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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3 Israeli Captives Exchanged for 110 Palestinian Political Prisoners, 12 Palestinians Massacred in the West Bank, the Death Toll in Gaza Rises to 47,460 and Injuries to 111,580

January 30, 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 30, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 58,460+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (47,460), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 11,000+). 

By January 30, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 111,580.

By January 30, 2025, 880 Palestinians who were killed, 6,774 who were injured, and 11,050*, 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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Twelve Palestinians were injured by the Israeli occupation forces live ammunition and tear gas, during their attacks on the homes of families of freed prisoners, in the West Bank town of Baitunia, January 30, 2025.	The three Israeli captives, Agam Berger, Arbel Yehoud, and Gadi Mozes, were released by the Palestinian Resistance Movement, in exchange for 110 Palestinian political prisoners, including children, on January 30, 2025.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe called for an immediate end to the humanitarian crisis affecting the Palestinian people in Gaza Strip, particularly children and women, January 30, 2025.	The Israeli occupation forces continued to violate the ceasefire agreement with Lebanon, over the past 24 hours, committing 11 new violations, January 30, 2025.
Hundreds of Palestinians were forcibly displaced from the Toulkarm refugee camp as Israeli occupation forces continue their military offensive, January 30, 2025.	As a collective punishment, the Israeli occupation forces detonated a house belonging to the family of martyr Jamal Abu Haniyya in Qalqilya City, north of the West Bank, January 30, 2025.
At least 10 Palestinians were killed and four others were seriously injured by an Israeli genocidal air strike on Tammoun, southeast of Toubas, in the occupied West Bank, on January 30, 2025.	A Palestinian father carrying his child and water gallons for his family in his Gaza neighborhood, which was destroyed by the Israeli genocidal air strikes, January 30, 2025.
Arrival of nine of the freed Palestinian political prisoners to Khan Younus, after their release from the Israeli occupation regime prisons part of the prisoner-exchange agreement, January 30, 2025.	The funeral procession of the ten Palestinian martyrs who were massacred by the Israeli occupation forces in the Toulkarm refugee camp, in the West Bank, on January 30, 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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Gaza death toll rises to 47,460 as bodies of 43 recovered

Thursday 30-January-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian health ministry has announced the recovery of 43 more bodies across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Israeli genocidal war victims to 47,460 since October 7, 2023.

The bodies of 43 martyrs arrived in Gaza hospitals over the past 24 hours in addition to 9 injuries, the Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday.

The ministry said that the number of martyrs in Gaza since the Israeli genocide war was launched on the Strip on October 7, 2023, thus reached 47,460 while the number of injured surged to 111,580.

It said that unspecified numbers of casualties are still under the rubble of destroyed buildings. 

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The Palestinian Resistance Movement in Gaza releases three Israeli captives in exchange for 110 Palestinian prisoners

Thursday 30-January-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Resistance Movement in the Gaza Strip released on Thursday morning another group of Israeli captives in exchange for 110 Palestinian prisoners, including children, slated for release from Israeli jails later today.

Agam Berger, a 20-year-old Israeli soldier, was released by al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas during a ceremony after she emerged from under the rubble of a house at Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza.

The second prisoner handover took place in the southern city of Khan Younus next to the bombed house of martyr Ye'hya Al-Sinwar, Hamas’s top leader in Gaza, where Israeli Arbel Yehoud and Gadi Mozes, both Israeli civilians, were released by al-Quds Brigades of Islamic Jihad.

In addition to those Israeli captives, five Thai workers were reportedly released on the same day. All the detainees were handed over to Red Cross crews in northern and southern Gaza.

Later, the Red Cross handed the released captives over to the Israeli occupation forces before they were transported into Israel (1948 occupied territory).

Meanwhile, preparations are being made to release 110 Palestinian prisoners today, including 30 children and 32 people who were sentenced to life imprisonment,

Red Cross buses have arrived at the Israeli jail of Ofer in the occupied West Bank to receive the prisoners, according to media sources.

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Nine released Palestinian prisoners arrive in Gaza as part of ceasefire agreement

GAZA, January 30, 2025 (WAFA) –

A group of released Palestinian detainees arrived in the Gaza Strip on Thursday evening as part of the third batch of prisoners freed under the ceasefire agreement with the Israeli occupation.

According to WAFA correspondent, nine former detainees entered Gaza through the Karm Abu Salim crossing, east of Rafa'h, under the supervision of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

The released prisoners were immediately transferred to the Gaza European Hospital in Khan Younus, in southern Gaza, for necessary medical examinations.

