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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ICC Confirms that Netanyahu and Gallant Are Wanted for Arrest

50 Palestinians Killed, 152 Injured, Which Brings the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 51,355 and the Injuries to 117,248

April 24, 2025

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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 the Gaza Strip, based on the reliable data reported by the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza:

By April 24, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 64,884+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (51,355), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 13,529+). 

By April 24, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 117,248.

By April 24, 2025, according to news report, 955 Palestinians who were killed, 6,709 who were injured, and 11,902*, who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023. 

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(The Palestine Information Center reported that there were 925 deaths and 14,500 kidnappings but without mentioning how many were released, by February 27, 2025).  

Note About the Missing Palestinians in the Gaza Strip:

On February 26, 2025, the Palestinian Center for Political and Development Studies announced that the number of the missing in the Gaza Strip has exceeded 14,000 people, including 2,000-3,000 held in Israeli occupation prisons, without releasing any information on their fate.

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Palestinian 4-year-old twin girls, Siba and Sana Abu Saif were brutally massacred by an Israeli genocidal airstrike on Al-Tuffa'h neighborhood, east of Gaza City, April 24, 2025.	Dr A'hmed Al-Najjar was devastated in the emergency room, when he received the bodies of his parents among the Palestinians massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on Khan Younus, on April 25, 2025.
50 Palestinians were killed, 152 were injured by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on the Gaza Strip, which brought the death toll to 51,355 and the injuries to 117,248, by April 24, 2025.	50 Palestinians were killed, 152 were injured, most of whom were children, women, and elderly, by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on the Gaza Strip, on April 24, 2025.
Al-Aqsa Voice Radio journalist Sa'eed Abu 'Hasanain, his wife, Asma, and his daughter, Sara were massacred by an Israeli genocidal air strike on their home in Dair El-Bala'h, Gaza Strip, on April 23, 2025.	In an effort to terrorize the West Bank Palestinian population to subjugation, the Israeli occupation forces on daily basis open fire on civilians, erect flying checkpoints, and kidnap citizens, file, April 24, 2025.
Searching for the Palestinian victims under the rubble of their homes, after an Israeli genocidal air strike on Gaza City, April 24, 2025.	Grieving the death of the Palestinian family members, who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on Khan Younus, April 24, 2025.

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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 تَتْبِيراً ‎(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 (final) promise came, they (your enemies) will sadden your faces, and to enter the Masjid (in Jerusalem), as they entered it the first time, and will destroy what they had taken 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.

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

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Death toll in Gaza rises to 51,355 as Israel continues its aggression

GAZA, April 24, 2025 (WAFA, PIC) – 

The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has risen to 51,355 while 117,248 others were wounded.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that 1,978 people were killed and 5,207 others were wounded since March 18.

The Ministry also reported that 50 slain people and 152 wounded others were taken to hospitals in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours.

The Ministry explained that a number of slain people remain under the rubble of destroyed homes and facilities, and on the streets, and that ambulances and specialized personnel are unable to reach them due to limited resources.

K.T.

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Israeli army continues deadly attacks across Gaza

Thursday 24-April-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation army continued last night and on Thursday to carry out deadly attacks on different areas of the Gaza Strip, killing and injuring dozens of civilians.

According to local media sources, Israeli forces also continued today to detonate more homes and displace families in the Gaza Strip, further exacerbating the dire humanitarian suffering of the population.

According to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporters in Gaza, Israeli attacks have continued across the Gaza Strip, including an Israeli strike on an apartment in Gaza City’s Al-Yarmouk street that killed five civilians and injured others.

Five others were reportedly killed following an Israeli strike in Al-Nakheel street in Al-Tuffa'h neighborhood, east of Gaza City.

An Israeli attack on a charitable food distribution point in az-Zawaida area in central Gaza killed two civilians and injured others.

Another strike claimed the lives of two civilians in Al-Shuja’iyya neighborhood in the east of Gaza City.

Four citizens were also martyred following a strike in Gaza City’s Al-Zaytoun neighborhood.

