Extermination of Palestinians Now by Starvation, Thirst, and Diseases, in Addition to the US-Backed Israeli Genocidal Air Strikes, February 24, 2024

Extermination of Palestinians Now by Starvation, Thirst, and Diseases, in Addition to the US-Backed Israeli Genocidal Air Strikes

February 24, 2024

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Osama 'Hamdan: Palestinians in Gaza face death by the Israeli war of starvation, thirst, massacres, and slaughters

'Hamdan: Gaza’s people face death as a result of the Israeli war of starvation

Saturday 24-February-2024, BEIRUT, (PIC)

Osama 'Hamdan, a leader in the 'Hamas Movement, said in a press conference in the Lebanese capital, Beirut on Friday evening, “140 days and the Nazi occupation continues its genocide and ethnic cleansing war, practicing all forms of starvation, thirst, massacres, and horrifying slaughters against more than two million Palestinian citizens in the Gaza Strip. This is happening in the midst of suspicious international reluctance, without preventing the continuation of this genocide or stopping the Zionist crimes that have destroyed all aspects of human life in the region.”

'Hamdan added, “All those who participate in and support this aggressive war, which has no parallel in contemporary history in its brutality, savagery, and destruction of human life, including the US administration and President Biden personally, bear full responsibility along with the (Israeli) occupation government for the massacres and the genocide they commit daily against our people.”

He affirmed that this barbaric war will remain a stain of shame that tarnishes the face of all those who involved in it and they will not be exempt from accountability and punishment, no matter how long it takes.

The war of starvation continues

'Hamdan said, “The declared war of starvation against our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip is ongoing, especially in the northern governorate, where its people cannot find enough to feed their children. Their situation has reached the point where they are resorting to grinding and baking animal fodder, if available.”

The world must always remember that this war started with a clear decision issued by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Gantz, when on October 9th of last year they declared in explicit statements their intention to prevent the entry of water, food, and fuel to the residents of the Gaza Strip.

'Hamdan said, “We are sounding the alarm bell. Our people are facing death by starvation as a result of the occupation’s deliberate policy of starvation as a means of killing, which has brought the situation to a point that threatens the lives of tens of thousands of our people.”

He pointed out that “while our people are waiting for the international community, the United Nations, and its institutions to urgently take steps to provide them with the necessary aid and relief, lift the siege, and stop the massacre committed against them, they were surprised by the decision of the World Food Program to suspend the delivery of food assistance to the governorates of Gaza and the north, just three days after attempting to deliver very limited quantities, thus deepening the humanitarian crisis faced by civilians.”

He called on the World Food Program and all international institutions, including UNRWA, not to succumb to the will and measures imposed by Israel, and to announce an immediate return to work in the northern Gaza Strip. He urged them to take effective and serious steps to provide relief to our people and confront the threat of famine, in line with their legal and humanitarian responsibilities.

An explosion is coming

'Hamdan added, “Let our enemy know that an explosion is imminent in response to any restrictions on Muslims entering Al-Aqsa Mosque during the month of Ramadan.”

'Hamdan said called on the Palestinian masses to reject such a “criminal decision” and head to the holy Islamic site en masse and remain steadfast in Al-Aqsa Mosque to protect it and to thwart all fascist plans targeting the sanctity of the holy sanctuary and the holy city. “Let this criminal Zionist enemy know that any tampering with Al-Aqsa Mosque, its freedom of worship, or access to it will not pass without accountability, regardless of the costs and sacrifices,” he added.

He renewed calls on the Islamic nation to defend the Al-Aqsa Mosque, warning that hesitation in defending the Islamic site is hesitation in defending the dignity of Muslims, their countries, and their sanctities.

'Hamdan pointed out that the “terrorist Netanyahu government”, which sees prolonging the war as a primary goal to evade the obligations of the post-aggression phase, still adopts an obstinate position towards the just demands put forward by Hamas and Palestinian resistance factions. These demands include stopping the aggression, the return and housing of the displaced, and lifting the siege to rebuild what was destroyed by the Israeli aggression.

Positive approach to dealing with initiatives

'Hamdan pointed that Hamas has dealt positively with the proposals and initiatives of mediators and has prioritized putting an end to the aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, alleviating their humanitarian suffering, ensuring the freedom of movement for them and their return to their homes and areas in the northern part of the Strip and all other areas. Urgent relief, shelter, and reconstruction efforts have also been emphasized, he added.

He underlined that the Israeli positions and its responses to the mediators’ efforts have been negative, placing many obstacles in the way of reaching an agreement.

