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 430 of US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 4 Massacres, 50 Palestinians Killed, 84 Injured, in the Past 24 Hours, with a Death Toll of  44,758 and 106,134 Injuries

by December 9, 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 9, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 54,758+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (44,758), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 10,000+). 

By December 9, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 106,134.

By December 9, 2024, 810 Palestinians who were killed, 6,579 who were injured, and 10,342*, 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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10 Palestinians, mostly women and children, were killed and others were injured by the Israeli genocidal bombing of the Abu 'Husain family home, in Al-Buraij, December 8, 2024.	An Israeli drone attack on a civilian vehicle in southern Lebanon killed a Lebanese citizen and wounded others in a fresh violation of the ceasefire agreement, December 9, 2024.
Some UNRWA teachers started recreational activities, psychological support, and basic literacy and numeracy exercises, in the areas of displaced Palestinians, in Gaza Strip, December 9, 2024.	Nearly one million displaced Palestinians in war-torn Gaza are at risk of extreme cold and rain this winter, the UNRWA warned on December 9, 2024.
The Israeli occupation forces stormed the village of Al-Wallaja and began demolishing two under-construction houses owned by Palestinian family of Abu Al-Teen, December 9, 2024.	20 Palestinians were killed and several others were injured by the Israeli genocidal shelling targeting residential homes in Bait 'Hanoun town, north of the Gaza Strip, December 9, 2024.
Carrying the injured Palestinians, mostly children and women, who were victims of an Israeli genocidal air strike on Al-Maghazi refugee camp, to Shuhada Al-Aqsa hospital in Dair El-Bala'h, December 9, 2024.	Carrying a Palestinian martyr to Al-'Awda hospital, who was one of the victims of an Israeli genocidal air strike on Al-Nusayrat refugee camp, December 9, 2024.
Two Palestinian martyrs were among the victims of an Israeli occupation forces raid on Toubas, on December 9, 2024.	Carrying the Palestinian martyrs, mostly children and women, who were victims of an Israeli genocidal air strike on Al-Maghazi refugee camp, to Shuhada Al-Aqsa hospital in Dair El-Bala'h, December 9, 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.

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

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Death toll across Gaza Strip surges to 44,758, over106,134 injured

GAZA, December, 9, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Israeli occupation forces committed three massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, resulting in the killing of at least 50 Palestinians and the injury of 84 others, according to medical reports.

Local health authorities confirmed that the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli onslaught since October 7, 2023 has risen to 44,758 reported fatalities, with an additional 106,134 individuals sustaining injuries. The majority of the victims are women and children.

According to the same sources, emergency services are still unable to reach many casualties and dead bodies trapped under the rubble or scattered on roads across the war-torn enclave, as Israeli occupation forces continue to obstruct the movement of ambulance and civil defense crews.

Israel's genocidal onslaught continues unabated despite calls from the United Nations Security Council for an immediate ceasefire and directives from the International Court of Justice urging measures to prevent genocide and alleviate the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.

Y.S

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Israeli genocidal war on Gaza enters Day 430

Monday 9-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 430th 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 Monday 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 66, 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.

Local sources said the Israeli army committed a horrific massacre on Monday afternoon when its warplanes bombed Abu Hussein School in Jabalya refugee camp.

The Israeli army also bombed a group of civilians near the Kamal 'Udwan Hospital in northern Gaza, killing and injuring a number of them.

Four people were also martyred following an Israeli attack in Jabalya Al-Balad area in northern Gaza.

On Sunday night, 10 civilians, mostly women and children, were killed and others were injured when the Israeli army bombed a house belonging to the family of Abu 'Husain near the old cemetery in Al-Buraij refugee camp in central Gaza.

Earlier on the same day, the Israeli army bombed a tent sheltering a family in Al-Zawayida town in central Gaza, killing a couple and seriously injuring their newborn child. The martyrs were identified as ex-detainee Ra-id Ghabaya and his wife Haala.

