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 170 of the US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 8 Massacres, 84 Palestinians Killed, 106 Injured, with a Death Toll of  32,226 and 74,518 Injuries

March 24, 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 March 24, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 39,226+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (32,226) and those who are still missing under the rubble (Corrected on February 7, 2024: 7,000+). 

By March 24, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 74,518, and more than 2,520 civilians have been abducted from Gaza Strip.

By March 8, there were 8,900 Palestinian women who were killed, 23,000 who were injured, but there are 2,100 women who are unaccounted for (whither they are dead, injured, or abducted).

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 March 4, 2023, the death toll included 13,420+ children, 8,900+ women (more than 72.8% of the accounted for victims), 364 doctors and medical staff, 132 journalists, and 48 civil defense workers . 

By March 24, 2024, 454 Palestinians who were killed, 3,691 who were injured, and 7,694, 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 March 4, 2024, the Government Media Office (GMO) said that the Israeli occupation forces killed 364 health personnel, destroyed 155 health institutions, 32 hospitals, 53 health centers, 126 ambulances, displaced 1.9 million Palestinians, and destroyed 360,000 housing units, about and 60% of the buildings and infrastructure in Gaza Strip.

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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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'Hamas leaders, Isma'eel Haniyya, left, and Khalid Mish'al, right, participating in the funeral of Um Nabeel, the mother of resistance prisoner 'Hasan Salama in Doa'ha,  March 23, 2024. Haniyya said that all Palestinian prisoners will be released from the Israeli occupation prisons.	UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, speaking at ghe Egyptian side of the Rafa'h crossing, calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, March23, 2024 pic
A Palestinian mother covering the eyes of her son, Yemen Shahab, so he would not see the dead and injured victims of Israeli genocidal air strikes on Gaza Strip, on March 23, 2024	A Palestinian mother grieving over the death of her child, who was one of the victims of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip, March 24, 2024
84 Palestinians were killed, 106 were injured, in 8 massacres, on Day 170 of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip, file, March 24, 2024	Six Palestinians martyrs were pulled out from rubble of a building devastated by an Israeli genocidal airstrike on Rafa'h, March 23, 2024
Grieving over Palestinian victims who were killed by Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment in Rafa'h, March 24, 2024	Palestinians searching their houses which were destroyed by Israeli genocidal air strikes in Rafa'h, March 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 (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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Haniyya: All prisoners will be released from Israeli jails

Sunday 24-March-2024, DOHA, (PIC)

Isma'eel Haniyya, the Political Bureau Chairman of 'Hamas Movement, said that all Palestinian prisoners will be released from Israeli jails, adding that the resistance will not rest until they are all freed.

Haniyya, who was participating in the funeral of Um Nabeel, the mother of prisoner 'Hasan Salama in Doa'ha on Saturday, lauded the deceased, saying that she always supported her son who has been in Israeli jails for 27 years so far.

Um Nabeel has urged all her sons to participate in the resistance against the occupation, he added.

Um Nabeel, who arrived in Qatar for treatment a few days ago, died on Saturday of her illness and was laid to rest in the presence of senior 'Hamas officials led by Haniyya in addition to the Palestinian ambassador to Doa'ha and his deputy and huge masses of the Palestinian and Arab community in Qatar. 

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Guterres from Rafah Crossing: It’s time for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

Sunday 24-March-2024,

RAFAH, (PIC)

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for flooding the Gaza Strip with real life-saving assistance, emphasizing that the time has come for a “humanitarian” ceasefire in Gaza.

Guterres stated in a press conference held on the Egyptian side of the Rafa'h Crossing on Saturday, adjacent to the Gaza Strip, “There are long queues of trucks waiting in Rafah, and on the opposite side, there are people suffering from hunger. We must not give up and do everything in our power to ensure humanity prevails in Gaza.”

He added, “I represent the majority of voices in the international community calling for a cessation of hostilities and the entry of aid into Gaza.”

Guterres demanded that Israel make a firm commitment to unrestricted access of humanitarian goods throughout Gaza and the release of hostages.

