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 368 of the US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Death Toll Rose to 41,965 and 97,590 Injuries, in Addition to 2,119 Martyrs and 10,019 Injured Civilians in Lebanon

October 8, 2024

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On Day 368 of US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, Three Massacres, 56 Palestinians Killed, 278 Injured, in the Past 24 Hours, with a Death Toll of  41,965 and 97,590 Injuries, by October 8, 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 8, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 51,965+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (41,965), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 10,000+). 

By October 8, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 97,590.

By October 8, 2024, 743 Palestinians who were killed, 5,829 who were injured, and 11,208, 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 8, 2024, the Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that 85 Lebanese civilians were killed, 426 were injured, by the Israeli genocidal raids on Lebanon, in the past 48 hours. Thus, the Lebanese death toll, since October 8, 2023, has surged to 2,119 fatalities and more than 10,019 injuries.

Since September 23, 2024, the Lebanese death toll rose to 1,297 and the injuries to 3,757.

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The Israeli occupation army is repeating genocide in northern Gaza, as it intensified its violent bombing and issued a new forced displacement map, October 6, 2024 pic

7 people were killed and 11 others were injured by an Israeli genocidal air strike on the Syrian capital, Damascus, October 8, 2024.	Deputy secretary-general of 'Hizbullah, Na'eem Qasim, said that the Lebanese resistance chain of command is fine and its military capabilities are solid, October 8, 2024.
56 Palestinian civilians were killed, 278 were injured, mostly children, by Israeli genocidal air strikes on the Gaza Strip, on October 8, 2024.	By 368th Day of the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, 41,965 Palestinian civilians were killed, 97,590 were injured, mostly children, October 8, 2024.
The Israeli occupation army renewed its genocidal bombing of the southern suburb of Beirut, destroying several buildings and massacring scores of civilians, October 8, 2024.	UN special rapporteur, Tlaleng Mofokeng, described the Israeli war crimes taking place in the Gaza Strip as psychological terrorism and part of a genocidal plan, October 8, 2024.
Grieving the death of Palestinian family members who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on Khan Younus, October 8, 2024.	Site of an Israeli genocidal air strike on a house in Al-Buraij refugee camp, in central Gaza Strip, October 8, 2024.

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

"مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَٰلِكَ كَتَبْنَا عَلَىٰ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّهُ مَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا"  (الْمَائِدَةُ ، 5: 32).

"وَمَنْ يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُّتَعَمِّدًا فَجَزَاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ خَالِدًا فِيهَا وَغَضِبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَلَعَنَهُ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُ عَذَابًا عَظِيمًا" (النِّسَاءُ ، 4: 93).

"إِنْ أَحْسَنتُمْ أَحْسَنتُمْ لِأَنفُسِكُمْ ۖ وَإِنْ أَسَأْتُمْ فَلَهَا ۚ " (الإسْرَاءُ ، 17: 7). 

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

"Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul, unless for a soul, or for corruption in the land, it is as if he had killed humankind entirely" (The Holy Quran, Al-Ma-ida, 5: 32).

"And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide eternally, and Allah has become angry with him, and has cursed him, and has prepared for him a great torment" (Al-Nisa, 4: 93).

"If you do good, you do good for yourselves; and if you do evil, (you do it) to yourselves" (Al-Isra, 17: 7). 

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While brutal force has been used to create Zionist Israel and sustain it thus far, Zionist claims to Palestine are false. Actually, from the five thousand years of known written human history, there has been a continuous Palestinian-Canaanite presence in the Holy Land. Despite the Zionist false claims, the ancient Israelites ruled part of the land for only 85 years (during the reign of Prophets David and Solomon , peace be upon them, and Solomon's son).

 After that, the Egyptians conquered Palestine-Canaan in 925 BC, followed by Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans, before the Arab Muslim rule, starting from 636 AD.

