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 378 of the US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Death Toll Rose to 42,50 and 99,546 Injuries, in Addition to 2,412 Martyrs and 11,267 Injured Civilians in Lebanon

October 18, 2024

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On Day 378 of US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 4 Massacres, 62 Palestinians Killed, 300 Injured, in the Past 24 Hours, with a Death Toll of  42,500 and 99,546 Injuries, by October 18, 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 18, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 52,500+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (42,500), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 10,000+). 

By October 18, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 99,546.

By October 17, 2024, 757 Palestinians who were killed, 6,255 who were injured, and 11,365, 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 18, 2024, according to initial reports, 45 Lebanese civilians were killed, 179 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 2,412 fatalities and more than 11,267 injuries.

Since September 23, 2024, the Lebanese death toll rose to 1,594 and the injuries to 4,866. 

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The Islamic Resistance movement, 'Hamas, announced the martyrdom of its leader, Ya'hya Al-Sinwar, while fighting the Israeli occupation forces, on October 17, 2024.	The Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip enters Day 378, with more Palestinian deaths and injuries, October 18, 2024.
Carrying the Palestinian martyrs who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment, from the hospital to the cemetery, in Dair El-Bala'h, October 18, 2024.	Carrying the martyred and injured Palestinians who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment, to Al-Ahli hospital, in Gaza City, October 18, 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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The Israeli occupation apartheid regime continues its war on southern Lebanon amid escalating clashes with 'Hizbullah

Friday 18-October-2024

BEIRUT, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime army continued on Friday its bloody war and escalated its military operation in Lebanon for the 26th day, bombing inhabited homes and attempting to advance in its ground incursion in the country, while 'Hizbullah continued its fierce confrontation and counterattacks at Israeli military bases and illegal settlements in 1948 occupied Palestine.

On Friday morning, Israeli warplanes launched relentless airstrikes on several Lebanese villages and towns in southern and eastern Lebanon, leading to the martyrdom of two people and the injury of 15 others.

The Disaster Risk Management Unit in Lebanon reported that 138 raids and shelling were monitored in different areas of Lebanon during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number since the beginning of the aggression to 10,150 attacks.

Meanwhile, the Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that the death toll of the ongoing Israeli aggression against Lebanon surged to 2,412 martyrs, in addition to 11,267 injured since October 8, 2023.

On the other hand, 'Hizbullah announced that it has escalated its confrontation with the Israeli army and entered a new phase of fighting, continuing its counterattacks against Israeli army bases, military gatherings, and border settlements with rocket salvos.

In a statement, 'Hizbullah said “Based on the resistance leadership’s directives, the Islamic Resistance Operations Room announces the transition to a new and escalating phase in the confrontation with the Israeli enemy, which will be discussed in the coming days.”

The Operations Room reviewed the developments on the battle fronts, confirming that hundreds of Islamic Resistance fighters are fully prepared and ready to confront any Israeli ground incursion towards the villages in southern Lebanon.

It revealed that the resistance succeeded in destroying 20 Merkava tanks, four military bulldozers, an armored vehicle, and a personnel carrier, in addition to shooting down two drones.

The resistance also announced that “the enemy’s losses amounted to about 55 killed and more than 500 wounded officers and soldiers.”

It also revealed that it used various types of missiles, including “precision missiles” used for the first time, to “target Israeli forces in military sites and barracks along the border, and in the settlements and cities in the north (of Israel).”

'Hizbullah indicated that according to pre-prepared field plans, its fighters confronted “the enemy forces in the vicinity and inside some Lebanese villages by targeting the advance paths and luring these forces into some advanced ambushes inside some border villages.”

“Over the past few days, violent clashes have been taking place with the enemy at zero distance, which resulted in the killing of 10 soldiers and the injury of more than 150 others, in addition to the destruction of nine Merkava tanks and four military bulldozers,” it said. 

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Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon result in civilian casualties

BEIRUT, October 18, 2024 (WAFA) —

Several Lebanese citizens were killed and injured this morning due to airstrikes conducted by Israeli warplanes on multiple towns across Lebanon, causing extensive damage to buildings and infrastructure.

Reports indicate that a number of civilians were killed in the town of Ansar, south of the country, as a result of the Israeli bombings. 