The broader release included 110 detainees, according to the Palestinian Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners Society. Among them were 32 prisoners serving life sentences, 48 others with varying sentences, and 30 children.

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75% of agricultural fields in Gaza damaged, and livestock losses reached 96%

Thursday 30-January-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported that 75% of the fields in the Gaza Strip, previously used for crop cultivation and olive orchards, have been damaged or destroyed due to the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza since October 7, 2023.

The UN organization revealed that more than two-thirds of agricultural wells are no longer operational, leading to a shortage of irrigation water. Meanwhile, livestock losses have reached 96%, milk production has nearly stopped, and only 1% of poultry remains alive. The fishing sector is on the brink of collapse, exacerbating food insecurity.

The organization believes that a ceasefire in Gaza provides a critical opportunity to address the catastrophic food crisis by delivering emergency aid and initiating early recovery efforts, as over 2 million people urgently need assistance due to the collapse of agricultural production.

Antoine Renard, the World Food Program director in Palestine, stated that the program is doing everything necessary to reach the displaced people in Gaza returning to their homes. He added that the World Food Program has managed to operate 13 bakeries in the southern part of the Strip, prepare hot meals, and deliver ready-to-eat meals to families in shelters.

In a related context, a damage assessment released by the United Nations this month indicated that removing over 50 million tons of rubble left by the Israeli genocide could take 21 years at a cost of up to $1.2 billion, and rebuilding destroyed homes in Gaza may take at least until 2040.

A UN Development Program official recently noted that the war has erased 69 years of development results in Gaza.

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

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10 Palestinians martyred in Israeli airstrike in the West Bank town of Tammoun

Thursday 30-January-2025

TUBAS, (PIC)

At least 10 Palestinian citizens were killed and four other were seriously injured on Wednesday night when an Israeli drone targeted them in Tamun town, southeast of Tubas in the occupied West Bank, according to medical sources.

Local sources identified the martyrs as Omar Bisharat, 28, Abdullah Bani 'Awda, 22, Mu'hammed Bani' Awda, 36, Ibraheem Bani 'Awda, 33, Osama Bani 'Awda, 19, Muntasir Bani Matar, 25, Abdul-Ra'hman Al-Khatib, 20, Sali'h Bani Matar, 19, Sulayman Bisharat, 22, and Jihad Bani Matar, 18.

All the martyrs were reportedly resistance fighters from the Tammoun Brigade, whose commander was Omar Bisharat, according to the sources.

The Palestinian Authority security forces have also been trying to arrest or kill members of the Tammoun Brigade. Last Tuesday, they opened fire at and injured one of them before arresting him. 

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Two Palestinians killed by Israeli occupation forces in Jineen refugee camp

Jineen, January 30, 2025 (WAFA) –

Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli occupation forces today in the Jineen refugee camp, as the Israeli military offensive in the city and camp continued for the tenth consecutive day. 

This latest incident brings the total number of Palestinians killed during the ongoing military assault to 19, according to medical sources.

The Ministry of Health confirmed that the General Authority for Civil Affairs informed them that the two individuals had been shot dead by Israeli forces in the camp. Their bodies have been withheld by the occupation authorities.

Meantime, Palestinian security sources told WAFA that the two killed were identified as Yazan 'Hatim Al-'Hasan and Ameer Abu 'Hasan.

Israeli occupation forces have been carrying out a large-scale military offensive in Jenin and its refugee camp, resulting in casualties, demolitions of homes and property and significant damage to infrastructure.

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Two Palestinian children injured by Israeli gunfire in Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), January 30, 2025 (WAFA) –

Two Palestinian children were injured by Israeli gunfire on Thursday evening in the town of Al-Khadhir, south of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem).

According to WAFA correspondent, Israeli forces opened fire on the two children near the Bakoush area, west of the town, wounding them in the foot. They were transported to Al-Yamama Hospital in the town for treatment.

In addition, Israeli occupation forces stormed the Al-Bawwaba area of Al-Khadhir and fired tear gas and stun grenades, causing several civilians to suffer from suffocation due to gas inhalation.

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Palestinian youth injured by live fire during Israeli raid in Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), January 30, 2025 (WAFA) –

A 23-year-old Palestinian man was injured by live gunfire on Thursday evening as Israeli occupation forces stormed the town of Al-'Ubaydiya, east of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem).

