Editorial Note: The following news reports are summaries from original sources. They may also include corrections of Arabic names and political terminology. Comments are in parentheses.

 

4,800 Palestinians Killed, 1,400 under the Rubble, 13,600 injured, in 16 days of the Israeli Genocidal War on Ghazza

October 22, 2023 

Palestinian women grieving family members who were killed in an Israeli genocidal air strikes on Khan Younus, October 22, 2023	16 Palestinians were killed two Israeli air strikes on two homes belonging to the Jabir and Abu Al-Qumsan families in northern Gaza, on October 22, 2023
Palestinian victims of the genocidal Israeli air strikes on Gaza are prepared for burial in streets, as there are no more places for them in hospitals, October 22, 2023	Palestinian women grieving their relatives who were killed by the Israeli genocidal Israeli air strikes on Gaza, on October 22, 2023
Two Palestinians were killed, 3 were injured, in an Israeli airstrike on Jenin refugee camp, October 22, 2023	A scene of an Israeli air strike on Gaza city, file, October 21, 2023

Total destruction of Palestinian residential neighborhoods in Gaza City by Israeli genocidal air strikes, October 22, 2023	Total destruction of Palestinian residential neighborhoods in Gaza City by genocidal air strikes, October 22, 2023

Palestinian families leaving Gaza city, due to the genocidal Israeli air strikes, which destroyed a large part of the city, file, October 22, 2023

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).

 

"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).

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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 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.

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.

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,

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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. 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.

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

Thousands of casualties as Israel’s massacres in Gaza enter day 16

October 22, 2023

GAZA, (PIC) +-

For the 16th consecutive day, Israel’s horrendous carnage continues to claim more lives in the embattled Gaza Strip as its army has escalated its attacks on more homes and neighborhoods.

Since last night and the dawn of Sunday, hundreds of citizens were martyred and many others were injured in massive aerial attacks on different areas of Gaza.

According to the latest statistics on Sunday, the death toll climbed to over 4,800 martyrs and the number of the injured to over 13,600 civilians. Most of the casualties are children, women and elderlies.

The death toll in Gaza is likely to increase as the Israeli occupation army continues to launch deadly and devastating attacks on different areas.

According to the interior ministry in Gaza, casualties were reported in Dair El-Bala'h in central Gaza following an Israeli attack on a house. 30 civilians lived in that house.

Local sources also said that an Israeli warplane bombed an apartment building in an-Nasser neighborhood in Gaza City.

In southern Gaza, medical sources reported that seven civilians, including four women and one child, were killed and many others were injured in an Israeli airstrike on a house belonging to the family of al-Astal in Khan Younus.

Four other citizens from the family of Abu Taha were also killed in an Israeli attack on their home in Al-Manara neighborhood in Khan Younus.

A reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC), for his part, said that six citizens, including two children and three women, were martyred and several others were injured in Israeli attacks on two homes in the neighborhoods of Al-Junainah and Al-Siymat in Rafa'h.

Hundreds of other casualties were also reported on Sunday in intensive Israeli aerial and artillery attacks on homes, shelters, bakeries, restaurants, mosques and civilian gatherings in different areas of Gaza.

Over 1,661 children killed by Israel in Gaza in two weeks – DCIP

RAMALLAH, Saturday, October 21, 2023 (WAFA) –

Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCIP) announced today that Israeli occupation forces have killed at least 1,661 children during the ongoing aggression on Gaza since the 7th of October. During the same period, an additional 27 children were killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank. This averages to about 120 children killed per day.

In a press statement, DCIP pointed out that the number of fatalities, including children, in Gaza is not final, given the fact there are approximately 1,400 individuals still missing under the rubble of destroyed buildings. This means the actual number of victims is much higher.

DCIP explained that Palestinian children who have survived the intense Israeli bombardment throughout Gaza are suffering from a severe humanitarian crisis. This exacerbates the psychological and emotional traumas that have been building up for the past 16 years due to the Israeli blockade and military attacks on the enclave.

The trauma experienced by Gaza's children extends beyond personal suffering, said DCIP. “Witnessing the deaths of other children further exacerbates their ordeal, leaving indelible scars on their mental well-being. Additionally, the complete decimation of entire families in an instant shatters the foundation of these households.”

“Children, who once found security and comfort in their family's embrace, are now orphaned,” added the organization.

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32 Palestinians, including a journalist, killed in Israeli airstrikes

GAZA, Sunday, October 22, 2023 (WAFA) – 

32 Palestinians were killed in a bombing carried out by Israeli occupation aircraft on various areas of the Gaza Strip.

WAFA correspondent reported that 16 Palestinians were killed following two raids launched by the occupation aircraft on two homes belonging to the Jaber and Abu Al-Qumsan families in the northern Gaza Strip.