By the Time Jesus, peace be upon him, started his mission, the three population groups of Canaanites, Palestinians, and Israelites were melted together in religion and language. Most of them became Christians when Constantine converted in 313 AD. Then, most of them became Muslims in the 7th and 8th centuries AD.

So, Palestinian Muslims, Christians, and Jews are the ones who have the right to claim descent from ancient Israelites, Palestinians, and Canaanites, not Zionists from other continents.

No matter what the Zionists and their supporters do, they cannot change the will of God, Who promised the Holy Land to Abraham and his descendants, basically the Palestinian Muslims and Christians.

No matter how much persecution and aggression the Zionists and their supporters inflict upon the Palestinian people, they will never be able to force them out of the Holy Land, which Allah, praise to Him, promised for them, and kept His promise ever since.

This is a necessary brief background to understand the US-Backed Zionist Israeli continuous wars against the Arab nation generally, and the Palestinian people in particular, which included the wars of 1948, 1956, 1967, 1978, 1982, the brutal crushing of the two Uprisings (1987-1993 and 2000-2004), 2009, 2012, 2014, 2021, and the current genocidal war on Gaza (Since October 7, 2023), which has culminated a blockade of Gaza since 2007. In addition, the Israeli occupation and apartheid regime launched so many covert operations, raids, and air strikes on many Arab states since 1948.

The following news stories are just examples, not a systematic record, of the Israeli occupation government abuse, mistreatment, and violations of Palestinian human rights, on daily basis.

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‎7 dead and 11 wounded in an Israeli raid on a residential building in Damascus‎

‎‎Damascus 8-10-2024 Wafa -

 7 people were killed and 11 others were injured, on Tuesday evening, in a raid launched by the Israeli occupation aircraft on a residential and commercial building in the Syrian capital, Damascus.‎

‎The Syrian news agency "SANA" quoted a military source as saying: "‎‎At approximately 20:15 pm today, the Israeli enemy launched an air aggression with three missiles from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting a residential and commercial building in the densely populated Mezza neighborhood in Damascus, which led to the rise of seven civilian martyrs, including children and women, and the injury of eleven others as a preliminary result, and significant material damage to the property of the surrounding area, and work is still continuing to save others from under the rubble."‎

‎SANA had reported earlier today that Syrian air defenses confronted hostile targets in the vicinity of the capital‎‎, Damascus.‎

‎A.F.‎

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Deputy Secretary-General of 'HIzbullah, Na'eem Qasim says: Al-Aqsa Flood is the beginning of change in the region

Tuesday 8-October-2024

BEIRUT, (PIC)

Deputy secretary-general of 'Hizbullah Na'eem Qasim has applauded Operation “Al-Aqsa Flood” as an “exceptional event” and “the beginning of change in the Middle East.”

In a recorded speech aired on Tuesday, Qasim said that the Israeli occupation’s goal “was to completely eliminate the axis of resistance and exterminate the Palestinian people,” describing the Israeli crimes against Palestinian women, children and elderlies as “unmatched in history.”

“If it weren’t for the American support, the Israeli aggression would have come to a halt within a month,” Qasim underscored, stressing that “the resistance in Gaza is legendary for its steadfastness” and “the Palestinian people is undefeatable.”

The 'Hizbullah leader pointed out that Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu declared repeatedly that he wanted a new Middle East, affirming that history proved that “the Zionist entity is a threat to the region and the world.”

Na'eem Qasim also said that the Lebanese resistance group’s chain of command is fine and that its military capabilities are solid, and vowed that the resistance would emerge victorious against the Israeli enemy.

He addressed Netanyahu who pledged to bring the Israeli Jewish settlers back to the north of occupied Palestine by saying that “many more settlers will be forced to leave the area.”