According to WAFA correspondent, Israeli forces raided the town while firing live ammunition, resulting in the young man being shot in the leg. He was subsequently transported to the hospital for treatment.

Israeli occupation forces frequently conduct raids in Palestinian towns and villages, often leading to confrontations and casualties.

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Palestinian Red Crescent receives three injured Palestinian women after Israeli airstrike on Jineen

RAMALLAH, January 30, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that its medical teams in Jenin received three Palestinian women who had been injured by shrapnel from an Israeli airstrike on a building in Jineen refugee camp. 

The women, all in their fifties, were handed over by Israeli occupation forces to PRCS personnel at the Al-Jalama military checkpoint, north of Jenin, before being transported to a hospital for treatment.

Earlier today, an Israeli warplane launched two missiles at a building inside the Jenin refugee camp, as Israeli military aircraft continued to hover over the area. 

The camp has been under a full siege by Israeli occupation forces for ten consecutive days, preventing ambulances from reaching the wounded and blocking journalists from entering to cover the situation.

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IOFs continue aggression in Jineen and Toulkarm

Thursday 30-January-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) continued on Thursday to bulldoze more private and public property in Jineen City and its refugee camp as part of its large-scale military operation, which entered day 10.

Palestinian social media pages documented widespread destruction in Jenin camp as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression, while medical sources reported that the IOFs persists in obstructing the work of ambulance crews in Jineen .

The Israeli aggression against Jineen and its refugee camp, since January 21, has also resulted in the martyrdom of 17 citizens and the injury and arrest of dozens.

Meanwhile, local sources reported that explosions rocked Tulkarem refugee camp after the IOFs detonated at dawn Thursday a number of homes and stores, including a gas cylinder store.

The sources added that the IOFs prevented Palestinian fire trucks from entering Tulkarem camp to extinguish the fires in the targeted buildings, which hindered efforts to rescue families living in nearby homes.

Toulkarm governor 'Abdullah Kameel made an urgent appeal to the international community to curb Israel from continuing its devastating attacks in Tulkarem camp.

Kameel said that several homes sustained damage when the IOFs detonated a gas cylinder store in Tulkarem camp, affirming that the Israeli army commits ongoing crimes in Tulkarem.

The Israeli aggressive campaign in Toulkarm refugee camp has entered its fourth day, amid daily raids on homes and arrests and ongoing destruction of infrastructure and private property.

Many families in Jineen and Toulkarm had to leave their homes as a result of the ferocity of Israeli violations.

In a related context, Palestinian health officials have accused Israeli occupation forces of frequently denying emergency medical care to wounded Palestinians across the occupied territories, especially in Jenin and Toulkarmm.

In many cases, ambulance workers were also targeted with gunfire while attempting to reach wounded people, according to the health officials. 

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Two youths injured, child detained during Israeli raid on the village of Koabar

RAMALLAH, January 30, 2025 (WAFA) –

Two Palestinian youths were injured by live gunfire, and a child was detained on Thursday evening as Israeli forces raided the village of Koabar, northwest of Ramallah.

Palestinian security sources told WAFA that Israeli forces stormed the village, firing stun grenades and tear gas, sparking confrontations with residents. During the clashes, Israeli soldiers opened fire with live ammunition, wounding two young men in their lower limbs.

The same sources confirmed that the Israeli forces detained 13-year-old Kan'an Bassam Nabhan Al-Barghouthi during the raid.

In a related incident, Israeli occupation forces also entered the town of Silwad, east of Ramallah, as former detainee Momin Ma'hmoud 'Hamid returned home after his release from Israeli prisons. His release was part of the prisoner exchange deal under the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

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Israeli occupation forces raid homes of prisoners’ families in exchange deal, injuring 12 citizens

Thursday 30-January-2025

RAMALLAH, (PIC)

Twelve Palestinian citizens were injured by live ammunition and tear gas as the Israeli occupation army attacked citizens in the town of Beitunia, west of Ramallah. Meanwhile, the occupation forces raided the homes of families of prisoners who are scheduled to be released Thursday as part of the exchange deal.

The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that its crews dealt with 12 injuries near the Ofer military prison located on Baitounia’s lands, including 2 from live ammunition, 2 from rubber-coated metal bullets, and 8 from tear gas inhalation.

Dozens of citizens gathered around the prison, waiting for the release of the third batch of detainees from Israeli jails as part of the ceasefire agreement.