He pointed out that Netanyahu insists on continuing the aggression, refusing to withdraw from the Strip, preventing the return of displaced individuals to the north, and rejecting any genuine exchange deal.

'Hamdan said, “Netanyahu’s insistence on pursuing a genocidal war against civilians in the Gaza Strip, even at the expense of the lives of more prisoners held by the resistance under the Zionist brutal bombardment, cannot be halted by mere ideas and initiatives. It requires decisive positions and practical measures to end the aggression and respond to the rights of our people, ultimately leading to the end of the occupation.”

He added, “It has become clear that the victory that Netanyahu and his supporters wish for is nothing more than an illusion. Netanyahu lies to everyone and deceives the families of the prisoners by claiming that he can liberate them by force.”

Demands for an investigation into crimes against Palestinian women

Meanwhile, a report issued by human rights experts confirmed that Palestinian women and girls have been systematically subjected to attacks by the occupying army since the start of the Israeli aggression on October 7th in Gaza and the West Bank.

The report pointed to a long series of such attacks and violations, including arbitrary execution of their family members and children, killing despite raising white flags, arbitrary detention and inhumane treatment of women, and sexual assault such as stripping and search by male army officers, Hamdan said.

He added that the report revealed cases of rape and threats of rape, as well as the humiliating filming of female detainees by Israeli army soldiers and their dissemination on the internet, the kidnapping of children and women by the occupying army (including the kidnapping of an infant girl) and the separation of children from their parents with their whereabouts still unknown.

'Hamdan called for an independent, impartial, speedy, and comprehensive international investigation into these serious crimes in accordance with international criminal law, as well as the prosecution of Israel and its leadership under the Rome Statute.

'Hamdan charged that the use of the United States’ veto power to obstruct the UN Security Council’s ceasefire resolution confirms the full partnership of the United States and the Biden administration in the genocidal war waged by Israel against the defenseless civilians in Gaza, and their absolute support for all the crimes, massacres, and blatant violations of international laws by hindering any attempt to stop the aggression, “which reflects a clear American green light for the Zionist enemy to continue its crimes.”

'Hamdan emphasized that the ongoing war of starvation, continuous massacres, and systematic destruction of all aspects of life in Gaza would not have continued without the support of this “criminal administration, which is stained with the blood of our innocent children, women, and elderly, and bears full responsibility for their innocent blood.”

Appreciation of supportive countries’ stances

'Hamdan, meanwhile, appreciated the stands in support of humanitarian values by Brazilian President Lula da Silva, who affirmed that what is happening in Gaza is a genocide, and “that what the Zionist occupying army is doing in Gaza today is the same as what Hitler’s Nazis did to the Jews during World War II.”

He condemned the “vicious Zionist campaign” against President da Silva, and saluted the honorable stances of the presidents of Venezuela, Bolivia, Cuba, and Colombia, who expressed their support for the Brazilian President’s position and confirmed that what is happening in Gaza is a genocide in the Nazi manner.

He also appreciated the stances of the countries participating in the public hearings held by the International Court of Justice regarding the legal consequences of the occupation’s policies in the Palestinian territories, which confirmed the wide-ranging violations of international law practiced by the “terrorist occupying entity against the Palestinian people and their occupied land.”

'Hamdan said, “We highly appreciate the position expressed by the People’s Republic of China and its affirmation of the legality of the occupied peoples’ pursuit of self-determination through various means, including armed resistance, and the necessity of not confusing terrorism with the armed struggle practiced by the Palestinian people against Zionist occupation.”

The 'Hamas leader concluded his press conference by calling on the Arab and Islamic countries and free people of the world to condemn the Israeli genocide in Gaza and to pressure for stopping it, and to support the Palestinian people’s struggle for freedom.

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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 24, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 36,606+.

This includes the accounted for deaths (29,606) and those who are still missing under the rubble (Corrected on February 7, 2024: 7,000+).

