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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By Day 375 of the US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Death Toll Rose to 42,344 and 99,013 Injuries, in Addition to 2,309 Martyrs and 10,782 Injured Civilians in Lebanon

October 15, 2024

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On Day 375 of US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 4 Massacres, 55 Palestinians Killed, 329 Injured, in the Past 24 Hours, with a Death Toll of  42,344 and 99,013 Injuries, by October 15, 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 15, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 52,344+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (42,344), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 10,000+). 

By October 15, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 99,013.

By October 15, 2024, 755 Palestinians who were killed, 6,250 who were injured, and 11,345, 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 14, 2024, according to initial reports, 3 Lebanese civilians were killed, 84 were injured, by the Israeli genocidal raids on Lebanon, in the past 24 hours. Thus, the Lebanese death toll, since October 8, 2023, has surged to 2,309 fatalities and more than 10,782 injuries.

Since September 23, 2024, the Lebanese death toll rose to 1,491 and the injuries to 4,381. 

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55 Palestinians were killed, 329 were injured, mostly children and women, by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on the Gaza Strip, on October 15, 2024.	The Palestinian death toll rose to 42,344 and the injuries to 99,013, mostly children and women, due to the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, on October 15, 2024.
The Israeli blocking of humanitarian aid from reaching northern Gaza for the past several weeks, more than 400,000 Palestinians could be starved to death, October 15, 2024.	Palestinian young man Sala'huddeen Jabbareen succumbed to his injuries months after he was shot by Israeli occupation forces during a raid in the Jineen refugee camp, October 15, 2024 wafa
The Israeli so-called Generals' Plan aims at ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from northern Gaza Strip, through killing, starvation, and forced displacement, October 15, 2024.	A torn plush bear doll is strewn past debris and rubble at the site of an Israeli genocidal air strike on the village of Aitou, in northern Lebanon, on October 15, 2024.
Site of an Israeli genocidal air strike on the village of Aitou, in northern Lebanon, which massacred 22 Lebanese people, including 2 children and 12 women, on October 15, 2024.	Displaced children from southern Lebanon gather in the courtyard of Al-'Aizariyah building complex, where they are sheltering in central Beirut, on October 15, 2024
Grieving the death of the Abu Tu'aima family members who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strike on their house, east of Khan Younus, on October 15, 2024.	Site of an Israeli genocidal air strike on the displaced Palestinian families, in Al-Mawasi tent area, west of Khan Younus, October 15, 2024.

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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.

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Death Toll of Israeli Aggression on Lebanon Rises to 2,309 and 10,782 Injured

Beirut, October 14, 2024 (QNA) -

The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that the death toll from the ongoing Israeli aggression on Lebanon since October 2023 has risen to 2,309 and 10,782 injured.

The ministry said in a statement that yesterday's Israeli raids on the country resulted in 3 deaths and 84 injuries.

Lebanon has been subjected to Israeli aggression since October 2023, but in recent days the Israeli entity has increased the pace of air and artillery bombardment in an unprecedented manner, and expanded the scope of its targeting to extend to the capital, Beirut, which led to the killing and wounding of thousands of Lebanese, in addition to forcing more than a million people to flee their homes. (QNA)

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Lebanon: Four Lebanese people killed in Israeli genocidal airstrikes on southern town

BEIRUT, October 15, 2023 (WAFA) —

Four Lebanese from one family were Tuesday morning in an Israeli airstrike on the town of Jarbou'a in Iqleem Al-Tuffa'h region, in southern Lubnan (Lebanon).

According to the Lebanese National News Agency, the Israel occupation forces committed a new massacre in the town of Jarjou' in Iqleem Al-Tuffa'h region, during which a man, his wife and their two children were killed in an airstrike on their home in Al-Shuraik neighborhood in Jarjou', and destroyed it.

In addition, the occupation air force intensified its raids on several towns in the south, causing significant material damage to buildings, shops and nearby institutions, including Al-Murtadha Hospital, which was put out of service.

K.T.

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23 martyrs, 8 injured in 200 Israeli strikes on Lubnan (Lebanon) in the past 24 hours

Tuesday 15-October-2024

BEIRUT, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation army continued on Tuesday its bloody war and escalated its military operation in Lubnan (Lebanon) for the 23rd day, bombing inhabited homes and attempting to advance in its ground incursion in the country, while 'Hizbullah continued its counterattacks and fierce confrontation at the border areas.

The Israeli occupation army announced that it had bombed 200 targets in Lubnan (Lebanon) during the past 24 hours.

From Monday evening to early Tuesday, Israeli warplanes continued its relentless airstrikes on several towns and locations in southern, eastern, and northern Lebanon, killing 23 people and injuring eight others.

According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, the death toll of the Israeli aggression on Lebanon has surged to 2,309 martyrs, in addition to 10,782 wounded since October 8, 2023.