An airstrike reportedly bombed a tent in Al-Sawari'ha area in the west of Al-Nusayrat in central Gaza, killing three people.

One civilian was martyred and many others were injured in an Israeli strike in Al-Birka street in Dair El-Bala'h City in central Gaza.

In northern Gaza, the Israeli army targeted displaced civilians in Jabalya Al-Balad, killing 10 of them and injuring others.

An airstrike on a house in Al-Shaikh Radhwan neighborhood in northern Gaza City massacred a family of six, parents and their four children.

In southern Gaza, an airstrike on a tent sheltering a displaced family in Al-'Attar area of Khan Younus killed two children.

A man and his wife were martyred at dawn in an Israeli attack on a house in Qizan Al-Najjar area in Khan Younus.

The Israeli occupation army also launched attacks on other areas of the Gaza Strip last night and today, killing and wounding more civilians, including children and women.

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 Israeli genocidal airstrike on civilians’ shelter in Jabalya kills 15, injures others

GAZA, April 24, 2025 (WAFA) –

An Israeli genocidal airstrike Thursday targeted a civilians’ shelter in Jabalya, north of Gaza City, killing 15 civilians and injuring others, according to WAFA correspondent.

He said that Israeli fighter jets targeted a house sheltering displaced people near the 'Halawa junction in Jabalya, claiming the lives of 15 civilians and injuring others, mostly in serious condition.

Israel unilaterally ended the Gaza ceasefire agreement and resumed its aggression on the Strip on Tuesday, March 18, carrying out a wave of bloody airstrikes across the Strip and killing hundreds of Palestinians, including over 100 children.

The death toll reached at least 1,928 with over 5,055 others wounded, according to medical sources. Emergency teams are attempting to recover victims still trapped beneath the rubble.

Since the dawn hours of Thursday, Israeli airstrikes have killed 52 civilians, including 39 in Gaza City and the northern Strip.

The aggression was resumed amidst concerns over the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Strip given the ongoing siege and ban on the entry of medical and humanitarian aid.

Israel has waged a military onslaught on the Strip since October 2023, killing 51,355 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injuring 117,248 others.

Moreover, at least 10,000 people are unaccounted for, presumed dead under the rubble of their homes throughout the Strip.

The Israeli aggression has also resulted in the forceful displacement of nearly two million people from all over the Gaza Strip, with the vast majority of the displaced forced into the densely crowded southern city of Rafa'h near the border with Egypt – in what has become Palestine’s largest mass exodus since the 1948 Nakba.

K.F.

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10 Palestinians killed in Israeli genocidal airstrikes on Gaza City

GAZA, April 24, 2025 (WAFA) —

At least 10 Palestinians were killed and several others injured on Thursday afternoon following a series of the Israeli genocidal air strikes targeting different areas in Gaza City, according to local sources.

WAFA correspondent reported that five people were killed when an Israeli airstrike hit an apartment in Al-Sadiq Tower, located near the Al-Sa'haba Complex in Gaza City.

Earlier in the day, residents recovered the bodies of five people killed in an Israeli airstrike that struck civilians on Al-Nakheel Street in the Al-Tuffa'h neighborhood, east of Gaza City.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 51,355 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 117,248 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.

M.N.

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Israeli ongoing strikes put Gaza’s Mu'hammed Al-Durrah Children's Hospital out of service

GAZA, April 24, 2025 (WAFA) – 

Medical sources reported that the Martyr Mu'hammed al-Durrah Children's Hospital east of Gaza City has been put out of service.

The hospital was put out of service due to the extensive damage it sustained two days ago after being targeted by the Israeli occupation forces. The bombing damaged the intensive care unit, and the occupation forces also deliberately bombed the hospital's alternative energy panels.

Medical sources confirmed that the continued blockade of food and medicine supplies indicates that the children of the Gaza Strip are facing a dangerous and catastrophic situation.

With the closure of the Martyr Mohammed al-Durrah Hospital, the number of hospitals that have been put out of service since the start of the aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, has risen to 37.

Y.S.