By February 24, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 69,737, 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 24, 2024, there were 416 Palestinians who were killed, 3,655 who were injured, and 7,186, 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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Osama 'Hamdan says Palestinians in Gaza face death by the Israeli war of starvation, thirst, massacres, and slaughters, February 24, 2024 pic	Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva once again described Israel’s military aggression against Gaza Strip as genocide, at a public event in Rio de Janeiro, on February 24, 2024

One million displaced Palestinians are taking shelter in the UNRWA facilities in Gaza Strip, February 24, 2024	An injured Palestinian infant, who survived an Israeli genocidal air strike on Gaza Strip, February 24, 2024

Palestinian Gaza prisoner, 'Izzuddeen Al-Banna, died of torture, in the Israeli occupation regime prison of Ramla, February 24, 2024	With their bare hands, Palestinians attempting to get neighbors out of the rubble of their house, which was destroyed over their heads by an Israeli genocidal air strike on Gaza Strip, February 24, 2024

Palestinian boys lining up with their empty pans to get some of the little food, mainly soup, that reaches Gaza Strip, February 24, 2024	Hungry Palestinians crowd to get the little food (actually soup), that sporadically reaches Jabalya, northern Gaza Strip, February 24, 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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UNRWA: One million people are taking shelter in UNRWA’s facilities

Saturday 24-February-2024, NEW YORK, (PIC)

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Friday that “one million people are sheltering in or around UNRWA facilities across the Gaza Strip, from newborn babies to the elderly.”

“Devastatingly, now over than 400 people have been killed in Gaza while seeking shelter in these UN facilities. Nowhere and no one is safe,” UNRWA added.

Since October 7, the Israeli occupation army has been waging a genocidal war against the Gaza Strip, with US and European support, leading to the martyrdom of 29,514 people and the injury of 69,616 others, in addition to the enforced displacement of more than 85 percent (about 1.9 million people) of the Strip’s population, according to the local and international authorities.

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Lula: What Israel is doing in Gaza is genocide

Saturday 24-February-2024, BRASILIA, (PIC)

Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva once again described Israel’s military aggression against the Gaza Strip as “genocide” at a public event in Rio de Janeiro on Friday.

“What the Israeli government is doing is not a war, it is genocide. Children and women are being murdered,” president Lula said at the event and then posted his comments on social media.

He also expressed his support for the creation of a “free and sovereign Palestinian state.”

Recently, the Brazilian president accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, comparing its actions with the Holocaust against Jews in Europe. His remarks angered the Israeli government, which declared Lula “persona non grata in the state” until he retracts his remarks and issues an apology.

In a related context, Gustavo Petro and Luis Arce, the presidents of Colombia and Bolivia respectively, both expressed “solidarity” with Lula last Tuesday after he was slammed by Israel for calling its war on Gaza “genocide” against Palestinians and compared it with Adolf Hitler’s campaign against the Jewish people during the Holocaust.

“In Gaza there is genocide and thousands of children, women and elderly civilians are cowardly murdered,” Petro said on X. “Lula has only spoken the truth and the truth is defended or barbarism will annihilate us. The entire region must unite to immediately end the violence in Palestine.”

Arce also took to social media to link arms with Lula. “History will not forgive those who are indifferent to this barbarity,” he wrote. The Brazilian president, he said, had told the truth about the genocide being committed against the “brave Palestinian people.”

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Gaza Civil Defense: Famine threatens 700,000 Palestinians in northern Gaza

Saturday 24-February-2024, GAZA, (PIC)

The Civil Defense Directorate in Gaza warned on Friday that “the Israeli occupation’s continued prevention of the entry of basic food supplies and medicine for besieged citizens in the Gaza Strip and northern governorates threatens the lives of more than seven hundred thousand citizens with death every moment.”

In a statement posted on the Ministry of Interior’s Telegram channel, the Civil Defense said, “The suffering of citizens in Gaza and the north is worsening daily, as thousands of them are waiting to die either due to hunger or Israeli targeting, in light of a suspicious Arab and international silence in the face of this suffering and daily killing,” it added.

The statement pointed out that “the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip is entering its 140th day, without anyone with a conscience acting to save the remaining lives in Gaza.”

Since October 7, Israel, which is on trial before the ICJ on charges of committing genocide crimes against the Palestinians, has been waging a devastating war on Gaza that has left 29,514 martyrs and 69,616 injured, mostly children and women, in addition to thousands of people missing under the rubble, according to the Palestinian authorities.

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Osama 'Hamdan says Palestinians in Gaza face death by the Israeli war of starvation, thirst, massacres, and slaughters

'Hamdan: Gaza’s people face death as a result of the Israeli war of starvation

Saturday 24-February-2024, BEIRUT, (PIC)

Osama Hamdan, a leader in the 'Hamas Movement, said in a press conference in the Lebanese capital, Beirut on Friday evening, “140 days and the Nazi occupation continues its genocide and ethnic cleansing war, practicing all forms of starvation, thirst, massacres, and horrifying slaughters against more than two million Palestinian citizens in the Gaza Strip. This is happening in the midst of suspicious international reluctance, without preventing the continuation of this genocide or stopping the Zionist crimes that have destroyed all aspects of human life in the region.”

