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 139 of the US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 9 Massacres, 97 Palestinians Killed, 132 Injured, with a Death Toll of  29,410 and 69,465 Injuries

February 22, 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 February 22, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 36,410+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (29,410) and those who are still missing under the rubble (Corrected on February 7, 2024: 7,000+).   

By February 22, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 69,465, and more than 2,520 civilians have been abducted from Gaza Strip.

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 February 8, 2023, the death toll included 12,150+ children and 8,300+ women (more than 73% of the accounted for victims). 

By February 22, 2024, there were 416 Palestinians who were killed, 3,654 who were injured, and 7,170, who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023 (Some of the detainees have been released).

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.

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.

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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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29,410 Palestinians were killed, 69,465 were injured, by Day 139 of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip, February 22, 2024	97 Palestinians were killed, 132 were injured, on Day 139 of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip, February 22, 2024
Site of a Palestinian house which was destroyed, killing and injuring its inhabitants, by an Israeli air strike on Gaza Strip, on February 22, 2024	A whole residential block and a mosque were destroyed by Israeli genocidal air strikes on Rafa'h, on February 22, 2024
Palestinians in Gaza on the verge of annihilation by starvation, due to the Israeli genocidal war, particularly denial of food supplies,  February 19, 2024	Palestinians in northern Gaza Strip gathering to get any food supplies, as death by starvation is looming after five months of Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip, February 19, 2024
Getting martyrs who were killed by an Israeli genocidal air strike, from under the rubble of their house in Al-Zawayida, February 22, 2024	Bidding farewell to the martyrs who were killed by an Israeli genocidal air strike, on their house in Rafa'h, February 22, 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, 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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US vetoes Gaza cease-fire resolution at UN

Story by Peter Weber,

The Week US February 21, 2024 

The U.S. vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.

What happened?

The U.S. on Tuesday vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. America was the only country to vote against the resolution, though it offered its own draft calling for a temporary cease-fire "as soon as practicable."

Who said what?

"Demanding an immediate unconditional cease-fire without an agreement requiring Hamas to release the hostages will not bring endurable peace," said Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. 

Palestinian U.N. envoy Riyadh Mansour said "the message given today to Israel with this veto is that it can continue to get away with murder."

The commentary

This was the third U.S. veto of a cease-fire resolution since the start of the current fighting, and it "underlined America's isolation in its continued, forceful backing of Israel," The New York Times said. The alternate U.S. resolution marks "the first time Washington has put forth language using the word 'cease-fire,'" Politico said. 

Related video: US vetoes UN ceasefire resolution in Israel-Hamas conflict, China expresses disappointment (The Times of India)

The Times of India US vetoes UN ceasefire resolution in Israel-Hamas conflict, China expresses disappointment

What next?

The U.S. said its proposed six-week pause, which also warns against Israel attacking Rafa'h, would support the complex diplomatic talks to secure the release of hostages Hamas took in its Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Linda Thomas-Greenfield said she hopes the Security Council will approve the draft as soon as it is ready.

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WHO: The health and humanitarian situation in Gaza is inhumane

Thursday 22-February-2024, GENEVA, (PIC)

The health and humanitarian situation in Gaza is inhumane and continues to deteriorate, said the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, Ghebreyesus asked: “What type of world do we live in when people cannot get food and water, or when people who cannot even walk are not able to receive care?”

“What type of world do we live in when health workers are at risk of being bombed as they carry out their lifesaving work?”

“What type of world do we live in when hospitals must close because there’s no more power or medicines to help save patients? And they’re being targeted by military force?”

He further pointed out that “Gaza has become a death zone, where much of the territory has been destroyed, more than 29,000 people are dead, many more are missing or presumed dead and many, many more are injured.”

The UN official concluded by saying: “We need a ceasefire now! We need hostages to be released, we need the bombs to stop dropping, and we need unfettered humanitarian access.” 

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'Hamas: Suspension of WFP deliveries of food aid to northern Gaza is submission to Israeli dictates

Wednesday 21-February-2024, GAZA, (PIC)

'Hamas Movement said that the UN World Food Program’s (WFP) suspension of deliveries of life-saving food aid to the northern Gaza Strip is a dangerous development that will aggravate the human suffering of the Palestinian people in Gaza and northern governorates, in light of the Israeli stifling siege, stressing that it constitutes a surrender to the reality of genocide imposed by Israel.

In a statement on Wednesday, the Movement called on the WFP and international agencies, including UNRWA, to put pressure on Israel, by resuming work in the northern Gaza Strip in compliance with their international obligations to save citizens from the severely escalating threat of famine.

'Hamas also called on the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to take urgent action to break the siege and relieve the Palestinian people from the threat of starvation and genocide, demanding the activation of the resolution of the emergency Arab-Islamic summit that was held in Riyadh last November.

