Documentation of the Israeli abuse of power, mistreatment of humanity, and perpetration of the genocidal war on the Palestinian people in the  Gaza Strip.

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On Day 327 of US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 4 Massacres, 85 Palestinians Killed, 133 Injured, with a Death Toll of  40,534 and 93,778 Injuries

 August 28, 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, based on the reliable data reported by the Palestinian Health Ministry:

By August 28, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 50,534+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (40,534), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 10,000+). 

By August 28, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 93,778.

By August 28 2024, 643 Palestinians who were killed, 5,490 who were injured, and 10,147, who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023, including 310 women and 640 children (Some of the detainees have been released).

By July 12, 2024, the Palestinian death toll in Gaza included 16,054+ children and 10,725 women (69.7% of the total). The death toll also included 500 doctors and medical staff, 158 journalists, and 75 civil defense workers. 

By July 12, 2024, the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment destroyed more than 100 health hospitals and medical facilities,  609 mosques, 3 churches, more than 430,000 housing units, and the infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.

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85 Palestinians were killed, 133 were injured, mostly children and women, by Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on the Gaza Strip, file, August 28, 2024	The Israeli occupation forces continue their invasion of Jineen, in northern West Bank, August 28, 2024.
A Palestinian child and two young men were injured by Israeli occupation forces’ bullets, in the towns of Qarawat Bani Zayd and Abwain, northwest of Ramallah, on August 28, 2024 wafa	Nine Palestinians were killed, 11 others were injured in major Israeli air and land assault on Northern West Bank refugee camps in Jineen, Toulkarm, and Toubas, on August 28, 2024
Illegal Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian homes in Idhna, Al-Khaleel, set a vehicle on fire, spray-painted anti-Arab slogans, calling on local residents to leave the area, August 28, 2024	Israeli occupation forces today raided a medical facility in the Al-Fari'a refugee camp, south of Toubas, detained its staff, assaulted the director, opened live fire, August 28, 2024
Grieving the death of family members who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on central Gaza Strip, August 28, 2024.	Grieving the death of the Palestinian journalist Muhammed Abd Rubbo, who was assassinated by the Israeli bombing of his apartment,  in Al-Nusayrat refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, August 28, 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 (Since October 7, 2023), 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.

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Amnesty International calls on EU to impose an arms embargo on the Israeli occupation apartheid regime

RAMALLAH, Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Amnesty International has called on European Union countries not to supply the Israeli occupation apartheid regime with weapons, in a letter addressed to the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell.

The organization urged the European Union, in a letter published by the German News Agency (dpa) on Wednesday, not to invest or trade with Israeli colonies in the occupied Palestinian territories, which the International Court of Justice in The Hague has deemed illegal in a recent advisory opinion.

The organization's call to tighten EU policy comes ahead of a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels to discuss the war on Gaza.

Last July, the International Court of Justice ruled that Israel's nearly 60-year occupation of Palestinian territories violates international law and must end as soon as possible.

The court, in a landmark opinion from the highest judicial body in the United Nations, although it is not legally binding, noted that Israel's colony policy effectively constitutes illegal annexation.

It said, "Its members, including EU countries, have a responsibility not to support the policy of occupation or to accept the status quo created by Israel."

The organization pointed out in its letter to Borrell that the European Union countries, by "supplying Israel with weapons, technology and equipment," are not fulfilling this responsibility.

It also called on the European Commission to review the EU-Israel partnership agreement in terms of its compatibility with human rights obligations.

Y.S.

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United Nations:  The Israeli occupation apartheid regime refuses to supply fuel to Gaza hospitals

GAZA, Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (WAFA) – 

The United Nations said that  the Israeli occupation apartheid regime has rejected requests to supply hospitals operating in northern Gaza with fuel five times during the past week.

This came in a press conference by the spokesman for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Stephane Dujarric, in which he affirmed that some hospitals in northern Gaza have been without new fuel supplies for more than 10 days.