In the meantime, Israeli occupation forces raided the homes of Palestinian prisoners’ families from the West Bank, who are set to be released as part of the exchange deal and the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, warning families against holding any celebratory events.

In the town of Qusra, south of Nablus, occupation forces stormed the home of the young man Mustafa Abu Raida and threatened his family against celebrating his release, according to local sources.

They also raided the home of prisoner 'Husain Nassar in the village of Madama, south of Nablus. Nassar is serving a life sentence and has spent 21 years in prison, and he is scheduled to be released under the deal. Family members of prisoner Hussein reported that occupation forces warned his relatives against celebrating and removed some flags and banners. They also fired tear gas and sound bombs during their raid on the town of Qusra, with no injuries reported.

On another note, local sources confirmed that Israeli occupation forces raided the town of Koaber, northwest of Ramallah, and stormed the home of the young prisoner Zain al-Din Issam al-Zeir, who is expected to be released today, warning his family against holding any celebrations.

Local sources also confirmed that clashes erupted in the town of Yatma, south of Nablus, following the incursion of occupation forces, coinciding with the release of prisoner Munthir Sunbor from Israeli prisons, who is among those being released in the exchange deal. Additionally, occupation forces raided the home of the oldest serving prisoner from Nablus prisoners, Qutaiba Muslim, in the town of Talfit, south of Nablus, to prevent celebrations of his release.

Sources confirmed that occupation forces raided the home of prisoner Ashraf Noafal in the town of Dair Sharaf, northwest of Nablus, who is supposed to be released under the deal.

In Jerusalem, occupation forces summoned the families of Jerusalem prisoners due to be released today in the exchange deal at the Maskoubiya detention center. Amjad Abu 'Asab, head of the Jerusalem Prisoners’ Families Committee, said that “this measure had previously been applied to the families of Jerusalem prisoners released in the first batch, where the occupation authorities issued warnings and threats to families that holding or organizing any celebratory events for the release of their sons would subject them to legal accountability.”

Occupation forces also raided the home of prisoner Mu-ab Abu Khudhair from the town of Shufat, north of the West Bank, late at night, threatening his father should any celebration occur, and informing him that the reception of Mu’ab would be limited only to his parents and siblings, with occupation forces present to ensure compliance with this warning.

Palestinian resistance released a female soldier prisoner in Jabalya, northern Gaza Strip, along with two other Israelis and five Thais in Khan Yunis, at noon Thursday in front of the house of the martyr leader of 'Hamas, Ya'hya Sinwar, who was killed in a confrontation with occupation forces.

For its part, Israel is expected to release 110 Palestinian prisoners according to the list received by Hamas.

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14 Palestinians injured as Israeli occupation forces attack civilians in Baitounia

RAMALLAH, January 30, 2025 (WAFA) –

14 Palestinian citizens were injured by live bullets and tear gas inhalation after Israeli occupation forces attacked civilians in the town of Baitounia, west of Ramallah.

According to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, its teams treated 14 injuries in the vicinity of Ofer military prison, which is built on the land of Baitounia. 

Among the injured, three were shot with live ammunition, three were hit with rubber-coated metal bullets, and eight suffered from tear gas inhalation.

The attack took place as dozens of people gathered near the prison, awaiting the release of the third batch of Palestinian detainees from Israeli prisons as part of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

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Israeli occupation forces detain several Palestinians and detain former European Parliament Vice President in Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), January 30, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces detained five Palestinian citizens and temporarily detained three foreign activists, including former Vice President of the European Parliament, Luisa Morgantini, during a solidarity visit to Masafir Yatta, south of Hebron.

Activist Osama Makhamra told WAFA that Israeli forces detained Palestinian activist Sami Al-Huraini and detained Morgantini along with two other foreign solidarity activists for several hours while they were visiting Khirbet al-Rakeez to support local residents facing ongoing settler and military violence. 

The detained activists were taken to an interrogation center in the illegal settlement of Kiryat Arba, east of Hebron.

In addition, Israeli forces detained brothers Mu'hammed and Maher Abu Shaker while they were on their land in the Tha'la area. Another citizen, Ma'hmoud Rasmi Makhamra, was also detained from his home in the Isfy area of Masafir Yatta.

Meanwhile, in the town of Yatta, Israeli occupation authorities detained a local Palestinian resident after summoning him for interrogation.

Masafir Yatta has been a hotspot for Israeli military and settler aggression, with frequent attempts to displace Palestinian residents from their lands.

