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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100 Palestinians Killed, 382 Injured, Mostly Children, Women, and Aid Seekers,

Which Brings the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 59,921 and the Injuries to 145,233

by July 28, 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 July 28, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 73,295+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (59,921) and those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 13,374+). 

By July 28, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 145,233.

By July 28, 2025, according to news report, 1,012 Palestinians who were killed, 6,965 who were injured, and 12,849*, who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023.     

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

Note About the Missing Palestinians in the Gaza Strip:

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

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100 Palestinians were killed, 382 were injured by the Israeli genocidal air strikes, mostly children, women, and aid seekers, which brings the death toll in the Gaza Strip to 59,921 and the injuries to 145,233, by July 28, 2025.	Sixteen Palestinians were killed and dozens injured by the Israeli occupation forces, in a new massacre targeting aid seekers north of Rafa'h city, in southern Gaza, on July 28, 2029.
B'Tselem reported that the Israeli occupation regime is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip and forcibly displacing its population by starvation, mass killings, and the destruction, July 28, 2025.	Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia and France, Faisal Bin Far'han and Jean-Yves Le Drian, convened UN conference, to implement the Two-State solution for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, on July 28, 2025.
100 Palestinians were killed, 382 were injured by the Israeli genocidal air strikes, mostly children, women, and aid seekers, on July 28, 2025.	The PCHR condemned the airdropping of humanitarian aid into Gaza as a deceptive and humiliating spectacle that masks Israel's deliberate use of starvation as a weapon of war, July 28, 2025.
Grieving, at Al-Nasr hospital, the death of the Palestinian martyrs, who were massacred by the Israeli occupation forces in Khan Younus, while trying to get food air from an Israeli-controlled aid center, on July 29, 2025.	Grieving, at Al-Ahli hospital, the death of the Palestinian martyrs, who were massacred by the Israeli occupation forces in Gaza City, while trying to get food air from an Israeli-controlled aid center, in northern Gaza Strip, on July 29, 2025..
Palestinian martyrs taken from Al'Awda hospital to the cemetery in Al-Nusayrat, after being massacred at an Israeli-controlled aid distribution center, in central Gaza Strip, on July 29, 2025.	Some of the injured and seriously sick children leaving Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, for treatment outside the Gaza Strip, as tens of thousand of children have been receiving treatment, due to the Israeli blockade since the last ceasefire, July 29, 2025.

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بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

"مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَٰلِكَ كَتَبْنَا عَلَىٰ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّهُ مَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا"  (الْمَائِدَةُ ، 5: 32).

"وَمَنْ يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُّتَعَمِّدًا فَجَزَاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ خَالِدًا فِيهَا وَغَضِبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَلَعَنَهُ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُ عَذَابًا عَظِيمًا" (النِّسَاءُ ، 4: 93).

"إِنْ أَحْسَنتُمْ أَحْسَنتُمْ لِأَنفُسِكُمْ ۖ وَإِنْ أَسَأْتُمْ فَلَهَا ۚ فَإِذَا جَاءَ وَعْدُ الْآخِرَةِ لِيَسُوءُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ وَلِيَدْخُلُوا الْمَسْجِدَ كَمَا دَخَلُوهُ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَلِيُتَبِّرُوا مَا عَلَوْا تَتْبِيراً ‎(الإسْرَاءُ ، 17: 7). 

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

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

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

"If you do good, you do good for yourselves; and if you do evil, (you do it) to yourselves. Then, when the latter (final) promise came, they (your enemies) will sadden your faces, and to enter the Masjid (in Jerusalem), as they entered it the first time, and will destroy what they had taken over with (total) destruction (Al-Isra, 17: 7). 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Gaza: Hospitals receive 100 martyrs, death toll climbs to 59,921

Monday 28-July-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

During the past 24 hours, hospitals in the Gaza Strip received the bodies of at least 100 civilians, as well as 382 people suffering from different injuries following Israeli attacks, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, on Monday morning.

