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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
By September 12, 2024,
the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the
Israeli genocidal war on
Gaza
Strip is
51,118+.
This includes the accounted for deaths (41,118), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 10,000+).
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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/ *** 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. *** ýThe occupation renews its bombardment of several Lebanese townsý ýBeirut 12-9-2024ýý ýýWafa -ýý On ýýFriday evening, the Israeli occupation forces renewed their raids on several Lebanese towns.ý ýIsraeli warplanes launched a raid targeting a residential apartment in the A'hmadiyya area in the western Bikaa' in eastern Lebanon.ý ýIsraeli warplanes also raided the towns of Zibqeen, Al-Jubain, Majdal Zoun and Bulida, while Israeli artillery targeted the towns of Tayr 'Harfa, Al-Naqoura, Al-Jubain, Kafr Shouba and Haneen.ý ýW.Y./Y.Iý *** ýThe body of the martyr 'Aisha-Nour arrives in Turkeyý ýAnkara 13-9-2024 Wafa - The body of American-Turkish activist 'Aisha Nour Eci arrived at Istanbul Airport on Friday, amid a solemn ceremony, a week after she was killed by Israeli occupation forces in the town of Baita, south of Nablus.ý ýIstanbul's governor and other officials lined up in front of the casket draped in the Turkish flag while uniformed police stood around the casketýý.ýý Attendees prayed funeral prayers at Istanbul airport over the body, before flying it to Izmir after the ceremony. ý ýHer funeral is scheduled for Saturday in the Aegean port city of Didim, where her family livesýý.ý ýLast Friday, the Israeli occupation forces killed Iji, 26, while she was participating alongside the residents of Baita town in the weekly anti-settlement march, joining 17 martyrs who have risen in the town since the establishment of the colonial outpost of "Avitar" on citizens' land in Jabal Sabih in May 2021.ý ýLast Monday, the masses of our people in Nablus governorate mourned the body of the solidarity woman Egy in a military ceremony, before transferring him to Turkey. Her body was wrapped in the Palestinian flag and keffiya. A funeral home was also set up for her in the town of Baita last Wednesday evening.ý ýA.F.ý *** Health in Gaza: 74% of life-saving medicines unavailable Friday 13-September-2024 GAZA, (PIC) The Director General of the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, Mid'hat 'Abbas, has said that 74% of life-saving medicines are unavailable in hospitals. In media statements on Friday, 'Abbas indicated that Israeli occupation forces have been preventing the entry of medicine and food since October 7, 2023. He underlined that 83% of medical supplies in the Strip’s hospitals are lacking, and many essential medical supplies are on the verge of running out. Abbas noted that 60% of the medicine stockpiles in Gaza are completely empty, making medical missions extremely difficult and forcing prioritization among the most urgent critical cases. Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli army has been waging a war of extermination with complete American support, resulting in more than 140,000 casualties, including the dead and injured, most of whom are children and women, along with massive destruction of infrastructure. The United Nations and authorities in the enclave have described the situation as an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. *** 'Hamas warns of Israeli plans aimed at destroying Al-Aqsa Mosque Friday 13-September-2024 Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), (PIC) The 'Hamas Movement warned of the consequences of any attacks or assaults by the Israeli occupation government and its fanatic settlers that might target the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque or its Arab and Islamic identity. 'Hamas said in a statement on Friday that the incitement campaigns organized by the so-called temple groups and organizations against the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the publication of pictures and footage urging for its destruction and burning is a dangerous escalating step that comes as part of the Israeli schemes to Judaize the Al-Aqsa Mosque. It called on the steadfast Palestinian people to frequent the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and to stay in its courtyards to confront the Israeli plans against it. 