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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182 Lebanese People Killed, 727 Injured by Israeli Genocidal Air Strikes on South Lebanon, as the US- Backed Killing of the Displaced Palestinians Continues in the Gaza Strip

on September 23, 2024

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On Day 353 of US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 3 Massacres, 24 Palestinians Killed, 60 Injured, with a Death Toll of  41,455 and 95,878 Injuries, September 23, 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 23, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 51,455+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (41,455), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 10,000+). 

By September 23, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 95,878.

By September 23, 2024, 717 Palestinians who were killed, 5,751 who were injured, and 10,842, 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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10 displaced Palestinian civilians, including five children and women, were killed, and many others were injured, in two massacres at two shelter schools in Gaza Strip, September 23, 2024.	In an initial report, 100 Lebanese citizens were killed, more than 400 were injured by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on various villages and towns of the South, on September 23, 2024.
A Palestinian man, his wife, and their little daughter were all massacred in an Israeli genocidal air strike on Khalid Bin Al-Waleed school, in Al-Nusayrat, on September 23, 2024.	Taking some of the Palestinian martyrs, mostly children, who were massacred by Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment, out of the Shuhada Al-Aqsa hospital in Dair El-Bala'h, for burial, September 23, 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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‎‎‎182 martyrs and more than 727 injured in the Israeli occupation forces bombardment of large Lebanese areas‎

‎Beirut 23-9-2024 Wafa -

The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that 182 Lebanese citizens were killed and more than 727 others were injured as a result of the intensive raids launched by the Israeli occupation army on large Lebanese areas.‎

‎The Ministry explained that among the martyrs and wounded are children, women, and paramedics.‎

‎The Israeli occupation forces bombardment also led to the destruction of a number of homes and installations, and the burning of a number of vehicles.‎

‎The Israeli warplanes launched raids targeting the towns of Al-Kharayib, Sarafand, Dair Kifa, Bariqa, Al-Qusayba, Al-Siksakiya, Rumeen, Bint Jubail, 'Arab Saleem, Tibneen, Tayr Dibba, Toul, Khiyam, Mayfdoun, Al-Ma'shouq, Dair Al-Siryan, Suraifa, Melita, Ma'roub, 'Ain Ba'l, Arzoun and‎‎ the towns of Al-Kawthariya, Al-Sharqiya, Duwair, Zifta, Numairiya, Kharouf in southern Lebanon and Sa'hmar and 'Ain Al-Teena, in the western Bikaa'.‎

‎In a related context, the Lebanese Prime Minister Najeeb Miqati pointed out that what the Secretary-General of the United Nations announced regarding his fears about the transformation of southern Lebanon into Gaza again and that it is a war that must end, is a position that should be an incentive for all, especially for the countries of the resolution, to pressure Israel to stop its aggression, implement UN Resolution 2735 issued by the Security Council, and resolve the Palestinian issue on the basis of adopting the two-state solution and a just and comprehensive peace‎‎.‎

‎He stressed that the prolonged Israeli aggression against Lebanon is a war of extermination in every sense of the word, and a destructive plan aimed at destroying Lebanese villages and towns and eliminating all green‎‎ ‎‎spaces.‎

‎He concluded: "In all our contacts, we call on the United Nations, the Security Council and the active countries to stand with the right and deter aggression, and we renew our commitment to Resolution 1701 in full, and we work as a government to stop the emerging Israeli war, and avoid as much as possible falling into the unknown‎‎."‎

‎Y/GTA‎. 

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‎Lebanon: Including children. 100 martyrs and more than 400 wounded in the widespread Israeli genocidal air strikes on the South and the Biqaa'‎

‎The Israeli occupation genocidal air strikes continue in an extensive and intensive aggression against southern Lebanese villages and towns and the Biqaa', killing and wounding hundreds of people.‎

‎Al-Mayadeen Net , September 23, 2024, local time: 12:20 pm ‎

‎The effects of the intensive and continuous Israeli aggression on southern Lebanese villages and towns (social media)‎

‎The Israeli occupation continues its intensive aggression against Lebanon, targeting violent raids on southern villages and towns and the Biqaa'. ‎

‎The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that 100 people were killed and more than 400 injured, including children, women and paramedics, as a result of the aggression.‎

