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 149 of the US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 9 Massacres, 90 Palestinians Killed, 177 Injured, with a Death Toll of  30,410 and 71,700 Injuries

March 3, 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 3, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 37,410+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (30,410) and those who are still missing under the rubble (Corrected on February 7, 2024: 7,000+).   

By March 3, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 71,700, 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 March 3, 2024, there were 431 Palestinians who were killed, 3,664 who were injured, and 7,340, 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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14 members of Abu 'Anza family were killed, many more were injured by an Israeli genocidal air strike on Rafa'h, on February 3, 2024	These children were among the 177 who were injured by Israeli genocidal air strikes, which also killed 90 Palestinians in Gaza Strip, on February 3, 2024
Palestinian child Mu'hammed Zaid, 13, was killed by Israeli occupation soldiers while walking near the Apartheid Wall, close to Al-Jalazoan refugee camp, near Ramallah, on February 3, 2024	Palestinian children look out from a window at a neighboring house, which was destroyed by an Israeli genocidal air strike on Dair El-Bala'h, February 3, 2024
Some Palestinian victims of the Israeli genocidal bombardment on Rafa'h, on February 3, 2024	Bidding farewell Palestinian victims who were killed by Israeli genocidal bombardment on Rafa'h, on February 3, 2024
A food aid truck was destroyed by an Israeli air strike, to deny food sent for hungry Palestinians in Dair El-Bala'h, on February 3, 2024	Funeral procession of the Palestinian child Mu'hammed Zaid, 13, who was killed by the Israeli occupation soldiers while walking near the Apartheid Wall, close to Al-Jalazoan refugee camp, near Ramallah, on February 3, 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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UN Security Council urges protection of civilians in Gaza after deadly Israeli massacre

NEW YORK, Sunday, March 3, 2024 (WAFA) –

The UN Security Council (UNSC) has underscored the need to protect civilians in Gaza in the wake of the deadly Israeli attack on Thursday morning—which resulted in over 115 Palestinian civilians killed and many more wounded as they were waiting for aid trucks south of Gaza City.

Members of the UNSC issued a statement last night expressing their deep concern over reports that "more than 100 individuals lost their lives, with several hundred others sustaining injuries, including gunshot wounds…in an incident involving Israeli forces at a large gathering surrounding a humanitarian assistance convoy southwest of Gaza City."

The Council stressed the need to take all necessary measures to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure, expressing grave concern that the entire population in Gaza, more than two million people, could face alarming levels of acute food insecurity amid the ongoing Israeli aggression.

Members reiterated their demand for the Israeli occupation "to allow, facilitate, and enable the immediate, rapid, safe, sustained and unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance at scale to the Palestinian civilian population throughout the Gaza Strip."

They urged Israel to keep border crossings open for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, to facilitate the opening of additional crossings to meet humanitarian needs at scale, and to support the rapid and safe delivery of relief items to people across the enclave.

M.N. 

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Russia expresses regret over UN Security Council's failure to achieve ceasefire in Gaza

NEW YORK, Sunday, March 3, 2024 (WAFA) –

Dmitry Polyanskiy, the Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations, has expressed regret as the UN Security Council once again failed to secure an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.

Polyanskiy said in a tweet on his X account, "We regret that the UN Security Council once again failed to reflect in its products a clear call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza."

"Nevertheless," he added, "we decided not break silence as the first paragraph of the draft statement has become more balanced and precise, reflecting the testimonies of UN OCHA officials from the Gaza City."

"At the same time, we consider the UNSC Press Statement adopted today as an interim product of the SC, and strongly believe that the Council is obliged to return to drafting a resolution with a demand for an immediate ceasefire," said the Russian diplomat.

M.N.

