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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138 Palestinians Killed, 771 Injured, Mostly Children, Women, and Aid Seekers,

Which Brings the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 61,158 and the Injuries to 151,442

by August 6, 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 August 6, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 74,227.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (61,158) and those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 13,069+). 

By August 6, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 151,442.

By August 6, 2025, according to news report, 1,019 Palestinians who were killed, 6,986 who were injured, and 12,963*, 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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138 Palestinians were killed, 771 were injured by the Israeli genocidal air strikes, mostly children, women, and aid seekers, which brings the death toll in the Gaza Strip to 61,158 and the injuries to 151,0442, by August 6, 2025.	138 Palestinians were killed, 771 were injured by the Israeli genocidal air strikes, mostly children, women, and aid seekers, on August 6, 2025.
Palestinian football star Sulayman Al-'Abd martyred in Gaza amid the ongoing Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, thus joining 762 athletes, coaches, and administrators, including 422 football players, August 6, 2025.	The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported the martyrdom of five more citizens from starvation and malnutrition, as the humanitarian catastrophe in the besieged Gaza Strip worsens, August 6, 2025.
The famine crisis is escalating in the besieged Gaza Strip, where the Israeli occupation forces continue to restrict the number of aid trucks, aiming at the continuation of the systematic starvation, August 6, 2025.	Due to the Israeli restriction on the number of aid trucks and the killing of security personnel, an aid truck overturned on a crowd of Palestinian aid seekers, killing 20 and injuring dozens, in Al-Nusayrat, on August 6, 2025.
In January 2024, a 40-year-old Palestinian abductee from Gaza died after allegedly falling from a height while being detained and handcuffed inside an Israeli Shin Bet interrogation center, August 6, 2025.	Part of the Israeli starvation of Palestinians in Gaza, the Israeli occupation forces destroyed the fishing boats, killed and injured scores of the fishermen, and kidnapped many, including 14 of them today, August 6, 2025.
As a collective punishment of his family, the Israeli occupation forces blew up the house of the Palestinian political prisoner, 'Abdul Ra'heem Al-Haymoani, in Al-Khaleel, Hebron, on August 7, 2025.	The Israeli occupation forces blew up the remains of the UNRWA medical clinic, which was used as shelter for the displaced Palestinian families in Al-Shaikh Radhwan neighborhood, in Gaza City, on August 6, 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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Gaza: Hospitals receive 138 martyrs, death toll climbs to 61,158

Wednesday 6-August-2025

GAZA, (PIC, WAFA)

During the past 24 hours, hospitals in the Gaza Strip received the bodies of at least 138 Palestinian civilians (three of whom were recovered from under the rubble) , as well as 771 people suffering from different injuries inflicting on them by the Israeli genocidal attacks, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, on Wednesday morning.

Accordingly, a total of 9,654 people have been killed and 39,401 others have been injured since the Israeli occupation army resumed its genocidal war on Gaza on March 18, 2025.

The new fatalities increased the death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, which started on October 7, 2023, to 61,158 martyrs, including 1,655 aid seekers who were killed at or near US-backed distribution points, the health ministry said.

The Ministry added that the total number of the wounded also surged to 151,442 people.

The Ministry explained that the number of aid victims arriving at hospitals over the past 24 hours reached 87, with 570 injured, bringing the total number of livelihood victims arriving at hospitals to 1,655, and the total number of injured to 11,800.

Gaza hospitals also recorded five new deaths due to famine and malnutrition over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of victims of famine and malnutrition to 193, including 96 children. 

Meanwhile, due to the lack of heavy equipment, there are still bodies of martyrs who are under the rubble in different areas of the Gaza Strip.

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 Israeli occupation army continues to attack, kill and starve Gaza people

Wednesday 6-August-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation army continued, last night and on Wednesday, 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 and bomb more homes and displace families in the Gaza Strip, further deepening the dire humanitarian crisis as the population grapples with worsening famine.

