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.

 

7,955 Palestinians Killed, 20,000 Injured, in 23 days of the Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza

October 29, 2023 

 

73% of the casualties in Gaza are children, women, and the elderly.

114 Palestinians were killed, and 2,000 injured by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank.

Children have been the main victims of the Israeli genocidal air strikes on Gaza, October 29, 2023	Palestinian Minister of Health, Doctor Mai Al-Kaila speaking about the genocidal Israeli war on Gaza, October 29, 2023
An Israeli genocidal air strike on Gaza, October 29, 2023	A night Israeli genocidal air strike on Gaza, October 29, 2023
Al-Quds hospital in Gaza city received a threat of bombing by the Israeli occupation forces, on October 29, 2023	A view of an Israeli genocidal air strike on Gaza city, October 29, 2023
A view of the total Israeli genocidal destruction of residential neighborhoods in Gaza city, October 29, 2023	Palestinian civilians walking between their residential neighborhoods, which were destroyed by Israeli air strikes on Gaza Strip, October 29, 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 Prohets 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 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.

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/


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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.

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 verb "abduct" than the verb "detain," 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.

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

Palestinian Minister of Health: “Israel is Killing Any Hope Of Survival In Gaza”

 IMEMC, OCT 28, 2023

Press Release- RAMALLAH, Saturday, October 28, 2023 –

Minister of Health, Dr. Mai Al-Kaila, said today that the Israeli occupation is killing any hope of survival for the wounded and those trapped under the rubble in Gaza as a result of the brutal Israeli aggression on the territory.

In a press release, she said the dilemma in Gaza has particularly worsened after the Israeli occupation authorities cut off all telecommunication lines in the Strip, further complicating the dire situation.

Al-Kaila pointed out that numerous massacres were perpetrated against civilians in Gaza last night amid a complete blackout of electricity and communication, hampering the arrival of rescue and medical teams at the areas hit by Israeli strikes and disrupting coordination among medical personnel, hospitals, and emergency response centers.

The Health Minister described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as indescribably dire, with over 7,300 citizens killed, including approximately 70% children, women, and the elderly, since the Israeli aggression began on October 7. Additionally, nearly 19,000 people have been injured, with thousands still trapped under the rubble.

“What is happening in Gaza is a genocide. The occupation is killing civilians and healthcare workers, destroying treatment centers and ambulances, withholding the necessary fuel for hospitals, blocking the entry of critical medical supplies, and preventing the injured and sick from leaving the Gaza Strip for treatment,” Al-Kaila stressed.

“Furthermore, they [Israel] are denying entry to volunteer medical teams. On top of all, they escalated their aggression by cutting off all communication lines, isolating the enclave from the world,” she said.

The Health Minister explained that since the beginning of the Israeli aggression, the Ministry of Health has been appealing to all countries, international organizations, and institutions to save the people of Gaza and ramp up international pressure to stop the inhumane Israeli aggression and to allow medical and humanitarian aid into the enclave.

Al-Kaila added, “Displaced citizens who are currently seeking refuge in shelters and schools are suffering from the rapid spread of diseases, a lack of clean water, and overcrowding in extremely poor sanitary conditions. This is in addition to the tremendous hardships they endure due to forced displacement by the occupation, which involves the shelling of their homes and the killing and injury of their loved ones.”

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Gaza death toll tops 8,069, over 22,000 injured

RAMALLAH, Sunday, October 29, 2023 (WAFA) –

In the wake of the devastating Israeli genocidal aggression against the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank, the death toll has surged to at least 8,069, with over 22,000 individuals injured, the Ministry of Health said in an update this evening.

The Ministry said in a statement that the number of deaths in the Gaza Strip has reached 7,955, while the death toll in the West Bank also surged to 114. In addition, the ministry said, 20,000 Palestinians have been injured in Gaza, and 2,000 others in the West Bank.

