Documentation of the Israeli abuse of power, mistreatment of humanity, and perpetration of the genocidal war on the Palestinian people in the  Gaza Strip.

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On Day 432 of US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 2 Massacres, 19 Palestinians Killed, 69 Injured, in the Past 24 Hours, with a Death Toll of  44,805 and 106,257 Injuries

by December 11, 2024

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Editor's Notes:  

Here are some initial (not final) statistics, which show the Israeli war crimes against humanity, during the current Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip, based on the reliable data reported by the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza:

By December 11, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 54,805+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (44,805), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 10,000+). 

By December 11, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 106,2578.

By December 11, 2024, 810 Palestinians who were killed, 6,584 who were injured, and 10,407*, who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023, including 310 women and 640 children (Some of the detainees have been released).

* The number of the Palestinians detainees who remain in the Israeli occupation prisons has been updated to 11,900 by Wafa, on December 9, 2024.

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Palestinian Journalist, Iman Al-Shanti, 36, was killed along with her husband and three of their children by an Israeli genocidal air strike on Gaza City, December 11, 2024.	19 Palestinians were killed, 69 were injured by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on the Gaza Strip, in the past 24 hours, December 11, 2024 pic
By Day 432 of the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, Palestinian death toll rose to 44,805 and injuries to 106,257, December 11, 2024.	Israeli occupation regime tanks advance to the Syrian security zone in the Syrian Golan Heights, December 11, 2024.
The Israeli occupation forces targeted the Indonesian hospital several times, despite the presence of patients and medical staff inside it, December 11, 2024.	Site of an Israeli genocidal air strike on the tent areas sheltering displaced Palestinian families in southern Gaza Strip, December 11, 2024.
Grieving the death of Palestinian martyrs, who were killed by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on Gaza city, in Al-Ahli hospital, December 12, 2024.	Carrying the injured then killed six-year-old Palestinian child from Al-Zawayida to Shuhada Al-Aqsa hospital, after his family home was targeted by an Israeli genocidal air strike, on December 12, 2024.
Grieving the martyred and injured Palestinians, who were victims of the Israeli genocidal air strikes, to Shuhada Al-Aqsa hospital, in Dair El-Bala'h, December 12, 2024.	Carrying the martyred and injured Palestinians, who were victims of the Israeli genocidal air strikes, to Shuhada Al-Aqsa hospital, in Dair El-Bala'h, December 11, 2024.

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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).

"إِنْ أَحْسَنتُمْ أَحْسَنتُمْ لِأَنفُسِكُمْ ۖ وَإِنْ أَسَأْتُمْ فَلَهَا ۚ " (الإسْرَاءُ ، 17: 7). 

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

"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).

"If you do good, you do good for yourselves; and if you do evil, (you do it) to yourselves" (Al-Isra, 17: 7). 

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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, peace be upon him, 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.

This is a necessary brief background to understand the US-Backed Zionist Israeli continuous wars against the Arab nation generally, and the Palestinian people in particular, which included the wars of 1948, 1956, 1967, 1978, 1982, the brutal crushing of the two Uprisings (1987-1993 and 2000-2004), 2009, 2012, 2014, 2021, and the current genocidal war on Gaza (Since October 7, 2023), which has culminated a blockade of Gaza since 2007. In addition, the Israeli occupation and apartheid regime launched so many covert operations, raids, and air strikes on many Arab states since 1948.

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.

Lebanese Army ready to deploy in border towns amid violations

By Al-Mayadeen English Source:

December 11, 2024

The Lebanese Army is initiating its deployment in border towns, including Al-Khiyam, to secure the area, clear unexploded ordnance, and confirm the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces, amid ongoing ceasefire violations.

Bulldozers of the Lebanese Army prepare to enter the town of Al-Khiyam, southern Lebanon, on December 11, 2024. (Social Media)

Al-Mayadeen's correspondent in southern Lebanon reported that the Lebanese Army is set to begin deploying in its forward positions in the towns of Al-Khiyam, 'Ain 'Arab, and 'Hammams.

Our correspondent noted that the Lebanese Army is preparing to enter neighborhoods in Al-Khiyam as part of the first phase of its deployment in the border area. Its bulldozers are ready to enter the northern part of the town, while the Army's engineering teams prepare to move and deploy in surrounding areas.