Guterres said he looks forward to continuing to work with Egypt to facilitate the entry of aid and deeply appreciates their full engagement in supporting the people of Gaza.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations arrived today in El-Arish, Egypt, near the Gaza Strip, where he visited wounded Palestinians at the city’s hospital.

Far'han 'Haq, Deputy Spokesman for Guterres, stated in a previous press conference that the Secretary-General would meet with UN humanitarian workers on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border.

Guterres will then travel to Jordan, where he will visit facilities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and have an iftar meal with Palestinian refugees and UN staff in the capital, Amman, according to the same source.

The Israeli occupation forces have been waging a devastating war on Gaza since October 7, 2023, resulting in tens of thousands of civilian casualties, mostly children and women, as well as massive destruction, according to Palestinian and international data. 

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UNRWA: Israel blocks food convoy from reaching northern Gaza

Sunday 24-March-2024, NEW YORK, (PIC)

Philippe Lazzarini, the director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), announced on Saturday that “Israel has prevented a food aid convoy from reaching northern Gaza for the second time in a week.”

Lazzarini warned in a post on his X platform account that the residents of northern Gaza are living on the brink of man-made famine that can be avoided.

The UN official pointed out that the last time UNRWA teams were able to send food aid to northern Gaza was about two months ago.

He highlighted that Israel, for the second time in a week, is preventing the arrival of the food aid convoys to northern Gaza.

He emphasized the need for Israeli authorities to allow the widespread delivery of food aid to the north, including through UNRWA, the largest humanitarian organization in Gaza.

Lazzarini concluded by saying, “Meanwhile, children will continue to die from malnutrition and dehydration before our eyes,” expressing his concerns that the unbearable situation may turn into a new normal.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel has been waging a devastating war on the Gaza Strip with American support, leaving tens of thousands of civilian casualties, mostly children and women, and causing a humanitarian catastrophe and massive infrastructure destruction.

As a result of the war and Israeli restrictions, the residents of Gaza, especially in Gaza City and the northern governorates, are on the brink of famine, amid severe shortages of food, water, medicine, and fuel, resulting in the deaths of children and the elderly, according to Palestinian and international data. 

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Female Palestinian prisoner beaten and abused, says Commission

RAMALLAH, Sunday, March 24, 2024 (WAFA) – 

The Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission revealed that a female Palestinian prisoner was beaten and abused while returning from traveling back to Palestine before she was detained and transferred to an occupation army center.

The Commission stated in its statement issued today that the prisoner Baraa 'Awadh, from the town of Bait Jala, was subjected to inhumane treatment in the military center and during her transfer between the “Ofer,” “Sharon,” and “Damon” Israeli prisons, and that the soldiers deliberately terrorized and intimidated her.

'Awadh spoke to the Commission’s lawyer, who recently visited her, about the prison conditions in general, and said, that "living conditions are tragic."

"We are singled out," she said, adding that the Israeli soldiers are practicing harsh policies that include confiscation of rights and imposition of penalties against them.

She added that drinking water and poor food have become both methods and means of permanent torture, which negatively affected female prisoners whose circumstances become more complicated on a daily basis.

The Commission stated that the occupation prison administration did not take into account the prisoners' requirements of the holy month of Ramadan, adding that it didn't make them tone down their escalatory steps.

It is noteworthy that the number of female prisoners in “Damoun” prison today is 68, the majority of whom were detained after October 7.

K.T. 

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Israeli occupation blocks West Bank Christians from accessing Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) on Palm Sunday

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), Sunday, March 24, 2024 (WAFA) –

The Israeli occupation has prevented thousands of Christians from the West Bank from accessing the occupied city of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) to participate in the celebration of Palm Sunday according to the Western calendar.

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch ofAl-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), presided over the Palm Sunday Mass this morning at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem.

The Mass was attended by a group of bishops and priests, in the presence of monks, nuns, and a limited number of worshipers, mostly from Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) and the 1948 territories, after the Israeli occupation deprived thousands of Christians from the West Bank governorates of access to the holy city.

Simultaneously, Israeli occupation forces imposed strict military measures at checkpoints surrounding the city of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) and in the vicinity of the Old City.

Israeli authorities require Palestinians, both Muslims and Christians, to obtain special permits to cross their military checkpoints surrounding the holy city and access places of worship, especially the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.

