Iran Retaliates to the Israeli Atrocities, the US-Backed Israeli Genocidal Air Strikes Continue on Lebanon and Gaza, Killing and Injuring Hundreds, Destroying More Buildings, October 1, 2024

Documentation of the Israeli abuse of power, mistreatment of humanity, and perpetration of the genocidal war on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

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Iran Retaliates to the Israeli Atrocities, the US-Backed Israeli Genocidal Air Strikes Continue on Lebanon and Gaza, Killing and Injuring Hundreds, Destroying More Buildings

October 1, 2024

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On Day 361 of US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, Four Massacres, 23 Palestinians Killed, 101 Injured, in the Past 24 Hours, with a Death Toll of 41,638 and 96,460 Injuries, by October 1, 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, based on the reliable data reported by the Palestinian Health Ministry:

By October 1, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 51,638+.

This includes the accounted for deaths (41,638), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 10,000+).

By October 1, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 96,460.

By October 1, 2024, 722 Palestinians who were killed, 5,788 who were injured, and 11,117, who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023, including 310 women and 640 children (Some of the detainees have been released).

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By October 1, 2024, the Lebanese Disaster Management Unit announced that the number of civilians killed on the Israeli`s ongoing raids on Lebanon since October 8, 2023, has surged to 1,873 fatalities and 9,134 casualties.

It added: "The number of displaced persons from areas exposed to Israeli aggression has exceeded one million, including 155,600 registered in shelters."

Since September 23, Israel has been waging the "most violent and extensive" attack on Lebanon, which has resulted so far in the killing of in 1,073 fatalities, including children and women, and the injury of 2,955 others, according to data from the Lebanese authorities.

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An Israeli genocidal air strike on the village of Zabboud in the Biqaa' Valley, killing 17 members of Qasim Al-Qadhi's family in an instant, September 29, 2024.	On Day 361 of the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, 23 Palestinians were killed, 101 were injured, which increased the death toll rose to 41,638, and injuries to 96,460, October 1, 2024.


The Iranian missile appear in the Israeli skies, part of the Iranian retaliation to the Israeli atrocities in Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and Iran, October 1, 2024.	Back to back Iranian missiles launched on the Israeli military installations, in retaliation to the Israeli atrocities in the Middle East, October 1, 2024.

Smoke rising from a building which was attacked with an Israeli missile in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, October 1, 2024.	Site of an Israeli genocidal air strike on a residential building in Al-Ruwais, in the southern suburb of Beirut, in the early hours of October 2, 2024.

Carrying the martyrs who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment to the Nasir hospital in Khan Younus, October 1, 2024.	A Palestinian civilian car, which was attacked by an Israeli genocidal air strike in Khan Younus, October 1, 2024.

Grieving the death of family members from Al-Rifa'i family in Gaza city, who were massacred by the Israeli occupation forces fire, October 1, 2024.	Site of an Israeli genocidal air strike on 'Ain Al-'Hilwa refugee camp in Lebanon, on September 30, 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 (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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Iranian Retaliation to the Israeli Aggression in the Middle East

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IRGC: 90% of Missiles Have Hit Israeli Targets

October 1, 2024, at 23:21 pm Tehran Time

TEHRAN (Tasnim) –

The Iranian Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) gave details of the operation ‘True Promise 2’, saying 90 percent of the Iranian missiles fired on Tuesday evening have successfully hit the targets, including the “strategic Israeli centers” in the occupied territories.

In the second statement released a few hours after a massive missile strike on the Zionist regime, the IRGC said on Tuesday night that “strategic centers” inside the occupied territories have been targeted by the Iranian homegrown missiles.

It said a number of Israeli air and radar bases and the centers involved in plotting assassination attacks on the leaders of resistance, specifically on 'Hamas political bureau chief, Isma'eel Haniya, Lebanese 'Hizbullah leader, Al-Seyyid 'Hasan Nasrullah, and the military commanders of 'Hizbullah, the IRGC and the Islamic Resistance of Palestine have been hit in the operation True Promise 2.

Despite the fact that the target zone was being protected with a large number of the most advanced air defense systems, 90 percent of the projectiles have successfully hit the targets, the IRGC said, noting that the Zionist regime has been traumatized by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s intelligence and operational dominance.

