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On Day 217 of the US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 6 Massacres, 39 Palestinians Killed, 58 Injured, with a Death Toll of  34,943 and 78,572 Injuries

May 10, 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 May 10, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 41,943+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (34,943) and those who are still missing under the rubble (Corrected on April 18, 2024: 7,000+). 

By May 10, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 78,572, and more than 2,520 civilians have been abducted from Gaza Strip. 70% of deaths were for children and women.

By May 10, 2024, 499 Palestinians who were killed, 4,955 who were injured, and 8,665, who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023 (Some of the detainees have been released).

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. 

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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Despite the Israeli restrictions, about 30,000 of the Palestinian Muslims managed to attend Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Al-Quds, occupied Jerusalem, May 10, 2024 

As a result of the Israeli blocking of humanitarian aid and fuel to Gaza Strip, the Kuwaiti hospital is running out of fuel within 3 days, bringing humanitarian catastrophe, May 10, 2024
American students continue to protest at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology against the US-backed Israeli genocidal war on Gaza,
May 9, 2024
Prime Minister Robert Golob said Slovenia will recognize a Palestinian state by mid June, May 10, 2024
Israeli occupation genocidal regime tanks occupying the Rafa'h crossing terminal, preventing travel and humanitarian aid, increasing starvation in
Gaza Strip, May 10, 2024
As a result of the Israeli blocking of humanitarian aid and fuel to Gaza Strip, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, the only one in Central Gaza Strip, runs out of fuel within 48 hours, heralding humanitarian crisis, May 10, 2024
Smoke rising from Israeli genocidal bombardment and air strikes on
Gaza Strip, May 10, 2024
The UNRWA decided to close its headquarters in Al-Quds, occupied Jerusalem, after attacks by the illegal Israeli settlers, including setting fire to its perimeter, May 10, 2024
 
Displaced Palestinian families fleeing eastern Rafa'h, which is targeted by Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment, May 10, 2024 Performing funeral prayer, in Dair El-Bala'h, on the Palestinian martyrs, who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on Central Gaza Strip, May 10, 2024
 
Jihad's wife grieving his death, which happened as a resulted of an Israeli genocidal air strike on Rafa'h, May 10, 2024 Life in the tents of displaced Palestinians, who were forced by the Israeli occupation forces to leave northern Gaza Strip to Rafa'h, now they are warned to leave Rafa'h, May 10, 2024

 

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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 (Since October 7, 2023), 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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UNGA adopts resolution backing Palestinian membership in the UN

Friday 10-May-2024

NEW YORK, (PIC)

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday overwhelmingly backed a Palestinian bid to become full member of the international organization.

The UNGA adopted a resolution with 143 votes in favor and nine against, including the US and Israel, while 25 countries abstained. It does not give the Palestinians full UN membership, but simply recognizes them as qualified to join.

The resolution, tabled by the Arab group along with other countries, “determines that the State of Palestine … should therefore be admitted to membership” and it “recommends that the Security Council reconsider the matter favorably.”

It also renewed backing for the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination including the right of having an independent Palestinian state.

The resolution called on the international community to exert renewed and concerted efforts to end the Israeli occupation that started in 1967 and to reach a peaceful, just and lasting settlement to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in accordance with the international law and relevant UN resolutions.

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South Africa submits urgent request for additional provisional measures in ICJ genocide case against Israel

Saturday 11-May-2024

THE HAGUE, (PIC)

South Africa submitted on Friday an urgent request for additional provisional measures in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) genocide case against Israel.

The ICJ said in a press release that “South Africa filed an urgent request with the Court for the indication of additional provisional measures and the modification of provisional measures previously prescribed by the Court in the case concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel).”

ICJ pointed out that in its new request, South Africa states that the provisional measures previously indicated by the Court “are not capable of ‘fully address[ing]’ the changed circumstances and new facts on which [its] Request is founded”.

South Africa further stated in the new request that “the situation brought about by the Israeli assault on Rafah, and the extreme risk it poses to humanitarian supplies and basic services into Gaza, to the survival of the Palestinian medical system, and to the very survival of Palestinians in Gaza as a group, is not only an escalation of the prevailing situation, but gives rise to new facts that are causing irreparable harm to the rights of the Palestinian people in Gaza”.