Additionally, Israeli air and artillery strikes targeted various towns including 'Haneen, al-Duwayr, Sajd, Khiyam, Ramiyah, Bara'sheet, Dabbal, 'Ayta al-Sha'b, al-Dhayra, Maroun al-Ras, Bint Jubail, Majdal Selm, 'Hadatha, Yater, al-Bustan, Yaroun, Marwa'heen, Tarbikhah, Kfar Rumman, Dibel, and Jabal al-Rafii.

As of last night, the Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that the total number of fatalities since the onset of the Israeli aggression on the country has risen to 2,412, with injuries reported at 11,267. 

M.N.

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

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On October 18, 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 massacres, in which 62 Palestinian civilians were killed, and the 300 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 42,500 and the injuries to 99,546, since the start of the Israeli genocidal war on October 7, 2023.

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Israel commits four massacres in Gaza over the past 24 hours

GAZA, October 18, 2024 (WAFA) -

The Israeli occupation army committed four massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, resulting in the killing of 62 civilians and the injury of 300 others, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.

The number of people killed since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7th, 2023, has surged to 42,500, the majority of whom are children and women. Some 99,546 others have been wounded.

Thousands of victims are still trapped under the rubble or scattered on the roads, as ambulance and civil defense teams are facing difficulties in reaching them due to the continued Israeli attacks, the massive amount of debris and the shortage of fuel and heavy equipment.

Casualty data in Gaza are incomplete due to the intensive Israeli aggression, the repeated and complete interruption of communication and internet services, lack of fuel and devastated infrastructure, which render it difficult to document figures.

T.R. 

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Israeli genocidal war on Gaza enters Day 378

Friday 18-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 378th 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 Friday that the Israeli occupation army carried out 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.

According to media sources, the Israeli army carried out an artillery attack on a group of citizens near Al-Istijaba Mosque in al-Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City, killing one of them.

The Israeli army also bombed a house belonging to the family of Al-Debs in Jabalya refugee camp, north of Gaza. 30 civilians are reportedly trapped in the bombed house, but there is still no information about casualties.

A young man was martyred following an Israeli attack on a gathering of citizens in eastern Rafa'h, south of Gaza.

A warplane also bombed a house belonging to the family of Al-'Husaini in Tel Al-Hawa neighborhood in the west of Gaza City, injuring a number of civilians.

Two people were martyred and others were injured in another airstrike on a house in Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City.

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

Civil defense and ambulance crews also recovered and evacuated the bodies of several victims who had been killed by Israeli attacks in recent days, while other citizens succumbed to injuries they sustained in previous attacks.

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Three Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on Jabalya refugee camp

GAZA, October 18, 2024 (WAFA) –

Three Palestinians were killed and several others injured today in Israeli airstrikes on Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza.

WAFA correspondent reported that the fatalities occurred due to shelling in the Al-Fakhoura area of the camp, while 13 others were wounded when the Israeli forces targeted a residential building. The injured were transported to Al-Awda Hospital in the neighborhood of Tel Al-Za'tar.

For the fourteenth consecutive day, Israeli occupation forces have besieged 200,000 residents in northern Gaza, denying them access to food, water, and medicine amid continuous bombardment.

Homes have been destroyed over the heads of their occupants, and schools sheltering displaced individuals have also been targeted, further escalating the ongoing genocide against the region.

By October 17, 2024, the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7, 2023, has so far resulted in 42,438 documented Palestinian fatalities, with an additional 99,246 individuals sustaining injuries, the majority of whom are women and children. 

Thousands are also feared dead under the rubble of destroyed structures across the war-torn enclave, with civil defense teams and emergency services unable to reach several areas due to safety concerns amid the indiscriminate Israeli attacks.

M.N.

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Multiple civilians, including children, killed in Israeli genocidal airstrikes across the Gaza Strip

GAZA, October 18, 2024 (WAFA) —

A wave of the Israeli genocidal airstrikes early this morning and last night resulted in the murder of several civilians, predominantly children, and left many others injured across various locations in the Gaza Strip, according to medical sources.

Emergency responders from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported recovering the bodies of children following a missile strike that targeted a home on Al-Nasr Street northwest of Gaza City. The deceased were transported to Al-Shifa Hospital for identification and medical attention.

In a separate incident, two individuals from the Shi'hada and 'Hasballah families were confirmed killed after being shot by Israeli forces in the Wadi Al-'Arayis area, located southeast of Gaza City. Their bodies were taken to the Baptist Hospital.

Additionally, multiple injuries were reported when Israeli warplanes struck a residence belonging to the Al-'Husaini family near the Abu Mazin junction in the Tel Al-Hawa neighborhood, with victims receiving treatment at Al-Shifa Hospital.

