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34 Palestinians Killed, Over 100 Injured, Including Women and Children, in Israeli Air Strikes on Gaza

November 14, 2019 

Editor's Note:

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 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 David, Solomon, 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 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.

The following news stories are just examples of the Israeli occupation government violations of Palestinian human rights, on daily basis.

More detailed news stories can be found at the following sources:

http://english.wafa.ps/, https://english.palinfo.com/, https://imemc.org/, https://paltoday.ps/ar/

 

Palestinian leader, Baha’ Abu al-‘Ata, who was assassinated in an Israeli air strike on his home in Gaza, in a distraction from the Israeli political crisis, which left the Zionist Apartheid regime without a government, even after two rounds of elections in 2019.	Palestinian Manhous family members killed in Dair El-Balah in an Israeli air strike, November 14, 2019 paltoday

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Palestinian chilren, injued in Israeli air strikes on Gaza, November 14, 2019	Palestinian chilren, injued in Israeli air strikes on Gaza, November 14, 2019

 

Gaza Stops Fire As the Zionist Regime Agrees to Islamic Jihad Demands

Press TV, 2019-11-14

The Gaza-based Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement says it is holding fire after the regime in Israel accepted its key demands, including stopping targeted killings, as part of an Egypt-mediated truce aimed at ending the military confrontation between the two sides.
 
Speaking on Thursday morning, the Islamic Jihad’s spokesman, Musab Al-Buraim, confirmed earlier reports of the truce, saying the ceasefire came into force at 5:30 a.m. local time (3:30 GMT), Reuters reported.
 
Braim said Tel Aviv had agreed to both end its targeted killings of Palestinian resistance fighters and lethal gunfire at weekly Palestinian demonstrations against occupation near the fence separating the Gaza Strip from the Israeli-occupied territories.
 
“The ceasefire began under Egyptian sponsorship after the Occupation regime (Israel) submitted to the conditions set by Islamic Jihad on behalf of Palestinian resistance factions,” Al-Buraim told Reuters.
 
Earlier, Egyptian sources said the “ceasefire agreement comes as a result of Egypt’s efforts” and has been endorsed by “Palestinian factions including Islamic Jihad.”
 
The Tel Aviv regime had agreed to the Islamic Jihad’s key demands in exchange for the resistance group to stop firing rockets into the occupied territories and ensure Gaza rallies are peaceful.
 
There has been no confirmation so far from the Israeli side.
 
Nonetheless, shortly after the ceasefire, rocket warning sirens were reportedly sounded south of the occupied lands.
 
On Wednesday night, Ziad al-Nakhala, the Islamic Jihad secretary general, said the resistance group had laid out a list of demands for the ceasefire with Israel to Egyptian moderators.
 
“We gave specific conditions for a ceasefire,” he told the Beirut-headquartered Al-Mayadeen TV channel. “If Israel accepts them, we will accept a ceasefire."
 
“If Israel does not accept them, we are going to continue to fight for an open period of time,” he warned.
 
The Islamic Jihad’s “simple and humble” demands include an end to assassinations in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, Israeli troops not firing at innocent civilians during Gaza protests, and Tel Aviv abiding by the understandings regarding Gaza reached in Cairo during previous ceasefire negotiations, Nakhala explained.
 
The escalation erupted early on Tuesday, when Israel assassinated senior Islamic Jihad commander Baha Abu Al-'Ata, along with his wife, in a targeted strike on their home in Gaza.
 
A similar strike also hit the home of another Islamic Jihad commander in Syria on Tuesday, but missed the target.
 
Israel continued its deadly air raids on the besieged coastal sliver, killing 30 other Palestinians and injuring 97 others over the past two days.
 
Ata’s assassination sparked Palestinian retaliatory attacks into the occupied territories.
 
A total of 300 rockets are estimated to have been launched from Gaza, reaching as far as Tel Aviv and shutting schools in the occupied territories’ central and southern areas.
 
In a tweet on Wednesday, Islamic Jihad spokesman Abu Hamza said Israel is hiding the true extent of destruction caused by retaliatory rocket attacks.
 
“We challenge the Zionist military censorship to reveal pictures and videos showing the extent of the destruction of factories, headquarters and settler houses in the occupied cities,” he wrote.
 