More casualties were reported in other areas of Gaza following Israeli aerial, artillery and shooting attacks last night and today.

In a related context, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza said on Monday that the Israeli army committed three massacres in different areas of the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours, and killed and injured at least 134 civilians, while a large number of victims are still under the rubble of bombed buildings or lying on roads.

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Several civilians killed, others injured in Israeli airstrikes on school in Jabalia

GAZA, December, 9, 2024 (WAFA) –

Several civilians were killed and others were injured on Monday when the Israeli occupation bombed a school housing displaced people in Jabalya refugee camp, north of the Gaza Strip.

A number of citizens were also killed and others were injured after the occupation air force bombed a residential area near Al-Maqadma Mosque, in the vicinity of Kamal 'Udwan Hospital, north of the Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, two children were killed and others were injured in an Israeli airstrike on Al-Maghazi camp in central Gaza Strip.

WAFA correspondent reported that the Israeli warplanes launched a raid on Al-Maghazi camp, killing two children and wounding others, while medical teams are still trying to recover more victims.

Local health authorities confirmed that the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli onslaught since October 7, 2023 has risen to 44,708 reported fatalities, with an additional 106,050 individuals sustaining injuries. The majority of the victims are women and children.

According to the same sources, emergency services are still unable to reach many casualties and dead bodies trapped under the rubble or scattered on roads across the war-torn enclave, as Israeli occupation forces continue to obstruct the movement of ambulance and civil defense crews.

Israel's genocidal onslaught continues unabated despite calls from the United Nations Security Council for an immediate ceasefire and directives from the International Court of Justice urging measures to prevent genocide and alleviate the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.

Y.S/K.T.

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20 Palestinians killed in Israeli shelling of Bait 'Hanoun

Monday 9-December-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

Several Palestinians were killed and injured on Monday evening in an Israeli shelling targeting residential homes in Bait 'Hanoun town, north of the Gaza Strip.

The PIC correspondent affirmed that 20 citizens were killed while several others were injured in the Bait 'Hanoun attack.

The Israeli artillery shelling targeted the northeastern parts of the Bait Lahya project, north of the Strip.

Meanwhile, an Israeli airstrike targeted the eastern areas of Jabalya refugee camp, while Israeli artillery shelling targeted the western part of the camp.

In the midst of catastrophic humanitarian suffering for more than two million Palestinians — half of them children, the Israeli occupation army continued, for the 430th consecutive day, to pound and target different areas and massacre more civilians in the Gaza Strip, especially in the northern areas.

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Occupation launches a series of deadly airstrikes on northern Gaza, over 20 civilians killed

GAZA, December 9, 2024 (WAFA) -

The Israeli occupation Monday evening committed a new massacre in the war-torn Gaza Strip, launching a series of deadly airstrikes on civilians’ homes in Izbat Beit Hanoun in the northern Strip, resulting in the killing of several civilians and the injury of others.

Local sources reported that the occupation’s airstrikes resulted in the killing of at least 20 civilians and the injury of several others. The area remains besieged by occupation forces, preventing ambulance and rescue crews from accessing the site.

The occupation aircraft launched several raids on the refugee camps of Al-Maghazi and Al-Nusayrat in the center of the Strip. Israeli forces also blew up houses north of Al-Nusayrat.

Earlier, medical sources announced the killing of six civilians and the injury of several others in an Israeli shelling that targeted a group of citizens in the town of Bait Lahya in the north of the Strip, coinciding with the occupation’s bombardment of several houses and facilities in the town.

A civilian was shot and killed by an Israeli drone east of Khan Younus, south of the Strip. At least two children were also killed and others were injured in the Israeli occupation's shelling of the Al-Maghazi refugee camp.

Several civilians were also killed and others were injured in the Israeli shelling of a school sheltering displaced people in the Jabalya refugee camp.