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Three Palestinian citizens killed in an Israeli genocidal drone strike targeting Al-Zawayida town in central Gaza Strip

GAZA, April 24, 2025 (WAFA) – 

Three Palestinian citizens were killed and others wounded on Thursday when an Israeli drone bombed the town of Al-Zawayida in the central Gaza Strip.

WAFA correspondent reported that an Israeli drone bombed a group of citizens who were at a charitable food pantry in the town of Al-Zawayida.

A citizen was also killed as a result of Israeli shelling of the city of Dair El-Bala'h in the central Gaza Strip.

Medical sources indicated that 30 citizens have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since dawn today.

The death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 51,355, and the number of wounded has risen to 117,248 since the start of the aggression on October 7, 2023.

Y.S.

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Israeli forces release 12 Palestinian detainees, including two women, from Gaza

GAZA, April 24, 2025 (WAFA) –

 Israeli occupation forces today released  12 Palestinian citizens from the Gaza Strip.

WAFA correspondent reported that 12 citizens, including two women, were released from Israeli prisons and transferred to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Dair El-Bala'h.

Y.S.

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At least 14 civilians killed by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on different areas across Gaza

GAZA, April 24, 2025 (WAFA) –

Fourteen Palestinian citizens were killed and others wounded on Thursday by an Israeli genocidal air strike on Jabalya Al-Balad, north of the Gaza Strip, and Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City.

WAFA correspondent reported that the occupation forces bombed the central area of ​​Jabalya Al-Balad, a densely populated market area, killing at least 10 citizens and wounding others.

Four citizens were also killed when the occupation forces bombed a group of citizens in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City.

The death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 51,305, with  nearly 117,096 reported injured since the start of the aggression on October 7, 2023.

Y.S

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Gaza: Several Palestinians killed by the Israeli genocidal bombing of several areas

GAZA, April 24, 2025 (WAFA) –

Thirteen Palestinians were killed and others were injured by the Israeli genocidal shelling of several areas in the Gaza Strip since dawn on Thursday.

In al-Shaikh Radhwan neighborhood, northwest of Gaza City, six members of one family—a father, mother, and their four children—were killed when the Israeli occupation bombed their home.

In central Gaza, three citizens were killed and others were injured when the occupation bombed a tent housing displaced persons belonging to the Farajallah family in the Al-Sawari'ha area, west of Al-Nuseirat.

In Khan Younus, a man and his wife were killed when the occupation bombed the home of the al-Najjar family in the Qizan Al-Najjar area, south of the city. Two children were also killed and others were injured when a tent housing displaced persons was bombed in the al-Attar area of ​​Khan Younus.

According to medical sources, more than 17,000 children have been killed since the beginning of the occupation's aggression on the Gaza Strip.

The death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 51,305, and the number of injuries to 117,096 since the start of the aggression on October 7, 2023.

K.T.

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Al-Bursh: 52% of hospital beds lost in Gaza’s remaining partially operating facilities

Friday 25-April-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

Dr. Muneer Al-Bursh, Director-General of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, stated that 18 hospitals in the Gaza Strip are now completely out of service, while only 20 hospitals remain partially operational, having lost over 52% of their inpatient bed capacity.

In media statements on Thursday, Al-Bursh said that over 50,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women are now deprived of essential medical follow-up, as the remaining hospitals are only able to treat emergency cases due to the critical shortage of medical supplies.

He stressed that Gaza is facing a catastrophic situation as medical supplies are cut off and essential medicines have run out amid a siege that has now persisted for more than two months.

Al-Bursh added that the Israeli occupation deliberately targets women and children by directly bombing displacement tents. The number of child casualties has reached 17,954, while 12,365 women have also been killed.

He further noted that 22,000 patients require urgent treatment abroad, including 13,000 in critical need of immediate evacuation. Additionally, at least 60,000 children in Gaza are suffering from malnutrition.

The director-general also confirmed that more than 1,400 healthcare workers have been killed, and around 360 others detained by Israeli forces, including Dr. 'Hosam Abu Safiya.

