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 93 of the US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 12 Massacres, 113 Palestinians Killed, 250 Injured, with a Death Toll of  22,835 and 58,300 Injuries

January 7, 2024 

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Editor's Notes:  

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

By January 7, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 29,835+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (22,835) and those who are still missing under the rubble (Corrected on December 23, 2023: 7,000+).   

By January 7, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 58,300, and more than 2,520 civilians have been abducted from Gaza Strip (80 mutilated corpses were returned on 12/27/23).

By January 4, 2023, the death toll included 9,730+ children and 6,830+ women. 

By January 7, 2024, there were 333 Palestinians who were killed, 3,565 who were injured, and 4,971, who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023.

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 3,291.

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By December 27 2023,  there was a complete destruction of 65,000+ housing units, and a partial destruction of 290,000+ housing units (60% of Gaza housing units). This forced about 1.5 million people to become homeless, taking refuge in crowded UN schools and ultimately sleeping in the streets.  

The Israeli refusal to allow international aid caravans to enter Gaza freely led the Palestinian population to be on the verge of mass extermination for the lack of food, water, medicine, and fuel.  

By January 4, 2024, 326 health personnel and 97 journalists were killed and hundreds were injured, 121 ambulances were destroyed while on duty, killing and injuring their crews, and destroyed 150 health institutions. As a result of the strikes and lack of fuel, 30 hospitals and 53 primary care centers are not functioning. In addition, 99 health personnel have been abducted by the invading Israeli occupation forces.

Meanwhile, 126 government offices and 92 schools and universities were completely destroyed, while 285 schools and universities were partially damaged.

115 mosques were completely destroyed, while 200 others were partially damaged, in addition to three churches.

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Palestinian journalists 'Hamza Al-Da'hdou'h and Mustafa Thuraya, who were killed by Israeli genocidal air strike on their Press-marked vehicle in west of Khan Younus, January 7, 2024	A'hmed Mu'harib, 28, was killed by Israeli occupation forces in 'Abein, north of Ramallah, January 7, 2024

Journalist Wael Al-Da'hdou'h hugs his daughter during the funeral of his son, Hamza, who was killed in an Israeli genocidal air strike on his Press-marked vehicle, west of Khan Younus, January 7, 2024	The four martyred siblings, Hazza', Alaa, Ahmad and Rami Darwish, who were killed in an Israeli drone genocidal air strike on their home, in Jineen, January 7, 2024
Palestinians mourn their relatives, who were killed in the Israeli genocidal bombardment of Rafa'h, on November 7, 2023	A Palestinian little girl, who were injured in an Israeli bombardment, sitting on a hospital floor, waiting for treatment, January 7, 2024 pic
Site of the total destruction of a Palestinian residential neighborhood by Israeli genocidal air strikes on Gaza Strip, file, January 7, 2024	Another site showing the total destruction of a Palestinian residential neighborhood by Israeli genocidal air strikes on Gaza Strip, file, January 7, 2024
Funeral 'Hamza Al-Da'hdou'h and Mustafa Thuraya, the two journalists who were killed by an Israeli genocidal air strike on their Press-marked vehicle, West of Khan Younus, January 7, 2024	Funeral of the eight Palestinian martyrs, who were killed by Israeli occupation forces in Jineen, including the four Darwish brothers.

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 says 142 staff killed since the beginning of Israel's genocide in Gaza

GAZA, Sunday, January 7, 2024 (WAFA) –

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) has announced that 142 of its employees have been killed in the ongoing Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip for the 93rd consecutive day.

This marks the highest toll of casualties among UN staff in the history of the international organization, the UNRWA said in a statement.

According to UNRWA, 130 of its facilities and schools have been directly affected by the Israeli bombardment across all areas of the Gaza Strip. The organization emphasized that the situation in Gaza is more perilous than the Nakba of 1948, as the occupation has turned Gaza into an uninhabitable place.

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are reportedly dying of starvation, and a humanitarian catastrophe has befallen the residents, necessitating intensified efforts to allow the flow of humanitarian aid, said the UN agency.

The continuous Israeli aerial and ground offensive has left the region devastated, with dire consequences for the lives and well-being of the local residents.