According to the statement, a staggering 73% of the casualties in Gaza are children, women, and the elderly, highlighting the devastating impact of the ongoing Israeli genocidal aggression on the civilian population.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), the largest humanitarian aid organization in Gaza, has nearly exhausted its fuel reserves and significantly reduced its operations, according to the statement.

The ministry said only 84 trucks have entered through the Rafa'h border crossing since the 21st of this month, adding that the World Health Organization is working in coordination with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society to facilitate the delivery of supplies to hospitals.

The ministry further revealed that 34% of Gaza's hospitals are now out of service, and 65% of primary healthcare centers are closed as a result of the Israeli aggression.  

More than 37,000 displaced individuals, including 4,600 pregnant women and 380 postpartum cases requiring medical care, suffer from non-communicable diseases among the displaced, the statement said.

Approximately 15% of the displaced population has various disabilities. Additionally, most shelter centers lack proper equipment, including beds and medical supplies.  

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

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At least 12 civilians brutally massacred by Israeli airstrikes in northern Gaza

GAZA, Sunday, October 29, 2023 (WAFA) –

At least 12 Palestinian civilians, including children, were killed and around 20 more were injured in an Israeli airstrike this evening on the Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza, according to local sources.

WAFA correspondent reported that the casualties resulted from an airstrike targeting a residential building within the camp. The victims were rushed to the Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City for medical treatment treatment.

The devastating loss continued, with numerous casualties reported in another Israeli airstrike on a house in the Nusayrat refugee camp, situated in the central Gaza Strip.

The ongoing Israeli genocide campaign in Gaza continues to take a heavy toll on civilian lives, sparking deep concerns about the humanitarian situation and the urgent need for international intervention.

Palestinian families are also mourning the loss of their loved ones around the clock, and the wounded are being treated on the floors in local hospitals as medical personnel in Gaza struggles to cope with the overwhelming number of casualties.

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13 Palestinians civilians brutally murdered in Israeli bombardment in Gaza

GAZA, Sunday, October 29, 2023 (WAFA) –

Thirteen Palestinian civilians were brutally murdered today and many more were injured as a result of Israeli airstrikes targeting two residential homes in Gaza City and in the town of Bait Lahia, according to local sources.

WAFA correspondent rescue and civil defense teams pulled 10 lifeless bodies from the rubble of the Abdul 'Aal family home, which was subjected to Israeli bombardment in the Tel Al-Hawa neighborhood, southwest of Gaza City.

He said the Israeli aggression occurred without prior warning, leading to casualties, including women and children. There are still dozens of individuals unaccounted for beneath the debris.

Meanwhile, three members of the Abu Eita family were brutally massacred and several others sustained injuries when Israeli warplanes bombed their home in the Bait Lahya project in northern Gaza.

The ongoing Israeli genocide campaign in Gaza has brought immense suffering to the Palestinian civilian population, with casualties, particularly among innocent children and healthcare workers, mounting around the clock.

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18 civilians, including children, barbarically murdered by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza

GAZA, Sunday, October 29, 2023 (WAFA) –

As the Israeli genocide campaign in Gaza continues unabated for the 23rd day in a row, 18 Palestinian civilians, including children, were killed and many others were injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes this morning.

WAFA correspondent reported that Israeli warplanes struck a house belonging to the Nofal family in the Nusayrat refugee camp in central Gaza. This brutal airstrike resulted in the tragic deaths of five children, with several more sustaining injuries ranging from moderate to severe.

Israeli warplanes also targeted a house belonging to the Tammous family in Khan Younus in the south of the Gaza Strip. The strike led to the heartbreaking loss of 13 Palestinian civilians, the majority of whom were children. Many others were also injured with varying degrees of severity.

This relentless Israeli genocide campaign continues to bring immense suffering to the civilian population of Gaza. Palestinian families are mourning the loss of their loved ones, and the wounded are being treated on the floors in local hospitals as the medical community struggles to cope with the overwhelming number of casualties.

