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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After Starving Palestinians in Gaza for Two Weeks, Israel Is Stopping Water Supplies, 

the Killing Continues Despite the Ceasefire, 

the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip Rises to 48,543 and the Injuries to 111,981

March 15, 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 March 15, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 62,010+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (48,543), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 13,553+). 

By March 15, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 111,981.

By March 15, 2025, 933 Palestinians who were killed, 6,899 who were injured, and 11,553*, who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023, including 310 women and 640 children. 

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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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The Israeli offensive on Toulkarm enters its 48th day, during which the Israeli occupation forces forcibly displaced the remaining population,  threatening to detain anyone found there, March 15, 2025.	Nine Palestinian young men, including two journalists, were martyred and others were injured in an Israeli drone air strike on the northern Gaza Strip, in a new violation of the ceasefire agreement, March 15, 2025.
Remains of 13 Palestinian martyrs were recovered from a temporary cemetery inside Al-Shifa Medical Complex, in Gaza City, as they were killed there during the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, March 15, 2025.	Due to the ongoing severe Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, the Rafa'h Municipality announced that it is halting the provision of fuel necessary for operating private and agricultural wells, March 15, 2025.
The World Food Program announced that it has not been able to transport any food supplies to the Gaza Strip since March 2, due to the Israeli closure of border crossings, March 15, 2025.	Americans gather outside of a New York court on March 12, 2025, to protest the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, who was arrested for protesting the Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip, March 15, 2025.
Grieving the death of 9 Palestinian civilians, including 3 journalists, who were martyred by an Israeli genocidal air strike on Bait Lahya, in northern Gaza Strip, on March 15, 2025.	Due to the Israeli two-week long blocking of the food aid entry to the Gaza Strip, food shortages spread to the extent that Palestinians started to share the Iftar meal in the streets amidst the rubble, with help from local charities, March 15, 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 to 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 death toll from Israel's deadly aggression surpasses 48,543

GAZA, March 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

The death toll in Gaza has risen to 48,543, the majority being women and children, since the Israeli genocidal war began in October 2023, according to local health authorities.

Over the past 48 hours, hospitals in Gaza have received the bodies or remains of 12 victims after being pulled out from the rubble, in addition to six newly reported fatalities, the sources confirmed.

According to the same sources, 26 of injuries has also climbed to 111,981. Meantime, many victims remain trapped under the rubble, with emergency and civil defense teams unable to reach them.

Although a ceasefire in Gaza took effect on January 19, 2025, casualties have continued to be reported across various parts of the region since its implementation, as Israel continued to breach the agreement.

M.N. 

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IOFs kill Palestinian fisherman near the Gaza City shore

Saturday 15-March-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) attacked a fishing boat near the shores of Gaza City on Friday evening, killing one fisherman.

According to the union of fishermen committees, 22-year-old Mu'hammed Siyam was martyred when an Israeli gunboat fired a projectile at his boat while he was fishing just a few meters off the coast of Al-Sudaniya area, south of Gaza City,

Earlier, an Israeli drone attacked a group of civilians as they were collecting firewood near a school in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, killing four of them.

Six citizens, including two women, also suffered different injuries on the same day when Israeli tanks attacked them in eastern and central Rafa'h, south of Gaza, while an elderly woman was injured in another attack in Bait Lahia in northern Gaza.

Meanwhile, journalist 'Alaa’ Hashim was pronounced dead on Friday after she succumbed to injuries she sustained in a previous Israeli attack on Gaza City.

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Nine Palestinians martyred by an Israeli airstrike on Bait Lahya

Saturday 15-March-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

Nine young men, including two journalists, were martyred and others were injured on Saturday afternoon in an Israeli drone strike in the northern Gaza Strip, in a new violation of the ceasefire agreement.

In a brief statement, the Ministry of Health reported that nine bodies of martyrs and a number of injuries, including serious cases, were transferred to the Indonesian Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip.

Local sources said an Israeli drone struck a car at the al-Attar junction in the town of Bait Lahya in the northern Gaza Strip.

Press sources reported that most of the martyrs were humanitarian and relief workers, and included four journalists, adding that the shelling targeted a vehicle of Al-Khair International Foundation while they were sheltering displaced people in Bait Lahya.