According to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter in Gaza, Israeli attacks have continued across the Gaza Strip, including Israeli airstrikes on two homes that killed eight people in Gaza City’s Al-Zaytoun neighborhood.

Medical sources at the Ahli Arab Hospital said that 13 citizens, including children, were martyred and many others were injured following Israeli strikes on  Information Center (PIC) reporter in Gaza, Israeli attacks have continued across the Gaza Strip, including Israeli airstrikes on two homes that killed eight people in Gaza City’s Al-Zaytoun neighborhood.

Medical sources also reported that at least 77 citizens were shot dead near aid distribution points in different areas of the Gaza Strip.

A girl child called Jannat Al-'Umour was shot dead by Israeli gunfire during her presence inside a tent in Asdaa area, northwest of Khan Younus.

A female infant was also killed when an Israeli quadcopter opened fire at a tent in Al-Nafaq (Tunnel) street in Gaza City.

Israeli airstrikes also targeted volunteers guarding humanitarian aid near Al-Tawam rotary in the northwest of Gaza, killing one of them and injuring four others.

An airstrike on a house belonging to the family of Dalloul, in  Information Center (PIC) reporter in Gaza, Israeli attacks have continued across the Gaza Strip, including Israeli airstrikes on two homes that killed eight people in Gaza City’s Al-Zaytoun neighborhood killed a woman and her child.

Casualties were also reported, including martyrs, following an Israeli airstrike on a house near the Habeeb area of  Information Center (PIC) reporter in Gaza, Israeli attacks have continued across the Gaza Strip, including Israeli airstrikes on two homes that killed eight people in Gaza City’s Al-Zaytoun neighborhood.

The bodies of five martyrs were evacuated from the house of Abu Sarrar in the new refugee camp of Al-Nusayrat in central Gaza following an Israeli aerial attack last night.

During the past 24 hours, Al-'Awda Hospital reportedly received 11 martyrs, including two women, and 68 wounded people, including 18 women, when Israeli forces attacked aid seekers in the south of the Wadi Gaza area and other areas in central Gaza.

13 people, including women and children, also suffered injuries after the Israeli army bombed an apartment near al-Qassam Mosque in central Gaza.

According to local sources, a citizen was killed and 18 others were injured when aid boxes fell directly on them during an airdrop operation in northern Gaza.

More people were martyred or injured in Israeli attacks on aid seekers near US-backed distribution points in southern and central Gaza.

Five people, including a child, were pronounced dead due to starvation and malnutrition, according to Gaza’s health ministry.

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

Meanwhile, several Palestinians in Gaza were pronounced dead after they succumbed to injuries they sustained in recent attacks.

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20 people killed after aid truck overturns in central Gaza

Wednesday 6-August-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Government Media Office (PGMO) in Gaza reported that 20 starving Palestinians were killed when an aid truck overturned on a crowd of aid seekers in central Gaza last night.

In a statement on Wednesday, PGMO added dozens of people were also injured in the incident that happened near Al-Nusayrat refugee camp at around midnight.

“Although a limited number of aid trucks were recently allowed in, the Israeli occupation deliberately hinders efforts to secure trucks and obstructs their access to the intended beneficiaries,” PGMO explained.

PGMO accused the Israeli army of “engineering chaos and starvation” by forcing truck drivers to navigate routes congested with hungry civilians scrambling for aid.

“This deliberate criminal practice had resulted in the death and injury of hundreds of civilians in recent months. The latest incident happened last night when 20 people were martyred and dozens were injured in the central province as they were trying to obtain food aid in the midst of catastrophic conditions and chaos intentionally engineered by the Israeli regime,” PGMO said.

Crowds of hungry people routinely find themselves forced to struggle to take aid off the backs of moving trucks. Some trucks are also hijacked by armed men working for gangs who sell aid in Gaza’s markets for exorbitant prices.