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Dozens of civilians massacred as Israel's genocide campaign in Gaza enters 23rd day

GAZA, Sunday, October 29, 2023 (WAFA) –

The Israeli genocide campaign in the Gaza Strip is continuing relentlessly on its 23rd day, with dozens of innocent Palestinian civilians, including children, confirmed murdered and hundreds more injured in the ongoing onslaught on the besieged enclave.

In one of the most devastating attacks, an Israeli airstrike targeted the Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza, where scores of civilians were mercilessly murdered and many others are still trapped beneath the rubble. Exact casualty figures remain unknown, but it's clear that the Israeli strike had a devastating human toll.

Meantime, Israeli warplanes pounded a multi-story residential building with missiles in the Tel Al-Hawa neighborhood in Gaza City, killing dozens of innocent civilians, including children, and injuring many more.

Southeast of Gaza City, the Zaytoun neighborhood witnessed a barrage of Israeli airstrikes, resulting in the death of at least 30 civilians and several more injured. In the Tuffa'h neighborhood in the east of Gaza City, several houses were also bombed by Israeli warplanes, leaving civilians, including children, killed and injured.

In the Shuja'iya neighborhood to the east, Israeli warplanes bombarded two residential buildings, causing casualties and further entrapment of civilians beneath the wreckage.

The same dire situation unfolded in Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza, where over 110 houses were destroyed by Israeli airstrikes, resulting in the loss of at least 45 innocent lives and injuries to many others.

Israeli military aircraft also targeted a residential area in the neighborhood of Bir an-Na'ja in northern Gaza, causing dozens of casualties, both fatalities and injuries.

Moreover, in the central Gaza Strip, Israeli airstrikes hit homes in the Buraij and Nusayrat refugee camps, as well as in the city of Dair Al-Bala'h, leading to further loss of life and injuries. Rescue efforts are ongoing as many victims remain trapped under the rubble.

Meanwhile, Khan Younus and Rafa'h, two cities in southern Gaza, witnessed a harrowing death toll of around 57 individuals, the majority being displaced residents from the northern areas of the territory.

Israeli airstrikes targeted homes, leaving scores dead and injured. The injured were transferred to Abu Yousuf Al-Najjar and Nasser hospitals in the southern Gaza Strip.

The Israeli aggression shows no signs of abating as the civilian death toll continues to mount. With over 7,800 killed and thousands injured, countless homes and vital infrastructure have been destroyed, further deepening the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.

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Israeli airstrikes continue to devastate Gaza amid a complete outage of telecommunications and internet

GAZA, Saturday, October 28, 2023 (WAFA) –

Israeli warplanes and artillery continued this evening their bombardment of Gaza, especially the northern regions of the enclave, targeting several areas that have already been severely devastated by weeks of relentless Israeli strikes.

The situation in Gaza has grown increasingly dire as the Israeli genocidal aggression escalates, with a complete breakdown in telecommunication networks and the internet. This has paralyzed healthcare facilities and emergency services, including ambulance and civil defense teams.

Israeli warplanes attacked multiple areas surrounding the Indonesian Hospital, the Bait Lahya Project, eastern Shuja'iya neighborhood, Shaikh Zayid area, the Tuffa'h neighborhood, and other areas in the north of the Gaza Strip.

The massive accumulation of debris across the region has made it impossible for rescue and emergency teams to reach hundreds of missing individuals buried under the rubble. The severed communication networks have exacerbated this crisis, leaving families and emergency services desperately waiting for news of their loved ones.

Human Rights Watch has issued a warning that the outage of telecommunications and the internet in Gaza may serve as a cover for Israel to perpetrate widespread atrocities and evade accountability for human rights violations.

The Ministry of Health reported earlier today that 7,650 Palestinians have lost their lives, including 3,195 children and 1,863 women, with nearly 20,000 injured, since the beginning of the Israeli aggression.

The ongoing Israeli offensive has pushed the Gaza Strip to the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe, with hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians enduring immense suffering and loss.