M.N.

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'Hamas slams int’l silence on Israel’s atrocities at Al-Shifa Hospital

Sunday 24-March-2024, GAZA, (PIC)

The 'Hamas Movement has strongly denounced the international community over its deafening silence on the genocide and the humanitarian catastrophe that are taking place at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City and in the neighborhoods around it at the hands of the Israeli occupation forces.

In a statement on Sunday, Hamas accused the Israeli army of committing “heinous war crimes” at Al-Shifa Hospital and the areas around it, including executions, abuse, arson attacks on inhabited homes, besieging civilians inside the hospital and homes, and displacing many citizens amid gunfire and bombardment.

'Hamas said that the Israeli army’s “Nazi practices” at Al-Shifa Hospital and its vicinity found no reactions from the international community, the UN and their institutions.

'Hamas urged the Arab and Muslim peoples, the world’s free people and the Palestinian masses in the West Bank, Jerusalem and 1948 occupied Palestine to take immediate action to put pressure on the interests of the Israeli occupation and its supporters.

For the seventh day running, Israeli forces continue to commit appalling atrocities at Al-Shifa Hospital and in surrounding neighborhoods.

Media reports say Israeli soldiers have executed over 200 civilians, kidnaped over 800 others, and have been besieging hundreds of citizens inside the hospital and nearby homes since the Israeli army started its renewed operation against the hospital a few days ago.

A Palestinian survivor told Al Jazeera satellite channel that many citizens had been killed by Israeli sniper fire after they were kidnaped from Al-Shifa Hospital and detained for several hours.

A female eyewitness also told Al Jazeera that the Israeli army forced 65 families to leave an area near the hospital after set the building they were in aflame, adding that the besieged people in and around the hospital had been appealing to the Red Cross for six days to provide water for children and patients and intervene to evacuate them from the area.

She affirmed that Israeli occupation soldiers burned entire families alive and also raped and killed women in the area.

In a related context, the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has accused the Israeli army of persisting in using “Palestinian civilians as human shields in its military operation inside the Shifa Medical Complex and its vicinity in Gaza City.”

Euro-Med said it “documented several consistent testimonies regarding the Israeli army’s deliberate use of Palestinian civilians as human shields against their will, and forcing them into dangerous situations to secure and protect its forces and military operations inside the Shifa Medical Complex, adding that “this has been ongoing since early Monday morning.”

“Testimonies reveal that Israeli forces used civilians, including patients and displaced individuals inside the Shifa Medical Complex, as human shields, exploiting them to protect their military operations within the hospital, form barriers behind their forces and military vehicles, or send them under threat to residential homes and buildings surrounding the medical complex to evacuate them before the Israeli army raids, arrests some of the residents, and subsequently destroys many of these buildings.”

“Furthermore, several families residing near the Shifa Medical Complex reported that Israeli forces used young men, who were arrested from inside the complex, to enter their homes and demand immediate evacuation to central and southern Gaza Strip,” according to Euro-Med.

“A woman from the “Arafat” family informed the Euro-Med Monitor team that they were surprised by the entry of a man in his late thirties, stripped of his clothes except for his underwear. He informed them that the Israeli army sent him to evacuate their home within 30 minutes, threatening to bomb it over their heads. Upon their evacuation, as ordered, they witnessed several other Palestinian youths in similar conditions, as the army forced them to enter neighboring homes to warn their residents.”

Last Monday morning, the Israeli army raided Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City amid heavy gunfire and drone overflights, resulting in hundreds of deaths and injuries, and the detention of hundreds more. Additionally, dozens of residential homes surrounding the medical facility were destroyed and set ablaze after being raided.

Euro-Med has expressed its “deep concern about the current situation in the Shifa Medical Complex and the risks facing civilians, including patients, healthcare workers, and displaced individuals inside it, who are protected under international humanitarian law. Medical facilities and civilians must be protected and attacks against them must be halted immediately.”

Euro-Med called on the international community to shoulder its responsibilities and work immediately on stopping Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

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

On March 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  84 Palestinian civilians were killed, and 106 were injured, in the past 24 hours. This increased the death toll in Gaza Strip to 32,226 and the injuries to 74,518, since October 7, 2023.   