For its part, Hezbollah continued its confrontation of Israeli attempts of ground invasion in some axes and villages in southern Lebanon.

'Hizbullah announced at dawn Tuesday that its forces bombed with missiles Israeli army’s gatherings in different locations in the occupied Lebanese Shib'a farms.

It also confirmed that the party’s fighters carried out 34 operations to deter the army’s attempts to advance into southern Lebanon and targeted its military sites and bases in addition to Israeli settlements in northern 1948 Occupied Palestine.

On Monday, 18 people were killed and four others were wounded in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a residential building sheltering displaced people in the town of 'Aitou, in the Zagharta District, in northern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Red Cross.

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UNHRO calls for probe into the Israeli genocidal airstrike in North Lubnan (Lebanon)

By Al-Mayadeen English

October 15, 2024, at 16:02 Beirut local time

The UN's human rights office says it calls for a prompt, independent, and thorough investigation into the Israeli genocidal air strike on the Lebanese town of 'Aitou, which killed 22 people.

The United Nations Human Rights Office confirmed Tuesday it had received reports that the majority of the 22 victims of an Israeli airstrike on a building in northern Lebanon were women and children.

"What we are hearing is that amongst the 22 people killed were 12 women and two children," Jeremy Laurence, spokesperson for the UN human rights office told Al Mayadeen's correspondent during a press briefing in Geneva in response to inquiries regarding the Israeli massacre in the town of Aitou in the Zagharta district on Monday.

The Israeli raid targeted a house where displaced civilians had sought refuge. The Lebanese Health Ministry's Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC) revealed that DNA tests were being done to identify the martyrs who were torn into pieces following the aggression.

"We understand it was a four-story residential building that was struck. With these factors in mind, we have real concerns with respect to IHL (International Humanitarian Law), so the laws of war, and the principles of distinction proportion and proportionality," he expressed.

"Our office calls for a prompt, independent, and thorough investigation into this incident."

During the same briefing, Reema Jamous Imseis, Director for the Middle East at the UN refugee agency, expressed alarm over new Israeli evacuation orders affecting 20 villages in southern Lebanon, highlighting that over a quarter of the country is now impacted.

"Now we have over 25% of the country under a direct Israeli military evacuation order," she said. "People are heeding these calls to evacuate, and they're fleeing with almost nothing."

Israeli aggression on Lebanon continues, killing four in Jarjouh

Israeli occupation forces continue committing harrowing massacres in various regions across Lebanon, more than two weeks after the significant escalation of aggression, which has been particularly targeting displaced civilians in supposed safe areas of refuge.

The Israeli aggression thus continues stretching from the South to the North, the Biqaa' Valley, and even into the heart of the Lebanese capital, Beirut.

Al-Mayadeen's correspondent reported that four people were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a house early today in the town of Jarjou'h in the Soor (Tyre) district.

The Israeli occupation forces focused their strikes on the Al-Owaida hill and surrounding hills opposite the town of Tayba, as well as the Deir Seryan area in the Marji'youn district.

Additionally, Israeli warplanes launched attacks on the 'Ain Al-Sama'hiya area, located between the towns of Zawtar and Mayfadoun, and on the western part of Zawtar, as well as areas between the towns of Houmeen Al-Fawqa and Roumeen in Al-Nabatiya district, and in the town of 'Haneen in the Bint Jubail district. Other targeted locations included the town of Khiam, the Marji'youn plain, and Kfar Shouba.

'Israel' targets motorcycle in airstrike

Concurrently, an Israeli drone also conducted a strike this morning, using a guided missile to target a motorcycle near a parking lot in Kfar Sir, with no reported injuries, according to Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA).

The Israeli forces further targeted the towns of Kfar Rumman and Brayqe' in southern Lebanon with guided missile strikes.

Moreover, Israeli warplanes bombed a house in the town of Al-Qusayba with an airstrike, reducing it to rubble.

In the Bekaa region of eastern Lebanon, Israeli warplanes launched multiple strikes last night around the city of Baalbek and the towns of Ali Al-Nahri, Al-Ain, and Sha'th, targeting civilian areas and health centers.

Israeli warplanes reportedly used cluster munitions and toxic gases in their bombardment, leading to the closure of several main roads.

The Israeli attacks on the Bekaa region alone have resulted in the killing of 328 people since the start of the Israeli aggression against Lebanon.

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UN: Many victims of Israeli strike on northern Lebanon women and children

Press TV, Tuesday, 15 October 2024 2:43 PM 

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights says reports indicate many of the victims of an Israeli airstrike on a mainly Christian-populated area in northern Lebanon were women and children.

At least 21 people were killed on Monday in the Israeli airstrike on the town of 'Aitou, Lebanon’s Zagharta district, according to the health ministry and the Lebanese Red Cross.

Lebanon’s resistance movement 'Hizbullah has vowed to defend the innocent people of Palestine and Lebanon against the Israeli barbarism.

