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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By Day 407 of the US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, Palestinian Death Toll Rose to 43,799 and Injuries to 103,601, in Addition to 3,452 Martyrs and 14,664 Injured Civilians in Lebanon

November 16, 2024

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On Day 407 of US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 3 Massacres, 36 Palestinians Killed, 111 Injured, in the Past 24 Hours, with a Death Toll of  43,799 and 103,601 Injuries, by November 16, 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:

By November 16, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 53,799+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (43,799), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 10,000+). 

By November 16, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 103,601.

By November 16, 2024, 784 Palestinians who were killed, 6,547 who were injured, and 11,796, 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).

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By November 15, 2024, according to initial reports, 5 Lebanese civilians were killed, 65 were injured, by the Israeli genocidal raids on Lebanon, in the past 24 hours. Thus, the Lebanese death toll, since October 8, 2023, has surged to 3,452 fatalities and more than 14,664 injuries.

Since September 23, 2024, the Lebanese death toll rose to 2,510 and the injuries to 7,715. 

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Firefighters douse the flames at the site of an Israeli genocidal airstrike that targeted the center of the southern Lebanese city of Al-Nabatiya, on November 16, 2024.	The Israeli occupation regime continued its genocidal war on the civilians in Al-Dha'hiya, South Lebanon, and Al-Biqaa, leaving more martyrs and causing much destruction, November 16, 2024.
By Day 407 of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, 43,799 Palestinians have been killed, victims are buried in streets, for lack of means  to reach cemeteries, November 16, 2024.	Looting of aid reaching Gaza has been made easier by the Israeli army targeting the local police which would otherwise be able to prevent it, a group of NGOs reported on November 15, 2024.
At least 10 Palestinians were killed and others were injured in a series of Israeli genocidal airstrikes on various locations across the Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2024 wafa file photo	36 Palestinians were killed, 111 were injured by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on the Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2024 wafa file photo
Carrying martyrs and injured Palestinians, who were victims of an Israeli genocidal air strike, to Al-Ahli hospital, in Gaza City, on November 16, 2024.	Palestinian journalist, Mu'hammed Sali'h Al-Shareef, was killed by an Israeli genocidal air strike on his family home, in Jabalya, on November 16, 2024.
Carrying a Palestinian martyr and an injured, who were victims of an Israeli genocidal air strike, to Al-Awda hospital in Al-Nusayrat, on November 16, 2024.	Site of an Israeli genocidal air strike on a house Al-Nusayrat refugee camp, in central Gaza Strip, on November 16, 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 ۚ فَإِذَا جَاءَ وَعْدُ الْآخِرَةِ لِيَسُوءُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ وَلِيَدْخُلُوا الْمَسْجِدَ كَمَا دَخَلُوهُ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَلِيُتَبِّرُوا مَا عَلَوْا تَتْبِيرًا" ‎(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. Then, when the latter promise (of punishment) comes, (our worshippers) will sadden your faces, and will enter the Masjid, as they entered it the first time, and will destroy what they will take over, with (total) destruction" (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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‎‎‎The outcome of the aggression against Lebanon: 3,452 martyrs and 14,664 wounded‎

‎TEHRAN, Nov. 17, 2024 (IRNA) -

The Ministry of Health in Lebanon announced on Saturday that the toll of the Israeli aggression had risen to 3,452 martyrs and 14,664 wounded, as of Friday (November 15, 2024), in which 5 people were killed and 65 others were wounded. ‎

‎A raid launched by the occupation on the Biqaa' town of Al-Khuraybah led to the death of 6 people, including 3 children, one of them aged 3 years, and the injury of 11 others, including 5 children, two of them seriously, according to what the ministry announced.‎

‎In turn, Al-Mayadeen correspondent reported the martyrdom of 7 people from the same family, in an Israeli massacre in the town of Arab Saleem, in Al-Nabatiya district, in southern Lebanon. ‎