Meantime, in central Gaza, 12-year-old Abdul Ra'hman Al-Dalu succumbed to his wounds from severe burns sustained in a previous Israeli attack on Al-Aqsa Hospital four days ago, which had already resulted in the murder of his mother and brother.

Earlier in the night, further casualties were reported after Israeli airstrikes targeted a home in the Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City. Medical sources confirmed the arrival of several bodies, including those of children, as a result of the bombing on the Al-Qudairi family home.

In a related incident, Israeli naval forces opened fire on western areas of Al-Nusayrat camp in the central Gaza Strip.

By October 17, 2024, the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7, 2023, has so far resulted in 42,438 documented Palestinian fatalities, with an additional 99,246 individuals sustaining injuries, the majority of whom are women and children. 

Thousands are also feared dead under the rubble of destroyed structures across the war-torn enclave, with civil defense teams and emergency services unable to reach several areas due to safety concerns amid the indiscriminate Israeli attacks.

M.N.

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

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Two Jordanians martyred after injuring Israeli occupation soldiers near Dead Sea

Friday 18-October-2024

WEST BANK, (PIC)

Two Israeli occupation soldiers were injured on Friday morning during a shooting operation at the illegal Israeli settlement of Neot HaKikar, which is built on Palestinian lands, and located south of the Dead Sea near the border between occupied Palestine and Jordan.

According to the Hebrew media, two armed men crossed the border near Neot HaKikar and opened fire at the Israeli occupation forces wounding two of them.

The Hebrew media claimed the gunmen tried to infiltrate into the settlement before being "neutralized" (killed) by the Israeli occupation forces, without stating clearly if they were shot dead.

On September 15, a Jordanian citizen called Mahir Al-Jazi carried out a shooting operation that killed three Israeli occupation soldiers near the border crossing of Al-Karama (Allenby), in the east of the occupied West Bank. He was martyred at the scene.  

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Palestinian resistance clashes with Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank City of Toubas

Friday 18-October-2024

TOUBAS, (PIC)

Fierce clashes broke out at dawn Friday between Palestinian resistance fighters and the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) in Toubas City, north of the West Bank.

According to local sources, resistance fighters clashed with Israeli occupation soldiers after they stormed Tubas aboard 20 armored vehicles through Al-Tayaseer military checkpoint.

Meanwhile, explosions rocked Toubas when IOFs vehicles were attacked with explosive devices.

Local youths also helped the resistance fighters in Toubas through blocking main roads in the city.

Israeli occupation soldiers reportedly broke into and ransacked some homes in Toubas and kidnaped one citizen.

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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Illegal Israeli steal sheep from Jurish village near Nablus

NABLUS, October 18, 2024 (WAFA) –

A mob of the illegal Israeli settlers stole a herd of sheep from the village of Jurish, southeast of Nablus, on Friday, according to local sources.

The sources reported that a group of colonists, under the protection of Israeli soldiers, attacked a young shepherd while he was tending to his flock at the junction of Jurish village. The settlers stole the sheep and headed towards the nearby illegal Israeli settlement of Migdalim.

Additionally, sources indicated that the Israeli occupation forces detained the young shepherd who was herding the sheep at the scene.

M.N.

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Illegal Israeli settlers assault, beat up child in Salfeet

Salfeet, October 18, 2024 (WAFA) –

A mob of the illegal Israeli settlers attacked and beat up a Palestinian child today in Wadi Qana area, located northwest of the town of Salfeet in the central occupied West Bank.

Nazmi Al-Salman, a local activist, told WAFA that a group of colonists stormed Wadi Qana and physically assaulted 15-year-old Ahmed Abdul Fatta'h Zeedan while he was present. They also stole a generator and tore open bags of barley and bran.

Yesterday, a group of colonists attacked olive pickers in the nearby Ras Al-Muwaris area. They vandalized the harvesting machine and damaged olives belonging to a local family, forcing them to leave their land under threat.

M.N. 

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Yasouf village plunges into darkness after an attack on the electric generator by the illegal Israeli settlers

Thursday 17-October-2024

Salfeet, (PIC)

The Palestinian village of Yasouf, east of Salfeet, plunged into total darkness on Thursday evening after a group of the illegal Israeli Jewish settlers vandalized the electricity room that supplies the village.