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

Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian youth near Bethlehem

BETHLEHEM, Sunday, October 29, 2023 (WAFA) –

Palestinian youth Husain Yousuf Rabee', 25, from the the Duhaisha refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, was killed by occupation bullets during a raid to the camp.

Medical sources at the Palestinian Red Crescent in Bethlehem reported to WAFA Rabee' was shot in the head while he was on the roof of the house when the occupation forces stormed the Duhaisheh camp, adding that he remained in the place bleeding without anyone noticing his injury.

The source added that he was transferred to Bait Jala Hospital, where he was declared dead.

With the killing of Rabee', the number of the slain Palestinians killed by Israeli forces during confrontations with the occupation in the West Bank has risen to 5, and totally 116 since the beginning of the aggression on October 7th.

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Palestinian succumbs to wounds from Israeli gunfire near Nablus

NABLUS, Sunday, October 29, 2023 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian youth Sunday succumbed to the wounds he sustained from Israeli gunfire during a military raid into the refugee camp of Balata, east of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus.

Medical sources in Al-Naja'h hospital said that Rasmi Arafat succumbed to the injuries he sustained during confrontations with Israeli forces in the said camp earlier today.

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Occupation forces murder a Palestinian youth west of Ramallah

RAMALLAH, Sunday, October 29, 2023 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian young man was shot dead and 11 others sustained injuries last night due to live ammunition fired by Israeli occupation forces who stormed the town of Bait Rima, located northwest of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, according to medical sources.

The Israeli raid into the town led to violent confrontations between Palestinian residents and Israeli occupation military personnel, who fired live ammunition at the former to disperse them and to clear their way into the town.

The Yasir 'Arafat Hospital in the nearby town of Salfeet confirmed the death of 30-year-old Nasser Abdel Latif Barghouthi from Bait Rima, who succumbed to his severe injuries inflicted by Israeli occupation forces' gunfire.

Additionally, 11 Palestinians were wounded by live Israeli ammunition in their limbs during confrontations with Israeli occupation forces who stormed the town of Bait Rima.

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Israeli occupation soldiers kill a Palestinian youth in 'Askar refugee camp

NABLUS, Sunday, October 29, 2023 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian youth was shot dead and others were injured this early morning during an Israeli military raid into 'Askar refugee camp, in the northern West Bank province of Nablus, according to medical sources.

The sources confirmed that 25-year-old young man Na'eem Mahmoud Farran was killed due to severe gunshot wounds inflicted by Israeli gunfire to the chest, while ten others suffered injuries from live ammunition during the confrontations that erupted as a result of the Israeli incursion into the camp.

The tragic incident brings up the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli occupation forces in the occupied West Bank since last night to three.

Another Israeli incursion occurred in the nearby Balata refugee camp, where four young men were wounded as Israeli occupation forces stormed the camp, said the Palestinian Red Crescent (PRC).

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Palestinian youth shot dead by Israeli gunfire in Tubas

TUBAS, Sunday, October 29, 2023 (WAFA) –

A young Palestinian man was shot dead and seven others sustained injuries last night during confrontations with Israeli forces when they stormed the town of Tammoun, in the northern West Bank province of Tubas, according to medical sources.

The sources confirmed that 32-year-old Ramma'h Jalal Basharat succumbed to his critical gunshot wound in the femoral artery after being shot by Israeli occupation soldiers.

Five young men were also struck by live ammunition, while two others suffered injuries from live ammunition shrapnel, affecting various parts of their bodies, including the chest, back, pelvis, and limbs. They were immediately transferred to hospital for medical treatment.

The incursion into Tammoun involved approximately 20 Israeli military vehicles and an accompanying bulldozer. The Israeli raid provoked intense confrontations with local residents.

At least three Palestinians were arrested by the Israeli occupation army during the raid, including a woman, who was identified as Omayma Al-Tubasi.