‎In addition, the Lebanese Health announced the martyrdom of a paramedic from the Islamic Message Scouts Association, after the occupation directly targeted him in Burj Ra'hal in the south, at dawn on Saturday, while performing his rescue duty and dragging a wounded.‎

‎Another paramedic was killed, while 4 others were injured, amid the loss of two paramedics, as a result of the occupation targeting an ambulance team affiliated with the Islamic Health Authority in Kafr Tabneet South.‎

‎As for the hostile raids during the past hours, they targeted the outskirts of Dair Al-Zahrani, eastern Zoatar, Dibeen, and Marji'youn, and the towns of Armatta, Al-Aishiya and Wadi Al-Kafour, in the south.‎

‎Israeli warplanes launched a series of raids on tents, in parallel with artillery shelling, as quoted by the correspondent of Al-Mayadeen.‎

‎The occupation has intensified its raids on the city of Soor (Tyre) during the past hours, and renewed its aggression on the southern suburbs of Beirut, which it targeted with more than 10 raids, targeting residential areas and buildings. ‎

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The Israeli occupation apartheid regime Launches More Air Raids on Al-Dha'hiya, South Lebanon and Al-Biqaa'

 Al-Manar,  November 16, 2024  

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime continued on Saturday its barbaric war on the civilian targets in Al-Dha'hiya, South Lebanon and Biqaa', leaving more martyrs and causing much destruction.

The 55th day of the Zionist aggression on Lebanon was started with a heavy drone raid on Shaya'h area. Later on, air raids targeted Kafaat, Burj Al-Barajnah, and Beer Al-'Abd.

Earlier, Zionist drone raids destroyed five residential buildings in 'Harit Huraik.

The Israeli air raids on Soor (Tyre) district left 8 martyrs and 36 injuries, according to local sources.

The enemy’s air raids on Jumaijuma, Shaqra, and Bint Jubail left much destruction.

The Zionist artillery also target Ain Baal, Batoula, and Ras Al-'Ain amid continuous drone flight over the area.

The Lebanese health ministry updated the toll of the Zionist war on Lebanon recording 3,452 martyrs and 14,664 injuries.

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Israeli warplanes target homes in Lebanon massacre entire families

By Al-Mayadeen English

November 16, 2026

The Lebanese Ministry of Health has released a death toll detailing several Israeli massacres against Lebanese civilians.

Lebanese health authorities released the latest death toll of the Israeli aggression on Lebanon, on Saturday, stating that 3,452 people were martyred and 14,664 were injured. 

The Lebanese Ministry of Health said that five people were martyred and 65 others were wounded on Friday. 

An Israeli airstrike on the town of al-Khreibeh in the Bekaa killed six civilians, including two children and a three-year-old toddler. 11 other civilians were injured, including five children, two of whom are critically wounded, the ministry said.

A paramedic was also martyred by Israeli occupation forces in the town of Burj Rahal while carrying out his duty to provide emergency medical assistance. Meanwhile, another paramedic was martyred, four others were injured, and two others were reported missing, after Israeli aircraft targeted an ambulance in Kfar Tibnit, in southern Lebanon. 

Al-Mayadeen's correspondent reported that seven citizens, all from the same family, were martyred in an Israeli massacre that targeted the town of Arabsalim in the Nabatiyeh district. 

Multiple Israeli airstrike targeted areas in Deir al-Zahrani, Zawtar al-Sharqiya, Dbine, Marjayoun, as well as the towns of Aramta, al-Aishiya, and Wadi al-Kfour in the south.

Khiyam was also shelled by Israeli artillery and raided by warplanes on Saturday, according to our correspondent. Concurrently, the coastal city of Tyre has been subjected to an intensification of Israeli airstrikes. The Israeli regime also renewed its assault on the southern suburbs of Beirut, launching over 10 airstrikes that specifically targeted residential areas and buildings. 

