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 379 of the US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Death Toll Rose to 42,519 and 99,637 Injuries, in Addition to 2,448 Martyrs and 11,471 Injured Civilians in Lebanon

October 19, 2024

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On Day 379 of US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 3 Massacres, 19 Palestinians Killed, 91 Injured, in the Past 24 Hours, with a Death Toll of  42,519 and 99,637 Injuries, by October 19, 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 19, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 52,519+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (42,519), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 10,000+). 

By October 19, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 99,637.

By October 19, 2024, 758 Palestinians who were killed, 6,256 who were injured, and 11,366, 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 19, 2024, according to initial reports, 36 Lebanese civilians were killed, 204 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 2,448 fatalities and more than 11,471 injuries.

Since September 23, 2024, the Lebanese death toll rose to 1,630 and the injuries to 5,070. 

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Khamenei and Pezeshkian mourn Ya'hya Al-Sinwar, hail the Palestinian resistance, saying 'Hamas is alive and will stay alive, October 19, 2024.	The two Jordanians young men, 'Husam Abu Ghazala and 'Aamir Qawwas, who were killed during a fight with the Israeli occupation forces, south of the Dead Sea, October 18, 2024.
On Day 379 of the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, 33 Palestinians were killed, 70 were injured, mostly women and children, in Israeli massacres in Tel Al-Za'tar, north of Gaza, October 19, 2024.	On Day 379 of the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, 49 Palestinians were killed, including 21 women and children, in Israeli massacres in Gaza, October 19, 2024.
The Israeli occupation forces laid siege to the Indonesian Hospital in Bait Lahya, in northern Gaza, attacked anyone moving in its vicinity, and plunged it into darkness by shilling it, October 19, 2024.	An Israeli drone opened fire at a Palestinian child in the Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza, killing him and injuring others who tried to rescue him, on October 18, 2024 pic
Carrying to Al-Ahly hospital the Palestinian martyred and injured who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on Gaza city, October 19, 2024.	Grieving the death the Palestinian martyrs who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on the central Gaza Strip, October 19, 2024.
Seven Palestinians were killed, scores were injured by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on a school in Al-Shati refugee camp, in Gaza city, October 19, 2024.	Getting the Palestinian victims from under the rubbles of their homes, which were destroyed over their heads by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on Al-Maghazi, in the central Gaza Strip, October 19, 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 occupation launches a series of raids on the southern suburbs and several towns in southern Lebanon‎

‎ Beirut 19-10-2024 Wafa -

Today, Saturday, the Israeli occupation aircraft carried out a series of raids targeting the southern suburbs of Beirut, and a number of towns in southern Lebanon.‎

‎The Lebanese News Agency reported that the occupation aircraft targeted the southern suburbs with several raids, and also bombed the towns of Yatar, Zubfeen, 'Aita Al-Sha'b, Marwaheen, Ramya, Bait Lev, 'Hawsh 'Ain Ba'l, 'Hosh Soor (Tyre), the Princes neighborhood in Al-Shuwaifat, and the Bint Jubail district.‎

‎M.J.‎

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Five Lebanese citizens, including a couple, martyred in Israeli airstrikes

Saturday 19-October-2024

BEIRUT, (PIC)

Five Lebanese citizens were martyred on Saturday in Israeli genocidal airstrikes on areas in the north and south of Beirut.

According to media sources, the Israeli occupation army launched an aerial attack, for the first time, on the Christian-majority City of Jounya in the north of Beirut, killing two people.

An Israeli drone reportedly attacked and damaged a civilian car carrying a man and his wife on a main road in Jounieh, which connects Beirut and northern Lebanon, but the couple left the vehicle before the drone chased them and killed them in a nearby area.

Two other people were injured in the same drone attack on the couple in Jounya.

Earlier, three other citizens were martyred and another one was injured in Israeli airstrikes on Zifta town, south of Beirut.

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Four Lebanese killed in Israeli airstrike in Western Biqaa

BEIRUT, October 19, 2024 (WAFA) –

The Lebanese Ministry of Health confirmed today that an Israeli airstrike on Ba'loul in the Western Biqaa region, central Lebanon, resulted in the murder of four individuals and left thirteen others injured.