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Four Palestinians injured in an Israeli raid into Bethlehem

BETHLEHEM, Sunday, October 29, 2023 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces injured four Palestinians this afternoon and arrested another during a military raid into Duhaisha refugee camp in the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem, according to local sources.

Israeli military personnel, accompanied by undercover special forces, stormed the refugee camp amidst the firing of live ammunition, stun grenades, and tear gas canisters.

The Israeli raid resulted in the injury of four Palestinians and the subsequent arrest of a young man, A'hmed Abu 'Hadeed.

Medical sources at the Palestinian Red Crescent in Bethlehem confirmed that the four injured Palestinians sustained gunshot wounds in their thighs and feet, and were subsequently transported to hospital for medical treatment.

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Occupation forces blow up home of slain Palestinian in 'Askar refugee camp

NABLUS, Sunday, October 29, 2023 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces punitively blew up the family home of the late Palestinian martyr Hasan Qatnani in the 'Askar refugee camp, located east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources.

WAFA correspondent reported that Israeli occupation forces stormed the 'Askar refugee camp, encircling Hasan Qatnani's two-story residence before proceeding to blow it up, displacing his family members.

Earlier tonight, the Israeli occupation military had forced the Qatnani family out of their home as a prelude to its demolition, leaving the family displaced.

Hassan Qatnani was killed by Israeli occupation forces in an incursion into Nablus's old city last May.

Israel accuses him of taking part in a shooting operation in April in which three Israeli settlers were killed near the 'Hamra junction in the Jordan Valley region, located in the northeast of the occupied West Bank.

Israeli occupation authorities have long used to punitively demolish the family homes of Palestinians accused of carrying out attacks on Israelis, a policy that Israel does not apply to Israeli settlers who are involved in fatal attacks against Palestinians.

The policy has been widely condemned by human rights groups as a collective punishment and a war crime.

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Israeli Army Kills Three Palestinians, Injure Many Others in the West Bank

 IMEMC, OCT 29, 2023

Israeli forces killed, on Sunday, three Palestinian men in Tubas, Nablus, and Ramallah, and injured many others, including a child during a number of storming operations, bringing the death toll in the West Bank to 114, since the October 7 escalation of hostilities.

In the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank, the army stormed, in the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, Tammoun town, south of Tubas, killing one young man and injuring seven others who protested the incursion.

At least twenty military vehicles, including a bulldozer, stormed the town, sparking protests among local youths, which soldiers responded to by firing live rounds at them.

Soldiers shot Ramah Jalal Al-Deen Iqtaishat, 32, in the thigh with a live round, causing critical wounds, which he succumbed to shortly afterwards, according to medical sources.

Another five young men sustained gunshot wounds to the chest, back, pelvis, and extremities, while two others suffered shrapnel (bullet fragment) wounds, and were transported to hospital.

Meanwhile, in the predawn hours of Sunday, occupation forces invaded the central West Bank town of Bait Rima, northwest of Ramallah.

Local youths gathered in protest of the incursion and were attacked by the army who fired live ammunition, killing one and injuring eleven others in their extremities.

Medical sources announced the death of Nasser Abdul Lateef 'Izzat Barghouthi, 29, after occupation soldiers shot and critically injured him with live rounds.

Furthermore, occupation forces invaded, during the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, the 'Askar refugee camp, east of Nablus in the northern West Bank, killing one young man, injuring ten others, and detonating a home.

Israeli forces invaded the 'Askar refugee camp from several directions, accompanied by two military bulldozers, and cordoned off the area, which sparked protests among local Palestinian youths, while armed Palestinian resistance fighters fired at the military vehicles.

The army shot eleven young men with live ammunition, one of whom was shot in the chest, sustaining critical injuries.

Na'eem Mahmoud Abdel Salam Farran, 31, was transported to the Rafidia Hospital, where medical sources later announced that he had succumbed to his critical gunshot wound.

It was added that the army wired and detonated the two-storey family home of the slain young man, Hasan Qatnani, in the camp, who was killed by occupation forces in May.