'Hamas also called on the peoples and governments of the Arab and Islamic countries, especially the countries of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, to assume their duties towards the Al-Aqsa Mosque to defend it against the dangers it is being exposed to and towards the people of Gaza and the genocide war they are subjected to. On Thursday, the Temple Mount Activists group published on its account on X an AI video that shows the Dome of the Rock of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and its surroundings burning to the ground, with a caption that reads the phrase: “absolute victory”, before republishing it again with the caption: “Coming soon in these days”. *** MSF: Israel uses humanitarian aid as a tool for political propaganda Friday 13-September-2024 GENEVA, (PIC) The Secretary General of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), Christopher Lockyear, stressed that “Israel uses humanitarian aid as a tool for political propaganda, and that it does not allow the entry of essential supplies into the Strip.” Lockyear said in media statements on Friday that the humanitarian and health situations in the Gaza Strip are catastrophic with no security and no safety for the health sector workers. Earlier, the World Health Organization announced that at least a quarter of the Palestinians injured in the ongoing aggression against Gaza suffer from life-altering injuries that require rehabilitation services for years to come. *** WHO: A quarter of the wounded in Gaza need long-term rehabilitation Friday 13-September-2024 GAZA, (PIC) The World Health Organization (WHO) said that at least a quarter of the Palestinians wounded in the Israeli war of genocide in the Gaza Strip, including thousands of women and children, suffer life-changing injuries that require rehabilitation services now and for years to come. The WHO’s representative for the Palestinian territories, Rik Peeperkorn, said in a statement on Thursday, “the huge surge in the rehabilitation needs among the wounded occurs in parallel with the ongoing decimation of the health system.” The UN organization reported in a statement that at least 22,500 of the people injured in the Israeli war on Gaza suffer from several serious injuries, with many requiring amputations and other requiring huge rehabilitation services now and for years to come. It estimated that there had overall been between 13,455 and 17,550 severe limb injuries, which it said were the main driver of the need for rehabilitation. “Unfortunately, a large part of the rehabilitation workforce in Gaza is displaced,” it added. The UN report showed that between 3,105 and 4,050 limb amputations had occurred in nearly a year of the Israeli aggression, pointing to other life-altering injuries including spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury and major burn injuries. Meanwhile, the UN health organization said only 17 of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are currently partially functional, while primary health care services are frequently suspended or inaccessible due to insecurity, attacks and repeated evacuation orders. It also pointed out that Gaza’s only limb reconstruction and rehabilitation center, located in Nasser Medical Complex and supported by WHO, ceased functioning last December due to lack of supplies and specialized health workers. “The patients cannot get the care they need,” Peeperkorn said, elaborating that “the rehabilitation services for critical cases are suspended and specialized care is not available for complex injuries, which puts the lives of patients at risk.” *** *** Killing and Injuring of Palestinians in Ghazza (Gaza) by Israeli Occupation Regime Forces*** On September 12, 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 3main massacres, in which 34 Palestinian civilians were killed, and the 96 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 41,118 and the injuries to 95,125, since the start of the Israeli genocidal war on October 7, 2023. *** US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza enters Day 343 Friday 13-September-2024 GAZA, (PIC) As the US-backed Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip entered Day 343 on Friday, 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 shelter centers and attack citizens in different areas of Gaza during the past 24 hours. The child Fidaa Mu'hammed Talal Abu Rida died of wounds she sustained in an Israeli airstrike on her family house in Khuza’a town, east of Khan Younus, two days ago. Five more people were killed and others were injured when Israeli shelling targeted the Al-Bardaweel family home in the Mawasi area of Rafa'h city. Meanwhile, a woman and a child were killed and others were injured in an Israeli raid strike targeting the 'Aql family home on Al-'Ishreen Street, east of Al-Nusayrat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. The Israeli occupation forces also targeted Al-Asra Towers area, northwest of Al-Nusayrat refugee camp, while at least one person was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a residential house in Jabalya refugee camp, north of the Gaza Strip. *** Three Palestinians killed by Israeli occupation forces in Gaza and Rafa'h GAZA, September 13, 2024 (WAFA) – Three individuals were killed this evening due to Israeli military attacks in Gaza City, as well as