Meanwhile, a Palestinian was wounded at the hands of Israeli occupation forces stationed in Tal al-Sultan neighborhood, west of Rafa'h city, in southern Gaza Strip.

On Friday, 4 citizens were martyred in Israeli shelling in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City. A fisherman was martyred in northwest of Gaza City, and six civilians, including two women, were injured in an Israeli shelling that targeted eastern and central Rafah city, south of Gaza Strip.

Two children were martyred and a mother of one of them was wounded on Thursday evening by an Israeli drone strike in the town of Bait 'Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip and a shooting east of the Al-Sueja'iyya neighborhood in eastern Gaza.

On March 11, six civilians, including two brothers, were martyred and others were injured in two separate Israeli raids on Rafa'h and Gaza. The day before, four civilians, including three brothers, were also martyred in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a gathering of citizens in Rafa'h and Al-Buraij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip.

According to data documented by the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, the Israeli occupation army kills six people every two days in the Gaza Strip, indicating that 145 citizens have been martyred and 605 injured since the ceasefire was declared on January 19, 2025.

Israeli occupation forces have been carrying out aerial bombardments and shootings on an almost daily basis since the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement came to an end on March 1, resulting in many martyrs and wounded.

Since the ceasefire agreement entered into force, the occupation army has committed about 1,000 violations, resulting in about 155 martyrs and hundreds of injuries, in addition to aerial bombardments, land bulldozing, demolition of houses and tank incursions, according to official data.

In another development, the Civil Defense in the Gaza Strip reported on Saturday that the remains of 13 martyrs were recovered from within the Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City.

In a press statement, the Civil Defense said that its crews removed the bodies of 13 martyrs, including three unidentified, who were buried inside the Shifa Medical Complex during the genocidal war.

It pointed out that a number of these bodies were handed over to their families for burial in official cemeteries and the other unidentified bodies were handed over to the Forensic Medicine Department of the Ministry of Health.

On Friday, the Civil Defense, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health’s medical teams and the police forensics, transferred the bodies of 48 martyrs who were buried in the Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza during the war.

The Civil Defense began recovery operations of martyrs’ bodies from the backyard of the Shifa Medical Complex on March 13, to be buried in official cemeteries in a process that will continue for days, estimating that 160 martyrs were buried in the compound’s yard.

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Three Palestinians, including a child, killed by Israeli gunfire in northern and central Gaza

GAZA, March 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

Three Palestinians, including a child, were killed by Israeli gunfire and drone strikes on Saturday evening in the town of Bait Lahya, in the northern Gaza Strip, and in the village of Jo'hr Al-Deek, central Gaza, marking a fresh violation of the ceasefire agreement.

Medical sources reported that the child, Yamin Al-'Hamalawi, succumbed to a gunshot wound to the head, while the woman was wounded by a bullet to the back in Bait Lahya.

Meanwhile, two other civilians were killed and several others injured in an Israeli drone strike targeting a group of individuals in the Jo'hr Al-Deek area in central Gaza.

In the city of Rafa'h, southern Gaza, a man was wounded by Israeli gunfire while near the 'Hamza Mosque in the Al-'Adas area, north of the city.

Additionally, eight people were injured when a bomb dropped by an Israeli drone exploded in a tent in the Al-Shakoush area, located northwest of Rafah.

Earlier today, nine Palestinians, including three journalists, were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a group of civilians in Bait Lahya. This brings the total number of casualties since the ceasefire agreement came into effect on January 19, 2025, to 150 individuals.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 48,524 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 111,955 others injured, according to local health authorities

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Israeli occupation forces set fire to homes in Jineen refugee camp amid ongoing assault

Jineen, March 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

 Israeli occupation forces set fire to several homes in the Jineen refugee camp on Saturday, as their assault on the city and its refugee camp continues into its 54th consecutive day.

According to WAFA correspondent, Israeli forces ignited fires in additional homes within the camp and continued their destruction of infrastructure near Jineen Governmental Hospital, having already blocked the main roads with dirt barricades.

Since the start of the offensive on January 21, Israeli forces have completely demolished around 120 homes in various neighborhoods within the refugee camp. Furthermore, many other homes have sustained severe damage, and approximately 20,000 residents have been forcibly displaced from their homes.