Jeremy Laurence, spokesman of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, told a Geneva news briefing, “We understand it was a four-storey residential building that was struck. With these factors in mind, we have real concerns with respect to IHL [international humanitarian law], so the laws of war and the principles of distinction proportion and proportionality.”

UNICEF: 400,000 children displaced in Lebanon in 3 weeks

The UN children’s agency has warned of a “lost generation” in Lebanon grappling with multiple crises, and now the Israeli barbarism.

Nationwide, 1.2 million Lebanese have been forced from their homes, most fleeing to Beirut and elsewhere in the north over the past three weeks.

Ted Chaiban, UNICEF’s deputy executive director for humanitarian actions, visited schools that have been turned into shelters to host displaced families.

“What struck me is that this war is three weeks old and so many children have been affected,” he said.

“As we sit here today, 1.2 million children are deprived of education. Their public schools have either been rendered inaccessible, have been damaged by the war, or are being used as shelters.”

The Lebanese Health Ministry has calculated the death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon since October 2023 to be at least 2,309.

In related news, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the military will strike targets everywhere to eradicate all Resistance. “We will continue to hit 'Hizbullah mercilessly in all parts of Lebanon.”

On Tuesday, 'Hizbullah’s Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Na'eem Qasim warned that the Tel Aviv regime’s occupation of the Palestinian land posed a danger not only to the Palestinians, but also to the entire region and beyond.

“Israel and those behind it wage war and commit massacres, leaving us no choice but to take a stand.”

The 'Hizbullah official also exposed the joint US-Israeli scheme in West Asia. “America, the biggest devil, wants a new Middle East. Netanyahu shares the same vision. This means the US and Israel are deliberately carrying out this genocide.”

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

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On October 15, 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 at least 4 main massacre, in which 55 Palestinian civilians were killed, and the 329 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 42,344 and the injuries to 99,013, since the start of the Israeli genocidal war on October 7, 2023.

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55 Palestinians martyred, 329 injured in 4 Israeli massacres in Gaza over the past 24 hours

Tuesday 15-October-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Ministry of Health said on Tuesday that 55 Palestinian citizens were martyred and 329 others injured in 4 Israeli massacres in Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours.

It added that the number of victims, of the ongoing Israeli genocidal war on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, have thus risen to 42,344 martyrs and 99,013 injured.

The ministry said that an unspecified number of martyrs are still under the rubble of destroyed buildings or lying on roads but could not be retrieved due to Israeli occupation forces’ presence and shooting attacks.

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Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip enters Day 375

Tuesday 15-October-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

In the midst of catastrophic humanitarian suffering for more than two million Palestinians — half of them children, the Israeli occupation army continued, for the 375th consecutive day, to pound and target different areas and massacre more civilians in the Gaza Strip, especially in the northern areas.

Reporters for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said on Tuesday that the Israeli occupation army carried out more of its genocidal attacks on several homes, civilian targets and shelter centers in different areas of Gaza during the past 24 hours, killing and injuring dozens of citizens.

Civil Defense crews pulled out 7 martyrs from the house of the “Al-Sayyid” family and 5 martyrs from the streets in the Al-Falouja area in the northern Gaza Strip.

A medic was killed after being shot by Israeli gunfire while trying to rescue the injured from the Al-Sayyid family in the Jabalya refugee camp.

Three more Palestinians were killed and others were injured in Israeli targeting of a group of citizens in Jabalya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip early today.

29 martyrs and more than 20 wounded were declared, and several others were reported missing in overnight air raids.

10 other people were killed and several more were injured in an Israeli raid on the Abu Tu'aima family home in Bani Suhaila town, east of Khan Younus city, south of the Gaza Strip.

Two other Palestinians were reported killed and many others injured in an Israeli airstrike on Al-Nusayrat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

Two citizens were also killed and more than 10 were reported missing in an Israeli attack on a residential area on Al-Sina’a Street, southwest of Gaza City.

Six Palestinians, including children and women, were killed and others were injured in a similar Israeli raid on a residential house, southeast of Khan Yunis city, south of the Gaza Strip.

Five Palestinians were also killed and eight were injured in an Israeli strike on a house northeast of Al-Nusayrat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

Three martyrs and six injured were reported in a similar attack on Al-Da'hdou'h family house in the vicinity of Salahuddeen Mosque in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City.

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Four civilians killed and others injured in Israeli airstrike on Al-Maghazi and Jabalya refugee camps

GAZA, October, 15, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Four civilians were killed and others were injured this morning by the Israeli occupation forces genocidal bombing of the Al-Maghazi and Jabalya refugee camps in the central and northern Gaza Strip.

Medical sources reported that three civilians were killed and others were injured in the occupation's bombing of a house on Al-Terns Street in Jabalyarefugee camp.

Meanwhile, one civilian was killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted Al-Maghazi refugee camp.