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Gaza: Death toll surges to 32,226 martyrs

Sunday 24-March-2024, GAZA, (PIC)

The health ministry in Gaza said on Sunday that the Israeli occupation army committed eight massacres in different areas of the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours, killing at least 84 civilians and injuring over 106 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 explained that the Israeli army killed and injured hundreds of civilians in different areas of Gaza during the past 24 hours, but only 84 martyrs and 106 wounded citizens were transported to hospitals.

The health ministry added that the death toll from the ongoing Israeli bombardments and shooting attacks, which started on October 7, climbed to 32,226 martyrs and the number of the wounded surged to 74,518 people.

Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation army has laid siege the hospitals of Al-Amal and Nasser in Khan Younus, southern Gaza, amid heavy gunfire and bombardment.

According to the Red Crescent, the Israeli army embarked on bulldozing the area around Al-Amal Hospital.

The Red Crescent said that all its medical crews are now in danger and cannot move at all, adding they failed to bury one of the martyrs in the courtyard of Al-Amal Hospital.

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US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza enters Day 170

Sunday 24-March-2024, GAZA, (PIC)

As the US-backed Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip entered Day 170 on Sunday, massive aerial and artillery strikes continued to pound neighborhoods, homes, shelter centers and aid convoys, 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 hundreds of citizens.

According to media sources, four citizens, including two children, were martyred when the Israeli army bombed a house belonging to the family of Abu 'Hamida in the west of Rafa'h, south of Gaza.

Five other citizens were injured in an Israeli attack on a house in as-Salam neighborhood in eastern Rafa'h, while bodies of four martyrs were evacuated from al-Qarara area in the northeast of Khan Younus following Israeli attacks.

A little child called Yazan Al-Soufi was killed when an Israeli tank attacked tents sheltering displaced families in Al-Mawasi area in the west of Khan Younus.

Meanwhile, a number of citizens suffered injuries when Israeli forces stormed a house belonging to the family of Kuhail, near Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Local residents in the area appealed to the Red Crescent to save them.

Three other citizens were injured by Israeli sniper fire near Al-Shifa Hospital before they were taken to the Ahli Arab Hospital.

The health ministry, for its part, said that five wounded patients died in the besieged Hospital of Al-Shifa as a result of the absence of food, water and medical services.

The Red Crescent said that one of its employees was injured in his head by Israeli gunfire inside Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younus, adding that the hospital and its vicinity are under intensive gunfire attack.

Another civilian died after he was critically injured in his head during his presence inside the same hospital, according to the Red Crescent.

The Red Crescent also said that the Israeli army blocked all the entrances of Al-Amal Hospital with mounds of dirt and rocks.

The Israeli army also killed seven citizens and injured many others after bombing a house belonging to Farwana family in Al-Falouja street in eastern Rafa'h.

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

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Gaza: Israeli warplanes target homes in Rafa'h, kill several civilians

GAZA, Sunday, March 24, 2024 (WAFA) –

A number of Palestinian civilians were killed and others were injured on Sunday after the occupation warplanes targeted homes in Rafa'h and Al-Shati camp in the Gaza Strip.

Medical sources said that the number of civilians killed in the Israeli bombing of homes in Rafa'h, south of the Gaza Strip, had risen to 10, including children and women, while a number of others were left with varying injuries.

A number of citizens were also killed and dozens injured after the Israeli aircraft bombed two homes owned by Salem family in the Beach Camp, west of Gaza City.

Medical sources said today that the death toll in the Gaza Strip had risen to 32,226, the majority of whom were children and women, since the beginning of the Israeli occupation aggression on October 7th.

They added that 74,518 people were wounded, while thousands of victims remained under the rubble and on the roads, as the occupation forces prevent rescue crews from reaching them.

The sources pointed out that the Israeli occupation committed 8 massacres against citizens in the Gaza Strip, killing 84 civilians and injuring 106 others during the past 24 hours.

K.T.

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Three Palestinians killed in Israeli shelling in Rafa'h and Khan Yunus

KHAN YUNIS, Sunday, March 24, 2024 (WAFA) –

At least three Palestinians were killed this morning in Israeli airstrikes targeting residential homes in the cities of Khan Younus and Rafa'h in the south of the Gaza Strip.