He pointed out that there is a large overcrowding of refugees in southern Gaza due to the ongoing Israeli evacuation orders.

In another context, he pointed out that efforts are continuing to appoint and train more than 1,000 health workers and volunteers in 11 health centers in the region for polio vaccinations.

He stated that they aim in the first round of the vaccination campaign to reach at least 95% of the more than 640,000 children under the age of 10 in Gaza.

Y.S.

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'Hamas: Escalation of the Israeli occupation’s aggression in the West Bank a result of international silence

Wednesday 28-August-2024

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The large-scale military operation launched by Israel’s terrorist occupation army in the West Bank, particularly in the northern governorates, is a practical attempt to implement the plans of the extremist Zionist government, as expressed by its fascist ministers, Hamas Movement said, adding that such escalation aims to expand the ongoing brutal genocide in the Gaza Strip to include cities, towns, and refugee camps in the occupied West Bank.

In a statement on Wednesday, 'Hamas highlighted the broad targeting of Jineen, Toubas, Toulkarm, Al-Khaleel, and Ramallah, as well as the initiation of incursions, arrests, and systematic destruction of infrastructure, using large military forces accompanied by aerial bombardment from drones and warplanes.

Hamas emphasized that “the continued campaign of genocide by the fascist occupation government against our Palestinian people in Gaza, and the escalation of violations in the occupied West Bank through this criminal operation, is a natural result of the suspicious international silence regarding its blatant violations of all international laws and its deliberate targeting of unarmed civilians with the intent of genocide and displacement, supported by unconditional political and military backing from the U.S. administration and some Western capitals.”

It pointed out that “the criminal enemy has attempted, through its successive fascist governments over the decades, to suppress our people’s resistance in the West Bank by various means, yet it has failed to erase the idea of resistance from the consciousness of our rebellious and resistant youth.” It affirmed that “the current criminal military campaign will inevitably break against the steadfastness of our people in the cities, towns, and camps of the West Bank, and the determination of our brave youth and resistance.”

Hamas praised the heroic resistance operations by various Palestinian resistance factions in the Fari’a, Nour Shams, and Jenin refugee camps against the terrorist occupation forces, including the Al-Qassam Brigades, Al-Quds Brigades, and Martyrs of Al-Aqsa, acknowledging their steadfastness and sacrifices. It mourned “the heroic martyrs who fell in this operation and all the martyrs of our people who have risen in the path of resistance to end this fascist occupation.”

'Hamas issued a call to the heroic resistance fighters and the rebellious youth in all areas of the occupied West Bank, from north to south, urging a general mobilization and the escalation of all forms of resistance against the occupation and its settlers everywhere on our occupied land. “We also call on our youth and brothers in the Palestinian security forces to fulfill their responsibilities and recognize the dangers threatening our national cause, to join the sacred battle of our people, and to continue on the path of resistance until the occupation is defeated and our people achieve their freedom and right to self-determination.”

At least 11 citizens have been martyred and others injured due to attacks by the Israeli occupation forces in Jineen and Toubas early this Wednesday.

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

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On August 28, 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 the Gaza Strip resulted in 4 main massacres, in which 85 Palestinian civilians were killed, and the 133 others were injured, in the past 48 hours (from a specific time of yesterday to a specific time of today). This increased the accounted for death toll in Gaza Strip to 40,534 and the injuries to 93,778, since the start of the Israeli genocidal war on October 7, 2023.

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Death toll across Gaza Strip surges to 40,534, over 93,778 injured

RAMALLAH, Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Israeli occupation forces committed four massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours, resulting in the killing of at least 85 Palestinians and the injury of 133 others, according to medical sources.

They confirmed that the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli onslaught since October 7 has risen to 40,534 reported fatalities, with an additional 93,778 individuals sustaining injuries. The majority of the victims are women and children.

According to the same sources, emergency services 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 ambulance and civil defense crews.

Y.S.

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US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza enters day 327

Wednesday 28-August-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

As the US-backed Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip entered day 327 on Wednesday, aerial and artillery strikes continued to pound and target different areas and massacre more civilians.