Source: Press TV

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Israeli Missiles Kill Eight Family Members In Deir Al-Balah, Injure 13

November 14, 2019 7:05 AM IMEMC News

The Palestinian Health Ministry has reported that Israeli missiles struck, on Thursday at dawn, a Palestinian home in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, killing six members of the same family, and wounding thirteen others.

The Health Ministry stated that Israeli F16 war jets fired missiles into a home in Deir al-Balah, killing six family members, and wounding at least thirteen others, most of them are women and children.

The remains of two more children were found under the rubble, amidst ongoing search. They names will be pubished

Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Health Ministry in Gaza has reported that the slain Sawarka (Abu Malhous) family has been officially identified as:

Rasmi Salem Odah Sawarka, 45.

Mariam Salem Nasser Sawarka, 45.

Mohannad Rasmi Salem Sawarka, 12.  

Moath Mohmmad Salem Sawarka, 7.

Waseem Mohammad Salem Sawarka, 13.

Yosra Mohammad Awwad Sawarka, 39.

Only one toddler survived the Israeli attack and was found shielded by her slain brother.

The slain and injured Palestinians were moved to the al-Aqsa hospital, while medics and rescue teams started a search campaign, looking for more Palestinians who might be buried under the rubble.

Updated On Nov 14, 2018: 

Their death brings the number of slain Palestinians, who were killed by Israeli missiles, since Monday at dawn, to 32, while more than 100 others have been injured. Among the wounded are at least 30 children and 13 women.

In related news, a six-month pregnant woman, identified as Iman Abu Tayyim, suffered a miscarriage in a severe anxiety attack after the soldiers fired missiles near her home, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

The escalation on the Gaza Strip started when Israel assassinated a senior leader of the Islamic Jihad, identified as Baha’ Abu al-‘Ata, when the soldiers dropped a missile on his home, killing him along with his wife, Asma’, also wounding many members of their family, in addition to a female neighbor, in the Sheja’eyya area, east of Gaza city.

Israeli missiles and shells have caused a power blackout after striking main powerlines and transformers, especially in Gaza city and the northern parts of the coastal region, including Jabalia and Beit Lahia.

Israeli Missiles Kill Six Family Members In Deir Al-Balah, Injure 13

November 14, 2019 4:11 AM IMEMC News

The Palestinian Health Ministry has reported that Israeli missiles struck, on Thursday at dawn, a Palestinian home in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, killing six members of the same family, and wounding thirteen others.

The Health Ministry stated that Israeli occupation government F16 war jets fired missiles into a home in Deir al-Balah, killing six family members, and wounding at least thirteen others, most of them are women and children.

The slain and injured Palestinians were moved to the al-Aqsa hospital, while medics and rescue teams started a search campaign, looking for more Palestinians who might be buried under the rubble.

Their death brings the number of slain Palestinians, who were killed by Israeli missiles, since Monday at dawn, to 32, while more than 100 others have been injured. Among the wounded are at least 30 children and 13 women.

In related news, a six-month pregnant woman, identified as Iman Abu Tayyim, suffered a miscarriage in a severe anxiety attack after the soldiers fired missiles near her home, east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

The escalation on the Gaza Strip started when Israel assassinated a senior leader of the Islamic Jihad, identified as Baha’ Abu al-‘Ata, when the soldiers dropped a missile on his home, killing him along with his wife, Asma’, also wounding many members of their family, in addition to a female neighbor, in the Sheja’eyya area, east of Gaza city.

Israeli missiles and shells have caused a power blackout after striking main powerlines and transformers, especially in Gaza city and the northern parts of the coastal region, including Jabalia and Beit Lahia.

Including A Father And Two Sons; Israeli Strikes Killed fifteen Palestinians, Wednesday

November 13, 2019 4:44 PM IMEMC News

The Palestinian Health Ministry has reported that the ongoing Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip has resulted in the death of at least fifteen Palestinians, including a father and two of his sons, and injured at more than ten others, in several parts of the coastal region, raising the number of slain Palestinians to twenty-three in two days, while more than 69 Palestinians have been injured.

The Palestinians were killed and injured in 50 Israeli airstrikes and 21 incidents of artillery shells targeting various areas of the Gaza Strip.