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For the third time, the Israeli occupation forces attack hungry Palestinians waiting for food aid in Gaza

8 civilians were killed in an Israeli shelling that targeted an aid truck in Dair El-Bala'h‎

‎Gaza 3-3-2024 Wafa -

Today, Sunday, eight citizens were killed and others were wounded, in the shelling of the Israeli occupation aircraft, on Dair El-Bala'h in the central Gaza Strip.‎

‎According to eyewitnesses, Israeli warplanes targeted a pickup truck carrying humanitarian aid for distribution in Dair El-Bala'h, killing eight civilians and wounding others.‎

‎On Thursday, the twenty-ninth of last February, the occupation forces and tanks stationed on the coastal road "Haroun Al-Rasheed" west of Gaza City opened fire on thousands of citizens near Al-Nabulsi roundabout, who were waiting for the arrival of trucks loaded with humanitarian aid, which led to the death of 117 citizens and the injury of hundreds.‎

‎On Saturday, the Israeli occupation forces targeted a group of citizens who were waiting for the arrival of humanitarian aid near Al-Nabulsi roundabout, northwest of Gaza City, killing one citizen and injuring 26 others.‎

‎The Gaza Strip, which is subjected to continuous Israeli aggression on land, sea and air, is living in extremely difficult humanitarian conditions, amounting to famine.‎

‎The occupation authorities continue to prevent and obstruct the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, especially to the northern areas, while the aid that reaches the south of the Gaza Strip is not sufficient for the needs of citizens, especially in Rafa'h, which is considered the last haven for the displaced, which, despite its limited area, estimated at about 65 square kilometers, hosts more than 1.3 million Palestinians.‎

‎U.N. humanitarian workers warned at a U.N. Security Council session on Tuesday that more than half a million Gazans were "one step away from famine."‎

‎The number of martyrs as a result of the continuous aggression on the Gaza Strip since the seventh of last October rose to 30,410, the majority of them children and women, and 71,700 injured, while thousands of victims are still under the rubble.‎

‎M.J.‎ 

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

On March 3, 2024, Dr. Ashraf Al-Qidra, the Spokesperson of the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on Gaza Strip resulted in 9 massacres, in which  90 Palestinian civilians were killed, and 177 were injured, in the past 24 hours. This increased the death toll in Gaza Strip to 30,410 and the injuries to 71,700, since October 7, 2023.   

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Gaza: Death toll surges to 30, 410 martyrs

Sunday 3-March-2024, GAZA, (PIC)

The health ministry in Gaza said on Sunday that the Israeli occupation army committed 9 massacres in different areas of the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours, killing at least 90 civilians and injuring over 177 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 bombardments, which started on October 7, climbed to 30,410 martyrs and the number of the wounded surged to 71,700 people.

Every day, the Israeli 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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Death toll in Gaza climbs to 30,410 as Israel's genocide marks 149th day

GAZA, Sunday, March 3, 2024 (WAFA) –

A total of 90 Palestinians were killed in nine massacres perpetrated by the Israeli occupation forces over the last 24 hours in the Gaza Strip, bringing the documented death toll since the outbreak of the Israeli war of genocide to 30,410, the majority of whom are innocent civilians, according to local health authorities.

In addition to the 90 fatalities, 177 other Palestinians were injured by Israeli artillery, aerial strikes or sniper fire over the last 24 hours, while the number of injuries documented since the beginning of the aggression have climbed to 71,700, the sources added.

Some victims remain under the rubble and in the streets, as the occupation forces continue to prevent the arrival of ambulance and rescue teams to many locations, especially in the northern region. Therefore, the actual figures are believed to be much higher.

Meantime, the Kamal 'Idwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip has reported a tragic surge in the number of children succumbing to malnutrition and the unavailability of medical treatment and fuel within the facility due to the ongoing Israeli blockade, bringing the total to 15 lives lost since last week.

M.N.

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US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza enters Day 149

Sunday 3-March-2024, GAZA, (PIC)

As the US-backed Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip entered Day 149 on Sunday, massive aerial and artillery strikes continued to pound neighborhoods, homes and shelter centers and massacre more civilians, mostly children and women.

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

According to media sources, eight civilians were martyred when an Israeli warplane bombed a house belonging to the family of Abu Wadi in Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza.

Last night, the Israeli army bombed a house belonging to the family of Abu 'Anza in Al-Salam neighborhood, east of Rafa'h in southern Gaza, killing at least 14 people and injuring others.

Meanwhile, hundreds of citizens have been under tight siege since last night when the Israeli army carried out an incursion into 'Hamad City in western Khan Younus, amid violent bombardment.

