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 145 of the US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 8 Massacres, 76 Palestinians Killed, 110 Injured, with a Death Toll of  29,954 and 70,325 Injuries

February 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:  

By February 28, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 36,954+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (29,954) and those who are still missing under the rubble (Corrected on February 7, 2024: 7,000+).   

By February 28, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 70,325, 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 28, 2024, there were 421 Palestinians who were killed, 3,660 who were injured, and 7,305, 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.

By February 26, 2024, the Government Media Office (GMO) said that the Israeli occupation army had killed 3,525 people and injured 5,246 others in 375 massacres in the Gaza Strip since the International Court of Justice issued an order demanding Israel to stop killing and physically harming civilians in the war-torn and besieged Palestinian territory. Among those martyrs are 1,720 children, 1,130 women and 12 journalists, according to a report released by the Media Office on Monday, February 26.

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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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Performing funeral prayer on the Palestinian martyrs, who were killed by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on Gaza Strip, February 28, 2024	The Israeli genocidal war on Gaza destroyed the communication and computer control system in Gaza Strip, February 28, 2024
Bidding farewell to the Palestinian martyrs, who were killed by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on Dair El-Bala'h,  February 28, 2024	Some of the injured Palestinians, who survived the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on Dair El-Bala'h, arriving to the hospital,  February 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 (October 7, 2023-Fruary 26, 2024), which has culminated a blockade of Gaza since 2007. In addition, the Israeli occupation and apartheid regime launched so many covert operations, raids, and air strikes on many Arab states since 1948.

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

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

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


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Editorial Notes about terms & names of people and places:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Infants in northern Gaza at dangerous stage due to drought and malnutrition

Wednesday 28-February-2024, GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday evening that a number of infants suffering from serious conditions due to drought and malnutrition have been admitted to Kamal 'Idwan Hospital in northern Gaza Strip.

The statement from the Ministry of Health comes amidst a severe and suffocating isolation imposed by the Israeli occupation army on the Gaza Strip and the northern regions, where all means of life and its necessities are denied to nearly 700,000 Palestinians who have chosen to remain in their homes and refuse the threats and orders to evacuate southward.

In previous statements by the director of Kamal 'Idwan Hospital, 'Husam Abu Safiya, it was confirmed that a number of children in the northern area of the Strip have died due to malnutrition and food shortages, as well as the spread of diseases resulting from the continuous Israeli aggression and blockade.

Abu Safiya explained that most of the cases arriving at the hospital recently suffer from severe dehydration due to malnutrition, in addition to the spread of infections in the gastrointestinal tract and intestinal diseases.

He warned that newborns are arriving at the hospital in critical conditions, showing signs of weakness and pallor due to maternal malnutrition.

According to data from the official media office in the Gaza Strip, 8 deaths have been recorded in the northern region as a result of famine and malnutrition.

One out of every 10 children under the age of five in Gaza suffers from severe malnutrition, according to preliminary data from the United Nations, as indicated by arm circumference measurements that reflect the levels of emaciation in children.

The charitable organization “Action Aid” mentioned that some people resort to eating grass, adding that everyone in Gaza is now suffering from hunger, and people only receive 1.5 or 2 liters of non-potable water per day to meet all their needs.”

According to local and international human rights organizations, Israel uses hunger as a weapon, as a form of collective punishment against the residents of northern Gaza Strip.

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UN: The Israeli occupation army systematically blocks access to people in need in Gaza

Wednesday 28-February-2024, GENEVA, (PIC)

The UN has accused Israeli occupation forces of “systematically” blocking access to people in need in Gaza, complicating the task of delivering aid in what has become a lawless war zone.

It has become nearly impossible to carry out medical evacuations and aid deliveries in northern Gaza and increasingly difficult in the south, Jens Laerke, the spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), told journalists on Tuesday.