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‎36 martyrs and 150 wounded in the past 24 hours in Lebanon, as a result of Israeli genocidal air strikes‎

‎Beirut 8-10-2024 Wafa -

The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced the death of 36 citizens and the wounding of 150 in the past 24 hours in Lebanon, as a result of Israeli genocidal air strikes.‎

‎The National News Agency said that the total number of martyrs has risen since September 23, to 2,119 martyrs and 10,019 wounded.‎

‎"During the past 24 hours, 137 airstrikes were recorded, bringing the total number of attacks since the beginning of the aggression to 9,400," he said.‎

‎In addition, 990 centers have been opened to receive displaced people, of which 781 have reached their maximum capacity.‎

‎"To date, 181,700 IDPs have been registered in the shelters mentioned in the regulations issued by the National Operations Room," he explained.‎

‎He pointed out that 304,897 Syrian citizens and 107,333 Lebanese crossed into Syrian territory, as of October 8.‎

‎Y.I‎.

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‎Continued Israeli aggression against Lebanon: raids on the southern suburbs and the southern and Biqaa' governorates‎

‎Beirut 8-10-2024‎‎ ‎‎Wafa -‎‎

The ‎‎Israeli occupation aggression continued on Tuesday evening on several Lebanese areas, resulting in dozens of martyrs and injuries, and extensive destruction of buildings, facilities and infrastructure‎‎.‎

‎The occupation raids renewed on the southern suburbs of the capital, Beirut, in the areas of 'Harit 'Huraik, Ruwais, Al-Kafa'a, Al-Lilaki and Burj Al-Barajneh.‎

‎The Lebanese News Agency reported that the occupation raids caused the collapse of four ‎‎adjacent residential buildings in the Burj al-Barajneh area.‎

‎The Israeli warplanes and artillery targeted the towns of Al-Sama'iya, Ain Ba'al, Kafr Tibnine, Batouliya, Ma'ara, Kafr Hamam, Kafr Shuba, Kafr Dunin, Siddiquin, Ansariyah, Jabal Safi, Jabshit, Bint Jbeil, Joya, Al-Burj Al-Shamali, Toul, Arabsalim, Al-Ma'alia, Aitit, Al-Sultaniya, Chakra, Ramadiyeh, Safad Al-Battikh, Al-Khayyam, Yatar, Nabatieh, Tuffaha, Al-Shihabiyah, Deir Al-Zahrani, Adloun and Wadi Al-Kfour in southern Lebanon‎‎.‎

‎The Israeli warplanes carried out raids on the city of Baalbek and the towns of Al-Bazaliyah, Adous, Al-Ain, Hosh Barada, Al-Khader, Al-Nabi Sheet, Maqna, Al-Saida and Budai in the Biqaa'.‎

‎The death toll in Lebanon has risen since October 8, 2023,‎‎ to 2,119, in addition to more than 10,019 wounded, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.‎

‎W.Y‎‎./‎‎A.F.‎

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Israel renews airstrikes on Lebanon, 'Hizbullah rockets target Tel Aviv

Tuesday 8-October-2024

BEIRUT, (PIC)

In an escalation of its ongoing genocidal war on Lebanon for the 16th day, the Israeli occupation army renewed its bombing of the southern suburb of Beirut and continued its attempts of ground incursion into southern Lebanon, amid heavy shelling and fierce clashes with 'Hizbullah.

Al-Manar TV correspondent reported that the Israeli warplanes launched on Tuesday and overnight a number of raids targeting the town of Blida, in conjunction with violent artillery shelling targeting the town’s neighborhoods.

The number of casualties in Lebanon due to the Israeli aggression has increased since October 8, 2023, to 2,036 martyrs and 9,653 wounded, according to the Disaster Risk Management Unit.

Israeli raids on Monday evening targeted the heights of Hirmil in the Biqaa', in eastern Lebanon, the towns of Balat, Al-Khiyam, 'Ayta Al-Sha'b, Yater, and Majdal Selm, in southern Lebanon.

Lebanese media reported that an Israeli raid targeted the upper floors of a residential tower in the city of Soor (Tyre).

Meanwhile, the Israeli aircraft bombed the southern suburb of Beirut and the vicinity of Beirut International Airport.