The statement finally reiterated that Iran has carried out the retaliatory operation within the framework of its legitimate right to self-defense and in accordance with the international law, warning the enemy that any stupidity will trigger Iran’s devastating response in such a way that it will make the Israeli regime regret.

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Iran Launches Retaliatory Missile Attack on Israeli Targets

October 1, 2024, at 20:57 pm Tehran Time

TEHRAN (Tasnim) –

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps carried out a missile strike against the Israeli regime on Tuesday evening.

The IRGC said in a statement that it has targeted “the heart of the occupied territories” in response to the martyrdom of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh, 'Hizbullah Secretary-General Seyyid 'Hasan Nasrullah, and IRGC general, Abbas Nilforoushan, at the hands of the Zionist regime.

The statement said the retaliatory attack has been launched after a period of self-restraint following the violation of Iran’s sovereignty.

The IRGC said it has fired tens of ballistic missiles at vital military and security Israeli targets.

The IRGC has also warned the Zionist regime that if it intends to react militarily to Iran’s operation which conforms with Tehran’s legitimate rights and the international law, it will have to face subsequent “crushing and devastating strikes”.

Reports suggest that as many as 200 Iranian missiles have been fired during half an hour.

Images released by the media outlets show a large number of projectiles over Tel Aviv a number of other cities across the occupied territories.

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Iran’s operation against Israel in self-defense under UN charter: FM

Tehran, IRNA-

Iran’s Foreign Minister, 'Abbas 'Araghchi, has emphasized that the Islamic Republic’s operation against Zionist military and security bases were an act of self-defense, warning of country’s stronger and more powerful response if the Israeli regime retaliates further.

“Eerier this evening (Tuesday), we exercised self-defense under Article 51 of the UN charter, targeting solely military & security sites in charge of genocide in Gaza and Lebanon”, 'Araghchi posted a message with a picture of war-ravaged Gaza on his X social media account.

“We did so after exercising tremendous restraint for almost two months, to give space for a ceasefire in Gaza”, he said, adding that “Our action is concluded unless Israeli regime decides to invite further retaliation, in that scenario, our response will be stronger and more powerful”.

“Israel’s enablers now have heightened responsibility to rein in the warmongers in Tel Aviv instead of getting involved in their folly”, the top Iranian diplomat added in his post.

Later, the Iranian foreign minister, in a phone call with his British, German and French counterparts, informed them about the reason and framework of the country’s military operation against the Zionist regime.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has only used its right to legitimate defense based on Article 51 of the United Nations Charter and has only targeted military and security bases of the Zionist regime, 'Araghchi told foreign ministers of Troika also known as E3.

Apart from anti-Zionist operation by Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, the top Iranian diplomat also talked to his western counterparts about tensions in Gaza and Lebanon amid Israeli genocidal wars.

'Araghchi reiterated that Iran's restraint for more than 2 months following the Israeli terrorist attack and the martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, and the continuation of this regime's war-mongering in Gaza and its expansion to Lebanon, which has so far led to the death of more than 42 thousand people in Gaza and Lebanon.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran has only used its right to legitimate defense based on Article 51 of the United Nations Charter and has exclusively targeted military and security bases of the Zionist regime”, he said but warned that the country’s response will be more severe if the Zionist regime tries to retaliate.

The operation has ended. The Islamic Republic of Iran does not seek to escalate tension and war, although it is not afraid of it, he added.

'Araghchi, during telephone conversations, once again called for the efforts of all countries to establish a ceasefire and prevent the attacks of the Zionist regime and the further escalation of tensions in the region, especially Lebanon and Gaza.

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‘Missile attack against Zionist regime in line with Iran’s legitimate self-defense’

Tehran, IRNA-

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has issued a statement on an operation by the country’s armed forces against Israel, saying it considers missile strikes on military and security facilities of the Zionist regime were in line with the Islamic Republic’s inherent right of legitimate defense and in response to the aggressive actions of this regime.

According to IRNA, the ministry released the statement following the missile strikes conducted by Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on the positions of the Zionist regime in the occupied Palestinians territories on Tuesday evening (October 1).

