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 376 of the US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Death Toll Rose to 42,409 and Injures to 99,153, in Addition to 2,350 Martyrs and 10,906 Injured Civilians in Lebanon

October 16, 2024

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On Day 376 of US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 6 Massacres, 65 Palestinians Killed, 140 Injured, in the Past 24 Hours, with a Death Toll of  42,409 and 99,153 Injuries, by October 16, 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 16, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 52,409+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (42,409), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 10,000+). 

By October 16, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 99,153.

By October 16, 2024, 756 Palestinians who were killed, 6,253 who were injured, and 11,355, 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 16, 2024, according to initial reports, 41 Lebanese civilians were killed, 124 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 2,350 fatalities and more than 10,906 injuries.

Since September 23, 2024, the Lebanese death toll rose to 1,532 and the injuries to 4,505. 

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Palestinian rescue workers and family members trying to get out bodies of martyrs who were massacred by an Israeli genocidal air strike on the Gaza strip, October 16, 2024.	Palestinian young man Samir Jabbareen was killed by the Israeli occupation forces, during their raid on the Jineen refugee camp, on October 16, 2024.
Israelis are committing genocide and ethnic cleansing, with massive destruction of homes, entire residential neighborhoods, streets, roads, infrastructure, hospitals, schools, and mosques, October 15, 2024.	An Israeli genocidal air strike on 'Harit 'Huraik, in the southern suburb of Beirut, aimed at the destruction of a building, killing and injuring a number of Lebanese civilians, October 16, 2024.
Palestinian Minister of Women's Affairs, Mona Al-Khaleeli, Al-Beerih Municipality Director, Deema Joudah, and President of Family Recovery Society, Reem Masrouji, at the start of a campaign to sponsor 4,000 children from Gaza, October 16, 2024 wafa  ‎	On Day 376 of the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian death toll rose to 42,409 and the injuries to 99,153, by October 16, 2024.
The UN rapporteur on Palestine, Francesca Albanese, denounced the defense of German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock of Israel’s bombing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, October 16, 2024.	'Hamas official, Osama 'Hamdan, said that genocide committed by Israel against Palestinian civilians in northern Gaza aims at ethnic cleansing called for by the Generals Plan, October 16, 2024 pic
Funeral procession of the Palestinian martyrs, who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on Dair El-Bala'h, in Central Gaza Strip, October 16, 2024.	Recovering bodies of the Palestinian martyrs, who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on Jabalya, in northern Gaza Strip, October 16, 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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Israeli genocidal air strikes on Beirut’s southern suburb, using internationally-banned bombs

Wednesday 16-October-2024

BEIRUT, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation army continued on Wednesday its bloody war on Lebanon and escalated its military operation for the 24th day, bombing inhabited homes and attempting to advance in its ground incursion into the country, amid fierce confrontation by 'Hizbullah which continued its counterattacks and fierce confrontation at the border areas.

Israeli warplanes launched at least two airstrikes on the 'Harit 'Huraik neighborhood in the southern suburb of Beirut, early Wednesday, for the first time in several days.

Lebanese sources reported that one of the strikes targeted a residential building, where smoke columns were seen rising from the place and a huge explosion was heard, according to eyewitnesses.

The Lebanese Health Ministry announced the martyrdom of three people and five others in two Israeli airstrikes that targeted the towns of Touleen and Sarbeen, respectively.

Local sources said that Israeli warplanes launched several raids on a number of villages and towns in southern Lebanon, Al-Tufa'h and Al-Nabatiya regions, and renewed bombing of the outskirts of the town of 'Aita Al-Sha'b in the south.

The Ministry of Health announced the rise of the death toll of the ongoing Israeli aggression on Lebanon since October 8, 2023, to 2,350 martyrs, in addition to 10,906 wounded.

For its part, the Lebanese Hezbollah party accused the Israeli army of bombing several Lebanese towns on Tuesday with internationally-banned bombs.

In a statement, the 'Hizbullah’s media relations office documented the targeted sites of the Israeli attacks, calling them “barbaric crimes” added to the series of the Israeli crimes against the Lebanese and Palestinian peoples.