On the other hand, 'Hizbullah announced that the Islamic resistance fired a missile at the Galilot base of the Israeli Military Intelligence Unit (8200) on the outskirts of Tel Aviv.

'Hizbullah bombed gatherings of the Israeli army forces in the settlements of Shlomi, Hanita and the vicinity of the Al-Marj site at dawn Tuesday.

'Hizbullah also announced it launched 13 bombings of Israeli military bases, settlements and vehicles in northern 1948 occupied Palestine during the past 24 hours.

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

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On October 8, 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 8 main massacre, in which 56 Palestinian civilians were killed, and the 278 others were injured, in the past 24 hours (from a specific time of yesterday to a specific time of today). This increased the accounted for death toll in Gaza Strip to 41,965 and the injuries to 97,590, since the start of the Israeli genocidal war on October 7, 2023.

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56 Palestinians martyred, 278 injured in 8 massacres in Gaza over the past 24 hours

Tuesday 8-October-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The Ministry of Health said on Tuesday that 56 Palestinian citizens were martyred and 278 others injured in 8 massacres committed by the Israeli occupation forces in Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours.

It added that the number of victims of the ongoing Israeli aggression have thus risen to 41,965 martyrs and 97,590 injured.

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

It appealed to citizens to report about their relatives who were martyred or missing in the ongoing genocide so as to document them with the ministry’s records.

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‎Martyrs and injured Palestinians by the Israeli occupation forces genocidal shelling on areas in the Gaza Strip‎

‎Gaza, 8-10-2024 Wafa -

A number of Palestinian citizens were killed and others were injured, on Tuesday, after the occupation shelled different areas in the Gaza Strip.‎

‎According to medical sources in the Gaza Strip, a number of civilians were killed when a warplane bombed a civilian vehicle at the western entrance to Al-Nusayrat in the central Gaza Strip, ‎‎and at least one young man was killed and others were wounded when an Israeli warplane targeted agricultural land in the vicinity of the entrance to the town of Al-Zawayida in the central Gaza Strip.‎

‎Three civilians were wounded after the Israeli warplanes bombed a tower in the Al-'Alami area of Jabalya refugee camp in the north, and a number of civilians were injured as a result of Israeli helicopters firing on houses in the Bait Lahia project in the north, and the Israeli warplanes bombed a house in Al-Shuhada Street in Al-Rimal neighborhood in the center of Gaza City.‎

‎A house was also set on fire by Israeli shelling targeting the eastern areas of Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City.‎

‎Since 7 October 2023, the Israeli occupation forces have continued their aggression on Gaza from land, sea and air, resulting so far in the death of 41,965 civilians and the injury of 97,590 others, including a large number of children and women. The numbers are set to rise with thousands missing under the rubble, and rescue teams facing enormous difficulties in reaching all affected areas.‎

‎M.L‎.

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Israeli genocidal war on Gaza enters Day 368

Tuesday 8-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 368th consecutive day, to pound and target different areas of the Gaza Strip and massacre more civilians.

Reporters for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said 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 bombed a swath of agricultural land near Al-Zawayida town in central Gaza, killing one civilian.

An Israeli drone also bombed a civilian car at the western entrance of Al-Nusayrat refugee camp in central Gaza, killing and injuring a number of civilians.

At dawn, a woman was martyred and other people were injured when the Israeli army bombed a mosque in Khirbet Al-'Adas area in northern Rafa'h, south of Gaza.

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

As the war in Gaza entered its second year, the Gaza Strip has become now unrecognizable, with most areas reduced to rubble. The Palestinian death toll exceeds 41,900 while over 97,500 people have been injured, a large number of them facing life-changing injuries. Thousands of people are estimated to be still buried under the rubble.

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

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Palestinian man injured by Israeli occupation forces’ bullets west of Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), October, 11, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Israeli occupation forces shot and injured a Palestinian youth by Israeli's live bullets on Tuesday afternoon in the town of Idhna, west of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

Local sources said that the occupation forces stationed near the military tower at the entrance to the town opened gunfire towards the young man, directly shooting him.

Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation forces later detained the young man and detained and interrogated him.

Y.S

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Palestinian youth sustains injury by Israeli army bomb near Nablus

NABLUS, October 8, 2024 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian youth Tuesday evening sustained an injury by an Israeli army bomb in the Sabastya town, northwest of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, according to a municipal source.

The Mayor of Sabastya, Mu'hammed 'Azzam, said that Israeli forces raided the town, triggering confrontations, which saw the soldiers firing opening gunfire, tear gas canisters and concussion grenades.

One of the concussion grenades fired by the occupation soldiers hit a young man, injuring him in the hand. The casualty was rushed to a hospital for treatment.

The Israeli occupation forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost daily across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.

These raids are conducted without a search warrant whenever and wherever the military chooses, in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.

Under Israeli military law army commanders have full executive, legislative and judicial authority over 3 million Palestinians living in the West Bank. Palestinians have no say in how this authority is exercised.

K.F. 

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Five Palestinians sustain bruises and wounds due to Israeli army assault near Qalqilya

QALQILYA, October 8, 2024 (WAFA) –

Five Palestinians Tuesday evening sustained bruises and wounds due to an Israeli army assault in the Kafr Qaddoum village, east of the occupied West Bank city of Qalqilya, according to local sources.

They said that Israeli occupation infantry force raided the village and barged their way to one of its neighborhoods, where they brutally beat up five young men, inflicting cuts and bruises across their bodies.

One of the casualties was rushed to a nearby hospital. His condition was described as moderate.

Kafr Qaddoum has been the target of frequent attacks by Israeli forces and colonists. Since July 1, 2011, the village has become the scene of weekly Friday rallies calling for reopening the road that has been blocked since the Second Intifada in 2003 and protesting settler-colonialism schemes.

The road used to link Kafr Qaddoum to nearby towns and villages and facilitate the villagers’ access to their lands and residences. As a result of its closure, the villagers have to longer roads to reach their destinations, subjecting them to unexpected prolonged delays and placing additional costs on them.

K.F.

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Israeli occupation forces kidnap Palestinian east of Toubas

TUBAS, October 8, 2024 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces Tuesday evening kidnapped a Palestinian from 'Atouf area, east of the occupied West Bank city of Toubas, according to the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS).

Director of the PPS Office in Toubas, Kamal Bani 'Oada, said that the occupation forces rounded up the Palestinian and seized his vehicle before escorting him to a nearby checkpoint.

In the predawn hours of Tuesday and late Monday, the Israeli occupation forces kidnapped at least 30 Palestinians in multiple raids across the occupied West Bank.

Israeli occupation forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost daily across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for "wanted" Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.

These raids, which also take place in areas under the full control of the Palestinian Authority, are conducted with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.

Under Israeli military law army commanders have full executive, legislative and judicial authority over 3 million Palestinians living in the West Bank. Palestinians have no say in how this authority is exercised.

According to the latest figures from Al-Dhameer, the Palestinian Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, there are currently 9,900 Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons and detention centers, including 240 children and 87 female prisoners.

This number includes 3,332 Palestinians placed under “administrative detention”, which allows the detention of Palestinians without charge or trial for renewable intervals ranging between three and six months based on undisclosed evidence that even a detainee’s lawyer is barred from viewing.

The mass arrest of Palestinians is nothing new. According to a 2017 report by Al-Dhameer, over the past 50 years, more than 800,000 Palestinians have been imprisoned or detained by Israel, this figure is now believed to be closer to 1 million. This means that about 40% of Palestinian men and boys living under military occupation have been deprived of their freedom. Almost every Palestinian family has suffered the imprisonment of a loved one.

K.F.

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Several Palestinians kidnapped during IOFs raids in the West Bank

Tuesday 8-October-2024

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnapped at dawn Tuesday a number of Palestinian citizens during raids in the West Bank.