Four paramedics killed as Israel's onslaught on Lebanon continues

BEIRUT, November 16, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Israeli airstrikes continued to hit multiple regions in Lebanon today, resulting in the killing of four paramedics in bombings that targeted the towns of Borj Rahhal and Kafr Tebnit in the south of the country.

In the country’s capital Beirut, Israeli bombardment struck residential and commercial areas in the Dahieh district, including the neighborhoods of Mar Mikhael, Al-Kafa'at, Safir, Bir al-Abed, Haret Hreik, and Ghobeiri. The strikes caused significant damage to both civilian infrastructure and private properties.

Israeli warplanes and artillery also targeted the cities of Tyre and Nabatieh, as well as several towns in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley, including Adchit, Mays al-Jabal, Al-Mansouri, Shib'a, Hallousiyeh, Tayr Harfa, Shihine, Nabi Chit, Khiyam, Al-Bassariyeh, Arabsalim, Jibchit, Ain Qana, Arnoun, and Sejoud. These areas have experienced intense aerial bombardment, leaving many homes and structures in ruins.

The Israeli occupation’s escalation of its attacks has exacerbated the already severe humanitarian crisis in Lebanon, as civilians continue to bear the brunt of the ongoing Israeli onslaught. As rescue and recovery operations continue, the toll of fatalities and injuries is expected to rise.

M.N.

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Israel intensifies its raids on Lebanon, Hezbollah bombs two Israeli military bases

Saturday 16-November-2024

BEIRUT, (PIC)

The Israeli army continued on Saturday its daily raids on various areas in Lebanon, targeting the Al-Hadath area and Haret Hreik in the southern suburb of Beirut.

During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army repeatedly warned the residents of buildings in the Ghobeiry area, in addition to other buildings in Haret Hreik and Burj al-Barajneh in the southern suburb of Beirut, asking them to evacuate their homes before being bombed.

On Friday evening, an entire family, consisting of the parents and three children, was martyred in a raid that targeted their home in the town of Ain Qana in southern Lebanon.

The Lebanese News Agency explained that Israeli warplanes bombed the home of the citizen Ni’mat Allah Hussein Malah in Ain Qana, in the Iqlim al-Tuffah area, resulting in the destruction of the house, and a massacre in which Malah, his wife and their three children were martyred.

The Lebanese News Agency reported that an Israeli drone launched a raid on the agricultural neighborhood, which includes popular housing in Tyre, adding that it led to “the martyrdom of three people and the injury of nine others, in addition to severe damage to the targeted site.”

The Agency pointed out that the ambulance and civil defense personnel, with the support of the army, continued to search for the missing at the site.

Meanwhile, the Lebanese Hezbollah announced targeting, with missiles and drones, two Israeli military bases, settlements, and 25 gatherings of Israeli troops.

The party said that it targeted the Tira al-Karmel base in the south of Haifa with a salvo of qualitative missiles, and the Shraga base north of Acre, the administrative headquarters of the Golani Brigade.

It also announced targeting, with suicide drones and missile salvos, the Dishon settlement in the Galilee, and nine gatherings of Israeli soldiers in the settlements of Yaron, Sa’sa, Misgav Am, Al-Manara, Baram, Doviv, and the Yiftah and Doviv barracks.

In southern Lebanon, Hezbollah reported targeting, with missiles and drones, 16 gatherings of Israeli soldiers.

On Friday, the Lebanese Hezbollah published footage of its bombing of the “Kirya” base in central Tel Aviv, last Wednesday, with “Qader 2” rockets and “qualitative” drones.

The party revealed that the base “includes the headquarters of the Israeli Ministry of War, the General Staff, the War Management Room, and the Air Force’s War Control and Supervision Authority.”

A Hezbollah’s video showed the launch of three drones and their overflight as well as the preparation and launching of rockets from inside a tunnel, in addition to Israeli defense attempts to confront them.