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Al-'Hayya: Israel is turning against mediators’ truce proposal

Saturday 11-May-2024

DOHA, (PIC)

Deputy Chairman of the Hamas Movement in the Gaza Strip, Dr. Khaleel Al-'Hayya, confirmed that all mediators’ initiatives and offers failed due to Netanyahu’s intransigence.

'Hamas wants a real captives-for-prisoners swap, but Netanyahu instead wants the war on Gaza to continue to achieve his personal goals and political ambitions, Al-'Hayya said in comments to Al Araby TV.

“'Hamas did not suspend nor withdraw from the [ceasefire] negotiations. The occupation turned against the mediators’ proposal,” he added.

He pointed out that the US administration could stop the war, but “it does not want to do so.”

The 'Hamas Movement said earlier efforts to agree to a Gaza truce are now “back at square one” after Israel effectively rejected a proposal by international mediators this week.

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'Hamas: Israel rejected the ceasefire proposal & we maintain our position

Friday 10-May-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The 'Hamas Movement said Israel refused the ceasefire proposal submitted by the US, Qatari, and Egyptian mediators and raised objections to it on several central issues, stressing that “the ball is now entirely in Israel’s court.”

“Our position is to adhere to the national position which agrees to the mediators’ recent proposal,” Hamas added in a message addressed to the factions and broadcasted by Al-Aqsa TV on Friday.

Hamas underlined that “the next step is understudy and will be based on adhering to the last proposal, taking into account the Israeli recent attack on Rafa'h and occupying the Rafa'h crossing.”

The Hamas negotiating delegation had reportedly left Cairo heading back to Doha a couple of days ago.

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PGMO: Due to the Israeli blocking of humanitarian aid and fuel, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital runs out of fuel within 48 hours, heralding humanitarian crisis

Friday 10-May-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The administration of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the Central Gaza Governorate announced that the fuel in the hospital is about to run out, threatening a humanitarian crisis and cessation of health service.

The hospital administration explained that the main medical facility is about to run out of fuel within the next 48 hours, demanding immediate fuel supply, noting that it is the last remaining hospital that provides health services in the Gaza Strip, after Israeli occupation warplanes had destroyed the health sector in the Strip, knocking 33 hospitals completely out of service.

For its part, the Palestinian Government Media Office (PGMO) in Gaza held Israel, the US administration, and all competent and relevant authorities fully responsible for any calamity that may result from fuel stoppage.

The PGMO added, in a press statement on Friday, “There is a real crisis looming, threatening the lives of patients and children, especially the wounded and those who are receiving intensive healthcare as well as those in nursery departments.”

The PGMO urged all UN organizations and international institutions to bring in fuel to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital as quickly as possible before it is too late.

The Office also called for immediate and urgent intervention to rehabilitate and restore all hospitals in the Strip and to supply them with fuel, warning of a looming humanitarian catastrophe that would kill thousands of people.

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Euro-Med: The US administration calling Rafah invasion a “limited operation” is misleading

Friday 10-May-2024

GENEVA, (PIC)

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor described the US administration’s announcement that the Rafa'h operation was “limited” as misleading, stressing that Palestinian civilians have been paying a heavy price for the ongoing Israeli military attack on the city for the fourth day in a row, amid US support and global silence.

The Euro-Med said in a press statement on Friday that the death toll from the Israeli attack on Rafa'h since the beginning of this month had risen to 97 martyrs, including 35 children and 17 women, the majority of them were killed after the ground invasion of Rafa'h and occupying Rafa'h border crossing with Egypt on May 7.

The human rights organization expressed its concern over the fact that the US President Joe Biden and his administration are misleading world public opinion by promoting that the Rafa'h operation is limited and that there are red lines put for Israel, and that the Karm Abu Salim crossing is open to the movement of humanitarian supplies.

Euro-Med, however, explained that what is happening on the ground is an all-out invasion of all Rafa'h neighborhoods, similar to what happened previously in the cities and neighborhoods invaded by the Israeli army across the Gaza Strip.

It recalled that Rafa'h is the center of humanitarian relief operations and the outlet for life-saving humanitarian aid, noting that it is the place where dozens of humanitarian relief organizations store supplies provided to civilians throughout the Gaza Strip including food, water, health aid, sanitation, and hygiene supplies. The ground invasion warns of an escalation in the Israeli starvation policy pursued against residents of the Gaza Strip and heralds a spread of diseases and a humanitarian crisis.