‎While the aggression continues, Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najeeb Miqati called on the United Nations, the Security Council and active states to "stand with the right and deter aggression against Lebanon."‎

‎Miqati stressed that the prolonged Israeli aggression against Lebanon represents "a war of genocide in every sense of the word, and its goal is to destroy Lebanese villages".‎

‎Musba'h Al-'Ali, an adviser to the caretaker minister of information, confirmed that the minister's office received an audio recording that includes a call to vacate the office.‎

‎In an interview with ‎‎Al-Mayadeen‎‎, Al-'Ali stressed that official Lebanon will respond through international forums to the Israeli threat, noting that "directing a direct threat to a government building has connotations."‎

‎An adviser to the Minister of Information in the Lebanese caretaker government added that "the terrestrial network of communications has not been penetrated."‎

‎Meanwhile, the bodies of 4 martyrs, including two children, arrived at Tibneen Governmental Hospital, in addition to 26 wounded, as a result of Israeli airstrikes.‎

‎The ministry asked all hospitals in the southern, Nabatiya and Ba'albek-Hirmil governorates to halt cold operations, that is, those that could be postponed, in order to treat those wounded in Israeli airstrikes.‎

‎The occupation launched a violent raid on the southern town of Zibqeen, and targeted some houses in Al-Khiyam plain. It also carried out raids on Tayba, Dair Al-Siryan and the outskirts of Wadi Al-'Hujair.‎

‎Al-Mayadeen ‎‎correspondent in the south confirmed the targeting of an inhabited house in Al-Naqoura, where work is underway to evacuate the wounded, while renewed raids on the Bayadha area in the Soor (Tyre) district.‎

‎The series of raids targeted Al-Naqoura and west of Zibqeen.‎

‎The Israeli targets were not limited to villages near the border with occupied Palestine, but also reached villages in the province of Tuffa'h and the districts of Zahrani, Sayda (Sidon) and Nabatiya.‎

‎A number of people were injured in an Israeli strike on an industrial facility in Toul in Nabatiya district.‎

‎Among the areas targeted by the occupation were also the outskirts of the village of Baslaya in the Jizzeen district.‎

‎In the Sidon district, a number of people were injured when the occupation targeted two residential buildings in Babiliya and Sarafand, according to the official news agency.‎

‎At least two people were killed and others injured in the Israeli raid on the town of Siksakieh, while 4 people were injured, in an initial toll, in the Israeli raid on the town of Al-Ghaziya.‎

‎The raid targeted the town of Al-Kharayib, resulting in martyrs and injuries.‎

‎At the same time, Israeli marches burned fires in forests in southern Lebanon.‎

‎In the western Al-Biqaa', the occupation targeted the heights surrounding the town of Mashghara, while a raid targeted the heights surrounding the town of Sa'hmar.‎

‎It is noteworthy that the occupation intensified its aggression on Lebanon ‎‎Since the early hours of the morning‎‎ On Monday, hundreds of raids were launched.‎

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

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On September 23, 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 24 Palestinian civilians were killed, and the 60 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 41,445 and the injuries to 95,878, since the start of the Israeli genocidal war on October 7, 2023.

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Day 353 of Gaza genocide: 41,455 killed, 95,878 injured by 'Israel'

By Al Mayadeen English, September 23, 2024, local time: 15:45 pm

Many victims are still trapped beneath the rubble as the IOF hinder and obstruct the work of Gaza's Civil Defense and rescue teams. 

Over the past 24 hours, the Israeli occupation forces committed three massacres against Palestinian civilians and families in Gaza, killing 24 and injuring 60 others, as the Israeli occupation persists in its relentless bombardment of various areas across Gaza for the 353rd day.

While some of the victims were transported to the few partially functioning hospitals and medical centers across the Strip, many are still trapped beneath the rubble as the IOF hinder and obstruct the work of civil defense and rescue teams. 

This raises the total death toll in Gaza to 41,455 murdered and 95,878 injured by "Israel".

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‎Two Israeli massacres following attacks on schools in Gaza

Monday 23-September-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Government Media Office (PGMO) in Gaza said on Monday that the Israeli occupation army committed two massacres at two schools in Al-Nusayrat refugee camp, in central Gaza, and Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City.