'Hizbullah called on the relevant authorities in Lebanon as well as the international human rights and humanitarian organizations to condemn this heinous crime, saying it reflects Israel’s scandalous ignorance of all international covenants, norms and laws, especially in wartime.

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‎6 martyrs, among them is the mayor, in an Israeli genocidal air strike on the Union of Municipalities of Al-Nabatiya Villages‎

‎The Israeli occupation carries out a belt of fire on Al-Nabatiya in southern Lebanon, targeting residential buildings and several sites, which led to the death of the mayor of Al-Nabatiya, one of its members and 3 civilians.‎

‎Al-Mayadeen Net, October 16, 2024, at 11:44 ‎Beirut local time

‎Effects of the Israeli raid that targeted the Union of Municipalities of Al-Nabatiya Villages 16/10/2024‎

‎Six people were killed and 43 wounded in the raid carried out by the Israeli entity, on Wednesday, on the municipality building of Al-Nabatiya in southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.‎

‎Al-Mayadeen ‎‎correspondent in the south reported that among the martyrs were the mayor of Al-Nabatiya and one of its members.‎

‎Our correspondent pointed out that the occupation carried out a belt of fire on the city, targeting residential buildings and several sites.‎

‎Al-Nabatiya Governor, Howayda Al-Turk, said in a statement ‎‎to Al-Mayadeen ‎‎that "the targeted administrative team did not leave the municipality building to provide services within the crisis management."‎

‎"The damage to official administrations was very severe," al-Turk said.‎

‎According to the National News Agency in Lebanon, the occupation launched more than 7 Israeli raids on the neighborhoods of Al-Dair, Al-Aqida and Al-Ruwais in Al-Nabatiya Al-Ta'hta.‎

‎The occupation launched a new raid on the town of 'Habboush in southern Lebanon.‎

‎Today, the villages of 'Aita Al-Sha'b, 'Haneen, Al-Tayba, Tal Al-'Awaidah and Al-Qil'aildah were also targeted.‎

‎The Israeli occupation has renewed its raids on the southern suburbs of Beirut today, ‎‎He targeted the Shura area in Haret Hreik with two raids.‎.

‎UN coordinator after Al-Nabatiya raids: Protect civilians‎

‎UN Special Coordinator Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert stressed that civilians must be protected at all times, against the backdrop of a series of Israeli raids targeting the city of Al-Nabatiya in southern Lebanon, one of which led to the death of 6 people, including the mayor.‎

‎She said in a statement commenting on the occupation's targeting of the city of Al-Nabatiya that "violating international humanitarian law is absolutely unacceptable, and civilians and civilian infrastructure must be protected at all times."‎

‎The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon stressed that military solutions will not and cannot provide security or safety for either party.‎

‎This attack follows other incidents targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure across Lebanon, including targeting medics.‎

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Lebanon: Israeli aggression rendered 13 hospitals out of commission

Wednesday 16-October-2024

BEIRUT, (PIC)

Lebanese Minister of Health, Firas Al-Abyadh, has said that 13 hospitals in the country have been completely or partially out of service as a result of the Israeli aggression, which has been escalating since last September.

“The Israeli occupation is repeating in Beirut what it has done in Gaza through targeting civilians and infrastructure,” Minister Al-Abyadh said in press remarks on Tuesday.

The health minister affirmed that there is a lot of pressure on the health sector resulting from the Israeli aggression, adding that the Israeli attacks claimed the lives of 150 paramedics and health workers.

He stressed the need for a ceasefire in Lebanon, calling for more medical and humanitarian support for the country.

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Several Lebanese civilians killed in Israeli airstrikes targeting different towns in southern Lebanon

BERUIT, October, 16, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Dozens of Lebanese citizens were killed and injured on Wednesday as a result of the occupation warplanes bombing various towns in Lebanon, amid widespread destruction of buildings, facilities and infrastructure.

Lebanese media reported that dozens of citizens were killed and injured in Al-Nabatiyah Municipality building in southern Lebanon, and that the mayor, A'hmed Ka'hail, and a number of municipal council members were inside the targeted building at the time of the raids.