The Euro-Med Monitor renewed its call on the international community to intervene urgently and decisively to stop the military attack on Rafah, its residents and those displaced there, and to stop the crime of genocide committed by the Israeli occupation army in the Gaza Strip.

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Kuwait Hospital: Fuel is running out, real catastrophe in the offing, due to the Israeli blocking of humanitarian aid and fuel,

Friday 10-May-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The director of the Kuwait Hospital in Rafa'h, Suhayb Al-Hams, has warned in a statement on Thursday evening of a real catastrophe in Rafa'h, in the southernmost tip of the Gaza Strip, within the few coming days.

He said in a press statement that fuel is running out and whatever is left could barely meet the hospital’s needs for the coming three days.

He appealed to the international organizations to immediately intervene to save the Rafa'h Governorate from a health disaster.

“We are working with the minimal requirements of what is needed in a hospital and we lack enough staff to deal with the catastrophic conditions in Rafa'h,” Al-Hams underlined.

The hospital director pointed out that the quantity of internationally-banned missiles that fall on Rafah is big, calling on the World Health Organization to act immediately to save the hospitals in Rafa'h.

The overcrowded city of Rafa'h has come under intensified Israeli artillery and aerial bombardment over the past two days that was coupled with Israeli closure of the Rafah Crossing restricting the entry of fuel and aid trucks.

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Gaza Crossings Authority refutes US claims about opening crossings, bringing in aid

Friday 10-May-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Crossings Authority in the Gaza Strip refuted the US State Department claims about “opening crossings and bringing humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.”

The Authority confirmed, in a statement on Thursday evening, that “the Gaza Strip crossings are still closed and under the control of the Israeli occupation army,” adding that no aid has been brought in since the commencement of the ground invasion of Rafa'h governorate, taking over Rafa'h border crossing, and closing Kerem Shalom crossing.

On Tuesday morning, the Israeli occupation army announced launching a military operation in Rafa'h, claiming it was “limited in scope”. Evacuation notices were also handed to 100,000 Palestinians to forcibly evacuate the eastern side of the city and to move towards Al-Mawasi area, southwest of the Gaza Strip.

At the same time, Israeli warplanes began launching raids on the eastern districts of the city of Rafa'h, amid random artillery shelling, targeting a number of homes, resulting in martyrs and injuries, while medical teams were unable to reach them due to heavy shelling.

By May 9, 2024, and since October 7, the Israeli occupation army has been continuing its aggression against the Gaza Strip, with US and European support, leading to the martyrdom of 34,904 people and the injury of 78,514 others, in addition to the displacement of about 1.7 million people of Gaza population, according to UN data.

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UNRWA shuts down its office in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)

Friday 10-May-2024

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), (PIC)

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) decided to temporarily close its headquarters in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), after a number of attacks by the illegal Israeli settlers.

The head of the UN’s largest aid agency in Gaza, Philippe Lazzarini, said Israeli settlers twice set fire to the compound’s perimeter on Thursday evening.

Lazzarini said on X that while there were no casualties among the staff, the fire caused “extensive damage to outdoor areas.”

“Our director, with the help of other staff, had to put out the fire themselves as it took the Israeli fire extinguishers and police a while before they turned up,” he added.

Calling the arson “an outrageous development,” Lazzarini says he has “taken the decision to close down our compound until proper security is restored.”

“I call on all those who have influence to put an end to these attacks and hold all those responsible accountable,” he continued. “The perpetrators of these attacks must be investigated and those responsible must be held accountable. Anything less will set a new dangerous standard.”

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Despite the Israeli restrictions, 30,000 of the Palestinian Muslims managed to attend Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)

Friday 10-May-2024

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), (PIC)

At least 30,000 Palestinian worshipers performed Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), despite Israeli restrictions.

According to the Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem, around 30,000 Muslims performed the Friday prayer today at the holy shrine.

The Israeli occupation forces attacked a number of young men near Al-Aqsa Mosque, and prevented their access to the Mosque, including Turkish worshipers.