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

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On November 16, 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 the Gaza Strip resulted in 3 main massacres, in which 36 Palestinian civilians were killed, and the 111 others were injured, in the past 24 hours (from a specific time of yesterday to a specific time of today). This increased the accounted for death toll in Gaza Strip to 43,799 and the injuries to 103,601, since the start of the Israeli genocidal war on October 7, 2023. 

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Death toll across the Gaza Strip surges to 43,799, over 103,601 injured

GAZA, November, 16, 2024 (WAFA) –

The  Israeli occupation forces committed three massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours, resulting in the killing of at least 35 Palestinians and the injury of 111 others, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.

Local health authorities confirmed that the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli onslaught since October 7, 2023 has risen to  43,799 registered fatalities, with an additional 103,601 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 attacks continue 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 407

Saturday 16-November-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 407th 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 Saturday 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 Jabalia and Beit Lahia, has entered day 41, 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.

According to local sources, the Israeli army bombed a group of civilians near a mosque in as-Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City, killing one of them.

The Israeli army also bombed a house belonging to the family of Samara in ash-Shuja’iya neighborhood in the east of Gaza City.

At dawn, three citizens were martyred and others were injured in an Israeli attack near the Musaab bin Omair Mosque in Beit Lahia, north of Gaza.

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

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Journalist killed in Israeli drone attack in northern Gaza

Journalist Mohammed Saleh Al-Sharif

GAZA, November 16, 2024 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian journalist was killed today after being shot dead by an Israeli drone in the Jabalya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, according to local sources.

The sources reported that Israeli forces launched gunfire from a quadcopter drone towards journalist Mu'hammed Sali'h Al-Shareef, resulting in his murder. Al-Sharif, who had recently been forced to evacuate his home in the Tel Al-Za'tar area of east Jabalya due to the ongoing Israeli bombardment, had sought refuge with a relative in nearby Bait Lahya.

A few days later, Al-Sharif and his cousin returned to their home to assess the damage, but as they approached, an Israeli drone targeted them. His cousin was killed instantly, and Al-Sharif was left wounded, bleeding for more than two hours before succumbing to his injuries.

It is also important to note that Israeli forces have been preventing civil defense and emergency medical teams from operating in northern Gaza for over 25 days, further exacerbating the humanitarian crisis.

According to the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, 174 journalists have been killed in Gaza since the start of Israel's war of genocide on the Strip on October 7, 2023.

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Several Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on house in Nuseirat

GAZA, November 16, 2024 (WAFA) –

Several Palestinian civilians were killed and others injured tonight in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a home west of the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.

According to medical sources, at least two Palestinians were killed and several others were injured when Israeli warplanes bombed a house belonging to the Abu Armana family near Al-Sawarha School, west of the camp.

In a related development, the Israeli occupation military continued its destruction of buildings in the western part of the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip.

Israeli artillery also shelled the town of Beit Lahia in the north of the Strip, while heavy airstrikes targeted the northwestern parts of the enclave, causing widespread damage.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 43,799 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 103,601 others injured.

Thousands of victims are feared trapped under rubble, inaccessible to emergency and civil defense teams due to Israeli attacks.

Israel's genocidal attacks continue unabated despite calls from the UN 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.

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Dozens of innocent civilians killed as Israeli airstrike hits school-shelter in al-Shati refugee camp

GAZA, November 16, 2024 (WAFA) –

 A deadly Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced families in the al-Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City has resulted in multiple casualties, including children and women, according to local sources.

Witnesses reported that Israeli warplanes targeted the UNRWA-run Abu Assi School, which has been providing shelter for displaced families. The attack claimed the lives of at least 10 civilians, including children and women, while around 20 others were injured and rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment.

Rescue teams are still searching for additional survivors and victims in the rubble.

The school had previously been struck multiple times during the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza.  

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 43,799 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 103,601 others injured.

Thousands of victims are feared trapped under rubble, inaccessible to emergency and civil defense teams due to Israeli attacks.