Al-Bursh criticized “the disturbing international silence” from global organizations regarding the ongoing atrocities in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli military resumed its intense assault and blockade on Gaza at dawn on 18 March 2025, following a two-month ceasefire agreement that began on 19 January. However, Israel repeatedly violated the terms of the ceasefire.

With continued support from the United States and European states, Israel has been carrying out a campaign of genocide in Gaza since 7 October 2023, resulting in more than 168,000 Palestinian casualties, the majority of whom are women and children, along with over 14,000 people still missing.

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

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Four, including child, injured in Israeli gunfire during raid in Nablus-area refugee camp

NABLUS, April 24, 2025 (WAFA) –

Four Palestinian citizens, including a child, were injured by Israeli occupation forces' gunfire on Thursday during a raid on Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus.

Amid Ahmed, director of the Red Crescent's Emergency and Ambulance Center in Nablus, said that ambulance crews responded to a 15-year-old boy injured by Israeli occupation forces' gunfire in the knee.

Another 21-year-old man was also injured. 

Two children were injured by the occupation forces' attack. Both of them were transported them to the hospital.

Security sources also confirmed that occupation forces detained two siblings, Wiam and Islam Qaraan, during a raid on Balata camp.

WAFA correspondent reported that Israeli special forces stormed al-Hashashin neighborhood inside Balata refugee camp and surrounded a house, while the occupation forces deployed additional reinforcements.

K.T. 

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Undercover Israeli occupation forces shoot and abduct Palestinian young man near Toulkarm

Toulkarm, April 24, 2025 (WAFA) –

A young Palestinian man was shot and abducted by an undercover Israeli military unit on Thursday afternoon near the town of Kafr Soor, south of Toulkarm in the occupied West Bank.

According to local sources speaking to WAFA, the Israeli special forces were in a vehicle bearing Palestinian license plates when they intercepted the man's car at the Kafr Soor roundabout. The undercover soldiers opened fire directly at the driver, injuring him before forcibly removing him from the vehicle.

Additional Israeli military reinforcements were deployed to the area shortly after the shooting. Witnesses reported that the entire area was sealed off, and Palestinian medical teams were prevented from reaching the wounded man.

The man's identity and condition remain unknown, as he was taken to an undisclosed location by the Israeli forces. His vehicle was also seized during the assault.

M.N. 

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Palestinian seriously injured in an IOFs Nablus raid

Thursday 24-April-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

A Palestinian youth sustained serious injuries after being shot by Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) on Wednesday afternoon in Nablus, northern West Bank.

The young man was shot with live ammunition during confrontations that erupted following an Israeli incursion into the eastern part of Nablus. According to our correspondent, he was struck in the chest in Al-Masakin Al-Sha‘biyya neighborhood.

The IOFs continued to raid Nablus on a near-daily basis, routinely opening fire on civilians, erecting flying checkpoints, and restricting residents’ movement.

In a separate incident, a child sustained bruises after being assaulted by the IOF troops in Bethlehem, in the south of the West Bank.

Clashes broke out between local youth and Israeli forces after a special undercover unit, known as “Musta‘ribeen,” stormed Al-Duhaisha refugee camp south of Bethlehem. Several young men were arrested during the raid, which triggered confrontations.

Sources confirmed that a large Israeli military force, accompanied by the special unit, invaded the camp and took position at its main entrance along the Jerusalem-al-Khaleel road, spreading out in the surrounding area.

During the clashes, Israeli troops fired live bullets, tear gas canisters, and sound grenades.

Israeli forces arrested 19-year-old Yazan Jabr Al-'Hasanat before withdrawing from the area.

Several residents sustained bruises and injuries during the assault, including a 14-year-old child, A'hmad Mu'hammed Diriya, who suffered contusions to various parts of his body and head wounds following the attack in Bait Fajjar.

Local sources reported that the army targeted residents across multiple neighborhoods in the town.