A heavy contingent of the Israeli occupation apartheid regime police was deployed at the entrances, surroundings, and alleys of the city, as well as at the external gates of the Mosque.

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime blocked several roads leading to the Old City of Jerusalem and hindered the movement of Palestinian citizens.

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime also imposed more restrictions on West Bankers’ entry to Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

Earlier Friday, thousands of Maqdisis (Jerusalemites) performed the Fajr prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque despite the Israeli security restrictions at its gates.

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In response to the Israeli aggressive and criminal policies against the Palestinian political prisoner, 'Hamas says that the Prisoners’ determination is unyielding, their freedom is near

Friday 10-May-2024

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), (PIC)

The Islamic Resistance Movement, 'Hamas, affirmed that the escalation of Israeli prison administration’s “aggressive and criminal policies against our brave prisoners will not weaken their determination, but rather it will be a catalyst for further explosions against the occupation.”

In a press statement on Friday, the Movement emphasized that the Palestinian people will not allow their prisoners to become victims of the “Nazi-like brutality of the occupation, and our resistance will remain committed to achieving their imminent freedom.”

The Movement stated that the testimonies and evidence of the mistreatment and torture suffered by the captive leader Ibraheem 'Hamid and his fellow prisoners, in addition to the isolation and repression still endured by the captive leaders of the Movement in prisons, which has led to the martyrdom of a number of prisoners, indicate that the occupation government adopts a policy of deliberate attacks against the brave prisoners.”

The Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Authority and the Palestinian Prisoners Society held the Israeli occupation prisons fully responsible for the fate and life of leader Ibraheem 'Hamid, 59 years old, from the town of Silwad, northeast of Ramallah in the West Bank, in light of preliminary testimony provided by a released prisoner from Gilboa prison, who reported that the prisoner 'Hamid was subjected to terrifying acts of torture and abuse.

In a joint statement on Friday, the authority and the society stated that the horrifying details endured by prisoner 'Hamid are among many testimonies documented by institutions and heard from released prisoners since October 7, continuing until today, more than seven months after the genocidal war that reflected an unprecedented level of brutality. Such practices resulted in the martyrdom of at least 18 prisoners in Israeli occupation prisons and detention camps, not to mention detainees from Gaza who were martyred inside the army camps, and the occupation continues to refuse to disclose their identities.

The statement considered what happened to prisoner 'Hamid as an attempted murder, as has happened to thousands of prisoners over the past period. It emphasized that time plays a decisive role in the fate of prisoners due to the dangerous and terrifying measures that the prison administration continues to implement against them, including torture and starvation.

One of the recently released prisoners stated in his testimony, “Prisoner 'Hamid was subjected to an assault in Gilbo’a prison, and there is no part of his body without bruises, scratches, or wounds. He was bleeding heavily from his head, and after the assault, he was left unable to stand on his feet, and his health condition is very critical.” He added, “No matter how I try to describe the condition in which I left prisoner 'Hamid, I cannot fully describe the current situation. He is in an extremely difficult condition, and there is a great danger to his life and the lives of prisoners due to the brutal beating they are subjected to in Gilboa prison.”

Prisoner 'Hamid was born in 1965 in the town of Silwad, Ramallah, where he began his resistance against the occupation at an early age. He has been arrested multiple times before his latest arrest in 2006. The occupation sentenced him to 54 life sentences, the second highest sentence in the history of the prisoner movement.

After completing his high school education, 'Hamid joined Beer Zait University and obtained a bachelor’s degree in political science. Later, he pursued a master’s degree in international relations and worked in research centers, where he was able to publish several studies and research papers on the history of the Palestinian issue.

He was chased for eight years, during which his family faced various forms of persecution and threats, and all members of his family were subjected to arrest, including his wife and children at the time. 'Hamid endured solitary confinement for nearly eight years, seven of which were consecutive.

Hamas called on international and human rights organizations to fulfill their responsibilities regarding the slow death endured by the Palestinian prisoners inside the occupation’s prisons, and the violations of all international conventions and norms, especially those stipulated in the Geneva Convention concerning prisoners of war.

It called upon the masses of the Palestinian people, their factions, and their rebellious youth to escalate their revolutionary and resistance movement in support of the prisoners, in all fields and by all means.

