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 261 of the US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 3 Massacres, 47 Palestinians Killed, 121 Injured, with a Death Toll of  37,598 and 86,032 Injuries

June 23, 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 23, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 44,598+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (37,598 and those who are still missing under the rubble (Corrected on April 18, 2024: 7,000+). 

By June 23, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 86,032 and more than 2,520 civilians have been abducted from Gaza Strip. 70% of deaths were for children and women.

By June 23, 2024, 552 Palestinians who were killed, 5,217 who were injured, and 9,345, 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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A Palestinian man showing a dead little child, who was one of the 47 victims martyred by an Israeli genocidal air strike on Gaza, June 23, 2024	A Palestinian man carrying a dead little child, who was one of the victims martyred by an Israeli genocidal air strike on Gaza, June 23, 2024
A Palestinian infant dying of malnutrition, due to the Israeli genocidal starvation of the Palestinian population of Gaza Strip, June 23, 2024	Performing funeral prayer on some of the Palestinians who were killed by Israeli genocidal air strikes on the Gaza Strip, June 23, 2024
Getting martyrs from under the rubble of their homes, after being massacred by Israeli genocidal air strikes on Gaza City, June 23, 2024.	5 Palestinians were massacred by an Israeli genocidal air strikes on their home, near the headquarters of the UNRWA, in Gaza City, June 23, 2024.
Site of the Israeli genocidal air strike on Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, June 23, 2024.	'Abdullah Ramadhan resumes work in his barber shop, despite the Israeli genocidal strikes, which destroyed his neighborhood and most of his ship, in Al-Buraij refugee camp, June 23, 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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Gaza: Four children died of malnutrition in one week

Sunday 23-June-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

High levels of acute malnutrition and food shortage in the Gaza Strip have led to more deaths of children and newborns, according to medical sources.

Another child died on Saturday as a result of malnutrition and the lack of appropriate health care at the Kamal 'Udwan Hospital in northern Gaza, raising the total this week to four children, amid ongoing Israeli restrictions on entry of aid, a doctor at the hospital said.

“We have lost a child in the hospital’s nursery department in recent hours due to malnutrition,” 'Husam Abu Safiya, director of the hospital, told a news conference on Saturday.

Abu Safiya said that over the past two weeks, the hospital had diagnosed over 250 children with malnutrition symptoms, warning that the Gaza Strip “is facing a real health catastrophe that has started to affect children and may worsen to include adults.”

Abu Safiya urged international organizations to intensify relief efforts in northern Gaza, and work on providing Gaza with food, clean water, fuel, and essential equipment for waste disposal.

The Kamal 'Udwan Hospital has only fuel for one day to operate power generators and may stop providing its services completely, according to its director. 

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Palestinian female detainees face extremely difficult conditions in Israeli occupation regime prisons, says Commission

RAMALLAH, Sunday, June 23, 2024 (WAFA) – 

The Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission said that Palestinian female detainees in Damoun Prison face extremely difficult detention conditions, especially after October 7, 2023.

The Commission said in a press statement on Sunday, quoting a detainee, 24, from the city of Ramallah, that the female detainees are suffering from difficult conditions, noting that she is in a room with 10 female detainees, and there are only four beds available, and that there are female detainees sleeping on the floor. The food is also poor in quantity and quality.

Regarding the circumstances of her detention, the detainee told the Commission’s lawyer that the occupation forces detained her from her home at 3:00 A.M, tied her with chains, then took her to Ofer Prison where she stayed there until 6:00 A.M. before she was transferred her to the Beit El area until 9:00 A.M.

She said she was only allowed to go the bathroom once before she was taken back to Ofer Prison again for fifty minutes, during which she was subjected to interrogation by a plainclothes officer. She was then transferred to Al-Maskoabiyya for 16 continuous days, after which she was transferred to Hasharon Prison. She was tied hand and foot for seven straight hours and without food.

She added that the prison administration tried to bargain with her and offered her to study for a master’s degree outside the West Bank on the condition that she would not return there again, but she refused.

K.T.

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69% of schools housing the displaced in Gaza damaged by Israeli strikes: UNRWA

Al-Quds (Jerusalem), Sunday, June 23, 2024 (WAFA) –

 The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) revealed today that 69% of the school buildings serving as shelters for displaced persons in Gaza have been directly damaged or hit by the Israeli genocidal airstrikes.

In a brief statement posted on X, UNRWA emphasized that there is no safe place in Gaza. The agency condemned the blatant disregard for international humanitarian law and called for an immediate ceasefire.

M.N.

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

On June 23, 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 47 Palestinian civilians, and the injury of 121 others, in the past 24 hours. This increased the accounted for death toll in Gaza Strip to 37,598 and the injuries to 86,032, since the start of the Israeli genocidal war on October 7, 2023.   

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Gaza: Death toll surges to 37,598 martyrs

Sunday 23-June-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said on Sunday that the Israeli occupation army committed three massacres in different areas of the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours, killing at least 47 civilians and injuring over 121 others, while a large number of victims are still under the rubble of bombed buildings or lying on roads.