These teams will enter northern Al-Khiyam with bulldozers to clear roads, inspect remnants of missiles, shells, and unexploded ordnance, and ensure the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces before the rest of the tasked Army units are deployed.

It is worth noting that "Israel" continues to violate the ceasefire agreement by bombing border villages along the Palestinian-Lebanese border.

'Israel' violates ceasefire again, kills one, injures 4 in South Lebanon

Two Israeli missiles targeted a vehicle near a Lebanese Army checkpoint in Bint Jubail, South Lebanon, killing one person and injuring four soldiers. 

A statement issued by the Lebanese Army confirmed that one civilian was killed, while four soldiers sustained injuries as a result of the Israeli aggression. 

In this context, Lebanese Minister of Labor Mustafa Bayram told Al-Mayadeen that "Israel" is not adhering to the ceasefire, and that the matter is currently in the hands of the Lebanese government and the Quintet Committee.

On Saturday, Israeli airstrikes killed six people in southern Lebanon, marking a significant escalation just 10 days after a ceasefire between Hezbollah and "Israel" took effect.

The truce, implemented on November 27, aimed to end a devastating war that has claimed thousands of lives and displaced masses on both sides.

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

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Gaza: 19 Palestinian martyrs in 2 Israeli massacres in the past 24 hours

Wednesday 11-December-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that the Israeli occupation apartheid regime army committed two massacres in the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours, killing 19 citizens and injuring 69 others.

The ministry said in its daily update of casualties of the Israeli war on Gaza that the death toll of the Israeli aggression has surged to 44,805 martyrs and the number of the wounded mounted to 106,257 since October 7, 2023.

A number of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads, as ambulance and civil defense crews have been prevented by the Israeli army from reaching them, it added.

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Israeli genocidal war on Gaza enters Day 432

Wednesday 11-December-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

In the midst of catastrophic humanitarian suffering for more than two million Palestinians — half of them children, the Israeli occupation army continued, for the 432nd consecutive day, to pound and target different areas and massacre more civilians in the Gaza Strip, especially in the northern areas.

Reporters for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said on Wednesday that the Israeli occupation army carried out attacks on several homes, civilian targets and shelter centers in different areas of Gaza during the past 24 hours, killing and injuring dozens of citizens.

The Israeli army’s large-scale genocidal campaign in northern Gaza, especially in Jabalya and Bait Lahya, has entered day 68, where its forces continue to intensively bomb homes and shelters and attack civilians while imposing a tight siege on the entire area.

Deliberate Israeli attacks on ambulance and civil defense workers already deprived northern Gaza of any rescue services.

A fisherman was seriously injured west of Dair El-Bala'h after Israeli war boats opened their machine gun fire.

Medical sources also reported that 31 Palestinians were killed in Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip since dawn today, 23 of them in the northern Gaza Strip.

The young man Isma'eel 'Awni Dthahir was killed in an Israeli bombing of ​​Khirbet Al-'Adas area near the Queen’s Palace in Rafa'h this morning.

The Civil Defense also announced that two Palestinians were killed and several others were injured in an Israeli attack on the “Shaldan” family house south of Gaza City.

Along the same line, 20 Palestinians were killed this morning after the Israeli aircraft bombed a house belonging to the Abu Sa'da family that was sheltering displaced persons from the Abu Al-Tarabeesh family in the Bait Lahya project north of Gaza.

The Israeli army destroyed numerous residential homes using explosive barrels and robots in the Al-'Alami area in the Jabalya refugee camp north of the Strip.

Earlier Monday, dozens of citizens were killed and injured in an Israeli attack on Al-Nusayrat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip and around Kamal 'Udwan Hospital.

Local sources reported that the Israeli warplanes bombed a house belonging to the Al-Bayoumi family west of Al-Nusayrat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, killing eight citizens and wounding several more.

The Israeli warplanes also bombed a house belonging to the Abu Al-Tarabeesh family in the vicinity of Kamal 'Udwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip.

The sources pointed out that 30 citizens were killed, wounded and went missing under the rubble of the Abu Al-Tarabeesh house.