The statement says that Iran’s armed forces launched a series of missile attacks against the targets and military and security facilities of the regime in line with the implementation of the inherent right of legitimate defense, as stipulated in Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, and in response to the aggressive actions of the Zionist regime, including the attack on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic and the martyrdom of head of the political bureau of the Hamas movement in Tehran, who was the official guest of the Iranian government, as well as the martyrdom of the Secretary General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Brigadier General, 'Abbas Nilforoushan, a veteran commander and military advisor in Beirut.

The Islamic Republic’s exercise of its right to self-defense, after a long period of restraint, shows Iran's responsible approach to regional and international peace and security at a time when the illegal and genocidal actions by the apartheid Zionist regime against the Palestinian nation and the repeated military aggression against Lebanon and Syria continue.

Unlike the Zionist regime, which has often considered innocent civilians and critical infrastructure and facilities as its legitimate target for aggression and killing, the Islamic Republic of Iran, based on the moral principles and Islamic teachings and fully adhering to the principle and international humanitarian law, has only targeted the regime's military and security facilities by its defensive missile attack, statement added.

The ministry also said: The Islamic Republic of Iran, emphasizing the responsibility of those backing the occupying regime with money and arms to stop the crazy actions of the Zionist leaders and warning against any third party’s entry, demands an immediate and meaningful action by the United Nations Security Council to prevent the continuation of the Israeli regime’s threat to regional and international peace and security.

If necessary, the Islamic Republic of Iran is fully prepared to take more defensive measures and has no doubt in this regard in order to protect its legitimate interests and defend Iran's sovereignty and territorial integrity against any military aggression and the use of force, statement said further.

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Israeli Aggression on Lebanon

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Death toll in Lebanon surges to 1,873, over 9,134 injured

BERUIT, October, 2, 2024 (WAFA) –

The Lebanese Disaster Management Unit announced that the number of civilians killed on the Israeli`s ongoing raids on Lebanon since October 8, 2023, has surged to 1,873 fatalities and 9,134 casualties.

It added: "The number of displaced persons from areas exposed to Israeli aggression has exceeded one million, including 155,600 registered in shelters."

Y.S.

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Israeli strike killed the Qasim Al-Qadhi Lebanese family of 17, at the village of Zabboud, in the Biqaa' valley

By Al-Mayadeen English Source: Agencies

October 1, 2024, at 22:24 pm Beirut time

An Israeli attack hit the village of Zabboud in the Biqaa' Valley, killing most of Qasim Al-Qadhi's family in an instant, on October 29, 2024.

According to AFP, Qasim Al-Qadhi left his home in eastern Lebanon to buy bread for his family, but upon returning, he discovered that an Israeli airstrike had killed 17 of his relatives, including his wife, children, and grandchildren.

The attack hit the village of Zabboud in the Biqaa' Valley, decimating his family in an instant.

According to the 57-year-old, the only member of the family that survived was his 25-year-old son Hussein, who had left for his army assignment immediately before the hit.

"It was 11 a.m. We were all sitting in front of the house, and I went to buy them bread," he told AFP over the phone.

After he heard a loud blast at the bakery, he tried to call his family but only found body parts when he returned.

"Seventeen people -- including my son's fiancee and her mother, my wife, my three sons and two daughters, and seven grandchildren," he told the agency.

The strike killed his son's fiancee mere days before they were scheduled to wed.

"We were going to get married on October 12, but my love is gone -- gone in a massacre. I don't know what to say," he expressed.

Now homeless and in shock, Qasim and 'Hussain are left to grieve their unimaginable loss, as they never anticipated such violence in their village, which is 125 km away from the border with 'Israel'.

Israeli aggression on Lebanon continues: Dozens of martyrs, wounded

The Israeli occupation continued its brutal aggression on Lebanon for the ninth consecutive day, committing further massacres against civilians by destroying residential buildings in the South, Biqaa', and Beirut's Southern Suburb.

In the latest massacre in the South, 10 people were killed and several others were injured in an Israeli attack on the town of Al-Dawoudiya.

Israeli warplanes on Tuesday struck two residential buildings in the Southern suburb of Beirut as the Israeli aggression on Lebanon continues.

The first building targeted in the first raid was the Silver Tower residential building in the vicinity of Al-Zahraa Hospital.

Another Israeli airstrike targeted the Gondoline locality near the Old Kuwaiti Embassy in Beer 'Hasan, Beirut.

