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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Hundreds of Thousands of Displaced Palestinians Return to Northern Gaza Strip, Egypt and Jordan Reject the Israeli Plans of Forcing them Out of their Holy Land

January 27, 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 January 26, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 58,306+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (47,306), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 11,000+). 

By January 27, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 111,493.

By January 27, 2025, 876 Palestinians who were killed, 6,750 who were injured, and 11,016*, who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023, including 310 women and 640 children (Some of the detainees have been released). 

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In a historic scene that has reflected the Palestinian people's loyalty to their land, hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians started returning to their destroyed neighborhoods in northern Gaza Strip, January 27, 2025.	Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians returning to their destroyed neighborhoods in northern Gaza Strip, defeating the Zionist-Israeli plans to force them out of their Holy Land, January 27, 2025.
Israeli occupation soldiers at the Qalandya checkpoint opened their fire at Palestinian travelers, injuring two and killing a teenager, martyr Adam Sub Laban, from Kafr 'Iqab, north of Al-Quds, on January 27, 2025.	The two 'Hamas fighters, Ihab Abu 'Utaiwa and Ramiz Al-Dumairi, were martyred while defending their Toulkarm refugee camp against the invading Israeli occupation forces, January 27, 2025.
Ten Palestinian citizens were injured due to the explosion of an unexploded order left behind by the Israeli occupation army in Al-Qarara, northeast of Khan Younus, in the southern Gaza Strip, January 27, 2025.	Displaced Palestinians returning to their destroyed neighborhoods in northern Gaza Strip on foot, by Al-Rasheed Street, the coastal road linking all Gaza Strip towns and refugee camps, on January 27, 2027.
The aggression of the Israeli occupation forces against the city of Jineen and its refugee camp continues for the seventh consecutive day, with clashes and more destruction, January 27, 2025.	The Israeli occupation forces bulldozers caused extensive damage to the Palestinian infrastructure and private property in the center of Toulkarm, in the West Bank, January 27, 2025.
Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians return to northern Gaza Strip, in their vehicles, through the Sala'huddeen street, on January 27, 2025.	Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians return to northern Gaza Strip, on foot, through the coastal road, known as Al-Rasheed street, on January 27, 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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Displaced Palestinians return to their devastated homes and neighborhoods, in northern Gaza Strip

Monday 27-January-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

 In a historic scene that has reflected the Palestinian people’s adherence and loyalty to their land, hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians in Gaza has started crossing the so-called Netzarim corridor in the morning and returning home in the north of the Strip for the first time since Israel’s genocidal war on the coastal enclave began.

Earlier, the Israeli occupation army said that Palestinians would be allowed to cross al-Rashid street by foot starting at 7:00 a.m. and Sala'huddeen street by vehicle from 9:00 a.m.

This comes after Qatar announced that the Palestinian resistance agreed to release female Israeli captive Arbel Yehud and two others by Friday and provided information on the conditions of those set to be freed in the first phase of the ceasefire deal.

The scene of massive crowds returning home in Gaza on Monday morning is seen as a Palestinian message of steadfastness to all those attempting to forcibly displace them from their land.

Over the past three days, hundreds of thousands of people had gathered on roads near the Netzarim checkpoint waiting anxiously to be allowed to walk home after the Israeli army banned their return at the pretext that Hamas did not release Israeli captive Arbel Yehud.

At dawn Monday, the Hamas Movement announced that an understanding was reached through the mediators to allow the displaced citizens to return to the areas in the north of Wadi Gaza (Gaza valley) as of today morning, January 27, 2025.

In a statement, Hamas said that there would be an additional prisoner exchange operation before next Friday for the release three Israeli captives, including Arbel Yehud, adding that three other captives would also be released as scheduled next Saturday.

In another statement, Hamas described the return of its people to northern Gaza as “a victory for our people, and a declaration of failure and defeat for the (Israeli) occupation and transfer plans.”

“The scenes of crowds of our people returning to the areas they were displaced from, where their homes are destroyed, assert the greatness of our people and their steadfastness on their land despite the severity of the pain and tragedy,” Hamas said.