The Israeli attacks on the schools of Khalid Bin Al-Waleed and Kafr Qasim, where over 10,000 displaced people take shelter, claimed the lives of 10 civilians, including five children and women, and injured many others, according to PGMO.

The Israeli occupation army had already killed over 1,130 civilians in attacks on 183 shelter centers, including 163 schools.

PGMO held the US administration fully responsible for Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, particularly its persistence in attacking shelter centers.

PGMO called on the international community and its organizations to pressure the Israeli government to stop targeting shelter centers and end its genocidal crimes in Gaza. 

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‎Mother and four children killed by Israeli genocidal bombing in central Gaza

GAZA, September 23, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Five Palestinians, including children, were killed and others were injured at dawn on Monday in an Israeli occupation forces genocidal bombing of Dair El-Bala'h in the central Gaza Strip.

Local sources reported that the occupation aircraft targeted a house belonging to Abu Samak family in the vicinity of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Dair El-Bala'h, killing four children and their mother and wounding others.

Israeli helicopters also fired at citizens' homes in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City, while the occupation artillery renewed its violent shelling of the southwestern neighborhoods of Gaza City.

The occupation forces have continue the brutal aggression on the Gaza Strip by land, sea and air since October 7, 2023, resulting in the killing of 41,431 Palestinians and the injury of 95,818 others, most of whom are children and women, while thousands of missing persons remain under the rubble.

K.T. 

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‎‎A martyr and a number of wounded in the occupation shelling of Khuza'a, east of Khan Younus‎

‎Gaza 23-9-2024 Wafa -

A child was killed and others were injured, as a result of the Israeli occupation army's Quad Copter bombing a group of citizens in the town of Khuza'a, east of Khan Younus.‎

‎Five civilians, including children, were killed and others were wounded at dawn today, in the Israeli shelling on Dair El-Bala'h in the central Gaza Strip.‎

‎Three civilians were killed and others were injured as a result of Israeli shelling of a school housing displaced people in Al-Nusayrat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.‎

‎The Israeli occupation forces have continued their aggression on the Gaza Strip by land, sea and air since the seventh of October 2023, resulting in the death of 41,431 citizens and the injury of 95,818 others, the majority of whom are children and women, while thousands of missing people are still 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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‎IOFs gun down a Palestinian youth near Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Monday 23-September-2024

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), (PIC)

Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) killed a Palestinian youth after an alleged attack on the IOFs soldiers in an airbase near Al-Khaleel (Hebron), in the West Bank, Hebrew media sources claimed on Monday.

The sources said that the Palestinian was a worker with the army ministry and tried to stab one of the soldiers before he was shot by other soldiers fatally wounding him.

They alleged that the young man was from the Al-Reina village in the southern Galilee, adding that the airbase is located in Bait Jibreen, near Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

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For the second day in a row, the Israeli occupation forces continue military operation in Salfeet-area village

Salfeet, September 23, 2024 (WAFA) – 

The Israeli occupation forces continued military raids on the village of 'Haris, west of Salfeet, for the second day in a row.

The head of the 'Haris village council 'Omar Samara told WAFA that the occupation forces continued raiding the village for the second day, and abused civilians and searched their homes, and detained about 70 people since yesterday evening, most of whom were children.

Samara said that the occupation forces obstructed the educational process, as they stormed schools, prevented teachers and students from reaching their schools, and detained a number of them.

K.T.

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IOFs kidnap several Palestinians in West Bank raids

Monday 23-September-2024

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnapped at dawn Monday a number of Palestinian citizens during raids in the West Bank, amid clashes in some areas.

According to local sources, the IOFs kidnapped five citizens, including a young woman, during raids on homes in different areas of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem).

In Salfeet, the IOFs carried out raids on several homes and interrogated local residents in Qarawat Bani 'Hasan town and withdrew from the area without making kidnappings.

In Al-Khaleel (Hebron), one citizen was taken prisoner after midnight following an IOFs raid in Doura town.

Two citizens were also kidnapped by the IOFs from the towns of Al-Ri'hiya and Yatta in Al-Khaleel (Hebron) province. One citizen suffered a fracture in his leg after the Israeli occupation soldiers assaulted him in Yatta.