According to local sources, the IOFs kidnapped three citizens following raids in the villages of Bait Foureek and Madama in Nablus province.

The IOFs also stormed Baita town in southern Nablus and fired tear gas canisters at local residents, with no reported arrests.

Meanwhile, the IOFs imposed in the morning movement restrictions on Palestinian vehicles at checkpoints around Nablus City.

In Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), the IOFs kidnapped two young men after ransacking their homes in Al-Khadir town.

In Al-Khaleel (Hebron), Israeli occupation forces stormed Bait Ummar town and carried out violent raids on several homes, amid clashes with local youths.

Local sources said that 12 citizens, including relatives, were taken prisoners during the IOFs campaign in Bait Ummar town.

11 other citizens were kidnaped from their homes during an IOFs raid in Al-Samou' town, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron). 

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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Dozens of the illegal Israeli Jewish settlers, including man in ritual attire, defile Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)

Tuesday 8-October-2024

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), (PIC)

In a serious incident, a Jewish man wearing a white priestly garb was among the groups of the illegal Israeli Jewish settlers who desecrated the Aqsa Mosque in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) on Tuesday morning.

According to eyewitnesses, dozens of settlers entered the Mosque in different groups through its Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards under tight police protection, adding that one of them was dressed like a ritual priest.

A number of the illegal settlers escorted by police officers also gathered in the eastern area of the Mosque and embarked on performing Talmudic prayers.

According to the Islamic Awqaf Administration in the holy city, at least 149 settlers defiled the Mosque in the morning tours.

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Palestinian woman sustains injury in Israeli settler attack north of Nablus

NABLUS, October 8, 2024 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian woman Tuesday evening sustained an injury in an attack by the illegal Israeli settlers, north of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, according to local sources.

They said that Israeli colonists hurled stones at Palestinian-registered vehicles passing on the road linking Jenin to Nablus, hitting a woman who was driving a vehicle and inflicting wounds in her shoulder and eye.

The casualty was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.

The settler violence against Palestinians and their property is routine in the West Bank and is rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities.

The settler violence includes property and mosque arsons, stone-throwing, uprooting of crops and olive trees, and attacks on vulnerable homes, among others.

Over 700,000 illegal Israeli settlers are living in illegal settlements across Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) and the West Bank in violation of international law.

K.F.

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Israeli occupation forces tighten siege on Al-Khaleel (Hebron) neighborhood

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), October 8, 2024 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces Tuesday tightened the siege on the Tel Rumaida neighborhood in Central Hebron City, according to a human rights activist.

'Imad Abu Shamsiya said that the occupation forces tightened the siege on Tel Rumaida, sealing off all the military checkpoints leading to it, except for the permanently-staffed Shuhada checkpoint as a means to ensure the protection of colonists who held a rally, chanting anti-Palestinian slogans.

The Palestinian neighborhood is located in the Israeli-controlled area of the old town, known as H2, where several hundred extremist Jewish settlers are based. Israel heavily restricts the movement and activity of Palestinians in the H2 area while allowing the settlers free movement and access.

The city of Hebron, which houses the Ibraheemi Mosque, is home to roughly 160,000 Palestinian Muslims and about 800 notoriously aggressive Israeli settlers who live in compounds heavily guarded by Israeli troops.

Israel has expelled the only international monitors protecting Hebron’s Palestinians from 800 heavily guarded settlers, one of whom committed the 1994 massacre that triggered their deployment.

K.F.

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Illegal Israeli settlers attack vehicles east of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), October 8, 2024 (WAFA) –

A horde of the illegal Israeli settlers Tuesday evening attacked Palestinian-registered vehicles near Khan al-Ahmar village, east of the occupied West Bank city of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), according to security sources.

They said that several colonists attacked Palestinians’ vehicles passing by the village, causing material damage to some of them.

K.F.

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Illegal Israeli settlers attack Ramallah-governorate village

RAMALLAH, October 8, 2024 (WAFA) –

A horde of the illegal Israeli settlers Tuesday evening attacked the Umm Safa village, northwest of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, according to a local municipal source.