Meanwhile, the Israeli aircraft launched a series of raids on Tel Al-Za'tar in Jabalya refugee camp in the north. 

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Journalist Iman Al-Shanti martyred along with her husband and children in Gaza

Wednesday 11-December-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

Sawt Al-Aqsa Palestinian Radio Journalist, Iman Al-Shanti, 36, along with her husband and three of their children were martyred on Wednesday morning in an Israeli occupation raid on a house in Gaza City.

The Palestinian Journalists Protection Center (PJPC) and the Palestinian Media Forum condemned the killing of journalist Al-Shanti and her family, who worked as a broadcaster on Sawt Al-Aqsa Radio and presenter of the “The Origin of the Story” program on social media platforms.

With the martyrdom of Al-Shanti, the number of the journalists who have been killed since October 7, 2023, by the Israeli occupation army rises to at least 193, in addition to the injury of 396 journalists and the arrest of 40 others.

Meanwhile, Amnesty International Australia announced that journalist Anas Al-Sharif will be awarded the “2024 Human Rights Defender” Award, in honor of his courageous efforts in covering events in Gaza and his presenting live testimonies that highlight the suffering of civilians.

Al-Sharif dedicated the award to the soul of his martyred father, whose martyrdom anniversary falls today, and to his fellow journalists, most notably the wounded Al-Jazeera cameraman Fadi Al-Wahidi.

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Hospital Director: IOFs frequently targets the Indonesian Hospital

Wednesday 11-December-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The director of the Indonesian Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, Marwan Sultan, said that the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) targeted the hospital several times despite the presence of patients and medical staff inside it, which led to the injury of six patients.

Sultan confirmed in press statements on Wednesday that the IOF targeted the hospital’s fuel generators and the staff who were trying to repair them, pointing out that there is a pregnant woman injured in her neck and the hospital cannot provide adequate care for her, noting that she is now in the seventh month of pregnancy.

“We are appealing for her transfer from the hospital,” he said.

Sultan confirmed the scarcity of medicines, food, and water supplies in the hospital due to the ongoing Israeli siege.

“We appealed to international organizations to provide protection for patients and medical staff, but the Israeli occupation government is not responding,” he said.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that 60 wounded people in the Indonesian Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip are facing the risk of death due to food and water shortages.

The Ministry explained that the humanitarian situation inside the hospital has become extremely dangerous, as the wounded lack basic needs, which increases their suffering in light of the difficult conditions imposed by the IOF.

It called on all concerned parties and humanitarian organizations to intervene immediately to provide the live-saving aid to save the lives of the patients and wounded.

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Six civilians killed in Israeli genocidal airstrikes on several areas in central Gaza

GAZA, December 11, 2024 (WAFA) –

Six civilians were killed and several others were injured on Wednesday evening in Israeli airstrikes targeting Al-Nusayrat refugee camp, the city of Dair El-Bala'h and Al-Zawayida town in central Gaza.

According to WAFA correspondent, Israeli fighter jets bombed a house in  Al-Nusayrat refugee camp, killing four people and injuring at least 16 others.

Israeli drone strikes targeted a group of civilians near Dair El-Bala'h Preparatory School, where displaced people are seeking refuge, resulting in the killing of one civilian and the injury of several others.

A child was killed also killed in an Israeli shelling that targeted a home in Al-Zawayida town in central Gaza

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza by land, sea and air since October 7, 2023, has so far resulted in the killing of 44,805 civilians, the majority of whom are women and children, and the injury of 106,257 others.

Casualty data in Gaza are incomplete due to the ongoing intensive Israeli aggression, the repeated and complete interruption of communication and internet services, the lack of fuel and devastated infrastructure, which render it difficult to document figures.

T.R.