Several other civilians were killed and injured after the occupation warplanes bombed a residential block in the vicinity of the Kamal 'Udwan Hospital in the northern Strip.

The occupation’s ongoing aggression by land, sea, and air on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has so far resulted in the killing of 44,758 people and the injury of 106,134 others.

Thousands of victims remain missing; either buried under the rubble or scattered on the roads, as rescue teams face tremendous difficulties in reaching them due to the continued Israeli attacks and the massive amount of debris.

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

T.R.

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Gaza: IOFs burn commercial truck, massacre civilians in Rafa'h

Monday 9-December-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) burned on Sunday evening a commercial truck carrying merchandise in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City, and kidnaped its driver.

According to local sources, the truck was heading for southern Gaza when the IOFs intercepted it near the junction of Al-Dawla and set it on fire.

The truck, which belonged to the private sector, was carrying food supplies.

In a related context, the Israeli army committed a horrific massacre on the same day in Rafa'h, southern Gaza.

Eyewitnesses said that Israeli warplanes bombed a number of civilian cars in Khirbet Al-'Adas area in Rafa'h, killing at least 10 citizens and injuring others.

In another incident, the Palestinian health ministry said that the Israeli army bombed the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, injuring six patients, one seriously.

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

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Two resistance fighters martyred in Israeli shelling North of Toubas

Monday 9-December-2024

Toubas, (PIC)

Two Palestinian resistance fighters were martyred on Monday afternoon in an Israeli shelling that targeted the city of Tubas in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank. Local sources confirmed the martyrdom of two young men and reported that the occupation army had seized their bodies after their martyrdom.

Israeli drones targeted a group of citizens in the Safah area, north of Tubas, leading to their martyrdom. Reports indicated that the occupation forces had prevented ambulance crews from reaching the site. Media sources stated that the martyrs were the resistance fighters: 'Oada Radhwan Daraghma “Al-Sha'hrouri” and Khaleel Majdi Al-Masri.

Activists reported that the mother of the wanted Al-Sha'hrouri passed away this morning. The occupation army stormed Tubas and besieged the mourning house, leading to clashes in the area, and later, the occupation shelled the location.

Clashes and armed confrontations erupted following a raid by Israeli special forces in the city of Tubas. A special force from the occupation army infiltrated the city and raided a commercial shop, “Al-Khaleej Exchange” on the main street in the town, while soldiers fired tear gas in the area.

The occupation army sent military reinforcements accompanied by military bulldozers from the Tayaseer checkpoint towards the city. Armed confrontations broke out between the resistance fighters and the invading forces in Tubas, amid a heavy presence of occupation forces in several areas of the city.

Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas Movement, said that their fighters in Tubas Governorate are engaged in fierce armed clashes with enemy soldiers near the main street in the city.

Parallel to the extermination war that the occupation army has been waging on the Gaza Strip for the past 14 months, the occupation army and its settlers have escalated their aggression against the West Bank, resulting in 810 martyrs and more than 11,900 Palestinian detainees since October 7, 2023.

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Israeli occupation forces severally attack Palestinian youth in Al-Khaleel (Hebron)-area town, seize vehicles in Yatta

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), December 9, 2024 (WAFA) -

A Palestinian young man Monday night sustained bruises and fractures after being attacked by Israeli forces in the town of Dura south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron), according to security sources.

Sources reported that Israeli forces severely beat up a resident during the raid, causing him fractures in his right leg and bruises throughout his body, which necessitated his transfer to a hospital for treatment.

Forces also seized several vehicles belonging to Palestinian residents in the town of Yatta south of Hebron.

T.R.

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Israeli occupation forces attack several Palestinians during military incursion into Ramallah-area village

RAMALLAH, December 9, 2024 (WAFA) -

Israeli occupation forces Monday night stormed the village of Al Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, where they assaulted several Palestinian residents, according to a local official.