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Five more Palestinians die of starvation in Gaza as famine deepens under blockade

Wednesday 6-August-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip reported on Wednesday the martyrdom of five more citizens from starvation and malnutrition within the past 24 hours, as the humanitarian catastrophe in the besieged enclave worsens.

This brings the total death toll from hunger and malnutrition to 193, including 96 children, since the beginning of the Israeli-imposed starvation campaign.

The ongoing genocidal war waged by the Israeli occupation since October 7, 2023 has plunged Gaza into severe famine, exacerbated by a total blockade on aid and supplies.

Since March 2, 2025, the Israeli occupation forces have sealed all crossings and prevented the entry of most food and medical aid, leading to mass hunger across the population.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has warned that malnutrition among children under five had doubled between March and June due to the continued blockade and lack of aid.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has also raised alarms, saying that malnutrition rates have reached catastrophic levels, with nearly 1 in 5 children under five in Gaza City now suffering from severe malnutrition. 

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 IOFs kidnap 14 Palestinian fishermen in central Gaza

Wednesday 6-August-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnaped, on Wednesday morning, 14 Palestinian fishermen near the shores of central Gaza as they were trying to catch some fish amid severe famine and unprecedented starvation in the Gaza Strip.

Local sources reported that the fishermen were at a distance of 100 meters from the shores of central Gaza when an Israeli gunboat approached and kidnaped them.

The Israeli occupation army prohibits fishing in Gaza’s waters and targets with gunfire or arrest anyone who attempts to go to sea, even though fishing has become one of the only remaining means of securing food amid the worsening famine.

Since March 2, 2025, the Israeli army has closed all the border crossings with Gaza and has blocked entry of food and medical aid, triggering a famine across Gaza. 

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Palestinian football star Suleiman Al-Abed martyred in Gaza amid ongoing war

Wednesday 6-August-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Football Association announced on Wednesday the martyrdom of national team star and veteran goal scorer Sulayiman Al-'Abd, who was martyred in the ongoing Israeli war of extermination against the Gaza Strip.

Al-Abed, born in 1984, was one of Gaza’s most celebrated footballers. A long-time player for Shati Services Club, he also had a distinguished professional career in the West Bank Professional League, notably with Al-'Umari Club.

He represented Palestine on the international stage, scoring his first goal against Yemen during the 2010 West Asian Football Federation Championship, and later leading the national team in the 2012 Asian Challenge Cup qualifiers and the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.

A pillar of Palestinian sports, Al-'Abd’s martyrdom marks yet another devastating blow to Gaza’s athletic community, which has suffered enormously under Israeli bombardment and blockade.

According to the Palestinian Football Association, the genocide being waged by the Israeli occupation has so far led to the martyrdom of 762 athletes, coaches, and administrators, including 422 football players, among them 137 children and 397 youth.

In addition to human loss, the assault has decimated the sports infrastructure in Gaza. About 267 facilities, including stadiums, training halls, club headquarters, and sports federation buildings, have been destroyed in violation of international laws and Olympic charters.

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A handcuffed Palestinian abductee from Gaza dies in an Israeli interrogation center, allegedly after falling from height in Israeli Shin Bet facility

Wednesday 6-August-2025

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), (PIC)

In January 2024, a 40-year-old Palestinian abductee from Gaza died after allegedly falling from a height while being detained and handcuffed inside an Israeli Shin Bet interrogation center. The Israeli occupation regime concealed this incident for months.

According to a new report by Haaretz newspaper, the man, who was kidnaped from Gaza, fell from a height while his hands were tied. This occurred during interrogation, adding another layer of suspicion to the Israeli narrative.

Despite knowing his identity, Shin Bet arranged for the victim’s body to be transferred to an undisclosed location without identification. Therefore, he was registered as “unknown.”

According to investigative sources cited by Haaretz, Shin Bet officials claimed the abductee fell while attempting to escape. However, autopsy results showed signs of prolonged hand restraint and severe trauma from a high fall.

