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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On Day 347 of US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 3 Massacres, 26 Palestinians Killed, 84 Injured, with a Death Toll of  41,252 and 95,497 Injuries

September 17, 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 September 17, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 51,252+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (41,252), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 10,000+). 

By September 17, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 95,497.

By September 17, 2024, 693 Palestinians who were killed, 5,509 who were injured, and 10,743, 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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26 Palestinians were martyred, 84 were injured by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on the Gaza Strip, on September 17, 2024.	The Palestinian death toll rose to 41,252, in addition to 95,497 injuries, as a result of the ongoing Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, by September 17, 2024.
A Palestinian man, Sameer Al-Naqreezi, was shot dead by the Israeli occupation forces, near the Israeli Apartheid Wall, near the village of Al-Jaroushiya in Toulkarm., September 17, 2024.	Sanitary conditions in Gaza are worsening by the day, as insects and rodents can spread diseases, threatening people’s health and well-being, UNRWA said on September 17, 2024.
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, Tlaleng Mofokeng says we have witnessed the horror of genocide in Gaza since last October, September 17, 2024.	UN Rapporteur on safe drinking water, Pedro Araujo-Agudo, says water pollution in Gaza is a silent bomb whose impact is greater than those that destroy buildings, September 17, 2024.
Carrying the martyrs and injured victims to the hospital, following the Israeli genocidal air strikes on the displaced Palestinians, in Al-Sumoud area, in Khan Younus, on September 17, 2024.	Grieving the death of a Palestinian martyr, who was murdered by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on Al-Birka area of Dair El-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on September 17, 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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Hundreds injured in an Israeli cyber attack on the Pager wireless devices, in Lebanon

BEIRUT, September 17, 2024 (WAFA) –

A major security incident struck southern Beirut and several regions across Lebanon this evening, according to Lebanese National News Agency. The incident involved a series of explosions from wireless communication devices, resulting in hundreds of injuries.

('Hizbullah announced that it was an Israeli cyber attack, as reported by Al-Mayadeen TV).

Reports indicate that advanced technology was used in the targeting of these devices, causing severe injuries among the local population. The explosions affected multiple areas, including southern Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut.

Reuters reported a grim scene with numerous Lebanese bleeding in the streets of the southern suburbs. The French Press Agency highlighted that local hospitals are overwhelmed by the surge of injured individuals, prompting urgent calls for blood donations.

In response to the crisis, the Lebanese Ministry of Health has instructed hospitals in affected areas to fully mobilize and enhance their emergency preparedness to handle the critical situation. 

The Ministry confirmed that the injuries are linked to the explosions of wireless communication devices carried by the affected individuals.

Prime Minister Najib Mikati was informed of the incident during a Cabinet session and promptly requested the Health Minister to leave the meeting to oversee the response and treatment efforts.

M.N.

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The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, Tlaleng Mofokeng says we have witnessed the horror of genocide in Gaza since last October

Tuesday 17-September-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, Tlaleng Mofokeng, said “We have witnessed the horror of genocide in Gaza since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on October 7.”

This came in a joint press conference held by Mofokeng with other UN rapporteurs on Monday, on the situation in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories, as part of the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.

Mofokeng added that Gaza has been witnessing a genocide for 11 months perpetrated by the Israeli occupation army, noting that the attacks on hospitals and health sector workers have reached an unprecedented level, pointing to the complete destruction of the health infrastructure in Gaza.

She reported that only 17 out of 36 hospitals in Gaza are partially functioning, noting that Israel continues to violate international law by launching attacks on civilians, children, and health workers.

For his part, the UN Special Rapporteur on International Order, George Katrougalos, said what is happening in the Palestinian territories is “a public catastrophe for everyone.”

He added that this catastrophe and tragedy is not confined to Palestinians alone, but it is directly linked to the future of multilateralism and the UN standards.

Katougalos called for immediate recognition of the State of Palestine, and for all countries to exert pressure to stop the ongoing war in Gaza.

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UN Rapporteur on safe drinking water and sanitation, Pedro Araujo-Agudo, says water pollution in Gaza is a silent bomb whose impact is greater than those that destroy buildings

Tuesday 17-September-2024

NEW YORK, (PIC)

The UN Special Rapporteur on safe drinking water and sanitation, Pedro Araujo-Agudo, said on Monday, “each individual in the Gaza Strip receives only about 4.7 liters of water per day.”