Meantime, Israeli warplanes conducted a series of airstrikes targeting the southern district of Beirut and several towns in southern Lebanon, resulting in destruction to infrastructure and buildings.

M.N.

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'Hizbullah barrages Israeli positions, Haifa, unveils M-80 rockets

By Al-Mayadeen English

October 19, 2024, at 17:32 Beirut local time

'Hizbullah fighters destroyed a Merkava tank and fired barrages of rockets at Israeli occupation forces across the frontlines on Saturday.

The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah remains unwavering in its commitment to support the Palestinian people and protect Lebanon from Israeli aggression.

On Saturday, Resistance fighters executed a series of operations, including long-range rocket attacks, successful defense against Israeli armor in South Lebanon, and the shelling of Israeli occupation forces positioned near the Lebanese-Palestinian border. 

Another Merkava tank destroyed

On Thursday afternoon, Hezbollah fighters destroyed the 22nd Israeli Merkava tank in only a few weeks, as the Israeli regime still attempts to take control of the border area. 

At 1:00 pm, Hezbollah's anti-armor units fired an anti-tank guided missile at an Israeli Merkava tank, positioned in the Zar'it settlement near the Lebanese-Palestinian border, destroying it and killing and injuring those inside it. 

Hezbollah shells Israeli military assembly points, positions

As for Hezbollah's indirect fire support, the group has been firing multiple salvos of rockets at Israeli occupation forces since 1:00 am Saturday. 

Israeli occupation forces in al-Malikiyah, al-Malikiyah military site, Shlomi, al-Bassa, al-Marj military site, and Zar'it were targeted with salvos of rockets at seperate occassions, as well as in Avivim, which was shelled on twice on Saturday. 

At 1:00 am, Hezbollah fighters fired a salvo of rocket artillery shells at Israeli occupation troops in al-Malikiyah.  Resistance fighters then launched a salvo of rockets at a grouping of Israeli troops in Avivim, at 2:45 am.  Following a period of relative calm, Hezbollah fighters fired two large barrages of rockets at Israeli occupation forces in Shlomi and al-Bassa, at 10:50 am.  At 11:10 am, Hezbollah fighters shelled a grouping of Israeli occupation soldiers in the al-Marj military site.  10 minutes past noon, Israeli occupation soldiers in the Zar'it settlement came under a rocket attack.  Troops in the Malikiyah military site were also the target of a rocket attack at 1:05 pm.  Five minutes later, Hezbollah fighters fired yet another salvo of rockets at the Avivim settlement.

Hezbollah fighters also fired a salvo of rockets at the Kiryat Shmona city settlement, located near the Palestinian-Lebanese border. 

Long-range rocket attacks

As for Hezbollah's series of "Khaibar operations", which come in support to the Palestinian people, in defense of Lebanon, and in response to Israeli massacres and civilians in Lebanon, Hezbollah fighters fired a large barrage of precision-guided rocket artillery at an Israeli base located to the east of occupied Haifa. 

Usually, these guided projectiles have been launched in small amounts at a time, and were only recently deployed on the battlefield. Today's operation marks a first in confontations that have lasted for more than a year. 

Hezbollah also launched multiple rocket attacks including:

A large barrage of rockets fired at the Krayot cluster of settlements in northern Haifa, which came under attack at 10:30 am.  A rocket attack on the occupied city of Safad, which was executed at 12:50 pm.  A rocket attack on the Rosh Pina settlement, located to the east of Safad, which was conducted at 1:00 pm. 

Impacts were recorded in Kiryat Ata, in the Krayot, and in occupied Akka, were one settler was killed while several other injuries were reported. 

Unveiling the M-80 anti-personnel rocket MLR 

Hezbollah's Military Media Unit has unveiled the locally-produced multiple rocket launcher (MLR), the M-80 MLR. This homegrown MLR is available in both mobile and stationary configurations, featuring 24 launch slots.

The M-80 shell itself is an 80 mm caliber rocket, measuring 95 cm in length and weighing 10 kg. While the warhead may be relatively small, it packs a significant punch. Each shell is primed with 4,750 individual steel balls, creating a highly lethal fragmentation effect with a kill radius of 35 meters.

Designed for maximum devastation against enemy personnel, the M-80 rocket can effectively target enemy troops located up to 3.3 kilometers from the launch point, ensuring another layer of fire support. 