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‎Martyrs and wounded in the occupation shelling on Al-Nusayrat refugee camp, Deir Al-Balah and Al-Zawayida‎

‎Gaza 11-12-2024 Wafa -

Five civilians were killed and others were injured, on Wednesday evening, in raids launched by the Israeli occupation warplanes on Al-Nusayrat refugee camp, the city of Dair El-Bala'h and the town of Al-Zawayida in the central Gaza Strip.‎

‎Wafa correspondents reported that Israeli warplanes bombed a house in Al-Nusayrat refugee camp, killing four citizens and wounding 16 others.‎

‎They also reported the‎‎death of Mu'hammed Zakariya Al-Louh and the injury of others, as a result of the Israeli drones bombing a group of citizens near Dair El-Bala'h Preparatory School, which shelters displaced people.‎

‎A child was killed and another was wounded in Israeli shelling targeting a house in the town of Al-Zawaida in the central Gaza Strip.‎

‎The Israeli occupation forces have continued their aggression on the Gaza Strip by land, sea and air since the seventh of October 2023, resulting in the death of 44,805 citizens, the majority of whom are women and children, and the injury of 106,257 others, in an indefinite toll, as thousands of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads, and ambulance and rescue crews cannot reach them.‎

‎S.S., R.A‎‎./‎‎A.F.‎

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Sixty injured patients in Indonesian Hospital facing death due to lack of essential supplies

Wednesday 11-December-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that 60 injured patients in the Indonesian hospital, located in northern Gaza, are facing the risk of death due to a shortage of food and water supplies.

In a press statement on Tuesday, the Ministry indicated that the humanitarian situation within the Indonesian hospital has become extremely critical, as the injured lack basic necessities, exacerbating their suffering amid the difficult conditions imposed by the Israeli occupation forces.

The Ministry of Health called on all relevant parties and humanitarian organizations to immediately intervene to provide the necessary assistance to save the lives of these patients, who rely on external support to survive.

It added, “This crisis comes at a time when northern Gaza is suffering from tragic conditions, requiring urgent action from the international community to provide the necessary support and assistance and to fulfill its responsibilities.”

For the 431st consecutive day, the Israeli occupation forces continue to commit acts of genocide in Gaza, launching dozens of airstrikes and artillery shelling, while perpetrating massacres against civilians and families amidst a catastrophic humanitarian situation. 

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

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Israeli occupation forces shoot a Palestinian, kidnap two others in Nablus-governorate village

NABLUS, December 11, 2024 (WAFA) –

The Israeli occupation forces Wednesday evening shot a Palestinian and kidnapped two others in the Bazariya village, northwest of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, according to local sources.

They said that the occupation forces barged their way into the village, triggering confrontations.

The gun-toting Israeli soldiers fired volleys of live ammunition, concussion grenades and teargas canisters towards local youths protesting the raid, injuring one by live ammunition. They rounded up two villagers.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that its medics provided first-aid treatment to a villager who sustained a live gunshot injury in the abdomen. The casualty was rushed to a hospital.

Meanwhile, local sources confirmed that the occupation forces kidnapped a Palestinian after intercepting his vehicle in Abu Qash village, north of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah. They withdrew to the direction of the 'Atara military checkpoint.

In the meantime, Israeli troops rounded up another, identified as a resident of Bait Ummar town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, after stopping him at the town entrance.

Earlier, the Israeli occupation soldiers rounded up a Palestinian woman from Batn Al-Hawa in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) neighborhood of Silwan. They did that in the course of providing protection to the illegal Israeli settlers who broke into the detained woman’s house in a prelude to take it over.

In the predawn hours of Wednesday, the occupation forces conducted multiple raids across the West Bank, kidnapping at least 20 Palestinians.

This brings the total number of Palestinians kidnapped on Wednesday to 25.

The Israeli occupation forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost daily across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for "wanted" Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.

These raids, which also take place in areas under the full control of the Palestinian Authority, are conducted with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.

Under Israeli military law army commanders have full executive, legislative and judicial authority over 3 million Palestinians living in the West Bank. Palestinians have no say in how this authority is exercised.

According to the latest figures from Al-Dhameer, the Palestinian Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, there are currently 10,200 Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons and detention centers, including 270 children and 94 female prisoners.

This number includes 3,443 Palestinians placed under “administrative detention”, which allows the detention of Palestinians without charge or trial for renewable intervals ranging between three and six months based on undisclosed evidence that even a detainee’s lawyer is barred from viewing.

