers, under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces, attacked on Sunday sheep shepherds in the Bedouin area Yatta, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

Coordinator of the Popular and National Committees to Resist the Wall and Settlements, Ratib Al-Jubour, said that a group of colonists stormed the areas of Badyat Yatta and began grazing their sheep on Palestinian citizens’ farms and agricultural crops in that area.

He added that the occupation forces detained two citizens when they were trying to confront the colonists who were attacking them in the said areas.

Additionally, a group of illegal Israeli settlers attacked sheep herders in Al-Zoudeen area in the Eastern Bedouin area, and prevented farmers from reaching their agricultural lands.

K.T.

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