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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 3 main massacres, in which 19 Palestinian civilians were killed, and the 91 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 42,519 and the injuries to 99,637, since the start of the Israeli genocidal war on October 7, 2023.

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Death toll in Gaza surges to 42,519, over 99,637 wounded

GAZA, October 19, 2024 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces committed three massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours, resulting in the killing of at least 19 Palestinians and the injury of 91 others, according to medical reports.

Local health authorities confirmed that the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli onslaught since October 7 has risen to 42,519 reported fatalities, with an additional 99,637 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.

M.N.

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An Israeli drone kills a Palestinian child, injures others in northern Gaza

Saturday 19-October-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

An Israeli drone opened fire at a Palestinian child in the Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza on Friday, critically wounding him before it bombed him along with other citizens who tried to rescue him.

According to video footage circulated on the internet, the child was martyred and those who came to his rescue suffered different injuries in the drone strike.

Since the early morning hours of Friday, over 50 civilians have been killed and hundreds have been injured during intensive Israeli aerial, artillery and shooting attacks in the Jabalya refugee camp.

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One Palestinian killed and others injured in Israeli shelling in Al-Nusayrat refugee camp

GAZA, October 19, 2024 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian citizen was killed and several others were injured this evening in Israeli shelling that targeted Al-Nusayrat refugee camp in central Gaza, according to local sources.

In the meantime, Israeli artillery also struck an ambulance transporting injured individuals from the Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza.

Additionally, Israeli occupation forces invaded Palestine School and positioned themselves outside the Hafsa School gate in Jabalya refugee camp, while encircling wounded individuals inside Al-Yemen Al-Sa'eed Hospital in the camp.

Earlier today, Israeli tanks advanced into northern Gaza, reaching the gates of the Indonesian Hospital in Al-Shaikh Zayid neighborhood, where they besieged the facility and demolished part of its walls.

Israeli artillery also targeted the upper floors of Al-Awda Hospital three times, injuring several medical personnel.

This escalation coincides with bombardments of homes and shelters, complete demolition and burning of entire neighborhoods, and the obstruction of food and water supplies to the area.

M.N.

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Israeli genocidal war on Gaza enters day 379

Saturday 19-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 379th 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 Saturday 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 occupation army bombed homes belonging to the families in Al-Hisi, Al-Daghma and Ray'han in the Jabalya refugee camp, north of Gaza, killing five citizens and injuring others.

The Israeli army also attacked a group of farmers and workers in an agricultural area, west of Al--Nusayrat refugee camp in central Gaza, killing four of them and injuring others.

A fire reportedly broke out in Abu 'Husain School in Jabalya refugee camp following an Israeli attack. There was no information about casualties among the families sheltering inside the school, which had been bombed recently.

Seven civilians were martyred after the Israeli army bombed displaced families sheltering in Asma School in Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City.

Meanwhile, medical sources at the Indonesian Hospital said that two patients died as a result of the Israeli military siege on the facility and the destruction of its power generator.

Earlier at dawn, nine people were martyred in intensive Israeli attacks on areas in central and northern Gaza.

Four citizens were also killed and over 15 others were wounded following an Israeli attack on a house in the Jabalya refugee camp.

Civil defense rescuers recovered bodies of eight martyrs after an Israeli warplane bombed a house belonging to the family of Shana’a in Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza.

Israeli tanks also fired projectiles at the Indonesian and Al-'Awda Hospital in northern Gaza.

The Israeli occupation army also cut off phone and internet services in the Jabalya refugee camp before embarking at dawn on committing a horrific massacre in the area, where at least 33 citizens were killed and 70 others were injured in attacks on several homes in Tel Al-Za'tar neighborhood. Most of the casualties are children and women.

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

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IOFs besiege and attack the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza

Saturday 19-October-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) laid siege to the Indonesian Hospital in Bait Lahya town in northern Gaza at dawn Saturday and attacked anyone moving in its vicinity.

The Indonesian Hospital was also plunged into darkness after the Israeli artillery fired two projectiles at it.

Director of the hospital Marwan Al-Sultan said that Israeli tanks completely surrounded the facility, as well as four shelter centers around it, and shelled the building — targeting the second and third floors with artillery fire.

