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2,215 Palestinians Killed, Including 724 Children and 458 Women, 8714 Injured, as the Genocidal Israeli Government Continues to Deny Gaza Water, Food, and Electricity October 14, 2023
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"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). *** 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, not a systematic record, of the Israeli occupation government abuse, mistreatment, and 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/ With the exception of killings, the following news stories are just examples, not a systematic record, from: https://imemc.org/ *** Killing of Palestinians in Ghazza (Gaza) by Israeli Occupation Regime Forces Israeli Missiles Kill 315 Palestinians In Gaza OCT 14, 2023 On Saturday dawn, as the Israeli army continued to fire hundreds of missiles and shells at homes and buildings in the Gaza Strip, including a busy marker in the Nusayrat refugee camp in central Gaza, 315 Palestinians were killed, and 1788 were injured. The Health Ministry has confirmed that the extensive Israeli bombing Saturday has killed 315 Palestinians, including 90 children, and injured 1788, mainly women and children. It added that 2215 Palestinians, including 724 children and 458 women, have been killed, and 8714 Palestinians, including 2450 children and 1536 women, have been injured as the Israeli onslaught on Gaza entered its eighth day. Several Palestinians, including many children and women, were killed, and many were injured when the army fired missiles into the market of the Nusayrat refugee camp. The Israeli army also fired missiles and shells at homes and buildings along the western coastal area of Khan Younus in southern Gaza, in addition to the extensive bombardment of all areas along the eastern areas of southern Gaza. At least five Palestinians were killed and eleven injured by Israeli missiles that struck a home for the Al-Agha family in the center of Khan Younis. The Israeli army also fired four missiles at a building near the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza. Many missiles were also fired into areas west of Gaza City, Sheikh Radhwan neighborhood, north of Gaza City, causing many casualties. Shifa Hospital In Gaza, this baby is the only survivor after Israeli missiles annihilated his entire family At least five Palestinians were killed and many injured when the army fired missiles into the Skafi area in Bait Lahia, in northern Gaza. Palestinian medics and rescue teams continue to search under the rubble of bombarded homes and buildings. In addition, the army fired missiles a convoy of vehicles carrying of hundreds of civilians trying to flee the northern and central parts of the Gaza Strip to seek shelter in the southern parts of the coastal region after the army ordered more than 1.1 m Gazans to leave their homes and cities. Ahmad Muhanna, the head of the Al-'Awdah Hospital in Jabalia, in northern Gaza, said the Israeli army ordered the full evacuation of the hospital in preparation for bombing it. Muhanna added that the hospital is not the only medical center that received such orders to evacuate. He also said that the hospitals cannot evacuate the patients, especially due to the large number of Palestinians hospitalized in various units, including surgery wards and intensive care wards. Al-'Awda Hospital is a small private medical center that only includes seventy beds and various clinics for outpatients. The Health Ministry said Israeli missiles and shells have killed at least 1900 Palestinians, including 614 children and 370 women, while the number of injured Palestinians is about 7696, mainly children and women. 320 Palestinians killed in past 24 hours2,215 Palestinians killed in Israeli aggression on Gaza GAZA, (PIC) +- At least 2,215 Palestinians were killed in Israeli air attacks on
Gaza, including 724 children and 458 women, the Palestinian Health
Ministry said on Saturday morning. Dead and wounded in Israeli shelling of a market area in Nusayrat, other areas in the Gaza Strip GAZA, Saturday, October 14, 2023 (WAFA) - A number of people were killed and others sustained various injuries as a result of an Israeli missile strike on the market area in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, and in different other areas. WAFA correspondent said missiles fired by Israeli warplanes fell in the Nusayrat market, causing deaths, including children, and wounding others who were rushed to a hospital in the neighboring city of Dair El-Bala'h. He said Israel renewed its bombardment along the western coast of Khan Younus, south of the Gaza Strip, noting that warplanes and artillery shelled the eastern border of the southern Gaza Strip. This morning, five people were killed and 11 others were injured in an Israeli missile strike on the house of the Agha family in the center of Khan Younus. Israeli warplanes also bombed a site near Maghazi refugee camp in the center of the Gaza Strip with about four missiles, completely destroying it. Warplanes also fired missiles at the areas of Public Security, Al-Karama,, al-Shanti Land, and at the vicinity of al-Safina building, west of Gaza City, as well as a house in Sheikh Radhwan neighborhood, north of Gaza City, where several people were injured and taken to Shifa Hospital. Five other people were killed and others were injured when a house in the Al-Sukafi area in the town