Reporters for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said that the Israeli occupation army continued to bomb homes and shelter centers and attack citizens in different areas of Gaza during the past 24 hours.

According to media sources, six citizens were injured when the Israeli army bombed an apartment belonging to the family of Dalloul near the Bilal Bin Raba'h Mosque in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City.

The Israeli army also attacked the rooftop of a house near the Red Crescent headquarters in Khan Younus, killing two civilians.

An Israeli airstrike targeted a group of citizens in front of the Manfaluti School in Dair El-Bala'h, killing nine of them and injuring others.

Another attack on a house in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood claimed the life of one citizen and injured two others.

Three people were also killed and others were injured when an airstrike targeted a civilian car near the entrance of Al-Zawayida town in central Gaza.

More casualties were reported in other areas of Gaza following Israeli aerial, artillery and shooting attacks last night and today.

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Several civilians killed and others injured in Israeli genocidal airstrikes on different areas in Gaza

GAZA, Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Several civilians were killed and others injured early this morning as a result of the Israeli occupation forces' continued genocidal bombardment of several areas in the Gaza Strip.

Local sources reported that at least 17 civilians were killed and a number of others were injured in Israeli airstrikes on different areas across the Strip.

In Khan Younus, five people were killed and others were injured as a result of the occupation's bombing of a house belonging to the 'Abdul Ra'hman family in Al-Batn Al-Sameen area,

Meanwhile, the occupation's fighter jets launched airstrikes targeting the surroundings of the station area and the Qizan Al-Najjar area south of the city.

In Jabalya refugee camp, at least four Palestinians were killed and others were injured in an Israeli airstrike on the Ziyada family's house on al-Terns Street in the center of the camp.

Three people were also killed and others were injured as a result of an occupation raid that targeted a vehicle in the Al-Zawayida area in the central Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, two civilians were killed and seven others were injured in an Israeli  airstrike on a house belonging to the Sahyoon family in Al-Rimal neighborhood, west of Gaza City.

A journalist and his sister were also killed as a result of an occupation raid that targeted a residential apartment belonging to the Abu Dalal family in the Al-Nusayrat camp in the central Gaza Strip.

The occupation warplanes launched intense airstrikes on the neighborhoods of Al-Zaytoun, Tel Al-Hawa, Al-Shaikh 'Ijleen and Al-Sabra in Gaza City, while the homes of citizens east of Al-Maghazi camp and east of Dair El-Bala'h city in the central Gaza Strip were subjected to artillery shelling.

The occupation warplanes also targeted the neighborhood of Tel Al-Sultan west of Rafa'h city in the southern Gaza Strip.

Y.S.

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Eight civilians killed, others injured in an Israeli genocidal airstrike on Dair El-Bala'h in central Gaza Strip

GAZA, Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Eight civilians were killed in an Israeli bombardment east of Dair El-Bala'h, in the central Gaza Strip.

Medical sources said that the occupation military tanks targeted the vicinity of the Al-Manfalouti school sheltering displaced people east of Dair El-Bala'h, resulting in the killing of eight civilians and causing the injury of others.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in 40,534 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 93,778 others injured.

Thousands of victims are feared trapped under rubble, inaccessible to emergency and civil defense teams due to Israeli attacks.

Y.S.

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

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Nine Palestinians killed in Israeli large-scale military operation in northern West Bank

Jineen, Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (WAFA) - 

Nine Palestinians were killed and 11 others were injured by bullets in a large-scale military operation launched by the Israeli occupation forces in the northern West Bank, especially in the governorates of Jineen, Toubas and Toulkarm, amid a siege on hospitals and systematic destruction of infrastructure.

Three young Palestinians were killed early this morning when an Israeli drone targeted their vehicle near the village of Misilya, southeast of Jineen. 

According to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), their teams retrieved the bodies of the three victims from the vehicle. The bodies are currently being transported to a hospital.