Agudo added that “Israel prevents the entry of about 70 percent of the materials needed to purify water in Gaza”, stressing that water pollution in Gaza is “a silent bomb whose impact is greater than those that destroy buildings.”

On Sunday, the Water Authority (affiliated with the Palestinian Authority) announced accomplishing the entry and distribution of 37,000 liters of fuel needed to continue operating several water wells in the Gaza and North Gaza governorates.

The Authority explained that “the fuel will be distributed to 41 water facilities, including 37 wells and four sewage pumps.”

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UNRWA: Sanitary conditions in Gaza worsening by the day

Tuesday 17-September-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

UNRWA has warned that disease-spreading insects and rodents are threatening people’s health and well-being in the war-torn Gaza Strip.

“Sanitary conditions in Gaza are worsening by the day. Insects and rodents can spread diseases, threatening people’s health and well-being,” UNRWA said in a post on X on Tuesday.

“UNRWA teams are working to help displaced families in shelters stop them from invading people’s already crammed living spaces,” it added.

On Monday, UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres lashed out at Israel’s handling of its war in the devastated Gaza Strip, now almost in its second year.

“It is unimaginable, the level of suffering in Gaza, the level of deaths and destruction have no parallel in everything I’ve witnessed since becoming secretary-general,” Guterres told Agence France-Presse (AFP).

“Nothing justifies the collective punishment of the Palestinian people, and that is what we are witnessing in a dramatic way in Gaza,” he added. 

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OCHA says that mass evacuation orders exacerbates the dire humanitarian situation of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians

NEW YORK, September, 17, 2024 (WAFA) – 

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) confirmed last night that "issuing mass evacuation orders in the Gaza Strip without ensuring safe places for the displaced exacerbates the already dire humanitarian situation of hundreds of thousands of people."

According to the official website of the OCHA office, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric stated in a press conference that he found more than 55 valid evacuation orders covering more than 85% of the population of the Gaza Strip to date.

Dujarric pointed out that the repeated displacements lead to the separation of families from each other, and the erosion of social protection systems, especially for women and children.

Regarding the arrival of humanitarian missions to northern Gaza, the UN spokesman stated that only 37 humanitarian missions arrived during the first two weeks of this month out of 94 planned, and in southern Gaza only 50% of 243 coordinated humanitarian missions were facilitated.

Dujarric warned that the OCHA office had been unable to reach northern Gaza for 28 days, and that aid convoys were being shot at, subjected to life-threatening conditions, and stopped or delayed for hours.

K.T. 

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

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On September 17, 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 3 main massacres, in which 26 Palestinian civilians were killed, and the 84 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 41,252 and the injuries to 95,497, since the start of the Israeli genocidal war on October 7, 2023.

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Ministry of Health: 26 Palestinians martyred, 84 injured in the past 24 hours in Gaza

Tuesday 17-September-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The Ministry of Health in Gaza said on Tuesday that the Israeli occupation army committed three massacres in different areas of the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours, killing 26 citizens and injuring 84 others.

It added in a statement that an unidentified number of victims are still under the rubble of bombed buildings or lying on roads.

The ministry said that the death toll from the ongoing Israeli bombardment and shooting attacks, which started on October 7 last year, climbed to 41,252 and the number of the wounded surged to 95,497.

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US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza enters Day 347

Tuesday 17-September-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

As the US-backed Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip entered Day 347 on Tuesday, aerial and artillery strikes continued to pound and target different areas and massacre more civilians.

Reporters for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said that the Israeli occupation army continued to bomb homes and shelter centers and attack citizens in different areas of Gaza during the past 24 hours.

According to media sources, the Israeli army targeted a bicycle in Qizan Rashwan area in Khan Younus, south of Gaza, killing one civilian, while two others were injured in other Israeli attacks in the towns of Khuza’a and 'Abasan Al-Kabeera, east of Khan Younus.

Israeli tanks also opened machinegun fire at tents sheltering families in the coastal area of Al-Mawasi in Rafa'h, with no reports about casualties.

In central Gaza, Israeli drones opened fire at paramedics as they were trying to find and evacuate victims following Israeli attacks on several homes in Al-Buraij refugee camp.

The civil defense service said its crews recovered bodies of four martyrs, including a girl child, from the bombed homes in the east of Al-Buraij refugee camp, adding that dozens of other citizens were still under the rubble.