Furthermore, soldiers attacked an ambulance with an armored vehicle, and blocked its crews from approaching the scene.

Meanwhile, in related news, occupation forces shot and injured, at dawn Sunday, four Palestinian young men during an incursion into the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus.

In the northern West Bank city of Jenin, a Palestinian young man was injured, on Saturday evening, when Israeli forces shot him with live rounds in the foot, according to medical sources

Soldiers stormed, on Saturday evening, the village of Al-Jalama, northwest of Jenin, and opened fire at Palestinian civilians and their homes.

The young man was transported to hospital by Palestinian Red Crescent medics.

Meanwhile, soldiers also invaded the town of Ya’bad, west of the city, where they fired live rounds and concussion grenades at local Palestinian youths who protested the invasion. No injuries were reported.

It was added that the army tore up the roundabout at the entrance to the town

Southwest of the city, the army stormed Arraba town, in a large search campaign for wanted Palestinians, without making any arrests.

In the predawn hours of Sunday, occupation soldiers stormed the city of Jenin, injuring five Palestinians, and invaded Silat Al-Harithiya village, northwest of the city.

In Jenin, a large army force broke into a number of areas in the city, exchanging fire with armed resistance fighters who also detonated a number of crude explosive devices. At least five young men were injured after soldiers shot them with live rounds.

On Saturday evening, soldiers invaded the Shu’fat refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem, sparking protests, amid the firing of live rounds, tear gas canisters and incendiary bombs. No injuries were reported.

Soldiers also stormed Wadi Hilwa neighborhood in Silwan town, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the al-‘Eisawiya neighborhood north of occupied Jerusalem.

On Saturday, Israeli forces injured one young man after shooting him with live ammunition, during their storming operation in the Duhaisha refugee camp, southwest of the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem.

Undercover agents, (Musta’ribeen) and soldiers invaded the camp, which triggered resistance among the local citizens, which soldiers fired live rounds, tear gas canisters and concussion grenades at.

Sources stated that one young man was shot and injured by the army, and he was transported to hospital for medical intervention.

Also on Saturday evening, the army stormed Husan village, west of the city, and fired live rounds, tear gas canisters, and concussion grenades at young men who protested the invasion.

A number of Palestinians sustained inhalation injuries from tear gas exposure and were treated at the scene by local medics.

In the southern West Bank, the army invaded At-Tabaqa village southwest of Hebron, and the town of Bani Na'eem to the east, sparking protests among local Palestinians.

Soldiers fired tear gas canisters and live ammunition, shooting one young man in the leg with a live round, while dozens of others suffered from the toxic effects of tear gas inhalation.

Finally, in the Al-'Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, occupation soldiers attacked a non-violent demonstration condemning the crimes of the Israeli regime against the besieged Gaza Strip.

On Saturday evening, soldiers fired live rounds, tear gas canisters, and concussion grenades at young men who protested the invasion, injuring two Palestinians, including a 13-year old, and causing dozens of citizens to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.

It was reported that a child, 13, was shot in the thigh with live ammunition, while a 27-year-old was shot in the abdomen with live ammunition, during the attack.

Both shooting victims were both transported to hospital for medical in intervention.

Abduction of Palestinians by Israeli Occupation Regime Soldiers

1,590 Palestinians abducted by Israel since October 7, rights groups say

RAMALLAH, Sunday, October 29, 2023 (WAFA) –

More than 1,590 Palestinians have been abducted by the Israeli occupation forces since the onset of the Israeli aggression against our people on October 7, the Palestinian Authority's Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) said today.

In a joint statement, the Commission and the PPS pointed out that during the last night alone, Israeli occupation forces conducted an abduction campaign in the occupied West Bank that resulted in the detention of at least 35 Palestinians, including a woman.

The majority of these arrests were concentrated in the governorates of Nablus, Jenin, and Jerusalem. The remaining arrests were distributed across the governorates of Al-Khaleel (Hebron), Qalqilya, Tubas, Salfeet, and Tulkarm.

