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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Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia Reject the Israel-Trump Plot to Force Palestinians out of Gaza, the Death Toll in Gaza Rises to 48,219 and the Injuries to 111,662

February 11, 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 February 11, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 61,785+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (48,219), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 13,563+). 

By February 11, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 111,662.

By February 11, 2025, 894 Palestinians who were killed, 6,803 who were injured, and 11,144*, who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023, including 310 women and 640 children (Some of the detainees have been released).  

Note: The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported, on February 8, 2025, that the names of 572 Palestinians have been added to the overall death toll after checking their details by relevant authorities.

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118 Palestinians were martyred and 822 others were injured by Israeli gunfire, since the January 1, 2025 start of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, February 11, 2025.	Israeli occupation forces demolished a Palestinian house in Dair Ibzaigh town in western Ramallah, which belonged to the Palestinian citizen, Ihab Al-Sa’afeen, at the pretext of building without permit, February 11, 2025.
Bodies of eight Palestinian martyrs were received in hospitals, in addition to three wounded who succumbed to their injuries, which increased the death toll from in Gaza to 48,219 martyrs, February 11, 2025.	In new violation of the Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire, the Israeli occupation forces shot and injured two Palestinian citizens, in central in Rafa'h, south of the Gaza Strip, on February 11, 2025.
A displaced Palestinian family returns to their home in Al-Mughraqa, south of Gaza city, to find it totally destroyed by the Israeli genocidal air strikes, February 11, 2025.	The Israeli occupation forces bulldozer demolishing a Palestinian home in Dair Ibzaigh, west of Ramallah, in the West Bank, February 11, 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 ۚ " (الإسْرَاءُ ، 17: 7). 

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

"Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul, unless for a soul, or for corruption in the land, it is as if he had killed humankind entirely" (The Holy Quran, Al-Ma-ida, 5: 32).

"And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide eternally, and Allah has become angry with him, and has cursed him, and has prepared for him a great torment" (Al-Nisa, 4: 93).

"If you do good, you do good for yourselves; and if you do evil, (you do it) to yourselves" (Al-Isra, 17: 7). 

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While brutal force has been used to create Zionist Israel and sustain it thus far, Zionist claims to Palestine are false. Actually, from the five thousand years of known written human history, there has been a continuous Palestinian-Canaanite presence in the Holy Land. Despite the Zionist false claims, the ancient Israelites ruled part of the land for only 85 years (during the reign of Prophets David and Solomon , peace be upon them, and Solomon's son).

 After that, the Egyptians conquered Palestine-Canaan in 925 BC, followed by Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans, before the Arab Muslim rule, starting from 636 AD.

By the Time Jesus, peace be upon him, started his mission, the three population groups of Canaanites, Palestinians, and Israelites were melted together in religion and language. Most of them became Christians when Constantine converted in 313 AD. Then, most of them became Muslims in the 7th and 8th centuries AD.

So, Palestinian Muslims, Christians, and Jews are the ones who have the right to claim descent from ancient Israelites, Palestinians, and Canaanites, not Zionists from other continents.

No matter what the Zionists and their supporters do, they cannot change the will of God, Who promised the Holy Land to Abraham and his descendants, basically the Palestinian Muslims and Christians.

No matter how much persecution and aggression the Zionists and their supporters inflict upon the Palestinian people, they will never be able to force them out of the Holy Land, which Allah, praise to Him, promised for them, and kept His promise ever since.

This is a necessary brief background to understand the US-Backed Zionist Israeli continuous wars against the Arab nation generally, and the Palestinian people in particular, which included the wars of 1948, 1956, 1967, 1978, 1982, the brutal crushing of the two Uprisings (1987-1993 and 2000-2004), 2009, 2012, 2014, 2021, and the current genocidal war on Gaza (Since October 7, 2023), which has culminated a blockade of Gaza since 2007. In addition, the Israeli occupation and apartheid regime launched so many covert operations, raids, and air strikes on many Arab states since 1948.

The following news stories are just examples, not a systematic record, of the Israeli occupation government abuse, mistreatment, and violations of Palestinian human rights, on daily basis.

