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.

On Day 257 of the US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 3 Massacres, 24 Palestinians Killed, 71 Injured, with a Death Toll of  37,396 and 85,523 Injuries

June 19, 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:  

By June 19, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 44,396+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (37,396 and those who are still missing under the rubble (Corrected on April 18, 2024: 7,000+). 

By June 19, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 85,523 and more than 2,520 civilians have been abducted from Gaza Strip. 70% of deaths were for children and women.

By June 19, 2024, 548 Palestinians who were killed, 5,204 who were injured, and 9,218, 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).

By May 21, 2023, the Palestinian death toll in Gaza included 15,000+ children (43%).

By March 4, 2023, the death toll also included 13,420+ children, 8,900+ women (more than 72.8% of the accounted for victims), 364 doctors and medical staff, 132 journalists, and 48 civil defense workers. 

By May 25, 2024, the Government Media Office (GMO) said that the Israeli occupation forces killed 493 health personnel and kidnapped 310 others of them.

By January 17, 2024, about 661 detainees from Gaza are currently languishing in Israeli prisons as “illegitimate combatants” (the Israeli term for Palestinian fighters) in addition to more than 50 women from Gaza, who are detained in the Damon prison, noting that 8 women of whom have been recently released.

By March 4, 2024, the Government Media Office (GMO) said that the Israeli occupation forces killed 493 health personnel and kidnapped 310 others of them (May 25, 2024), destroyed 155 health institutions, 32 hospitals, 53 health centers, 126 ambulances, displaced 1.9 million Palestinians, and destroyed 360,000 housing units, about and 60% of the buildings and infrastructure in Gaza Strip.

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GMO reveals latest statistics on Israeli genocidal war on Gaza

Saturday 3-February-2024, GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Government Media Office (GMO) in the Gaza Strip revealed on Saturday the latest and most significant figures on the Israeli ongoing genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since October 7.

This announcement comes as the latest updates from the GMO, showing the scale of human and material damage that resulted from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, on its 120th day.

The statistics demonstrated latest updates on the numbers of martyrs, missing, and wounded people in addition to the sick, displaced and prisoners as well as numbers of damaged structures and infrastructure.

Below are figures released by the GMO about Israel’s violations over the period of 120 days since the start of its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.

(2,325) Massacres (34,238) Martyrs and missing people. (27,238) Martyrs who arrived in hospitals. (12,000) Child martyrs. (8,190) Female martyrs. (339) Martyrs of medical staff. (46) Civil defense martyrs. (122) Journalist martyrs. (7,000) Missing, 70% of whom are children and women. (66,452) Wounded.

(11,000) Wounded people in need of travel abroad for treatment, (life-saving and critical cases). (10,000) Cancer patients facing the risk of death. (700,000) Wounded with infectious diseases as a result of displacement. (8,000) Cases of viral hepatitis infection due to displacement. (60,000) Pregnant women at risk due to the lack of health care. (350,000) Chronic patients at risk due to blocked medications.

(99) Cases of arrest among health personnel. (10) Cases of arrests among identified journalists. (2 million) Displaced people in the Gaza Strip.

(140) Government headquarters destroyed. (100) Completely destroyed schools and universities. (295) Partially destroyed schools and universities. (183) Completely destroyed mosques. (264) Partially destroyed mosques. (3) Destroyed Churches.

(79,200) Completely destroyed housing units. (290,000) Partially destroyed and uninhabitable housing units. (66,000) tons of explosives dropped on Gaza. (30) Hospitals knocked out of service. (53) Health centers knocked out of service. (150) Partially targeted Health institutions. (122) Destroyed ambulances. (200) Destroyed archaeological and heritage sites.

