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.

 

8,260 Palestinians Killed, 1,600 Under the Rubble, 21,000 Injured, in 24 days of the Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza

October 30, 2023

About 73% of the slain Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have been children, women and the elderly.

In the West Bank, 122 Palestinians have been killed, and 2,050 injured.

Palestinian children have been the main victims of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, October 30, 2023
Site of an Israeli genocidal air strike on Gaza Strip, on October 30, 2023
Dozens of Palestinians were killed and injured in day 24 of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, October 30, 2023
Views from various days of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, file, October 30, 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 Prophets David and Solomon , peace be upon them, and Solomon's son).

 After that, the Egyptians conquered Palestine-Canaan in 925 BC, followed by Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans, before the Arab Muslim rule, starting from 636 AD.

By the Time Jesus 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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ICC Prosecutor: what is happening in Gaza cannot be accepted

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

Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Karim Khan said today that what is happening in the Gaza Strip cannot be accepted.

During a press conference in the Egyptian capital Cairo, Khan said that every person with faith cannot accept what is happening in Gaza, stressing that an investigation will be conducted to realize everyone’s rights.

He made the remarks after he attempted to enter the Gaza Strip through the Rafa'h crossing. Khan expressed hope to visit the Gaza Strip to meet the people suffering there “to fulfill the court’s commitment towards them to achieve justice.”

He noted that the court has been investigating incidents related to the Palestinian territories and committing war crimes against humanity for more than two years.

The ICC Prosecutor added that he is following up on the killing of innocent Palestinian children and girls, who instead of going to their schools and having fun with each other are exposed to these sad events.

He stressed that the suffering is indescribable in Gaza and the situation is terrifying and frightening, affirming that the innocent Palestinians are the ones losing their lives and being exposed to injury, noting that “we cannot remain silent about that.”

Khan stressed the need to protect civilians and innocent people in accordance with international law, noting that the ICC and the whole world must work to achieve this.

He affirmed that Israel has a legal obligation to comply with the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and international law and that it will be held responsible before international law for any attack on civilians and protected facilities.

Khan called on Israel to adhere to international law, stressing that “all homes, mosques, churches, schools and hospitals are protected under international law, and we refuse to direct missiles at them.”

The official noted that the ICC investigates all information coming to them in order to tell the world that adhering to the law is not a selective matter.

He also expressed concern about what is happening in the West Bank regarding the outbreak of violence and the colonizers’ attacks on Palestinian civilians, stressing that innocent civilians must be protected.

Khan called on the member states of the ICC to help enforce the Geneva Conventions, international law and the principles of the Rome Statute of the Court, in order to investigate all crimes and violations.

He stressed that the investigation into the situation in the Palestinian territories cannot be overlooked, calling on all organizations of the international community to send evidence and reports through their activities, pointing out that the court cannot move without evidence to implement international law.

The prosecutor stressed that relief aid must be brought into the Gaza Strip, adding that blocking the entry of aid is a crime under the law.

He addressed Israel and asked it not to delay the entry of relief aid, food water and medicine into the Gaza Strip.

Khan pointed out that "many reports have been received about surgical operations being performed without anesthesia in Gaza hospitals under pain and screams, which is unimaginable."

A,D./T.R.

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

MoH: Death toll in Gaza and the West Bank rises to 8,382

RAMALLAH, Monday, October 30, 2023 (WAFA) - 

The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that the death toll from the ongoing Israeli occupation forces aggression against the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, since October 7, has risen to 8,382 dead and more than 23,000 wounded.

The Ministry said in its daily report issued today that 8,260 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip, and 122 others in the West Bank, while more than 21,000 citizens were wounded in the Strip, and about 2,050 in the West Bank.

The Ministry stated in its report that 73% of the slain Palestinians in the Gaza Strip were children, women and the elderly.

It said that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Refugees (UNRWA), which is the largest provider of humanitarian aid in Gaza, has almost exhausted its fuel reserves and has begun to reduce its operations significantly, indicating that 117 trucks are the total number of trucks that have entered through the Rafa'h crossing since October 21st, as The World Health Organization is coordinating with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society to facilitate the delivery of supplies to hospitals.