The mass arrest of Palestinians is nothing new. According to a 2017 report by Addameer, over the past 50 years, more than 800,000 Palestinians have been imprisoned or detained by Israel, this figure is now believed to be closer to 1 million. This means that about 40% of Palestinian men and boys living under military occupation have been deprived of their freedom. Almost every Palestinian family has suffered the imprisonment of a loved one.

K.F.

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Israeli raids, kidnapping campaign in the West Bank

Wednesday 11-December-2024

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOFs) launched on Wednesday a large-scale raid and arrest campaign in the West Bank.

In Qalqilya, the IOFs stormed several local homes and arrested a Palestinian boy and an ex-detainee.

The IOFs also imposed a security cordon around the Abu 'Obayda Mosque area, and assaulted a worker from Qalqilya Municipality.

Similar raids were carried out in several areas of Ramallah and Al-Beerih.

The IOFs also raided exchange companies in Ramallah.

The two detainees, Sa'eed Iyad Al-Hajj Mu'hammed and Munjid Awad Al-Na'san, were released after they were arrested and violently beaten yesterday in Al-Mughayyir town, northeast of Ramallah.

In Nablus, the IOFs kidnapped at least five citizens last night in Burin town.

The IOFs also kidnapped two brothers in Al-Rujeeb town, east of Nablus, and another young man in Al-Shuwaika suburb in Toulkarm.

Meanwhile, three illegal Israeli settlers were injured on Wednesday morning in a shooting attack in Nablus, north of the occupied West Bank.

The settlers were trying to reach Joseph’s Tomb in the eastern area of ​​Nablus before Palestinian resistance fighters shot them.

The settlers were able to escape the scene after suffering gunshot injuries.

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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Illegal Israeli settlers attack a Maqdisi (Jerusalemite) family in Silwan

Wednesday 11-December-2024

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), (PIC)

A hoard of the illegal Israeli settlers attacked the Maqdisi (Jerusalemite) citizen Jamal Ghaith, his wife, and children on Wednesday, attempting to seize the roof of his house in the Batn Al-Hawa neighborhood of Silwan.

The Israeli occupation forces kidnapped the wife of Jamal Ghaith following the settlers’ assault on her and her family.

The settlers stormed the roof of Jamal Ghaith’s home and emptied its contents, claiming it was part of a house that was seized yesterday in the Batn Al-Hawa neighborhood.

The settlers continue their activities inside the confiscated Ghaith building in Silwan, where they have emptied the building and vandalized its contents, while occupation forces are present in and around the building.

The Ateret Cohanim settlement organization seized the building yesterday morning, claiming ownership of the land on which the building stands.

In a related context, the Israeli occupation municipality in Jerusalem imposed fines on citizens’ vehicles in the town of Silwan, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Maqdisi (Jerusalemite) sources reported that the municipality’s crews stormed the Ras Al-'Amoud neighborhood in the town and imposed fines on citizens’ vehicles.

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime municipality uses these fines as a means of punishment against Maqdisis (Jerusalemites), imposing them under flimsy pretexts.

On November 20, the occupation imposed a fine of 50,000 shekels on a Jerusalemite citizen and his wife, claiming they parked their vehicles on land they allege is a Jewish cemetery in Silwan, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

It is noteworthy that last Thursday, occupation forces stormed the home of the Maqdisi (Jerusalemite) Salim Ghaith in the Batn Al-Hawa neighborhood of Silwan and gave him until December 10, 2024, to evacuate.

The so-called Israeli Supreme Court approved in September the eviction of the Ghaith family from their property in Silwan in favor of the settlers under the pretext of “land ownership.”

The family has been engaged in a legal battle in Israeli courts since 2015 to protect their property, where they have lived since 1979, consisting of two floors and housing ten individuals.

The Ateret Cohanim organization claims that 5 dunums and 200 square meters of land in the Batn Al-Hawa neighborhood belong to Jews from Yemen since 1881. The neighborhood is home to 87 families, totaling 600-680 residents, all of whom face judicial decisions and notifications in the courts.

The preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Al-Shaikh 'Ikrima Sabri, has previously warned of the occupation’s attempts to control Silwan and displace its residents, as it serves as the southern protector of Al-Aqsa Mosque.