“The return of our displaced people to their homes has vindicated further that the occupation failed to achieve its aggressive goals of displacing our people and breaking their steadfastness,” Hamas added

'Hamas called for intensifying the delivery of humanitarian aid to all areas of the Gaza Strip, especially the north.

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Thousands of displaced people begin returning to northern Gaza via Rashid Street

GAZA, January, 27, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Thousands of displaced Palestinians began returning to Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip on Monday via Rashid Coastal Street in the central Gaza Strip.

At 9:00 a.m., the displaced persons will be allowed to travel by vehicles to the northern Gaza Strip after being inspected, via Salah al-Din Street.

Thousands of people spent the past two nights in the open on Rashid and Salah al-Din Streets, despite the bitter cold, waiting for the occupation forces to allow them to return to their homes after forcing them to leave and flee to the south.

Most of the displaced persons are walking the return route via Rashid Street, a distance of at least 7 kilometers.

The Rashid Coastal Street extends from the northern Gaza Strip to its southern part, and witnessed dozens of massacres committed by the occupation forces against citizens who were on their way to flee from the north to the south during the 470-day of aggression.

Between October 7, 2023 and January 19, 2025, the Israeli occupation forces launched an aggression on the Gaza Strip, which resulted in the killing and injury of more than 158 thousand people, most of whom were children and women, and left more than 14 thousand missing.

The Israeli occupation aggression resulted in the displacement of more than 85% of the citizens of the Gaza Strip, more than 1.93 million citizens out of 2.2 million, from their homes after their destruction, and about 100 thousand citizens have left the Strip since the beginning of the aggression.

About 1.6 million citizens of the Strip currently live in shelters and tents that lack the minimum requirements for human life, amidst massive and unprecedented destruction of infrastructure and citizens' property.

Y.S.

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Resheq: Our people’s return to northern Gaza “great historical victory”

Monday 27-January-2025

DOHA, (PIC)

Member of the Hamas political bureau 'Izzat Al-Resheq has described the return of Palestinian citizens to northern Gaza as “the world’s most important event” and “a great historical victory.”

“Today, our people and displaced families are filled with joy as they have returned to their homes following 471 days, and there will be great joy tomorrow when the refugees return to the cities and villages they were displaced from over seven decades ago,” Resheq said.

“Our great people, with their steadfastness, sacrifices and blood, have foiled the [Israeli] generals’ plan and the goals of Netanyahu’s fascist government, and are now making their return with pride and dignity to Gaza City and northern Gaza,” the Hamas official added.

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'Hamas thanks Egypt and Jordan for rejecting the Trump idea to relocate the Palestinian people outside the Gaza Strip

Monday 27-January-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Resistance Movement, 'Hamas, has expressed its appreciation to Egypt and Jordan over their rejection of any plan to uproot the Palestinians in Gaza from their land and relocating them to another place under any pretext or justification.

In a statement on Sunday, 'Hamas highlighted that its people would remain loyal to their land and resist any attempt to displace them from Gaza.

'Hamas called on the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to announce their support for the Palestinian people’s rights and their rejection of any displacement plan targeting them.

Jordan and Egypt on Sunday rejected a proposal by US president Donald Trump to “just clean out that whole thing” in the Gaza Strip and move its Palestinian population to those two countries.

Cairo said it was against any attempt of moving Palestinians out of their land “whether temporarily or in the long term,” while Jordan said it would remain “firm and unwavering” in its rejection of any displacement of Palestinians.

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The Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad condemns Trump's statements about relocating the Palestinian people outside the Gaza Strip

Monday 27-January-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad strongly condemned the recent remarks made by US President Donald Trump, in which he called for the displacement of Gaza’s residents to Egypt and Jordan. It added in a statement on Monday that this proposal reflects a continuation of the colonial agenda aimed at eradicating the Palestinian cause and forcibly uprooting its people.