in the city of Rafa'h in the southern Gaza Strip, medical sources have reported. According to paramedics from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, one slain individual and four others wounded were transported to the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City. This followed an incident where an Israeli helicopter opened fire in the Tel Al-Hawa neighborhood, located in the southwest of the city. Additionally, medical sources confirmed the retrieval of two victims, a man and his son, in the city of Rafa'h. They were subsequently transported to Nasser Hospital in neighboring Khan Younus. The ongoing Israeli genocidal war on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in 41,118 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 95,125 others injured. Thousands of victims are feared trapped under rubble, inaccessible to emergency and civil defense teams due to Israeli attacks. M.N *** Two civilians killed, others injured in occupation airstrikes on Gaza GAZA, September 13, 2024 (WAFA) - Two civilians were killed and several others were injured on Friday in the ongoing Israeli shelling of the Gaza Strip. Local sources reported that one civilian was killed in an Israeli air raid targeting a house in Gaza City. Another was killed and others were injured in the occupation’s bombardment of a house in Al-Nusayrat refugee camp in central Gaza. The Israeli genocidal war on Gaza by land, sea, and air since October 7, 2023, has so far resulted in the killing of 41,118 civilians, mostly children and women, and the injury of 95,125 others. Thousands of victims remain missing; either buried under the rubble or scattered on the roads, as rescue teams face tremendous difficulties in reaching them due to the continued Israeli attacks and the massive amount of debris. T.R. *** ý*** Killing, Injuring, and Abduction of Palestinians in the West Bank by Israeli Occupation Regime Forces *** ýýFuneral of the five Palestinian martyrs who were killed by Israeli occupation forces in Nour Shams and Toulkarm refugee camps Toulkarm, September 13, 2024, wafa ýAfter Friday prayers, the masses of our people in Toulkarm governorate mourned the bodies of five martyrs in Toulkarm and Nour Shams camps, who were martyred by the Israeli occupation's bullets and rockets during its aggression on the city and its two camps.ý ýThe five martyrs are: Hibatullah Shi'hada 'Halawa (21) from Toulkarm refugee camp, 'Imaduddeen Khadir Musa'd Shi'hada (28), Mu'hammed Nasir Attiya (19), A'hmed Majdouba (25) from Nour Shams refugee camp, and Salahuddeen Al-Badawi (21), from Shuwaika suburb.ý ýThe funeral procession started in front of the Martyr Thabit Governmental Hospital in Toulkarm, amid takbeers and angry national chants condemning the crimes of the occupation against our people.ý ýMourners roamed the streets of the city and its two camps, and went to the homes of the martyrs' families to take a last farewell look at them, and then prayed over their immaculate bodies in the mosques of the martyrs in Toulkarm refugee camp, and Abu Bakr Al-Siddeeq in Nour Shams camp, and buried them in the martyrs' cemeteries in Nur Shams and the suburb of Dthinabah.ý ýDuring the funeral of the martyrs, the families also mourned the bodies of the two citizens, Kholoud Al-Khattari and Samira Jum'a Abu Jamous, who died in their homes during the aggression and siege of Toulkarm refugee camp, and were buried in the Martyrs' Cemetery in Dthinabah.ý ýThe martyr Majdouba was shot dead by the occupation in the street of the martyr Thabit Governmental Hospital after the occupation forces stormed the city last Tuesday afternoon, while Shi'hada was killed in her home in the camp on the same day.ý ýThe martyrs Shi'hada, Al-Badawi, and Attiya were killed when Israeli drones bombed a vehicle they were traveling in in the 'Izbet Al-Haj Mas'oud area in the Iktaba suburb, east of Toulkarm.ý ýH.Hýý/ýýA.F.ý *** Scores of Palestinians suffocate from tear gas south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron) Al-Khaleel (Hebron), September 13, 2024 (WAFA) – Scores of Palestinians Friday evening suffocated from Israeli army tear gas in Al-Tabaqa village, south of the occupied West Bank city of Al-Khaleel (Hebron), according to WAFA correspondent. He said that the occupation forces stormed the southern West Bank village, where soldiers occupied the rooftops of houses, trigging confrontations. The gun-toting soldiers fired volleys of tear gas canisters and concussion grenades, causing dozens to suffocate from tear gas. Meanwhile, the occupation forces sealed off the road in front of the Mosque of Doura, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron), at a time when the soldiers prevented Palestinians from crossing on foot the iron gate installed at the entrance of Al-Fawwar refugee camp, which is already blocked for traffic. K.F. *** ýIsraeli forces storm al-Khader, south of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)ýýý ýBait La'hm (Bethlehem)ýý, 13-9-2024 Wafa - On Friday evening, the Israeli occupation forces stormed the town of Al-Khadir, south of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)ýý.