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

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Death toll in Gaza climbs to 48,219

Tuesday 11-February-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

During the past 24 hours, hospitals in the Gaza Strip received the bodies and remains of eight martyrs, who were reported missing during the war, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, on Tuesday.

Three wounded citizens also succumbed to injuries they sustained during the war, the health ministry added.

The new fatalities increased the death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, which started on October 7, 2023, to 48,219 martyrs, the health ministry stated.

The ministry added that the number of the wounded also surged to 111,662 people.

Meanwhile, efforts are underway to recover the bodies of more martyrs who are still missing in different areas of the Gaza Strip.

In a related incident, a Palestinian citizen was martyred and another one suffered serious injuries when the Israeli occupation forces opened fire at them in different areas of Rafa'h, south of Gaza.

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 In new violation of Gaza ceasefire, the IOFs shoot and injured two Palestinian in Rafa'h

Tuesday 11-February-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) shot and injured two Palestinians in Rafa'h, south of the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday evening.

Local sources affirmed that two young men were injured by Israeli snipers in the eastern garage in the center of Rafa'h city.

Earlier Tuesday, Dr. Muneer Al-Bursh, the Director General of the Ministry of Health, said that 118 Palestinians were martyred and 822 others were wounded by Israeli gunfire since the start of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on 19/1/2025.

For his part, Isma'eel Thawabta, the Director of the Government Media Office, said that the IOFs committed 265 violations of the ceasefire in the same period.

The violations include incursions, shooting at citizens, demolishing houses, and non-compliance with the humanitarian protocol, he elaborated.

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Al-Bursh: 118 martyrs in Gaza since the ceasefire was declared

Tuesday 11-February-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

Dr. Muneer Al-Bursh, the Director General of the Ministry of Health, has said that 118 Palestinians were martyred and 822 others were wounded by Israeli gunfire since the start of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on 19/1/2025.

He explained in a statement on Tuesday that 92 citizens were killed in direct Israeli shooting while two others were killed in the explosion of Israeli army ordnance. He added that 24 citizens succumbed to serious injuries inflicted by the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs).

Al-Bursh, meanwhile, pointed out that the bodies of 641 martyrs were retrieved from under the rubble of destroyed buildings in the same period, 197 of whom are still unidentified.

For his part, Isma'eel Thawabta, the Director of the Government Media Office, said that the IOF committed 265 violations of the ceasefire in the same period.

The violations include incursions, shooting at citizens, demolishing houses, and non-compliance with the humanitarian protocol, he elaborated.

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Two Palestinians injured by Israeli gunfire in southern Gaza

GAZA, February 11, 2025 (WAFA) –

Two Palestinian citizens were injured on Tuesday evening after Israeli occupation forces opened fire in southern Gaza, local sources reported.

The shooting took place near Al-'Awda Square in the center of Rafa'h, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Medical sources confirmed the injuries but did not provide further details on their condition.

Since the beginning of Israel’s aggression on Gaza in October 2023, the death toll in the Strip has risen to 48,219, the majority of whom are women and children. The number of wounded has reached 111,665. 

Many victims remain trapped under the rubble, as rescue teams struggle to reach them due to ongoing Israeli attacks and restricted access.

M.N.

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

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Palestinian killed, 3 injured in Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Tuesday 11-February-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

A Palestinian young man was killed and 3 others were injured by Israeli gunfire in Sa’ir near al-Khalil in the southern West Bank on Tuesday evening.

Medical sources affirmed that 19-year-old 'Abdullah Murad 'Husain Al-Faroukh was killed when the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) stormed Sa’ir town near al-Khalil.

Earlier, the Palestinian Red Crescent reported that a young man was seriously injured by live bullets in the chest.

The Red Crescent also said that another young man was shot and injured in the abdomen and limbs, while a girl was wounded in the head.

Another young man was shot in the abdomen and was transferred to the hospital for treatment, the source added.

Similar attacks were also reported in the Al-Shuyukh town, adjacent to Sa’ir, after being stormed by the IOFs. A bulldozer and a sawmill were also confiscated during the raid. 