of Bait Lahiya, north of the Gaza Strip, was targeted with three missiles. They were taken to the Indonesian Hospital. Two bodies were recovered from under the rubble of a house in Rafa'h, south of the Gaza Strip, hit by Israeli missiles, while the search continues for other missing persons under the rubble. M.K. In less than 24 hours, 256 Palestinians killed, including 20 children, in Israeli aggression on Gaza GAZA, Saturday, October 14, 2023 (WAFA) - Gaza hospitals said 256 people, including 20 children, were killed in addition to 1,788 injured in less than 24 hours. WAFA correspondent said that the occupation warplanes launched a series of raids on the northern and western areas of Gaza City, targeting homes, the vicinity of some hospitals, and residential towers. The raids were concentrated in the Tal Al-Hawa neighborhood and the Red Crescent’s al-Quds Hospital where hundreds of families took refuge seeking protection from the Israeli bombing. The warplanes also targeted Al-Rimal neighborhood, the vicinity of Shati refugee camp, and the areas of the Intelligence Towers, Al-Karama, and Al-Fayrouz areas, destroying dozens of homes and residential buildings. Dozens of missiles also hit the Sudaniya and Al-Wahah areas and the western and northern regions of Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip under the scorched earth policy. The occupation aircraft targeted a number of homes in Khan Younus, in the west and east of the city where hundreds of families who were forcibly displaced from the northern Gaza Strip took refuge. The city of Rafa'h, to the south of the Gaza Strip, was also subjected to dozens of airstrikes, most of which targeted homes, causing deaths and casualties. WAFA correspondent said Nasser and Abu Yousuf al-Najjar hospitals in the south of the Gaza Strip are no longer able to deal with the wounded after they were damaged by the bombing. He pointed out that rescue teams and paramedics are facing extreme difficulties in removing the rubble of homes and buildings as they search for survivors under the rubble. The Ministry of Health yesterday said the number of Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank had risen to 1,951 since the beginning of the aggression last Saturday. It said 1,900 were killed in the Gaza Strip, including 614 children and 370 women, while the number of wounded reached 7,696. In the West Bank, the number killed rose to 51, after 16 people, including children, were killed yesterday, while the number of wounded rose to more than 950. M.K. Including foreigners13 of those captured in Al-Aqsa Flood
killed in Israeli shelling
Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas Movement, announced
the deaths of 13 persons of those captured in Al-Aqsa Flood operation,
including foreigners, in the Israeli shelling of the Gaza Strip in the
past 24 hours. CNN fake news reporter apologies for saying that 'Hamas beheaded children' WASHINGTON, (PIC) +- CNN's reporter Sara Sidner apologized for saying that 'Hamas Movement
beheaded children' during the Aqsa Flood Operation after failing to
approve the claim. Annihilation of Palestinians in Gaza Strip by Israeli Total Siege, Denying them Water, Food, Gas, and Electricity Israel orders evacuation of a hospital in Gaza under threat of bombardment GAZA, Saturday, October 14, 2023 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces have threatened the Palestinian Red Crescent's Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza to evacuate their premises, giving them until 4 p.m. on Saturday to leave. In a statement, the Palestinian Red Crescent expressed its deep concern over this unfair Israeli order, especially that Al-Quds Hospital provides life-saving services to patients and casualties, including those in critical condition in the intensive care unit, infants in the neonatal ward, and hundreds of displaced civilians seeking a safe haven. The organization emphasized that, given the hospital's essential role, they cannot comply with the Israeli evacuation's order, and will remain bound by their humanitarian mandate to continue delivering services to patients and the wounded. The Palestinian Red Crescent called upon world leaders, the international community, the United Nations, and the International Red Cross to intervene and ensure the full protection and safety of the organization's facilities, teams, and missions in accordance with international law and the Geneva Conventions. M.N Euro-Med: Gaza is facing thirst, campaign of
annihilation
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor expressed on Friday its deep concern
about the grave developments resulting from the ongoing Israeli military
attacks on Gaza for the seventh consecutive day, and the serious
violations against Palestinian civilians. As the war entered its eighth day, the Israeli occupation army
continued on Saturday to tighten its chokehold on the Gaza Strip, amid
ongoing deadly and destructive attacks on homes, streets and