The Health Ministry in Gaza said the soldiers killed Mohammad Abdullah Sharab, 28, and Haitham Hafeth al-Bakri, 22, after firing a missile at them in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza. Both are members of the Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad.

Two Palestinians were killed, on Wednesday afternoon, when the Israeli army fired missiles into an area east of Gaza city.

A Palestinian father, identified as Rafat Mohammad Awwad, and two of his children, Islam and Amir, were killed, and several others were injured, by Israeli missiles in the Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza city, in an earlier attack, and a fourth was also killed after the army fired a missile at him while driving his motorcycle in the Zeitoun neighborhood, south of Gaza city.

The Health Ministry said the soldiers killed Ala’ Eshteiwi, 32, in the Zeitoun neighborhood, and Khaled Awad Farraj, 38, was killed in the al-Mighraqa area, south of Gaza city, while many Palestinians were injured when the soldiers fired shells into farmlands, in addition to another Palestinian who was injured by Israeli shells in a playground in the Zeitoun neighborhood.

The soldiers also fired many shells into farmlands, east of the al-Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza Strip, causing damage to surrounding homes.

Damage was also reported to a few homes, east of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, when the Israeli air force fired a missile into a nearby land.

Furthermore, an Israeli F16 war jet fired one missile into a site in Sheikh Ejleen area, southwest of Gaza city, causing excessive damage to the site, and several surrounding homes.

Media sources in Gaza said the army carried out more than 50 airstrikes, and fired artillery shells at least twenty times, in less than two days.

The Israeli missiles and shells struck many homes, chicken farms, farmlands, markets for fruits and vegetables, parks near the Gaza sea, in addition to several sites run by armed resistance groups in Gaza, mainly those run by the al-Quds Brigades of the Islamic Jihad.

At least 48 Palestinians homes have been completely or partially damaged, and the army also fired missiles at seven motorcycles.

The strikes targeted various areas of the Gaza Strip but were mainly forced on Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun, in northern Gaza, causing several injuries in addition to Gaza city and its surrounding areas, Khan Younis and Rafah in southern Gaza.

Several farmers were injured and were rushed to local hospitals after the army fired missiles into farmland in Beit Hanoun.

Furthermore, the Israeli army said it destroyed a site, reportedly used for manufacturing long-range rockets, and that the armed groups in Gaza have fired more than 250 shells into Israeli areas.

The spokesperson of the al-Quds Brigades, the army wing of the Islamic Jihad, which is the main target of the Israeli escalation, especially after the army started its latest military strike by assassinating a senior leader of the movement, identified as Baha’ Abu al-Ata, 42, and his wife, Asma’ Mohammad Abu al-‘Ata, 36, in addition to wounding their children, said that its respects the efforts invested by Arab countries to reach a truce, however, it is currently not willing to be part of any mediation talks.

It said that “it is sending a message to Israel, and once we are done with it, there will be a time for talking about calm.”

In another statement, the Brigades said it fired mortars at many Israeli tanks near which gathered near the perimeter fence in the eastern and northern parts of the Gaza Strip.

On its part, the spokesperson of the Israeli army said the current escalation might take several days.

The Palestinians, who were killed Wednesday, including a father and two of his children, have been identified as:

1. Khaled Mo’awwad Farraj.
2. Ibrahim Ayman Fathi Abul-‘Al.
3. Ismael Ayman Fathi Abul-‘Al.
4. Ahmad Ayman Fathi Abul-‘Al.
5. Khaled Mo’awwad Farraj, 38, central Gaza.
6. Rafat Mohammad Ayyad.
7. Islam Rafat Mohammad Ayyad.
8. Amir Rafat Mohammad Ayyad.
9. Soheil Khader Qneita, 28, Gaza.
10. Ala’ Jabr Abed Eshteiwi, 32, Gaza.
11. Mahmoud Dahham Hathat, 19, Gaza.
12. Mo’men Mohammad Qaddoum, 26, Gaza.
13. Raed Rafiq Ahmad Sarsawi.
14.  Mohammad Abdullah Sharab, 28, Khan Younis.
15. Haitham Hafeth Wafi, 22, Khan Younis.

Ten Palestinians were killed on the first day of Israeli bombardment, Tuesday.