The war of starvation continues

An explosion is coming

'Hamdan added, “Let our enemy know that an explosion is imminent in response to any restrictions on Muslims entering Al-Aqsa Mosque during the month of Ramadan.”

Positive approach to dealing with initiatives

He underlined that the Israeli positions and its responses to the mediators’ efforts have been negative, placing many obstacles in the way of reaching an agreement.

Demands for an investigation into crimes against Palestinian women

Hamdan emphasized that the ongoing war of starvation, continuous massacres, and systematic destruction of all aspects of life in Gaza would not have continued without the support of this “criminal administration, which is stained with the blood of our innocent children, women, and elderly, and bears full responsibility for their innocent blood.”

Appreciation of supportive countries’ stances

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

On February 24, 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 8 massacres, in which 92 Palestinian civilians were killed, and 123 were injured, in the past 24 hours. This increased the death toll in Gaza Strip to 29,606 and the injuries to 69,737, since October 7, 2023.

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92 Palestinians killed, 123 injured in 8 Israeli massacres in the past 24 hours

Saturday 24-February-2024, GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the Israeli occupation army carried out eight massacres against families in the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours, claiming the lives of 92 people and injuring 123 others.

The Ministry indicated in a statement on Saturday that a number of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads as Israeli troops have been preventing ambulance and civil defense crews from reaching them.

This brings the toll of casualties as a result of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip since October 7 to 29,606 martyrs and 69,737 wounded.

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Israel commits eight massacres in Gaza, resulting in 123 Palestinian casualties in 24 hours

GAZA, Saturday, February 24, 2024 (WAFA) -

Israeli occupation committed 8 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, resulting in more than (93) killed and 123 wounded during the past 24 hours, according to medical sources.

Local health authorities confirmed that the death toll from the Israeli onslaught since October 7 has risen to 29,606 reported Palestinian fatalities, with an additional 69,737 individuals sustaining injuries.

Meanwhile, ambulance and rescue teams were unable to reach the casualties and dead bodies still trapped under the rubble or scattered on roads as Israeli occupation forces continue to obstruct the arrival of civil defense teams.

Many people are still trapped under rubble and on the roads as rescuers are unable to reach them, according to the sources.

Y.S.

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US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza enters Day 141

Saturday 24-February-2024, GAZA, (PIC)

As the US-backed Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip entered Day 141 on Saturday, 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 army continued to attack different areas of Gaza, killing and injuring dozens of citizens.

According to local media sources, casualties were evacuated to the Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Dair El-Bala'h after Israeli drones opened fire at citizens in Al-Mawasi area in Khan Younus, south of Gaza.

One civilian was martyred and others were injured when the Israeli army bombed streets in the west of Khan Younus.

An unidentified number of martyrs were reported following an Israeli airstrike on the Dalloul mill near the Salahuddeen Mosque in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City.

Citizens were also able to evacuate bodies of two citizens after they were shot dead by Israeli forces in Khan Younus.

A number of citizens were reportedly wounded following an Israeli attack on a house belonging to the family of Zamzam in Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, while others were shot dead as they were sitting on the roof of their house in an-Nasser neighborhood in Gaza City.

A large number of citizens were either killed or injured when Israeli warplanes bombed homes in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City.

Dozens of casualties were reported in the neighborhoods of Al-Sabra, Tel Al-Hawa, and Al-Daraj in Gaza City.

Israeli warplanes also bombed homes in the refugee camps of an-Nusayrat and Buraij and Dair El-Bala'h City in central Gaza, killing six civilians and injuries many others.

Last night, 22 civilians were martyred and 50 others were injured following an Israeli aerial attack on the house of Ma'hmoud Zu'aitir in Dair El-Bala'h.

Meanwhile, an infant has reportedly died of malnutrition and hunger in Kamal 'Idwan Hospital in Bait Layia, north of Gaza. He was the sixth or seventh child dying of hunger in Gaza.

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

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Palestinian Gaza prisoner, 'Izzuddeen Al-Banna, died of torture, in the Israeli occupation regime prison of Ramla

Saturday 24-February-2024

RAMALLAH, (PIC)

The Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) identified the Palestinian prisoner, who died a few days ago in the Israeli occupation regime prison of Ramla, as 40-year-old Izzuddeen Al-Banna, a resident of Gaza City.