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‎Funeral of martyr Sundus Shalabi from Nour Shams refugee camp‎

‎Toulkarm 11-2-2025 Wafa -

On Tuesday, a small gathering of our people in Tulkarm mourned the body of the martyr Sundus Jamal Mu'hammed Shalabi (23 years old), from Nour Shams refugee camp‎‎.‎

‎The funeral ceremony was limited to her family and a number of citizens, after her immaculate body arrived at the mosque of the suburb of Dthanaba and prayed for it, and then buried in the cemetery‎‎ of the martyrs‎‎.‎

‎The Israeli occupation forces, through their snipers deployed after storming the camp at dawn last Sunday, fired live bullets towards the citizen and her husband in the Jabal Al-Sali'heen area, while they were riding in their vehicle, while they were trying to leave their home and go to a safe place, which led to her death and the death of her fetus in the eighth month, while her husband, Yazan Abu Shula, was seriously injured in the head, and was transferred to the hospital‎‎.‎

‎With the martyrdom of Sundus Shalabi, the number of martyrs in Toulkarm during the ongoing aggression against it and its two camps for 16 days rises to eight‎‎.‎

‎H.H/M.L‎

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‎Palestinian resistance fighters ambush the Israeli occupation forces in Jineen and Toulkarm

Tuesday 11-February-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

Renewed clashes broke out last night between Palestinian resistance fighters and the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) in Jineen City and Toulkarm’s Nour Shams refugee camp.

According to Palestinian media sources, resistance fighters clashed with Israeli forces at dawn in the eastern neighborhood of Jineen City and detonated explosive devices at them.

Israeli drones reportedly dropped bombs on homes in Jineen’s eastern neighborhood and prevented ambulances from entering the area to evacuate casualties, while IOFs bulldozers continued to destroy roads and infrastructure in different areas of the city.

Local sources said that the IOFs kidnapped Yaseen Abu 'Oan, the son of Hamas official Nazeeh Abu 'Oan who is still in Israeli detention, following a raid on his home in Jaba' town, south of Jenin.

The Israeli military operation in Jineen, which started 22 days ago, has turned its refugee camp into a ghost town, causing destruction on a large scale.

During its ongoing operation in Jineen, the IOFs killed 26 citizens, including civilians and resistance fighters, displaced thousands from their homes, and kidnapped dozens.

Palestinian Authority forces also launched a large-scale arrest campaign in Jineen as part of its security cooperation with the Israeli occupation regime.

In Toulkarm, resistance fighters from al-Qassam Brigades of 'Hamas and other armed groups were able to ambush and target Israeli soldiers in Nur Shams refugee camp.

Al-Qassam Brigades said that one of its groups was able to ambush and attack an infantry force in Nour Shams camp before targeting other Israeli occupation soldiers who came to their rescue, killing and injuring a number of them.

Resistance fighters from Al-Qassam Brigades and other groups also showered Israeli soldiers barricading themselves in a house near Toulkarm refugee camp with a volley of bullets, injuring some of them.

Fighters from Al-Quds Brigades of Islamic Jihad also ambushed Israeli occupation soldiers in Wadi Al-Qalansuwa neighborhood in Nour Shams camp and injured a number of them.

The IOFs expanded its military operation to Toulkarm about 16 days ago, where they also caused massive destruction to private and public property.

During its ongoing military raid in Toulkarm, the IOFs killed eight citizens and displaced thousands.

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Six Palestinians assaulted and injured by Israeli forces in Jineen

Jineen, February 11, 2025 (WAFA) –

Six Palestinian citizens were injured on Tuesday evening after being assaulted by the Israeli occupation forces in the city of Jineen, north of the occupied West Bank.

According to the Palestine Red Crescent, its medical teams received six injured individuals from the Jalama military checkpoint, north of the city. The victims had been beaten by the Israeli occupation soldiers and were subsequently transferred to the hospital for treatment.

No further details were immediately available regarding their condition or the circumstances of the assault.

M.N.

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Three Palestinians injured by gunfire during the Israeli occupation forces' raid on Al-'Arroub refugee camp

HEBRON, February 11, 2025 (WAFA) –

Three Palestinian civilians were injured on Tuesday evening after being assaulted by Israeli occupation forces during a raid on Al-'Arroub refugee camp, north of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

Local sources reported that Israeli troops stormed the camp multiple times throughout the evening. During the incursion, soldiers severely beat three residents, causing bruises and fractures to their faces and limbs. The injured individuals were subsequently transported to a medical center for treatment.