Meanwhile, the occupation warplanes targeted the towns of Al-Nabatiyah Al-Fawqa, Al-Nabatiyah Al-Ta'hta, Zebdeen, Kfar Al-Joaz, and Kfar Tibneet in Al-Nabatiyah region with several raids.

The occupation warplanes and artillery also targeted the towns of 'Aita Al-Sha'b, Majdal Salm, Ramieh, Al-Naqoura, Al-Khiyam, Bint Jubail, Al-Sultaniyah, Yater, Al-Tayba, Al-Qulailah, Haniya, Markaba, Al-'Houla, Rab Thalatheen, Al-'Odaissa, Kfar Kila, Marji'youn Plain, 'Haneen, Tayri, Bait Leef, and Aita al-Jabal in southern Lebanon.

Y.S

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Lebanon: Israeli genocidal airstrike target areas in Beirut's southern suburbs

BEIRUT, October 16, 2023 (WAFA) — 

The Israeli occupation army launched three genocidal airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut Wednesday morning after evening raids that killed 23 people in southern and eastern Lebanon.

The official Lebanese News Agency said that the enemy warplanes launched three consecutive raids on the southern suburbs of Beirut, one of which targeted 'Harit 'Huraik area.

The agency added that a raid targeted a building near Qaiq school, without further details.

The southern suburb is the area between the southern coast of Beirut and the beginning of Mount Lebanon east of the capital, and is administratively affiliated with the Mount Lebanon Governorate (west).

K.T.

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23 martyrs, 8 injured in 200 Israeli strikes on 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 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 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, by October 15, 2024, 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.

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

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On October 16, 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 6 main massacre, in which 65 Palestinian civilians were killed, and the 140 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 42,409 and the injuries to 99,153, since the start of the Israeli genocidal war on October 7, 2023.

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Death toll across Gaza Strip surges to 42,409, over 99,153 injured

GAZA, October, 16, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Israeli occupation forces committed six massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours, resulting in the killing of at least 65 Palestinians and the injury of 140 others, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.

Local health authorities confirmed that the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli onslaught since October 7 has risen to 42,409 reported fatalities, with an additional 99,153 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.

Y.S.

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Two civilians killed, others wounded by an Israeli genocidal airstrike on vehicle in central Gaza Strip

GAZA, October, 16, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Two civilians were killed red and others were injured by an Israeli genocidal air strike on a vehicle in the central Gaza Strip.

Local sources reported that the occupation forces bombed a vehicle in the village of Al-Zawayida in the central Gaza Strip, which led to the killing of two people and the injury of others, some of them seriously.

Y.S. 

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Gaza: Five Palestinians killed by Israeli airstrike on civilian neighborhood

GAZA,  October 16, 2023 (WAFA) —

Five citizens were killed at dawn on Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike on Al-Nasr neighborhood, west of Gaza City.

Local sources said that the Israeli airstrikes bombed a house near the Italian Tower in Al-Nasr neighborhood, west of Gaza City, which led to the killing of five citizens and the injury of others.

K.T.

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‎13 martyrs in the Israeli bombardment of a house in Al-Nasr neighborhood, west of Gaza‎

‎Gaza 16-10-2024 Wafa -

13 citizens were martyred, at dawn on Wednesday, in the Israeli occupation warplanes' bombardment of Al-Nasr neighborhood, west of Gaza City.‎

‎Local sources said that the occupation aircraft bombed a house near the "Italian Tower" in Al-Nasr neighborhood, west of Gaza City, killing 13 citizens and wounding others.‎

‎Y.I‎.

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

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Palestinian martyred in IOFs raid on Jineen

Wednesday 16-October-2024

WEST BANK, (PIC)

A Palestinian young man was martyred on Tuesday evening after the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) attacked a house in Jenin refugee camp, north of the West Bank.

According to local sources, Israeli forces encircled a house in Jineen refugee camp and embarked on opening fire at it before attacking it with projectiles, killing a young man who was inside it.

The slain young man, whose body has been seized by the IOF, is 20-year-old Samir Jabbareen from Jineen, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

The IOFs also clashed with resistance fighters during the same campaign in Jenin and its refugee camp.