Several civilians were injured as a result of the occupation's air force firing on residents near Al-Nuwairi Hill, north of Al-Nusayrat refugee camp.

By October 14, 2024, the Israeli occupation forces have continued their aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, which resulted in the killing of 42,289 civilians and the injury of 98,684 others, most of whom are children and women.

Y.S.

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Gaza: Several Palestinian killed by the Israeli genocidal bombing of several areas

GAZA, October 15, 2023 (WAFA) — 

A number of Palestinian civilians were killed and others were injured at dawn on Tuesday by the Israeli occupation forces genocide air strikes and bombardment on various areas in the Gaza Strip.

Local and medical sources confirmed the killing of seven people, including children, while others were injured, after the occupation forces bombed a house in the European housing in the town of Al-Fakhari, east of Khan Younus, south of the Gaza Strip.

Three people were also killed and others were injured when the occupation forces bombed a house of Al-Da'hdou'h family in the vicinity of Sala'huddeen Mosque in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City.

By October 14, 2024, local health authorities confirmed that the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli onslaught since October 7 has risen to 42,289 reported fatalities, with an additional 98,684 individuals sustaining injuries. The majority of the victims are women and children.

According to the same sources, emergency services are still unable to reach many casualties and dead bodies trapped under the rubble or scattered on roads across the war-torn enclave, as Israeli occupation forces continue to obstruct the movement of ambulance and civil defense crews.

K.T.

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At least 26 civilians killed in intense Israeli genocidal airstrikes, targeting different areas in Gaza

GAZA, October, 14, 2024 (WAFA) – 

At least 26 civilians were killed and dozens were injured since midnight last night, by the Israeli occupation forces genocidal bombing of several areas in the Gaza Strip.

In Khan Yunis, 10 citizens were killed and others were injured, and others were lost under the rubble, after the occupation bombed a house belonging to the Abu Tu'aima family in the town of Bani Suhaila, east of the city.

Also, seven citizens, including children and women, were killed and several others were injured, after an occupation raid targeted a house in the Al-Fakhari neighborhood in Khan Younus.

In Al-Nusayrat refugee camp, six citizens were killed and 8 others were injured after the occupation bombed a house northeast of the camp in the central Gaza Strip, and two other citizens were killed and several others were injured after bombing a house northwest of Al-Nusayrat refugee camp.

As for Gaza City, two citizens were killed and more than 10 citizens were lost under the rubble in raids carried out by the occupation's air force that targeted a residential area in Al-Sina'a Street, southwest of Gaza City.

Three citizens were also killed and others were injured when the occupation forces bombed a house belonging to the Al-Da'hdou'h family in the vicinity of Sala'huddeen Mosque in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City.

In Jabalya refugee camp, north of the Gaza Strip, four citizens were killed and others were injured when the occupation forces bombed a house belonging to the Al-Sayid family in the Al-Falouja area. A citizen was also killed when the occupation forces bombed the vicinity of the Al-Nu'man Mosque in the middle of the Al-Nazla neighborhood.

Local sources reported that food has begun to run out in areas north of the Gaza Strip, in light of the ongoing siege imposed on them for the 11th consecutive day, in addition to a shortage of water and extreme difficulty in communications.

The residents of the northern Gaza Strip are suffering from a bitter reality between hunger, thirst and the absence of health services under the pressure of bombing and destruction since the start of the latest military operation on the evening of October 5.

The occupation forces are imposing a strict siege on that area, concentrated in Bait 'Hanoun, Bait Lahya and Jabalya refugee camp, in an attempt to empty it of residents, preventing the entry of relief aid and trucks of drinking water for the residents.

As the military operation enters its ninth day, the residents are calling on all international institutions to take action to save their lives before it is too late, and to deter Israel from committing new crimes.

On Wednesday, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced that the occupation army is besieging at least 400,000 Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip.

This is the third ground operation carried out by the occupation army in Jabalya refugee camp since the beginning of the genocidal war on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023.

Y.S.

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

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West Bank: Young Palestinian dies of injuries inflicted by Israeli occupation forces fire

Tuesday 15-October-2024

Jineen, (PIC)--

Sala'huddeen Jabbareen has succumbed to his injuries months after he was shot by Israeli forces during a raid in the Jineen refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.

Medical sources affirmed that Jabbareen has succumbed to his injuries at dawn Tuesday in Ibn Seena Hospital.

Jabbareen was injured on 7-5-2024 during an Israeli military raid into Jineen and its refugee camp. His father Mu'hammed Ma'hmoud Jabbareen, 54, was also killed during the raid after being shot while standing on the roof of his house.

The occupied West Bank has been subjected to daily raids and military operations by Israeli forces since the breakout of the war in Gaza in October 2023.

Since October 7, 2023, at least 755 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank, including 165 children, and more than 6,250 others have been wounded.