The Movement called for “a strong stance in the face of the Zionist policy of ethnic cleansing against our people, and to put pressure on governments around the world to isolate this Nazi entity, and to force it to respect the international humanitarian law by stopping its prevention of access to relief and medicine aid in the Gaza Strip.”

The famine has recently been deepening in areas of northern Gaza, as a result of the depletion of basic food supplies such as flour, rice, canned food, grains, and even animal feed that citizens have been left no choice but to eat because of hunger.

Approximately 700,000 people are still residing in northern Gaza, rejecting the Israeli displacement policy despite relentless bombardment, destruction, and starvation.

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

On February 22, 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 9 massacres, in which  97 Palestinian civilians were killed, and 132 were injured, in the past 24 hours. This increased the death toll in Gaza Strip to 29,410 and the injuries to 69,465, since October 7, 2023.   

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Gaza death toll from Israeli genocidal war surpasses 29,410

WAFA Images

GAZA, Thursday, February 22, 2024 (WAFA) - 

The Palestinian death toll from Israel's deadly offensive against the Gaza Strip since October 7th, 2023, has now soared to 29,410, medical sources confirmed on Thursday.

They said that at least 69,465 other people have also been injured in the onslaught.

“At least 97 people were killed and 132 others injured in Israeli attacks in the last 24 hours,” they added .

“Many victims are still trapped under rubble and on the roads and rescuers can’t reach them,” the sources noted.

K.T. 

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US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza enters Day 139

Thursday 22-February-2024

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GAZA, (PIC)

As the US-backed Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip entered Day 139 on Thursday, massive aerial and artillery strikes continued to pound neighborhoods, homes, and shelter centers and massacre more civilians, mostly children and women.

A reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) continued to attack different areas of Gaza, killing and injuring dozens of citizens.

At least three Palestinians were killed, and many others were injured, during a series of airstrikes targeting four homes in Rafa'h.

Massive destruction was also left during the attacks.

A child and a woman were also killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Al-Sha'ir family house in Khirbet Al-'Adas in Rafa'h. Two more people were reported missing under the rubble.

New Israeli airstrikes were also reported near Salah al-Din Gate and the Shaboura camp in Rafa'h.

The Israeli warplanes also targeted agricultural land near the entrance to Al-Zawayida town and Dair El-Bala'h in the Central of the Gaza Strip.

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Israeli artillery targets vicinity of a Gaza hospital

GAZA, Thursday, February 22, 2024 (WAFA) -

The Israeli occupation artillery Thursday fired several shells in the vicinity of Al-Amal Hospital, west of Khan Younus, in the southern Gaza Strip.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that this caused a shrapnel to fly at the organization's headquarters and Al-Amal Hospital, causing the wires of the aerial communication device, through which all the Society’s various crews work, to be cut off.

This increases the challenges and difficulties facing the crews, especially the ambulance, in light of the interruption, as all means of landline and cellular communications and Internet services, for the thirty-eighth day in Khan Younus Governorate, the PRCS said.

The Israeli occupation forces continue its siege and targeting of the hospital for the 31st day in a row, in light of the ongoing catastrophic situation.

Al-Amal Hospital is directly affected by the artillery shelling, which led to massive damage to its facilities and the number of slain Palestinians.

The hospital is also facing a shortage of fuel reserves needed to generate electricity for patients at high risk, and is facing almost exhaustion of food supplies.

K.T.

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Seven Palestinians killed in Israeli bombing in Rafa'h

GAZA, Thursday, February 22, 2024 (WAFA) -

Seven Palestinians were killed, and others were injured on Thursday, in an Israeli bombing of the city of Rafa'h, south of the Gaza Strip.

Local sources reported that the occupation aircraft targeted several homes and a mosque in the city of Rafa'h, killing seven citizens and wounding dozens.

The city of Rafa'h is the last refuge for the displaced people in the stricken Strip. Since the beginning of the ground operation launched by Israel on the Gaza Strip on October 27, civilians have been asked to go from the north and center of the Strip to the south, claiming that they are “safe areas,” but they were not spared from the bombing.

Nowadays, Rafa'h, despite its narrow area, which is estimated at about 65 square kilometers, is a refuge more than 1.3 million Palestinians, the majority of them live in tents that lack the minimum requirements for life.

The occupation forces have been carrying on a brutal aggression against the Gaza Strip by land, sea and air since October 7, killing 29,410 Palestinians, the majority of whom were children and women, and injuring 69,465 others, while thousands of victims remain under the rubble.

K.T. 