All planned aid convoys into the north have been denied by Israeli authorities in recent weeks, with the last allowed in on January 23, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Making matters worse, even convoys cleared in advance with Israeli authorities have repeatedly been blocked or come under fire, according to Laerke.

Laerke pointed to an incident last Sunday when a convoy, jointly organized by the WHO and the Palestinian Red Crescent, to evacuate patients from the besieged Al-Amal hospital in the southern city of Khan Younus, was blocked for hours and paramedics detained.

Laerke said that the medical convoy was transporting 24 patients, including one pregnant woman and one mother and newborn, from Al Amal Hospital in Khan Younus.

“Despite prior coordination for all staff members and vehicles with the Israeli side, the Israeli forces blocked the WHO-led convoy for many hours the moment it left the hospital,” Laerke said. “We were forced to leave 31 noncritical patients” in the hospital.

“The Israeli military forced patients and staff out of ambulances and stripped all paramedics of their clothes,” he said, noting that three Red Crescent paramedics were detained while the rest of the convoy stayed in place for more than seven hours.

He added that one paramedic has since been released.

“We appeal for the immediate release of the other two and all other detained health workers,” Laerke said.

“We have not had any information or any communication from Israeli authorities as to why this clearly notified movement — which they, by the way, acknowledged that we had sent them notification — was still detained for seven hours,” he said.

Laerke said Israeli authorities also have not explained why “health workers were taken out, forced to undress, and three held back — two of them still not released.”

“The 24 evacuated patients were transported from Al-Amal to a hospital in Rafa'h, where they could receive treatment,” Laerke said. “And several, if not all of them, required some kind of surgical intervention, which of course could not happen at Al-Amal Hospital.”

“Al Amal Hospital has been at the epicenter of [Israeli] military operations in Khan Younus for more than a month,” Laerke pointed out.

He also noted that Sunday was not an isolated incident. He said eight convoys have come under fire and were systematically denied access to people in need.

“Humanitarian workers have been harassed, intimidated or detained by Israeli occupation forces, and humanitarian infrastructure has been hit,” he said.

“Just prior to Sunday’s incident, two family members of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) were killed in an unprompted attack by Israeli occupation forces against a de-conflicted compound where their staff and family members slept,” the OCHA spokesman said.

WHO affirms that 40 Israeli attacks on Al-Amal Hospital from January 22 to February 22 killed at least 25 people and left the facility incapacitated.

Currently, 215 people remain in the hospital, including the 31 patients left behind, health workers, paramedics, ambulance drivers, eight physicians and 10 nurses, according to WHO.

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Gaza Municipality: The Israeli genocidal war on Gaza destroyed the communication and computer control system

Tuesday 27-February-2024, GAZA, (PIC)

The Gaza Municipality said the Israeli ongoing aggression since October 7 has destroyed the Gaza municipality’s communication and computer control systems by direct and deliberate targeting of the main municipality headquarters and other affiliated facilities.

The municipality explained, in a statement on Monday, that six facilities of communication and computer control systems were bombed, causing grave damage to the Municipality’s operative system in an attempt to spread chaos in Gaza’s civil information system.

The statement called on international organizations to expedite the municipality reconstruction process so that it can resume providing civil services to the stranded citizens in the beleaguered Gaza Strip.

Since October 7, Israeli occupation forces have been waging a devastating war on the blockaded Gaza Strip, leaving 29,954 martyrs and 70,325 wounded, most of them children and women, in addition to thousands missing under the rubble.

The Israeli genocidal war against the Gaza Strip has also caused massive destruction and an unprecedented catastrophic humanitarian crisis, amid escalating famine due to scarce supplies of food, water and medicine, in addition to the enforced displacement of about two million Palestinians, more than 85% of the Gaza Strip’s population, according to the United Nations.

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Al-'Awda Hospital suspends its medical services due to fuel and medical shortage

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

Al-'Awda Hospital in the city of Jabalya, north of the Gaza Strip, today announced the complete suspension of all its medical services due to severe shortage of fuel and medical supplies.