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A new UN report has confirmed that the Israeli crimes and violations against the Palestinian people are unjustified, and only aimed at ethnically cleansing and displacing them, June 19, 2024	'Hamas accused the Israeli occupation army of assassinating doctor Iyad Al-Ranteesi, during his torture a few days after kidnapping him from a Gaza hospital, June 19, 2024 pic
Palestinian children searching in the rubble of their home, which was destroyed by an Israeli genocidal air strike on Gaza Strip, June 19, 20204	The Israeli occupation apartheid regime continues to intensify famine in Gaza Strip, by imposing a tight siege, closing border crossings, and preventing aid convoys, June 19, 2024
Palestinian young men burning tyres as a way to resist the invading Israeli occupation forces in Jineen, in the West Bank, June 19, 2024	The Israeli genocidal war turned Gaza residential neighborhoods into 39 million tons of debris, in addition to unprecedented levels of soil, water, and air pollution, according to a new UNEP report, June 19, 2024
Grieving at Dair El-Bala'h hospital the death of the Palestinian civilian martyrs who were massacred by Israeli air strikes on Al-Buraij refugee camp, June 19, 2024	Site of the 'Harb family and the residential neighborhood surrounding it in Al-Buraij refugee camp, which were destroyed by the Israeli genocidal air strikes, June 19, 2024

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.

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 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 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.

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

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‎UNRWA: The occupation destroyed 67% of the infrastructure of the Gaza Strip‎

‎Gaza 19-6-2024 Wafa -

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said that the Israeli occupation has destroyed 67% of the infrastructure of the Gaza Strip since the start of the aggression on the seventh of‎‎ ‎‎last October, which includes roads, public utilities, parks, water wells and sewage pumps‎‎.‎

‎Local sources reported that the occupation completely destroyed all water wells and sewage pumps, and that the process of pumping sewage water has been suspended for eight months, due to the destruction of infrastructure and the running out of fuel, which caused large areas of the Gaza Strip to be flooded with sewage.‎

‎She stressed that all areas of the Gaza Strip are without water after 90% of the wells were stopped, due to Israeli shelling and running out of fuel.‎

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'Hamas values new UN report on Israeli war crimes in Gaza

Wednesday 19-June-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The 'Hamas Movement has said that the new report on Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip that was released by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory has confirmed that Israel’s crimes and violations against the Palestinian people are unjustified and only aimed at ethnically cleansing and displacing them.

“While we appreciate the international efforts to document the occupation’s crimes, condemn its violations and achieve international justice, we regret that the victim is equated with the executioner,” Hamas said in a statement on Wednesday.

'Hamas, however, criticized the UN for repeating Israel’s lies against the Palestinian resistance, pointing out that several independent reports and investigations already affirmed that such Israeli claims were untrue.

The Movement urged the international community, the UN and all human rights groups to work on stopping Israel’s crimes against the Palestinian people and support the efforts being made by the International Court of Justice to hold Israeli leaders accountable for their crimes in Gaza.

Navi Pillay, chairperson of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, said on Wednesday that “Israel has committed crimes against humanity, forced starvation, extermination, murder, and inhuman and cruel treatment of Palestinians.”

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'Hamas: The Rafa'h crossing will remain under Palestinian-Egyptian control

Wednesday 19-June-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The 'Hamas Movement denounced the Israeli destruction of the Palestinian side of the Rafa'h border crossing on Wednesday as “criminal behavior” that “will not change the crossing’s reality.”

“It is an act of terrorism by the occupying Israeli army to destroy the Rafa'h crossing with all its buildings and facilities, an escalation of crimes and violations against our people,” said the Palestinian resistance Movement.

It said that the Israeli occupation army is attempting “to isolate Gaza from the world and perpetuate the destruction of life-sustaining infrastructure,” describing the attempt as “fascist”.

'Hamas said the crossing would remain a Palestinian-Egyptian crossing. “This is a criminal behavior, but it will not change the crossing’s reality.”

'Hamas noted that the crossing will “be rehabilitated under a Palestinian initiative once the Israeli occupation forces are ousted out and aggression against Gaza ceases.”