The civil defense said that a brutal massacre happened in Block 12 of Al-Buraij camp following intensive aerial attacks.

Three other people, including a child and a woman, were martyred and others were injured in an Israeli airstrike on a house belonging to the family of Al-Shami in Al-Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City.

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

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Gaza: Five people, including a child, killed by Israeli bombing

GAZA, Thursday, May 9, 2024 (WAFA) –

Five Palestinians, including a child, were killed on Tuesday morning in the bombing of the Israeli occupation warplanes in the center and south of the Gaza Strip.

Medical sources reported that four citizens, including a child, were killed as a result of the occupation bombing several homes belonging to the families of Al-Tartouri, Abu Shawqa, and Al-Batran, in Al-Buraij refugee camp, while dozens are still trapped under the rubble.

The same sources added that a person was killed as a result of the occupation bombing a bicycle in the Qizan Rashwan area in the city of Khan Younus, south of the Strip.

Meanwhile, the occupation forces continue to shell and fire east of the town of Jabalya, north of the Gaza Strip.

The occupation artillery shelling also targeted the neighborhoods of Tel Al-Hawa and Al-Sabra, south of Gaza City.

By September 16, 2024, local health authorities confirmed that the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli onslaught since October 7 has risen to 41,226 reported fatalities, with an additional 95,413 individuals sustaining injuries. The majority of the victims are women and children.

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

K.T.

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

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Palestinian man shot dead by IOFs gunfire in Toulkarm

Tuesday 17-September-2024

TOULKAREM, (PIC)

A Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) on Tuesday evening near the Israeli Apartheid Wall in Toulkarm, north of the West Bank.

The Ministry of Health announced that a citizen was martyred by the IOF gunfire near the village of Al-Jaroushiya in Toulkarm.

The martyr was identified as Sameer Al-Naqreezi, according to local sources.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) had earlier reported that its crews dealt with a live bullet injury to a 55-year-old man, adding that he was critically shot in the chest and was transferred to hospital for treatment.

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Several Palestinians kidnapped by the IOFs in the West Bank

Tuesday 17-September-2024

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnapped at dawn Tuesday several Palestinian citizens, including three women, during raids in the West Bank.

According to local sources, the IOFs kidnapped nine citizens, including three women, during raids in different areas of Ramallah province.

The sources explained that Israeli occupation forces kidnapped 'Abla Sa'adat from her home in Al-Beerih City in Ramallah. She is the wife of the political prisoner A'hmed Sa'adat, the Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

In this regard, PFLP condemned the Israeli army for kidnaping the wife of its leader Sa'adat, describing her arrest as “part of a systematic policy pursued against its leaders and their families” and a “desperate attempt to dissuade its cadres from continuing their struggle against the occupation.”

Six other male citizens were taken prisoners during IOFs raids in different towns of Ramallah, including three from Silwad town.

In Nablus, the IOFs kidnapped three young men from the Balata refugee camp and another one from the Madama village.

The IOFs also kidnapped two citizens from the Ya’bad town in Jineen and two others from Al-'Ubaydiya in eastern Bait La'hm (Bethlehem) and Kharsa village in western Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces stormed a house belonging to the chief of the Susya village council and handed him a summons for interrogation against his son.

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Over 10,700 Palestinians kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces from the occupied West Bank since October 7, says prisoners institutions

RAMALLAH, September, 17, 2024 (WAFA) – 

The Israeli occupation forces kidnapped at least 30 people, including former detainees, in the occupied West Bank during the last 24 hours.

The Detainees and Ex-Detainees Commission and the Palestine Prisoners Society said in a joint statement that the kidnapping operations took place across different  governorates in the occupied West Bank, accompanied by widespread raids and abuse, assaults and threats against detainees and their families, in addition to vandalism and destruction of citizens' homes.

They also added that among the detainees are 'Abla Sa'adat, the wife of the imprisoned Secretary-General of the Popular Front, leader A'hmed Sa'adat, Ta'hreer Jabir, and media student at Beer Zait University Du'a Al-Qadhi, in addition to journalist Qutayba 'Hamdan.

PPS and the Commission affirmed that, the total number of Palestinians detained in the occupied West Bank since October 7th has risen to over 10,700. This figure includes those detained from their homes, at military checkpoints, those who surrendered under pressure, and those taken hostage.