Accordingly, a total of 8,755 people have been killed and 33,192 others have been injured since the Israeli occupation army resumed its genocidal war on Gaza on March 18, 2025.

The new fatalities increased the death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, which started on October 7, 2023, to 59,921 martyrs, including 1,157 aid seekers who were killed at or near US-backed distribution points, the health ministry said.

The Ministry added that the total number of the wounded also surged to 145,233 people, including 7,758 aid seekers.

The Ministry also said that Gaza’s hospitals recorded 14 new fatalities in the past 24 hours due to starvation and malnutrition, bringing the death toll from the famine to 147 victims, including 88 children.

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

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8 civilians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza; death toll since start of aggression reaches 59,921

GAZA, June 26, 2025 (WAFA) –

Eight civilians were killed and several others injured on Monday evening in Israeli airstrikes targeting Gaza City and Al-Nusayrat refugee camp.

WAFA correspondent reported that Israeli drones targeted a group of civilians on Al-Rasheed Street in western Gaza City, killing five and injuring others.

Three more civilians were killed in a separate Israeli airstrike that hit a tent in the southwestern area of Al-Nusayrat refugee camp in central Gaza.

The death toll in the Gaza Strip has reached 59,921, the majority of whom were women and children, since the beginning of the Israeli aggression in October 2023. At least 145,233 others have also been injured.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza confirmed that since Israel broke its ceasefire agreement and resumed its aggression on the Gaza Strip on March 18, 2025, at least 8,755 civilians have been killed and 33,192 others have been injured.

The Ministry stated that 100 bodies, including three that were recovered from under rubble, and 382 injured individuals were brought to hospitals in Gaza during the past 24 hours.

The Ministry indicated that, over the past 24 hours, 25 civilians have been killed and more than 237 others have been injured while attempting to receive humanitarian aid. This brings the total number of aid seekers killed in aid-related attacks to 1,157. At least 7,758 aid seekers were also injured.

Gaza hospitals recorded 14 new deaths from starvation and malnutrition, bringing the total number of deaths from starvation and malnutrition to 147, including 88 children.

This toll remains incomplete, as many victims remain trapped under rubble, inaccessible to ambulance and rescue crews.

T.R.

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Israeli attacks continue to claim more lives in Gaza

Monday 28-July-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

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

According to local media sources, Israeli forces also continued today to detonate and bomb more homes and displace families in the Gaza Strip, further deepening the dire humanitarian crisis as the population grapples with worsening famine.

According to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter in Gaza, Israeli attacks have continued across the Gaza Strip, including an Israeli strike on an apartment that killed three people nearAl-Zahraa School in Gaza City’s Al-Daraj

An Israeli warplane also bombed the Namaa College building in the northwest of Gaza City, killing two civilians and injuring others.

Several casualties were reported, including one martyr, following an Israeli strike on a gathering of civilians in Salahuddeen street, south of the Wadi Gaza area in central Gaza.

Another strike on a house in Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza killed three people.

The Israeli army also bombed a house surrounded by tents in Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younus, south of Gaza, killing at least nine people.

A child was reportedly martyred when Israeli forces opened fire at him in the Asdaa area of Khan Younus.

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

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

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

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10 Palestinians from aid security teams killed in Israeli strike west of Gaza

Monday 28-July-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

At least 10 people were killed and 30 others were injured, including several critically, after Israeli aircraft targeted tribal aid security forces in the Al-Sudaniya area, northwest of Gaza City.

Local sources reported that Israeli drones, ground vehicles, and naval boats struck members of the aid security teams, facilitating the looting of aid trucks.

The Israeli occupation deliberately targets tribal aid security members across various parts of Gaza in ongoing attempts to disrupt aid delivery, foster chaos, and worsen the famine crisis.

On Sunday, the National Coalition of Palestinian Tribes, Clans, and Families announced that humanitarian aid convoys from the “Zikim” area, north of Gaza, will enter the Strip on Monday under the direct supervision of tribal leaders, elders, and grassroots activists to ensure safe delivery to the besieged and devastated population across the region.