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Toulkarm: 88 days since Israel's aggression began on the city and refugee camps

Toulkarm, April 24, 2025 (WAFA) – 

The Israeli occupation forces continue their aggression against the city of Toulkarm and its camp for the 88th consecutive day, and for the 75th day against Nour Shams camp, amid an ongoing escalation of incursions and house raids.

WAFA correspondent reported that the occupation forces launched a large-scale campaign of raids and house raids last night and early Thursday morning, targeting various areas of the city and its suburbs, accompanied by heavy firing of live ammunition and sound bombs.

She noted that the occupation forces raided the eastern neighborhood near the Abu Safiya junction, the northern neighborhood near the Younus roundabout, the employee housing in the Iktaba suburb, the entrance to the Dthinnaba suburb, and the Rabaya' neighborhood on the outskirts of Toulkarm refugee camp, amid a heavy deployment of occupation soldiers around the targeted homes and buildings.

The occupation forces continue their siege of Nour Shams camp, deploying infantry units around it and within its neighborhoods, amidst the firing of live ammunition and sound bombs. Meanwhile, residents of Jabal Al-Nasr and Jabal Al-Sali'heen are being forcibly displaced after occupation soldiers forced them to evacuate their homes at gunpoint.

Toulkarm refugee camp is also witnessing a heavy deployment of occupation soldiers, who have wreaked havoc and destruction on the property of its residents after expelling them, rendering the camp lifeless. Its entrances are sealed off with earth mounds and some sections of its neighborhoods with barbed wire.

At the same time, the city of Toulkarm is seeing a daily escalation in incursions and raids on its neighborhoods and markets. These raids include the deployment of foot and mobile vehicles, amid provocative and arbitrary measures against citizens, especially young men, including detention, abuse, and the confiscation of their ID cards and mobile phones. In many cases, these individuals are subjected to detentions.

The occupation forces also continue to seize homes and residential buildings on Nablus Street and the adjacent northern neighborhood, converting them into military barracks after forcibly evacuating their residents. They also station their vehicles and bulldozers in the vicinity.

The ongoing occupation attacks on the city of Toulkarm and its two refugee camps have resulted in the killing of 13 citizens, including a child and two women, one of whom was eight months pregnant. They have also injured and detained dozens.

The attacks have also resulted in the forced displacement of more than 4,200 families from the Toulkarm and Nour Shams refugee camps, comprising more than 24,000 residents. They have also displaced hundreds of residents from the city's northern neighborhood after their homes were seized and several were converted into military barracks.

The aggression caused widespread destruction to infrastructure, including homes, shops, and vehicles, which were completely and partially demolished, burned, vandalized, looted, and stolen. 396 homes were completely destroyed and 2,573 partially destroyed in the Toulkarm and Nour Shams refugee camps, in addition to the closure of their entrances and alleys with earth mounds.

K.T.

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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Note: Despite the Trump administration support for the Israeli occupation apartheid regime, the U.S. official policy is still considering the Israeli settlement activities in the Palestinian territories as illegal.

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Illegal Israeli settlers defile Al-Aqsa Mosque under heavy police guard

Thursday 24-April-2025

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), (PIC)

Dozens of the illegal Israeli settlers stormed on Thursday morning the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque from Al-Maghariba Gate, under police protection, as part of the ongoing policy of escalation and violations against Islamic holy sites in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).

Jerusalemite sources reported that groups of settlers desecrated the holy site and carried out provocative tours inside its courtyards, performing Talmudic rituals very loudly to the extent that their voices were heard from far corridors of the Mosque.

The sources added that the incursion came amid tight restrictions on the entry of Muslim worshipers, including checking and holding the identity cards of some of them at the gates of the Mosque and in the Old City of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).

Palestinian calls continued, especially from Hamas Movement, for mobilizing and confronting settler incursions and the Israeli Judaization plans aimed at demolishing the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and replacing it by the alleged Temple.

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 Illegal Israeli settlers block dirt road in northern Jordan Valley

JORDAN VALLEY, April 24, 2025 (WAFA)-

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers Thursday blocked a dirt road located to the west of the Bardala village in the northern Jordan Valley, according to local sources.