Local media reported that smoke rose into the sky from the two targeted locations, while ambulances rushed to the scenes to assist the injured.

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Israeli aggression targets two Lebanese residential buildings in Beirut

By Al-Mayadeen English Source: Agencies

October 1, 2024, at 18:42 pm Beirut time

Local media reported that smoke rose into the sky from the two targeted locations, while ambulances rushed to the scenes to assist the injured.

A building was targeted by an Israeli strike in the southern suburb of Beirut on October 1, 2024. (Social media)

Israeli warplanes on Tuesday struck two residential buildings in the Southern suburb of Beirut as the Israeli aggression on Lebanon continues.

The first building targeted in the first raid was the Silver Tower residential building in the vicinity of Al-Zahraa Hospital.

Another Israeli airstrike targeted the Gondoline locality near the Old Kuwaiti Embassy in Jounyah, Beirut.

Local media reported that smoke rose into the sky from the two targeted locations, while ambulances rushed to the scenes to assist the injured.

Firefighting teams worked to extinguish the fire in the targeted apartments while no casualties have been reported yet, in addition to the massive material damage, as debris was scattered on the streets, cars, and the main highway of the Jounyah area in Beirut.

The spokesman for the Israeli occupation forces, Avichay Adraee, had claimed in a previous statement that "the army attacked in a targeted and precise manner in Beirut."

Israeli aggression on Lebanon continues: Dozens of martyrs, wounded

The Israeli occupation continues its brutal aggression on Lebanon for the ninth consecutive day, committing further massacres against civilians by destroying residential buildings in the South, Beqaa, and Beirut's Southern Suburb.

In the latest massacre in the South, 10 people were killed and several others were injured in an Israeli attack on the town of Al-Dawoudiya.

Additionally, Father Gregory Salloum of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch was seriously injured in an Israeli airstrike on Ibl Al-Saqi.

The Lebanese army is working to reopen the road that the Israeli occupation blocked last night between Ibl Al-Saqi and Kawkaba.

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‎Lebanon: Renewed Israeli aggression targets several residential neighborhoods in the southern suburbs of Beirut‎

‎The Israeli occupation launches a series of raids on the southern suburbs of Beirut, targeting residential neighborhoods.‎

By Al-Mayadeen English Source: Agencies

October 1, 2024, at 2:43 pm Beirut time

‎Al-Mayadeen‎‎ correspondent in the southern suburb of Beirut reported that Israeli warplanes launched, at midnight on Tuesday - Wednesday, several raids targeting separate residential neighborhoods.‎

‎The Israeli raids affected Al-Ruwais, Al-Jamous, Al-'Amrousiya, Al-Shuwaifat, Al-Shayya'h, the Samaan Gallery area, and Al-'Hadath. In addition to the "American District" on the outskirts of the southern suburbs of Beirut.‎

‎At midnight, the night witnessed several Israeli raids on separate Lebanese areas in the south, including: Arnoun in Al-Nabatiyah district, the city of Al-Nabatiyah, Suniya in the Jizzeen district, and another raid targeting the Ray'han heights in the Jizzeen district.‎

‎Our correspondent said that a building in Al-Shayya'h area collapsed as a result of a violent Israeli raid that directly targeted it. ‎

‎Israeli warplanes raided, Tuesday, on‎‎ Lebanese Capital Beirut‎‎In the first strike, the Silver Tower residential building was targeted in the vicinity of Al-Zahra Hospital in the southern suburbs of Beirut.‎

‎The second Israeli strike targeted an apartment inside a building near the Gondoleen roundabout, in the vicinity of the Kuwaiti embassy in Beirut.‎

‎The Israeli occupation has been continuing its extensive aggression against Lebanon for more than a week, resulting in the death and injury of hundreds, while the resistance continues to defend Lebanon and support Gaza, inflicting heavy losses on the occupation along the border with occupied Palestine and deep inside the occupied entity.‎

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

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On October 1, 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 the Gaza Strip resulted in 4 main massacre, in which 23 Palestinian civilians were killed, and the 101 others were injured, in the past 24 hours (from a specific time of yesterday to a specific time of today). This increased the accounted for death toll in Gaza Strip to 41,638 and the injuries to 96,460, since the start of the Israeli genocidal war on October 7, 2023.