Recently, prisoners in the Israeli occupation regime prison of Naf'ha told the lawyer who visited them that Al-Banna suffered a mobility impairment and used a wheelchair before he was abducted from his home by the Israeli occupation forces about two months ago during a military incursion in Gaza City.

The prisoners affirmed that Al-Banna arrived at the Ramla prison in serious health condition, suffering from severe ulcers all over his body as a result of his exposure to excruciating torture at the hands of Israeli occupation soldiers and interrogators.

They also said that prisoner Al-Banna had died last Tuesday after he was transferred to the Ramla prisoner’s infirmary, but the prison administration did not officially announce his death.

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Two Palestinians killed in Israeli bombardment in Al-Shati refugee camp

GAZA, Saturday, February 24, 2024 (WAFA) –

Two Palestinians were killed and four others were injured this evening in an Israeli bombardment on the Al-Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City, local sources reported.

According to the sources, Israeli warplanes targeted a gathering of civilians in the refugee camp, resulting in the murder of two individuals and the serious injury of four others.

Meantime, Israeli warplanes targeted a gathering of civilians in front of a healthcare clinic sheltering dozens of displaced families southeast of Gaza City, leading to the injury of at least nine Palestinians.

In southern Gaza, Israeli artillery targeted an agricultural land in the Brazil neighborhood south of Rafa'h.

Local health authorities in Gaza reported earlier today that Israeli occupation forces had committed eight massacres against families in the Gaza Strip during the previous 24 hours, resulting in 92 fatalities and 123 injuries.

In a preliminary tally, at least 29,606 Palestinians have been killed and 69,737 others injured since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on Gaza on October 7th of last year.

M.N.

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Seven people killed in a new massacre that targeted a house in Rafa'h

GAZA, Saturday, February 24, 2024 (WAFA) -

At least seven civilians today were killed and others wounded in a series of airstrikes targeting a house in the center of the city of Rafa'h, south of the Gaza Strip.

Mediacal sources said that seven civilians were killed and others injured as Israeli warplanes targeted a house belonging to the Shaheen family. The house also sheltered displaced persons from the Abu 'Hamra and Abu Sultan families.

Simultaneously, Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of intense airstrikes near the Egyptian border in the city, where more than one and a half million people were displaced from various parts of the Gaza Strip amid extremely unbearable living and humanitarian conditions.

During the last 24 hours, Israeli occupation committed eight massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, resulting in the tragic killing of 83 Palestinians and leaving 123 others injured, according to medical reports.

By February 23, 2024, in a preliminary toll, the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza has resulted in more than 29,514 Palestinian fatalities, with approximately 69,616 wounded.

Y.S.

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Day 141 of the genocide: Intense Israeli genocidal attacks on Gaza leave dozens killed and many injured

GAZA, Saturday, February 24, 2024 (WAFA) -

As the ongoing Israeli genocide campaign on the Gaza Strip enters its 141th consecutive day, dozens of civilians have been killed, and others injured, over the last few hours amid the relentless Israeli aerial and artillery bombardment.

WAFA correspondent reported casualties and injuries in a series of airstrikes by Israeli occupation forces targeting homes in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City.

He said ambulances are facing significant challenges in transporting the wounded and the bodies of martyrs due to the indiscriminate Israeli bombardment and sniper fire.

The neighborhoods of Sabra, Tel al-Hawa, and Al-Daraj in Gaza City also experienced heavy artillery shelling, resulting in dozens of injuries.

Meanwhile, six civilians were killed and others injured as Israeli warplanes targeted several homes in Nusayrat, Bureij, and Dair El-Bala'h in central Gaza.

In southern Gaza, artillery bombardment on the eastern and western areas of Khan Younus led to the killing of two individuals and injuries to others.

Simultaneously, Israeli occupation forces launched fire belts over the town of Khuza'a, east of Khan Younus, destroying several homes - whose residents are now displaced - under the pretext of establishing a buffer zone, as reported by the Israeli organization B'tselem.

In Rafa'h, southern Gaza, Israeli fighter jets bombed two houses, resulting in the killing of five civilians and injuries to others.

In the meantime, Doctors Without Borders announced that Nasser Medical Complex remains besieged by Israeli tanks, highlighting the difficulties in evacuating patients for medical treatment at its field hospital.

The organization expressed concern over the Israeli occupation forces' presence around Gaza's hospitals, hindering access. It said a large number of medical personnel remain in Israeli detention.

It was also confirmed that residents and displaced individuals in the northern areas of Gaza are facing severe famine and a catastrophic health situation amid the Israeli military siege on the region.