The development is part of a wide-scale military offensive launched by the Israeli occupation authorities in several areas of the occupied West Bank, including the cities of Jineen, Toulkarm, Toubas and their refugee camps.

Meanwhile,  four young Palestinians at dawn were killed and several others were injured following a drone strike by Israeli occupation forces on the Al-Fari'a refugee camp, located south of Toubas.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported difficulties in reaching the casualties due to the camp's blockade by Israeli occupation forces, which have been preventing ambulances from accessing the area and obstructing rescue operations.

The Israeli military had previously raided the camp with a large number of infantry soldiers, followed by additional military reinforcements including a bulldozer. Snipers were reportedly deployed extensively inside and around Al-Fari'a refugee camp, and the area was heavily patrolled by drones.

The camp remains under siege with Israeli occupation forces blocking the movement of Palestinians into and out of it. This comes as part of a wide-scale military offensive launched by the Israeli occupation authorities in several areas of the occupied West Bank.

M.N.

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Palestinian shot and killed by Israeli forces fire in Jineen-area village

Jineen, Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian was shot and killed today by Israeli forces’ live fire in the village of Kafr Dan west of Jineen, in the northern occupied West Bank, according to eyewitnesses.

Resident Mu'hammed Ibraheem ‘Abd, a freed prisoner from Israeli jails, was killed today after being shot directly by the Israeli forces.  ‘Abed was released from Israeli jails in 2022.

T.R.

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Two Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on Jineen

Jineen, Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (WAFA) -

Two Palestinians were killed last night as Israeli occupation forces started a wide-scale raid on the city of Jenin, according to medical sources.

The Ministry of Health reported that Qassam Mu'hammed Jabbareen, 25, and 'Aasim Waleed Dabaya, 39, were killed by Israeli gunfire during the raid. Several others sustained injuries during the attack.

Simultaneously, local sources reported that a large number of military vehicles stormed the city from the Jalama checkpoint and advanced towards the vicinity of the Jineen Government Hospital. An additional military force advanced towards the Ibn Seena Hospital.

The occupation forces also closed the entrances to the city, blocking access of Palestinians into and out of the city.

M.N.

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Palestinian youth injured by live ammunition during military incursion near Jineen

Jineen, Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (WAFA) – 

A Palestinian youth was shot and injured by Israeli occupation forces' bullets at the entrance to the town of Yamoun, west of Jineen.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that its crews transferred the youth injured by live bullets from the town of Yamoun to Jenin governmental Hospital.

Intense confrontations broke out between local residents and the occupation forces during their military incursion into the village of Kafr Dan, during which forces fired heavy live bullets toward locals.

Y.S.

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Israeli occupation forces continue large-scale military onslaught against Nour shams camp in Toulkarm

Toulkarm, Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (WAFA) -

The Israeli occupation forces today continued their onslaught on the Nour Shams refugee camp east of Toulkarm city, causing widespread destruction to its infrastructure and citizens' properties.

WAFA correspondent said that the occupation's bulldozers destroyed the camp's main water supply line, cutting off water. Forces also bulldozed large swathes of lands and caused massive destruction to infrastructure, its entrances, its main streets and the properties of citizens along Nablus Street adjacent to the camp.

According to sources, the occupation forces sent military reinforcement to the camp, accompanied by heavy bulldozers, imposed a tight military cordon around the camp and deployed their snipers on the rooftops of high buildings.

The occupation forces opened heavy fire at any moving object in the camp, including at journalists and Red Crescent paramedics to force them to leave.

The occupation’s military vehicles and foot patrols were stationed throughout the Nour Shams camp and at its various entrances. forces raided and searched the homes and subjected their residents to interrogation.

Forces also raided a number of shops and commercial enterprises after breaking down their doors.

The occupation forces continue to siege the Al-Israa Specialty Hospital and the Martyr Dr. Thabit Thabit Governmental Hospital, preventing anyone from entering or leaving, thus obstructing the movement of medical personnel and ambulances.  Forces also subjected medical and ambulance teams to field interrogations.