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Death toll across Gaza Strip surges to 41,638, over 96,460 injured

GAZA, October, 1, 2024 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces committed four massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours, resulting in the killing of at least 23 Palestinians and the injury of 101 others, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.

They said that the Palestinian death toll from the Israel's ongoing aggression since October 7 has surged to 41,638 reported fatalities, with an additional 96,460 individuals sustaining injuries. The majority of the victims are women and children.

Meanwhile, emergency services are still unable to reach many casualties and dead bodies trapped under the rubble or scattered on roads, as Israeli occupation forces continue to obstruct the movement of ambulance and civil defense crews.

Y.S.

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US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza enters Day 361

Tuesday 1-October-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

As the US-backed Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip entered Day 361 on Tuesday, aerial and artillery strikes continued to pound and target different areas and massacre more civilians.

Reporters for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said that the Israeli occupation army continued to bomb homes and shelter centers and attack citizens in different areas of Gaza during the past 24 hours.

According to media sources, six civilians were martyred when the Israeli army bombed a car near Al-Namsawi apartment buildings in the west of Khan Yunus, south of Gaza.

The Israeli army also launched an aerial attack using a drone on a tent sheltering a displaced family in al-Attar area in the west of Khan Yunis, killing 10 citizens and injuring 26 others.

Another Israeli genocidal airstrike on Al-Shuja’iya School, which shelters displaced families, in Al-Tuffa'h neighborhood in Gaza City claimed the lives of seven civilians, including women and children, and injured others.

Meanwhile, citizens from the family of Abdul-Ghafour were able to recover bodies of 19 relatives from the rubble of their home, which had been bombed by the Israeli army in December 7, 2023. At the time, 36 people from this family, including a large number of women and children, were massacred.

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At least 19 civilians killed and others injured in Israeli airstrikes on Al-Nusayrat refugee camp and Al-Shuja'iyya school in Gaza

GAZA, October, 1, 2024 (WAFA) –

At least 19 civilians were killed and others were injured at dawn in the Israeli occupation's bombing of Al-Nusayrat refugee camp and Al-Shuja'iyya school, which houses displaced people in Al-Tuffa'h neighborhood east of Gaza City.

In Al-Nusayrat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, 12 civilians, most of them children and women, were killed as a result of the occupation's bombing of two houses in the camp.

Local sources reported that the occupation's bombing led to the destruction of a three-story house belonging to the Al-Durrah family, and the killing of seven children and three women,

Meanwhile, two women were also killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a house in the camp belonging to the Abu 'Ataya family.

In Gaza City, seven civilians were killed and others were injured as a result of the occupation's bombing of Al-Shuja'iyya school, which houses displaced people in Al-Tuffa'h neighborhood east of Gaza City.

A number of citizens, including children, were also killed after bombing a residential apartment in the old city of Gaza.

Simultaneously, the occupation artillery fired its shells at vehicles stationed in the Kuwait roundabout and university college area at Al-Zaytoun neighborhood southeast of Gaza City.

The occupation forces blew up residential buildings in the city of Rafah, and the occupation artillery targeted Al-Zaytoun and Sabra neighborhoods in Gaza.

The death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 41,615, most of them children and women.

Thousands of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads, as the occupation prevents ambulance and civil defense crews from reaching them.

Y.S.

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Israeli genocidal bombardment kills three Palestinians, injuries eight others in Al-Nusayrat

GAZA, October 1, 2024 (WAFA) –

Israeli bombardment Tuesday evening killed three Palestinians and injured eight others in Al-Nusayrat refugee camp in the central war-torn Gaza Strip, according to WAFA correspondent.

He said that Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) medics transported the bodies of three fatalities and eight casualties to Al-Awda Hospital after Israeli occupation forces targeted a group of civilians in the camp.

Israel has proceeded with its genocidal offensive on the war-torn Strip in complete disregard of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which ordered Israel in a legally binding decision to halt its military offensive in Rafa'h, which may violate its obligations under the Genocide Convention.

Israel has been waging a devastating war on Gaza since October 7, killing at least 41,638 Palestinians and injuring over 96,460 others.

Moreover, at least 10,000 people are unaccounted for, presumed dead under the rubble of their homes throughout the Strip.