The ongoing Israeli assault on Jineen has resulted in the killing of 34 Palestinians and left dozens more injured. The offensive has also caused unprecedented damage to the region’s infrastructure, as well as significant losses in both public and private property.

M.N.

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Israeli drone strike injures several Palestinians in central Gaza

GAZA, March 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

Several Palestinians were injured on Saturday evening when they were targeted by Israeli occupation forces in the central Gaza Strip.

According to our correspondent, an Israeli drone attacked a group of people who were gathering firewood east of the village of Jo'hr Al-Deek in the central Gaza Strip, resulting in several injuries.

Since the morning of today, 12 people, including a child and three journalists, were killed in a series of Israeli attacks across Gaza. This brings the total number of casualties since the ceasefire agreement came into effect on January 19, 2025, to 150 individuals.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 48,524 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 111,955 others injured, according to local health authorities

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Rafa'h Municipality announces suspension of water services

Saturday 15-March-2025

RAFAH, (PIC)

The Rafa'h Municipality in southern Gaza announced on Saturday that it is halting the provision of fuel necessary for operating private and agricultural wells due to the ongoing severe Israeli blockade and the closure of crossings and the consequent depletion of fuel.

Rafa'h Mayor Ahmed Al-Sufi explained that the municipality had been supplying fuel to operate 80 private and agricultural water wells, in addition to the main wells, to ensure water access to neighborhoods where residents have returned amidst deteriorating humanitarian conditions.

In a press statement, he noted that the fuel shortage forces the municipality to reduce the services provided and freeze essential and vital services, threatening the lives of thousands and exacerbating the health and environmental crisis.

He said, “We are facing an impending humanitarian disaster, as the deprivation of water exposes residents to serious diseases at a time when they are already facing harsh living conditions due to the ongoing aggression and blockade.”

Al-Sufi clarified that the water crisis in Rafa'h is escalating dangerously, with no solutions in sight due to Israel’s intransigence and its continued prevention of essential supplies. He warned of an uncontrollable health and humanitarian disaster.

He called on all international and humanitarian organizations to urgently intervene and pressure Israel to open the crossings and allow immediate entry of fuel and relief materials to avoid further deterioration of living conditions.

Al-Sufi emphasized that the silence of the international community regarding this crime will lead to dire consequences for the lives of Gaza’s residents.

Following the end of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, the Israeli occupation authorities closed the Karm Abu Salim crossing—the only passage for humanitarian aid and fuel—claiming that Hamas refused to respond to a U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire during Ramadan and the Jewish Passover.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has distanced himself from starting the second phase of the agreement, as he seeks to release more Israeli captives without fulfilling the commitments of this phase, especially ending the genocide and completely withdrawing from Gaza.

Netanyahu wants to extend the first phase of the exchange deal to free as many Israeli captives in Gaza as possible without offering any concessions or completing the military and humanitarian obligations imposed in the ceasefire agreement, to appease the extremists in his government.

Earlier on Friday evening, Hamas announced that it had agreed to release an Israeli soldier with American citizenship, in addition to four corpses of dual-national captives, in response to a new proposal to resume ceasefire negotiations in Gaza and prisoner exchanges.

Meanwhile, the White House claimed that Hamas is making unrealistic demands in the negotiations that prevent reaching a permanent ceasefire agreement 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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 Injuries reported as Israeli occupation forces raid several areas in Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), March 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian young man was injured by live ammunition, and several others suffered from suffocation today during an Israeli military raid on the Al-Fawwar refugee camp and the town of Doura, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron) in the West Bank.

WAFA correspondent reported that Israeli forces stormed the camp, triggering confrontations with local residents. During the confrontations, Israeli soldiers fired live bullets, stun grenades, and toxic tear gas, leading to the injury of a young man with a gunshot wound to the foot. 

The injured individual was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. Dozens of other civilians were affected by toxic gas inhalation and were treated on the spot.

In a related incident, Israeli forces also raided the town of Doura and the Al-'Arroub refugee camp, both located in the southern and northern parts of Al-Khaleel (Hebron) province, respectively. 

Local sources reported that the forces fired live bullets, stun grenades, and tear gas directly at citizens and their homes, resulting in several cases of suffocation from gas inhalation. The affected individuals received medical treatment on-site.