The fatalities and wounded were transferred to the Kamal 'Udwan Hospital, in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip.

He added that 15 citizens were killed, and others were injured in raids launched by Israeli warplanes on three homes in the city of Rafa'h, south of the Gaza Strip, and they were transferred to the Abu Youssef Al-Najjar Hospital.

WAFA correspondent pointed out that journalist Rushdi Al-Sarraj was killed, and a number of his family members were injured in an Israeli missile strike that targeted a house in Gaza City, and they were transferred to Al-Shifa Hospital, west of the city.

The Israeli aggression continues for the 16th day in a row, mainly targeting inhabited homes, causing more fatalities and wounded among citizens, in addition to destroying homes and infrastructure.

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Over 50 Palestinian civilians massacred by Israel in Gaza since early dawn

GAZA, Sunday, October 22, 2023 (WAFA) –

At least 50 Palestinian civilians, including children and women, were brutally massacred in a series of Israeli airstrikes since early dawn today across the Gaza Strip, as the Israeli genocidal aggression on the territory enters its sixteenths day.

WAFA correspondent, citing hospital reports, said more than 50 people have been confirmed dead, with numerous critically injured individuals resulting from the shelling of several residential areas across the Strip, including homes and residential apartments.

In Rafa'h, south of the Strip, Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes targeting civilian houses and leaving behind casualties among children and women.

Another Israeli fighter jet targeted a house with missiles in the Zawaida area in the central Gaza Strip, reducing it to ruins. Furthermore, warplanes also attacked the vicinity of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, causing injuries to those seeking refuge there after being displaced from their homes as a result of the Israeli aggression.

In Khan Younis, another Israeli airstrike resulted in fatalities and injuries among innocent Palestinian civilians, and there are still people trapped under the rubble. Rescue teams are working tirelessly to retrieve them.

In addition, an Israeli fighter jet targeted an apartment in a residential tower in the Saftawi area in the north of Gaza City, resulting in further casualties.

A house in the town of Bait Lahia in northern Gaza was also bombed by an Israeli fighter jet, causing nine deaths and 15 injuries among innocent Palestinian civilians.

The Israeli airstrikes also targeted the Al-Nasr Tower in the Al-Nasr neighborhood in northern Gaza City, reducing it to rubble.

Reports also suggest the presence of over 80 bodies for Palestinian victims at the Martyrs of Al-Aqsa Hospital in Dair El-Bala'h in the central Gaza Strip following the intense Israeli missile strikes during the past night.

In addition, a number of injuries have been admitted to the hospital due to the ongoing Israeli aerial attacks on the homes of citizens to the east of the city.

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Dozens of Palestinian civilians massacred by Israeli airstrikes across Gaza

GAZA, Sunday, October 22, 2023 (WAFA) –

As the Israeli genocidal aggression on Gaza enters its 16th day in a row, Israeli airstrikes have taken a heavy human toll on the besieged enlace, claiming dozens of innocent lives, including children, and injuring many more.

In the city of Khan Younus, in the southern the Gaza Strip, 11 civilians tragically were brutally massacred and many more were injured when an Israeli airstrike hit a café in the center of the city. The café, known as Rio, had been used as a refuge for displaced individuals whose homes had been destroyed by the Israeli aggression. Rescue teams and locals are still working to pull out victims from the rubble.

Also in Khan Younus,, an Israeli airstrike on the Al-Astal family home resulted in the loss of four lives, including two women and a child. Several others suffered varying degrees of injuries during the attack.

Additionally, Israeli airstrikes targeted two mosques in Jabalia refugee camp, north of Gaza, with no reported casualties.

Meantime, at least 11 innocent civilians were murdered and others were injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a house belonging to the Abu Shammala family in the Tell al-Sultan neighborhood, west of Rafa'h in southern Gaza.

The Tel al-Za'tar area in the northern town of Bait Lahia was also targeted, resulting in civilian casualties, including children. Apartments in the vicinity of Al-Shifa Hospital in central Gaza City were also attacked by Israeli airstrikes, leading to several civilian casualties.

In the city of Rafa'h, in southern Gaza, multiple houses were hit during the airstrikes, with an unidentified number of civilians killed and injured as a result. The same fate befell individuals in Khirbat Al-'Adas near the city.

These ongoing Israeli genocidal war on Gaza has led to a growing humanitarian crisis, with significant civilian casualties, ongoing medical emergencies, and considerable destruction.

The aggression against has also brought immense suffering to the civilian Palestinian population, with casualties, particularly among innocent children and healthcare workers, mounting around the clock as a result of nonstop Israeli aerial bombardment.

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29 Palestinian civilians massacred in a series of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza

GAZA, Saturday, October 21, 2023 (WAFA) –

At least 29 Palestinian civilians, including children, were killed and many others were injured this evening in a series of Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, as the Israeli genocidal aggression on the territory is continuing unabated for the 15th day in a row.