These abductions were accompanied by systematic harassment against detainees and their families, continuous threats, a policy of collective punishment, and deliberate acts of vandalism targeting the homes of civilians and individuals within the same family, said the statement.

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Attacks and aggression by illegal Israeli settlers

Illegal Israeli settlers attack homes, steal livestock south of Hebron

HEBRON, Sunday, October 29, 2023 (WAFA) –

Illegal Israeli settlers attacked the homes of local Palestinian residents today and stole sheep in the village of At-Tuba in the Masafir Yatta region, to the south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources.

Ratib Al-Jubour, a local Palestinian activist, told WAFA that a group of Israeli settlers, guarded by the Israeli occupation army, assaulted the homes of citizens in the village and stole six sheep along with agricultural equipment belonging to a local Palestinian citizen, 'Eisa Makhamra.

Al-Jubour also reported that some settlers had infiltrated the Wadi Juhaish hamlet in Masafir Yatta, where they physically assaulted a local Palestinian villager, Ibrahim al-Nawaj'a, and left him with injuries. He was subsequently transported to hospital for medical treatment.

In a separate incident today, colonial Israeli settlers attacked the properties of local residents in the village of Qaryout, south of Nablus.

Bashar Qaryouti, an activist against settlements, informed WAFA that settlers from the Eli settlement infiltrated the western outskirts of the village, where they engaged in acts of vandalism by damaging and dismantling agricultural fences, breaking water tanks, and uprooting trees in a plot of land that belonged to him.

It is worth noting that these daily and systematic assaults on Palestinian citizens and their property in rural areas of the West Bank aim to forcibly displace them from their lands as part of the ongoing Israeli settlement expansion plan.

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Illegal Israeli settlers block main entrance to Wadi Fukeen village

BETHLEHEM, Sunday, October 29, 2023 (WAFA) –

Illegal Israeli settlers blocked this morning the main entrance to Wadi Fukeen village in the southern West Bank province of Bethlehem, causing significant disruption to the local community, according to local sources.

Ibrahim Al-'Haroub, the head of the Wadi Fukeen village council, reported that a group of colonial settlers from Beitar Illit, a nearby illegal Israeli settlement built on Palestinian land, placed large stones at the main entrance to the village.

Their aim, he added, was to prevent employees of the Jerusalem Electricity Company from reaching the village's power generator to remove encroachments by these settlers.

The settlers exploited the ongoing lockdown and closure imposed by the Israeli occupation authorities on the Bethlehem Governorate, setting up an unauthorized electric line from the village's generator, Al-'Haroub continued.

The closure of the main entrance to the village adds to the long list of provocations and harassments that Palestinians face daily at the hands of colonial Israeli settlers in the West Bank.

These actions are often carried out under the protection of the Israeli military and are a source of constant tension and instability in the region.

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Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian homes near the town of Yatta

HEBRON, Saturday, October 28, 2023 (WAFA) – 

Illegal Israeli settlers, under the protection of Israeli occupation soldiers, launched several attacks today on Palestinian homes in the village of Al-Tuba, near the town of Yatta in the southern West Bank province of Hebron.

The attackers pelted the Palestinian homes with stones and reportedly engaged in theft, according to local sources.

WAFA correspondent reported that settlers, backed by Israeli military forces, targeted the homes of local residents in the village of At-Tuba, causing damage and stealing property. This troubling incident is part of a series of settler attacks against Palestinians and their properties in the area.

In addition to the attack in At-Tuba, settlers also assaulted homes near the village of Sha'b Al-Batm, which is situated in the Masafir Yatta region.  

Residents of Masafir Yatta have experienced a noticeable increase in settler attacks on both their properties and themselves, with these incidents occurring almost daily.  

Furthermore, Israeli occupation forces have also sealed off roads leading to the villages and hamlets of Masafir Yatta, cutting off access to the surrounding areas.

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