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‎Israeli occupation forces kidnap 25 citizens, including a girl, from the West Bank

‎Ramallah 15-10-2024 Wafa -

From yesterday evening, until Tuesday morning, the Israeli occupation forces kidnapped at least 25 citizens from the West Bank.‎

‎The Commission for Prisoners and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Prisoners' Club explained that among the kidnapped was a girl from Hebron, whose mother was kidnapped by the occupation to pressure her to surrender herself, while the other arrests were distributed in the governorates of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), Nablus, Al-Khaleel (Hebron), Qalqilya, Toulkarm, Aree'ha (Jericho), and al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).‎

‎It is noteworthy that the toll of arrests since the start of the ongoing war of genocide and the comprehensive aggression against our people on the seventh of October 2023, has risen to more than 11,300 citizens from the West Bank, including Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).‎

‎S.K‎.

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Fresh Israeli kidnappings of Palestinian civilians, during raids across the West Bank

Tuesday 15-October-2024

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) launched at dawn Tuesday a large-scale raid and arrest campaign in several areas of the West Bank, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.

In Nablus, the IOFs stormed Balata Al-Balad area and surrounded a local house amid heavy gunfire.

At least two young men were kidnapped during the raid.

The IOFs also forced their way into Rujeeb and Bait Dajan villages, east of Nablus, and arrested a young man from his family house.

Two more youths were kidnapped in similar raids in Bait Foureek town.

In Toubas, the IOFs kidnapped at least one Palestinian young man and carried out violent raids in 'Aqaba town.

The IOFs also kidnapped three young men in Qalqilya, another in Ramallah, and six others in Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), including two minors.

In Al-Khaleel, three Palestinians were rounded up from their family houses, including two minors.

The IOFs also stormed Yatta town and carried out a violent raid and search campaign in the headquarters of the Islamic Charitable Society for Orphan Care in the town, and several local homes.

More than 20 citizens were also kidnapped for several hours during the raid before being released in appalling condition.

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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Illegal Israeli settlers break into Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), October 15, 2024 (WAFA) - 

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), on Tuesday, under the protection of the Israeli occupation apartheid regime police.

Eyewitnesses said that dozens of colonists stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in groups, and some of them performed Talmudic rituals such as "epic prostration".

One of the colonists was also seen wearing priestly garb, designated for Jewish religious rituals and offering sacrifices during the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, in an incident described as dangerous.

Photos and video clips published by extremists on social media showed many of them performing Talmudic rituals, as one of the photos shows the colonists throwing their bodies on the ground as part of what is called "epic prostration".

K.T.

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Israeli occupation forces demolish house near Salfeet

SALFEET,  October 15, 2023 (WAFA) —

Israeli occupation forces Tuesday demolished the house of local resident Samee'h Al-Natour in the town of Kafr Al-Deek, west of Salfeet.

Local sources reported to WAFA that the occupation forces demolished a two-storey house under construction with an area of ​​170 square meters, under the pretext of building in the so-called C Areas west of Kafr Al-Deek.

It is worth noting that this is the third house that the occupation forces have demolished in Salfeet Governorate in just one week, as it was preceded by the demolition of two houses and two tourist facilities in the town of Al-Zawiya.

K.T.

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Israeli occupation forces demolish structures near Aree'ha (Jericho)

Aree'ha (Jericho),  October 15, 2023 (WAFA) —

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime forces Tuesday demolished a hut and walls in the village of Al-Duyouk, northwest of the city of Aree'ha (Jericho).

Local sources reported to WAFA that the occupation bulldozers demolished a 120-square-meter hut, inhabited by a family from the Bait La'hm (Bethlehem) governorate, in Istai'h area in the village of Al-Duyouk Al-Ta'hta, and demolished walls under the pretext of lack of a permit.

It is noteworthy that the occupation has notified dozens of homes in this area of ​​demolition, under the pretext of building without a permit.

According to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, the occupation authorities carried out 100 demolition operations in the West Bank during last September, and the demolition operations affected 116 facilities, including 36 inhabited homes, 13 under construction, and 56 agricultural facilities and others, and were concentrated in the governorates of: Hebron, with the demolition of 68 facilities, the Jerusalem governorate, with the demolition of 21 facilities, and Ramallah, with the demolition of 8 facilities.

K.T.

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Israeli forces demolish three agricultural rooms northeast of Jineen

Jineen, October, 15, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Israeli occupation forces demolished three agricultural rooms in the village of Al-Jalama, northeast of Jineen.

The head of the village council, Radhwan Sha'ban, said that the occupation forces, accompanied by a military bulldozer, raided the village and demolished three agricultural rooms on an area of ​​three dunams, owned by the brothers Amjad and Hisham Nadir Abu Far'ha.

He pointed out that the three greenhouses were planted with cucumbers, and that the Abu Far'ha brothers incurred heavy losses as a result of the demolition, noting that the cost of each greenhouse ranges between 40-50 thousand shekels.