Head of the Village Council, Marwan Sabba'h, said that colonists mounted an attack on the outskirts of the village, hurling stones at the villagers’ houses and setting tracts of land adjacent to the houses on fire.

He added that Israeli colonists and occupation forces have proceeded with colonizing the villagers’ land by razing agricultural land and setting up mobile homes to serve as the nucleus of new colonial settlement outposts even though the villages own title deeds proving that they own the land.

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Israeli occupation forces storm, wreak havoc inside house near Salfeet

Salfeet, October 8, 2024 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces Tuesday stormed and wreaked havoc inside a house in the town of Dair Ballut, west of the occupied West Bank city of Salfeet, according to local sources.

They said that the occupation forces broke into a house under construction in the northern section of the town, wreaking havoc and destruction inside.

They added that the gun-toting soldiers held a concrete mixer that arrived at the construction side and chased workers.

Meanwhile, a convoy of the occupation forces’ vehicles barged their way into the Madama village, south of Nablus, triggering confrontations, which saw the soldiers firing barrages of concussion grenades towards local young protestors.

The occupation army also broke into the outskirts of the Tell village, while simultaneously firing barrages of teargas canisters towards the villagers’ houses.

The occupation forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost daily across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.

These raids are conducted with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.

Under Israeli military law army commanders have full executive, legislative and judicial authority over 3 million Palestinians living in the West Bank. Palestinians have no say in how this authority is exercised.

K.F.

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IOFs hand over notices to demolish four structures west of Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Tuesday 8-October-2024

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) handed over on Tuesday demolition notifications to knock down four tin structures in the town of Idhna, west of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

Local sources said that the IOFs stormed the Wadi Risheh area and delivered notices to demolish four structures used to recycle scrap owned by Abu Juhaisha family.

The IOF has recently demolished more than ten structures in the town as part of the Israeli punishment policy against citizens.

The former mayor of Idhna town, Mu'ammar Temezi, said the IOFs has escalated its repressive measures against defenseless citizens, intensified its siege on the town, and continued closing the iron gate at its main entrance, which forced the citizens to search for alternative ways.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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UN: Ordering Gazans to evacuate does not keep them safe

Tuesday 8-October-2024

NEW YORK, (PIC)

The UN has voiced concern over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, warning Israel against issuing more evacuation orders.

“Ordering civilians to evacuate does not keep them safe if they have no safe place to go and no shelter, food, medicine or water to survive,” UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters on Monday.

“On the ground, our OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) colleagues remain very concerned that areas north of Wadi Gaza that are increasingly being cut off, compounded by the issuance of evacuation orders for the vast areas there,” Dujarric said

“Southern Gaza is completely overwhelmed and cannot accommodate more people,” Dujarric pointed out.

“As of this morning, initial information indicates that more than 50,000 men, women and children have been displaced within northern Gaza, and some patients have left hospitals in the evacuation zone,” the UN spokesman added.

“Israeli authorities have allocated a single, unsafe road for aid workers to bring in supplies from the [Karam Abu Salem] crossing,” he said.

“Nevertheless, we and our partners continue to provide life-saving assistance wherever we can to Palestinians in Gaza. UNRWA says that since last October 7, it has provided more than 5.6 million medical consultations across Gaza. The agency has also reached nearly 1.9 million people with two rounds of flour over the past year, with nearly 367,000 people receiving three rounds of the distributions,” he underlined.

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UN expert: Israeli crimes in Gaza “psychological terror” and “part of a genocidal plan”

Tuesday 8-October-2024

NEW YORK, (PIC)

Tlaleng Mofokeng, the UN special rapporteur on the right to health, has described the Israeli war crimes taking place in the Gaza Strip as “psychological terrorism” and “part of a genocidal plan.”

After a year of Israeli attacks, the psychological toll on Gaza’s inhabitants, especially children, reached alarming levels, deepening existing challenges that an estimated half of the population was already going through before the events of October 7 last year, Mofokeng told Anadolu news agency on Monday.