Following is the remaining text of the statement: “These remarks are yet another desperate attempt to break the will of the Palestinian people. However, through their steadfastness and unwavering resistance, our people repeatedly prove that any attempt to eliminate or displace them from their land is destined to fail. This morning’s awe-inspiring return of Palestinian masses to northern Gaza stands as a bold challenge to the occupation and all plans of forced displacement, reaffirming their commitment to their land and their right to remain on it, no matter the sacrifices.

The call to displace Palestinians from Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem constitutes an additional crime in a long list of international violations. It reveals a profound ignorance of the balance of power and the resilience of peoples. Such displacement and eradication schemes violate international law and human rights and will not go unchallenged.

We, at the Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad, affirm that Egypt and Jordan, as vital pillars of the Arab and Islamic world, understand the grave implications of these remarks and their catastrophic consequences. They stand firmly with the Palestinian people and their just cause. We call upon the peoples of the Arab and Islamic nations to confront these conspiracies by all possible means.

We firmly believe that this plan, like those before it, will be buried under the unwavering determination of the Palestinian people and their resistance, which will persist until the liberation of the land and the restoration of their rights.” 

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PGMO: Gaza City and the North need 135,000 tents and caravans for shelter

Monday 27-January-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Government Media Office (PGMO) said that the Palestinian people in Gaza City and North Governorates need 135,000 tents and caravans immediately and urgently as hundreds of thousands of displaced people begin to return on Monday morning.

The PGMO pointed out in a statement that the destruction caused by the Israeli occupation army in the two governorates exceeded 90%, calling on the international community, international and Arab organizations, to work on opening crossings and providing essential supplies to provide shelter to the returnees.

It pointed out that more than 5,500 government employees are currently working to facilitate the return of displaced people from the southern and central governorates to Gaza City and North Governorates, from all governmental bodies, ministries, and institutions.

Hundreds of thousands of displaced people began returning to the northern Gaza Valley on Monday morning in implementation of the ceasefire agreement, amidst overwhelming joy and chants of Takbir.

In a previous statement, Salama Ma’rouf, the PGMO head, said that government staff, in collaboration with various community components, worked to make this day a manifestation of national solidarity and community cohesion, truly reflecting the citizens’ support to eliminate the occupation’s dreams of forced displacement.

The PGMO, in cooperation with public societies, prepared a plan to organize the process of citizens’ return, starting with providing dozens of buses and free transport on both sides, through deploying security personnel to clear the return route, remove ordnance of the occupation, and assist returning citizens. Medical points will be established along the route, and ambulances will be provided to transport the sick and elderly, culminating in the deployment of youth and community teams to distribute water and light food to the returnees.

Moreover, the government shelter and relief committees have worked from the first moment of announcing the agreement to prepare shelter center sites and level the land designated for creating camps for citizens whose homes have been destroyed. Approximately 40 camps have been prepared for this purpose, and efforts are ongoing to provide logistical and living needs for these camps, foremost among them being tents.

Ma’arouf urged the people in Gaza City and North Governorates to embrace returning citizens, especially those with destroyed homes, and to host them as much as possible, reinforcing the meanings of unity, solidarity, and cooperation that have been evident throughout months of aggression. He also called on returning citizens, if they cannot stay in their homes, to head to the nearest shelter center prepared to receive them, and urged them to bring whatever personal belongings they can, especially tents, due to delays in the arrival of the required number of tents. “We urgently need120,000 tents,” he concluded.

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Al-Hindi: Arbil Yahud will be released in exchange for 30 Palestinian prisoners

Sunday 26-January-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

Deputy Secretary-General of the Islamic Jihad Movement, Muhammad al-Hindi, said that Israeli captive Arbel Yehud will be released before the next scheduled prisoner swap in exchange for the release of 30 Palestinian prisoners.

In press statements, he pointed out that the agreement came after the return of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to their homes in northern Gaza was linked to the release of Arbel Yehud.

Along the same line, the Al-Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades issued a statement confirming that captive Arbil Yahud was detained by a joint group from the Al-Nasir Sala'huddeen Brigades and the Al-Quds Brigades on October 7, 2023. 