Israel's genocidal attacks continue unabated despite calls from the UN 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.

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10 Palestinians killed, several injured in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

GAZA, November 16, 2024 (WAFA) – 

At least 10 Palestinians were killed and others injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes that targeted various locations across the Gaza Strip this afternoon, according to local sources.

In Khan Younis, south of the enclave, Israeli warplanes targeted a home belonging to the Al-Arjani family in the Qizan Abu Rishwan area, south of the city. The attack resulted in the murder of four Palestinians and left several others wounded.

In a separate airstrike, Israeli jets targeted a group of citizens in the Al-Nuwairi Hill area, west of the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, killing one person and injuring another.

Israeli airstrikes also hit the Sarsawi Street in the northern Gaza town of Jabalia, though the full extent of casualties there is still being assessed.

Furthermore, an Israeli bombing raid struck the home of the Ayoub family at the Sha’bi intersection in central Gaza City, resulting in the killing of five more people and injuries to others, who were rushed to the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 43,799 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 103,601 others injured.

Thousands of victims are feared trapped under rubble, inaccessible to emergency and civil defense teams due to Israeli attacks.

Israel's genocidal attacks continue unabated despite calls from the UN 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.

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Seven killed in Israeli airstrikes on Rafah, Khan Younis, and Al-Sabra neighborhood in Gaza

GAZA, November 16, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Seven Palestinians were killed and several others were injured today in multiple Israeli airstrikes targeting various areas of the Gaza Strip, according to medical sources.

In Rafah, south of the territory, five civilians were killed and others injured when an Israeli drone strike targeted a group of citizens east of the city. The strike left several others wounded, with rescue teams working to recover the injured from the site.

In a separate attack, a child died from wounds sustained in an Israeli airstrike on a tent sheltering displaced families in the Al-Mawassi area, west of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. The area has seen frequent bombardment as Israel continues its military offensive.

Additionally, a Palestinian man was killed in an artillery shelling that targeted citizens near the Islamic Complex Mosque in the Al-Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City. The shelling caused widespread damage to homes and infrastructure in the area.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 43,799 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 103,601 others injured.

Thousands of victims are feared trapped under rubble, inaccessible to emergency and civil defense teams due to Israeli attacks.

Israel's genocidal attacks continue unabated despite calls from the UN 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.

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Three civilians killed, others injured in Israeli airstrike on house in al- Shujaiya neighborhood

GAZA, November, 16, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Three civilians were killed and others were injured on Saturday afternoon when the occupation warplanes bombed a house in the Shujaiya neighborhood east of Gaza City.

Medical sources reported that three people were killed and others were injured when the occupation warplanes bombed a house belonging to the Samara family in the Shujaiya neighborhood.

The occupation forces have been waging brutal aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, which resulted in the killingof 43,764 citizens, the majority of whom are women and children, and the injury of 103,490 others.

Y.S.

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Five civilians killed and others injured in Israeli airstrike on Rafah city

GAZA, November, 16, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Five civilians were killed and others were injured on Saturday in the bombing of the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, by the occupation's warplanes.

Medical sources reported that three young men were killed and others were injured when an occupation drone bombed a group of citizens in the Al-Janina area, east of the city of Rafah.

They added that two civilians were killed when they were targeted by the occupation's warplanes in the Khirbet Al-Adas area, north of the city.

The occupation forces have continued their aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, which resulted in the killing of 43,764 citizens, the majority of whom are women and children, and the injury of 103,490 others.

Y.S.

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Several civilians killed and others injured in Israeli airstrikes on on Beit Lahia in Gaza

GAZA, November, 16, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Several civilians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip.

Medical sources said that the Israeli airstrikes bombed homes of citizens in the vicinity of Musab bin Omair Mosque in the town of Beit Lahia, north of Gaza Strip, killing a number of citizens, including children.