Earlier yesterday, Al-'Awda Hospital warned that its medical services provided for the sick and wounded individuals inside the Hospital would stop due to the lack of medical supplies, medicines and fuel in light of strict military siege imposed by the Israeli forces on areas in the northern Gaza Strip.

The Director of the Monitoring and Evaluation Department in Al-'Awda, Doctor Mu'hammed Salha, said in a press statement, “The complete cessation of services at Al-'Awda Hospital will lead to a complete deprivation of basic health services for citizens, especially in light of the cessation of service by all hospitals in the north.”

He added, "The hospital's cessation of operation will exacerbate the complex health crisis due to the ongoing Israeli aggression and siege since October 7."

The doctor urgently appealed to all international, humanitarian and human rights organizations to put pressure on the occupation to supply the hospital with medicines, consumables, medical supplies and fuel.”

The occupation forces besieged Al-'Awda Hospital for 18 days, causing severe damage to the upper floors of the building, in addition to destroying a number of ambulance vehicles.  

Since the beginning of the aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7, Israel has put 31 hospitals out of service due to the intense missiles strikes. Israeli forces also partially targeted 152 health institutions.

The number of civilians killed since the start of the Israeli aggression on Gaza on October 7 has risen to 29,878, mostly women and children. At least 70,215 others were injured.

Y.S.

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

On February 27, 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  76 Palestinian civilians were killed, and 110 were injured, in the past 24 hours. This increased the death toll in Gaza Strip to 29,954 and the injuries to 70,325, since October 7, 2023.   

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Gaza: Death toll surges to 29,954 martyrs, on Day 145 of the US-Backed Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip

Wednesday 28-February-2024, GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian health ministry in Gaza said on Wednesday that the Israeli occupation army committed eight massacres in different areas of the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours, killing at least 76 civilians and injuring over 110 others, while a large number of victims are still under the rubble of bombed buildings or lying on roads.

In a statement, the health ministry added that the death toll from the ongoing Israeli genocidal bombardments, which started on October 7, climbed to 29,954 martyrs and the number of the wounded surged to 70,325 people.

Every day, the Israeli occupation army escalates its air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip, which has been under relentless bombardment since a cross-border operation was launched by Hamas’s armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades, on October 7.

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

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Two civilians killed and others injured in Israeli genocidal artillery shelling in central Gaza

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

At least two civilians today were killed and others were injured in the occupation artillery shelling of several homes in the Wadi Gaza area, in the central Gaza Strip.

Earlier today, Israeli fighter jets carried out intense genocidal airstrikes that targeted several neighborhoods in the Gaza Strip, which resulting in the killing of six Palestinians and causing injuries to 22 others.

The number of civilians killed since the start of the Israeli aggression on Gaza on October 7 has risen to 29,878, mostly women and children. At least 70,215 others were injured.

Y.S.

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Six people killed and others wounded in ongoing Israeli genocidal bombardment of Gaza

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

At least six people were killed and around 22 others were wounded today in the ongoing Israeli occupation forces’ genocidal bombardment of the Gaza Strip.

Medical sources reported that three people were killed after being targeted with artillery shelling by the Israeli occupation army while waiting for aid trucks on the Al-Rashid coastal road, west of Gaza City.

Israeli aerial and artillery strikes targeted two houses in the Tal Al-Hawa neighborhood, southwest of Gaza City.

Meanwhile, Israeli shelling also targeted the Sheikh Ajlin neighborhood, resulting in the killing of three people and the injury of about six others.

Israeli warplanes further carried out intense airstrikes that targeted several homes in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, causing multiple casualties. Ambulances were unable to reach the targeted locations due to the ongoing Israeli artillery shelling as well as drone-fired shots at anything in motion.

Simultaneously, Israeli fighter jets intensively fired around ten missiles at civilians' homes in the Al-Sabra and Al-Rimal Al-Janoubi neighborhoods in Gaza City, causing several casualties among citizens.