WAFA correspondent reported that five civilians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood east of Gaza City. Additionally, five dead bodies belonging to members of the Yaseen family were recovered from the rubble of another house in the same neighborhood.

Meantime, eight Palestinian civilians were killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a restaurant in the marketplace of the Nusairat refugee camp in central Gaza. The restaurant is owned by the 'Aql family.

In a related context, 11 Palestinian civilians were killed, and others were injured, in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a house belonging to the Abu Shammala family in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood, west of Rafa'h city in the southern Gaza Strip.

The ongoing Israeli genocidal aggression against the Palestinian people has brought immense suffering to the civilian Palestinian population especially in the Gaza Strip, with casualties, particularly among innocent children and healthcare workers, mounting around the clock.

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Five UN agencies urge the world to do more for Gaza

RAMALLAH, Sunday, October 22, 2023 (WAFA) –

Five UN agencies have urged the world “to do more for Gaza”, as the enclave had already been in a desperate humanitarian situation before the ongoing Israeli aggression.  

The statement was issued by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO).

A humanitarian convoy entered Gaza yesterday via the Rafah border crossing with Egypt - the first since the Israeli aggression on the territory started two weeks ago.

The 20 trucks carried lifesaving items from the UN and the Egyptian Red Crescent, including tins of tuna and tomato paste, pasta, drinking water and medical supplies. Hundreds more trucks are awaiting at the border.

This "first, but limited shipment" will provide “an urgently needed lifeline to some of the hundreds of thousands of civilians, mostly women and children, who have been cut off from water, food, medicine, fuel and other essentials,” the UN agencies said, “but it is only a small beginning and far from enough.”

“Pre-positioned humanitarian supplies have already been depleted. Vulnerable people are at greatest risk and children are dying at an alarming rate and being denied their right to protection, food, water and health care,” they said.

The UN agencies called for a humanitarian ceasefire, along with immediate, unrestricted humanitarian access throughout Gaza to allow aid workers to reach civilians in need, save lives and prevent further human suffering.

“Flows of humanitarian aid must be at scale and sustained, and allow all Gazans to preserve their dignity,” the agencies stressed.

They appealed for safe and sustained access to water, food, health – including sexual and reproductive health – as well as fuel, and for the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure, including health facilities.

“We call for the protection of humanitarian workers in Gaza who are risking their lives in the service of others,” they added. “And we call for the utmost respect of international humanitarian law by all parties.”

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29 Palestinian civilians massacred in a series of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza

GAZA, Saturday, October 21, 2023 (WAFA) –

At least 29 Palestinian civilians, including children, were killed and many others were injured this evening in a series of Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, as the Israeli genocidal aggression on the territory is continuing unabated for the 15th day in a row.

WAFA correspondent reported that five civilians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood east of Gaza City. Additionally, five dead bodies belonging to members of the Yaseen family were recovered from the rubble of another house in the same neighborhood.

Meantime, eight Palestinian civilians were killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a restaurant in the marketplace of the Nusayrat refugee camp in central Gaza. The restaurant is owned by the 'Aql family.

In a related context, 11 Palestinian civilians were killed, and others were injured, in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a house belonging to the Abu Shammala family in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood, west of Rafa'h city in the southern Gaza Strip.

The ongoing Israeli genocidal aggression against the Palestinian people has brought immense suffering to the civilian Palestinian population especially in the Gaza Strip, with casualties, particularly among innocent children and healthcare workers, mounting around the clock.

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

Two Palestinians youth killed by Israeli occupation forces in Tammoun, Qabatya

RAMALLAH, Sunday, October 22, 2023 (WAFA) –

Two Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli occupation forces during two separate Israeli raids this morning into the towns of Tammoun and Qabatya in the north of the occupied West Bank, according to local and medical sources.

In Qabatya, in the northern province of Jenin, a large-scale Israeli occupation army force stormed the town, provoking confrontations with local Palestinian residents. During the confrontations, a young Palestinian man, named 'Obayda Khalid Kumail was shot dead by live Israeli ammunition.

In the town of Tammoun, in the Tubas province, a Palestinian youth was also shot dead by Israeli occupation forces as they stormed the town, sparking confrontations with locals.

Eyewitnesses reported that residents of Tammoun bravely confronted a unit of Israeli occupation forces that had stormed their town. During this tense encounter, live Israeli ammunition was fired intensively, leading to the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old young man, 'Adnan Abu 'Hilmi, who was struck in the head and was killed immediately as a result.

Six other young men in the region also suffered varying degrees of injuries during the clashes that erupted in the nearby city of Tubas.

The latest figures bring up the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli occupation forces in the occupied West Bank since last night to five.