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Israeli occupation apartheid regime army spokesman says 'Hamas can’t be eliminated

Wednesday 19-June-2024

NAZARETH, (PIC)

Israel’s top army spokesman Rear Admiral, Daniel Hagari, said Wednesday that the 'Hamas Movement cannot be eliminated.

“To say that we are going to make 'Hamas disappear is to throw sand in people’s eyes. If we don’t provide an alternative, in the end, we will (still) have Hamas,” Hagari told Israel’s Channel 13 broadcaster.

“'Hamas is an idea. Those who think it can be made to disappear are wrong,” Hagari said, adding that anyone promising this is “misleading the public.”

“'Hamas is an ideology, we cannot eliminate an ideology,” he said.

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The Israeli genocidal war turned Gaza residential neighborhoods into 39 million tons of debris

Wednesday 19-June-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The UN Environment Program (UNEP) said that the ongoing Israeli attacks on residential areas in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, have left 39 million tons of debris.

This came in a report published by UNEP on Tuesday regarding the environmental impact of Israeli attacks on Gaza.

The UNEP stressed that the war environmental impacts on Gaza have reached unprecedented levels of soil, water, and air pollution.

The ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 7 last year has left 39 million tons of rubble, equivalent to 107 kilograms of debris per square meter in Gaza, the report explained.

It called for an immediate ceasefire to save peoples’ lives and to reduce the impact on the environment, pointing out that water, sanitation, and hygiene systems are now almost entirely defunct, warning that wastewater began to mix with sea water, soil, drinking water and even food.

The UN report elaborated that using explosive weapons in densely populated areas in Gaza has led to the pollution of soil and water resources, stressing the high risk of leakage of heavy metals as a result of damaged solar panels.

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UN rights chief sounds alarm over “unconscionable death and suffering” in Gaza

Wednesday 19-June-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

UN high commissioner for human rights Volker Turk has raised the alarm over “unconscionable death and suffering” of Palestinians under Israel’s relentless attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip.

Addressing the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday, Turk decried the Israeli escalating attacks in both Gaza and the occupied West Bank. “Israel’s relentless strikes in Gaza are causing immense suffering and widespread destruction, and the arbitrary denial and obstruction of humanitarian aid have continued.”

“More than 120,000 people in Gaza, overwhelmingly women and children, have been killed or injured since 7 October, as a result of the intensive Israeli offensives,” the UN official said.

In addition to those maimed or killed by intense Israeli bombardment, Turk pointed out that since Israeli forces escalated operations in Rafa'h in early May, almost one million Palestinians have been displaced yet again, while aid deliveries have been squeezed, affecting humanitarian access even further.

“Israel continues to detain arbitrarily thousands of Palestinians. This must end,” the UN rights chief added.

Turk said he was “appalled by the disregard for international human rights and humanitarian law.”

Turk warned of the “dramatically deteriorating” situation in the occupied West Bank, including east Jerusalem, where Palestinians are exposed to growing attacks by Israeli forces and settlers.

According to Turk, 528 Palestinians, 133 of them children, had been killed by Israeli occupation forces or settlers in the West Bank since October.

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'Hamas calls for an end to the Israeli crimes of starvation and genocide in Gaza

Wednesday 19-June-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The 'Hamas Movement warned of “the continuation of the criminal war of starvation waged by the terrorist occupation against our people in the Gaza Strip, including children, women, and the elderly,” stressing “the escalating manifestations of famine and humanitarian catastrophe, especially in the Gaza and North Gaza governorates.”

It said, “The Nazi occupation government is practicing the ugliest forms of collective punishment against defenseless civilians, by imposing a tight siege on the Gaza Strip, closing the border crossings, and preventing aid convoys from entering the Strip.”

The occupation continues “to systematically starve more than two million people, who lack the most necessities of life, and are subjected to continuous brutal massacres,” Hamas added.