The ongoing Israeli violence has created a cycle of anxiety and trauma in the besieged Strip, leaving young people particularly devastated, according to the UN official.

“The amount of anxiety and the exposure to trauma, as well as the level of anticipation of violence, is very abnormal,” Mofokeng said, emphasizing the persistent threat of violence as a major contributor to psychological distress.

She highlighted that 50 percent of Gazans were already suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) before Israel started its relentless attacks on Gaza on October 7, 2023. “We have to talk about it as a deliberate infliction of mental trauma,” she said.

“Yet, some scars remain invisible,” Mofokeng pointed out, “as many suffer in silence, with distress escalating into PTSD, eventually leading to complex mental health issues. These only intensify for children who have lost their entire family.”

Mofokeng voiced deep concern for the future of Gaza’s youth. “The future generations of Gazans are already irreparably damaged and forever changed.” She spoke of an “entire generation of children in Gaza now who are either dead before they even have their birth certificates, or they are barely alive.”

Those who survive face enduring mental health challenges from constant violence, fear, and loss, which she said will hinder their ability to function as adults.

“We have already failed the generation of Gaza. What future are we talking about, what generation are we talking about if we can’t even stop the bombs right now today?” she questioned.

The special rapporteur described Israel’s destruction of homes and healthcare facilities, as well as the restricted access to essential services, as part of a strategy designed to keep Gaza’s population in a state of constant fear and uncertainty.

She urged immediate international action and underscored the need for a ceasefire to facilitate any form of recovery in Gaza. “Without a ceasefire and reconstruction, the path to health service recovery remains uncertain.”

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Ministry of Health: 65% of health institutions in Gaza went out of service

Tuesday 8-October-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The Ministry of Health in Gaza said the Israeli occupation army targeted 65% of health institutions in the Strip, and deliberately deprived thousands of patients from receiving medical care over a full year of the Israeli genocidal war.

This came in a statement issued by the ministry on the occasion of the anniversary of October 7 on which the Israeli annihilation war on the Gaza Strip has started.

The statement said, “Nearly 65% of health institutions (including governmental, private and the UNRWA facilities) were targeted, noting that the rest are partially functioning with a 300% occupancy rate, especially the intensive care and nurseries departments.”

It added that the Israeli occupation army destroyed infrastructure, sewage networks and prevented the introduction of detergents and sterilization materials, which led to the spread of epidemics and diseases, such as hepatitis, polio, and skin diseases.

It pointed out that the systematic and permanent targeting of the health sector has deprived more than two million people in the Gaza Strip from receiving basic health services.

According to the statement, 12,000 cancer patients cannot receive basic treatments or even analgesics, in addition to 50,000 pregnant women deprived of health services and maternity care.

“Hundreds of dialysis patients died as a result of the lack of health care and the lack of dialysis services in many hospitals. Estimates indicate that many martyrs have died as a result of the lack of medical services,” the statement underlined.

It pointed out that the number of martyrs of the health sector in Gaza reached 986, including four martyrs who died inside the Israeli occupation prisons.

It pointed out that more than 60% of the victims of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza are children and women, noting that the number of martyrs reached 41,909 since October 7, 2023.

The statement called for the cessation of the Israeli aggression and the killing machine and for allowing thousands of wounded to leave the Gaza Strip to receive treatment in specialized hospitals.

The Health Ministry also called on all relevant authorities to facilitate the arrival of medical supplies to all hospitals without restrictions, and to allow the entry of medical delegations.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), only 17 out of 36 hospitals in Gaza are currently operating partially, while primary health care services are suspended or impossible to be accessed in many cases due to insecurity, attacks, and repeated evacuation orders that Israeli occupation army directs to the population.

In December, the only center dedicated to limb and rehabilitation, located in the Nasser Medical Complex, which is supported by WHO, went out of the service due to the lack of supplies and specialized health workers.

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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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