Al-Sultan added that Israeli bulldozers started to demolish parts of the hospital and cut off electricity to it.

He said that there are serious risks to medical staff and patients at the hospital.

“15 medical staff and 30 wounded people inside the hospital are facing real dangers as a result of their exposure to direct targeting and the danger of suffocation caused by gases emitted from the projectiles exploding around the facility,” he explained, adding that the lives of the wounded citizens who need special care are threatened due to the lack of oxygen.

He appealed to the international community to intervene urgently to salvage what remained of Gaza’s health system.

In a related context, the overstretched hospitals in northern Gaza are no longer able to receive more patients and wounded citizens, according to the director of Gaza’s field hospitals.

He said on Friday that the hospitals in northern Gaza resorted to using a priority and preference policy with the patients and wounded and had to postpone a number of caesarean sections due to insufficient bed capacity.

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49 Palestinians martyred in northern Gaza, Scores  hospitals under bombardment and siege

Saturday 19-October-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

For the fifteenth consecutive day on Saturday, northern Gaza, particularly Jabalya refugee camp, is enduring an Israeli siege and starvation amidst intense aerial and artillery bombardment, along with a complete isolation of the healthcare system and internet.

In a new massacre in Jabalya, the occupation army carried out an attack after cutting off communications and internet in northern Gaza.

Eyewitnesses reported that a large massacre occurred after homes belonging to the Al-Hawajiri and other families near the Nassar junction in Tel Al-Za'tar to the northeast of Jabalya camp were bombed. Several homes were targeted, but the Al-Hawajiri house was occupied by many residents, including a significant number of displaced relatives.

They confirmed that this house and the neighboring homes were directly targeted, resulting in 30 martyrs and more than 70 injured arriving at Al-'Awda Hospital, with many missing.

The Palestinian Government Media Office (PGMO) said that 21 women and children were among the martyrs. It pointed out that the massacre committed by the occupation due to the bombing of Tel Al-Za'tar coincides with the collapse of the healthcare situation in northern Gaza.

Additionally, 4 citizens were martyred, and more than 15 others were injured due to Israeli shelling that targeted a home in Al-Touba area of Jabalya refugee camp.

With this toll, the number of martyrs resulting from Israeli airstrikes in northern Gaza since dawn on Friday has risen to 49, while the total number of martyrs since the siege was imposed on the northern sector has reached 450.

Moreover, the occupation’s artillery shelled the Indonesian hospital with several shells and imposed a siege on it, while the upper floors of Al-'Awda Hospital in Tel Al-Za'tar were also targeted, with reports of injuries resulting from the attacks.

Since dawn on Saturday, Israeli occupation forces have besieged the Indonesian hospital in Bait Lahya, targeting anyone moving in its vicinity. Artillery fired two shells towards it, and the electricity was cut off.

Dr. Marwan Sultan, the hospital director, issued an urgent distress call as Israeli military vehicles are surrounding the hospital and four shelters nearby, posing severe risks to medical staff and patients. He noted that Israeli tanks fired three direct shells at the hospital, and military bulldozers began demolishing parts of the hospital after cutting off its electricity.

He emphasized that 15 medical staff members and 30 injured patients in the hospital face real dangers due to the direct targeting of the hospital and the risk of suffocation from gases emitted by explosive shells nearby, pointing out that the lives of patients needing special care are threatened due to lack of oxygen.

He clarified that artillery shells targeted the second and third floors of the hospital, indicating that the occupation aims to destroy what remains of the healthcare system to force residents to leave.

The director of the Indonesian hospital, Dr. Marwan Sultan, called on the international community to intervene to save what remains of the healthcare system in the Gaza Strip.

The hospital had previously been subjected to a similar siege in November 2023, during which it was directly targeted by the occupying forces, leading to the death and arrest of several injured patients.

Meanwhile, the director of Al-'Awda Hospital, Dr. Mu'hammed Sali'h, described the healthcare situation as catastrophic due to the shortage of medical supplies, noting that the situation in northern Gaza is “indescribable.” He expected the number of martyrs to rise in the coming hours due to the lack of medical resources.

A medical source reported that the medical teams at Kamal 'Udwan and Al-'Awda hospitals are unable to cope with the numerous injuries resulting from the bombardment by the occupying forces.