Israeli Missiles Kill Two Palestinian, Injure Several Others, In Gaza

November 13, 2019 10:00 AM IMEMC News

The Palestinian Health Ministry has reported that Israeli war jets fired, on Wednesday at dawn, several missiles into different parts of the Gaza Strip, killing two Palestinian and wounding several others. Twelve Palestinians have been killed by Israeli missiles since Tuesday.

Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Health Ministry in Gaza, said the soldiers fired missiles into central Gaza, killing one Palestinian, and wounding several others.

The Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, said the Palestinian was one of its members and identified him as Khaled Mo’awwad Farraj, 38.

It stated that the Palestinian was assassinated in the al-Mighraqa area, in central Gaza.

Ala Eshteiwi

The second Palestinian has been identified as Ala’ Jabr Eshteiwi, 32, and was killed in the Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza city.

He was killed by a missile fired from an Israeli drone, directly targeting him.

The Israeli missiles also struck farmlands east of Deir al-Balah, and east of Juhr ed-Deek area, in central Gaza.

More missiles were fired into farmlands in Tal al-Hawa neighborhood, west of Gaza city, causing damage to nearby homes.

One Palestinian home was struck and leveled by an Israeli missile in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

On Tuesday, Israeli missiles killed ten Palestinians, and injured 45 others, in several parts of the Gaza Strip, as officially confirmed by the Health Ministry.

They have been identified as:

1. Baha’ Salim Abu al-Ata, 42.
2. Asma’ Mohammad Hasan Abu al-Ata, 39. (Baha’s wife)
3. Mohammad Atiya Musleh Hammouda, 20.
4. Zaki Adnan Mohammad Ghannama, 25.
5. Ibrahim Mohammad Abdul-Latif Dabous, 26.
6. Abdullah Awad al-Balbeesi, 26.
7. Abdul-Salam Ramadan Ahmad, 28.
8. Wael Abdul-Aziz Abdul-Nabi, 43.
9. Rani Fayez Rajab Abu an-Nasr, 35.
10. Jihad Ayman Ahmad Abu Khater, 22.

It is worth mentioning that, according to Israeli sources, 41 Israelis were injured, Tuesday, including five who suffered serious wounds, due to Palestinian shells.

“10 Palestinians Killed; 45 Wounded by Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza”

November 13, 2019 1:38 AM IMEMC News

Tuesday’s escalation by Israeli forces has caused the deaths of ten Palestinians, with more than 45 civilians wounded by Israeli airstrikes, according to local sources.

In the latest spate of bombings, the victims have been identified as: Abdullah Awad Saqib al-Bilbisi, 26 Abdul Salam Ramadan Ahmad Ahmad, 28 Wael Abdul Aziz Abdullah Abdul Nabi, 43 Rani Fayez Rajab Abu al-Nasr, 35 Jihad Ayman Ahmed Abu Khater, 22

These five, killed in airstrikes on Tuesday afternoon, are in addition to the five killed earlier in the day by Israeli bombs.

Local sources report that Israeli F16 bombers continue to circle the skies above Gaza, causing panic and shock for the 2 million residents of the Gaza Strip.

In response to the bombardment, U.S. presidential candidate and former vice president Joe Biden issued a statement on Twitter in which he did not mention the 10 Palestinians killed and 45 wounded, but condemned instead the Palestinian resistance for firing rockets into Israel which caused no casualties, saying “Israel has a right to defend itself against terrorist threats. It is intolerable that Israeli civilians live their lives under the constant fear of rocket attacks.”

45 Palestinians were injured, some suffered life-threatening wounds. The Israeli missiles have also caused excessive damage to many homes, apartment buildings, and other structures, in addition to infra-structure damage in various parts of the Gaza Strip.

Updated from: Updated: Army Kills Five Palestinians, Injures 25, In Gaza – Nov 12, 2019, @ 17:41

The Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed, Tuesday, that a Palestinians died from serious wounds he suffered earlier after the Israeli army fired missiles targeting several Palestinians in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza.

The Health Ministry said the Palestinian, identified as Ibrahim Ahmad ad-Dabous, 23, died from serious wounds he suffered in the Salateen area, northwest of Beit Lahia.

His family said he just married just two months ago.

He was seriously injured when the army killed Zaki Ghannam, 25, after it fired missiles targeting several resistance fighters in Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the coastal region, also leading to the injury of three Palestinians.