In the city of Rafa'h, south of the Gaza Strip, occupation aircraft carried out seven missiles strikes targeting the eastern and central areas. The strikes resulted in dozens of causalities.

By February 27, 2024, the number of civilians killed since the start of the Israeli aggression on Gaza on October 7 has risen to 29,878, mostly women and children. At least 70,215 others were injured.

Y.S.

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Scores of civilians killed in intense Israeli airstrikes in Gaza Strip

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

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

As the Israeli aggression enters 145th day, Israeli tanks and its artillery shelling intensified their raids on Gaza City and the Rafa'h and Khan Younus governorates, while Israeli artillery continued to bomb residential squares and the vicinity of shelter centers.

The Israeli occupation forces blew up residential homes west of Khan Younus in the southern Gaza Strip, coinciding with Israeli artillery shelling and raids on various areas of the city, especially the eastern region.

Meanwhile, Israeli warplanes bombed a residential square in the Al-Amal neighborhood in the center of Khan Younus.

The Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City, witnessed artillery shelling and armed clashes.

The Palestinian Red Crescent society said that its crews transferred at least 34 people who sustained various injuries as a result of Israeli shelling of two homes yesterday evening in the city of Dair El-Bala'h in the central Gaza Strip.

By February 27, 2024, the occupation army committed 11 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, killing 96 persons and wounding over 172 during the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll of the Israeli aggression to 29,878 fatalities since last October 7, according to Ministry of Health data.

Y.S. 

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

Around 7,305 Palestinians were detained by the occupation after October 7th

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

The Detainees and ex-Detainees Affairs Commission today said that around 7,305 Palestinians were detained by the Israeli occupation forces after the seventh of last October.

The commission said in a statement that Israeli occupation army carried out large-scale arrest campaign in the occupied territories, which were accompanied by severe beatings and threats against detainees and their families.

During the past 24 hours, the Israeli occupation forces launched a massive arrest campaign that targeted at least 35 people from the occupied West Bank, including children and former prisoners.

The arrests were concentrated in the city of Yatta, south of Hebron, while the rest of the arrests were distributed among the governorates of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), Jineen, Ramallah, and Al-Quds (Jerusalem).

The commission pointed out that since the beginning of the Israeli aggression and ground invasion into the Gaza Strip, the occupation began carrying out mass arrest campaigns against civilians.

Y.S.

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Two Palestinians injured, one kidnaped in IOFs raid in Qalqilya

Wednesday 28-February-2024, QALQILYA, (PIC)

Two Palestinian young men suffered shrapnel injuries and another one was kidnaped after the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) stormed Qalqilya City on Wednesday morning.

According to local sources, two young men were injured in their hands when Israeli forces fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters at local youths during skirmishes with them in Qalqilya.

The sources said that the IOFs kidnaped a citizen identified as Younus Maraaba after ransacking several homes in the city.

Earlier at dawn, the IOFs kidnaped at least 35 Palestinian citizens during raids in the West Bank and Al-Quds (Jerusalem).

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IOFs kidnap several Palestinians in West Bank raids

Wednesday 28-February-2024, WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnaped at dawn Wednesday a number of Palestinian citizens during raids in the West Bank, amid clashes with resistance fighters.

According to local sources, the IOFs kidnaped about 19 citizens during a raid in Yatta, east of Al-Khalee (Hebron)l.

In Ramallah, the IOFs kidnaped a young man from his home in Al-Ray'han suburb in the north of Ramallah City.

The IOFs also raided several homes in Al-Mazra’ah Al-Gharbiya town in northern Ramallah, with no reported kidnappings.

In Nablus, resistance fighters opened fire at IOFs vehicles during a raid in Balata refugee camp.

In Jineen, armed clashes took place between resistance fighters and the Israeli occupation forces in the city and its refugee camp.