In the meantime, the director of health in Gaza, Muneer Al-Bursh, described the condition of hospitals in northern Gaza as catastrophic. In statements to Al Jazeera, he mentioned that the bodies of over 450 martyrs have arrived at hospitals, and “our estimates indicate 500 martyrs,” confirming that the Israeli occupation is committing massacre after massacre in northern Gaza.

He added that the Israeli occupation is deliberately displacing the population from northern Gaza through bombardment and siege, rendering the healthcare system in northern Gaza non-functional.

A Health Ministry official in Gaza said that several civilians have died of hunger and thirst in their homes in Jabalya due to the ongoing siege, and the bodies of dozens of martyrs are scattered in the streets of Jabalya as a result of the continuous bombardment.

The PGMO condemned the moral decline of countries around the world that silently watch and monitor the crime of genocide against the Palestinian people, especially what is currently happening in the Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza.

In a press statement, the PGMO held the Israeli occupation, the US administration, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and the countries participating in the genocide fully responsible for the continuation of this crime.

The Israeli genocide against the Gaza Strip continues for the 379th consecutive day, with the pace of bombardment escalating in all areas of the Strip, particularly intensifying in theJabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza, on a night described as the most difficult since the beginning of the genocide, which has resulted in over 142,000 martyrs and injured, mostly women and children, since October 7, 2023.

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

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Palestinian martyr in Ramallah, resistance fighters clash with IOFs in Nablus

Saturday 19-October-2024

RAMALLAH, (PIC)

A Palestinian man was killed on Saturday by the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) near Ramallah, while another was injured in the Qalandya refugee camp in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), amid fierce clashes that erupted between resistance fighters and IOFs in the Balata and 'Askar refugee camps in Nablus in northern West Bank.

The martyr, whose identity has not been revealed yet, was shot dead by IOFs under the pretext of attempting to carry out a car-ramming attack at the entrance of the illegal Israeli settlement of 'Ofra, north of Ramallah.

A footage that went viral on social media shows a Palestinian car colliding with an Israeli occupation police vehicle at the settlement’s entrance, with no injuries reported.

On the other hand, a Palestinian youth was injured, early Saturday, by the IOFs in the Qalandya refugee camp, northeast of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).

Local sources revealed that the young man was shot in the market neighborhood in the middle of Qalandya refugee camp, and he was transferred to hospital, noting that the IOF raided several houses in the camp, without reporting any kidnappings.

Meanwhile, eyewitnesses reported that the IOFs stormed at dawn Saturday the Balata and 'Askar camps, east of the city of Nablus, in the northern West Bank.

According to local sources, the IOFs broke into the two camps with a military bulldozer, and raided several houses.

The sources added that the IOF also stormed on Friday evening the Dthinnaba suburb, east of Toulkarm city, with no arrests or casualties reported.

Earlier on Friday, different areas of the occupied West Bank witnessed a series of attacks carried out by the IOFs and illegal Israeli settlers against the Palestinians and their property while picking olives, in addition to suppressing anti-settlement marches and detaining some farmers. 

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IOFs runs over, injures 16-year-old Palestinian boy

Friday 18-October-2024

RAMALLAH, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) ran over a Palestinian teen after breaking into Jalazoan refugee camp near Ramallah on Friday evening.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society affirmed that a 16-year-old boy was injured after being run over by an IOF Jeep in Jalazoan refugee camp.

The boy was later moved to hospital for treatment.

The IOFs stormed Jalazoan refugee camp and brutally attacked a local young man.

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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Palestinian injured in attack by the illegal Israeli settlers, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

 Al-Khaleel (Hebron), October 19, 2024 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian citizen was injured this evening after being violently assaulted by Israeli colonists in the Masafir Yatta area, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron) in the southern West Bank.

Anti-settlement activist Osama Makhamra reported that colonists from a settlement outpost established on the lands of the Al-Halawah area in Masafir Yatta attacked 24-year-old Mohammad Ahmad Abu Aram, beating him severely and causing various bruises and injuries. The assailants also stole his mobile phone.

In a related incident, colonists sprayed racist slogans on the walls of a room belonging to a local Palestinian citizen in the Fateo'h Sidru area of Masafir Yatta.

Colonists have escalated their attacks against Palestinians in the region, attacking citizens' homes, livestock barns, sheepherders and farmers, in an attempt to forcibly evict them from the area.