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

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Israeli occupation army embarks on ground offensive in 'Hamad City, in Khan Younus

GAZA, Sunday, March 3, 2024 (WAFA) –

 Israeli occupation forces embarked today a military offensive in' Hamad City, a residential neighborhood located north of Khan Younus in southern Gaza, employing tanks to encircle the area and launching massive fire belts to flatten the ground for tanks.

Residents in the region reported that the occupation forces used drones equipped with loudspeakers to threaten the population, urging them to evacuate 'Hamad City to the neighboring Al-Mawasi region and the city of Dair El-Bala'h.

The message broadcasted by the Israeli drones stated, "To all residents in the 'Hamad City, you are in a dangerous combat zone; the Israeli army is operating in your vicinity." Simultaneously, Israeli tanks positioned on hillsides opposite to the neighborhood after establishing earth barriers in the area.

Video footage circulating on social media showed dozens of civilians, predominantly women and children, gathering beneath their homes in preparation for displacement. Some loaded their belongings onto cars and carts as Israeli tanks advanced towards them, with sounds of airstrikes and gunfire echoing intermittently.

Additional images showcased Israeli soldiers on the rooftops of houses in the city, predominantly consisting of residential buildings housing an estimated 5,000 residents.

Estimates suggest that the town of Al-Qarara north of Khan Younus will also be the site of a new ground offensive by Israeli occupation forces in the coming hours.  

Simultaneously, scores of citizens issued pleas for assistance to evacuate them from 'Hamad City and the town of Al-Qarara. Ambulances and civil defense teams were barred from reaching the affected areas to assess the extent of the aftermath and the number of casualties left by the Israeli airstrikes and intensive shelling, local sources said.

In tandem with these developments, Israeli fighter jets bombed three houses in the city, resulting in six fatalities and nine injuries. Furthermore, artillery shelling targeted the homes of citizens to the east of the city.

Later today, eight Palestinians were killed due to an Israeli airstrike targeting a relief aid truck in Dair El-Bala'h, which was transporting displaced individuals to Rafa'h.

Simultaneously, the eastern areas of Rafa'h were subjected to intense shelling, resulting in 26 fatalities and dozens of injuries in the past 24 hours. Among the casualties, 14 were killed, including six children and infants, in an airstrike on the Abu 'Anza family home in the Salam neighborhood.

Additionally, nine individuals remain trapped under the rubble, while 12 others were killed in an Israeli airstrike on displaced tents in the Sultan area in the city of Rafa'h.

In Gaza City, warplanes and artillery targeted several homes in various neighborhoods, focusing on areas such as Al-Zaytoun, Tel Al-Hawa, and Al-Shaikh 'Ijleen.

Over the past 48 hours, more than 29 casualties were retrieved from the alleys and streets of the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood.

Meantime, approximately 20 fatalities were brought to Kamal 'Idwan Hospital following Israeli airstrikes on two homes in Jabalya refugee camp and the Safatawi area north of Gaza City last night.

M.N. 

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‎8 civilians were killed in an Israeli shelling that targeted an aid truck in Dair El-Bala'h‎

‎Gaza 3-3-2024 Wafa -

Today, Sunday, eight citizens were killed and others were wounded, in the shelling of the Israeli occupation aircraft, on Dair El-Bala'h in the central Gaza Strip.‎

‎According to eyewitnesses, Israeli warplanes targeted a pickup truck carrying humanitarian aid for distribution in Dair El-Bala'h, killing eight civilians and wounding others.‎

‎On Thursday, the twenty-ninth of last February, the occupation forces and tanks stationed on the coastal road "Haroun Al-Rasheed" west of Gaza City opened fire on thousands of citizens near Al-Nabulsi roundabout, who were waiting for the arrival of trucks loaded with humanitarian aid, which led to the death of 117 citizens and the injury of hundreds.‎

‎On Saturday, the Israeli occupation forces targeted a group of citizens who were waiting for the arrival of humanitarian aid near Al-Nabulsi roundabout, northwest of Gaza City, killing one citizen and injuring 26 others.‎

‎The Gaza Strip, which is subjected to continuous Israeli aggression on land, sea and air, is living in extremely difficult humanitarian conditions, amounting to famine.‎