The occupation forces deployed their troops in the neighborhoods of Toulkarm city following a military raid in the early hours of the morning and obstructed the movement of citizens.

The occupation bulldozers also destroyed infrastructure and the water network throughout the camp.

During this aggression, two citizens from Nur Shams camp were injured by shrapnel in a drone bombing in the Al-Manshiya area at the camp.

T.R.

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Occupation orders residents of Nour Shams camp in Toulkarm to evacuate within four hours

Toulkarm, Wednesday, august 26, 2024 (WAFA) -

The Israeli occupation forces ordered the citizens of Nour Shams refugee camp east of Toulkarm, to leave the camp within four hours.

A security source informed WAFA that the occupation army ordered the residents to leave the camp and set up a military post in the Al-Maslakh neighborhood of the camp to search them before leaving.

This evacuation order brings to mind the forced evacuation orders issued by the occupation army in the Gaza Strip, in preparation for attacking different areas and neighborhoods.

As in Gaza, Israeli Foreign Minister, Yisrael Katz, called today for the evacuation of citizens from the West Bank.

In a post on the X platform, Katz said: “We must deal with the threat in the West Bank as we are doing in Gaza,” adding that the temporary evacuation of the population should be implemented.

Since last night, the Israeli occupation forces have been launching a massive offensive on Jineen, Toubas and Toulkarm, which has so far resulted in the killing of nine citizens, the injury of 11 others, and extensive destruction of infrastructure.

The killing of the nine citizens brings the number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, since October 7, 2023, to 660.

T.R.

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Palestinian child and two young men shot and injured during clashes in Ramallah towns

RAMALLAH, Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (WAFA) – 

A Palestinian child and two young men were injured by Israeli occupation forces’ bullets on Wednesday in the towns of Qarawat Bani Zayd and Abwain, northwest of Ramallah.  

According to local sources, at least seven people were detained as part of a wide-scale military raids and detention campaign against different villages and towns in the northern West Bank.

Activist Sa'eed Al-Faqeeh said that the occupation forces shot a child with live bullets in during clashes that erupted after a military incursion on Qarawat Bani Zatd. The child was transferred to the hospital for medical treatment.

Al-Faqeeh affirmed that the occupation forces closed the entrances leading to the town, where they opened live bullets and tear gas canisters at local residents, injuring a young man in the lower back. His condition was described as a stable while others suffered from suffocation.

He pointed out that the occupation forces turned his father's house in Qarawat Bani Zayd, 'Husam Isma'eel Omar into a military point, and detained his sons A'hmed and Ma'hmoud in order to pressure his brother to surrender himself,

The forces also assaulted Al-Faqeeh mother and his brother's wife, which led to their transfer to the hospital.

In Abwain, the occupation forces shot and injured a young man with live bullets in the lower back during clashes that took place after storming the town and was transferred to the hospital, where his injury was described as stable.

Earlier this morning, the occupation forces injured a 17-yaer-old child and a young man with live bullets in the foot during clashes that broke out between young men and the occupation forces in Qarawat Bani Zayd

Meanwhile, the occupation soldiers assaulted a woman and detained two others, after raiding their homes said town.

The occupation also raided several homes in Bait Reema and turned the home of a civilian 'Awda Al-Barghouthi into a military point and a center for interrogating young men.

Y.S.

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Israeli occupation forces impose siege on Toulkarm hospitals amid wide-scale military offensive

Toulkarm, Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (WAFA) -

Israeli occupation forces launched a major offensive in the city of Toulkarm in the occupied West Bank last night, besieging hospitals and blocking movement of Palestinians into and out of the city.

According to our correspondent, military vehicles stationed themselves around the Al-Israa Specialized Hospital in the western neighborhood and the Shaheed Thabi Thabit Governmental Hospital. The forces imposed a blockade that hindered ambulance movements.

The forces spread through various neighborhoods and intersections of the city, including Nablus Street, the Iktaba Roundabout, the Rashid neighborhood in the Dthanaba area, and the Nur Shams refugee camp. There was a significant presence of infantry and snipers in the surrounding fields and farms, accompanied by low-flying reconnaissance drones.