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Israeli occupation forces kill a Palestinian in 'Askar refugee camp

NBALUS, Sunday, October 22, 2023 (WAFA) –

A young Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli occupation forces and three others were injured by live ammunition during an Israeli military attack this morning into 'Askar refugee camp, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to the Ministry of Health.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health (MoH) confirmed that Malik Jameel Sharqawi, 26, was killed from a gunshot wound to the heart fired by the Israeli occupation army during their invasion of the camp.

According to local sources, intense confrontations erupted after Israeli occupation forces raided the camp, resulting in the murder of Sharqawi and the injury of three other individuals, whose condition was described as stable.

At least one Palestinian was arrested by the Israeli occupation forces during the raid.

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Two Palestinians killed in an Israeli airstrike on Jenin refugee camp

JENIN, Sunday, October 22, 2023 (WAFA) –

Two Palestinians have been confirmed killed and three others were injured in an Israeli airstrike which targeted the Al-Ansar Mosque in the Jenin refugee camp, according to medical sources.

Mahmoud Al-Sa'di, the director of the Palestinian Red Crescent (PRC) in Jenin, reported that two young man, the identity of one of whom is yet to be confirmed, were killed in the airstrike.

One of the two victims was identified as Mohammad Hussein Abdel-Hafiz. The other victim is yet to be identified due to the fact that his body was mutilated in as a result of the Israeli aerial attack.

Additionally, three more Palestinians were injured, with one of them sustaining shrapnel wounds, in the Israeli airstrike.

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Palestinians youth dies of Israeli gunfire in Tulkarm

TULKARM, Saturday, October 21, 2023 (WAFA) –

A young Palestinian man succumbed to his injuries tonight sustained from Israeli occupation forces' gunfire last week in Tulkarm, north of the occupied West Bank, according to the Ministry of Health.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health (MoH) said Qasim Farouq Haj A'hmed, 19 years old, died due to critical injuries he sustained a week ago when he was shot in the head by Israeli occupation forces in Tulkarm.

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Abduction of Palestinians by Israeli Occupation Regime Soldiers

Over 100 Palestinians kidnaped by IOF in W. Bank

WEST BANK, (PIC) +-

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnaped last night and at dawn Saturday at least 110 Palestinian citizens, including senior Hamas officials and ex-detainees, during raids in different West Bank areas.

According to the Palestinian Prisoner Society, most of the arrests took place in 'Aroura town, north of Ramallah, and Dair Samit town, west of al-Khalil.

Since the start of the Al-Aqsa Flood battle on October 7, the IOF has kidnaped over 1,070 Palestinian citizens across the occupied Palestinian territories, mainly in al-Khalil, Jerusalem and Ramallah. 

Israeli occupation forces detain 52 Palestinians in massive arrest campaign in West Bank

RAMALLAH, Sunday, October 22, 2023 (WAFA) –

At least 52 Palestinians were arrested by Israeli occupation forces last night during wide-scale raids into the southern West Bank provinces of Ramallah, Hebron, Tubas, Jenin, and Salfeet, according to local and Palestinian security sources.

Most of the arrests were concentrated in the Ramallah and Al-Beerih governorate, where at least 20 Palestinians were reported arrested by the Israeli occupation army. Among the detainees is the mayor of Al-Beerih city, Islam Al-Tawil, a former prisoner in Israeli jails.

In Hebron, south of the territory, at least 13 Palestinians were arrested by the Israeli occupation army in the city and its neighboring towns and villages.

In Nablus, at least nine Palestinians were arrested by the Israeli occupation army as they raided the city and several towns and villages in the province.

In Jenin, Israeli occupation forces stormed the towns of Qabatya and Kafr Ra’i, detaining at least six Palestinian civilians after raiding and searching their homes.

Meantime, the forces stormed and searched several homes in the northern province of Tubas, detaining two Palestinians. Another Palestinian was also reported arrested by the forces in the central province of Salfeet.

The latest arrests are part of a massive Israeli arrest campaign that saw at hundreds of Palestinians arrested since the beginning of this month, coinciding with the genocidal Israeli aggression on Gaza.

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Occupation forces detain several Gaza workers from Al-Ram

RAMALLAH, Sunday, October 22, 2023 (WAFA) –

 Israeli occupation forces launched a raid last night on the town of Al-Ram, located north of occupied Jerusalem, during which they arrested several Palestinian workers from Gaza who had been deported to the town in the aftermath of the Israeli aggression, according to local workers.

Israeli occupation forces raided the Abu Ghurbia Family Council in the town, where they apprehended a number of Gaza workers who had sought refuge there.

These workers had previously been compelled by Israeli occupation authorities to leave their workplaces within inside the 1948-occupied lands.

A video clip circulated on social media by activists showed Israeli occupation soldiers brutally arrest some of the workers from the council.

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