ý ýOur correspondent reported that the occupation forces stormed Al-Khadir and positioned themselves in the "Al-Balou'a" area, and fired poison gas canisters towards citizens and their homes.ý ýA.Shý. *** IOFs carries out new raids, kidnappings across West Bank Friday 13-September-2024 WEST BANK, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) carried out a new arrest and raid campaign in different areas of the West Bank at dawn Friday, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes. In Nablus, the IOFs kidnapped two young men after raiding several local homes. The IOFs also rounded up another young man after raiding his family home and confiscating his mobile phones and a sum of money. In the same context, the IOFs raided Bal’a town, east of Toulkarm, where they stormed and violently searched residential and agricultural facilities. The Israeli forces also stormed 'Anabta and Bal’a towns, east of Toulkarm. Similar raids were carried out in 'Azzoun and 'Habla towns in Qalqilya. In Al-Khaleel (Hebron), at least five people were injured after the IOFs stormed Al-Dthahiriya town amid heavy gunfire. A child was among the injured. *** *** Note: The Israeli occupation forces have no jurisdiction to arrest or detain Palestinian citizens in the West Bank, that's why the correct term for what they do illegally is kidnapping, not arrest or detention. *** Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers *** Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian farmland south of Jineen Jineen, September 13, 2024 (WAFA) - Colonists attacked on Friday Palestinian farmland in the village of Jaba', south of Jineen, cutting down olive trees and tearing down an agricultural room there, according to a local official. Head of Jaba' village council, 'Abbas Ghanim, told WAFA that several colonists attacked the village’s farmland located near the Homesh colony, built illegally on citizens' land south of Jineen, cutting down dozens of olive trees and demolishing an agricultural room. Since the Israeli occupation government's decision last year to allow the return of colonists to the Homesh colony which was evacuated in 2005, the colony has served as a launching pad for the settle4r attacks against Palestinians, their land, homes and properties. T.R. *** Illegal Israeli settlers poison sheep in Arab Al-Mulai'hat near Aree'ha (Jericho) Friday 13-September-2024 Aree'ha (Jericho), (PIC) A group of the illegal Israeli settlers caused the death of dozens of Palestinian-owned sheep early this Friday morning by poisoning them in the Arab Al-Mulai'hat Bedouin gathering, northwest of Aree'ha (Jericho). 'Hasan Mulai'hat, the general supervisor of the Baidar organization for defending Bedouin rights, said in media remarks that evidence suggests the poison was placed in the water that the sheep drank, resulting in the death of 50 heads belonging to brothers Suleiman and Mu'hammed 'Ali Mulai'hat. Mulai'hat added that this attack is part of a series of ongoing assaults by the illegal Israeli settlers targeting Palestinian farmers and their properties, aimed at pressuring and displacing them from their lands. Attacks by the illegal Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the West Bank have intensified, peaking during two phases: the first when the current occupying government came to power, and the second after the onset of the ongoing genocide against Gaza on October 7, 2023, according to the report “Rooting Out Violence by Israeli Settlers” released by the International Crisis Group. The report noted a significant increase in the violence perpetrated by settlers against Palestinians in recent years. Hostile actions, often carried out by armed settler youth gangs, range from verbal intimidation and harassment to livestock theft and assaults on Palestinians, where settlers uproot farmers’ olive trees and deny them access to land and water. =============================================================================================================================== Note: The Israeli occupation forces have no jurisdiction to arrest or detain Palestinian citizens in the West Bank, that's why the correct term for what they do illegally is kidnapping, not arrest or detention. *** 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) *** Person's names as pronounced in standard Arabic: A'hmed, 'Hasan, Mu'hammed, Younus, Yousuf, 'Hasan Mulai'hat, *** Conflict terminology The Israeli occupation apartheid regime (the Israeli government) Illegal Israeli settlers (instead of settlers, colonists) A group of the illegal Israeli settlers *** Fair Use Notice This site contains copyrighted material the
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