The occupation forces continue to blow up homes in areas north of the Gaza Strip, especially in Jabalia camp, while the occupation artillery continues to shell those areas with shells and machine guns.

Y.S.

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

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Over 12 Palestinians detained by Israeli forces in the West Bank

RMALLAH, November, 16, 2024 (WAFA) –

 Israeli forces conducted a series of detentions across the West Bank overnight, detaining 12 Palestinians, including former detainees, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) and the Palestinian Authority’s Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs.

The raids targeted several areas in the West Bank, including the cities of Hebron, Nablus, Jenin, Qalqilya, and Salfit. They were accompanied by violent raids on homes, widespread destruction of property, and threats made against detainees and their families.

In some cases, Israeli forces ransacked homes, destroying personal belongings and confiscating items without explanation.

Since the start of the ongoing Israeli aggression in October 2023, over 11,700 Palestinians have been detained from the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as part of a broader campaign of collective punishment.

The scale of detentions continues to grow, with many detainees facing lengthy periods of detention without charge or trial, and reports of widespread ill-treatment during detention.

Y.S.

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IOF storms different areas of W. Bank, kidnaps 12 Palestinians

Saturday 16-November-2024

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed on Saturday different areas of Ramallah and Bireh governorate and kidnaped at least 12 Palestinian citizens from other West Bank areas.

According to local sources, Israeli forces stormed multiple towns and villages in Ramallah, including Beit Rima, Aboud, Ni’lin, Kafr Ni’ma, Kharbatha Bani Harith, and Deir Jarir.

Meanwhile, the IOF kidnaped at least 12 citizens from different West Bank areas, mainly from al-Khalil, Nablus, Jenin, Qalqilya and Salfit. 

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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Israeli colonists attack 13-year-old boy in Hebron

HEBRON, November 16, 2024 (WAFA) – 

A 13-year-old Palestinian boy was brutally assaulted by a group of Israeli colonists today in the Tel Rmeida neighborhood in the center of Hebron, south of the occupied West Bank.

Yasser Abu Markhiya, a local activist, reported that the attack occurred when Mohammad Rajab Abu Markhiya was on his way to visit his grandmother. The colonists beat the boy severely, leaving him with multiple bruises. He was immediately taken to the Hebron Governmental Hospital for treatment.

The Tel Rmeida area has long been a site of frequent Israeli attacks, with residents frequently subjected to violence by Israeli colonists, particularly those from the illegal Ramat Yishai outpost.

In addition to these assaults, Palestinians in the area endure ongoing military occupation measures, including severe restrictions on movement, house raids, and the closure of key streets.

M.N.

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Israeli forces seize vehicles and colonists harass shepherds south of Hebron

HEBRON, November 16, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Israeli occupation forces seized three vehicles in the town of Al-Karmel, located south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, while armed colonists chased Palestinian shepherds in the nearby Masafer Yatta area.

According to local sources, Israeli forces raided the Al-Khalidiya area in Al-Karmel with military vehicles, blocking roads and surrounding the homes of local residents. The troops stopped and searched several civilian vehicles before seizing three of them.

Meanwhile, a group of armed colonists from the Havat Maon settlement, illegally built on Palestinian land in Masafer Yatta, chased shepherds in the Wadi al-Jawaya area. The colonists forced the shepherds to leave the area and prevented them from accessing grazing land.

In another incident, colonists carried out provocative actions in the Fateh Sidra" area of Masafer Yatta, releasing their flocks of sheep and livestock near the homes of Palestinian residents.

These ongoing actions are part of a wider campaign of harassment and displacement of Palestinians from their lands, particularly in the Masafer Yatta region, which faces increasing settler violence and military pressure.

M.N.

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Israeli colonists force Palestinian family to evacuate their home, land south of Nablus

NABLUS, November, 16, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Israeli colonists today forced a Palestinian  family to evacuate their home and land in the village of Duma, south of Nablus.