Another citizen suffered multiple injuries after Israeli soldiers savagely assaulted him in Wadi Al-Sameen neighborhood in southern Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

In Ramallah, the IOFs kidnapped two citizens from their homes in Al-Mughayyir village and Baitounia town.

In Aree'ha (Jericho), one young man was kidnapped by the IOFs from his home in 'Aqabat Jabr refugee camp.

IOFs raids also took place in other areas of the West Bank, with no reported kidnappings.

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Over 10,800 Palestinians kidnapped in the occupied West Bank since October 7, says prisoners institutions

RAMALLAH, September, 23, 2024 (WAFA) – 

The Israeli occupation forces kidnapped at least 16 people, including a girl and  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 detention operations took place in the  governorates of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), Al-Khaleel (Hebron), Ramallah, Toubas, and Salfeet, accompanied by widespread raids and abuse, assaults and threats against detainees and their families, in addition to vandalism and destruction of citizens' homes.

PPS and the Commission affirmed that, the total number of Palestinians kidnapped in the occupied West Bank since October 7th has risen to over 10,800. 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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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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Israeli occupation forces demolish house, water well west of Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), September, 23, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Israeli occupation forces today demolished a house and a water well in the town of Idhna, west of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

Mo'taz Abu Juhaisha, a local resident, said that Israeli bulldozers demolished his house in Wadi Rasha, west of the town. It consists of two floors and has an area of ​​220 square meters. It houses his family of seven and a water well with a capacity of 80 cups.

He added that the occupation forces notified him along with his family of the demolition of the house last year, but they  were surprised by their arrival today to demolish it, noting that the neighbors helped them in evacuating  part of the furniture before the demolition.

Y.S.

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Israeli forces demolish house north of Aree'ha (Jericho)

Aree'ha (Jericho), September 23, 2024 (WAFA) –

 Israeli occupation forces demolished a house in Al-Jiftlik village, north of Aree'ha (Jericho), on Monday.

Local sources told WAFA that the occupation forces stormed Al-Jiftlik and demolished the two-story house of Na-il Mustafa Bani 'Oada, which was built more than 15 years ago in the Triangle area.

The occupation forces target Palestinian citizens and their property, especially in Area C, with the aim of colonial expansion and forcing citizens to leave.

According to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, the occupation authorities carried out 62 demolition operations last August, which affected 78 facilities, including 36 inhabited homes, 8 uninhabited ones, and 13 agricultural facilities and others, and took place mainly in the governorates of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), Al-Khaleel (Hebron), Ramallah, Nablus, Jineen, Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), Toubas and Toulkarm.

Israeli authorities also notified 74 homes and facilities to be demolished in these governorates.

K.T.

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Illegal Israeli settlers raze Palestinian lands near Salfeet

Salfeet, September 23, 2024 (WAFA) –

A horde of the illegal Israeli settlers on Monday bulldozed areas of land in the town of Qarawat Bani 'Hasan, west of Salfeet.

Local sources reported to WAFA that a group of colonists bulldozed lands in Beer Abu 'Ammar area, northwest of the town.

It is worth noting that this area is considered a tourist, recreational and archaeological area for the people of the town of Qarawat Bani 'Hasan, as horse competitions and shows and many sports games were held there.

K.T.

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IOAR to build elevator for the illegal Israeli Jewish settlers near Al-Aqsa Mosque’s Al-Buraq Wall (Western Wall)

Monday 23-September-2024

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), (PIC)

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime (IOAR) in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) laid on Sunday the foundations for the building of an elevator for the illegal Israeli Jewish settlers near Al-Aqsa Mosque’s Al-Buraq Wall (Western Wall).

The IOAR claimed that the elevator, which will be located 200 meters from the Mosque’s western wall, will be used by Jewish elderlies and people with physical disabilities who want to visit the holy site.

According to the Palestinian WAFA news agency, the IOAR have been working for several months on changing the status quo at the Aqsa Mosque at the pretext of carrying out maintenance and routine works around the Islamic holy site.