The chairman of the Al Mughayyir village council, Amin Abu Aliya, told WAFA that Israeli forces stormed the village, raided multiple homes and beat up four citizens, causing them bruises throughout their bodies. They were also detained and used as human shields.

Additionally, the forces fired live ammunition and tear gas canisters at the villagers and their homes. however, no further injuries were reported.

T.R.

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Over 16 Palestinians detained by Israeli forces in West Bank, including formers prisoners

RAMALLAH, December, 9, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Israeli occupation forces have detained at least 16 Palestinians from various areas of the West Bank since yesterday evening, continuing their ongoing crackdown on the local population.

According to the Palestinian Authority's Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Commission and the Palestinian Prisoner's Society, among the detainees was a woman and former detainees. In addition, the occupation carried out field investigations of dozens of citizens in the towns of Dura and Surif in the Hebron governorate, Ya'bad in the Jineen governorate, and Silwad in the Ramallah governorate.

The raids were accompanied by assaults, threats against detainees and their families, and widespread destruction of property, including damage to homes.

This latest wave of detentions is part of Israel's broader campaign of suppression that has escalated sharply since the beginning of its ongoing genocidal onslaught on Gaza in October 2023. Since then, over 11,900 Palestinians have been detained from the West Bank and Jerusalem, according to local authorities.

The systematic nature of these detentions is a key component of Israeli policy, with large-scale detentions being carried out as part of the ongoing military attacks.  

It is important to note that the figures provided here refer only to detentions made in the West Bank, not including Gaza, where the number of detentions is also significant.

Y.S.

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Several Palestinians kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces in West Bank raids

Monday 9-December-2024

West Bank, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnapped last night and Monday morning several Palestinian citizens during raids in the West Bank, amid clashes in some areas.

According to local sources, the IOFs raided several homes in Ya’bad town in western Jineen and kidnapped 20 young men after assaulting and interrogating them. Some of them were released later.

In Al-Khaleel (Hebron), the IOFs stormed Doura town and kidnapped dozens of citizens before releasing a number of them after questioning them inside a house they used as an interrogation center.

Three other citizens were taken prisoners following an IOFs raid in Soureef town, north of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

The IOFs also kidnapped a father and his son from their home in the Old City of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

In Qalqilya, Israeli occupation forces kidnapped five citizens, including a father and his three sons, after ransacking their homes in the city.

In Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), Israeli plain-clothes soldiers kidnapped a young man from Al-Duhaisha refugee camp.

In Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), the Israeli occupation apartheid police forces attacked citizens with tear gas and kidnaped one young man from his home in Shu'fat refugee camp.

A Jerusalemite woman identified as Nafeesa Ibraheem, a resident of 'Anata town, was kidnaped on Sunday evening by Israeli soldiers at the checkpoint of Al-Za’eem in the east of the holy city.

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Nearly 12,000 people arrested in occupied West Bank since October 2023

Monday 9-December-2024

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli army detained at least 16 Palestinians in military raids in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) on Monday.

A woman and ex-prisoners were among the detainees in the raids that targeted al-Khalil, Jenin, and Ramallah, the PPS said.

The new arrests brought the number of Palestinians detained by the Israeli army in the West Bank since October last year to over 12,000, including those who were released after being arrested, according to Palestinian figures.

The figure does not include those arrested from the Gaza Strip whose numbers are estimated to be in the thousands.

“The raids were marked by abuse, threats against detainees and their families, and acts of vandalism and destruction on citizens’ homes,” it added.

Over the past few years, the Israeli military has conducted regular raids in the West Bank, which have escalated with the beginning of the war on Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. Palestinians have also been violently attacked by illegal Israeli settlers.

At least 807 Palestinians have since been killed and over 6,450 others injured by Israeli army fire in the occupied territory, according to the Health Ministry.