infrastructures and threats to bomb hospitals. UNICEF calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza to protect children GENEVA, Saturday, October 14, 2023 (WAFA) – UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder has drawn attention to the hard situation faced by Palestinian children in Gaza, as the Israeli aggression continues to exact a devastating toll on the youngest and most vulnerable, calling for an immediate ceasefire to stop the humanitarian crisis. "Hundreds and hundreds of children have been killed and injured. Every hour in Gaza, the number of children killed rises. The killing of children must stop," said Elder in a press statement. Elder painted a grim picture of the injuries children are enduring: "The images and stories are clear: children with horrendous burns, mortar wounds, and lost limbs. And hospitals are utterly overwhelmed to treat them. Yet the numbers keep rising." Elder expressed UNICEF's concern about the safety of the 1.1 million people, nearly half of whom are children, who have been ordered by Israel to evacuate their homes ahead of an expected ground assault. "Children and families in Gaza have practically run out of food, water, electricity, medicine, and safe access to hospitals, following days of air strikes and cuts to all supply routes," he warned. He continued, "Most residents can no longer get drinking water from service providers or household water through pipelines." M.N NRC and 11 other humanitarian organizations warn of an unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Gaza OSLO, Saturday, October 14, 2023 (WAFA) - The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and 11 of the world’s largest humanitarian organizations have warned of an unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Gaza amid looming Israeli land incursion. “We are alarmed by Israel’s call for over a million Palestinians to leave northern Gaza in less than 24 hours,” said the organization in their urgent plea. “Israel must rescind this order immediately.” They said that demands for the population in its entirety to relocate in such an immediate manner put at risk the lives of those forced to flee particularly since the Israel government has not provided any assurances for their safety while in transit or for the safety of civilians remaining in the Gaza Strip as fighting continues. Humanitarian agencies operating in Gaza are reporting an unfolding humanitarian crisis on an unprecedented scale. There are not adequate facilities to safely accommodate residents from northern Gaza, and their safety remains jeopardized as Israeli airstrikes persistently target central and southern Gaza. “A forced relocation without any guarantees of safety or return and without providing for the needs of the protected population, risks amounting to forcible transfer, which is a grave breach of international humanitarian law and codified as a war crime. Israel is bound by international law to ensure the protection of all persons there from harm, and ensure that they are adequately supplied, including by agreeing and facilitating, relief schemes,” said the organizations, calling for the international community “to unequivocally uphold international law and prioritize the protection of civilians to avert further suffering and loss of human life.” The said world leaders must: Demand that the Government of Israel immediately rescind its order; Demand that all parties agree to an immediate cessation of hostilities; Demand to stop the use of explosive weapons in populated areas in addition to the targeting of civilians, of inviolable UN premises, schools and hospitals where civilians shelter; Facilitate the provision of essential and life-saving relief assistance, including food, water, and medical supplies and care and access of humanitarian personnel into Gaza; and Immediately facilitate medical evacuations for children and families who require it in either Egypt, the West Bank or Israel. M.K. EU chief: Blockade on water, food, fuel and medical supplies into Gaza violates international law BEIJING, Saturday, October 14, 2023 (WAFA) – The European Union’s High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell said yesterday during a press conference in China that Israel’s blockade on entry of water, food, fuel and medical supplies into the besieged Gaza Strip violates international law. “Creating a blockage on water, food, fuel and medical supplies is not in accordance with the international law,” he said in answer to a question about the EU’s position on this Israeli decision. “Yes, there is a deep worry about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, in particular due to the shortage of water, food and medical supplies, fuel and electricity.” He described the Israeli army’s call on 1.1 million Palestinian civilians to leave their homes in the northern Gaza Strip and move south as “utterly unrealistic.” “The expected move[ment]s that they should produce, of a large part of the population – we are talking about 1 million people – must be realistic. And certainly, this is utterly unrealistic, that 1 million people can move in 24 hours,” he said, explaining that this will leave devastating humanitarian consequences. “About this warning of the Israeli Army for the civilians leaving the north of Gaza, certainly, civilians must be pre-warned. They must be alerted about incoming military operations in order to allow them to leave, which is what Israel has done,” he said, adding, “Yes, it is good to have a warning, but the warning has to be realistic in order to avoid devastating humanitarian consequences.” Borrell said he supports the United Nations’ efforts to alleviate the situation in Gaza, “including via encouraging the creation of humanitarian corridors and allowing space for much needed humanitarian aid,” stressing, “We will further intensify our engagement with all regional