In a separate incident, the IOFs kidnapped a large number of Palestinian citizens during raids in different areas of the West Bank at dawn Wednesday.

According to local sources, Israeli forces stormed 'Aseera Al-Shamaliya town in Nablus and ransacked several homes.

The IOFs reportedly raided the house of Palestinian MP 'Husni Al-Boureeni and used it as a center to interrogate and detain citizens.

The IOF kidnaped at least 20 citizens, including MP Al-Boureeni, during its campaign in 'Aseera al-Shamaliya town.

In Al-Khaleel (Hebron), over 17 citizens were kidnaped by the IOFs during violent raids on their homes in 'Hal'houl City.

The IOFs also stormed other areas of the West Bank, with no reported kidnappings.

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Israeli occupation forces kill Palestinian youth during Jineen raid

JENIN, October 16, 2023 (WAFA) — 

A young man was killed by Israeli occupation forces' bullets on Tuesday evening in Jenin camp.

WAFA correspondent said that the occupation forces surrounded a house in Jineen refugee camp, and fired live bullets and Energa shells at it, which led to the killing of a young man who was inside.

The Ministry of Health stated that the General Authority for Civil Affairs informed it that the young man was identified to be Kareem Samir Tawfeeq Jabbareen, 20, from Jineen.

The Israeli occupation detained Samir Jabbareen's body.

Israeli occupation forces Tuesday evening raided the Jenin refugee camp and city in the northern occupied West Bank, according to WAFA correspondent.

She said that the occupation forces, escorting bulldozers, stormed the city and the refugee camp from the direction of the Jalamah checkpoint and Salem military camp after undercover Israeli forces, who sneaked their way into the camp and besieged a house there, were detected.

She added that sounds of explosions could be heard in the camp as military drones hovered above it.

Meanwhile, Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that its paramedics provided first aid treatment to a 60-year-old man, who sustained a gunshot injury fired by Israeli soldiers in the camp before evacuating him to a hospital.

With the killing of Jabarin, the death toll in the West Bank since October 7, 2023, has risen to 756, including 165 children, in addition to more than 6,250 citizens being injured with varying degrees of severity, according to data from the Ministry of Health.

K.T. 

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Two Palestinians injured by IOFs gunfire in Nablus

Wednesday 16-October-2024

WEST BANK, (PIC)

Two Palestinian citizens, including a child, were injured on Tuesday afternoon when the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) opened fire at local youths in Bait Foureek town, east of Nablus in the West Bank.

According to the Red Crescent, a 13-year-old child was injured by IOFs gunfire in his pelvis and another young man in his thigh during skirmishes between local youths and Israeli occupation soldiers in Bait Foureek.

In another incident, armed clashes broke out on Tuesday evening between Palestinian resistance fighters and the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) in Jineen City and its refugee camp, amid sounds of explosions.

According to Palestinian media sources, Israeli military enforcements stormed Jineen city and its refugee camp after infiltrating special forces, which encircled a house, were spotted by resistance fighters.

In separate statements, resistance factions in Jenin said that their fighters engaged in fierce clashes with Israeli forces and detonated explosive devices at their vehicles after discovering the infiltration of a special unit.

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Palestinian man injured by Israeli occupation forces’ bullets north of Toulkarm

TULKARM, October, 16, 2024 (WAFA) – 

A Palestinian man was shot and injured by Israeli occupation forces' bullets near the town of Baqa Al-Sharqiya, north of Toulkarm.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that Israeli forces opened fire towards a Palestinian man, 58, injuring him in the knee. He was subsequently transferred to the hospital for medical treatment.

Y.S.

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Over 10 Palestinians kidnapped by Israeli authorities in the West Bank

RAMALLAH, October, 16, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Israeli occupation forces kidnapped at least 10 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including a girl, according to the Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) and the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs.

The occupation forces carried out field investigations with about 60 citizens in the city of 'Hal'houl in the Hebron governorate, and the town of Qusra in the Nablus governorate. It is worth noting that field investigations have recently escalated significantly in all governorates, as they have affected hundreds of young men, the two organizations added in a joint statement.