The coalition stressed, in a statement, that it will not allow any party, whether saboteurs or collaborators with the Israeli occupation, to interfere with or obstruct the aid convoys, vowing to “strike with an iron fist anyone who dares to tamper with the lifeline of the starving or exploit our people during this ordeal.”

The statement also urged clans and Gaza residents to keep their youth in check and uphold their national duty, warning that chaos only serves the occupation, especially amid the relentless massacres that have drained Palestinian blood.

It emphasized that protecting Gaza and its people is a collective responsibility requiring unwavering social cohesion.

Meanwhile, Gaza’s famine has deepened with months-long closure of crossings and a suffocating siege that has prevented aid convoys from entering, driving the humanitarian situation to unprecedented levels of starvation and malnutrition.

According to the Gaza Government Media Office, the deadly famine imposed by the Israeli occupation has so far claimed the lives of 133 Palestinians, including 85 children, adding that Israel is waging “a vile form of humanitarian blackmail” against 2.4 million people by keeping crossings closed and blocking aid and infant formula.

Data from the Palestinian Ministry of Health shows that more than 260,000 children under the age of five suffer from severe malnutrition that could claim their lives at any moment.

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16 Palestinians killed in new massacre targeting aid seekers in Rafa'h

Monday 28-July-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

Sixteen Palestinian civilians were killed and dozens injured on Monday evening in a new Israeli massacre targeting aid seekers north of Rafa'h city in southern Gaza.

According to consistent local and medical sources, the Israeli occupation army opened fire directly on civilians gathered in anticipation of humanitarian aid, resulting in nine martyrs. Dozens of others were also left injured.

The Israeli occupation continues its crimes against Palestinian aid seekers in Gaza, with hundreds already killed since the launch of the Israeli-American mechanism overseen by the “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation” on May 27, 2025.

International and human rights organizations have called for urgent pressure on Israel to open the crossings, lift the blockade, and allow humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip.

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Starvation deaths in Gaza reach 147 as Israel blocks aid, including 88 children

Monday 28-July-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

Fourteen more Palestinians, including two children, have died from starvation and malnutrition in Gaza over the past 24 hours, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health on Monday. This brings the total number of starvation-related deaths in the Strip to 147, including 88 children.

In a brief statement, the ministry said the latest deaths occurred in Gaza hospitals amid worsening famine conditions, with some victims succumbing simply to exhaustion from prolonged hunger.

Since March 2, the Israeli occupation has sealed off Gaza’s border crossings, cutting off the entry of food, medicine, and humanitarian aid. The total blockade has triggered a catastrophic famine, which aid groups and UN agencies warn is spiraling further out of control.

The ongoing starvation crisis is part of Israel’s war of genocide against Gaza’s civilian population, which has already left tens of thousands martyred or wounded, and devastated the territory’s infrastructure. 

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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 in Israeli settler attack on Masafir Yatta

Monday 28-July-2025

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), (PIC)

A Palestinian young man was killed, and another was injured on Monday evening in an illegal Israeli settler attack on the village of Umm Al-Khair in Masafir Yatta, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron) in the occupied West Bank.

Anti-settlement activist Osama Makhmara said that the settlers assaulted residents while they were present on their lands and near their homes in the village, opening fire on them.

This led to one resident being shot and subsequently taken by the Israeli occupation forces to an unknown location where he was later proclaimed dead, while another was beaten and transported by Red Crescent paramedics to Yatta Governmental Hospital.

Makhmara condemned the settler attack backed by the Israeli occupation forces, describing them as part of a systematic campaign to seize Palestinian lands and expand settlement outposts in villages and hamlets south of al-Khalil.

 

 Israeli forces shoot, injure young man at northern entrance of Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), July 28, 2025 (WAFA) –

A young Palestinian man Monday night was shot and injured with live ammunition fired by Israeli occupation forces at the northern entrance of Al-Khaleel (Hebron) city, known as Ras El-Joara.