In a statement, the health ministry said that the Israeli army killed and injured a large number of civilians in different areas of Gaza during the past 24 hours, but at least 168 of them, including 47 martyrs, were transported to hospitals.

The health ministry added that the death toll from the ongoing Israeli bombardments and shooting attacks, which started on October 7, climbed to 37,598 martyrs and the number of the wounded surged to 86,032 people.

The Gaza Strip has been under brutal bombardment since a cross-border operation was launched by Hamas’s armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades, on October 7.

Besides the large number of casualties and the huge displacement of people, basic food, fuel, water and medical supplies have run out for the 2.3 million residents in Gaza due to the tight Israeli blockade and the massive destruction of infrastructure and facilities. 

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US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza enters Day 260

Sunday 23-June-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

As the US-backed Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip entered Day 260 on Sunday, 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, an Israeli warplane bombed a house in Al-Buraij refugee camp in central Gaza, with no reported casualties.

Warplanes also targeted in Gaza City an UNRWA facility sheltering displaced families, killing four civilians and injuring others.

Eight other citizens were martyred when the Israeli army bombed a house in al-Sabra neighborhood in Gaza City, while an Israeli sniper shot dead a young man in Al-Shoaka area in the southeast of Gaza.

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime army also attacked a building in central Gaza, killing three civilians and injuring others, including children and women, while casualties, including martyrs, were reported following an airstrike on a house in Al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City.

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

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Israeli genocidal shelling kills 10 civilians in Gaza City and Al-Nusayrat

GAZA, Sunday, June 23, 2024 (WAFA) –

 This morning, a devastating series of Israeli airstrikes targeted residential areas in Gaza City and Al-Nusayrat refugee camp, resulting in the killing of 10 civilians and injuries to dozens more.

Local sources reported that an airstrike hit a house in the Sabra neighborhood in southern Gaza City, killing eight civilians and injuring others.

Airstrikes also struck near the power station in Al-Nusayrat  refugee camp, central Gaza, claiming the lives of two more civilians and injuring several others.

Additionally, Israeli artillery targeted western and southern areas of Rafa'h city in the southern Gaza Strip, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis in the region.

The Israeli occupation military destroyed several homes in the Brazil neighborhood, south of Rafa'h.

By June 22, 2024, the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7th of last year has so far resulted in 37,551 documented Palestinian casualties, with 85,911 injured, the majority of whom are children and women.

M.N. 

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Israeli genocidal airstrikes kill 5 civilians and injure others in Gaza

GAZA, Sunday, June 23, 2024 (WAFA) -

At least five Palestinian civilians were killed and several others injured early this morning following Israeli air and artillery strikes targeting central and western areas of Gaza City.

WAFA correspondents reported that three citizens were killed and others, including children and women, were injured in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building near Al-Jawhara Tower in central Gaza City.

In a similar attack, two citizens were killed and others injured when an Israeli airstrike hit a house in Al-Shati refugee camp in western Gaza City.

Additionally, Israeli artillery intermittently shelled central and southern Rafa'h, while Israeli warplanes targeted a house in northern Rafa'h.

Earlier last night, two children and a woman were killed in the Israeli bombardment of a house in the Al-Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City, according to local sources.

According to health sources, the death toll from Israeli airstrikes on various residential areas in Gaza City yesterday has risen to 43, with dozens more injured.

By June 22, 2024, the ongoing Israeli genocidal war on Gaza since October 7th of last year has so far resulted in 37,551 documented Palestinian casualties, with 85,911 injured, the majority of whom are children and women.

M.N. 

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

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Multiple Palestinians injured by the Israeli occupation apartheid regime army gunfire in Al-Ram

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), Sunday, June 23, 2024 (WAFA) -

Last night, several Palestinians were injured by live ammunition fired by Israeli occupation forces near the Israeli segregation Apartheid Wall adjacent to the town of Al-Ram, north of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).

According to medical sources in Al-Ram, ambulances transported six individuals with gunshot wounds, most of which were to the lower extremities, following the Israeli attack.

These injuries occurred after Israeli occupation soldiers stationed near the Israeli segregation Apartheid Wall opened fire on civilians, under the pretext that they were attempting to enter the city of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).

Eyewitnesses reported that the occupation forces also kidnapped several civilians and fired tear gas and stun grenades towards homes in the area.

M.N.

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Palestinian child injured by Israeli gunfire during raid in Nablus

NABLUS, Sunday, June 23, 2024 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian child was Sunday injured by Israeli forces' live bullets during confrontations with the Israeli occupation forces in the city of Nablus.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that a 15-year-old minor was injured by live bullets in the hand during confrontations with the occupation forces in Ras Al-'Ain area of ​​the city.

Local sources indicated that the occupation forces stormed Talat Al-Toar area, Kashika Street, and Ras Al-'Ain, and threw sound and gas bombs and live bullets at civilians and homes.

K.T.

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Young man injured by Israeli army gunfire in Toulkarm

TOULKARM, Sunday, June 23, 2024 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian young man was shot and injured by Israeli occupation forces this morning in the town of Shuwaika, north of Toulkarm in the occupied West Bank.