The joint statement noted that Israeli forces continue to carry out extensive raids and assaults during these detentions, subjecting detainees and their families to harassment and threats. The statement also highlighted the prevalence of field interrogations and the destruction of Palestinian homes during these attacks.

By October 15, 2024, since the start of the Israeli genocide against the Palestinian people in October 2023, more than 11,300 Palestinians have been detained from the West Bank, including Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), according to the report.

The organizations expressed grave concern over the deteriorating situation and called for international attention to the continued human rights violations occurring in the region.

Y.S.

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In'ash Al-Usra (Family Recovery / Welfare) society in the West Bank opens its charity bazaar to support the campaign of sponsoring 5,000 children from Gaza‎

‎‎Al-Beerih 16-10-2024 Wafa -

The Family Recovery / Welfare Society, represented by its president, Reem Masrouji, inaugurated on Wednesday the charity bazaar, on the occasion of the Palestinian Heritage Day, to support the campaign of "Sponsoring 5,000 children from Gaza," with the slogan of "We Support them."‎

‎In a speech at the opening, which was attended by the Palestinian Minister of Women's Affairs Mona Al-Khaleeli and Al-Beerih Municipality Director, Deema Joudah, Reem Masrouji stressed the importance of this year's bazaar as part of intensifying efforts to support the sponsorship campaign, which has been able to sponsor more than 1,000 children since its inception. ‎

‎For her part, Minister Al-Khaleeli praised the efforts made by the association in reaching orphaned children in the Gaza Strip victims of the war that has been going on for more than a year, and stressed the importance of supporting this campaign to reach the largest possible number of children. ‎

‎Gouda referred to the strong relationship and strategic partnership that has linked the association to the municipality of Al-Bireh since its establishment, and urged participation and donation to the campaign in order to reach the largest possible number of children. ‎

‎This year, the bazaar hosts many corners of the association's products, including Palestinian embroidery, kitchen, and the association's publications of books, with the participation of projects by women entrepreneurs, members of the Palestinian Association for Businesswomen (Asala) and the Talla Cultural Center. ‎‎The bazaar also includes many cultural and heritage events and seminars.‎

‎It is noteworthy that the proceeds of the charity bazaar this year go to support the campaign "Sponsoring 5,000 children from Gaza" who lost their families during the war that lasted for more than a year on the Gaza Strip, which was launched by the association at the beginning of the war, as part of the care program by spending run by the social department since 1968.‎

‎M.B‎.

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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‎Illegal Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque‎

‎Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), 16-10-2024 Wafa -

Today, Wednesday, a group of the illegal Israeli settlers stormed the courtyards of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, under the protection of the occupation police.‎

‎According to eyewitnesses, 147 of the illegal Israeli settlers stormed Al-Aqsa from Al-Maghariba Gate, carried out provocative tours in its courtyards, and performed Talmudic rituals.‎

‎In another context, the Israeli occupation forces searched the vehicles of the residents and imposed fines in the Bab Al-Sahira area in the Old City of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem‎‎).‎

‎The Israeli occupation forces also set up checkpoints and searched vehicles in the town of Silwan, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque, ahead of the so-called "Hebrew Throne Day."‎

‎M.Z./M.B‎. 

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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'Hamdan: Israel executes Generals Plan since start of October

Tuesday 15-October-2024

BEIRUT, (PIC)

Member of the 'Hamas political bureau Osama 'Hamdan said that what is happening in northern Gaza amounts to a “genocide committed by Israel against civilians.”

He further said that Israel started the implementation of the so-called Generals’ Plan, which calls for the relocation of people from northern Gaza to the enclave’s south, earlier this month.

“Israel’s goals have not been achieved after a yearlong aggression,” he said in a press conference. “The invader began implementing the ‘Generals Plan’ earlier this month.”

According to 'Hamdan, the aim of the plan is to relocate the people from the northern part of Gaza to the southern part.

“The aim of the plan is to relocate the people from the northern part of Gaza to the southern part. “

According to 'Hamdan, Israel wants to use “maximum firepower in the Gaza Strip to paint a picture of the army’s achievements.”