In a preliminary toll, the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza has resulted in more than 29,514 Palestinian fatalities, with approximately 69,616 wounded.

M.N.

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

IOFs kidnap Palestinians, map two homes in West Bank raids

Saturday 24-February-2024, WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnaped at least five Palestinian citizens, including a child, and took measurements of two homes during dawn raids in the West Bank on Saturday, amid clashes with local youths in some areas.

According to local sources, the IOF stormed different neighborhoods of Al-Khaleel (Hebron) City and Yatta town and raided homes, with no reported arrests.

Israeli forces also raided Al-Tuwani village in southern al-Khalil, assaulted a foreign activist and threatened to arrest him if he continued to document the violations that are committed by illegal Israeli Jewish settlers and soldiers against the local residents and their property.

Local sources said that the IOFs flew a drone over the village and imposed a curfew on its residents.

In Nablus, Israeli forces stormed Bait Foureek town while firing live ammunition, tear gas canisters and stun grenades, which provoked clashes with local youths.

Meanwhile, the IOFs reportedly assaulted and kidnaped two young men during raids on their homes in Bizzariya village, northwest of Nablus.

Two other young brothers from the family of Disouqi were taken prisoners after the IOFs went on the rampage through several homes in Burqa village, northwest of Nablus.

The IOFs also stormed different villages in the northeast of Jenin and raided homes, as well as the village of Kafr Al-Labbad in Toulkarm, without making arrests.

In Ramallah, a child was kidnaped from his home during an IOFs raid in Sinjil town.

In Bethlehem, the IOF stormed Bait Ta’mir village and Za’tara town and took measurements of two houses as a prelude to demolishing them later.

Local sources said that a large number of Israeli troops with some bulldozers stormed Bait Ta’mir village and encircled the house of 'Eisa Zawahra, the father of martyrs Mu'hammed and Kadthim who had been shot dead by IOF gunfire last Thursday near Al-'Aizariya town in Al-Quds (eastern Jerusalem), before military engineers embarked on mapping the house.

The IOFs also raided Za’tara village and mapped the house of 'Azzam Al-Wa'hsh, the father of Ahmed who was wounded in the same shooting operation that killed one Israeli soldier and injured others near Al-'Aizariya town.

In a separate incident, a horde of armed illegal Israeli settlers detained and brutalized a number of Palestinian citizens near the entrances of Ma’in and Sa’b Al-Batm hamlets in Masafir Yatta (southern of Al-Khalil) as they were trying to reach their homes.

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

Israeli colonists raid Palestinian Bedouin community in Aree'ha (Jericho), terrorize children

Aree'ha (Jericho), Saturday, February 24, 2024 (WAFA) -

A group of illegal Israeli settlers raided today the Al-Mulai'hat Arab community, northwest of Aree'ha (Jericho), according to local and security sources.

'Hassan Mulai'hat, the general supervisor of Al-Baydar Organization for the Defense of Bedouin Rights, said that a group of extremist colonists sneaked their way into the community, broke into several of civilian homes and spread panic among children and women.

Bedouin communities across the occupied West Bank, who are exposed to a higher risk of displacement and ethnic cleansing, have recently witnessed a surge in colonists' attacks.

Y.S.

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Israeli colonists destroy barbed wire surrounding Palestinian farmland in Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), Saturday, February 24, 2024 (WAFA) -

Illegal Israeli settlers destroyed a barbed wire today surrounding an agricultural land in the area of Khalayil Al-Loaz, located southeast of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem) in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources.

Mohammed Aziz, a local Palestinian official, told WAFA that a group of colonists destroyed a barbed wire fencing around an 18-dunam agricultural land belonging to the Palestinia family of Sweis.

Recently, illegal Israeli settlers have escalated their attacks on local Palestinians and their properties, involving the seizure of lands, hindering access, and setting up mobile homes.

M.N.

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Armed illegal Israeli settlers Attack two Palestinian youths, steal their car in Hebron's Masafer Yatta

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), Friday, February 24, 2024 (WAFA) -

Armed illegal Israeli settlers tonight beat up two young Palestinian men before stealing their vehicle in the Masafir Yatta area, south of Hebron, according to local sources.

Sources told WAFA that a group of armed illegal Israeli settlers intercepted a Palestinian-registered vehicle near the village of Susya and attacked two young men who were in the car, beating them up and spraying them with pepper spray.

Colonists further stole the car and carried it onto a vehicle transporter truck to a nearby colony.

T.R.

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