It pointed out, “The United Nations and the international community must take immediate action to provide relief to our people in the Gaza Strip.”

The Movement called for an end to the Israeli crimes of starvation and genocide against the Palestinian people.

In addition, Hamas made a call to the governments, people, and Arab and Islamic nations to exert pressure on Israel to open the borders, allow convoys to enter the Gaza Strip, and resist Zionist efforts to liquidate the Palestinian cause. 

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

On June 19, 2024, Dr. Ashraf Al-Qidra, the Spokesperson of the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on Gaza Strip resulted in 3 massacres, which resulted in the killing of 24 Palestinian civilians, and the injury of 71 others, in the past 24 hours. This increased the accounted for death toll in Gaza Strip to 37,396 and the injuries to 85,523, since the start of the Israeli genocidal war on October 7, 2023.   

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Gaza death toll nears 37,400 as Israel continues onslaught

24 killed, 71 injured in Israeli attacks in last 24 hours, Palestinian Health Ministry says

Rania Abushamala  |19.06.2024 -

Istanbul --

The dead and wounded, including children, are brought to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital after Israeli attacks on Al-Nusayrat Refugee Camp in Dair El-Bala'h, Gaza on June 16, 2024.   

Gaza’s death toll from Israel’s ongoing offensive has surged to 37,396, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave said on Wednesday.

At least 85,523 people have also been injured in the onslaught, the ministry added in a statement.

“Israeli forces killed 24 people and injured 71 others in five ‘massacres’ against families in the last 24 hours,” the ministry said.

“Many people are still trapped under rubble and on the roads as rescuers are unable to reach them,” it added.

Flouting a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire, Israel has faced international condemnation amid its continued brutal offensive on Gaza since an Oct. 7, 2023 attack by Hamas.

Over eight months into the Israeli war, vast tracts of Gaza lay in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water and medicine.

Israel stands accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice, whose latest ruling ordered Tel Aviv to immediately halt its operation in Rafah, where over a million Palestinians had sought refuge from the war before it was invaded on May 6. 

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US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza enters day 257

Wednesday 19-June-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

As the US-backed Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip entered day 257 on Wednesday, aerial and artillery strikes continued to pound and target different areas and massacre more civilians.

Reporters for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said that the Israeli occupation army continued to bomb homes and attack citizens in different areas of Gaza during the past 24 hours.

According to media sources, at least seven civilians were martyred and others were injured when the Israeli army bombed tents sheltering families in Al-Shakoush area in the southwest of Khan Younus, south of Gaza.

Casualties, including martyrs, were reportedly following an Israeli attack at dawn on tents sheltering families in the coastal area of Al-Mawasi in the northwest of Rafa'h.

In Gaza City, civil defense and medical crews evacuated bodies of six martyrs and a number of wounded civilians from Al-Shaikh Radhwan neighborhood following an Israeli attack on a building belonging to the family of Abu Safiya last night.

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

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11 Palestinians killed in Israeli bombing in Gaza

GAZA, Wednesday, June 19, 2024 (WAFA) -

At least 11 Palestinians were Wednesday killed after they were targeted by a missile from an Israeli drone in Gaza City.

A medical source at Al-Ahly Al-Arabi Hospital said that two people were killed after they were targeted by a missile from an Israeli drone on Al-Sikka Street in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City.

Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli occupation artillery shelling around Al-'Alam Roundabout, west of the city of Rafa'h, south of the Gaza Strip, bringing the number of slain civilians in the city since dawn today to 23.

Local sources reported that the occupation destroyed more than 70% of the facilities and infrastructure of the city of Rafa'h, including burning and destroying all of the Rafa'h crossing halls and its facilities.

The occupation forces continue to close the crossing after they occupied the Palestinian side of it on May 7, the day after the start of their ground invasion of the city of Rafa'h.

By June 19, 2024, the number of civilians killed since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, has risen to more than 37,396, most of them children and women. At least 85,452 others have been wounded.