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Ten Injured in explosion of unexploded remnant in Khan Younus

Monday 27-January-2025

KHAN YUNIS, (PIC)

Ten Palestinian citizens were injured on Monday evening due to the explosion of an unexploded remnant order from the Israeli occupation army in the town of Al-Qarara, northeast of Khan Younus, in the southern Gaza Strip.

Local sources reported that a remnant from the occupation exploded while a bulldozer was removing the rubble of a destroyed house in the Abdul-Ghafour neighborhood, leading to the injuries.

According to the sources, the condition of four of the injured was described as serious.

The local police had previously instructed the public to report any remnants and to handle rubble and areas that experienced Israeli incursions with caution due to the fact that the occupation army left explosive devices behind it aimed at causing casualties among civilians. 

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

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Two Palestinians martyred, three others injured in Israeli airstrike in Toulkarm

Monday 27-January-2025

TULKAREM, (PIC)

Two Palestinian citizens were martyred and three others were injured on Monday afternoon in an Israeli airstrike on a car in Nour Shams refugee camp, in Toulkarm in the occupied West Bank.

Local sources said that a car burst into flames after an Israeli drone bombed it in Nour Shams camp, adding that two casualties, including a martyr, were evacuated from the site.

Later, other sources said that two resistance fighters from al-Qassam Brigades were martyred in the airstrike

They were identified as Ihab Abu 'Utaiwa, the commander of Al-Qassam Brigades of 'Hamas in Toulkarm refugee camp, and his fellow fighter Ramiz Al-Dumairi.

According to Al Jazeera satellite channel, three other citizens suffered injuries in the same Israeli strike on the car.

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Palestinian teen killed, two others injured by IOFs gunfire in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)

Monday 27-January-2025

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), (PIC)

A Palestinian teenager was martyred and two other young men were injured on Sunday night when the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) opened fire at them near the Qalandya checkpoint in northern Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).

Local sources said that the Israeli occupation soldiers at the Qalandya checkpoint opened fire at a group of citizens, killing one of them and injuring two others.

The martyr was identified as Adam Sub Laban, a resident of Kafr 'Iqab town in northern Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).

The two others suffered injuries in their lower extremities and received medical assistance at the Palestine Hospital in Ramallah City.

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Palestinian young man shot, killed by Israeli occupation forces’ bullets north of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem, January, 27, 2024 (WAFA) – 

A Palestinian young man identified as Adam Sub Laban, 18, was killed last night after being shot by Israeli occupation forces, while two others were injured, near the Qalandya military checkpoint, north of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).

The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that Sub Laban was killed after being shot by Israeli' gunfire. Additionally, two others sustained moderate wounds as a result of the occupation soldiers opening fire on them at the Qalandya checkpoint.

Local sources reported that the occupation forces stationed at the military tower erected at the checkpoint opened fire on a group of citizens, killing the young man Sub Laban and injuring two others in their lower extremities. The two injured were transferred to the Palestine Medical Complex in the city of Ramallah.

Y.S.

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Palestinian teenager injured by the Israeli soldiers gunfire in Jineen

Jineen, January 27, 2025 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian teenager was injured on Monday evening by Israeli forces' gunfire near Cinema Roundabout in Jineen city.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported that a 15-year-old teenager was shot and injured with live ammunition in the knee and thigh, and was subsequently transferred to a hospital for medical treatment.

Israeli military forces continued this evening to send reinforcements into Jenin city and its refugee camp, while bulldozers destroyed Nazareth Street and continued demolitions in the Al-'Aloub neighborhood.

T.R.

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Seventh day of IOFs aggression: Clashes in Al-Yamoun amid ongoing destruction in Jineen

Monday 27-January-2025

Jineen, (PIC)

The aggression of the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) against the city of Jineen and its refugee camp continues for the seventh consecutive day, with clashes persisting between the resistance amid systematic destruction in the Jineen refugee camp.

On Monday morning, resistance fighters managed to confront enemy forces and military vehicles at the entrance to Al-Yamoun village in Jenin province, showering them with a hail of bullets.

At the same time, new explosions were heard in the Jineen refugee camp also on Monday morning, caused by the IOFs detonation of more homes belonging to residents. Local sources reported that occupation forces were present in several areas of the city of Jineen and its refugee camp.