The Israeli ministry of justice later said the investigation was closed with “no criminal suspicion.” The Shin Bet refused to comment. Yet, legal experts argue that any death in custody requires full transparency and accountability, especially when the abductee was held by state agents.

Since Israel started its genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023, at least six Palestinians have died during Shin Bet interrogations, Haaretz reported. Meanwhile, Israel continues to release small groups of abductees without explanation.

On Monday, Israel released nine Palestinian abductees from Gaza. They arrived at Shuhada Al-Aqsa Hospital through the Kissufim crossing in the east of Deir al-Balah.

According to the Asra Media Office, Israel currently holds about 1,747 Gazans as “unlawful combatants.” This label strips them of any legal protection and allows Israel to detain them in secret military camps, far from oversight.

Gaza ex-detainees have testified to grave abuse at the hands of Israeli soldiers and jailers. Reports describe physical and psychological torture, deliberate medical neglect, solitary confinement, and starvation. These abuses are systematic and approved by top government officials, including far-right security minister Itamar Ben Gvir.

Legal experts say such practices violate the Fourth Geneva Convention. They believe they amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.

A recent report stated that by July 2025, the total number of Palestinians in Israeli prisons reached about 10,800. This includes 49 women and 450 children. It is the highest number since the second intifada (uprising) in 2000.

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 Israeli forces shell Red Crescent headquarters in Khan Younus

GAZA, August 6, 2025 (WAFA) – 

Israeli forces targeted the headquarters of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in Khan Younus, southern Gaza, on Wednesday, striking the building with artillery fire.

In an official statement, the organization confirmed that an Israeli shell hit the eighth floor of its facility.

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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Three Palestinians injured, others kidnapped by IOFs in a West Bank refugee camp

Wednesday 6-August-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

Three Palestinian citizens, including a child, were wounded by live bullets, and three others were kidnaped last night during a raid by the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) on Al-Am’ari refugee camp in Al-Beereh City.

According to local sources, the Israeli occupation forces stormed Al-Am’ari refugee camp and fired live ammunition at local residents, injuring two young men and one child.

The Israeli occupation soldiers reportedly prevented Red Crescent ambulances from entering the camp to evacuate casualties.

Later, the Red Crescent reported that its ambulance crews managed to enter the camp and evacuate a nine-year-old boy who suffered a bullet injury in his back and two young men with bullet injuries in their thighs.

The sources also said the IOFs kidnapped three young men after ransacking their homes in the refugee camp.

In a separate incident, the IOFs kidnapped last night a young journalist called Fara'h Abu 'Ayyash from her home in Bait Ummar town, north of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

 

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 Israeli authorities extend Al-Aqsa ban on Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)’s Grand Mufti for six months

GAZA, August 6, 2025 (WAFA) – 

Israeli authorities issued a six-month ban on Sheikh Mu'hammad Husain, the Grand Mufti of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) and the Palestinian Territories, banning him from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) Governorate, citing lawyer Khaldoun Najm, affirmed that the occupation decided to ban Sheikh Hussein from Al-Aqsa for six months, following the expiration of his eight-day ban.

This ban was imposed following his Friday sermon in which he denounced the occupation's starvation policy against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli occupation forces had summoned Sheikh Hussein on July 27 and handed him an initial eight-day expulsion order from the mosque, with the possibility of renewal. 

The Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs condemned the Israeli decision.

It said in a statement on Wednesday that the ban of the Mufti is a clear attempt by the occupation to empty Al-Aqsa of religious authorities who confront its plans and demonstrate the extent and scope of its violations in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank in general, and Al-Aqsa Mosque in particular.

Y.S.

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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 attack, assault Palestinians in Nablus-area-village

NABLUS, August 6, 2025 (WAFA) – 

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers on Wednesday attacked several Palestinians in the village of Majdal Bani Fadil, south of Nablus, according to local sources.