Sha'ban affirmed his fear that the demolition of the three greenhouses would be a prelude to the demolition of 150 others that the occupation authorities had notified of their suspension last year.

Y.S. 

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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Israeli police officer killed, 5 others injured in shooting in Isdood (Ashdod)

Tuesday 15-October-2024

NAZARETH, (PIC)

An Israeli officer was killed, and five others wounded in a shooting attack in Isdood (Ashdod) on Tuesday, Israeli sources said,

Hebrew media reported that a gunman opened fire on an Israeli police force in Yibna-Isdood (Yavne Ashdod), killing one of them and wounding the others.

The shooter was also shot dead during the attack, the sources added.

A police spokesperson said officers were at the scene of the shooting near the Yibna (Yavne) South interchange.

“The attacker was eliminated (killed) by a civilian,” Israeli media added.

The recent escalation of anti-occupation operations in the West Bank and in the occupied territories came in protest against the ongoing Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.

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ICRS calls for delivery of humanitarian support to Gaza

RAMALLAH, October 15, 2023 (WAFA) —

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) called for the delivery of humanitarian support, including medical supplies, to the northern Gaza Strip, which is besieged by the Israeli occupation forces.

The committee said in a press statement on Tuesday that hospitals, which are already under a heavy burden, are struggling to meet their increasing needs, stressing the need to respect and protect medical facilities.

More than 400,000 people remain trapped in northern Gaza for the 10th day, as the Israeli occupation forces continue their ground invasion of the Jabalya and Bait Lahya camps in the northern Gaza Strip, amidst a complete siege and starvation that prevents the entry of food, drink, medicine or fuel, under continuous bloody bombardment.

The ICRC stressed the need to provide protection for civilians in light of the evacuation orders in northern Gaza, and said: "Many cannot simply flee, some of them are sick or disabled, but these people remain protected under international and humanitarian law and all possible measures must be taken to ensure that they are not harmed," stressing that the right of every displaced person to return to their homes safely is a guaranteed right.

K.T

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UNICEF says 'there is no safe place for children in Gaza'

NEW YORK,  October 15, 2023 (WAFA) — 

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) stressed the need to end violence against children in the Gaza Strip, noting that there is no "safe place" for them in Gaza, due to the ongoing Israeli genocidal war on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

This came in a post on X about the occupation forces' bombing of tents for displaced people in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Dair El-Bala'h in the central Gaza Strip.

"Today, our screens were once again filled with horrifying reports of children killed, burned, and families emerging from bombed tents in Gaza. These should shock the world to its core," the organization said.

"Attacks on shelters in Dair El-Bala'h and at al-Aqsa hospital, which reportedly killed 15 children, prove again that there is no safe place in Gaza,” said UNICEF, adding: "This shameful violence against children must end now.”

The ongoing Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip for a year has left more than 140,000 slain and wounded people, and more than 10,000 missing, amid massive destruction and famine that has killed dozens of children and elderly people.

K.T. 

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Euro-Med: 400,000 Palestinians could be starved to death in northern Gaza

Monday 14-October-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

Due to the Israeli decision to bar any humanitarian aid or goods from reaching northern Gaza for the past several weeks, more than 400,000 Palestinians in northern Wadi Gaza could be starved to death, the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said in a new report issued on Monday.

This comes as Israeli occupation forces continue their massive attack on northern Gaza for the 10th consecutive day in an effort to evacuate the region of its inhabitants.

Due to the ongoing Israeli siege, about 200,000 Palestinians in the northern Gaza governorate have been without food or drinking water for 10 full days now, the report said.

“This is occurring as the Israeli army continues its invasion of the region, killing over 350 Palestinians and injuring hundreds more, while also destroying numerous homes and residential buildings.”

“After their limited food supplies ran out, dozens of Palestinians trapped in the Jabalya refugee camp were forced to head to the main food supply center of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on Monday morning in order to secure food for their families. However, the Israeli army targeted them with shells and quadcopter drones, killing 10 people and injuring at least 40 more. Many of the victims are still lying in the streets and cannot be taken to the hospital due to the threat of further Israeli violence.”

The report also pointed to the Israeli decision to bar any aid from entering northern Gaza, which is the site of one of its biggest crimes of starvation.

“Thousands of residents trapped in Jabalya, Bait Lahya, and Bait 'Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip have run out of food supplies, especially since Israel began blocking the entry of any goods or aid about three weeks prior to its most recent military incursion. Many of the trapped residents had already been repeatedly forced out of their homes and shelters, leaving behind personal possessions and food supplies each time they flee.”

Since the Israeli army blocks the entry of aid and goods to all areas north of the Gaza Valley, including the Gaza and North Gaza governorates, the residents who were forced to evacuate to Gaza City also lack food supplies and shelter.