The Movement warned the fascist occupation government of the dangers of continuing this criminal policy, holding it fully responsible for the lives of every prisoner in its prisons.

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WHO: Healthcare in Gaza on the brink of collapse

GEVENA, Friday, May 10, 2024 (WAFA) –

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned today that the healthcare system in the Gaza Strip is on the brink of complete collapse due to the halt in fuel flow following the closure of the Rafah and Harm Abu Salem border crossings.

Margaret Harris, spokesperson for WHO, made the remarks during the weekly press briefing at the United Nations office in Geneva, addressing the dire situation in the besieged Gaza Strip, which is currently facing a devastating Israeli onslaught.

Harris stated that the WHO has supported some health centers in Gaza, including Nasser Hospital, following Israel's ground attack on Rafa'h on May 6th. She emphasized that this action was carried out "as part of an emergency plan" despite the ground attack on Rafa'h in the southern part of the territory.

Highlighting the importance of fuel entering the Gaza Strip, Harris said, "Without fuel, everything in our hospitals will stop, and life-saving treatments will no longer be possible here."

She further added, "Without fuel, the entire healthcare system will collapse," stressing that the destruction of access to healthcare "will be catastrophic for everyone."

The Israeli occupation forces have continued to close the Karm Abu Salim commercial crossing for the sixth consecutive day and the Rafa'h crossing for the fourth day.

In a preliminary toll, the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Strip since October 7th has resulted in 34,900 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 78,514 injured.

M.N.

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Escaping the inferno: Gaza's displaced in Rafa'h fear the unknown

RAFA'H, Friday, May 10, 2024 (WAFA) –

Life has completely vanished, and the displaced wander with uncertainty, not knowing where to go as there is no safe place in the Gaza Strip. This is how Marwan El Masri, a displaced Gazan, described the situation in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, since the Israeli occupation tanks invaded the eastern part of the city.

Rafah is considered the last refuge for the displaced in the besieged enclave. Since the beginning of the ground operation launched by the occupation forces on the Gaza Strip on October 27th, citizens have been demanded to head from the northern and central regions of the Strip to the south, claiming it to be a "safe zone."

Today, Rafah, with its narrow area of ​​approximately 65 square kilometers, accommodates over 1.5 million Palestinians facing dire conditions inside thousands of tents scattered throughout the city, while Israeli military vehicles move southward from the northern coastal area.

Thousands have fled to Rafah several times since the beginning of the occupation's aggression last October, and they are currently returning north after the occupation forces demanded their evacuation from the eastern part of the city.

Marwan, 35, who fled from northern Gaza, reported, "Life has completely vanished in central Rafah. The streets are empty, and there is paralysis in the markets."

He added to AFP, "We fear any advancement in the invasion, as happened in the eastern areas, which are now completely empty of civilians."

Ibtihal Al Arouqi, 39, who fled from the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza to Rafah and underwent a cesarean section just two weeks ago, found herself displaced once again.

"We came out from under the rubble of our home in Bureij, and now, due to intense shelling in Rafah, my children and I are on the street. We don't know where to go; there is no safe place," she remarked.

While western Rafah remains relatively calmer than the eastern part, which witnesses intensive shelling, it has also been targeted, according to an AFP correspondent.

Both Marwan and Ibtihal confirmed that continuous shelling has filled the air with dust and smoke, leading to breathing difficulties.

Mohamed Abu Mughayyib, a medical coordinator for Doctors Without Borders in Rafah, reported, "The situation in Rafah is chaotic."

Abu Mughayyib, who also fled from Gaza City, spoke of "people carrying their belongings, mattresses, blankets, and kitchen utensils aboard trucks" to flee from eastern Rafah.

He added that Al Najjar Hospital was "closed, and the medical team was evacuated to avoid what happened at Al Shifa or Al Nasser," referring to two medical complexes in Gaza that were raided by the occupation forces during the aggression.

With Israeli bombardment from the east, the Egyptian border to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, many citizens have fled from Rafah to the north.

These individuals headed towards the nearby city of Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, where thousands of tents have filled the coastal area.

Ahmed Fadel, 22, was among those who returned to northern Gaza from where he fled earlier during the aggression.

Fadel, originally from Gaza City, initially fled from the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza before being asked to leave when the occupation forces invaded the nearby Bureij camp.