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Palestinian detainees at Israeli prison of Etzion stricken with food poisoning from spoiled meals

RAMALLAH, December 9, 2024 (WAFA) -

The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs announced on Monday that numerous Palestinian detainees at the occupation’s Etzion prison suffered severe food poisoning after consuming spoiled meals provided by the prison administration.

The commission’s lawyer, who managed to visit the facility after significant difficulty, reported that detainees suffered from intense abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, extreme weakness, yellowing of the skin, dehydration and the inability to stand. Several detainees also fainted.

The commission accused the prison authorities of deliberate abuse, stating that since the beginning of the occupation's aggression on Gaza on October 7, 2023, Palestinian detainees have been subjected to harsher punitive measures. These include prolonged starvation, the poor quality and quantity of food and violent reprisals against detainees who protest, often leading to severe beatings and solitary confinement.

The commission urged all relevant international actors to take immediate action to end the suffering of Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails and provide them with protection.

Located in the southern West Bank near northern Hebron, the Etzion Detention Center is part of the illegal Gush Etzion colonial bloc. It is considered one of the most notorious detention facilities in the world.

T.R.

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82 Palestinian martyrs, 2,000 detainees in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) since October last year

Monday 9-December-2024

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), (PIC)

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) Governorate reported that 82 Palestinians were martyred in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) by Israeli occupation forces’ (IOFs) gunfire over the past 14 months.

It added in a report on Sunday that in the period between October 7, 2023 and December 7, 2024 around 282 Palestinians were wounded by IOFs shooting.

The report said that 2,000 Jerusalemites were detained while 111 others were held in house arrest in the same period. It pointed out that 402 demolitions were carried out in different areas in the governorate while 124 deportation orders were issued.

More than 64,869 illegal Israeli Jewish settlers broke into the Aqsa Mosque compound also in that period, the report concluded.

The Israeli occupation authorities imposed tight restrictions on Jerusalem and its inhabitants, including movement restrictions and semi-daily raids into its various neighborhoods, since the start of the Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip on October 7 last year.

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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Colonists attack Palestinian vehicles and tents in separate incidents in Nablus and Jordan Valley

JORDAN VALLEY, December 9, 2024 (WAFA) -

Israeli colonists Monday evening launched two separate attacks on Palestinian residents in the West Bank areas of Nablus and the Jordan Valley.

In the first incident, colonists attacked Palestinian residents’ tents in the northern Jordan Valley's 'Ain El-'Hilwa area. Mahdi Daraghma, head of the village council, reported that colonists gathered on a hilltop near the tents, throwing stones and terrorizing, threatening and intimidating residents.

This incident adds to the growing number of attacks by Israeli colonists against the area, which often take place under the protection of Israeli forces.

In the second attack, colonists attacked Palestinian vehicles traveling south of Nablus, near the Yitzhar illegal colony. According to local sources, the colonists threw stones at the vehicles, causing damage to some of the cars, including broken windows. This attack is part of a recurring pattern of colonists’ violence along this route.

T.R. 

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Illegal Israeli settlers scrawl symbols of occupation in various areas in Aree'ha (Jericho)

Aree'ha (Jericho), December, 9, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Israeli colonists scrawled symbols of the Israeli occupation in various areas in the Jericho and Jordan Valley, including a house in Al-Jiftlik, a sidewalk in Al-Mu'arjat, and the re-formation of the huge "Star of David" near Al-'Auja Spring.

Security sources confirmed that a group of colonists targeted the house of a citizen from the Al-'Amouri family at the Al-Jiftlik junction north of Jericho, while the attacks extended to Al-Mu'arjat west of the city, where they scrawled the flag of the occupying state along the sidewalk.

The sources further described such practices as racist attacks aimed at imposing a Judaization character on the Jordan Valley and targeting Palestinians and their properties, as part of a systematic policy to impose colonial control over the region.

Y.S.

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IOFs demolish two houses in Al-Wallaja, northwest of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Monday 9-December-2024

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), (PIC)

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) demolished on Monday two houses in the village of Al-Wallaja, northwest of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem).