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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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Hundreds of Palestinians displaced, as Israeli occupation forces intensify offensive on the Toulkarm refugee camp

TULKARM, January 30, 2025 (WAFA) –

Hundreds of residents have been forcibly displaced from the Toulkarm refugee camp as Israeli occupation forces continue their military offensive, pushing deeper into the area with additional reinforcements of heavy machinery and bulldozers. 

The ongoing assault has left infrastructure in ruins and forced families, including the elderly, women, and children, to flee their homes under dire humanitarian conditions.

According to local reports, Israeli forces have occupied high-rise buildings in and around the camp, stationing snipers on rooftops after expelling residents. The military has also carried out house demolitions, blocked entrances with earth mounds, and trapped civilians inside their homes amid widespread gunfire and explosions.

Residents, particularly from neighborhoods such as Al-'Ukasha, Al-Ghanim, Al-Nadi, and Al-Matar, have been ordered to leave. Many have sought refuge in surrounding areas, including Iktaba, Al-Rasheed in Dthanaba, Al-'Izba, and Shuwaika. 

The displacement has exacerbated already severe humanitarian needs, with shortages of food, drinking water, and medical supplies, especially for children and the elderly.

Faysal Salama, head of the Popular Committee for Toulkarm refugee Camp Services, described the situation as catastrophic. “Thousands of people have been forcibly removed from their homes and are now scattered across the city,” he said, adding that Israeli forces continue to destroy infrastructure and civilian property.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society is assisting displaced residents, transporting elderly individuals, women, and children to temporary shelters, including Al-Rawdhah Mosque in western Toulkarm. 

However, Red Crescent official Manal Al-'Hafi warned of mounting challenges. “We receive countless distress calls from trapped residents, particularly those in need of medical evacuation,” she said. “The destruction of roads and Israeli restrictions make it nearly impossible for our teams to reach all affected areas.”

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Illegal Israeli settlers attack agricultural property, cars in the West Bank

Thursday 30-January-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

A horde of the illegal Israeli extremist settlers rampaged through swaths of agricultural land belonging to a Palestinian citizen in Salfeet, while others attacked Palestinian vehicles in Tulkarem on Thursday morning.

According to local sources, dozens of settlers escorted by soldiers wreaked havoc on cultivated lands and destroyed olive trees in Takweera area, which is located between the towns of Burqeen and Kafr Al-Deek in western Salfeet.

The agricultural area belongs to a Palestinian citizen from Salfeet called Abdullah Ahmed.

Another group of settlers attacked cars and assaulted passengers traveling on a road near the illegal settlement of Shilo in northern Ramallah.

Local sources reported that a number of settlers, who gathered at the junction of Shilo settlement, intercepted Palestinian cars traveling on the Ramallah-Nablus main road and attacked passengers with pepper spray.

Settler violence against Palestinians is a daily issue in the West Bank. Instead of taking action to combat their crimes, the Israeli military and security authorities aid and abet settlers in harming Palestinians, destroying their property and seizing their lands.

Settlers carry out a variety of crimes against Palestinians under military protection, including physical assaults, stone throwing, threats and harassment, damaging of trees and crops, vandalism of cars and property, blocking of roads and even firing of live ammunition.

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IOFs blow up Palestinian house in Qalqilya

Thursday 30-January-2025

QALQILYA, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detonated at dawn Thursday a house belonging to the family of martyr Jamal Abu Haniyya in Qalqilya City, north of the West Bank.

According to local sources, Israeli occupation forces raided the house of martyr Abu Haneyya last night and planted explosives inside its walls before blowing it up in the early hours of dawn.

Jamal Abu Haniyya had been assassinated on August 3, 2024 when an Israeli drone bombed a civilian car in Tulkarem.

Abu Haniyya and another martyr were accused of killing a Jewish settler in Qalqilya City. 

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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Egypt declares rejection of Palestinian displacement, 'Hamas appreciates the stance

Thursday 30-January-2025

CAIRO, (PIC)

Egyptian President Abdul Fatta'h El-Sisi strongly rejected on Wednesday the displacement of the Palestinian people, describing it as an injustice that Egypt cannot participate in. This statement comes in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for Egypt and Jordan to accept Palestinians from Gaza.

El-Sisi added that the rumors surrounding the displacement of Palestinians can never be tolerated or allowed due to their impact on Egyptian national security.

A statement from the Egyptian presidency quoted El-Sisi as saying, “Egypt is determined to work with U.S. President Donald Trump to achieve the desired peace based on a two-state solution.”