“Resistance operations will continue and expand to protect our people despite the situation in the Gaza Strip,” 'Hamdan said.

He further noted, “We hold the US administration responsible for the massacres, crimes, and genocide being committed against Gaza.”

He also urged Arab and Islamic countries to take urgent action and assume their political responsibilities to pressure an end to the massacre in Gaza.

'Hamdan called for greater efforts to support the Palestinian people.

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PGMO: Israel reinforces starvation, continues genocide in northern Gaza

Tuesday 15-October-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Government Media Office (PGMO) in Gaza said that the Israeli occupation army is lying and trying to mislead the public opinion by sending flour to northern Gaza, while reinforcing its policy of systematic starvation and continuing its genocide, killing at least 342 martyrs within the past 10 days.

The PGMO added in a statement on Monday evening that the Israeli occupation army has been tightening the siege and closure on the governorates of Gaza and North Gaza for the past 170 consecutive days, blocking all humanitarian outlets and continuing its genocide massacres.

What is going on in the northern Gaza is an actual genocide and ethnic cleansing, with massive destruction of homes, entire residential neighborhoods, streets, roads, infrastructure, hospitals, schools, mosques, and all vital sectors, the statement added, noting that all of that is carried out within the framework of the US-Israeli plan of displacement, the largest and most dangerous US-Israeli plan in the twenty-first century.

The PGMO condemned the heinous Israeli crimes and reiterated its distress call to the international community, all countries of the free world, and to all international organizations to push for the cessation of the war of genocide and ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip, especially in the north.

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'Hamas calls Israel’s crimes in northern Gaza “full-fledged genocide”

Wednesday 16-October-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The 'Hamas Movement has described what is happening in northern Gaza and Jabalya as a “full-fledged genocide,” expressing its belief that the Israeli “Generals’ Plan” in northern Gaza would be doomed to failure.

“The escalating crimes and massacres in northern Gaza are happening in the midst of news and reports asserting that the occupation government has launched a new phase of genocide called the ‘Generals’ Plan’ to isolate the north of the Gaza Strip and displace its residents,” Hamas said in a statement on Tuesday evening.

“The terrorist occupation army is committing massacres against civilians [in northern Gaza], bombing homes over the heads of their residents, and striking civilian infrastructure, including streets, neighborhoods, bakeries, hospitals and water wells,” 'Hamas affirmed.

“Dozens of bodies are still being buried under the rubble and lying on the ground across the streets of Jabalya, while rescue crews are unable to retrieve them or reach the wounded and those trapped in targeted places. The residents are also facing a tragic humanitarian situation amid tight siege and prevention of all means of life from entering the north,” 'Hamas added.

“The leaked details of this [Israeli] plan, which was revealed by the US Associated Press, is based on tightening the siege on the northern Gaza Strip, cutting off humanitarian aid to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians living there, preventing them from obtaining food and drink, and considering those who remain there as combatants, which means the possibility of targeting and killing them after the area has been declared a closed military zone,” the Movement said.

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Venezuelan President compares Netanyahu to Hitler

Tuesday 15-October-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a “monster created by the European Union and the US Empire.”

The Venezuelan president further compared Netanyahu to the Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, adding that even Hitler did not dare to do what the Israeli Prime Minister is currently doing.

In light of the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the declared war against Lebanon, Maduro revealed that what is happening in the Middle East “is not a conflict, but a colonial project by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe aimed at controlling the region.”

He continued, “Netanyahu bombed hospitals, schools, mosques, and refugee camps in Gaza. Is this a war? This is genocide.”

Commenting on Israel’s targeting of UNIFIL forces south of Lebanon, Maduro stressed that Netanyahu “still has the audacity” to give orders to the United Nations to withdraw peacekeeping forces from southern Lebanon, referring to Israel’s call to UN chief Antonio Guterres to move the UN Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) away from the Lebanese side of the border. 

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Finland calls on EU to impose more sanctions on the Israeli occupation apartheid regime

HELSINKI, October 15, 2024 (WAFA) –

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen called today on the European Union to impose more sanctions on Israel, against the backdrop of its escalation of tension in the Middle East.