Recently, the Israeli occupation forces have intensified their attacks on Al-'Arroub refugee camp, frequently assaulting residents and forcing shop owners to close their businesses.

M.N.

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‎The Israeli occupation forces kidnap displaced people from a mosque in Toulkarm‎

‎Toulkarm 11-2-2025 Wafa -

The Israeli occupation forces arrested tonight a number of displaced citizens from Toulkarm and Nour Shams camps, from a mosque in Toulkarm.‎

‎According to local sources, large forces of the occupation army raided the "new" Othman Bin 'Affan Mosque in the center of the city, and took out the displaced people in it, and interrogated them in the field, before arresting them, without knowing their identities or number‎‎.‎

‎The sources added that the occupation forces raided the house of the 'Hijazi family in the same area, checked the identities of its residents, and interrogated them in the field.‎

‎The Israeli occupation forces continue their aggression against the city of Toulkarm and its two camps (Toulkarm and Nour Shams) for the 16th consecutive day, amid a military escalation accompanied by widespread destruction of infrastructure and property, arrests and forced displacement of thousands of residents of the two camps.‎

‎H/U.A‎.

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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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IOFs demolish a Palestinian house in western Ramallah

Tuesday 11-February-2025

RAMALLAH, (PIC)

Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) demolished a Palestinian house in Dair Ibzaigh town in western Ramallah on Tuesday morning.

The village’s mayor, 'Imad Al-Taweel, said that IOF soldiers razed the two-story home of Ihab Al-Sa’afeen at the pretext of building without permit.

He said that the 200-square-meter house provided shelter for 16 persons of Al-Sa’afeen family.

Local sources said that IOFs raided the town in ten army vehicles and two bulldozers and started to tear down the house.

For its part, the Ant-Wall and Anti-Settlement Commission said in a report that the IOFs had knocked down 126 Palestinian structures in the West Bank over the past month of January. It noted that most of the demolitions took place in Jineen with 47 structures followed by Al-Quds (occupation Jerusalem) with 14, Qalqilya 11 and 10 in each of Nablus and Bethlehem.

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Israel starts building a new illegal settlement in the West Bank

Tuesday 11-February-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation government has started constructing a new settlement in Bethlehem province, specifically on the lands of Batteer village, which is located between the towns of 'Husan and Al-Khadir.

According to the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission, the settlement, named “Nahal Hilts,” was approved as a direct response to the wave of international recognitions of the State of Palestine in June of last year.

The Commission explained that the Israeli regime earmarked 120 dunums (30 acres) for the new settlement before deciding to annex an additional 600 dunums of Palestinian land for its construction, adding that the construction of the settlement already started.

The Commission warned that the establishment of this settlement is intended to deepen the separation between Bethlehem and Jerusalem provinces, as a step towards the gradual implementation of the “Greater Jerusalem” plan, which threatens the geographic contiguity between the northern and southern West Bank.

The Commission also said that the Israeli army’s civil administration issued six military orders on Monday, allocating a total of 16,200 dunums (1500 acres) for the “pastoral activity” of Jewish settlers.

“The occupation state is not only encouraging the establishment of agricultural and pastoral outposts but is also actively protecting them by officially allocating vast areas of land to settler militias,” the Commission said.

The first military order has targeted the lands of Salfeet and Ramallah provinces, specifically the villages of Dair Ballout and Al-Lubban Al-Gharbi, allocating 2,600 dunums (650 acres) for settler grazing. These areas had previously been declared “state land”.

The second, third, and fourth orders targeted Ramallah province, allocating 1,505 dunums in Kafr Malik village and 4,900 dunums in Dair Jareer village for the same purpose. The fifth order targeted al-Fari’ah Valley in Jericho province, allocating 426 dunums, while the sixth order allocated 8,700 dunums in Tubas, according to the Commission.

The Commission warned that the Israeli regime intends to legalize 70 agricultural and pastoral colonial outposts as part of coalition agreements between its ruling parties, adding that allocating land for colonizer grazing would solidify these outposts by granting them vast areas, turning them into bases for further terrorist attacks against Palestinian citizens and their properties.