The Ministry added that 34% of Gaza's hospitals are not functioning, and 65% of primary health care centers are closed, while more than 37,000 people among the displaced suffer from non-communicable diseases, including 4,600 pregnant women, and 380 postpartum cases requiring medical care among the displaced, while 15 % of the displaced suffer from various disabilities, adding that most shelter centers are not equipped and lack mattresses and medical beds.

Regarding the attack on health personnel, 124 health personnel were killed, more than 100 were injured, while 50 ambulances were damaged, including 25 that were completely out of service.

The Ministry of Health estimated the number of displaced people in the Gaza Strip at about 1,4 million, with 629,000 people living in 150 emergency shelters designated for UNRWA.

The report indicated that 45% of the housing units in the Gaza Strip were destroyed as a result of the violent bombardment launched by the occupation army by air, land and sea since the start of the aggression on October 7th.

The Ministry of Health stressed that the shelter centers are overloaded by 250%, which poses a risk of disease outbreaks, noting that many victims are still missing under the rubble.

It pointed out that the World Health Organization documented 118 attacks on health care in the West Bank, affecting 99 ambulances, including 67 obstructions to the provision of health care, 61 physical violence attacks against health teams, and 19 cases of detention of health employees and ambulances, noting that the health sector also witnessed 12 military inspection cases.

K.T.

 Palestinian resistance fends off infiltrating Israeli forces in eastern Gaza

GAZA, (PIC) +-

The Palestinian resistance targeted on Monday morning a number of Israeli tanks and armored bulldozers on Sala'huddeen Road in the south of Gaza City and forced them to retreat.

Local sources told a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that resistance fighters engaged in fierce clashes with Israeli forces that advanced from an open agricultural area in the east of Gaza towards Sala'huddeen Road, which is located about three kilometers from the border fence, and attacked them with guided missiles.

The local sources added that the Israeli tanks and bulldozers had to withdraw from the area under cover of heavy aerial and artillery bombardment, affirming the Israeli forces were unable to remain on the road for more than 10 minutes after being exposed to strikes by resistance fighters.

For its part, the Government Media Office affirmed that there was no Israeli military incursion or presence inside the residential neighborhoods of the Gaza Strip or on its roads, describing the Israeli claims in this regard as “lies”.

The Media Office added that what happened on Sala'huddeen Road was an attempt by some Israeli tanks and one bulldozer to carry out an incursion after advancing from an open agricultural area in Ju'hor Al-Deek. The Media Office pointed out that the Israeli forces bombed two civilian cars on Sala'huddeen Road and started to carry out a bulldozing operation on the lane before resistance fighters showed up and forced them to escape from the area.

Al-Qudra: 116 medical staffers killed in the Israeli aggression

GAZA, (PIC) +-

The Ministry of Health revealed the martyrdom of 116 medical staffers as a result of the ongoing holocaust carried out by Israel on the Gaza Strip since October 7th, which has led to more than 8,000 martyrs and more than 20,000 injured.

The spokesman for the Ministry of Health, Ashraf Al-Qudra, confirmed in a press conference on Sunday evening that the number of martyrs from the medical sector has risen to 116, in addition to the destruction of 25 ambulances and the targeting of 57 health facilities in the ongoing Israeli bombardment.

Since the beginning of the aggression, Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have repeatedly targeted ambulances during their work, Al-Ma'madani (Baptist) Hospital and the Indonesian Hospital were also targeted, resulting in the martyrdom of several medical crews and the injury of others, in addition to hundreds of civilians, he elaborated.

The occupation forces have also targeted the homes of many doctors and medical crews, committing unprecedented brutal heinous crimes, he added.

Meanwhile, the spokesman said that Israel committed 56 massacres in the past hours, resulting in the martyrdom of 302 martyrs, the majority of whom were displaced from their homes.

He pointed out that the number of martyrs in Gaza has risen to 8,005, including 3,342 children, 2,062 women, and 460 elderly individuals, as a result of the ongoing holocaust committed by the IOF since October 7th.

He underlined that the restoration of communications (at dawn today, two days after they were interrupted) revealed the magnitude of the holocaust committed by the IOF and the hundreds of victims as a result of yesterday’s violent bombardment.