The IOFs stormed the Al-Zahra neighborhood, raiding homes belonging to the Abu 'Hazim and Al-Dthahir families, turning them into military outposts and deploying snipers there.

Furthermore, various types of Israeli drones flew over Jenin and its camp, while military bulldozers continued to destroy citizens’ properties to clear a path to the Al-Damj neighborhood.

The IOFs destroyed the Cinema Roundabout and its surroundings in the center of Jenin, coinciding with fierce confrontations in the area and ongoing armed clashes with the resistance during the continuous aggression for the seventh consecutive day.

Israeli bulldozers destroyed the commercial stalls of citizens around the “Cinema Roundabout,” in addition to leveling the street, amid confrontations with the people of Jenin.

The occupation forces sent military reinforcements toward the city of Jineen, accompanied by the sound of explosions in the camp and intensive flying of Israeli warplanes.

The IOFs continues to destroy, demolish, and set fire to homes in the Jenin camp, causing extensive destruction in the Al-Damij neighborhood and the Al-Bashar neighborhood, alongside the Abdullah Azzam neighborhood and the Al-Ghabz rise.

The occupation forces detonated around 20 homes within the Jineen refugee camp, working to divide the camp into four sections by destroying streets, blowing up homes, and burning them.

The joint aggression between the Israeli occupation and the security services of the Palestinian Authority against Jineen and its refugee camp since last Tuesday has resulted in the martyrdom of 17 citizens, with dozens injured and arrested.

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Several Palestinians kidnaped by IOFs in Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Monday 27-January-2025

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnapped last night and on Monday morning several Palestinian citizens during a large-scale arrest campaign in Al-Khaleel (Hebron) province in the West Bank.

According to local sources, the IOFs stormed Bait Ummar town, raided many homes, assaulted some people, and kidnapped a number of them.

The sources said that at least 15 citizens, including relatives, were kidnapped during the IOFs raid in the town.

Last night, five citizens were taken prisoners during an IOFs raid in Marda village, north of Salfeet.

Recently, the IOF blocked the main entrances of Marda village. Any local resident who try to leave or enter the village through side roads are reportedly chased and arrested.

Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation soldiers stormed Doura town, south of Al-Khaleel, and kidnapped two brothers after opening fire at one of them.

Local sources said that plain-clothes soldiers aboard a civilian vehicle infiltrated into the town and kidnapped Mu'hammed Al-Qazzaz after opening fire at him in his leg during his presence in front of his house.

The sources added that the soldiers also kidnapped the brother of Al-Qazzaz, A'hmed, during the same raid.

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Israeli occupation forces kidnap 27 Palestinians across Al-Khaleel (Hebron) province

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), January, 27, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Israeli occupation forces kidnapped around 20 Palestinians, including four children, during a raid on the town of Bait Ummar, north of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

Media activist Mu'hammed 'Awwad said that the Israeli occupation forces stormed several neighborhoods in Bait Ummar and detained 20 Palestinians. Additionally, the soldiers raided dozens of homes, searched them, and vandalize their furniture and belongings.

Simultaneously, the Israeli occupation forces detained seven Palestinians, including a female university student, from the town of Bait 'Awwa, southwest of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

Y.S.

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Israeli special forces kidnap two Palestinian siblings south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), January, 27, 2024 (WAFA) – 

The occupation's special forces kidnapped two Palestinian siblings after shooting one of them in the town of Doura, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

Security and local sources said that the Israeli special unit sneaked their way into the said town in a civilian vehicle, kidnapping the young man, Mu'hammed Nabeel Al-Qazzaz, after shooting him with live bullets in his foot in front of his house.  

The special forces also kidnapped his brother, A'hmed.

Y.S.

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Israeli occupation forces raid Toulkarm city and its refugee camp after targeting vehicle

TOULKARM, January, 27, 2024 (WAFA) –

 Israeli occupation forces on Monday afternoon raided the city of Toulkarm and its refugee camp.