This came in statements she made to reporters after participating in a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg, on current developments in the Middle East.

Valtonen said that discussions on expanding sanctions against Israel are ongoing within the European Union, adding that such a decision can only be taken with the approval of all members.

She pointed out that there are differences between countries, "but a clear step must be taken against Israel after its escalation of tension in the region."

Valtonen noted that the sanctions imposed by the European Union on settlers who usurped Palestinian lands, early in 2024, can be expanded to include Israeli officials as well.

A.D./ K.F.

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UN rapporteur denounces Germany’s defense of Israel’s bombing of Gaza civilians

Tuesday 15-October-2024

ANKARA, (PIC)

The UN rapporteur on Palestine, Francesca Albanese, denounced on Tuesday the defense of German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock of Israel’s bombing of Palestinian civilian displacement sites in Gaza.

Albanese’s comments came in response to the statements of the German Foreign Minister, in which she legitimized Israeli attacks on Palestinian displacement tents.

“As a UN Independent Expert, I am deeply concerned by the stance Germany is taking on Israel/Palestine, and its dangerous implications and consequences,” Albanese said on X.

Minister Baerbock should be invited to provide the evidence of what she claims, and then explain how “civilian objects losing protected status” justify the massacres Israel is committing in Gaza and elsewhere, she added.

“Has Germany decided to stand with a state that is committing international crimes, it is a political choice, but it also has legal implications.”

“May justice prevail where politics abhorrently failed.”

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The International Union of Muslim Scholars urges immediate support for Gaza

Wednesday 16-October-2024

ISTANBUL, (PIC)

The International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) has issued an urgent call to the Islamic nation and freedom-loving people worldwide, raising the alarm over the dire situation in Gaza, particularly in the isolated and besieged northern region of the Strip. They called for immediate action and massive demonstrations to expose the crimes of the Israeli occupation.

In a statement released on Monday, the union highlighted that Israeli forces are committing horrific acts of violence against Palestinians in Gaza, who are suffering from “hunger, thirst, famine, killing, and bombing, while the streets are filled with the bodies of martyrs, with no mercy or deterrent.”

The statement emphasized that what is happening in Gaza is not just a military assault but a deliberate act of genocide being committed in plain view of the entire world. It condemned these heinous crimes in the strongest terms, labeling them as war crimes.

The IUMS demanded that the “international community assume its legal, moral, and humanitarian responsibility in response to these ongoing massacres.”

Additionally, the union issued an urgent call to the Muslim world and all freedom-loving individuals, saying, “The time has come for immediate and effective action to support your brothers in Gaza. You must take to the streets in massive protests everywhere, raise your voices on every platform, and expose the crimes of this terrorist and criminal occupation. Every minute that passes without action increases the suffering and adds to the number of victims.”

In a related development, 16 non-governmental Islamic organizations called on Arab and Muslim leaders to “declare a state of emergency” and act to stop the genocide that Israel has been waging against Gaza for over a year.

This joint statement, titled the “Scholars of the Flood Statement,” was signed by prominent Islamic organizations, including the Palestinian Scholars Association, the One Ummah Association, the Eritrean Scholars League, the Association of Sunni Scholars, the Association for Sciences and Education in Algeria, the Council of Preachers in Lebanon, and the Iraqi Coalition for the Support of Al-Aqsa.

The statement was a response to a call from Abu Obaida, spokesperson for the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, who in a video message a week earlier urged Muslim scholars to increase their solidarity and actions in support of Gaza.

The organizations also called on Arab and Muslim leaders to “declare a state of emergency and mobilize armies to repel the Zionist aggression and liberate the holy sites,” stressing the need to provide all forms of support to the Palestinian people and cut ties with Israel, including annulling what they described as “humiliating normalization agreements, which go against the will and interests of the Ummah.”

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PLO calls on UNRWA Advisory Commission to stop occupation's measures against Agency

RAMALLAH, October 15, 2024 (WAFA) –

The Palestine Liberation Organization Department of Refugee Affairs called Tuesday the Advisory Committee of the UNRWA to convene an emergency meeting before October 27, the end of the Israeli so-called Knesset (parliament) summer recess, to discuss Israeli legislation against the UN agency.