He revealed that there have been no new developments in the file of medical aid to hospitals.

The spokesman warned of the rapid spread of epidemics among the displaced citizens due to water scarcity and lack of personal hygiene.

 

A journalist and his family killed in an Israeli bombing of his home in east of Gaza City

GAZA, Monday, October 30, 2023 (WAFA) -

A journalist and several members of his family were killed today in an Israeli bombing that targeted his house in eastern Gaza.

WAFA correspondent said Nadthmi Al-Nadeem was killed when an Israeli warplane bombed his house in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, in addition to killing several members of his family.

With the killing of Al-Nadeem, the death toll among journalists since the beginning of the occupation’s aggression against the Gaza Strip on October 7 has risen to 35 journalists, while dozens were injured, in addition to the bombing of the headquarters of 50 media organizations.

M.K.

Dozens killed, injured in day 24 of the Israeli war on Gaza

GAZA, Monday, October 30, 2023 (WAFA) -

Dozens of people were killed and injured since dawn today on the 24th day of the Israeli war on the besieged Gaza Strip.

WAFA correspondent said that the Israeli occupation warplanes targeted the house of the Fatayir family in Al-Zawayida in the central Gaza Strip, killing 11 people, the majority of whom were women and children.

The occupation warplanes also targeted a house belonging to the Nawfal family in Jabalya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, killing three people and injuring many others.

Three people were also killed when a warplane targeted a vehicle, south of Gaza City.

Intense artillery shelling was also reported north of Gaza City without any reports of anyone killed or wounded.

The occupation warplanes also attacked locations in Tel Al-Hawa neighborhood in western Gaza City, which is subjected to continuous bombing of residential buildings and shops.

Medical sources at the Indonesian Hospital in Bait Lahya, north of Gaza, said dozens of dead and wounded were brought to the hospital as a result of the continuous bombing of the Buraij and Nusayrat camps, and the Zawayida area.

M.K.

Israeli warplanes fire series of missiles in vicinity of al-Quds hospital in Gaza

GAZA, Monday, October 30, 2023 (WAFA) -

 Israeli warplanes fired a series of missiles heavily in the vicinity of al-Quds hospital in Tel Al-Hawa neighborhood to the southwest of the city of Gaza in an attempt to force people who sought refuge there to move toward the south.

Around 12 thousand people are currently seeking refuge at the hospital, in addition to around 400 patients and hundreds wounded.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said Israel threatened yesterday to bomb Al-Quds hospital, however, PRCS stressed that it will not evacuate, calling on the international community to urgently and immediately intervene to prevent a massacre.

T.R.

Repeated airstrikes targeting vicinity of Gaza's only cancer hospital cause heavy damage to large parts of hospital

GAZA, Monday, October 30, 2023 (WAFA) –

 Israeli airstrikes have been repeatedly targeting the vicinity of the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in Gaza, which caused heavy damage to large parts of the hospital, according to the director of the hospital, Dr. Sub'hi Sukayk.

He stressed that a state of panic has spread among cancer patients and the medical staff as a result of the shelling targeting the only hospital for cancer patients in the Gaza Strip.

He explained that the Israeli occupation was not satisfied with increasing the suffering and pain of cancer patients by depriving them of medicines and from traveling for treatment abroad, and now endangering their lives by targeting the hospital’s surroundings.

T.R.

Dozens killed, majority of whom are children, in renewed Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip

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

Dozens of civilians, the majority of whom are children, were killed in the renewed airstrikes targeting different parts of the besieged Gaza Strip, particularly against the north and the central of the Strip.

At least 23 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes targeting two houses in the northern Strip.

In Central Gaza, Israeli warplanes shelled a house in the al-Zawaideh area, which resulted in the killing of several civilians and the injury of dozens of others.

An airstrike targeted a house in the Nusayrat refugee camp, in the middle of the Strip, killing a mother and all her children.

The Israeli shelling also targeted a residential tower in Tel Al-Hawa neighborhood, southwest of Gaza City.

A child, aged eight, was also killed in an Israeli airstrike on a house in Rafa'h city. The child’s parents and siblings were killed in a previous air raid, thus erasing the family of Abdullah Mousa Zu'rub from the civil records.