"We left and moved to Rafah, but they bombed and threatened the city, so we came to Deir al-Balah, which was already overcrowded," he said.

A video clip from AFP on Wednesday showed thousands of tents and shelter centers set up along the coastal area in Deir al-Balah.

Merchant Abdul Majid Al Kurd told AFP, "Deir al-Balah is a small town. It's now very overcrowded, with no place or facilities enough to accommodate this number."

Israeli occupation forces seized control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing on Tuesday, halting the flow of aid to the Strip.

With their control of the Rafah crossing, the occupation forces have closed the main land crossing through which aid enters and wounded and sick individuals leave the Strip for treatment abroad, signaling a worsening humanitarian catastrophe, especially as food and fuel stocks in Gaza are depleted.

The Israeli occupation continues its aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7th, resulting in the murder of 34,904 civilians, mostly children and women, and the injury of 78,514 others, with thousands of victims still under the rubble.

M.N.

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Several American students detained as protestors block parking garage at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Story by Steve Leblanc

The Independent, May 10, 2024

Police detained several people Thursday at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology after demonstrators blocked a parking garage in their ongoing protest movement connected to the Israel-Hamas war.

Tensions have ratcheted up in standoffs with (students who protested against the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip) on campuses across the United States and increasingly in Europe. Some colleges cracked down immediately, while others have tolerated the demonstrations. Some have begun to lose patience and call in the police over concerns about disruptions to campus life and safety.

In Boston, the U.S. city most identified with higher education, students have set up encampments on at least five campuses, including MIT, Northeastern University and Harvard University.

At MIT, protesters have been asking administrators to end all research contracts with Israel’s Ministry of Defense, which they estimate total $11 million since 2015. On Thursday, the school issued an alert just before 2 p.m. saying protestors were blocking the entrance to a campus parking garage and spilling onto a nearby street.

About two hours later, authorities split protesters up and pushed them away from the garage. At least three people were detained. Protesters walked away continuing to chant “free Palestine” after the three were detained and police pushed them back. The crowd dispersed and the garage was reopened by 5 p.m., the school said.

The pro-Palestinian protest movement began nearly three weeks ago at Columbia University New York City. It has since swept college campuses nationwide, with more than 2,500 people arrested.

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Slovenia to recognize Palestinian state by mid-June

Reporting by Daria Sito-Sucic

Editing by Andrea Ricci

SARAJEVO (Reuters) -

The Slovenian government on Thursday initiated the procedure for the recognition of a Palestinian state as a form of leverage to end the conflict in Gaza, a move it announced in March, Prime Minister Robert Golob said.

"The horrors we see every day in Gaza are inadmissible and must stop," Golob was quoted as saying on the government X platform. "I call on Israel to put an immediate end to its attacks on Gaza and to use the negotiating table."

Golob said he would like his country´s recognition to be "an incentive for these negotiations to proceed more quickly" and speed up the dialogue in the United Nations on an immediate ceasefire, the release of hostages and the security and existence of Israel through a two-state solution.

The announcement came as Ireland, Spain and a number of other European Union member states are reportedly considering recognizing a Palestinian state on May 21, according to a report by Ireland's national broadcaster.

The date of Slovenia's recognition will depend on the success of the progress in peace talks, with June 13 at the latest, Golob said. If progress is accelerated, Slovenia will complete the recognition procedure faster.

He said the decision to initiate the recognition procedures contained expectations for all those involved in the conflict - the progress in peace talks, release of hostages and in the reform of the Palestinian Authority.

The ruling coalition agreed unanimously on this decision, Golob said, expressing hope that the recognition would inspire other countries to follow in Slovenia´s steps.

Spain, Ireland, Malta and Slovenia said in March they had agreed to take the first steps towards recognizing a Palestinian state. The countries reportedly have been waiting for a vote by the United Nations General Assembly on May 10 which could lead to the recognition of the Palestinians as qualified for full U.N. membership.

Since 1988, 139 out of 193 U.N. member states have recognized Palestinian statehood

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

On May10, 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 6 massacres, which resulted in the killing of 39 Palestinian civilians, and the injury of 58 others, in the past 24 hours. This increased the accounted for death toll in Gaza Strip to 34,943 and the injuries to 78,572, since the start of the Israeli genocidal war on October 7, 2023.   