The head of the Duma village council, Suleiman Dawabsheh, said that colonists forced the Ara'ara family to evacuate their home and land near the Ein Duma area, under threat of arms.

Dawabsheh added that many residents were forced to evacuate these lands under threat from the occupation and its colonists, especially in Khirbet Ein al-Rashrash, in addition to seizing hundreds of dunams.

Y.S.

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Israeli colonists attack Palestinian homes, set them on fire east of Nablus

NABLUS, November, 16, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Israeli colonists today attacked Palestinian homes and proprieties in the town of Beit Furik, east of Nablus, and set three vehicles and agricultural rooms on fire.

Local sources reported that a group of Israeli colonists attacked homes in Beit Furik, some of which were under construction, and set fire to the three vehicles and a number of agricultural rooms.

Meanwhile, one civilian sustained bruises after being severely beaten by the colonists.

The town of Beit Furik and the villages south and east of Nablus are subjected to repeated attacks by colonists, as they target olive pickers, homes and vehicles, under the protection of the occupation army.

Y.S.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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Water and sanitation services in Khan Younus disrupted due to fuel depletion

Saturday 16-November-2024

KHAN YUNIS, (PIC)

The water and sewage facilities and pumps as well as the collection and disposal of garbage have been disrupted in Khan Younus, in the southern Gaza Strip, due to fuel depletion, according to the municipality.

The municipality said in a statement on Saturday that the city had run out of fuel a week ago as a result of Israel’s ban on its entry.

The municipality warned that blocking fuel supplies would lead to the cessation of basic municipal services in Khan Younus, including water, sanitation, and waste services.

It explained that this will lead to the spread of environmental and health disasters resulting from the suspension of sewage stations and accordingly the flow of sewage in the streets and the spread of more diseases and epidemics among citizens.

The municipality further elaborated that it was not possible to operate water wells and desalination plants, which deprives more than 1,200,000 people, including the displaced, of their most basic rights to obtain drinking and clean water.

The municipality of Khan Younus called on the international community, human rights organizations and donors to urgently intervene to end the Israeli war on the Strip, to pressure to resume providing local bodies with fuel supplies needed to operate water wells, desalination stations, sewage pumps and mechanisms of waste collection and disposal.

It also called for obliging the Israeli occupation authorities to allow the entry of equipment and spare parts necessary to operate fuel stations, which would spare the collapse of the municipal services system which has been greatly affected during the ongoing Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.

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NGOs: Israeli army targets Gaza police, helps looters of aid

Saturday 16-November-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

Looting of aid reaching Gaza has been made easier by Israel’s army targeting the local police which would otherwise be able to prevent it, a group of non-governmental organizations said Friday.

A report by 29 NGOs, including Save the Children, Oxfam and Care, said that humanitarian aid entering Gaza had fallen to an all-time low, averaging 37 humanitarian trucks per day in October, and 69 in the first week of November.

The NGOs pointed out that “merely counting the number of trucks” was no longer an adequate measure of gauging the amount of aid reaching the people in the Gaza Strip.

“Looting is an ongoing issue,” they said, calling the theft of goods “a consequence of Israel’s targeting of the remaining police forces in Gaza” as well as of scarcity of essential goods, lack of routes and the closure of most crossing points which had resulted in “desperation of the population amid those dire conditions.”

Based on “media reports,” the NGOs accused Israel’s army of “failing to prevent aid trucks from being looted and armed gangs from extorting aid organizations for protection money.”

In “some cases,” the report said, “the remaining members of local police forces tried to take action against the looters, but were attacked by Israeli troops.”

Incidents had taken place “close by or in full view of Israeli forces without them intervening, even when truck drivers asked for assistance,” the report added.

Meanwhile, Israeli air strikes had killed at least 20 aid workers from mostly Palestinian organizations between October 10 and November 13, the NGOs said.

“Staff were killed in their homes, in displacement camps and while delivering life-saving aid,” they affirmed.

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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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