According to local sources, several Israeli military vehicles stormed the city from its southern and western entrances, patrolled its main streets, and stationed in front of the entrances to the Martyr Thabit Thabit Governmental Hospital and the Israa Specialized Hospital, where they obstructed the work of ambulances, stopped them, searched them, and subjected their crews to field interrogation.

Meanwhile, the occupation vehicles surrounded Toulkarm refugee camp after discovering a special force of the occupation army hiding in the Rabaya neighborhood in the camp. During the raid, snipers were deployed on the rooftops of several houses and buildings at the entrances to the camp and its surroundings.

The occupation forces stormed the Shuwaika suburb north of the city, the town of 'Anabta to the east, and Faroun to the south, and deployed its vehicles and foot patrols in various streets and neighborhoods, obstructing the movement of citizens and vehicles.

This came after the occupation air force bombed a vehicle this afternoon in front of the entrance to Nour Shams refugee camp east of the city, which resulted in the killing of a Palestinian and causing the injury of three others.

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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Israeli occupation forces cause extensive damage to infrastructure and civilian property in Toulkarm city

TULKAREM, January 27, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Israeli occupation forces bulldozers caused on Monday evening extensive damage to infrastructure and private property in the center of Toulkarm in the northern occupied West Bank.

WAFA correspondent reported that the bulldozers destroyed the area surrounding Jamal Abdul-Nasir Roundabout in the heart of the city, along with the main water network. The demolition also extended to sidewalks and entrances to businesses in the area.

Additionally, the bulldozers damaged several vehicles parked along the sidewalks, particularly near the entrance to the Martyr Thabit Thabit Governmental Hospital, which has been under a tight siege by Israeli military vehicles.

In another development, Israeli bulldozers continued to demolish and damage infrastructure in the Al-Muqata'a neighborhood at the western entrance to the Toulkarm refugee camp, amid a tight siege on the camp and the deployment of snipers in the surrounding area.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported that its crews transported a 24-year-old man who was shot in the foot by live ammunition in Toulkarm. According to PRCS, Israeli forces stopped the ambulance, detained the medical team and forced them to take the injured young man to the military checkpoint west of the city.

The injury of the young man brought the total number of Palestinians injured in Israel’s onslaught on Toulkarm today to six.

Earlier this evening, a young man was also shot and injured in the thigh by Israeli forces' gunfire in the Toulkarm refugee camp.

Earlier today, two Palestinians were killed and four others were injured in an Israeli drone shelling that targeted a vehicle at the entrance to the Nour Shams refugee camp east of Toulkarm.

T.R.

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Illegal Israeli settlers continue the opening of a colonial road north of Aree'ha (Jericho)

Aree'ha (Jericho), January 27, 2025 (WAFA) –

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers continued on Monday the opening of a colonial road west of the Ras 'Ain Al 'Auja Bedouin community, north of Aree'ha (Jericho), according to a local official.

'Hasan Mulai'hat, head of Al-Baydar Association for the Defense of Bedouin Rights, told WAFA that colonists continued today the construction of a colonial road aimed at linking the illegal Israeli settlements in the area.

The road stretches to connect the nearby colonies surrounding the community to another illegal Israeli settlement outpost located on the neighboring hills.

He pointed out that this expansion threatens further illegal Israeli settlement activities at the expense of Palestinian land.

T.R.

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Illegal Israeli settlers hurl stones at Palestinian vehicles south of Nablus

NABLUS, January, 27, 2024 (WAFA) – 

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers on Monday attacked Palestinian vehicles south of Nablus.

Local sources reported that a group of Israeli colonists attacked vehicles and hurled stones at them on the road near the illegal settlement outpost of Yitzhar, which was built on citizens' lands south of Nablus.

Palestinians  were warned against reaching that area as the illegal Israeli settlers had completely closed the road.

Y.S.

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Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian homes north of Ramallah

RAMALLAH, January, 27, 2024 (WAFA) – 

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers today attacked several Palestinian homes in the town of Sinjil, north of Ramallah.

An activist against settlements in the town, 'Ayid Al-Ghafari, said  that a group of colonists from the illegal colony of Ma'ale Levona attacked several homes south of the town before withdrawing from the place.