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

On January 6, 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 12 massacres, in which  113 Palestinian civilians were killed, and 250 were injured, in the past 24 hours. This increased the death toll in Gaza Strip to 22,835 and the injuries to 58,300, since October 7, 2023 (Note: Palestine Information Center).  

Western diplomats seek to prevent Gaza spillover after three months of war | Reuters

Death toll in Gaza rises to nearly 23,000 amid Israel’s war on Palestine - UPI.com

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Journalists 'Hamza Al-Da'hdou'h and Mustafa Abu Thuraya killed in an Israeli airstrike in Khan Yunis

GAZA, Sunday, January 7, 2024 (WAFA) –

Two journalists were killed, including the son of veteran Al Jazeera tv journalist Wael Al-Da'hdou'h, and another journalist was injured today in an Israeli airstrike targeting their vehicle west of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, according to local sources.

The sources reported that an Israeli drone fired a missile at a vehicle carrying journalists in Al-Mawasi area to the west of Khan Younus, leading to the death of journalist 'Hamza, 29, the son of Wael Al-Da'hdou'h, and journalist Mustafa Thuraya. The airstrike also resulted in the injury of two journalists, A'hmed Al-Bursh and 'Aamir Abu 'Amr, both working with the Palestine Today TV.

The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate has documented the killing of 102 journalists and the injury of 71 others by the Israeli occupation forces in the year 2023 alone.

Wael Al-Da'hdou'h had previously lost his wife, son and daughter in an Israeli airstrike which targeted the home they were sheltering at in the Nusayrat refugee camp in late October 2023

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US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza enters Day 93

Sunday 7-January-2024, GAZA, (PIC)--

As the US-backed Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip entered Day 93 on Sunday, massive aerial and artillery strikes continued to pound and level whole blocks and homes 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 last night and on Sunday morning, killing and injuring dozens of citizens.

According to local sources, 13 citizens were martyred and others were injured following Israeli attacks on a house in Dair El-Bala'h City and a school sheltering families in Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza.

At least seven civilians were also killed and many others were wounded when the Israeli army bombarded two apartment buildings housing displaced families in Rafa'h, south of Gaza.

A number of citizens also suffered injuries when the Israeli army bombed a house in Khirbet Al-Adas area in the north of Rafa'h.

Dozens of casualties were also reported following Israeli attacks on other areas of Gaza last night and today. 

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Dozens of civilian casualties amid intense Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

GAZA, Sunday, January 7, 2024 (WAFA) –

Dozens of innocent civilians were brutally murdered over the past few hours as the ongoing Israeli relentless genocide campaign on the Gaza Strip carries on for the 93rd consecutive day, inflicting a tragic human toll and massive destruction to properties.

In central Gaza, Israeli occupation forces bombarded the vicinity of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Dair El-Bala'h, resulting in the killing and injury of several civilians.

Meanwhile, Israeli artillery shelled the eastern areas of the Nuseirat refugee camp and a residence in the Zawayida area, both located in central Gaza, leading to the tragic death of a Palestinian woman.

Also in Dair El-Bala'h, a number of civilians were killed following the Israeli shelling which targeted a group of civilians in 'Abdul Kareem Al-'Aklouk Street.

To the south, medical sources reported that 71 civilians, including children, were killed in Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling in Khan Younus overnight.

Meanwhile, at least three civilians were killed, and five others were injured, in an Israeli strike targeting a group of civilians in the Al-'Araishia area, coinciding with the targeting of the vicinity of Al-Amal Hospital in the city.  

Simultaneously, Israeli warplanes destroyed the Salah al-Din Mosque in the town of Khuza'a, east of Khan Younus.

In the Miraj area north of Rafa'h, 11 civilians were killed in a barrage of Israeli airstrikes.

Meantime, three journalists, one of them the son of veteran Al Jazeera journalist Wael El-Da'hdou'h, were killed, and two others were injured in an Israeli strike targeting their vehicle north of Rafa'h.

The incident unfolded when an Israeli drone fired a missile at a vehicle carrying journalists, resulting in the killing of journalist Hamza, 29, son of Al Jazeera's Wael Al-Da'hdou'h, in addition to journalist Mustafa Thuraya. The strike also resulted in the injury of a third journalist.

Journalist Ali Salem Abu 'Ajwa was also killed after being targeted by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City.