The head of the Yasouf village council, Abu Madhi, said in media statements that settlers from the “Taffuah” illegal Israeli settlement vandalized and stoned the electricity room, which led to a total power outage in the village.

Abu Madhi pointed out that the village is repeatedly subjected to similar settler attacks, especially during the olive harvest season.

Most of these attacks are carried out under the Israeli army’s protection, he added.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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An honor like no other, Al-Azhar Institution mourns the martyrs of Palestinian resistance

Friday 18-October-2024

CAIRO, (PIC)

Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, the largest Islamic institution in Egypt, has mourned the martyrs of the heroic Palestinian resistance, rejecting their portrayal as terrorists, and emphasizing that resistance is an honor like no other.

This came in a statement published by Al-Azhar on its verified social media accounts on Friday, in which it mourned the martyrs of the heroic Palestinian resistance who fell victim to a criminal Zionist hand.

The Al-Azhar statement continued saying that “this Zionist hand has wreaked havoc and corruption in our Arab land, killing and destroying, occupying and seizing, and committing genocide in front of the sight and hearing of paralyzed states devoid of will, ability, and thought, and a silent international community like the silence of the dead in graves, with international law that holds no value greater than the price of the ink it was written with.”

It emphasized that “the martyrs of the Palestinian resistance were true fighters who instilled fear and terror in their enemy, and they were not terrorists as the enemy tries to falsely and deceitfully portray them, but they were steadfast fighters clinging to their homeland, until Allah granted them martyrdom while repelling the enemy’s plots and aggression, defending their land and their cause, which is our cause; the cause of Arabs and Muslims across the world.”

The statement continued, “While Al-Azhar mourns the martyrs of the Palestinian resistance, it stresses the importance of exposing the lies of the Zionist media machine and its distortions, and its attempts to tarnish the symbols of the Palestinian resistance in the minds of our youth and children, generalizing their description as terrorists.”

Al-Azhar reiterated that “resistance and defending the homeland, land, and cause, and dying for it, is an honor that cannot be rivaled.”

Since October 7,2023, the Israeli occupation forces have been waging a devastating war on the Gaza Strip, resulting in nearly 140,000 martyrs and injured, thousands missing, in addition to the displacement of two million people and widespread destruction of homes and infrastructure affecting nearly 80% of buildings, along with a tightened siege and a severe humanitarian crisis and unprecedented famine, especially in Gaza City and its northern regions. 

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UN chief warns of ‘intolerable’ looming famine in Gaza

Friday 18-October-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, warned of “intolerable” looming famine in the Gaza Strip.

“Alarmed by today’s IPC (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification) report findings that high displacement and restrictions on humanitarian aid flows mean people in Gaza are facing catastrophic levels of hunger,” Guterres wrote on X.


Reacting to the latest findings from the UN’s IPC report, Guterres stressed the gravity of the crisis, saying: “Famine looms. This is intolerable.”


Guterres further said that “crossing points must open immediately, bureaucratic impediments must be removed, and law and order restored so UN agencies can deliver lifesaving humanitarian assistance.”

According to the latest IPC report, approximately 345,000 Gazans are at risk of facing “catastrophic” levels of hunger due to failing aid deliveries.

The report also said that the level of aid provided to Gaza in September dropped to its lowest point since March. 

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AMAN: 400,000 citizens face starvation and forced displacement in northern Gaza

Thursday 17-October-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The Coalition for Accountability and Integrity (AMAN) demanded that all nations take immediate, concrete action to put an end to the Israeli crime of genocide against the Gaza Strip.

AMAN also demanded that all countries stop supplying weapons to the Israeli occupation army and providing any political cover for the crimes committed.

It noted the pressing need to establish a humanitarian corridor and guarantee the entry of convoys carrying food and medical aid into northern Gaza under international supervision, with safeguards in place to guarantee their arrival and prevent them from being targeted by the occupation forces.

Additionally, it emphasized the need to stop the occupation from carrying out its plan to drive Palestinians from their homes, particularly in northern Gaza.

Aman also called for an end to the deliberate targeting of medical crews and facilities while performing their humanitarian duty.

It called for preventing the Israeli occupation from targeting journalists and holding it accountable for its crimes against journalists.

Additionally, it demanded that medical and humanitarian aid be allowed daily, under UN supervision, and without any restrictions or conditions in the northern Gaza Strip.

At the very least, it demanded that citizens be able to access water and sanitation services by permitting the urgent repair of infrastructure. 

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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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