M.N. 

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Israeli undercover forces kidnap young man from Jineen

Jineen, October 19, 2024 (WAFA) –

An Israeli undercover force kidnapped a Palestinian young man today from the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank this evening.

According to Palestinian security sources, an Israeli undercover unit infiltrated the city and abducted the young man, whose identity has not yet been confirmed, while he was near the Jineen Government Hospital.

M.N.

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Two citizens injured and homes set ablaze in attack by the illegal Israeli settlers on Jaloud village

NABLUS, October 19, 2024 (WAFA) –

Two Palestinian citizens were injured this evening, and three homes along with a poultry farm were set on fire during an attack by the Israeli settler militias in the village of Jaloud, located south of Nablus in the northern West Bank.

The Palestinian Red Crescent in Nablus reported that the two individuals sustained injuries and bruises to their faces and heads after being assaulted by colonists in Jaloud. They were subsequently transported to hospital for medical treatment.

Ra-id Haj Mu'hammed, head of the Jaloud village council, stated that colonists targeted the eastern side of the village, igniting flames in three homes, a poultry farm, and surrounding agricultural land.

Haj Mohammed added that the colonists detained several local residents for a period of time, preventing families who were harvesting olives in the area from returning to their homes due to the ongoing fire.

Since October 7, 2023, Israeli occupation forces and colonists have carried out a total of 16,663 assaults, resulting in the murder of 19 Palestinians at the hands of dryylrtd.

Furthermore, these forces have ignited approximately 275 fires in Palestinian properties and fields, with Nablus witnessing 120 incidents, followed by Ramallah with 42 and Jineen with 26, according to the PLO’s Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission.

M.N.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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Resistance fighters call on Jordanians to launch attacks against Israel

Friday 18-October-2024

AMMAN, (PIC) --

Recorded video clips of the martyrs 'Husam Abu Ghazala and 'Aamir Qawwas, who carried out of the Jordan Valley operation that resulted in the injury of a number of Israeli occupation soldiers south of the Dead Sea, went viral on social media as they recited their wills and conveyed a message to the Jordanian people.

The wills of the two martyrs, who appeared in two separate recordings, carried messages to the Jordanian people to stand against the Israeli occupation forces, cross the border and attack the occupiers, announcing the start of the “Jordan Flood operations”.

'Aamir Qawwas wondered in his recording about the reasons of the continued silence towards the Israeli occupation regime’s crimes against the Palestinian people, recalling the heroic stories of Jordanian martyrs who preceded him in carrying out resistance operations against the Israeli occupation forces.

Qawwas sounded the alarm, in his will, about the Israeli occupation regime’s persistence in its crimes and the potential threat to extend to Jordan, stressing that he carried out the operation in rejection of injustice, and that he does not belong to any group.

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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UN rapporteur accuses US and European countries of suppressing Pro-Palestine protests

Saturday 19-October-2024

NEW YORK, (PIC)

The UN special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression has accused the United States, Canada, France, Germany, and Belgium of suppressing the right to protest in support of the Palestinian cause. She also condemned Israeli authorities for carrying out dangerous attacks on media personnel in Palestinian territories, criticizing the assassination of journalists.

In a report submitted to the UN General Assembly and the press on Friday, the special rapporteur, Irene Khan—an “independent” expert with the UN since 2020—accused several European countries of imposing measures to restrict freedom of expression and suppress protests against the massacre in Gaza, as well as banning pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

Khan, a Bangladeshi lawyer working in human rights, referred to “demonstrations at universities in the United States that were violently suppressed,” mentioning the intervention of riot police in New York at the end of April to disperse dozens of pro-Palestinian activists occupying part of Columbia University.

Regarding European countries, Khan specifically mentioned “Germany, which has imposed a complete ban on pro-Palestinian demonstrations since October of last year, along with restrictions on such protests in various regions of Germany since then.” She added that these restrictions have never been imposed on demonstrations in support of Israel, but always on those supporting Palestinians.

She continued that “France attempted to take similar measures, but the courts rejected them, and evaluations are now made on a case-by-case basis,” noting that “Belgium and Canada have adopted similar stances.”