Security and local sources told WAFA that the occupation forces stationed at the military checkpoint and iron gate established at Ras al-Jura entrance fired live fire directly at the young man and prevented ambulance crews from reaching him. The identity and fate of the youth remain unknown until the moment.

Updates to follow.

T.R.

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 IOFs raid homes, kidnap several Palestinians in the West Bank

Monday 28-July-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnapped, last night and at dawn Monday, a number of Palestinian citizens during raids in the West Bank, amid clashes in some areas.

According to local sources, the IOFs kidnapped three young men and detained others for a while following raids on homes in 'Azzoun town, east of Qalqilya.

In Ramallah, the IOFs kidnapped two citizens from Al-Beereh City and another one from Al-Mazra’ah Al-Gharbiya village.

Israeli forces also raided several homes in the towns of Beer Zait, Abu Qash and Abu Shukhaydim, northern Ramallah.

In Bethlehem, five citizens were taken prisoners following IOFs raids on homes.

In Al-Khaleel, the IOFs kidnapped two citizens after ransacking their homes in the towns of Al-Samou' and Bani Na'eem. Their families reported they were savagely beaten during their detention.

Meanwhile, the IOFs set up several checkpoints at the entrances of Al-Khaleel City, its towns, villages and refugee camps, and closed some main and side roads leading to them.

In Toubas, Israeli troops stormed 'Aqaba town and handed a citizen a military notice ordering the demolition of his home.

Local sources said IOFs vehicles were pelted with stones by local youths and came under fire from resistance fighters upon their withdrawal from 'Aqaba town.

They added that resistance fighters detonated two explosive devices at columns of moving IOFs vehicles in the town and a nearby area. 

10 kidnapped.

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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

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Illegal Israeli settlers attack W. Bank village, torch two cars

Monday 28-July-2025

RAMALLAH, (PIC)

A horde of the illegal Israeli settlers attacked Al-Tayba village in eastern Ramallah in the occupied West Bank at dawn Monday and set two Palestinian cars aflame.

According to local sources, settlers infiltrated into the village at dawn and set fire to two cars, completely destroying them.

The sources reported that the settlers also scrawled racist slurs and threats on a house’s walls before fleeing the area, adding that Israeli forces stormed the village following the settler attack.

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Palestinian injured in settler attack on village near Ramallah

RAMALLAH, July 28, 2025 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian man was injured on Monday evening as residents attempted to fend off an attack by Israeli colonists on the village of Kafr Malik, east of Ramallah, according to local sources.

Sources said the the illegal Israeli settlers opened fire on residents who attempted to confront the attack, shooting and injuring a young man in the hand.

The illegal Israeli settlers had raided two areas of the village as well as several poultry farms on its outskirts, as part of a growing pattern of colonists’ violence in the area.

The settler violence against Palestinians and their properties has dramatically increased since the onset of Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people on October 7th, 2023.

The indiscriminate violence by Israeli colonists against Palestinian civilians and their properties has been widely condemned.

Several countries have imposed sanctions against Israeli colonists accused of committing acts of violence against the Palestinian people in the West Bank.

T.R.

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Two Palestinians injured in Israeli settler attack on Masafir Yatta, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

 Al-Khaleel (Hebron) July 28, 2025 (WAFA) –

Two Palestinians were injured on Monday evening in an attack by Israeli colonists on the village of Umm Al-Khair in Masafir Yatta, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron), according to a local activist.

Anti-colonial settlements activist Osama Makhamra told WAFA that colonists attacked residents while they were on their lands and near their homes, opening fire and injuring one man with live bullets.

The injured man was taken to an unknown destination by the Israeli occupation forces.

Another resident was injured after being beaten by a colonist and was subsequently transferred by Palestine Red Crescent ambulance crews to Yatta Governmental Hospital.

Makhamra condemned the colonists’ actions, committed under the protection of Israeli occupation forces, saying these attacks aim to seize Palestinian lands and expand illegal Israeli settlement in the villages and hamlets of southern Hebron.

T.R.