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39 Palestinian martyrs in 6 Israeli massacres in Gaza over the past 24 hours

Friday 10-May-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The Ministry of Health in Gaza said on Friday that the Israeli occupation army committed six massacres in different areas of the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours, claiming the lives of at least 39 civilians and wounding 58 others.

The Ministry said in a statement that the toll of the Israeli aggression had thus risen to 34,943 martyrs and 78,572 injuries since October 7, 2023.

Many other victims are still under the rubble and on the roads, as ambulance and civil defense crews could not reach them due to the intense Israeli occupation army’s bombardment, the Ministry underlined.

It appealed to the public to report to the ministry on the identity and numbers of their missing and martyred relatives, as the numbers published by the ministry were only of those reaching hospitals.

Since October 7, the Israeli occupation forces have been waging a devastating war on the Gaza Strip, resulting in tens of thousands of martyrs, wounded and missing, in addition to the displacement of two million people and massive destruction of homes and infrastructure that affected more than 70% of the buildings, with a suffocating siege and a stifling humanitarian crisis, and an unprecedented famine, especially in Gaza City and the northern governorates. 

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Casualties reported in a series of Israeli attacks across Gaza

GAZA, Friday, May 10, 2024 (WAFA) -

A number of casualties were reported last night as Israeli occupation forces bombarded inhabited homes in Gaza City and the Jabalya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, according to local and medical sources.

The sources confirmed that A'hmed Ghunaim, a former Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails, along with three members of his family, including children, were among those killed in an Israeli airstrike which targeted a home in Jabalya refugee camp.

Additional casualties were reported as Israeli airstrikes hit a residential building in Gaza City, causing both fatalities and injuries.

Furthermore, there were reports of injuries resulting from Israeli shelling targeting a warehouse, shops, and agricultural land near the Al-Da'wa Street junction in the Nusayrat refugee camp in central Gaza.

Meantime, Israeli helicopters and military vehicles opened fire in the central and eastern areas of Rafa'h concurrently with artillery shelling.

According to preliminary data, the number of people killed since the onset of the Israeli aggression on the Strip on October 7, 2023, has surged to 34,904. More than 78,514 people have been injured.

Thousands of victims are believed missing since the start of the aggression, under the rubble or scattered on the roads, as rescue teams continue to face enormous risks and challenges reaching them.

M.N.

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Several Palestinians killed, others injured in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City

WAFA Archive

GAZA, Friday, May 10, 2024 (WAFA) -

In the early hours of Friday morning, several civilians were killed and others injured in Israeli airstrikes targeting multiple areas in Gaza City, marking the 217th day of the ongoing aggression.

WAFA correspondent reported that ambulance and rescue teams managed to retrieve three martyrs and five injured individuals following an Israeli missile strike targeting a house belonging to the Abdul 'Aal family in Al-Yarmouk Street in central Gaza City. They were swiftly transported to Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in the city.

Furthermore, six civilians were injured as a result of an Israeli airstrike targeting a house belonging to the Dthadtha family on Al-Nafaq Street in Gaza City. 

Meantime, Israeli warplanes carried out raids on residential houses in the neighborhoods of Al-Zaytoun, Al-Sabra, Al-Nasr, and Tel Al-Hawa, as well as the Al-Shati refugee camp in the city.

Israeli warplanes also targeted several areas east of the city of Rafa'h in the southern Gaza Strip, as well as north of the Nusayrat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

By May 9, 2024, the Israeli occupation continues its aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7th of last year, resulting so far in the murder of 34,904 civilians, the majority of whom are children and women, and the injury of 78,514 others, in a preliminary toll. 

M.N.

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Israeli genocidal war on Gaza enters Day 217

Friday 10-May-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

As the US-backed Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip entered Day 217 on Friday, aerial and artillery strikes continued to pound and target different areas and massacre more civilians, especially in Rafa'h.

Reporters for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said that the Israeli occupation army continued to bomb homes in different areas of Gaza, especially in Rafa'h where dozens of causalities were reported during the past 24 hours.

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) penetrated the security fence east of 'Abasan Al-Kabira town in Khan Younus amid heavy gunfire and artillery shelling, killing at least 8 citizens of the same family.