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 Israeli occupation forces forcibly displace remaining residents in Toulkarm refugee camp amid ongoing aggression

TOULKARM, March 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

As the wide-scale Israeli offensive in Toulkarm enters its 48th day, Israeli occupation forces forcibly displaced the remaining population of the Muraba'at 'Hannoun neighborhood in the Toulkarm refugee camp on Saturday, threatening to detain anyone found in the area.

According to eyewitnesses, Israeli occupation forces raided homes in the neighborhood and ordered residents to leave within five minutes under the threat of violence. One soldier reportedly informed the residents that bulldozers and tanks would soon be deployed in the area.

Many of those displaced, especially the elderly and sick, were forced to leave the camp under difficult humanitarian conditions caused by the ongoing assault on the city and its two refugee camps.

In a related development, Israeli forces raided several other homes across the camp, forcibly removing doors and causing severe damage to the properties. Forces continued to fire sound bombs to intimidate anyone who still did not leave, while additional homes within the camp were seized and turned into military outposts.

The Toulkarm refugee camp has been subjected to an ongoing Israeli military aggression for 48 days, resulting in a widespread displacement of approximately 12,000 people. Among them are women, children, the elderly, and the sick, many of whom have sought shelter in temporary accommodations or with relatives in the city and surrounding areas.

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Israeli occupation forces kidnap six Palestinians east of Nablus

NABLUS, March 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Israeli occupation forces kidnapped six Palestinian young men from the towns of Bait Foureek and Bait Dajan, located east of Nablus, on Saturday evening.

Local sources reported that Israeli forces stormed both Bait Foureek and Bait Dajan, leading to confrontations between the Israeli military and local residents. The forces fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters during the confrontations.

According to the same sources, three young men were detained in Bait Dajan, while the remaining three were detained in Bait Foureeik. 

M.N.

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Israeli occupation forces continue large-scale military onslaught on Toulkarm and its camp for 48th day

TULKARM, March 15, 2025 (WAFA) – 

Israeli occupation forces continue their aggression on the city of Toulkarm and its camp for the 48th consecutive day, and on the Nur Shams camp for the 34th day, amidst heavy reinforcements, raids on homes, and the forced displacement of residents.

WAFA correspondent reported that the occupation forces sent military reinforcements toward the city and its two camps, and deployed infantry squads in the neighborhoods of Toulkarm and Nour Shams camps and their surroundings. The forces fired live ammunition and sound bombs, and heard explosions, accompanied by intense reconnaissance flights.

She added that the occupation forces, with their heavy machinery and bulldozers, reinforced their military presence in front of the houses they seized on Nablus Street, which connects the Toulkarm and Nur Shams camps, turning them into military barracks. They also set up mobile checkpoints to restrict the movement of civilians.

Israeli occupation forces stormed the eastern part of the employee housing complex in the Iktaba suburb, opposite Nour Shams camp. They raided several homes, detained their residents, and subjected them to interrogation. They also deployed infantry units on Al-Sikka Street and set up checkpoints to search citizens and stop vehicles.

In the same context, Israeli occupation forces launched a large-scale campaign of raids on homes in and around Nour Shams camp, specifically Jabal al-Nasr and the Mahjar neighborhood. They forced residents to leave their homes shortly before iftar, amid heavy gunfire and flash bombs to terrorize residents.

Infantry units were deployed in the neighborhoods of Toulkarm refugee camp, firing heavy live ammunition and pursuing citizens as they headed to check on their homes in the camp.

The Israeli occupation forces set up flying military checkpoints at various times during their ongoing aggression at several key locations inside the city and at its entrances, particularly on Nablus Street, the employee housing neighborhood in the eastern Iktaba suburb, the street near the Thabit Thabit Government Hospital, and the southern entrance to the city.

The ongoing aggression on the city and its two camps has resulted in the killing of 13 civilians, including a child and two women, one of whom was eight months pregnant. Dozens have also been injured and detained, and more than 12,000 people have been forcibly displaced from Nour Shams camp and a similar number from Toulkarm refugee camp.

Y.S.

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IOFs torch house in Jineen, seizes several cars in Ramallah

Saturday 15-March-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) set a Palestinian house ablaze in Jineen and confiscated several cars in Ramallah on Saturday, amid other violations in different West Bank areas.