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Illegal Israeli settlers attack shepherds in northern Jordan Valley

JORDAN VALLEY, July 28, 2025 (WAFA) –

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian shepherds on Monday evening in the Al-Hamma area of the northern Jordan Valley, according to local sources.

Sources reported that the colonists assaulted the shepherds, beating them with sticks and stones, and attempted to steal their livestock.

The northern Jordan Valley has been witnessing daily attacks by colonists who target Palestinian homes and residents, destroy and steal property, and pursue shepherds in grazing areas, attacking them and their livestock.

T.R.

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The IOAR displaces Jerusalemite family after forcing it to raze home

Monday 28-July-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime (IOAR) forced a Palestinian citizen to demolish his own house in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabel Al-Mukabbir on Monday.

According to local sources, the Israeli municipality forced Youssef Qara’een to demolish his house, which he had built 12 years ago, displacing him along with his wife and daughter.

The sources added that the demolition measure came after the IOAR imposed multiple hefty financial penalties on Qara’in under the pretext of building without a permit.

Maqdisi (Jerusalemite) homeowners find themselves forced to demolish their homes at their own expense in order to avoid paying the Israeli municipality exorbitant money in fines and demolition expenses.

The rate at which Palestinian homes and structures are demolished in east Jerusalem has almost doubled since the start of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, human rights groups and monitoring organizations say.

The demolitions are ordered by the Israeli municipal authority which claims that many Palestinian homes and structures are illegally built without permission.

Almost all attempts by Palestinian families in east Jerusalem to apply for planning permission are rejected by the IOAR. That means growing families say they have no choice but to build without permits and face the consequences – huge fines and demolition orders.

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 IOFs bulldoze Palestinian farmland to expand the illegal Israeli settlements near Jineen

Monday 28-July-2025

Jineen, (PIC)

Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) on Monday bulldozed large areas of Palestinian agricultural land in Khirbet Mas'oud, southwest of Jineen, to expand an illegal pastoral settlement built atop a mountain in the area.

According to Sali'h 'Amarna, head of the village council in nearby Zibda, IOFs uprooted olive trees and leveled lands owned by residents of Zibda and Khirbet Mas'oud. He noted that the landowners hold official title deeds and private documentation confirming their ownership, yet IOF placed orange warning signs on their groves and proceeded with the bulldozing.

'Amarna said the bulldozing aims to expand the pastoral settlement outpost established in 2019. The settlement, he added, has been a source of daily attacks by Israeli settlers who frequently harass Palestinian farmers, release livestock into cultivated fields, and engage in acts of vandalism and violence.

Khirbet Mas'oud, under Zibda’s jurisdiction, includes the small communities of 'Iraq Al-Dawar, Khirbet Fares, and Khirbet Al-Qusour, with a total population of around 350 Palestinians. The area being targeted by the IOF stretches across dozens of dunums of farmland, reaching from Qafeen to the Ya’bad mountains, south of Jineen.

Palestinian residents and local leaders say this latest land grab is part of a broader campaign of forced displacement and settlement expansion carried out by the Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank.

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Israel razes Al-'Araqeeb village in Al-Naqab (Negev), for 243rd time

Monday 28-July-2025

Al-Naqab (Negev), (PIC)

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime demolished, on Monday morning, all the tents and structures in the Palestinian Bedouin village of Al-'Araqeeb in Al-Naqab (Negev) desert for the 243rd consecutive time, displacing its Bedouin residents.

According to local sources, Israeli police forces and employees from the Bedouin development authority — which is responsible for such demolitions — stormed the village and wreaked havoc on everything.

Consequently, dozens of Bedouin citizens, including children, have become homeless once again and will suffer from the harsh weather conditions of the desert for a while before they can have new makeshift homes again.

Al-'Araqeeb residents live in a constant state of fear because they expect the demolition of their village at any moment after they manage to rebuild their homes. About 80 people live in crude homes in Al-'Araqeeb.

An estimated 80,000 Bedouin Palestinians, who carry Israeli citizenship, live in several Negev communities, which are often denied vital services, including water, electricity and educational facilities.