actors and with key international partners in order to provide as much protection as we can to the civilians.” M.K. Killing of Palestinians in the West Bank by Israeli Occupation Regime ForcesIsraeli Soldiers Kill 15 Palestinians In West Bank IMEMC, OCT 14, 2023 On Friday, Israeli soldiers killed fifteen Palestinians, including two children, and injured hundreds, some seriously, in several parts of the occupied West Bank during protests against the Israeli war on Gaza and the escalating violations in the West Bank. The army also killed a journalist in southern Lebanon. Laith Abu Morra, 16, was killed by Israeli army fire in the Al-'Eisawiya town in occupied Jerusalem; many Palestinians were injured. The soldiers killed, on Friday night, Hussein Mu’taz Mousa, 16, near the Annexation Wall in Bait Liqya town, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah. Medics rushed him to Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, but he succumbed to his serious wounds. Ayham Iyad 'Eisa Jabarin, 17, was killed by Israeli soldiers who shot him in the head in the Al-Ram town, north of occupied Jerusalem. Rafat Tha-ir Mohanna, 20, was killed by Israeli soldiers who opened fire at many Palestinian cars west of Tulkarim, in the northwestern West Bank. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said the soldiers shot several Palestinians in the face, back, armed and legs, inflicting moderate-to-severe-wounds. Oct 13, 2023 at 20:08: In Tulkarim, in the northwestern West Bank, the soldiers attacked dozens of Palestinians, marching on their lands west of the city, and fired dozens of live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs at them. Medical sources said the soldiers killed four young men, Sami'h Khalid Odah Abu Tabeekh, 25, from Baqat Al-Hatab, north of Qalqilia, Bakr Hasan Jamma’een, 38, from Ikataba area in Tulkarim, Islam Bilal Abu Zanat, 24, from Tulkarim, and Qasim Hakam Arif Hajras, 23. The soldiers also shot at least fifteen Palestinians with live fire, including a few who suffered critical wounds. In addition, the Health Ministry said the doctors managed to revive a child, 15, after his heart stopped due to a gunshot wound to the artery in the thigh and remains in a very serious condition. The three Palestinians were among at least five young men the soldiers shot with live fire, in addition to many who were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets. The soldiers also fired many live rounds at Palestinian medics trying to reach wounded Palestinians and at journalists. In Nablus, in the northern West Bank, the soldiers killed a Palestinian child near the Bait Fourik military roadblock east of the city. Medical sources said the soldiers shot the child, Amir Mulaitat, 14, with a live round in the head and injured many Palestinians during protests against the escalating Israeli violations in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. In Bethlehem, the soldiers killed 'Eisa Sami Za’al Jibreen, 26, during protests in Tuqu’ town, east of the city. Medical sources said the soldiers shot 'Eisa with a live round to the head before he was rushed to a hospital, where his death was confirmed. During the young man’s funeral procession, the soldiers injured a young man with bullets shrapnel in the chest and the neck. The soldiers also shot a young man in the leg and caused many to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation in the Wadi Al-Hummus area east of Bethlehem. In Tubas, in the northwestern West Bank, the soldiers killed a Palestinian man during protests in Atouf village, southeast of the city. Medical sources identified the slain Palestinian Mohammad Ahmad Bisharat, 32, from Tammoun town, south of Tubas. In Hebron, in the occupied West Bank’s southern part, the soldiers killed two Palestinians, Mus'ab Ahmad Al-Madhoun, 23, in the Bab Al-Zawiya area, in the center of the city, and 'Eisa Maher Ahmed Al-'Imla, 21, in Bait Ola town, west of Hebron.In Bethlehem, the soldiers killed 'Eisa Sami Za’al Jibril, 26, in Tuqu town, east of the city. Medical sources said the soldiers shot the young man with live rounds during protests at the western entrance of the town. They added that the soldiers also shot three young men at Bethlehem’s northern entrance, causing moderate-to-severe wounds. In the Al-'Eisawiya town, in occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers killed a child, identified as Mohammad Taher Mustafa, 15, after shooting him with a live round to the chest and the head. In addition, the soldiers shot three Palestinians with live fire near the Qalandia terminal, north of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. In Ramallah, in the central West Bank, the soldiers killed Suleiman Fareed Malsa, 24, after shooting him in the head, in Dair Ibzi’ town, west of the city. The soldiers also moderately injured a young man after shooting him in the chest in Abboud town, northwest of the city. The soldiers also invaded Budrus village, west of Ramallah, and shot a young man with a live round in the chest, causing serious wounds. In Biddu, northwest of occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers shot and seriously injured a young man and injured several other Palestinians. In addition, the soldiers abducted two siblings Tariq and Ali Hmeid Ka’abna from their homes in Khirbet Zoqa in the Northern Plains of the West Bank. 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