Medical sources reported that Israeli occupation forces committed 12 massacres in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, resulting in the murder of 113 civilians and the injury of 250 others.

In a preliminary toll, the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7 has resulted in at least 22,835 fatalities, with the majority being women and children, and the injury of nearly 58,300 others. Additionally, 7,000 individuals are missing under the rubble, and are most likely thought dead.

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Israel's relentless genocide campaign on Gaza persists for 93rd day

GAZA, Sunday, January 7, 2024 (WAFA) –

 The ongoing Israeli relentless genocide campaign on the Gaza Strip enters today its 93rd day in a row, with dozens of innocent civilians reported killed and injured over the past few hours across the enclave, according to local and medical sources.

The sources reported that Israeli warplanes targeted a residence belonging to the Abu 'Elba family in the Falouja area, north of Gaza, resulting in the tragic killing of 20 civilians and injuring many others. Simultaneously, intense shelling targeted the homes of residents in the nearby Jabalya refugee camp.

Simultaneously, the continuous Israeli aerial and ground bombardment on the central governorate of Gaza overnight led to the tragic murder of around 16 civilians and left dozens injured.

In the southern region of the Gaza Strip, Israeli warplanes targeted a residential apartment in the Al-Amal neighborhood west of Khan Younus.

Medical sources confirmed that several injured individuals, including children, were transported to the Abu Yousuf Al-Najjar Hospital following an Israeli airstrike that hit the Al-'Aajiz family's home in the Zuhour neighborhood, north of Rafa'h.

Additionally, seven civilians were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a building sheltering displaced persons in Rafa'h.

Late last night, Israeli warplanes targeted an UNRWA-run shelter center in the Al-Maghazi refugee camp, resulting in the tragic murder of four individuals, including women. Israeli occupation forces also targeted ambulance vehicles, firing live ammunition directly at them.

Furthermore, 17 civilians, including 12 children, lost their lives due to the Israeli bombardment of a house west of Khan Younus.  

In a preliminary toll, the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7 has resulted in at least 22,600 fatalities, with the majority being women and children. Additionally, 7,000 individuals are missing under the rubble, and are most likely thought dead.

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16 Palestinians killed in Israeli genocidal airstrikes on central Gaza

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

At least 16 civilians were killed last night as Israeli genocidal airstrikes targeted a residence in Khan Younus and an UNRWA school in the central Gaza Strip, according to local sources.

The sources reported that the Israeli military targeted a house in Khan Younus housing a large number of displaced individuals, resulting in the tragic deaths of at least 12 civilians and injuries to 50 others with varying degrees of severity.

Furthermore, Israeli warplanes struck a UNRWA school in the Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, leading to the death of at least 4 individuals, including a woman.

The attack extended to the use of quadcopter drones firing intensively at homes and streets in the Maghazi camp. 

Simultaneously, Israeli military aircraft executed a fiery assault near the Sikka street west of the camp, accompanied by intense artillery fire from 

Israeli occupation forces stationed near the camp's entrance on Salahuddeen Street.

Simultaneously, eyewitnesses reported a fire breaking out east of the neighboring Nusayrat camp due to the sustained Israeli airstrikes.

Local sources also indicated that Israeli warplanes carried out fierce airstrikes on the Tel al-Za'tar area and the city of Dair El-Bala'h, resulting in casualties. 

Concurrently, Israeli naval vessels heavily fired west of Dair El-Bala'h.

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Scores of civilian casualties due to indiscriminate Israeli strikes in Gaza

GAZA, Saturday, January 6, 2024 (WAFA) –

Scores of innocent civilians were killed over the past few hours as a result of the continuing Israeli airstrikes and artillery bombardments targeting various regions of the Gaza Strip, according to local sources.

In Gaza City, Israeli warplanes targeted a gathering of civilians near the Saraya junction, resulting in the tragic murder of 10 civilians, with dozens sustaining injuries.

In Dair El-Bala'h, the central Gaza Strip, it was reported that three casualties were transferred to the Shuhada Al-Aqsa Hospital following an Israeli airstrike which targeted the Khattab family's residence west of the neighboring Nusayrat refugee camp.