The Israeli warplanes also launched several air raids on the Al-Salam neighborhood, west of the Rafa'h crossing.

The Israeli forces have intensified their aerial and artillery bombardment since the morning hours, north of Al-Nusayrat camp in the central Gaza Strip.

Three other Palestinians were killed and five were wounded in an Israeli airstrike on the Abdel-Al family house in the Yarmouk Street in central Gaza City.

Six Palestinians were also injured in an Israeli attack on the Al-Dada family house on Al-Nafaq Street in Gaza City.

Meanwhile, several air raids targeted residential homes in the neighborhoods of Al-Zaytoun, Al-Sabra, Al-Nasr, Tel Al-Hawa, and Al-Shati refugee camp in the city.

Similar airstrikes and artillery shells were reported in Rafa'h City, and north of Al-Nusayrat refugeecamp in the center of the Gaza Strip.

Last night, the ex-prisoner Ma'hmoud Ghunaim was killed along with 3 members of his family in an Israeli airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip.

Along the same line, Palestinian rights groups revealed in a joint statement that the recent Israeli aggression on Rafa'h resulted in 94 martyrs, including 36 children and 20 women, in addition to dozens of other wounded and a number of missing people, most of them in the bombing of civilian homes on the heads of their residents.

The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), Al-Mizan, and Al-Haq, vehemently denounced the initiation of the ground invasion by the Israeli military into eastern Rafa'h.

This egregious act stands as a stark testament to the failure of the international community to stop the ongoing genocide in Gaza, as per their legal obligations, and compel Israel to adhere to the provisional measures ordered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Despite clear legal obligations, Israel’s actions exemplify a blatant disregard for international law and human rights, and underscore the urgent need for decisive, global intervention to prevent further massacres, the joint statement reads.

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More than 100,000 people have fled Israeli assault on Rafa'h: UN

GEVENA, Friday, May 10, 2024 (WAFA) –

More than 100,000 people have fled Rafa'h in recent days, the United Nations said today, with the southern Gaza city under threat of a full-scale Israeli ground invasion.

The UN children's agency UNICEF said more than 100,000 had left, with the UN humanitarian agency OCHA putting the figure at more than 110,000.

All eyes have been on Rafa'h in recent weeks, where the population had swelled to around 1.5 million after hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled the Israeli onslaught in other areas of Gaza.

Georgios Petropoulos, head of OCHA's sub-office in Gaza, said the situation in the besieged Palestinian territory had reached "even more unprecedented levels of emergency".

"The recent evacuation order that we had from the government of Israel linked to the military operation in Rafa'h is now counting 110,000-plus displaced people having to move north," he told a briefing in Geneva, via video link from Rafa'h.

"Most of these are people who have had to displace five or six times."

Countries around the world, including key Israeli backer the United States, have urged Israel not to extend its ground offensive into Rafa'h, citing fears of a large civilian toll.

Hamish Young, UNICEF's senior emergency coordinator in the Gaza Strip, insisted Rafa'h "must not be invaded" and called for the immediate flow of fuel and aid into the Gaza Strip.

"Yesterday, I was walking around the Al-Mawasi zone, that people in Rafa'h are being told to move to," he said, also speaking from Rafa'h.

"More than 100,000 people have fled Rafa'h in the last five days and the stream of displacement continues."

"Shelters already lined Al-Mawasi's dunes and it's now becoming difficult to move between the tents and tarpaulins."

Israel has killed more than 34,900 people and wounded more than 78,000 others in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to the Palestinian health ministry in the strip.

M.N. 

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

 

Clashes erupt in Nablus following an Israeli occupation forces' detention campaign

Friday 10-May-2024

NABLUS, (PIC)

Palestinian resistance fighters confronted an Israeli occupation forces' raid into Nablus, north of the occupied West Bank, at dawn Friday.

Local sources reported that the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) stormed the Al-Zawyani Building on the main Rafeedya Street, and detained two students after brutally attacking them, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.

The detainees were identified as the student Usayd 'Hamada, representative of the Islamic Bloc at Al-Naja'h National University, and the student Hudthayfa 'Allan.

Similar raids were also reported in Al-Sha'aba and Yatta towns.

Meanwhile, the IOFs detained two young men in Qalqilya and the Qalandya camp, north of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem). 

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