Palestinian and international organizations say that the majority of those killed and wounded are women and children.

The Israeli aggression has also resulted in the forceful displacement of nearly two million people from all over the Gaza Strip, with the vast majority of the displaced forced into the densely crowded southern city of Rafa'h near the border with Egypt – in what has become Palestine’s largest mass exodus since the 1948 Nakba.

K.F.

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Three Palestinians killed by Israeli bombing of civilian vehicle west of Gaza's Khan Younus

GAZA, October, 1, 2024 (WAFA) –

Three citizens were killed on Tuesday, as a result of the Israeli occupation's bombing of a civilian vehicle west of Khan Younus city, south of the Gaza Strip.

WAFA correspondent reported that three citizens were killed as a result of the occupation's bombing of a civilian vehicle behind the Austrian Towers west of Khan Younus.

11 Palestinians, including a woman and a child, were killed on Tuesday in an occupation bombing that targeted a tent for displaced people west of Khan Younus city, south of the Gaza Strip.

Israeli occupation forces committed four massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours, resulting in the killing of at least 23 Palestinians and the injury of 101 others, according to medical sources.

They said that the Palestinian death toll from the Israel's ongoing aggression since October 7 has surged to 41,638 reported fatalities, with an additional 96,460 individuals sustaining injuries. The majority of the victims are women and children.

K.T

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Gaza: 11 Palestinians killed by Israeli airstrikes on civilian tents in Khan Younus

GAZA, October, 1, 2024 (WAFA) –

11 Palestinians, including a woman and a child, were killed on Tuesday in an occupation bombing that targeted a tent for displaced people west of Khan Younus city, south of the Gaza Strip.

WAFA correspondent reported that the occupation warplanes bombed a tent sheltering displaced people from the Zennoun family west of Khan Younus city, which led to the killing of 11 citizens, including a woman and a child, and the injury of others, who were transferred to Nasser Hospital.

The death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 41,615, most of whom are children and women, and the number of injuries has risen to 96,359 since the beginning of the Israeli occupation aggression on October 7, while thousands of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads, as the occupation prevents ambulance and civil defense crews from reaching them.

K.T.

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Two civilians and others injured in Israeli airstrike southeast of Gaza City

GAZA, October, 1, 2024 (WAFA) –

Two civilians were killed and others were injured on Tuesday when Israeli warplanes bombed a house in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City.

Local sources said that two civilians were killed and others were injured in an Israeli airstrike targeted a house belonging to Al-Da'alsa family near Abu Habeeb roundabout on Al-Nadeem Street in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza.

The death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 41,615, most of them children and women, and the number of injuries has risen to 96,359 since the start of the Israeli occupation aggression on October 7.

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

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Israel occupation forces shoot two Palestinian youths near Jineen

Jineen, October 1, 2024 (WAFA) -

Two young men were injured today by Israeli occupation bullets near the town of Faqqou', east of Jineen.

The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that its crews transferred a young man who was injured by live bullets in the back, at the separation fence near the town of Faqqou', east of Jenin, to Jenin Governmental Hospital.

It said that a 17-year-old minor was also shot by the occupation forces in the shoulder and thigh.

K.T.

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Palestinian man, 33, fatally shot by Israeli soldiers in Nablus

NABLUS, October, 1, 2024 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian man was shot and killed at dawn, due to serious wounds sustained by Israeli occupation forces during their storming of the old city of Nablus.

The Ministry of Health reported that the General Authority for Civil Affairs informed it of the killing of the young man Abdul 'Hakeem Mamoun Abdul 'Hameed Shaheen, 33, by the occupation forces in the old city of Nablus.

The Red Crescent affirmed that it received a report of injuries inside a house in the 'Hashasheen neighborhood, and that the occupation forces prevented ambulance crews from reaching the site.

Israeli special forces stormed the camp amid the arrival of more reinforcements from the Bait Foureek checkpoint, and deployment in a number of the camp's neighborhoods.

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Palestinian man shot, killed by Israeli forces' fire east of Nablus

NABLUS, October, 1, 2024 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian man was killed and five others, including three paramedics, were injured by Israeli occupation forces in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus.

The Ministry of Health announced the martyrdom of young man, Dhiyaa Hani Abdul Ra'hman Duwaikat, 25, after he was seriously injured in the thigh and abdomen and another was critically injured during the storming of Balata camp.