The head of the Al-Wallaja village council, Khader Abu al-Teen, reported that the IOF stormed the village and began demolishing two under-construction houses in the nearby Khalet Al-Husain area.

He explained that both of the houses consisted of two stories and belonged to the citizens Nabeel Abu Al-Teen and Waleed Abu Al-Teen, according to WAFA news agency.

He pointed out that the IOFs demolished the two houses under the pretext of unlicensed construction.

Clashes also erupted in the vicinity of the houses at the time of the demolition, during which the IOFs fired tear gas and stun grenades, leading to a number of suffocation cases among the protesters, while the owners of the two houses were severely beaten.

Meanwhile, the IOFs handed over on Monday two orders to stop construction works in the village of Yasouf, east of Salfeet, and installed an iron gate at the entrance to the village, according to local sources.

The sources reported that the IOFs stormed the village and delivered two notices to stop the construction works in an under-construction house in the Nasba area east of the village.

According to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, the IOFs carried out 52 demolition operations last November, which affected 63 facilities, including 27 inhabited homes, 2 uninhabited, and 17 agricultural facilities among others.

Most of the demolitions were concentrated in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), Al-Khaleel (Hebron), and Nablus governorates.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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 Israeli occupation army bans entry of baby formula to Gaza

Monday 9-December-2024

A medical source at the Nasser Hospital in the southern City of Khan Younus has said that Israeli occupation army has been denying the entry of baby formula to the Gaza Strip for around three months.

In recent remarks to Qatar News Agency, A'hmed Al-Farra, director of the Nasser Hospital’s pediatrics and maternity department, explained that some women in Gaza cannot breastfeed their babies due to their suffering from malnutrition or illness, so they resort to hazardous alternatives, such as giving infants starch or dissolved herbs instead, which pose a health risk.

Al-Farra warned that the Israeli army’s persistence in banning the entry of baby milk to Gaza puts the lives of children in great danger.

According to Palestinian official figures from Gaza, more than 3,500 Palestinian children under age five are at risk of starving to death due to Israel’s starvation policy in the Gaza Strip.

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UNRWA: Nearly 1 million displaced Gazans face extreme winter cold

Monday 9-December-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

Nearly one million displaced Palestinians in war-torn Gaza are at risk of extreme cold and rain this winter, the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) warned on Monday.

“Displaced people in Gaza need protection from the rain and cold. Only around 23% of this need has been met, leaving 945,000 people at risk of exposure this winter,” the UN agency said in a statement.

“Aid is urgently required to address the overwhelming needs as the crisis deepens.”

UNRWA said that Palestinian civilians in the central city of Dair El-Bala'h and across the enclave “search through the rubble of their destroyed homes, trying to salvage what little remains after an Israeli airstrike.”

“As strikes continue, civilian casualties rise, and homes and vital infrastructure are reduced to ruins,” it said.

“The human cost of this war is unbearable,” UNRWA said, reiterating its call for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza to prevent further suffering.

Israel has launched a genocidal war on the Gaza Strip that has killed more than 44,700 people, mostly women and children, since Oct. 7, 2023.

Last month, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on Gaza.

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Lazzarini: Ceasefire is crucial step to get Gaza children back to education

Monday 9-December-2024

NEW YORK, (PIC)

The Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, said on Monday that a ceasefire in Gaza would be a crucial first step to get children back on track to education.

“In Gaza, amidst the humanitarian catastrophe, our teams have been providing back-to-learning sessions over the past four months for thousands of displaced children whose formal education was interrupted in October 2023,” Lazzarini said in a post on X.

“Through recreational activities, psychological support, and basic literacy and numeracy exercises, we are trying in the most desperate circumstances to do what we can to ensure that these children do not become a lost generation,” he added.