T.R.

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.

M.N

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

Injured Palestinian youth succumbs to his wounds

RAMALLAH, Monday, October 30, 2023 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian youth identified as A'hmed Noufal, 23, succumbed today to wounds sustained a few days ago, according to the Ministry of Health.

Noufal was critically injured by bullets fired by settlers in Ras Karkar, northwest of Ramallah.

M.K.

Palestinian shot and injured in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM, Monday, October 30, 2023 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation police today shot and injured a Palestinian in occupied East Jerusalem, according to witnesses.

They said a policeman opened fire at the youth alleging he attempted a stabbing attack.

Police closed off the area and forced people to stay away.

M.K.

Palestinian killed by Israeli forces in Yatta

RAMALLAH, Monday, October 30, 2023 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian youth identified as Mahmoud Abu Sab'ha, 23, was killed today by Israeli army gunfire at the entrance to the town of Yatta, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, according to the Ministry of Health.

He was shot and killed during confrontations with soldiers, said sources.

Four others were killed this morning by the Israeli army in Jenin, raising the number of Palestinians killed by the army since October 7 to 121, including two who died in prison.

M.K.

Four killed in an Israeli assault on Jenin

JENIN, Monday, October 30, 2023 (WAFA) –

Four Palestinians were killed this morning in a new Israeli army assault on the northern West Bank city of Jenin, according to the Ministry of Health.

It identified the four as Amir 'Abdullah Shoarbaji, 25, Nawras Ibraheem Bajawi, 28, Wisam Iyad 'Hanoun, 27, and Mousa Khalid Jabareen, 23. Nine others were wounded.

Local sources said about 100 army vehicles raided Jenin city and deployed around Ibn Seena Hospital and on rooftops as a drone was flying overhead while shooting in all directions.

An army bulldozer also demolished part of the hospital’s outer wall and roads leading to Jenin refugee camp, placing dirt mounds to separate the camp from the city, and destroying in the process several shops and vehicles.

A drone fired a missile at a home injuring one person and causing damage to the house. Several other missiles were fired in the camp.

M.K. 

Two injured, siblings detained during raid of Duhaisha

BETHLEHEM, Monday, October 30, 2023 (WAFA) -

Two young men were shot and two siblings were today detained during an Israeli occupation forces’ raid of Duhaisha refugee camp, south of Bethlehem.

Medical sources in the Palestinian Red Crescent in Bethlehem told WAFA correspondent that the two young men were injured in the thigh and leg, and were taken to a hospital in the city.

Local sources said the occupation forces detained two siblings, 18 and 23 years old, after breaking into their family home and tampering with its contents.

WAFA correspondent said a large force stormed the camp amid heavy shooting, which led to the outbreak of confrontations.

Meanwhile, a general strike is observed today in Bethlehem Governorate in protest against the army killing yesterday of Husain 'Eisa Rabie', 29, from Duhaisha refugee camp during the storming of the camp.

M.K.

A man and his wife injured, son detained in Baita

NABLUS, Monday, October 30, 2023 (WAFA) –

A man was injured by a live bullet, his wife with shrapnel, and their son was detained during an Israeli occupation army incursion into Baita town, south of Nablus.

Palestinian security sources told WAFA that an occupation force stormed Baita, raided a house and fired live bullets inside it, wounding a man with a live bullet in the leg, and his wife with shrapnel, before detaining their son.

M.K. 

Health Ministry: 22 injured, one critically, in confrontations in Hebron

HEBRON, Monday, October 30, 2023 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces today shot and injured 22 people, one of them critically, in confrontations in the southern West Bank city of Al-Khaleel (Hebron), according to the Ministry of Health and other sources.

Soldiers opened fire at students demonstrating at Bab Al-Zawiya, in the center of Hebron, against the Israeli onslaught on the Gaza Strip, injuring 22 people with live bullets, one of them shot in the belly and said to be critical.

Many others suffered suffocation from inhaling the toxic teargas, according to WAFA correspondent.

M.K.