For his part, 'Hazim Qasim, the spokesperson for Hamas, praised President Abdul Fatta'h El-Sisi’s position in rejecting any ideas or steps to “displace our people in the Gaza Strip or transfer them anywhere under any pretext.”

Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Badr Abdul 'Aaty confirmed on Wednesday his country’s support for the rights of the Palestinian people, rejecting displacement or transfer outside their lands.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Tamir Khalaf stated in a press release that the minister’s remarks came during his meeting with a Palestinian delegation headed by Hussein al-Sheikh, Secretary-General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization. The minister emphasized Egypt’s efforts to implement all provisions of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza in its three phases, reiterating the continuation of communications aimed at solidifying the agreement and ensuring compliance with its terms.

Abdul 'Aaty stressed the unity of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, also emphasizing Egypt’s support for the Palestinian government and its reform plans, as well as the importance of empowering the Palestinian Authority politically and economically.

On Tuesday, the Egyptian media denied the occurrence of a phone call between El-Sisi and Trump amid American efforts to displace Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan.

No official announcement has been made by Washington or Cairo regarding a conversation between the two presidents, but Israeli journalist Barak Ravid—reporter for the American site Axios and the Israeli site Walla—attributed to Trump the statement that he spoke with El-Sisi on this matter.

According to the Israeli journalist, Trump told reporters aboard his presidential plane during his flight from Miami to Washington early Tuesday that he wants “the people of Gaza to live in a place free of violence. Gaza has been hell for many years, and they can live in much better and more comfortable areas.”

Despite the announcements from Egypt and Jordan rejecting the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, Trump emphasized—according to Ravid—that Egyptian President Abdul Fatta'h El-Sisi is his friend, saying, “I have helped him a lot, and I hope he will help us. I believe he will, and King Abdullah of Jordan will do so as well.”

This comes in light of statements made by Trump a few days ago aboard the presidential plane when he spoke about his desire to “cleanse” the Gaza Strip, stating that he would ask Egyptian President El-Sisi for what he requested from King Abdullah II of Jordan: to allow up to 1.5 million Palestinians from Gaza to enter Egyptian territory. 

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Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly calls for ending humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip

Thursday 30-January-2025

STRASBOURG, (PIC)

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) approved a motion on Wednesday calling for an immediate end to the humanitarian crisis affecting Palestinian children and women, in particular, in the Gaza Strip.

This came in the winter plenary session of the PACE taking place in the French City of Strasbourg from 27 to 31 January.

The motion was adopted with 90 votes in favor, 18 against, and 14 abstentions.

“The military campaign launched by Israel in Gaza in response to the attack on 7 October continued for fifteen months, causing an unimaginable humanitarian crisis,” the Assembly said, adding that “women and children are without any shadow of doubt the main innocent victims of the conflict.”

The Assembly called on the Council of Europe member states and the parties to the conflict to play an active role in addressing the humanitarian emergency in Gaza and its future consequences.

“The Assembly cannot accept that this humanitarian crisis could be portrayed or seen as inevitable or be allowed to become the new normal,” the Assembly said in its resolution.

The Assembly also urged the immediate and unconditional repeal of the ban on UNRWA imposed by Israel, as well as full, rapid and safe access to Gaza for humanitarian organizations and local and foreign journalists.

PACE welcomed the conclusion of the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, describing the implementation of its first phase as “a crucial and positive step forward,” and called on all parties to implement all three phases, leading to a long-lasting peace. 

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UN urges Israel to revoke decision ending UNRWA operations

NEW YORK, January 30, 2025 (WAFA) –

The United Nations has called on Israel to reverse its decision to terminate the operations of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).

The UN Office for Human Rights issued a statement on the social media platform X, addressing the enforcement of Israel’s ban on UNRWA activities. 

The statement emphasized the severe impact the decision would have on essential services, including food distribution, healthcare, and education in the occupied Palestinian territories. It also warned of serious human rights consequences for tens of thousands of Palestinians.

The UN office urged the Israeli government to repeal the law passed by the Knesset, which restricts the agency’s fundamental operations.

As a result of the ban, the Israeli government has effectively ended UNRWA’s operations in Israel and occupied East Jerusalem. International staff members of the agency have left East Jerusalem as their Israeli permits expired, while local employees did not report to UNRWA offices.

The decision has sparked international criticism, with humanitarian organizations warning of the negative repercussions on Palestinian refugees who rely on the agency’s services.

M.N.

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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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