Medical sources at Thabit Governmental Hospital reported to WAFA that a young man was shot in the chest while he was present near the Israeli segregation barrier, adjacent to the town.

The young man is in a stable condition, according to the sources.

M.N.

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Report: 9,325 Palestinians kidnapped in the West Bank since October 7

Sunday 23-June-2024

RAMALLAH, (PIC)

9,325 Palestinians were kidnapped in the West Bank by the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) since October 7 last year, a joint report by the Palestinian Prisoner Society and the Detainees Commission said on Saturday.

It added that 25 Palestinians were rounded up on Friday and Saturday including ex-prisoners.

The kidnappings were mainly reported in the governorates of Nablus, Toulkarm, Jineen, Ramallah, and Al-Khaleel (Hebron), the report pointed out.

It underlined that the kidnappings were coupled with assaults, shooting, and sabotage on the families of the kidnapped and their property.

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Israeli occupation apartheid regime forces detain over 20 Palestinians in West Bank

RAMALLAH, Sunday, June 23, 2024 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation apartheid regime forces conducted a series of detentions across the West Bank since last night until this morning, rounding up at least 20 individuals, including minors, a high school student, and former prisoners, according to the Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS).

The arrests were concentrated in Hebron Governorate, with additional cases reported in Nablus, Ramallah, Qalqilya, Jericho, and Tubas. Reports accompanying the arrests indicate widespread mistreatment of the detainees, including severe beatings, threats against detainees and their families, and extensive property damage.

According to PPS, this latest wave of detentions brings the total number of Palestinians arrested in the occupied West Bank since October last year to more than 9,345.

The tally includes individuals taken from their homes, apprehended at military checkpoints, those coerced into surrendering under pressure, and those taken as hostages to pressure wanted family members to surrender.

Not only has the number of detainees surged, the report says, but so have the reported atrocities associated with these operations. Incidents include raids on the homes of detainees' families, often resulting in widespread destruction and vandalism.

M.N.

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IOFs kidnap Palestinian citizens during West Bank raids

Sunday 23-June-2024

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnapped at dawn Sunday a number of Palestinian citizens during raids in different West Bank areas.

According to local sources, the IOFs kidnapped a school student from his home in Sa’ir town, north of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

Two other citizens were taken prisoners during IOFs raids on homes in the towns of Bani Na'eem and Doura in Al-Khaleel (Hebron) province.

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime forces also kidnapped three children, including two brothers, after raiding their homes in Bait Ummar town, north of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

The IOFs also kidnapped two young men from their homes in the cities of Qalqilya and Nablus.

Last night, dozens of citizens suffered from their exposure to tear gas during clashes with Israeli forces in Teqoa town, southeast of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem).

Meanwhile, six citizens suffered bullet injuries last night when Israeli soldiers opened fire at them near the separation wall in A-Ram town, north of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), at the pretext they tried to enter the holy city. 

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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Israeli occupation apartheid regime army razes five Palestinian homes in Aree'ha (Jericho)

Sunday 23-June-2024

Aree'ha (Jericho), (PIC)

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime occupation army demolished on Sunday morning five Palestinian homes in Jericho in the West Bank at the pretext of unlicensed construction.

According to local sources, a bulldozer escorted by the Israeli occupation forces stormed the village and embarked on knocking down a house belonging to Ma'an Tannous, although he has ownership and property documents.

The Israeli occupation army also demolished two homes in the same village and two others in the Murasha'hat area in occupation apartheid regime. The demolitions displaced entire families, including children.

As is the case in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), Palestinian houses and structures in the West Bank are a frequent target for demolition as the Israeli occupation authority makes it very difficult for Palestinian citizens to obtain building permits. 

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Illegal Israeli settlers steal Palestinian-owned sheep near Aree'ha (Jericho)

Aree'ha (Jericho), Sunday, June 23, 2024 (WAFA) –

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers Sunday seized sheep from Ras 'Ain Al-'Auja Bedouin community, north of the city of Aree'ha (Jericho).

The general supervisor of Al-Baidar organization for defending the rights of Bedouins, 'Hasan Mulai'hat, told WAFA that the illegal Israeli settlers stormed Ras 'Ain Al-'Auja community area, raided and searched sheep pens in Al-'Auja waterfall community, and seized more than 10 of them, including more than 10 owned by Rashayda family.

It is noteworthy that colonists, protected by the Israeli occupation army, raided Ras 'Ain Al-'Auja community yesterday, beat its residents, detained four young men, and seized a number of sheep.

K.T.

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Illegal Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque under police protection

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), Sunday, June 23, 2o24 (WAFA) –

This morning, groups of the illegal Israeli settlers, under the protection of Israeli police, broke into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).

Eyewitnesses reported that dozens of the illegal Israeli settlers entered the holy site in groups, conducted provocative tours throughout the compound, and performed Talmudic rituals.

During the incursion, Israeli police imposed restrictions on the entry of Palestinian worshippers to the Mosque.

Additionally, the Israeli occupation apartheid regime police intensified the restrictions at the gates of the Old City, effectively turning the area into a military zone.

M.N.

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