At the beginning of the Israeli extermination war on Gaza over a year ago, the French Interior Ministry called for a ban on pro-Palestinian demonstrations for fear of public disorder. However, the Council of State, the highest administrative court, urged the French government to make decisions on a case-by-case basis.

Khan also criticized Israel for “assaults on media in the occupied Palestinian territories—Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem—targeted assassinations of journalists, arbitrary arrests, and numerous cases of destruction of infrastructure and journalistic equipment in Gaza, as well as refusing to allow international press access.”

The independent rapporteur concluded that “the tightening of censorship in Israel and the occupied territories indicates that Israeli authorities have a strategy to silence critical journalism.”

Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation, with unlimited American support, has been waging an extermination war on Gaza, resulting in over 142,000 dead and injured, the majority of whom are women and children, 10,000 missing, massive destruction of infrastructure, and a deadly famine.

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UN: International organizations and states are obliged to end Israel’s occupation of Palestine

Saturday 19-October-2024

NEW YORK, (PIC)

A UN inquiry commission has stated that all countries and international organizations, including the UN, have obligations under international law to bring to an end Israel’s unlawful presence in the occupied Palestinian territories.

This came in a new legal position paper published on Friday by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).

The paper explained clearly the UN commission’s views in relation to state responsibility and how the General Assembly and the Security Council can identify and implement the precise modalities and actions required to put an end to the occupation, as rapidly as possible.

The commission found that “the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem is authoritative and unambiguous in stating that Israel’s continued presence in the occupied Palestinian territory is unlawful under international law.”

“The Commission has always stated that the root cause of the protracted conflict and cycles of violence is the occupation,” Navi Pillay, head of the Commission, said.

“The Commission concluded in its report to the General Assembly in 2022 that the occupation is unlawful under international law. The Commission welcomed the historic advisory opinion from the highest court in the United Nations system,” Pillay added.

The Commission’s paper sets forth the obligations for Israel, third states and the UN to bring to an end the unlawful occupation, stressing the need for Israel to immediately put into place a comprehensive plan of action to dismantle settlements and evacuate all settlers from the occupied territories.

“Israel must return land, title and natural resources to the displaced Palestinians, and repeal all restrictive and discriminatory law and policies,” the Commission underscored.

“Israel’s internationally wrongful acts give rise to state responsibility, not only for Israel, but for all states.” Pillay said.

“All states are obligated not to recognize territorial or sovereignty claims made by Israel over the occupied territories. States must distinguish in their dealings between Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory, such as a state must not recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel or place its diplomatic representatives to Israel in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem). States must not render aid or assistance in maintaining the unlawful occupation. Aid and assistance include financial, military and political aid or support,” she explained.

“It is incumbent on all states to work cooperatively in order bring the unlawful occupation to an end, and to work towards the full realization of the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,” she added.

The Commission has also called on all countries to implement the General Assembly resolution passed on September 13, 2024.

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Gaza reconstruction could take 80 year due to unprecedented destruction: UN

AMMAN, October 19, 2024 (WAFA) –

United Nations housing expert Balakrishnan Rajagopal has stated that the reconstruction of Gaza could take 80 years if the Israeli occupation continues its aggression on the enclave.

According to the official UN website, Rajagopal, the independent UN investigator tasked with monitoring the right to adequate housing, reported that by January 2024, between 60% and 70% of homes in Gaza had been destroyed, with the northern region facing an even higher destruction rate of 82%.

He emphasized that the situation has worsened significantly, especially in northern Gaza, where destruction is nearing 100%.

A recent report from the United Nations Development Program estimated that by May, over 39 million tons of debris were present in Gaza. This rubble is mixed with unexploded ordnance, toxic waste, asbestos from collapsed buildings, and other materials.

Rajagopal warned that groundwater and soil contamination has reached a catastrophic level, raising concerns about whether these issues can be addressed in time.

He noted that Gaza has experienced an unprecedented wave of destruction since October 7, 2023. When asked about the timeline for rebuilding Gaza, he emphasized the need to first clear the debris, secure funding, and most importantly, that reconstruction cannot begin until the aggression ends.

Rajagopal held Israel responsible for imposing restrictions on building materials and equipment, claiming they have dual-use purposes. He highlighted that after the 2014 war in Gaza, fewer than a thousand homes were constructed each year.

M.N.

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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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