“By the end of 2024, the number of pastoral outposts had reached 137, blocking access to a total of 489,000 dunums (122,250 acres) of Palestinian land,” the Commission pointed out.

In this regard, the 'Hamas Movement has said the Israeli occupation regime’s accelerating settlement expansion and land grabs in the West Bank reflects a criminal mentality based on eliminating anything that is Palestinian, including people, trees and soil.

“All the crimes that are being committed by the occupation in the West Bank and across the Palestinian land will not change our confidence that it is a temporary entity that will be removed by the strength of the Palestinian people and their determination to reclaim their land and rights,” senior Hamas official Ma'hmoud Mardawi stated on Tuesday.

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Israeli occupation forces demolish homes and intensify military assault on Toulkarm area

TULKARM, February 11, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces escalated their aggression in Toulkarm and its refugee camps on Tuesday, demolishing three homes in Nour Shams camp and setting another on fire in Toulkarm refugee camp.

Furthermore, Israeli forces blocked medical teams from entering Nour Shams refugee camp, despite urgent appeals from citizens requesting assistance—especially for the elderly, sick, and disabled. The occupation forces also forced paramedics to remain at a significant distance, preventing them from providing necessary aid.

As the military assault on Nour Shams entered its third consecutive day, the refugee camp witnessed another wave of forced displacement. Dozens of families were compelled to flee under threat and intimidation, while the sound of gunfire and explosions echoed throughout the area.

Displaced residents sought refuge in different locations, depending on where the occupation forces allowed them to go. Some families moved eastward toward the towns of 'Anabta and Kafr Al-Labad, while others headed toward the neighborhoods of Dthannaba, Iktaba, and central Toulkarm. Some of the displaced were forced to take shelter near the quarry adjacent to the camp. 

Additionally, Israeli bulldozers continued their systematic destruction of infrastructure and property across various areas of Nour Shams refugee camp. The demolition extended from Jabal al-Nasr, Al-Sali'heen, Al-Manshiyya, and Al-Maslakh neighborhoods to the inner streets. The main road leading to Nablus was also completely destroyed along the entrances to the camp.

Meanwhile, in Toulkarm refugee camp, Israeli forces intensified their deployment, positioning infantry troops within empty homes and alleys, effectively transforming them into military outposts. Live ammunition was fired heavily, and a house belonging to the Al-'Awfi family in the Marba’a 'Hanoun neighborhood was set on fire.

Moreover, Israeli occupation forces seized additional residential buildings and homes in the northern and eastern parts of the camp, using them as military barracks and sniper positions. They also targeted civilians attempting to return to their homes in the Martyrs’ neighborhood, opening fire on them.

Simultaneously, Israeli forces were stationed throughout Toulkarm city, particularly near Thabit Thabit Government Hospital, the Abu Safiya intersection in the eastern district, and the vegetable market. 

They obstructed civilian movement, stopping vehicles, inspecting residents’ identification cards, and subjecting some individuals to physical assaults. One young man was severely beaten during these searches.

In addition, the Israeli occupation soldiers raided commercial stores and shopping centers along the Hospital Street, interrogating business owners on the spot.

M.N.

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Israeli occupation forces demolish structures in Al-Fari'a refugee camp

TUBAS, February 11, 2025 (WAFA) –

 Israeli occupation forces demolished on Tuesday parts of several structures belonging to Palestinian residents in the al-Fari'a refugee camp south of Tubas, according to local sources.

 Sources said that Israeli forces destroyed a café and parts of the Popular Committee for Al-Far'a Services, as well as blew up an upper room of a local resident’s home.

The occupation forces continue their onslaught and siege on Al-Fari'a camp for the tenth consecutive day, deliberately destroying the camp's infrastructure and cutting off water lines to the entire camp. Additionally, essential supplies such as food, medicine and infant formula have run out, with the occupation preventing their entry into the camp.

Furthermore, the occupation forces raided the majority of the homes in the camp, breaking down doors, blowing up others and demolishing homes along with their contents

T.R.