For 10 days, the Euro-Med Monitor field team has documented hundreds of Israeli raids and shellings that have targeted homes, shelters, and streets in northern Gaza. Many victims and injured people are still stuck in the streets or homes, as they cannot be transported to hospitals; this is because Israeli forces have banned ambulances from moving through most of Jabalya and its refugee camp.

Additionally, the only hospitals that can receive victims and injured people are the Kamal 'Udwan and Al-'Awda hospitals, where medical teams operate in extremely difficult conditions with limited resources.

Swift international intervention is required to force Israel to allow life-saving aid into northern Gaza and to halt its genocide against Palestinians across the entire Gaza Strip, the report reads.

The Euro-Med further called on the United Nations and the international community to intervene immediately to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals in northern Gaza; to stop Israel’s genocide, backed by the West and now entering its second year; to impose a comprehensive arms embargo on Israel; to hold it accountable for all its crimes, and to take all effective measures to protect Palestinian civilians.

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Lazzarini: Gaza cannot afford to lose an entire generation

Monday 14-October-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, said more than 650,000 children in Gaza are out of school and living among the rubble, stressing that the Strip cannot lose an entire generation of education for two years.

This came after Lazzarini’s reception of $2 million from the Saudi Embassy in the Jordanian capital, Amman, on Monday, in support of the UN agency’s programs and operations.

The UNRWA Commissioner said, “We cannot afford to lose an entire generation for two successive years”, elaborating, “That is why UNRWA, beyond its life-saving operations, has resumed some learning activities in Gaza.”

One year after the “profound suffering and loss, Gaza has become a completely unrecognizable place and a cemetery for tens of thousands of Palestinians, many of whom are children,” he added.

He explained that the blatant disregard for international humanitarian law and the near-total collapse of civil order are crippling the humanitarian response in Gaza, where “a sea of rubble has replaced the former streets, with almost the entire population now displaced.”

Lazzarini warned of the dire consequences if the Israeli bills to stop UNRWA are adopted, saying that the recent Israeli aggression in the northern part of the Strip “is particularly worrying, as there is no safe place to resort to. In the south, living conditions have become unbearable as Gaza once again teeters on the brink of man-made famine.”

The Israeli occupation forces continue their incursion into northern Gaza for the tenth consecutive day amidst heavy air and artillery bombardment, a siege and starvation, especially in the Jabalya refugee camp, and the complete isolation of the governorate from Gaza, where the Israeli occupation army prevents the entry of water, food, and medicine supplies, and has committed massacres against civilians, killing dozens and wounding hundreds.

With full US support, the Israeli occupation army has been waging a genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, resulting in more than 140,000 Palestinian martyrs and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 10,000 missing, amid massive destruction and famine that claimed the lives of dozens of children, in one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the world.

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The Generals’ Plan: Ethnic cleansing through killing, starvation, and forced displacement

Tuesday 15-October-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

For the past ten days, tens of thousands of Palestinians in northern Gaza, particularly in the Jabalya refugee camp and the towns of Jabalya Al-Balad, Al-Touma, Al-Karama, Al-'Attatra, Bait Lahya, and Bait 'Hanoun, have been living in a tragic situation under the tightening Israeli blockade in these areas, with every moving object being targeted. The occupying army has been conducting more ground operations, bombings, and demolitions of homes in an attempt to displace the remaining residents.

Under the pretext of preventing the Palestinian resistance from regaining strength, the occupying army launched a military operation on October 4, 2024, in areas of northern Gaza, especially in the town of Jabalya and its refugee camp, committing massacres that resulted in hundreds of martyrs and injured.

According to multiple testimonies, the occupying army is carrying out raids, searches, destruction, and demolitions in the areas of the terraces, shelter schools, and the western regions of the camp, including al-Touma, Bir al-Najja, Abu Sharakh, and al-Attatra, while increasing military pressure from the north on Beit Lahiya to complete the blockade.

Residents report that the occupying army has begun advancing in Beit Lahiya, located north of the Jabalia camp, seemingly trying to apply pressure on the besieged areas by reinforcing its forces and vehicles, alongside intense artillery shelling on its new incursion areas. The Israeli bombardment from air, land, and sea has not ceased over the past few days. Drones, specifically “Quadcopters,” have also participated in targeting Palestinians moving in the targeted areas with live ammunition, amidst difficulties faced by medical teams, civil defense, and journalists, who have become a minority in the region.

While the areas are under military pressure and a complete siege, the occupying army has set up earthen barriers to prevent movement west of the Jabalia camp in the Abu Sharakh roundabout area, aiming to push Palestinians eastward towards the civil administration area. Citizens reported that the army installed surveillance passages, cameras, and recording devices to monitor and verify the identities of expected displaced persons.

Repeatedly, the Israeli army has issued warnings for the forced evacuation of northern Gaza, including hospitals, directing people to specific passages to what they claim are “safe areas.” However, many citizens and ambulance drivers have faced Israeli shelling on the way or in those areas, resulting in hundreds of deaths and injuries, along with further arrests.