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Four civilians killed in Israeli genocidal airstrikes in the central Gaza Strip

GAZA, Thursday, February 22, 2024 (WAFA) - 

At least four Palestinian civilians today were killed in an Israeli genocidal airstrike that targeted a house in the town of Al-Zawayida in the central Gaza Strip.

Medical sources reported that four people were killed when an Israeli airstrike struck a house belonging to the Thabit family in the town.

Meanwhile, at least 30 civilians, including women and children, were killed in the ongoing Israeli airstrikes that targeted several homes in the central Gaza Strip, since yesterday evening.

The death toll has risen to more than 29,410, the majority of whom are women and children, while more than 69,465 were injured since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on Gaza on October 7.

Y.S. 

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Scores of civilians killed in Israeli genocidal airstrikes in different parts across Gaza Strip

GAZA, Thursday, February 22, 2024 (WAFA) - 

Dozens of Palestinian civilians today were killed and others injured in Israeli genocidal airstrikes that targeted different areas across Gaza Strip.

Medical sources reported that 20 civilians were killed and others were wounded in an Israeli airstrike that targeted multiple homes owned by 'Oada, Yaseen, Al-'Arqan and Nassar families in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City.

Israeli occupation aircraft struck a house owned by Qutayfan family in Al-Sabra neighborhood in the center of the city, resulting in the killing of seven people and causing several casualties, mostly of whom were children.

Meanwhile, occupation artillery carried out intense of airstrikes at Palestinian homes in Al-Rimal neighborhood, west of the city, resulting in the tragic death of several people and the wounding of dozens others.

In the center of the Gaza Strip, occupation warplanes targeted a house in Al-Nusayrat, Al-Buraij, and Al-Maghazi camps and the city of Dair El-Bala'h, resulting in the killing of at least 10 persons. Moving to Khan Younus, south of the Gaza Strip, another artillery shelling that targeted several houses was further reported in the center and west of the city, which led to the injury of multiple people.

Furthermore, the occupation forces have continued the strict military siege against Nasser Hospital for 32 days.

In the south of the city, Israeli fighter jets also carried out airstrikes on the border area in the city of Rafa'h.

Israeli naval forces and their gunboats fired several airstrikes near the tents of displaced people in the city, causing multiple casualties.

Y.S.

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

 

Israeli occupation soldier killed, 8 others injured in a shooting incident, in Al-Quds (occupied east of Jerusalem)

Thursday 22-February-2024,

Al-Quds (occupied east of Jerusalem), (PIC)

An Israeli occupation soldier was killed and eight others were injured on Thursday morning in a shooting attack carried out by three Palestinian young men at a military checkpoint near Al-Zu'ayim town, in Al-Quds (occupied east of Jerusalem). Two of the wounded were critically injured.

Hebrew media sources confirmed the killing of one soldier and the critical condition of the two injured.

Three Palestinian young men carried out the shooting attack in Al-Quds (occupied east of Jerusalem). before they were killed by Israeli police officers.

According to 'Hurriya News, the fighters were identified as Mu'hammed and Kadthim Zawahra of Al-Ta’amra town, east of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), and A'hmed Al-Wa'hsh from Za'tara, south of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem).

The youths arrived in a car near the said checkpoint, and opened fire at the Israeli occupation soldiers.

The Israeli army radio had earlier announced the injury of nine soldiers, including three in critical condition in a shooting attack at a military checkpoint in Al-Quds (occupied east of Jerusalem).

Israeli media reported that three fighters opened fire on Israeli vehicles, taking advantage of a traffic jam, and engaged in armed clashes with settlers, using M16 automatic weapons.

The three resistance fighters were killed. The Highway No. 1 and the entrances to the towns and villages leading to Al-Zu'ayim checkpoint were blocked, as large reinforcements were summoned to the site.

Al-Zu'ayim checkpoint is one of the largest military barriers in the vicinity of Occupied Jerusalem. It is heavily fortified by Israeli army and is located on Road No. 1, which connects to the city of Tel Aviv.

The shooting attack comes in response to the Israeli ongoing genocidal crimes in Gaza along with intensified incursions, abductions, and killings in the occupied West Bank. 

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Since October 7th, Israel has detained 7,170 Palestinians from the West Bank

RAMALLAH, Thursday, February 22, 2024 (WAFA) –

The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) said that the Israeli occupation forces have detained about 7,170 citizens from the West Bank since the start of the aggression on the Gaza Strip, on October 7th, 2023.

The Commission and the PPS explained, in a press statement, that the ongoing and escalating detention campaigns in an unprecedented manner come within the framework of the comprehensive aggression against Palestinian people and the ongoing genocide in Gaza, after October 7th, as it targeted everyone, including children, women, the elderly, and the sick, in an unprecedented manner.