The demolition of Al-'Araqeeb and other villages in the Negev is believed to be a systematic Israeli policy aimed at expelling the native population from Al-Naqab (Negev) and transferring them to government-zoned areas to pave the way to expand and build settlements for Jewish communities.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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UN High-level conference on two-state solution kicks off in New York

NEW YORK, July 28, 2025 (WAFA) –

The United Nations high-level conference aimed at finding a peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine and the implementation of the Two-State Solution convened today, Monday, at the UN headquarters in New York, under the joint chairmanship of Saudi Arabia and France.

Addressing the conference, Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa said this conference represents both a promise and a commitment to the Palestinian people that the historic injustice they have endured must come to an end.  He described the situation in Gaza as the latest and most brutal manifestation of that injustice, stressing that the time has come for collective action more urgently than ever before.

He added that the conference sends a message to the Palestinian people that the world supports their rights to life, freedom, dignity, their land, and their sovereign state, and also delivers a message to the Israelis that there is a path to peace and regional integration.

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan also stressed that the conference represents a pivotal step toward advancing the two-state solution, ending the occupation, and realizing a just and sustainable vision for peace in the Middle East.

He praised French President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement of his country’s intention to recognize the State of Palestine, describing it as a historic step that reflects growing international support for the Palestinian people’s right to establish their independent state and contributes to creating an international environment conducive to achieving the two-state solution.

He affirmed that Saudi Arabia believes that achieving security, stability, and prosperity for all the peoples of the region begins with justice for the Palestinian people and enabling them to obtain their legitimate rights, foremost among them the establishment of an independent state along the June 4, 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

He stressed that an independent Palestinian state is the key to genuine peace in the region.

The Saudi Foreign Minister also emphasized the importance of unified international efforts through this conference to support the Palestinian people in building their institutions and advancing a peaceful resolution.

Meanwhile, French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said that during this session, the outcomes of the roundtable meetings will be consolidated to unify visions, highlight achievements across all tracks, and focus on the next steps to be taken.

He stressed that targeting children and women seeking food aid is unacceptable and that the war in Gaza must end, stating that the conference should mark a turning point toward implementing the two-state solution.

He said that efforts must be made to find ways to transition from ending the war in Gaza to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Le Drian added that the political two-state solution is the only way to fulfill the people’s aspirations for peace and security, with no viable alternative.

He added that the conference has generated unstoppable momentum toward achieving a political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that ensures the establishment of a viable Palestinian state.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres also stressed that today’s conference is a rare and indispensable opportunity.  “We must ensure that it does not become another exercise in well-meaning rhetoric. It can and must serve as a decisive turning point – one that catalyzes irreversible progress towards ending the occupation, and realizing our shared aspiration for a viable Two-State solution.”

“The Two-State solution remains the only framework rooted in international law, endorsed by this Assembly, and supported by the international community,” he said.

However, he warned: “The truth is: we are at a breaking point. The two-state solution is farther than ever before.”

He thanked the government of France and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for organizing this international conference on the implementation of the two-state solution.

“We know that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has endured for generations – defying hopes … defying diplomacy … defying countless resolutions and defying international law,” he said, adding that, “The conflict continues to take lives, destroy futures, and destabilize the region and our world.”

He added: “But we also know its persistence is not inevitable. It can be resolved. That demands political will and courageous leadership.”

He stressed that nothing can justify the obliteration of Gaza that has unfolded before the eyes of the world.

Guterres highlighted the tragic conditions, including the starvation of the population, the killing of tens of thousands of civilians, and the fragmentation of the occupied Palestinian land.

He said: “Let’s be clear: The creeping annexation of the occupied West Bank is illegal. It must stop. The wholesale destruction of Gaza is intolerable. It must stop. Unilateral actions that would forever undermine the two-state solution are unacceptable. They must stop.”

He also referred to the support, as expressed in a Knesset declaration voted on last week, for annexing the Occupied West Bank. Guterres made it clear that the creeping annexation of the occupied West Bank is illegal and must stop.