Red Crescent spokesman A'hmed Jibreel said that he received a report of injuries inside a house in the 'Hashasheen neighborhood, and that the occupation forces prevented ambulance crews from reaching the site.

He pointed out that three paramedics from the Red Crescent crews were injured by live bullets after being deliberately targeted by occupation soldiers despite prior coordination through the International Committee of the Red Cross while trying to evacuate a number of injuries in Balata camp, in addition to two young men being injured by live bullets.

The occupation forces withheld an ambulance and Red Crescent crews while they were trying to provide treatment to the injured person at Bab Al-Sa'ha area inside the town.

The sources added that the occupation forces raided several homes, searched them, tampered with their contents.

The occupation army also stormed the neighborhoods of Rafeedya and Al-Makhfiyya, and Al-Ain camp west of the city, and stormed one of the homes in the camp, searched it, and detained a young man.

With the killing of the young man Duwaikat, the number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, since the beginning of the Israeli occupation aggression against the Palestinian people on October 7, has risen to 720 civilians, including 160 children.

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Over 30 Palestinians kidnapped by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank

RAMALLAH, October, 1, 2024 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces kidnapped 30 Palestinians, including a child and former detainees, in a series of raids across the occupied West Bank over the last 24 hours, according to local sources.

The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) and the Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission reported in a joint statement that the total number of detentions since the beginning of the ongoing Israeli aggression since October 7, 2023, has exceeded 11,000, affecting all segments of Palestinian society.

The report also highlighted the detention of numerous Palestinian workers and thousands from Gaza, with many still unaccounted for due to ongoing enforced disappearances.

The organizations noted that the sustained detention campaigns have been accompanied by incidents of extrajudicial killings, direct gunfire prior to arrests, severe physical abuse, and intensive field interrogations.

Reports also detail the use of police dogs, human shields, and hostages during these operations. Widespread destruction of homes, confiscation of property, vehicles, money, gold, and electronic devices has also been documented, alongside the demolition and blasting of homes belonging to prisoners.

These detentions are also part of a broader military offensive against the Palestinian population. Data related to these detentions includes both those still detained and those released later, reflecting the scale and impact of the ongoing crackdown.

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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Illegal Israeli settlers torch sheep barn near Aree'ha (Jericho)

Aree'ha (Jericho), October 1, 2024 (WAFA) –

A horde of the illegal Israeli settlers torched a sheep barn in 'Arab Al-Mulai'hat community, northwest of the occupied West Bank city of Aree'ha (Jericho), Tuesday evening, according to a local activist.

'Hasan Al-Mulai'hat, supervisor of the Al-Baidar Organization in Defense of Bedouin Rights, said that a number of armed colonists barged their way into the community and hurled a bomb towards a sheep barn, setting it on fire.

According to the Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem (ARIJ), the 'Arab Al-Mulai'hat come originally from Negev; people of this area were forcefully expelled to live in different places of the West Bank due to their nomadic nature. In the mid-eighties, people of Al-Mulai'hat were sent out from the Al-Irqa area to Maghair Al-Dair, which is only 7km away from it, claiming the area a military closed zone by Israel.

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Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian farmers near Nablus

NABLUS, October, 1, 2024 (WAFA) –

A horde of the illegal Israeli settlers attacked on Tuesday evening Palestinian farmers in the village of Burin, south of Nablus.

Local sources said that a group of settlers attacked farmers while they were picking olives in the village of Burin, and threw stones at them.

Colonists’ violence against Palestinians and their properties has dramatically increased since the onset of Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people on October 7th, 2023.

The indiscriminate violence by Israeli colonists against Palestinian civilians and their properties has been widely condemned.

Several countries have imposed sanctions against Israeli colonists accused of committing acts of violence against the Palestinian people in the West Bank.

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Israeli occupation forces open fire towards Palestinian vehicles south of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), October 1, 2024 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces Tuesday evening opened fire towards Palestinian vehicles at the southern entrance of Al-Khadir town, south of the occupied West Bank city of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), according to local sources.

They said that the occupation forces stationed at Al-Nashash checkpoint, located on the road to Bethlehem, fired barrages of live ammunition and concussion grenades towards Palestinian vehicles on their way to Hebron.