Heavy firing of tear gas by Israeli forces causes fire to break out in vicinity of homes in Silwan

JERUSALEM, Monday, October 30, 2023 (WAFA) -

The heavy firing of tear gas canisters by Israeli forces in the vicinity of Palestinian residents’ homes in the Abu Tayih neighborhood in the East Jerusalem town of Silwan, caused fire to break out, said eyewitnesses.

Israeli forces stormed the said neighborhood and proceeded to fire tear gas canisters heavily in the vicinity of residents’ homes, causing fire to break out there.

T.R. 

Abduction of Palestinians by Israeli Occupation Regime Soldiers

The Israeli occupation forces detained at least 60 Palestinians in raids across the occupied territories

RAMALLAH, Monday, October 30, 2023 (WAFA) –

The Israeli occupation forces today detained at least 60 Palestinians in raids at their homes throughout the occupied Palestinian territories, according to various sources.

In the Ramallah area, the forces roundel up 21 Palestinians from various areas, but mainly from the town of Silwad.

In the Hebron district, the soldiers detained 11 people, one of them 14 years of age.

In addition, 11 were detained from the Jerusalem district, including from East Jerusalem, eight were detained in Nablus city in the north of the West Bank, including former cabinet minister and university professor Nasir Eddeen Al-Sha'ir and the journalist Nawaf Al-'Amir, eight others detained from the Bethlehem area, two from Tulkarm area, and one from Qalqilya.

The Palestinian Prisoner's Society said Israel detained 1680 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem since October 7, including 49 women, 13 lawmakers, and 17 journalists, and 80 percent of them were slammed with administrative detention orders.

M.K.

Aggression and Attacks by illegal Israeli settlers

Illegal Israeli settlers dressed as police force three Palestinian families to tear down their homes and leave

JERUSALEM, Monday, October 30, 2023 (WAFA) –

Illegal Israeli settlers dressed as police today forced three Palestinian families in the town of 'Hizma, northeast of occupied Jerusalem, to tear down their homes and leave the area.

'Ammar Al-Khateeb, a resident of that area, told WAFA that the colonists claimed to be police and threatened to arrest members of the Khateeb families if they did not tear down their tent homes and move into the middle of the town.

The Khateeb families' tents were in an area east of 'Hizma. They lived off raising livestock and agriculture.

M.K.

Israeli Colonizer Kills A Palestinian Man Near Salfeet

 IMEMC, OCT 29, 2023

An illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizer shot and killed, on Saturday morning, a Palestinian man while he was picking olives on his land, in the central West Bank town of Al-Zawiya, east of Salfeet, the Ministry of Health confirmed.

The Ministry announced the death of Bilal Mohammad Sali'h, 40, after he was shot in the chest by an Israeli settler, in As-Sawiya town.

Sali'h sustained a critical injury and was reported to have lost an excess of blood due to the difficulty in transporting him to the hospital.

It was added that Sali'h, a father of four children, was picking olives with his family at the time, and that his family witnessed the shooting.

With the murder of Sali'h, the West Bank death toll since October 7, rose to 111 Palestinians, with 1,950 citizens wounded by settlers and occupation forces.

Later, hundreds of citizens gathered in front of Yasir 'Arafat Hospital in Salfeet to receive the body of the slain man, and marched toward As-Sawiya.

Mourners carried the body of the slain man wrapped in the Palestinian flag, on their shoulders, and marched through the streets condemning the escalating crimes by the Israeli regime and its illegal settlers.

Participants performed the funeral prayer over the body of the slain man in the local mosque, before burying him in the town’s cemetery.

Israeli Colonizers Abduct Two Palestinians, Burn Lands, Near Nablus

 OCT 28, 2023

On Saturday, illegal Israeli colonizers abducted two Palestinians and burnt Palestinian lands near Nablus, in the occupied West Bank’s northern part.

Media sources said the colonizers assaulted two Palestinians on their lands near Sebastia town, northwest of Nablus, and dragged them away.

They added that Israeli soldiers were present in the area, and it is not known whether the Palestinians, whose identity remained unknown, were handed to the army.

The colonizers also burnt Palestinian lands in the same area after forcing the Palestinian farmers to leave.

Furthermore, Israeli soldiers abducted a young man after assaulting him near the Al-Bathan town, east of Nablus.

 

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