The conference, which runs until July 30, brings together a large number of United Nations member states, international and regional organizations, UN specialized agencies, and civil society groups. Representing the State of Palestine is Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa.

The conference takes place amid the dire conditions faced by the Palestinian people due to the ongoing illegal Israeli occupation and its grave violations. Its goal is to implement United Nations resolutions and the two-state solution, marking a significant turning point toward resolving the Palestinian issue.

It came in response to the UN General Assembly’s resolution and the International Court of Justice’s ruling affirming the illegality of the Israeli occupation and the urgent need to end it.

The conference seeks to initiate a credible and time-bound political process, while also securing firm international commitments to support the Palestinian state politically and economically, advance governmental reform and development efforts, and enable Gaza’s recovery and reconstruction after the ongoing genocidal war comes to an end.

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EU considers suspending Israeli access to research program over Gaza war

BRUSSELS, July 28, 2025 (WAFA) -

The European Commission is tabling the suspension of Israel's access to the EU's Horizon Research fund as a consequence of the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. It comes after an accord between the two sides for Israel to substantially increase aid to Gaza has not materialized, said EU sources.

The European Commission is considering suspending Israel's access to the EU's Horizon Europe research and innovation program in response to Israel's ongoing actions in Gaza.

EU Commissioners are meeting today to discuss the move in response to the failure of Israel to implement a negotiated agreement to "substantially" improve access to food and medical supplies to Palestinians in Gaza.

"The partial suspension of Horizon will be discussed in the College of Commissioners today," a high-level EU source confirmed to Euronews.

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President Abbas praises El-Sisi’s appeal to U.S. to halt war on Gaza and allow aid access

RAMALLAH, July 28, 2025 (WAFA) –

President Mahmoud Abbas praised the special appeal made by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to U.S. President Donald Trump, calling for an end to the war on Gaza and the immediate entry of humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave.

President Abbas described the initiative as a continuation of Egypt’s historic and pivotal role under El-Sisi’s leadership in supporting the Palestinian cause, stopping Israeli aggression, facilitating the delivery of aid, and preventing the forced displacement of Palestinians.

He expressed deep appreciation for Egypt’s efforts, praising its leadership in promoting regional and global peace and stability.

President Abbas reaffirmed Palestine’s unwavering support for Egypt, its people, and its wise leadership in advancing development and prosperity, and in confronting all forms of terrorism targeting Egypt and its national security.

The president underscored the importance of continued joint coordination to serve the best interests of the two brotherly countries and their peoples.

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Palestinian PM Mustafa: All countries must take responsibility to end war on our people and immediately stop massacres and starvation

NEW YORK, July 28, 2025 (WAFA) -

Speaking at the UN high-level international conference on the Two-State Solution in New York, Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa said that: “This Conference holds a promise, a pledge to the Palestinian people, that the historical injustice that befell them must come to an end. What is happening in Gaza is its latest and most brutal manifestation, and we are more than ever compelled to act.”

He emphasized that this Conference is a message to the Palestinian people “that the world supports our right to life, liberty, and dignity; that the world supports us in the realization of our rights and of our sovereign State,” and that it is also a message to the Israeli people that there is a path to peace and regional integration.

“It will be achieved through our independence, not our destruction; through the realization of our rights, not their continued denial. That Palestinians are not condemned to perpetual occupation and exile, and Palestinians and Israelis are not doomed to be at eternal war,” Mustafa said. “That there is another way, a better way, that leads to shared peace, shared security, and shared prosperity in our region. Not for one at the expense of the other, but for all.”

Prime Minister Mustafa expressed the State of Palestine’s deep gratitude to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and France for their leadership and for undertaking the responsibility entrusted to them by the General Assembly to co-chair this historic conference. He also expressed deep appreciation to the co-chairs of the working groups for their dedication, and all states and organizations for their contributions, as well as to the Secretary-General and, through him, all of the United Nations for their relentless efforts to deliver on their sacred mandate, including the UN personnel on the ground who do so at the peril of their lives.