They said that a group of Israeli colonists attempted to assault residents and pelted them with stones. No injuries were reported in the incident.

Y.S.

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Russia issues formal protest to Israel after the illegal Israeli settlers' attack on diplomatic vehicle near Ramallah

GAZA, August 6, 2025 (WAFA) – 

The Russian Foreign Ministry lodged an official protest with Israel following an attack by the illegal Israeli settlers on a Russian diplomatic vehicle near the illegal colonial outpost Givat Assaf, east of Ramallah.

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said in a statement: "On July 30, a vehicle belonging to the Russian Federation's mission to the Palestinian National Authority, bearing diplomatic license plates and carrying members of the Russian diplomatic mission accredited by the Israeli Foreign Ministry, was attacked near the illegal colony of Givat Assaf by a group of colonists."

Zakharova affirmed that the incident occurred in the presence of the Israeli military, which did not intervene to prevent the settlers from assaulting the diplomatic vehicle.

She noted that the Russian Embassy in Tel Aviv had lodged an official protest with the Israeli government.

Y.S.

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 IOAR carries out demolitions in the West Bank, displaces family in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)

Wednesday 6-August-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime (IOAR) bulldozed on Wednesday a commercial structure in northern Ramallah and a residential building, in eastern Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), south of the West Bank.

According to local sources, Israeli forces stormed Al-Zira’a suburb, near Al-Jalazoan refugee camp in northern Ramallah and bulldozed a commercial facility belonging to a local resident.

The Israeli army also demolished a five-story building in the Qabr El-'Hilwa area in the east of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem).

As always, the Israeli occupation army justified the demolitions by claiming that the buildings had been built without permits.

In Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), the Israeli municipality displaced a family of 10, including children, after demolishing two apartments belonging to them in Silwan district’s Wadi Qaddoum neighborhood, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).

The apartments belonged to Fala'h Barqan and his son Jihad. The municipality claimed the homes were unlicensed.

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Israeli occupation forces tear down café near Ramallah

RAMALLAH, August 6, 2025 (WAFA) –

 The Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday tore down a café in Bait Liqya town, west of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, according to security sources.

They said that the occupying forces barged their way into the town and demolished a café belonging to a member of El-'Aasi family.

K.F.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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Pakistan parliament passes resolution in support of Gaza

Wednesday 6-August-2025

ISLAMABAD, (PIC)

The lower house of Pakistan’s parliament on Wednesday passed a resolution reaffirming support for the people of Palestine, condemning the Israeli military’s actions and Tel Aviv’s reported plans to take complete control of Gaza, state-run media reported.

Israel has killed over 61,000 Palestinians in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, in several military operations, drawing condemnations and outrage from nations across the world, including Pakistan.

“The House passed a resolution reaffirming Pakistan’s historic and unwavering support for the Palestinian people and their struggle for freedom, dignity and justice,” state broadcaster Radio Pakistan reported.

The state media said the resolution was presented in the National Assembly by lawmaker Shazia Marri, who expressed concerns over the “continuing and escalating Israeli military aggression in Gaza,” which she said has resulted in the killing of civilians and widespread destruction of homes.

“The resolution strongly condemned the recent statements and actions by Israeli authorities indicating plans for long-term occupation of Gaza, forced displacement of its population and efforts to erase the Palestinian identity of the territory,” the state broadcaster said.

It also condemned the use of starvation, siege and collective punishment as “tools of war,” emphasizing that these acts are war crimes under international law, the state media reported.

The lower house of the parliament urged the United Nations and the international community to fulfill their moral and legal responsibilities by taking immediate and concrete steps to end Israeli military actions in Gaza.

“The resolution urged the government to continue to raise its voice for the Palestinian people at all international forums, including the United Nations and the OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation),” Radio Pakistan said.

Pakistan, which does not have diplomatic ties with Israel, has consistently condemned Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land and its war on Gaza, and has called for the uninterrupted flow of humanitarian aid into Palestinian territory.

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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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