Local sources reported that Israeli military bulldozers wreaked havoc on roads and infrastructures in different neighborhoods of Jineen, while at least one citizen suffered moderate injuries in aerial attack on the eastern neighborhood of the city.

The IOFs also stormed multiple villages and towns in different areas of the Jineen province.

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Israeli occupation forces raid Jineen and its camp, damage infrastructure

JENIN, Wednesday, February 28, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Israeli occupation forces Wednesday dawn broke into the city of Jenin and the outskirts of its camp, and launched a detention campaign amid widespread destruction of infrastructure.

Local sources said that a large Israeli force, accompanied by military vehicles and bulldozers, raided the city and its camp. Foot patrols were deployed in all its streets and alleys, provoking residents and leading to confrontations.

Meanwhile, Israeli heavy machinery and military vehicles proceeded to bulldoze the infrastructure in the vicinity of Al-Wakala School, Al-Awda Roundabout, and the salin Shireen Abu 'Aaqla and Al-Zahra Streets, while sniper soldiers were deployed on the roofs of several houses and buildings.

During their incursion, the occupation army vandalized scores of Palestinian-owned vehicles and citizens’ property, including walls and the entrances to a number of homes and shops, sparking clashes with local residents in the eastern neighborhood of the camp. However, no injuries were reported though.

Earlier today, a Palestinian man was moderately injured in an Israeli drone raid near Diwan Al-Sa'di, and he was later rushed to a nearby hospital in Jenin for medical treatment.

Meanwhile, Israeli occupation army also detained two Palestinians, including an ambulance volunteer, from Jenin camp.

The city of Jineen and its camp have become a consistent target for Israeli assaults and attacks. The Israeli occupation continuously directs its aggression and violence towards these camps, considering them symbols of resistance.

Y.S. 

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

Illegal Israeli settlers assault Palestinian children and harass shepherds in southern Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), Wednesday, February 28, 2024 (WAFA) -

Israeli colonists, under army protection, physically attacked four Palestinian children today in the wilderness of Wadi Al-Jawaya village in Masafir Yatta region, located south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.

WAFA correspondent reported that the colonists assaulted four children from the Makhamrah family while they were collecting wild plants in the region, resulting in injuries and bruises.

Simultaneously, Israeli colonists chased away shepherds in the Al-'Ain Al-Baydha area in Masafir Yatta, preventing them from grazing their livestock.

M.N.

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Israeli occupation forces demolish two shacks east of Jineen

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

The Israeli occupation forces today demolished Palestinian-owned shacks in the village of Jalboun, northeast of Jineen, according to local sources.

The head of the Jalboun Village Council, Ibrahim Abu Al-Rub, said that Israeli occupation army, accompanied by bulldozers,  demolished a shack belonging to the local resident Mu'hammed Nafi Shalabi. Intense confrontations between local Palestinians and occupation forces erupted following the demolition operation.

The forces later detained the young man and declared the village a closed military zone.

Meanwhile, the occupation forces demolished several structures in the said village, including fences, a caravan, and electrical equipment.

Meantime, Israeli occupation army also demolished a sheep barn owned by two Palestinian siblings.

Another Palestinian was also detained while he was passing by in his vehicle.

Y.S.

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Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian vehicles near Nablus

NABLUS, Wednesday, February 28, 2024 (WAFA) –

Illegal Israeli settlers today attacked Palestinian-owned vehicles in the villages of 'Aseera Al-Qibliya and 'Oureef, south of Nablus.

Local sources said that a security guard from the illegal Israeli settlement of Yitzhar set up a flying checkpoint between the villages of 'Aseera Al-Qibliya and 'Oureef and  proceeded to open heavy gun fire towards civilians' vehicles,  jeopardizing their safety and forcing them to take long rough roads to reach their destinations.

However, no injuries or damage were reported following the attack incident.

The Palestinian villages in the province of Nablus have been witnessing a surge in colonists' attacks and violence.  

Y.S.

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