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Israeli occupation forces raid Madama village south of Nablus

NABLUS, December 11, 2024 (WAFA) -

The Israeli occupation forces Wednesday stormed the village of Madama south of Nablus, in a continued escalation of military activity in the West Bank, according to local sources.

Sources told WAFA that Israeli forces stormed the village with several military vehicles, amidst the firing of live ammunition, sound bombs and tear gas canisters. No injuries were reported.

This raid follows the closure, on Tuesday, of three key entrances to the village by Israeli forces with earth mounds. The blocked roads connect Madama to the nearby village of 'Aseera Al-Qibliya, the Al-Murabba' military checkpoint and the village of Burin.

In recent days, Madama has been subjected to a series of similar raids, leading to frequent confrontations between villagers and Israeli forces.

T.R. 

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The Israeli occupation apartheid regime approves 3 more illegal settlement outposts in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)

Wednesday 11-December-2024

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The so-called Planning and Building Committee in the Israeli occupation apartheid regime municipality in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) approved 3 additional settlement plans.

The plans include building residential towers south of the occupied city, including 30 floors in the occupied Qatamoan neighborhood, and 3 towers in the Gilo settlement, which was illegally built on Al-Wallaja village lands.

On November 25, the same committee approved a settlement project to update a complex with 292 housing units, underground parking lots and public spaces.

Also in November, a settlement plan was approved in the Qatamoan neighborhood and 'Ain Karim village.

The plan includes the construction of 750 housing units and public and commercial buildings.

In the first six months of 2024, the Israeli authorities studied a total of 83 settlement plans to expand or establish new settlements, including 39 plans in West Bank illegal settlements and 44 plans in Jerusalem illegal settlements.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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Merdawi: Finalizing a deal is a national priority to stop the Genocide

Wednesday 11-December-2024

DOHA, (PIC)

Ma'hmoud Merdawi, a leader in 'Hamas, said on Tuesday that “the Movement has been open at all stages to reach an agreement (concerning Gaza), and this has been a top priority for the Movement as a national concern to eliminate the enemy’s justifications for the continued genocide, starvation, and displacement, and to allow our people, after finalizing the deal, to return from their displacement to their homes, or what remains of them, as well as the withdrawal of the Israeli army, rebuilding, and providing aid.”

Merdawi added in press statements that “the Movement seeks to reach an honorable deal, has been pushing towards achieving it, and has not obstructed it at all. Every offer presented to the resistance and the Movement has been studied, and answered. The Hamas officials surprised the mediators with their ability to deal flexibly with all proposals.”

He pointed out that “the enemy is hesitant to fulfill the obligations of any deal, namely the withdrawal, the return of the displaced, and the aid and reconstruction. These matters are the minimum.” He added that Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu “is still maneuvering and submits to the will of the religious-national political current, which threatens to bring down the government if it moves towards finalizing the deal.”

Merdawi clarified that “the Movement’s assessments indicate that Israel has not yet made a decision regarding the agreement including a prisoner exchange deal.” He said, “We hope that the pressure from elected U.S. President Donald Trump will yield results, and it seems there is a regional desire in this direction.”

He added that Netanyahu is not serious about finalizing a deal, but there are now factors of pressure and influence that are not yet ripe.

Merdawi revealed that “the Israeli side, represented by Netanyahu, had agreed last January to a deal that the resistance and mediators considered acceptable, but he retracted at the last moment, and it then fell through. This was confirmed by the member of the war council at that time, Gadi Eisenkot.”

“Netanyahu is now cornered and has few options left,” the Hamas leader concluded. 

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The Israeli occupation apartheid regime approves 3 more illegal settlement outposts in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)

Wednesday 11-December-2024

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The so-called Planning and Building Committee in the Israeli occupation apartheid regime municipality in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) approved 3 additional settlement plans.

The plans include building residential towers south of the occupied city, including 30 floors in the occupied Qatamoan neighborhood, and 3 towers in the Gilo settlement, which was illegally built on Al-Wallaja village lands.

On November 25, the same committee approved a settlement project to update a complex with 292 housing units, underground parking lots and public spaces.

Also in November, an illegal settlement plan was approved in the Qatamoan neighborhood and 'Ain Karim village.