‎The occupation authorities continue to prevent and obstruct the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, especially to the northern areas, while the aid that reaches the south of the Gaza Strip is not sufficient for the needs of citizens, especially in Rafa'h, which is considered the last haven for the displaced, which, despite its limited area, estimated at about 65 square kilometers, hosts more than 1.3 million Palestinians.‎

‎U.N. humanitarian workers warned at a U.N. Security Council session on Tuesday that more than half a million Gazans were "one step away from famine."‎

‎The number of martyrs as a result of the continuous aggression on the Gaza Strip since the seventh of last October rose to 30,410, the majority of them children and women, and 71,700 injured, while thousands of victims are still under the rubble.‎

‎M.J.‎ 

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Scores of civilian casualties in Gaza as the Israeli occupation regime continues with its genocide

GAZA, Sunday, March 3, 2024 (WAFA) –

In a devastating airstrike carried out by Israeli occupation regime warplanes last night, a three-story house in Rafa'h, in the southern Gaza Strip, was targeted, resulting in the killing of dozens of civilians, including six children. Many are still trapped under the rubble, according to local sources.

The sources confirmed the murder of 14 civilians in the airstrike which targeted the Abu Anza family house in the Al-Salam neighborhood east of Rafa'h, with dozens more wounded and many still missing. The attack also caused extensive damage to the surrounding area.

Meantime, in Khan Younus, also in the south of the enclave, the Israeli occupation military executed intense bombings from the air and artillery north of the city. This assault coincided with the advancement of Israeli military vehicles towards Hamad City neighborhood, located north of the province, targeting residential homes with shells and gunfire.  

Further casualties were reported in the north and central Gaza Strip. An airstrike targeted a home in the center of Jabalya refugee camp, leading to several civilians killed and injured. Additionally, a group of civilians in the Al-Nusayrat camp in the central Gaza Strip were targeted, resulting in multiple injuries.

Later in the early morning, another Israeli airstrike targeted a house in northern Gaza City, resulting in several casualties. Medical sources in Gaza reported at least four Palestinians were killed and several others injured following the targeting of the Ka'hlout family home on Al-Saftawi Street north of Gaza City.

By February 2, 2024, the ongoing Israeli war of genocide on Gaza since October 7th of last year has so far resulted in a documented toll of at least 30,320 killed and 71,533 injured, with thousands more missing under the rubble.

M.N.

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

 

IOFs kill a Palestinian child near Al-Jalazoan refugee camp in Ramallah

Sunday 3-March-2024, RAMALLAH, (PIC)

A Palestinian child was shot dead on Saturday evening when the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) opened fire at him near Al-Jalazoan refugee camp in northern Ramallah.

The child, identified as 13-year-old Mu'hammed Zaid, was killed by Israeli occupation forces when he was walking with his friend near the Apartheid Wall, which is located close to Al-Jalazoan refugee camp.

The Red Crescent said that one of its ambulance crews provided the child with emergency medical assistance before transferring him to Ramallah Hospital.

Local sources said that the IOF left the child bleeding for about an hour before telling the Red Crescent.

The other child, who was with the victim, suffered shrapnel injuries. 

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Israeli occupation forces round up 12 Palestinians in West Bank

RAMALLAH, Sunday, March 3, 2024 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of kidnappings across the West Bank over the last few hours, detaining at least 12 Palestinians, including several children and former prisoners, the Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) said in a press statement.

PPS reported that the arrests were concentrated in the governorates of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), Nablus, and Ramallah. The detentions were accompanied by widespread incursions, harassment, and brutal assaults, including severe beatings, by the Israeli occupation soldiers, the group added.

It pointed out that the total number of Palestinians detained since October 7th of the last year has risen to over 7,340.  This figure includes individuals arrested from their homes, at military checkpoints, those who surrendered under pressure, and those taken as hostages.

M.N. 

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  IOFs raid homes, kidnap Palestinians in the West Bank

Sunday 3-March-2024, WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) raided several homes and kidnaped a number of Palestinian citizens during campaigns last night and at dawn Sunday in the West Bank, amid clashes with resistance fighters in some areas.

In Nablus, the IOFs kidnaped a female university student called 'Haleema Abu 'Amara after raiding her home in Al-Madaris street in the city.

Local sources said that the IOF stormed different neighborhoods of Nablus City, while resistance fighters detonated explosive devices during armed clashes with Israeli soldiers.