Media sources reported that two civilians were killed in an Israeli shelling on a house in the vicinity of Rabaa School in the city of Rafa'h in the southern Gaza Strip.

Local sources also reported that 5 injuries, including children, arrived at Abu Yousuf Al-Najjar Hospital in Rafa'h as a result of the Israeli shelling of the Barakat family's house in the Salam neighborhood of the city.

Simultaneously, Israeli warplanes launched an airstrike targeting agricultural land near the border area south of Rafa'h, coinciding with the Israeli naval gunboats firing machine gun shots towards fishermen's boats westward.

In Khan Younus, a Palestinian was killed in a shelling targeting a house in the Al-Amal neighborhood, while one of the displaced persons at Al-Amal Hospital was injured in the head in the same attack.

Two civilians were also injured as a result of Israeli gunfire targeting a school sheltering displaced families in the Namsawi neighborhood in the city.

Meantime, local sources reported the retrieval of the bodies of four martyrs from the Al-Qarara area to the east earlier after the area had been targeted by Israeli bombardment.

The developments come as the Israeli occupation forces continue to besiege the Al-Amal and Nasir hospitals in Khan Younus city, accompanied by intense shelling and heavy gunfire from the forces, while Israeli vehicles are conducting extensive excavation work in the vicinity.

M.N. 

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84 Palestinians killed in 8 massacres by Israel in Gaza in last 24 hours

GAZA, Sunday, March 24, 2024 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces perpetrated eight massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours, resulting in the documented killing of at least 84 Palestinians and the injury of 106 others, according to medical sources.

Local health authorities confirmed that the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli onslaught since October 7 has risen to 32,226 reported fatalities, with an additional 74,518 individuals sustaining injuries. The majority of the victims are women and children.

Meanwhile, ambulance and rescue teams are still unable to reach many casualties and dead bodies trapped under the rubble or scattered on roads across the war-torn enclave, as Israeli occupation forces continue to obstruct the movement of and medical and civil defense teams.

Simultaneously, Israeli occupation forces continue their offensive in the Al-Shifa Medical Complex west of Gaza City for the seventh consecutive day.

Patients and displaced individuals at the hospital are suffering from a lack of healthcare services, food, and water due to the blockade imposed by Israeli forces on the hospital for the past seven days.

Yesterday, five of the besieged wounded succumbed to their wounds at the Al-Shifa Medical Complex due to the absence of healthcare services, food, water, and the interruption of electricity in the intensive care units.

This marks the second time Israeli forces have stormed the Al-Shifa Complex since the beginning of the onslaught on Gaza on October 7 last year. They previously raided it on November 16 after a week-long siege, during which its courtyards, parts of its buildings, medical equipment, and power generators were destroyed.

M.N. 

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Israeli occupation forces launch a surprise assault on Nasir, Al-Amal Hospitals in Khan Younus

KHAN YUNIS, Sunday, March 24, 2024 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces launched a surprise offensive early today morning into the Al-Amal and Nasser Hospitals in Khan Yunis city on Sunday, accompanied by intense shelling and heavy gunfire in the vicinity of the two medical facilities.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that dozens of Israeli armored vehicles are currently surrounding Al-Amal Hospital, engaging in extensive excavation work in its vicinity. It added that all its teams are currently in extreme danger, unable to move at all, and incapable of burying the body of their colleague Amir Abu Eisha—killed in an Israeli airstrike last night—within the hospital yard.

Eyewitnesses reported that the aerial bombardment was concentrated in the south and east of the Nasir Medical Complex, as well as in the neighboring Batn Al-Sameen area. Continuous artillery shelling relentlessly struck these regions, complemented by gunfire from helicopters and drones, resulting in multiple civilians killed and others injured.

Thousands of displaced Palestinians had sought refuge in the Nasser Hospital to escape Israeli bombardment. On February 15, Israeli occupation forces raided the hospital in a 10-day offensive, during which they killed dozens of displaced persons, medical staff, and patients inside the hospital. They also arrested hundreds of displaced individuals at the time.  

In a preliminary toll, the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7th of last year has resulted in 32,142 documented fatalities, mostly children and women, with injuries reaching 74,412.