Updated From: Tuesday; Army Kills Four Palestinians, Injures 25, In Gaza – Nov 12, 2019 @ 17:02

As the Israeli army continued its bombardment of several parts of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian was killed, and three others were injured; the death brings the number of Palestinians, killed by Israeli missiles in the Gaza Strip, Tuesday, to four, while at least 25 others have been injured.

Zaki Ghannam

The Palestinian, identified as Zaki Ghannam, 25, was killed when the army fired missiles targeting several resistance fighters in Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the coastal region, also leading to the injury of three Palestinians.

The Islamic Jihad said the slain Palestinian was one of its fighters. He was from Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza.

The Israeli army also fired many missiles into several parts of the Gaza Strip, including apartment buildings in Gaza city, and the al-Manara neighborhood in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the coastal region.

Palestinian armed resistance groups in Gaza said they fired more than 150 shells into Israeli areas, including Tel Aviv, Asqalan, Sderot, and Haifa.

Mohammad Atiyya Hammouda

Earlier Tuesday, Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian teen, identified as Mohammad Atiyya Hammouda, 18, and seriously injured two others, in Jabalia, in northern Gaza.

The escalation started after the Israeli army assassinated Baha’ Abu al-‘Ata, 42, a senior leader of the Islamic Jihad, after firing missiles at a residential building in Gaza city, also killing his wife, Asma’, and wounding their siblings Salim, Mohammad, Lian, and Fatima az-Zahra’, in addition to their neighbor Hanan Hallas, were injured.

Baha’ Abu al-‘Ata

It is worth mentioning that the Israeli army also attempted to assassinate a senior leader of the Islamic Jihad in the Syrian capital, Damascus, killing two, including his son, and injuring nine others, among them the grandson of the leader.

The al-Mayadeen News Agency has reported that the Israeli Air Force struck the home of Akram al-Ajjouri with two missiles, killing his son Moath, and wounding his granddaughter. The strike also led to the death of Abdullah Yousef Hasan, and the injury of eight other civilians.

The Islamic Jihad said it fired a barrage of shells into several Israeli areas in retaliation for the Israeli offensive, and that it will not be part of any mediation or truce talks.

One of the shells hit a house in Eshkol regional council, and one hit a house in Sderot, in addition to a highway in the central part of the country.

Israeli missiles struck homes, buildings, and the headquarters of the Independent Commission for Human Rights in Palestine (IHCR), which occupies the fifth, sixth and seventh floors of a multi-story building near the Palestinian Legislative Council in the center of Gaza City.

Human Rights Group Condemns Israel’s Shelling Of Its Headquarters In Gaza

November 12, 2019 3:57 PM admin

After being targeted by Israeli missiles, the Independent Commission for Human Rights in Palestine (IHCR), issued a statement denouncing the military escalation, and calling for an international investigation at the highest level.

At approximately 09:50 AM on Tuesday, 12 November 2019, the headquarters of the Independent Commission in the Gaza Strip, which occupies the fifth, sixth and seventh floors of a multi-story building near the Palestinian Legislative Council in the center of Gaza City, was targeted by Israeli missiles.

Mr. Bahjat Al-Helu, ICHR’s Coordinator of the Awareness and Training Unit in the Gaza Strip, was slightly injured.

It was a fortunate coincidence that the colleagues on the targeted floor just left the place a few minutes prior the shelling to participate in a meeting on the seventh floor, otherwise, they would have been directly hit.

The Independent Commission for Human Rights condemns the attacks on its offices in Gaza City and calls upon the international community to take urgent action to stop the aggression carried out by the occupying power since the early morning of today, Tuesday.

The Israeli army targeted the house of Baha’ Abu Al-Ata in the neighborhood of Al-Sheja’eya in Gaza, assassinated him and his wife, and wounded his children.

Furthermore, ICHR calls for stopping Israeli war crimes and spare civilians a high humanitarian cost in light of the deterioration of the Gaza Strip in its economic and social conditions.

It also considers targeting human rights institutions requires an urgent international intervention and investigation at the highest level. (ICHR) will continue its work in the service of human rights and expose Israeli crimes and will continue to follow up on the bombing of its headquarters with the relevant international and judicial bodies.

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