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Israel razes Al-'Araqeeb village in Negev for 230th time

Monday 23-September-2024

Al-Naqab (Negev), (PIC)

The Israeli authorities demolished on Monday morning all the tents and structures in the Palestinian Bedouin village of Al-'Araqeeb, in Al-Naqab (Negev) desert for the 230th consecutive time, displacing its Bedouin residents.

According to local sources, the Israeli occupation apartheid regime police forces and employees from the Bedouin development authority — which is responsible for such demolitions — stormed the village and wreaked havoc on everything.

Consequently, dozens of Bedouin citizens, including children, have become homeless once again and will suffer from the harsh weather conditions of the desert for a while before they could have new makeshift homes again.

Al-'Araqeeb residents live in a constant state of fear because they expect the demolition of their village at any moment after they manage to rebuild their homes. About 22 families, made up of 110 people, live in Al-'Araqeeb.

An estimated 80,000 Bedouin Palestinians, who carry Israeli citizenship, live in several Negev communities, which are often denied vital services, including water, electricity and educational facilities.

The demolition of Al-'Araqeeb and other villages in the Negev is believed to be a systematic Israeli policy aimed at expelling the native population from Al-Naqab (Negev) and transferring them to government-zoned areas to pave the way to expand and build settlements for the Israeli Jewish communities. 

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Related News About the US-backed Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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UN chief: Israeli war on Gaza reaches unprecedented levels of death and destruction

Sunday 22-September-2024

NEW YORK, (PIC)

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in press statements on Sunday that the level of suffering in Gaza is unprecedented.

“The level of suffering we are witnessing in Gaza is unprecedented in my mandate as secretary-general of the United Nations. I’ve never seen such a level of death and destruction as we are seeing in Gaza in the last few months,” he clarified.

He further expressed “concern of turning Lebanon into another Gaza, which would be a devastating tragedy for the world.”

“I have previously condemned Hamas attacks and we need to condemn the attempt to impose collective punishment on the Palestinian people.”

Over the past 24 hours, the Israeli occupation army killed 40 Palestinians and wounded 58 others in the Gaza Strip.

The death toll from the ongoing Israeli bombardments and shooting attacks, which started on October 7, climbed to 41,431 martyrs and the number of the wounded surged to 95,818 people.

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Al-Resheq: The closure of Al-Jazeera’s office comes in retaliation for exposing Israeli crimes

Monday 23-September-2024

DOHA, (PIC)

The member of the political bureau of 'Hamas, 'Izzat Al-Resheq, said the closure of Al-Jazeera’s office in Ramallah is a retaliatory procedure that comes in revenge for its professional role in exposing the Israeli crimes.

In a press statement on Sunday, Al-Resheq added that the closure of Al-Jazeera’s bureau is an attempt to prevent the channel from covering the performance of the resistance in Gaza, and the Hezbollah counterattacks targeting Israeli military bases.

He pointed out that this closure comes as part of the “Israeli declared war against journalists who are exposed to a systematic Zionist terrorism with the aim of concealing the truth,” stressing that the “closure constitutes a flagrant violation of the freedom of the press and a repression of freedoms.”

The Hamas official stressed that Hamas condemns the closure, and stands in solidarity with Al-Jazeera, underscoring that the decision will not prevent the channel from continuing its work and challenging all obstacles.

Earlier on Sunday, the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) stormed the Al-Jazeera satellite channel’s bureau in Ramallah and handed a 45-day closure order to the network’s West Bank bureau chief, Waleed Al-'Omari.

The IOFs stopped the broadcasting, confiscated devices and documents from the office and prevented its employees from using their cars.

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UNRWA: waste is everywhere

Sunday 22-September-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has said that trash in the Gaza Strip keeps piling up as hundreds of thousands of people take shelter in an increasingly small portion of land in the besieged coastal enclave.

“This is a landfill site in Khan Younus,” said the UN agency, which provides relief to Palestinians, showing pictures of piles of trash.

“Waste is everywhere. UNRWA and partners work to dispose of it, but the war and access restrictions pose severe challenges.”

The Israeli occupation army continues to strike across the Gaza Strip for the 352nd consecutive day.

The death toll from the ongoing Israeli bombardments and shooting attacks, which started on October 7, climbed to 41,431 martyrs and the number of the wounded surged to 95,818 people. 

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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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