Additionally, the Israeli forces deployed four heavy bulldozers supported by other military vehicles into the city. The bulldozers also razed infrastructure and water networks around the Al-Alami Roundabout, closing the area with earthen barriers. They further damaged the area around the Younus Roundabout in the northern part of Toulkarm.

A drone strike further targeted a location in the Al-Manshiya neighborhood of the Nur Shams camp, resulting in injuries to civilians. The exact number of casualties remains unknown due to the ongoing siege by Israeli forces, which has obstructed ambulance access to the camp.

M.N .

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Note:

The Israeli occupation forces have no jurisdiction to arrest or detain Palestinian citizens in the West Bank, that's why the correct term for what they do illegally is kidnapping, not arrest or detention.

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian homes, set vehicle on fire west of Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (WAFA) –

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers today attacked resident's homes in the town of Idhna, west of Al-Khaleel (Hebron), set a vehicle on fire and spray-painted anti-Arab slogans on homes, calling on local residents to leave the area.

Anas Al-Tameemi, a local resident, said that a group of Israeli colonists riding in vehicles attacked his family's home at the entrance to the town and set to fire his parked vehicle. 

Mu'ammar Al-Tameemi, another local resident, said that there are real threats against Palestinians and their proprieties in the said town due to the ongoing Israeli colonists attacks and violations, involving setting on fire local resident's homes and attacking the neighboring vehicles.

Y.S. 

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Israeli occupation forces raid and attack medical facility in Al-Fari'a camp south of Toubas

TOUBAS, Wednesday, August 27, 2024 (WAFA) -

Israeli occupation forces today raided and attacked a medical facility in the Al-Fari'a refugee camp south of Toubas, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS).

PRCS said Israeli forces detained its staff, assaulted the director of the ambulance center, Nidhal 'Oda, and opened live fire inside the center.

The Israeli occupation soldiers also imposed a complete siege on the camp and prevented the movement of citizens.

Earlier, the Ministry of Health warned of the repercussions of the occupation's siege on Jineen and Toulkarm hospitals, where dozens of patients are currently being treated.

The ministry directed all medical staff in Jineen to go to the nearest health center to support their colleagues in dealing with the emergency situation in the province, partiality after forces bulldozed the roads leading to the hospitals.

T.R.

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Illegal Israeli settlers attack residential homes south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), Wednesday, August 28, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Israeli colonists attacked, dismantled and seized citizens' homes and shacks in Wadi Al-Malaqi in the village of Al-Buwaib, northeast of the town of Yatta, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

Local sources reported to our correspondent that a group of armed colonists from the illegal colony of Bnei Hefe stormed Wadi Al-Malaqi in the village of Al-Buwaib, under the protection of the occupation forces, and dismantled six tin houses and shacks.

It is worth noting that armed colonists attacked the residents of the aforementioned village two days ago and tried to steal their livestock. When the residents confronted them, they threw stones at them and beat them up, resulting in the injury of six people

Meanwhile, the occupation soldiers also detained 12 citizens from the village and transferred them to an unknown location.

Y.S.

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Note:

The Israeli occupation forces have no jurisdiction to arrest or detain Palestinian citizens in the West Bank, that's why the correct term for what they do illegally is kidnapping, not arrest or detention.

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Names of some of the Palestinian cities, as pronounced in standard Arabic, and their foreign names in parentheses: 

Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Nusayrat

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)

Aree'ha (Jericho)

Al-Zaytoun (al-Zeitoun)

Bait (Beit)

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Dair El-Bala'h

Jineen (Jenin)

Khan Younus (Khan Younis)

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Person's names as pronounced in standard Arabic:

A'hmed, 'Hasan, Mu'hammed, Younus, Yousuf,  

'Hasan Mulai'hat,

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Conflict terminology

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime (the Israeli government)

Illegal Israeli settlers (instead of settlers, colonists)

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers

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