Since yesterday evening, the Israeli occupation forces have detained at least 18 people from the West Bank, including a woman, two children, and former detainees.

K.T.

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Fresh Israeli raids, arrests across West Bank

Thursday 22-February-2024, WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) launched overnight and at dawn Thursday a large-scale raid and arrest campaign throughout the West Bank.

In Ramallah, the IOFs troops stormed Bait Reema and Dair Ghassana villages, northwest of Ramallah, and abducted several Palestinians, including the political activist Fadiya Al-Barghouthi, the wife of the prisoner Ma'hmoud Al-Barghouthi.

The IOFs also stormed Ramallah City and the Umm Al-Sharayat neighborhood in Al-Beerih, which led to the outbreak of violent confrontations amid the massive use of teargas bombs.

At least a young man was also detained after the IOFs stormed Dair Al-Hatab town in Nablus. The IOFs troops also broke into Bait Dajan and the Balata refugee camp, east of the city, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes and confrontations.

Two young men were injured during the clashes, medical sources affirmed.

Meanwhile, a large raid and search campaign was carried out in several buildings in Toulkaram amid a heavy firing of live ammunition.

Similar raids were also reported in Al-Jalama village, northeast of Jenin.

In Jericho, the IOF stormed the 'Aqabat Jabr refugee camp, abducted two citizens, and targeted a group of journalists while covering the military raid.

The IOFs also destroyed the Martyrs’ Roundabout in the center of the camp.

In Al-Khaleel, the Israeli forces stormed the Al-Fawwar refugee camp and Yatta town and broke into several local homes. 

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Undercover Israeli occupation forces kidnap two students from university near Ramallah

RAMALLAH, Thursday, February 22, 2024 (WAFA) –

Undercover special units of the Israeli occupation forces Thursday kidnapped two Palestinian students from in front of the entrance to the Beer Zait University, north of Ramallah.

Local sources said that the undercover forces kidnapped the head of the University's Student Council, Sali'h Majid 'Hasan, and student 'Amr Zalloum, from in front of the western entrance to the university campus.

K.T.

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Israeli occupation forces storm Toulkarm city, raid residential buildings

Thursday, February 22, 2024 (WAFA) -

The Israeli occupation forces stormed on Thursday dawn the city of Toulkarm and Dthanaba suburb, east of it.

WAFA correspondent said that occupation vehicles stormed the city from the western side, towards the suburb of Dthanaba and the vicinity of Toulkarm camp.

She added that the occupation forces raided a number of residential buildings in the suburb, specifically adjacent to the camp, and conducted searches and combing operations in them and in the neighboring lands, deployed their snipers in the area, and fired heavy bullets.

K.T. 

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Two Palestinians injured by Israeli occupation forces near Nablus

NABLUS, Thursday, February 22, 2024 (WAFA) -

Two Palestinian citizens were Thursday dawn injured by bullets fired by the occupation forces during confrontations in Balata camp, east of Nablus.

The Director of the Ambulance and Emergency Center at the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, Ahmed Jibril, said that the PRC crews dealt with two citizens who were injured by live bullets in Balata Camp, noting that one was shot in the back, and the other in the hand, adding they were transported to the hospital for treatment.

Local sources said that a number of occupation jeeps stormed the camp at dawn today, where confrontations took place inside, leading to the injury of local residents.

The sources added that the occupation forces raided a number of homes during the storming of the camp and searched them.

K.T.

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

 

Israeli occupation forces assault Muslim worshippers, abduct two in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM, Thursday, February 22, 2024 (WAFA) -

sraeli occupation forces Thursday attacked Palestinian Muslim worshipers at the Lions Gate, before they detained a woman and a young man.

Local sources said that the occupation forces tightened their procedures near Lions' Gate, imposed restrictions on worshippers' entry into Al-Aqsa Mosque, assaulted worshipers, including women, before they detained a woman, whose identity has not been revealed yet.

The Israeli occupation forces also a Jerusalemite youth from the Old City of Jerusalem.

K.T.

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Dozens of the illegal Israeli settlers break into Al-Aqsa Mosque in Al-Quds (Jerusaelm)

Al-Quds (Jerusaelm), Thursday, February 22, 2024 (WAFA) - 

Dozens of fanatic illegal Israeli settlers Thursday morning broke into the compounds of al-Aqsa Mosque under heavy protection from the Israeli police.

The extremist settlers, divided into groups, raided the holy Islamic Mosque from Al-Maghariba gate and took provocative tours in its compounds.

It added that the colonists performed Talmudic rituals in the eastern part of the Mosque.

This comes at a time as Israeli forces intensify measures against Palestinians coming from Al-Quds (Jerusaelm) to enter the Mosque, inspecting their IDs and briefly detaining them.

K.T.

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