They said that Israeli colonists sealed off a vital dirt road linking Bardala to the Qa’oun plain, effectively denying scores of farmers access to their agricultural land, estimated at hundreds of dunums.

On Wednesday night, armed colonists attacked Palestinians on the western outskirts of the village and vandalized their properties.

The villagers attempted to fend off the attack, but the colonists responded with live gunfire, injuring seven villagers.

The village has become the target of attacks by armed colonists for months, with the assailants enjoying the protection of the Israeli army.

Located 13.5 km northeast of Tubas city in the northern Jordan Valley, Bardala has a built-up area of 478 dunams and is bordered by Ibziq village to the west, Ein al-Baida to the east, Qa’oun and Beesan plains, along with the Green Line (the 1949 Armistice Line) to the north, and Kurdala and Jabaris villages to the south.

The village has a population of approximately 3,000 residents, with women comprising around 48% and men 52% of the total population.

Colonists’ violence against Palestinians and their property is routine in the West Bank and is rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities.

Colonists’ violence includes property and mosque arsons, stone-throwing, uprooting of crops and olive trees, and attacks on vulnerable homes, among others.

Approximately 1 million of the illegal Israeli settlers are living in colonies in the West Bank and Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) in violation of international law.

K.F. 

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Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian properties northwest of Salfeet

Salfeet, April 24, 2025 (WAFA) – 

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian properties in the town of Kifl 'Haris, northwest of Salfeet, at dawn on Thursday, after storming the town to perform Talmudic rituals inside Islamic shrines.

Local sources reported that a group of Israeli colonists smashed the windows of several vehicles and attacked citizens' homes, breaking their windows and doors.

The town of Kifl 'Haris witnesses repeated daily raids by occupation forces and colonists, who spread throughout the town's neighborhoods and storm the shrines to perform Talmudic rituals.

Approximately 15,000 colonists are planning to storm the town tonight to perform Talmudic rituals inside the shrines, according to Hebrew media reports.

Y.S.

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Israeli occupation forces seize truck in the Jordan Valley

JORDAN VALLEY, April 24, 2025 (WAFA) – 

The Israeli occupation forces seized a truck in the northern Jordan Valley on Thursday.

Human rights activist 'Aarif Daraghma said that the occupation forces seized a truck transporting barley to citizens in Al-Farisiyya in the northern Jordan Valley.

The Israeli occupation forces are pursuing trucks, private vehicles, and agricultural tractors in the area and preventing citizens from plowing large areas of their agricultural land.

The Israeli occupation forces and the illegal settlers also destroy rain-watered crops after they have grown.

K.T.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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US university students protest extremist Israeli minister's visit

WASHINGTON, April 24, 2025 (WAFA) –

Yale University, located in Connecticut, witnessed massive demonstrations involving hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, protesting the visit of extremist Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, coinciding with the ongoing aggression on the Gaza Strip.

Approximately 200 people gathered in the central Beinecke Square on campus, where they set up eight tents and chanted anti-occupation slogans such as "A united people will never be defeated" and "Palestine will be free."

K.T.

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UN spokesperson says 'food applies in Gaza are dangerously low'

NEW YORK, April 24, 2025 (WAFA) –

UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said last night that te UN humanitarian aid operations in Gaza can only be conducted in accordance with the principles of humanity, neutrality, and independence.

He was responding to a question about reports that Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz had stated at a meeting of the Security Cabinet on Tuesday that aid in Gaza would be distributed by the military or American companies.

He added, "UN humanitarian operations in Gaza or anywhere else in the world can only be conducted in accordance with the principles of humanity, neutrality, and independence."

He noted that food supplies are "dangerously low" throughout Gaza, and that cases of malnutrition are rapidly increasing.

Dujarric emphasized that living conditions throughout Gaza are "appalling."

He said that 75 percent of the population is exposed to open sewage and waste, causing extremely serious health problems.

Dujarric called on influential member states to take the necessary measures to ensure that humanitarian aid can once again reach Gaza and be distributed to those in need.

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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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