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  Israeli forces blow up slain Palestinian's house in Jineen refugee camp

Jineen, February 11, 2024 (WAFA) – 

The Israeli occupation forces today blew up the house of the slain Palestinian  Nidal Al-Amer in Jineen refugee camp.

Local sources reported that the occupation forces blew up the two-story house southeast of the camp.

The occupation forces had delivered a notice to the family of the slain Palestinian  Nidhal Al-'Aamir to demolish their house last Monday.

The occupation continues to demolish, blow up and set to fire several houses in Jineen refugee camp, specifically in the neighborhoods of: Al-'Alloub, Al-Falloujah, Al-Bishr and Al-Damj, amid rising columns of smoke and the sound of successive explosions.

Al-'Aamir was killed after being directly shot by a special unit in the occupation army in the industrial area in Jenin, on July 3.

Y.S.

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‎The occupation arrests displaced people from a mosque in Toulkarm‎

‎Toulkarm, 11-2-2025 Wafa -

The Israeli occupation forces arrested tonight a number of displaced citizens from Tulkarm and Nour Shams camps, from a mosque in Toulkarm.‎

‎According to local sources, large forces of the occupation army raided the "new" 'Othman Bin 'Affan Mosque in the center of the city, and took out the displaced people in it, and interrogated them in the field, before arresting them, without knowing their identities or number‎‎.‎

‎The sources added that the occupation forces raided the house of the 'Hijazi family in the same area, checked the identities of its residents, and interrogated them in the field.‎

‎The Israeli occupation forces continue their aggression against the city of Toulkarm and its two camps (Toulkarm and Nour Shams) for the 16th consecutive day, amid a military escalation accompanied by widespread destruction of infrastructure and property, kidnappings and forced displacement of thousands of residents of the two camps.‎

‎H/U.A‎.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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UNRWA: Israel displaced 40,000 Palestinians in West Bank

Tuesday 11-February-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

UNRWA has said that the number of Palestinians Israel has displaced in the occupied West Bank, since the beginning of its large-scale military operation, has reached 40,000 refugees.

“The forced displacement of Palestinian communities in the northern West Bank is escalating at an alarming pace,” UNRWA warned in a statement on Monday.

“Since the start of operation ‘Iron Wall’ by the Israeli forces on 21 January, several refugee camps have been nearly emptied of their residents. The operation, ongoing for nearly three weeks, is now the single longest in the West Bank since the second intifada,” UNRWA explained.

“Starting in Jenin camp, the operation has expanded to Toulkarm, Nour Shams, and El-Fari’a refugee camps and led to the displacement of 40,000 Palestine refugees,” said.

“Jenin camp stands empty today, evoking memories of the second intifada. This scene stands to be repeated in other camps,” UNRWA added.

“Forced displacement in the occupied West Bank is the result of an increasingly dangerous and coercive environment,” the UNRWA statement said. “The use of air strikes, armored bulldozers, controlled detonations, and advanced weaponry by the Israeli Forces has become commonplace — a spillover of the war in Gaza.”

The UN agency also said that the Palestinian Authority’s security operation in Jenin refugee camp, which started before the current Israeli offensive, “further exacerbated displacement from Jenin camp.”

On Sunday, Israel expanded its offensive to Nour Shams refugee camp in Toulkarm, displacing dozens of families from their homes. Israeli occupation soldiers started their raid with opening fire at a Palestinian car leaving the Nour Shams refugee camp, killing a pregnant woman and her unborn child, while seriously wounding her husband who was driving.

Since its current large-scale military operation started, the Israeli occupation army has been escalating its offensive, killing and kidnaping Palestinian civilians and wreaking wide-ranging destruction on civilian infrastructure, especially in the northern West Bank refugee camps.

Last week, Israeli forces detonated at least 20 apartment buildings in Jenin refugee camp, one of the largest single demolitions in the West Bank in years. Local residents and media sources compared the effect of the destruction to the “fire belt” strategy that Israel had pursued in Gaza — involving concentrated and repetitive bombardment of small areas that destroy entire residential blocks.

The Israeli occupation army also expanded its military aggression to the northern Jordan Valley, closing off the town of Tammoun and forcibly displacing its residents. 

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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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