What is the Generals’ Plan? It has become clear from the behavior of the occupying army on the ground that they intend to implement what is known as the “Generals’ Plan,” aimed at emptying northern Gaza of its population and forcing them to flee south, followed by a reoccupation of the northern region, including the city of Gaza, which represents about one-third of the Gaza Strip’s area.

According to the Israeli newspaper “Yedioth Ahronoth,” the third military operation of its kind in northern Gaza since the war began is a miniature and preliminary version of a plan created by reserve Major General Giora Eiland, former head of operations in the Israeli army, along with a number of retired generals, calling it the “Generals’ Plan.” This plan aims to decisively end the war in Gaza and achieve the long-awaited victory over resistance, which currently seems unattainable.

The “Generals’ Plan” calls for emptying northern Gaza (from Wadi Gaza to Beit Hanoun) of its 300,000 residents, giving them a two-week deadline to move south through safe passages designated by the occupying army. This would follow a search along the Netzarim Corridor, which divides the Strip into two parts. After the deadline expires, the area will be declared a closed military zone.

The area designated for evacuation constitutes 40% of the Gaza Strip’s total area. The plan explicitly states that the siege and starvation are fundamental factors in achieving what it calls the “cleansing of the north” from resistance, particularly in Jabalia and its surroundings. After implementing the plan in this area, it may be directed towards other parts of the Strip. While the occupation intensifies its siege on these areas with excessive firepower, thousands of Palestinian citizens are facing dire conditions, with water and food supplies running out as they plead for assistance to stave off starvation. Two weeks before the military operation began, the occupying army prevented the entry of any food supplies except for flour.

The second phase of the “Generals’ Plan” relies on the permissible killing of anyone who refuses forced displacement. The Israeli army will consider anyone remaining in northern Gaza as an illegal combatant affiliated with 'Hamas and other resistance movements, regardless of their identity, whether a child or an elderly person. Such individuals will be targeted for killing, imprisonment, or starvation to death (by completely preventing the entry of aid).

According to the plan led by the 162nd Division under Brigadier General Itzik Kohavi, alongside combat teams from Brigades 460 and 401, forced displacement will be followed by transforming the entire northern region into one under complete Israeli military control. Eiland claims that seizing the area will turn the residents of Gaza against Hamas, which will be the biggest nightmare facing Sinwar, accelerating a deal for the release of Israeli prisoners in Gaza and defeating the resistance there.

Forced displacement Palestinian affairs expert Khaleel Tafakji says that the occupation authorities are using the military “Generals’ Plan” to implement an unprecedented demographic change in the population of Gaza, indicating that this process confirms the occupation’s desire for complete control over northern Gaza.

Tafkaji adds, in an interview with Arabiya News, that this plan would carve out approximately 17% of Gaza’s area (including Jabalia Camp, Jabalia Town, Beit Lahiya, and Beit Hanoun), covering an area of 62 square kilometers, resulting in the destruction of large Palestinian population centers like Jabalia Camp, Beit Lahiya, and Beit Hanoun and their suburbs.

The settlement affairs expert believes that the occupation authorities are gradually working to re-establish settlements in Gaza, starting with small settlement groups and military sites in the northern areas, then expanding to settlements in the central and southern regions of Gaza. He notes that if the plan succeeds, the entire northern Gaza region will fall under Israeli sovereignty.

Tafakji warns of the dangers occurring in northern Gaza, as this could drive residents to seek voluntary migration abroad in search of alternatives, which represents the essence of the Israeli plan and the objectives of the Israeli right.

Two different circumstances In contrast to previous invasions that lasted from one to three weeks as part of the “third phase” of the genocide against Gaza, Israeli estimates claim that this operation could last for several months “to continue eliminating attempts by the resistance to rebuild itself.”

Yedioth Ahronoth reports that the occupation army claims to have killed at least 100 fighters in Jabalia so far and discovered offensive tunnels, some of which were previously undisclosed.

The Israeli newspaper states that the military operation in northern Gaza is occurring under two different circumstances: first, that the main war front is now in the north, and second, regarding the field conditions, as most residents of the northern region under military aggression refuse to be displaced towards the city of Gaza.

Northern Gaza and the city of Gaza have been subjected to various methods of genocide, the most notable being starvation and the prevention of humanitarian aid, in addition to arrests accompanying ground operations, along with the destruction of hospitals, infrastructure, and concentrated aerial bombardments. Since the beginning of the war, the occupation has relied on indiscriminate bombing, known as “carpet bombing,” to destroy neighborhoods and facilitate the movement of its ground forces, thwarting any resistance in the initial stages of ground operations, leading to constant movement of residents and repeated displacement both in northern Gaza and the city of Gaza, as well as in other cities of the Strip.

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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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