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Six martyrs pulled out from rubble of building devastated by Israeli airstrike in Rafa'h

GAZA, Sunday, March 24, 2024 (WAFA) –

In the early morning hours, medical teams recovered the bodies of six martyrs from under the rubble of a house targeted by Israeli airstrikes east of Rafa'h, in the southern Gaza Strip.

WAFA correspondent reported that the bodies of the six martyrs, belonging to the Farwana family, were retrieved from under the debris of their home, which was bombed in the Junaina neighborhood east of Rafa'h.

Israeli warplanes also carried out a series of fire belts in the central, southern, and western areas of Khan Younus governorate, which are currently witnessing heavy aerial and ground bombardment, as well as helicopter gunfire and incursions of Israeli military vehicles in the vicinity of the Nasser Medical Complex.

In a preliminary toll, the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7th of last year has resulted in 32,142 documented fatalities, mostly children and women, with injuries reaching 74,412.

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

 

IOFs kidnap several Palestinians in West Bank raids

Sunday 24-March-2024, WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnaped last night and at dawn Sunday a number of Palestinian citizens during raids in the West Bank, amid clashes in some areas.

According to local sources, the IOFs stormed different villages and towns in Jenin province, raided homes and clashed with local youths.

One young man reportedly suffered a bullet injury in his leg during clashes with Israeli forces in Siris village, south of Jineen.

Meanwhile, resistance fighters opened fire at Israeli forces in Maythaloan town and at the Sannour roundabout in Jineen.

In Bethlehem, the IOFs kidnaped a young man from his home in Al-Fawaghira neighborhood in the city.

Three other citizens were taken prisoners during IOF raids on homes in Bait Fajjar town, east of Bethlehem.

The IOFs also stormed Al-Lubban Al-Gharbi village in northern Ramallah and kidnaped four citizens from their homes.

In Al-Khaleel, an unidentified number of citizens were kidnaped from their homes following IOF raids on homes in Soureef town. 

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Israeli occupation forces detain 16 Palestinians, including a child, in the West Bank

RAMALLAH, Sunday, March 24, 2024 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces kidnapped at least 16 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank, including a child, last night and today, according to the Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Authority and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS).

The two organizations said in a joint statement that the arrests took place in the governorates of Hebron, Ramallah, Bethlehem, Toulkarm, and Al-Quds (Jerusalem). They said the arrests were accompanied by widespread acts of abuse, brutal beatings, threats against the detainees and their families, as well as extensive acts of vandalism and destruction in the homes of citizens.

The statement noted that the tally of Palestinians arrested by Israeli forces since October 7th last year has risen to more than 7,755 detainees. These include individuals arrested from their homes, at military checkpoints, those who surrendered themselves under pressure, and those taken as hostages.

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

Illegal Israeli Jewish settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque as Israeli occupation regime police tighten measures on the occasion of Purim

Sunday 24-March-2024, Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), (PIC)

A large number of illegal Israeli Jewish settlers stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), on Sunday morning under the protection of the Israeli police on the first day of the so-called “Purim Mishmar” holiday.

The Islamic Endowments Department reported that dozens of illegal settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque through Bab El-Maghariba gate, under strict guard by the Israeli occupation police. Extremist settlers disguised themselves as Temple priests to emphasize the extremist Jewish religious presence in Al-Aqsa.

The Endowments Department added that the settlers carried out provocative tours in its courtyards and performed Talmudic rituals under the protection of the occupation police.

The police forces also stormed the Qibli Mosque to secure the settlers’ incursion of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Eyewitnesses reported that the occupation police tightened measures at the gates of Al-Aqsa and the main gates of the Old City of Jerusalem, preventing young people from entering the holy site at the time.

It is expected that Al-Aqsa Mosque will witness a central incursion by settlers today, Sunday, and tomorrow, Monday, to celebrate the so-called Jewish Purim Mishmar holiday.

Police forces raided Al-Aqsa Mosque last night and forced the worshipers to evacuate it after the Tarawee'h prayer, forcibly preventing them from performing Iʻtikāf(religious retreat), in order to allow the settlers to perform their rituals on Sunday. 

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