Medical sources reported that Israeli warplanes targeted a group of civilians on Street 2 connecting Nuseirat refugee camp and town of Al-Zawayda, resulting in the murder of a child and injuries to others. Simultaneously, Israeli forces fired phosphorus bombs towards the tents of displaced families in Nusayrat.

In the meantime, Captain Hani Al-Masri, a prominent Palestinian football star and coach of the Palestinian Olympic football team, was also reported killed as a result of the ongoing Israeli shelling of Gaza City.

Israeli occupation forces also bombed a house in the Shuja'iya neighborhood east of Gaza City.

Meanwhile, a girl was killed and other civilians were injured due to the Israeli shelling of a house in the Bait Lahya project in northern Gaza.

In the southern region of the Strip, the Palestinian Red Crescent in Gaza reported that Israeli forces continue to target its Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younus, aiming to send it out of service. The Red Crescent added that Israeli artillery and drones are violently shelling the vicinity of the hospital in southern Gaza.

Furthermore, Israeli warplanes bombed several houses in central Khan Younus, accompanied by intense artillery shelling in the eastern areas of the city. Medical sources confirmed the arrival of a martyr to the European Hospital following the shelling in the Fukhari village east of Khan Younus.

Also in Khan Younus, local media reports said four civilians, including three children, in the shelling that targeted a house west of the city.

In another tragic incident, a civilian lost his life in the Israeli shelling near the Sofa/Salah al-Din Street junction in the Nasr neighborhood northeast of Rafa'h.

The Ministry of Health announced earlier today that the death toll in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the aggression on October 7 has reached 22,600 martyrs, with more than 70% being women and children.

The ministry also mentioned 7,000 individuals are still missing under the rubble, with difficulties in obtaining accurate numbers due to the continuous attacks and insufficient rescue missions.

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

Palestinian killed by IOF gunfire in northern Ramallah

Sunday 7-January-2024, RAMALLAH, (PIC)

A Palestinian young man was shot dead by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday afternoon in 'Abwein town, north of Ramallah in the West Bank.

The Palestinian health ministry identified the young martyr as 28-year-old A'hmed Mu'harib.

Three other young men were also injured in the morning during clashes with Israeli forces in the same town.

Earlier at dawn, six Palestinian brothers and cousins were killed in a drone attack on civilians in Jenin City. Later, another young man died of critical injuries he sustained in the same attack.

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Three Palestinians, including 4-year-old girl, killed by Israeli occupation soldiers north of Al-Quds (Jerusalem)

JERUSALEM, Sunday, January 7, 2024 (WAFA) –

A four-year-old girl and a young couple were killed this evening when Israeli occupation forces opened fire on them at the Bait Iksa military checkpoint, located northwest of occupied Jerusalem.

Eyewitnesses told WAFA that Israeli occupation forces fired shots towards two vehicles passing through the checkpoint, resulting in the injury of a Palestinian man who was driving his vehicle—under the pretext of attempting to ram his vehicle into the soldiers—accompanied by his wife. Additionally, a four-year-old girl present in another car was also injured.

A few minutes later, local sources confirmed the tragic death of the four-year-old girl, Ruqaya A'hmed 'Odah Jahaleen, and the young couple, Mu'hammed Muzayyid Abu 'Eid and his wife, both hailing from the neighboring town of Biddu.

In the aftermath of the tragedy, Israeli occupation forces completely sealed off the checkpoint, preventing the entry or exit of residents into and out of the village. Moreover, they obstructed Palestinian ambulance vehicles from transferring the victims to hospital.

The deadly incident comes in the context of the relaxed live-fire policies under Israel's most radical government in history, with the occupation soldiers and illegal settlers feeling free to open fire on Palestinians with no fear of facing any legal consequences or being held to account. 

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Seventh Palestinian succumbs to wounds following Israeli airstrike in Jineen

JENIN, Sunday, January 7, 2024 (WAFA) –

A seventh Palestinian young man succumbed to his wounds today a few hours after he had been critically injured in an Israeli airstrike which initially killed six Palestinians, including four siblings, in the northern West Bank province of Jenin, according to medical sources.

Wadi' Yasir 'As'ous, an 18-year-old Palestinian, succumbed to injuries sustained in the Israeli airstrike earlier today, bringing the total number of martyrs to seven after an Israeli drone targeted a group of civilians at the Al-Shuhada Roundabout south of Jineen.