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.

K.T.

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'Hamas accuses Israel army of assassinating doctor Iyad Al-Ranteesi

Wednesday 19-June-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The 'Hamas Movement has accused the Israeli occupation army of assassinating the Palestinian medical doctor Iyad Al-Ranteesi, saying he was killed subjected to torture a few days after he was kidnapped from a hospital in the Gaza Strip, in last November.

“The assassination of the Palestinian doctor Iyad Al-Ranteesi in an Israeli detention center, months after he was kidnapped along with hundreds of doctors and workers from hospitals and health centers by the terrorist occupation army, has confirmed further the criminal and barbaric nature of this fascist entity and its criminal behavior towards our people,” Hamas said in a statement on Wednesday.

'Hamas also described Al-Ranteesi’s assassination as “part of the Israeli genocidal war that targeted all aspects of life in the Gaza Strip.”

'Hamas called for urgent international action to know the fate of hundreds of Gazans who were kidnaped by Israeli forces from hospitals and shelter centers, and work on having them released.

Al-Ranteesi died last November under interrogation by the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security service, six days after his detention, the Haaretz news website reported on Tuesday.

Iyad Al-Ranteesi, 53, was the director of the Kamal 'Udwan Hospital in Bait Lahya, in the northern Gaza Strip.

“He was arrested November 11 and was declared dead six days later at Shikma prison, a Shin Bet interrogation facility,” Haaretz said.

“After Al-Ranteesi’s death, the Ashkelon magistrate’s court issued a six-month gag order prohibiting publication of all details of the case, including the existence of the gag order. The court order expired in May,” Haaretz added.

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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, injure Palestinian youth near Ramallah

RAMALLAH, Wednesday, June 19, 2024 (WAFA) -

A young man was Wednesday evening injured after he was shot by Israeli occupation forces after they stormed the village of Jaffna and the town of Beer Zait, north of Ramallah.

Security sources told WAFA that confrontations broke out in the village, during which the occupation forces fired bullets and tear gas bombs, injuring a youth by live bullets in the foot.

The sources added that the occupation forces also stormed the neighboring town of Beer Zait, and were stationed Al-'Atara military checkpoint, sparking confrontations with young men.

No injuries or detentions were reported, however.

The sources added that the occupation forces stormed the village of Al-Nabi Sali'h, northwest of Ramallah, fired bullets and poison gas bombs at citizens, and raided a building under construction owned by local resident Abdullah Al-Tamimi, and climbed onto its roof.

According to the sources, no injuries or detentions were reported, however.

The occupation forces also stormed Al-Shaikh 'Ammar area, east of the town of Dair Dibwan, east of Ramallah.

K.T.

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Israeli occupation forces storm Ramallah-area village, briefly detain five youths

RAMALLAH,  Wednesday, June 19, 2024 (WAFA) - 

Israeli occupation forces Wednesday evening stormed the village of Al-Mughayir, northeast of Ramallah, leading to confrontations, during which the occupation soldiers detained five young men and abused them, before releasing them.

Security and local sources told WAFA that the occupation forces stormed the outskirts of the village, sparking confrontations with young men present in the area, during which the occupation soldiers fired stun grenades and toxic tear gas, but no injuries were reported.

The sources added that the occupation forces detained five young men, including three brothers, and subjected them to field interrogation and abused them before releasing them.

K.T.

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Palestinian shot dead by IOFs in southern Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Wednesday 19-June-2024

WEST BANK, (PIC)

A Palestinian young man was martyred on Tuesday evening when the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) opened fire at him and others in Bait Fajjar town, south of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem).

The young man was identified as 39-year-old Bilal Adel. He was fatally shot by Israeli soldiers at the western entrance of Bait Fajjar.

Eyewitnesses said that the soldiers left the young man bleeding on the ground and prevented an ambulance crew from reaching him until he breathed his last.