In Qalqilya, the IOFs broke into and ransacked several homes last night in 'Azzoun town and patrolled the streets of Jayyous town, with no reported kidnappings.

In Toulkarm, the Israeli occupation forces carried out raids on some homes and detained two citizens for interrogation before releasing them.

Resistance fighters reportedly opened fire at Israeli occupation soldiers and their vehicles in the Iktaba suburb of Toulkarm and Nour Shams refugee camp.

In Ramallah, the IOFs kidnaped a young man from Dair Ibzai' village in western Ramallah and stormed Al-Jalazoan refugee camp in northern Ramallah.

In Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), the IOFs raided the house of 'Ali 'Asakra (ex-detainee) and handed him a summons for interrogation at Gush Etzion settlement, and pillaged homes in Bait Fajjar town and 'Housan village in the province.

Three young men were reportedly taken prisoners during IOFs raids on homes in 'Housan village.

The IOFs also stormed last night and at dawn different areas of Al-Khaleel (Hebron) province and other West Bank areas, without making kidnappings.

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

Hordes of extremist illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinians, seize lands in the West Bank

Sunday 3-March-2024, WEST BANK, (PIC)

Groups of extremist illegal Israeli Jewish settlers reportedly carried out on Saturday attacks on Palestinian citizens and property in different West Bank areas.

According to local media sources, a horde of settlers took over a public park in Qaryout village in southern Nablus.

Local activist Bashar al-Qaryouti told WAFA news agency that settlers seized a building under construction in the middle of the park, which the village council was building for entertainment purposes, adding that the settlers placed an Israeli flag over the building.

Qaryouti also said that those settlers gathered in the early morning hours on the outskirts of the village before entering swaths of land classified as B as part of their efforts to annex more Palestinian-owned lands in the area.

A group of settlers also took over a spring on the outskirts of Qaryout village and spread out on nearby hills under military protection.

Local sources said that some local residents from the village were injured when they tried to fend off the settlers and prevent them from seizing the spring.

In Salfeet, other settlers assaulted a group of Palestinian farmers in an agricultural area near Kafr Al-Deek town.

Local sources told WAFA that settlers threw stones at two farmers and injured them as they tried to prevent them from destroying an agricultural room belonging to another farmer in Khirbet Susya area in the north of Kafr Al-Deek.

In Jenin, there was another settler attack on citizens and officials working for the village council of Dthahr Al-Abd in Ya’bad area.

Local officials reported that armed settlers brutalized employees working for the village council, detained them, seized their gear, prevented them from building an agricultural road, and forced them to leave the area at gunpoint. 

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Armed illegal Israeli settlers chase, attack Palestinian farmers near Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron),  Sunday, March 3, 2024 (WAFA) –

Armed illegal Israeli settlers, on Sunday, chased Palestinian farmers and shepherds, attacked their herds, and prevented them from reaching fields and pastures in several areas east of Yatta and Al-Musafir, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

Local sources told WAFA that a group of armed illegal Israeli attacked shepherds and farmers in the village of Munaizil, east of Yatta, assaulted their herds and prevented them from reaching pastures.

In Wadi Al-Jawaya, armed illegal Israeli settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of “Tzkhar Man,” which was built on Palestinian lands, violently attacked a group of children while they were harvesting the 'Akkoob (Gundelia) plants, and chased them over long distances.

In addition, illegal Israeli settlers from the “Maon and Karmiel” illegal settlements, also destroyed agricultural crops, and released their herds of livestock into the fields of citizens from the Makhamra and 'Hamamda families, in Maghayir Al-'Ubaid and Faati'h Sidro, and prevented them from reaching them.

K.T. 

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Illegal Israeli settlers demolish structure south of Nablus

NABLUS, Sunday, March 3, 2024 (WAFA) –

In an early morning raid today, illegal Israeli settlers  demolished an agricultural structure in the village of Qusra, located south of Nablus, according to local sources.

The sources reported that a group of colonists broke into an agricultural area located southeast of the village, targeting and demolishing an agricultural building owned by a local Palestinian resident.

This latest attack follows a pattern of recurrent assaults by colonists on the same site, reflecting an ongoing campaign against the local Palestinian population and their means of sustenance.

M.N. 

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