The plan includes the construction of 750 housing units and public and commercial buildings.

In the first six months of 2024, the Israeli authorities studied a total of 83 settlement plans to expand or establish new settlements, including 39 plans in West Bank illegal settlements and 44 plans in Jerusalem illegal settlements.

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Palestinian Ministry of Health: Our crews are unable to recover martyrs’ bodies in northern Gaza

Wednesday 11-December-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The Director General of the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip, Muneer Al-Bursh, said the ministry’s crews are unable to recover martyrs’ bodies, especially in the northern Gaza Strip, where bodies are left in the streets and are eaten by dogs.

Al-Bursh affirmed, in press statements on Wednesday, that all medical personnel and civil defense crews are unable to reach the bodies of the martyrs due to Israeli threats of killing anyone who approaches them.

He added that the ongoing Israeli aggression on the northern Gaza Strip has left, over the past 60 days, more than 4,000 martyrs and missing, according to latest estimates.

Al-Bursh pointed out that Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) opened fire at the ambulances that tried to save the wounded and recover the martyrs’ bodies from the targeted sites, stressing that the IOF blocked the entry of medicine and other medical supplies.

For his part, the spokesman for the Palestinian Civil Defense Agency, Mahmoud Basal, said dozens of stranded people who could have been rescued were martyred under the rubble of their destroyed homes, due to rescue teams’ inability to respond to their calls, in light of the weak capabilities and the continuation of the Israeli genocidal war in northern Gaza.

In a press statement on Wednesday, Basal said the IOFs deliberately targets inhabited homes in the northern Gaza Strip as part of its genocidal war and ethnic cleansing crimes against the Palestinians.

He affirmed that dozens of bodies are still lying in the streets and under the rubble of homes in northern Gaza, as no one is allowed to reach and bury them. 

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UN official briefs Security Council on deteriorating situation in Gaza Strip

Wednesday 11-December-2024

NEW YORK, (PIC)

The UN Senior Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs and Reconstruction in Gaza, Sigrid Kaag, said early Wednesday, “the situation in Gaza is completely devastated and the picture is bleak as civilians in the Strip continue to suffer.”

The UN Security Council held a closed session on Gaza late last night.

Speaking to reporters at UN headquarters, following her briefing, Kaag referred to the inhumane conditions in which civilians are trying to survive, young and old, warning that the obstacles facing the UN and civilians there prevent achieving the ultimate goal of delivering aid to civilians.”

The UN official said that she had reminded the Security Council since last April of the risk of order and law collapse, especially lawlessness and looting, “which has worsened amidst already very difficult circumstances, and is also affecting what remains of social fabric and stability.”

She pointed out that if there is political will and the parties reach and adhere to agreements – as happened with the polio vaccination campaign – “then we can reach the people.”

Kaag mentioned the requests they submitted to the Israeli government, including winter and health supplies and all the basic supplies that Gaza lacks, noting that she “discussed with the Israeli government the clear position of the United Nations regarding the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which plays an indispensable role, especially in Gaza.”

“What we also need when we talk about bringing aid to Gaza is the reopening of the Rafah crossing,” she added.

The UN official stressed that the Gaza Strip needs to restart the commercial sector, as “people want to buy a variety of goods, and we need to continue to pressure.”

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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 as well as in the English words sit and bit. So, it is incorrect to use it as a long vowel for such Arabic names as Jameel and Jibreel.

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 verbs "abduct" and "kidnap" than the verbs "detain" and "arrest," 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.

Click here for more about using the apostrophe and the underlining of letters in the transliteration of Arabic names. 

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Names of some of the Palestinian cities, as pronounced in standard Arabic, and their foreign names in parentheses: 

Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Nusayrat

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)

Aree'ha (Jericho)

Al-Zaytoun (al-Zeitoun)

Bait (Beit)

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Dair El-Bala'h

Jineen (Jenin)

Khan Younus (Khan Younis)

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Person's names as pronounced in standard Arabic:

A'hmed, 'Hasan, Mu'hammed, Younus, Yousuf,  

'Hasan Mulai'hat,

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Conflict terminology

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime (the Israeli government)

Illegal Israeli settlers (instead of settlers, colonists)

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers

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