There was no immediate information on casualties.

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Israeli occupation forces demolish church, three agricultural rooms near Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), October 1, 2024 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces demolished a church and three agricultural rooms that were built in Al-Makhrour area in Bait Jala, west of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem).

Security sources told WAFA correspondent that the occupation forces demolished a church built of wooden panels that was erected by activists of the Popular Resistance, the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, and Al-Makhrour Land Owners Committee on their land that was threatened with being seize by Israeli forces, who seized its components.

The occupation forces had notified Qaisiya family yesterday of the demolition of the church.

The sources added that the occupation forces demolished three agricultural rooms in Al-Makhrour area that belong to local residents Raed Zareena, Bassam Salama, and Rami Al-Jouri.

It is noteworthy that the illegal Israeli settlers seized the land of local resident Ramzi Qaisiya in Al-Makhrour area on July 31, and forced its owners to leave it at gunpoint despite the fact that they own proofs of ownership.

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Israeli occupation forces demolish two houses northwest of Aree'ha (Jericho)

NABLUS, October, 1, 2024 (WAFA) –

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime forces today demolished two houses in the village of Al-Duyouk Al-Ta'hta, northwest of the city of Aree'ha (Jericho), and issued demolition notices against seven houses.

Our correspondent reported that the occupation forces, accompanied by heavy bulldozers, stormed Al-Duyouk Al-Ta'hta and demolished two houses under construction under the pretext that they were built withouto a license, adding that the occupation forces delivered two notices to two other houses.

This demolition comes despite the decision of the occupation authorities about two weeks ago to freeze the demolition of 32 houses in Al-Duyouk Al-Ta'hta.

The village of Al-Duyouk Al-Ta'hta is subjected to continuous demolition operations by the occupation as part of the policy of forced displacement aimed at emptying the area of its people in favor of colonial expansion.

According to the Wall and Settlement Authority, the occupation forces have demolished nearly 500 houses and facilities in the West Bank since October 7

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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Six Israelis killed in Yafa (Jaffa) shooting

Yafa (Jaffa), October 1, 2024 (WAFA) –

Two gunmen opened fire at two locations in Yafa (Jaffa), killing at least six Israelis and injuring others, on Tuesday evening, Arab48 news website reported.

Citing initial reports, the website said that two gunmen opened fire at two locations, including a light rail station, in Yafa (Jaffa), killing at least six people and injuring others.

The two men who carried out the attack were subsequently killed, while the casualties had varying degree of injuries.

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Saudi Arabia reaffirms commitment to establishment of independent Palestinian state

RIYADH, October 1, 2024 (WAFA) –

Saudi Arabia Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

As reported by the Saudi Press Agency, the cabinet discussed “the latest developments in the region and the world, as well as the outcomes of recent regional and international meetings” during a session chaired by Prince Mu'hammed Bin Salman bin Abdul 'Azeez Al-Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, in Riyadh.

The cabinet “welcomed the "International Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution", proposed by the Kingdom in partnership with the Joint Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee, Norway, and the EU, and reaffirmed the Kingdom's commitment to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.”

It reiterated “the call for an immediate cessation of hostilities and all violations of international law, demanding accountability for those hindering peace efforts.”

The cabinet noted that “the Kingdom's announcement that it will provide monthly financial support to Palestinians, as well as medical and relief aid to the Lebanese people, is proof of the Kingdom's endeavor to address the humanitarian situation in Gaza Strip and its surroundings, and to help the Republic of Lebanon under the current circumstances.”

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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 verbs "abduct" and "kidnap" than the verbs "detain" and "arrest," 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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Names of some of the Palestinian cities, as pronounced in standard Arabic, and their foreign names in parentheses:

Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Nusayrat

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)

Aree'ha (Jericho)

Al-Zaytoun (al-Zeitoun)

Bait (Beit)

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Dair El-Bala'h

Jineen (Jenin)

Khan Younus (Khan Younis)

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Person's names as pronounced in standard Arabic:

A'hmed, 'Hasan, Mu'hammed, Younus, Yousuf,

'Hasan Mulai'hat,

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Conflict terminology

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime (the Israeli government)

Illegal Israeli settlers (instead of settlers, colonists)

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers

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