The department called for the meeting to discuss the Israeli occupation’s decision to seize the land on which UNRWA’s headquarters is located in Al-Shaikh Jarra'h neighborhood of occupied Jerusalem, and turn it into a colonial outpost.

The meeting is also meant to tackle the serious repercussions of these decisions on the region, and ways to take action to prevent their passage.

The department, in a memorandum sent to the Chairman and members of the Advisory Committee, called for urgent action and a firm stand against Israeli legislation and laws legislated by the Israeli Knesset that aim to end UNRWA or undermine its mandate, due to its role in protecting the rights of Palestinian refugees and its international commitment to refugees until a political solution is found in accordance with Resolution 194.

The memorandum warned that the Israeli occupation authorities’ interference in UNRWA’s operations poses a threat to the lives of Palestinian refugees and to its life-saving services, especially in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem.

The Refugee Affairs Department explained that the Israeli Knesset is seeking to pass two bills against UNRWA, the first aims to “stop UNRWA’s activities in Israel and the areas it controls,” while the second is to “lift its diplomatic immunity and cut off contact with it,” in a final vote before the end of October.

The bills came after the Israeli Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Security Committee, headed by its hardline right-wing member Yuli Edelstein, approved them on October 6.

The department pointed out that this comes within the framework of the declared Israeli war against UNRWA, which it began by targeting its employees and destroying its educational, health, relief and shelter facilities, and preventing the UNRWA Commissioner-General from entering the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

A.D./ K.F.

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New York Times warns of cholera outbreak in Gaza

Tuesday 15-October-2024

NEW YORK, (PIC)

The New York Times highlighted the miserable health situation in Gaza, warning of the threat of cholera outbreak in the Strip and questioning the usefulness of vaccination while the environmental situation created by the Israeli war of genocide increases the chances of the outbreak of new diseases and epidemics unless the war stops.

A New York Times’ opinion article said that diseases and epidemics are sweeping through Gaza, noting that stopping this requires international action to reach an immediate and permanent ceasefire agreement that restores the rights of the people and children in Gaza.

Dr. Mu'hammed Agha Al-Kurdi, a humanitarian worker, highlighted the dire health challenges facing Gaza’s children in light of the war, warning that if the situation continues, the currently widespread polio will not be the only disease threatening their lives.

Al-Kurdi emphasized the worsening health situation, as Israeli bombing hinders vaccination campaigns against polio, and the lack of clean water leads to the spread of epidemics on a large scale.

Al-Kurdi said that he and his team receive 180 cases a day of children suffering from skin diseases such as rashes, herpes, or chickenpox, due to bathing in the sea polluted with sewage water.

With the aim of immunizing 590,000 children, UNRWA, the World Health Organization, UNICEF and partners have begun the second round of the polio immunization campaign in Gaza.

These vital efforts require humanitarian pauses to ensure the safety of children and health care workers.

The contagious polio virus reappeared in Gaza in August in the body of a 10-month-old Gazan baby, prompting the World Health Organization, in cooperation with other groups and organizations, to launch a massive vaccination campaign that includes 680,000 Palestinian children. 559,000 were given the first dose as part of these efforts, despite the difficulty of working under bombardment.

Al-Kurdi pointed out that vaccines do not work effectively if the recipient is malnourished, which is the case in Gaza due to Israel cutting off aid and food supplies.

He wondered about the effectiveness of vaccination campaigns in light of the dire humanitarian conditions, especially since the vaccination consists of two doses that must be separated by a few weeks, noting that “some of the children we vaccinate in the morning arrive at the hospital in the evening with serious injuries due to Israeli airstrikes.”

“What is the logic of allowing the vaccination of children today, when tomorrow they will be threatened by cholera, as doctors predict, or injured by Israeli missiles, or subject to starvation? Celebrating the success of vaccination campaigns rings hollow when other dangers facing children in Gaza remain,” he added.

Al-Kurdi stressed the need for countries to push for ceasefire, repair what Israel has destroyed in Gaza’s health sector and assure that the people of Gaza have the rights and services they deserve.

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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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