Meanwhile, Israeli forces stormed the town, spread near its gas station and prevented local residents from moving around.

In al-Khalil, three citizens suffered bullet injuries during clashes between local youths and Israeli forces in Al-Dthahr area in Bait Ummar town.

In Ramallah, the IOFs stormed Dair Nidtham village and kidnaped a university student after ransacking his home.

In Toulkarm, medical sources said that an ambulance crew evacuated a citizen, a resident of Jenin, after an Israeli soldier opened fire at him in his leg during his presence near Baqa Al-Sharqiyya town.

In Nablus, Israeli occupation forces stormed Salem village and attacked local youths with live ammunition and tear gas canisters.

The Red Crescent said its paramedics provided medical assistance for two teenagers in the village after they suffered bullet injuries in their legs.

Violent clashes also broke out between local youths and Israeli forces in Beita town, south of Nablus.

In Salfeet, the IOFs stormed Marda town and prevented Palestinian citizens from leaving or entering it after closing the road barriers at its entrances.

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Injuries reported during IOFs raids in the West Bank

Wednesday 19-June-2024

WEST BANK, (PIC)

A number of Palestinians were reportedly injured on Wednesday in confrontations with Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) across the West Bank.

In the Nablus Governorate, a local source reported that two citizens were injured by IOFs live bullets and others suffered from suffocation in clashes that erupted in the town of Bait Foureek.

A minor from the city of Nablus was kidnapped by the IOFs, the source added.

In the Jineen Governorate, a child was injured by shrapnel in his hand, and a young man was rounded up by the IOFs who stormed his house in the town of Yamoun. Israeli troops also broke into the town of Ya`bad, with no arrests reported.

Meanwhile, IOFs raided Bait La'hm (Bethlehem) and closed the entrance to a citizen’s house in the town of Al-Manshiya, and a road leading to Khallet Al-Haddad, south of the city.

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Over 33 Palestinians kidnapped by IOFs in West Bank raids

Wednesday 19-June-2024

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnapped at least 33 citizens during kidnapping campaigns in different West Bank areas at dawn Wednesday.

According to local sources, the IOFs stormed Al-Dthahiriya town in southern al-Khalil and kidnaped 21 citizens during dawn raids.

In Nablus, the IOFs kidnapped two citizens from the new refugee camp of 'Askar and Bait Iba village.

In Qalqilya, the IOFs kidnapped one citizen from the city and eight others from Jayyous village.

In Toubas, one citizen was taken prisoner following an IOFs raid on his home in Tamoun town.

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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Israeli occupation forces continue to close entrances to Salfeet-area village

SALFIT, Wednesday, June 19, 2024 (WAFA) -  

Israeli occupation forces Wednesday continued to close the two entrances to the village of Marda, north of Salfeet, for the second day in a row.

Local sources said that the occupation have closed the two iron gates at the two entrances to the village since Tuesday, and the dirt side roads leading to it, in order to impose a siege on the village, isolate it from its surroundings, and prevent citizens from entering or leaving it.

K.T. 

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‎Illegal Israeli settlers gather to intercept aid trucks coming from Jordan to Gaza ‎

‎Jericho 19-6-2024 Wafa -

A group of the illegal Israeli ettlers gathered on Wednesday evening near the eastern entrance to the city of Jericho, known as the "Yellow Gate", in the vicinity of the crossings and borders in the eastern West Bank‎‎.‎

‎Eyewitnesses told Wafa that a group of settlers gathered east of the city of Jericho in the vicinity of the Karama border crossing linking Jordan to the West Bank, knowing that humanitarian aid trucks are scheduled to arrive from Jordan heading to Gaza‎‎.‎

‎Ayman Ghareeb, an activist in the Popular Resistance Committees in the Jordan Valley, told Wafa that the settlers are gathering in an attempt to obstruct the passage of trucks, assault their drivers and sabotage their contents, pointing out that they have carried out similar attacks in the recent period, under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces.‎

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