Fawwaz 'Hammad, the director of the Al-Razi Hospital in Jenin, said 'As'ous, whose brother, Mohammed, was killed in the Israeli airstrike, had been brought to the hospital in critical condition with shrapnel injuries to the neck, chest, and head. Despite the efforts of the medical staff to resuscitate him, he tragically passed away.

The Ministry of Health announced earlier today the martyrdom of six Palestinians, including the four siblings, Hazza', 27, Rami 22, Ahmed, 24, and Alaa Naji'h Darweesh, 29, due to the Israeli shelling.

Eyewitnesses confirmed that the seven victims were peacefully sitting on the sidewalk near the Al-Shuhada Roundabout south of Jineen, with no confrontations in the area. The seven were executed in cold blood after being targeted by an Israeli drone airstrike.

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Six Palestinians, including 4 brothers, killed in an Israeli drone strike in Jineen

Jineen, Sunday, January 7, 2024 (WAFA) -

Six Palestinian civilians, including four brothers, were killed in an Israeli drone strike early this morning in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, according to local and medical sources.

In an official statement, the Ministry of Health said the four siblings, Hazza', 27, Rami, 22, Ahmed, 24, and 'Alaa Naji'h Darweesh, 29, in addition to Razqallah Nabil Sulayman, 18, and Mu'hammed Yasir 'As'ous were killed in the Israeli airstrike.

The six, including the four brothers, are residents of the village of Muthallath Al-Shuhada in the Jineen province.

Additionally, another young man from the village sustained severe injuries in the Israeli strike. 

The unfortunate incident followed an incursion by Israeli occupation forces into Jineen last night, leading to confrontations with local youth in various areas of the city. 

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Israeli occupation forces fatally shoot Palestinian youth north of Ramallah

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

A Palestinian young man was shot dead by Israeli occupation forces today during confrontations in the town of 'Abwein, located north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, according to medical sources.

The Ministry of Health said A'hmed Ma'hmoud Mu'harib, 28, succumbed to his injuries from Israeli gunfire that hit him in the abdomen in the town of 'Abwein.

Large-scale forces of the Israeli occupation army had earlier stormed the town from its main entrances, before they embarked on raiding several neighborhoods, sparking intense confrontations during which the forces fired toxic gas canisters and live ammunition towards the residents.

Palestinian security sources informed WAFA that three civilians were shot with live bullets in the abdomen and leg, including Mu'harib, who was critically injured in the abdomen. The Health Ministry later announced his death.

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Two Palestinians wounded by Israeli gunfire north of Ramallah

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

Two Palestinians were injured by live ammunition today during confrontations with Israeli occupation forces in the town of Abwein, located north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian security and media sources.

A large-scale Israeli military force stormed the town of 'Abwein from its main two main entrances and raided several neighborhoods, sparking intense confrontations during which the occupation forces fired tear gas and live ammunition at local residents.

During the confrontations, two Palestinians were injured by live Israeli ammunition in the abdomen and leg respectively. The current health condition of the injured individuals is not yet available.

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Youth beaten, injured by Israeli soldiers near Nablus

NABLUS, Sunday, January 7, 2024 (WAFA) –

A young Palestinian man was injured late last night as Israeli occupation soldiers assaulted him near Dair Sharaf roundabout, located to the west of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank, medical sources said.

Sources from the Palestinian Red Crescent reported that they treated a 21-year-old young man who was then transported to the hospital due to a brutal attack by Israeli soldiers west of Nablus.

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

Settlers uproot 250 olive saplings south of Bethlehem

BETHLEHEM, Sunday, January 7, 2024 (WAFA) –

Colonial Israeli settlers uprooted 250 olive saplings today in the village of Khallet al-Nahlah, located south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources.

Hassan Buraijiyah, the director of the Wall and Settlement Resistance Authority in Bethlehem, said a group of settlers broke into the land of local Palestinian citizen Naji Faraj in the village and uprooted 250 olive saplings from his property.

He pointed out that this area is constantly subjected to settler attacks, including the theft of agricultural equipment, uprooting trees and seedlings, and stealing agricultural crops.

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