He stressed that the rest of the world has obligations and responsibilities to uphold self-determination and a just and lasting peace. He welcomed the approach taken by this Conference to identify what is required from all actors and to promote concrete and decisive actions, clear mechanisms, and binding time frames.

The Prime Minister underscored that all States have a responsibility to act now to end the war against our people in Gaza, to secure the release of all hostages and prisoners, and to ensure the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces. In this regard, he expressed support for the mediation efforts of Egypt, Qatar, and the United States and the actions undertaken by all States to achieve these goals, stressing that the massacres and the engineered starvation by Israel must be brought to an immediate end.

“We all must act to reunify Gaza with the West Bank, including East Jerusalem,” Mustafa said, “with no occupation, no siege, no settlements, no forcible displacement, and no annexation, and to rebuild Gaza with and for our people, end the occupation, achieve Palestinian independence, and implement the two-State solution, where Palestine and Israel live side by side in peace and security, leading to shared peace, shared security, and shared prosperity in our region,” the Prime Minister stressed.

“This requires support for the Palestinian Government in assuming its sole governance and security responsibilities in the Gaza Strip and throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory; and that Hamas must end its rule of Gaza and hand over its weapons to the Palestinian Authority,” he added. “We are ready to invite regional and international forces to deploy, in full coordination with the State of Palestine, as part of a UN Security Council-mandated stabilization and protection mission to safeguard our people, ensure all parties comply with the ceasefire, and guarantee security for all sides—in support of the role of our Government and our Security Forces, and not as an alternative to them. The ceasefire should extend to all of the OPT and should be accompanied by the cessation of all illegal measures.”

Mustafa also called on all States to take every action possible to end the war against our people, end the occupation, end the conflict, and achieve shared peace, security, and prosperity without delay or hesitation.

The Prime Minister saluted the historic and courageous decision of France and President Macron to recognize the State of Palestine in September, calling on all those that have yet to do so to recognize the State of Palestine without delay. “Indeed,” the Prime Minister emphasized, “the path to peace starts with recognizing the State of Palestine and preserving it from destruction, and by empowering the forces of peace in Palestine, Israel, the region, and the world in their efforts to implement the Two-State solution. A peace that saves and serves Palestinians, Israelis, and the region. There is no viable alternative to the Two-State solution on 1967 borders based on the relevant UN resolutions to achieve peace, and there is no Two-State solution without an independent Palestinian State with East Jerusalem as its capital.”

Prime Minister Mustafa reaffirmed that the Palestinian Government is determined to continue the implementation of substantive reforms in impossible circumstances, first and foremost to be able to better serve our people, and also to better cooperate with our regional and international partners. He affirmed readiness and willingness to assume all responsibilities in Gaza and the rest of the OPT, calling on the international community to help put an end to the Israeli policies which, at the political, financial, and military levels, constitute an existential threat to our people, our State, and institutions, as well as to peace.

“The idea that peace and security can be achieved by the destruction or subjugation of our people is a deadly illusion,” he said. “The only way forward is through shared peace and security.”

“Our people are not going to disappear, but they are losing lives and loved ones every single day. Communities are under attack by occupation forces and settlers trying to uproot them every single day. The Palestinian people suffer and cannot be demanded to simply endure. Their agony must be brought to an end. Our people have an inalienable right to live in freedom and dignity in their ancestral land,” he concluded. The region is ready to move forward now, but not at the expense of Palestine and the Palestinian people. The rights of all peoples must be respected. The sovereignty of all States must be ensured. Palestine and its people can no longer be the exception.

“The region is ready to move forward—now—but not at the expense of Palestine and its people. The rights of all peoples must be respected, and the sovereignty of all states guaranteed. Palestine and its people can no longer be the exception.”

The Palestinian delegation was led by Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa and included Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Varsin Aghabekian Shahin, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Stephan Salameh, and Permanent Representative of the State of Palestine to the United Nations Ambassador Riyad Mansour.

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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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