Y.S.

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Note:

The Israeli occupation forces have no jurisdiction to arrest or detain Palestinian citizens in the West Bank, that's why the correct term for what they do illegally is kidnapping, not arrest or detention.

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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

RAMALLAH, Thursday, May 9, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Dozens of the illegal Israeli extremist Jewish settlers Tuesday morning stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied city of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) under the protection of the Israeli occupation police.

Eyewitnesses said that colonists entered in groups from Al-Maghariba Gate, carried out provocative tours of its courtyards, and performed Talmudic rituals.

The occupation forces continue besieging Al-Aqsa Mosque since October 7, 2023, restricting the entry of Muslim worshippers to it, tightening measures at its gates, placing iron barriers, detaining those coming to it, and obstructing their entry. They also turned the Old City into a military barracks.

It is noteworthy that more than 46,293 settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque between October 7, 2023 and September 8.

K.T.

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Illegal Israeli settlers assault shepherds in Jordan Valley, IOFs raze a road in a West Bank village

Tuesday 17-September-2024

WEST BANK, (PIC)

A horde of the illegal Israeli extremist Jewish settlers brutalized on Tuesday morning Palestinian shepherds in the northern Jordan Valley, while the Israeli occupation army bulldozed a road in southern Nablus.

Local official 'Aarif Daraghma said that a group of armed illegal Israeli settlers with their sheep gathered near 'Hammamat Al-Mali'h area in the northern Jordan Valley and embarked on bullying local shepherds and threatening to open fire at them.

In a separate incident, the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) stormed Douma village, south of Nablus, and started to bulldoze a road in Al-Shaqra neighborhood in order to block it.

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Palestinian woman injured in an attack by the illegal Israeli settlers, in southern Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Tuesday 17-September-2024

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), (PIC)

A horde of the illegal Israeli extremist Jewish settlers escorted by the Israeli occupation soldiers assaulted Palestinian citizens in Yatta, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron), in the occupied West Bank.

According to local sources, the settler attack happened in Jourat Al-Jammal area in Yatta and resulted in the injury of a woman from the family of Abu Malsh.

Meanwhile, Israeli occupation soldiers confiscated a number of Palestinian-owned cars in Al-Fukhari area in Al-Karmil village in southern al-Khalil and kidnapped a citizen, identified as Mu'hammed Al-Harini in Masafir Yatta as he was trying to prevent the settlers from seizing his land.

The Israeli occupation soldiers also kidnapped a farmer called 'Hatim Makhamra after confiscating his tractor and assaulting him and his son, 'Ali, near the entrance of Al-Karmil village in Masafir Yatta. 

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Israeli occupation forces demolish two inhabited houses south of Toulkarm

TOULKARM, September, 17, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Israeli occupation forces demolished two inhabited houses in the village of Khirbet Jubara, south of the city of Toulkarm.

Ra-id Ma'hmoud, head of the village council in Jubara, said that large forces of the occupation army, accompanied by two bulldozers, surrounded the site of the demolition operation and forced the local residents to leave the area before demolishing the two houses.

He added that the area of ​​the two houses is 100 square meters each, and they are located in the western area of ​​the village, and belong to citizens Mu'hammed Jubara and 'Awni Jubara.

He pointed out that the citizens Jubara have proof papers and were notified about a month ago of the evacuation and demolition, and from the first moment they made efforts with lawyers with legal procedures, but they were surprised by the occupation bulldozers that began the demolition operation before the expiration of the notification period, and without giving their owners a deadline to evacuate their contents.

In turn, the owner of one of the two houses, Muhammad Jabara, said that he was surprised by the occupation bulldozers demolishing his house without allowing him to evacuate its contents, as the occupation soldiers forced the family to leave the house by force.

He pointed out that the demolition took place before the end of the period granted to them to complete the demolition suspension procedures, which is 30 days, and the demolition took place in the presence of their lawyer who was by chance present with the owners of the house, and they did not care about his request, and proceeded with the demolition and bulldozing.

Jubara confirmed that he has the legal papers that confirm his ownership of the land on which he built the one-story house.

Y.S.

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Note:

The Israeli occupation forces have no jurisdiction to arrest or detain Palestinian citizens in the West Bank, that's why the correct term for what they do illegally is kidnapping, not arrest or detention.

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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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