Y.S.

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Israeli occupation forces serve demolition notice to the family of a slain Palestinian, in Jineen refugee camp

Jineen, January 27, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces delivered on Monday evening a demolition notice against the family home of slain Palestinian, Nidhal 'Aamir, in the Jineen refugee Camp.

The notice, delivered in writing, threatens the destruction of the family’s multi-story home.

This notice comes as part of the ongoing Israeli military onslaught on Jineen, which has seen continued demolitions, explosions, and arson attacks on homes. Areas such as Al-'Aloub, Al-Falouja, Al-Bashar and Al-Damj are among those most heavily impacted, with clouds of smoke rising into the sky and continuous explosions heard throughout the camp.

The slain Palestinian was killed on July 3, 2024, by a special Israeli army unit. He was shot at close range in the industrial area of Jineen.

Israeli occupation forces have continued their destruction and burning of homes in Jineen refugee Camp today, marking the seventh consecutive day of the relentless military onslaught.

Estimates indicate that approximately 100 homes have been destroyed and torched in the refugee camp, as the systematic devastation of its infrastructure continues unabated.

T.R.

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Israeli occupation forces tighten repressive measures in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), January, 27, 2024 (WAFA) – 

The Israeli occupation forces on Monday tightened their repressive measures in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).

Local sources reported that the occupation forces tightened inspection procedures at the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque, especially Bab Al-Qattaneen, after thousands of the Palestinian people from Jerusalem and the 1948 territories flocked to commemorate the Isra and Mi'raj holiday in Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The sources added that the occupation soldiers detained several young men in the Bab Al-'Amoud area and the surroundings of the Old City. 

Meanwhile, a group of the illegal Israeli extremist settlers performed Talmudic and provocative rituals at Bab Al-Hadeed.

Y.S.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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Arab Support for Egypt and Jordan's stance against Palestinian relocation proposals is unambiguous. says Arab League Secretary-General

CAIRO, January 27, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Secretary-General of the Arab League, A'hmed Abul-Ghait, stated that the League stands firm in support of the Egyptian and Jordanian positions, which reject the proposals being promoted regarding the displacement of Palestinians.

In a statement made on the sidelines of the Italian-Arab Business Forum in Rome today, Abul-Ghait emphasized that the Arab position is unwavering regarding the displacement of the Palestinian people from their land, whether in Gaza or the West Bank.

He further noted that the Arab alignment backing the positions of Egypt and Jordan is unequivocal, rejecting any proposals, old or new, aimed at forcibly displacing the indigenous population from their lands.

The Secretary-General stated that the steadfastness of the Egyptian and Jordanian positions, along with the heroic resilience of the Palestinian people on their land, supported by Arab backing for the rejection of displacement, will thwart any plans to liquidate the Palestinian cause.

T.R.

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EU Foreign Ministers agree to resume monitoring mission at Rafa'h crossing terminal

BRUSSELS, January 27, 2025 (WAFA) –

 EU Foreign Ministers agreed on Monday to resume the monitoring mission at the Rafa'h border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, as announced by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas.

Kallas stressed that 'everyone' agrees that the European Union Border Assistance Mission to Rafa'h (EUBAM Rafa'h) can play a decisive role in supporting the ceasefire.

"Today, EU Foreign Ministers agreed to redeploy it to the Rafa'h Crossing Terminal between Gaza and Egypt. This will allow a number of injured individuals to leave Gaza and receive medical care," she said in a post on X.

T.R.

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The Israeli occupation forces threaten to bomb the reception hall in Nablus, for welcoming guests, congratulating release of freed prisoners

NABLUS, January 27, 2025 (WAFA) -

The Israeli occupation forces threatened on Monday to bomb a reception hall in Nablus that was being used to welcome guests congratulating the release of Zaid 'Amr, a prisoner who was released as part of the ceasefire agreement and exiled to the Gaza Strip, unless it was closed.

Local sources reported that, in response to the threat, the family had no choice but to close the hall and stop receiving guests.

T.R.

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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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