The UNRWA Commissioner-General explained that “the escalation in Lebanon has disrupted the start of the school year for young Palestine refugees to whom UNRWA has been providing education for decades.”

He stressed that “in the wake of the ceasefire, our teachers have worked tirelessly to get their classrooms back on track.”

The Israeli Knesset had approved in the second and third readings, on Monday, October 28, a decision to ban UNRWA from operating in areas under “Israeli sovereignty.”

The law also stipulates that “UNRWA shall not operate any representative office, provide any service, or carry out any activity, directly or indirectly, in the territory of the State of Israel.”

On November 4, Israel informed the United Nations of the cancellation of the agreement on UNRWA’s work, which means banning its activities if the decision comes into effect within three months.

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UN Rapporteur: Ongoing Israeli brutality in Gaza must stop

Monday 9-December-2024

VIENNA, (PIC)

Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine, said that it is time to take necessary actions and do everything possible to halt the ongoing Israeli brutality in the Gaza Strip.

This was said during her speech at a conference at the University of Vienna, Austria, titled “The Israeli War: Colonial Ethnic Cleansing” a couple of days ago.

Albanese affirmed that Israel is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. She added, “What is happening in Gaza cannot simply be described as war, as there are rules for wars too; what is occurring there is total destruction.”

With U.S. support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, resulting in more than 150,000 Palestinian casualties, most of whom are children and women, and over 11,000 missing, amidst massive destruction and famine that has killed dozens of children and the elderly, making it one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the world.

Tel Aviv continues its massacres, ignoring arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court on November 21 against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Army Minister Yoav Gallant for committing war crimes and crimes against humanity against Palestinians in Gaza. Israel also defies the UN Security Council’s resolution to end the war immediately and the International Court of Justice’s orders to take measures to prevent genocide and improve the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza.

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Amnesty International: Campaigners rename road outside Israeli embassy in London 'Genocide Avenue'

LONDON, December 9, 2024 (WAFA) –

Campaigners from Amnesty International UK have renamed the road outside the Israeli embassy in London “Genocide Avenue” to draw attention to mounting concerns that Israel may be committing genocide in Gaza, said Amnesty International in a press release.

The Amnesty stunt coincides with Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, providing an update to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on the situation in Gaza this morning in which she says “there are reasonable grounds to believe that the threshold indicating Israel’s commission of genocide is met” in relation to Gaza, said the release.

The street renaming also took place exactly two months after the International Court of Justice said there were “plausible” grounds to suspect that Israel may be committing genocidal acts in Gaza, noted the global movement

“Amnesty’s stunt saw authentic-looking London street signs attached to lamp posts in Palace Green - the road outside the embassy in the Kensington area of west London - by a figure in a Benjamin Netanyahu face mask. Campaigners also held up placards saying “Prevent Genocide”, “We can’t say we didn’t know”, “Ceasefire NOW” and “End Israeli Apartheid”.”

Following the street renaming, campaigners attempted to hand in a letter to the embassy from Amnesty UK’s Chief Executive Sacha Deshmukh outlining the organization’s concerns over the Gaza crisis. However, police officers stationed outside the embassy informed Amnesty that the embassy would not be prepared to take delivery of the letter.

“Amnesty is calling on all parties to urgently agree a ceasefire and for Israel to lift its 17-year-long blockade on Gaza, which Amnesty has denounced as a war crime and a key part of Israel’s system of apartheid against Palestinians. Israel, as the occupying power, must also facilitate a massive emergency relief effort in Gaza, while also fully cooperating with ongoing international justice mechanisms such as the International Court of Justice genocide case and the International Criminal Court’s investigations into serious human rights violations in Israel and Palestine,” read the release.

“Israel has rejected the interim findings of the World Court but there are mounting international fears that Israel’s relentless bombing and ground attacks in Gaza as well as its refusal to allow more food and other humanitarian aid into the territory may amount to the commission of genocide in Gaza,” it concluded.

T.R.

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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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