According to local sources, the IOFs set fire to a house belonging to the family of an-Nawrasi in Jenin refugee camp and bulldozed roads in the area of the Government Hospital in Jineen City.

However, media sources said that the IOFs torched a number of homes in Jineen refugee camp and blocked main roads with mounds of dirt and rocks.

In Ramallah, the IOFs stormed Silwad town and appropriated several cars.

In Al-Khalil (Hebron), Israeli occupation forces stormed Al-Fawwar refugee camp, which provoked skirmishes with local youths.

The IOFs also stormed other areas of the West Bank, without making arrests.

In a separate incident, a Palestinian farmer was injured when a horde of the illegal Israeli settlers assaulted him in Al-Tuba hamlet in Masafir Yatta, south of Al-Khalil (Hebron).

Another group of settlers chased and brutalized Palestinian farmers in Sa'hil Al-Marj area in Qaryout village, south of Nablus, and prevented them from cultivating their agricultural lands.

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 Israel’s destruction and displacement campaign ongoing in northern West Bank

Saturday 15-March-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation army’s violent and destructive operations in the northern West Bank entered day 47 in Tulkarem City and its refugee camp and day 34 in Nur Shams refugee camp on Saturday.

Since they started, these operations have been marked by almost daily arrests, raids on homes, destruction of public and private property, and forced displacement of citizens.

Dozens of people have also been killed and injured during the Israeli operations in the northern West Bank.

According to local media sources, the Israeli army dispatched more reinforcements to Toulkarm City, and the refugee camps of Tulkarem and Nur Shams during the past hours, where a destruction and displacement campaign has been ongoing for several weeks.

In Jineen, the Israeli military operation has turned Jenin refugee camp into a ghost town, leaving devastation reminiscent of the war-torn Gaza Strip.

As of today, March 15, 2025, the West Bank has been enduring the relentless impacts of Israel’s military operations in the Jenin area. Saturday marks the 54th day of Israeli airstrikes, ground assaults, and incursions into Jenin City and its adjacent refugee camp. This prolonged campaign has left a trail of destruction, suffering, and humanitarian crises in its wake.

Two weeks after the military operation began, Jenin camp is largely deserted. Thousands of Palestinians have left their homes, taking only what they could carry, after the Israeli army ordered them to leave through drones equipped with loudspeakers.

As the Israeli attacks continue in the northern West Bank, the humanitarian situation grows increasingly dire. The loss of homes and critical infrastructure has left many without access to basic needs such as food, water, and healthcare.

Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation regime demolished 10 mosques across the West Bank, including east Jerusalem, over the past week.

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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 Palestinian herders in Masafir Yatta, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), March 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers, under the protection of Israeli occupation forces, attacked Palestinian shepherds on Saturday in the Masafir Yatta area south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron), forcing them to leave their land at gunpoint.

Osama Makhamara, a local anti-settlement activist, told WAFA that the colonists targeted the family of Ahmad Barghash Al-Shawaheen while they were tending to their livestock in the Wadi Al-Jawaya area. The colonists chased them away, threatening them with firearms and forcing them to abandon the land.

In a separate incident, armed Israeli colonists stormed the nearby area of Khirbet At-Tuba, triggering fear and panic among the women and children present.

Meanwhile, in central Hebron, armed Israeli colonists chased a young boy and his father in the Tel Rumaida neighborhood, throwing stones at them in another act of harassment and intimidation.

The ongoing harassment and attacks by Israeli colonists continue to exacerbate tensions and hardships for Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank.

M.N.

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Illegal Israeli settlers attack shepherd in Masafir Yatta, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), March 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian shepherd was injured today after being violently attacked by the illegal Israeli settlers in the Masafir Yatta area, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron), according to local sources.

Osama Makhamra, a local activist, reported that the colonists assaulted the shepherd, identified as 'Awadh Ibraheem 'Awadh, causing him multiple bruises, wounds, and fractures. He was subsequently transported to a hospital for medical treatment.

Makhamra reported that the attack occurred near the Al-Tuba hamlet in Masafir Yatta, where the colonists targeted a group of shepherds, beating them and forcing them to leave the grazing lands under threat of further violence.

This assault is part of a series of ongoing and systematic attacks carried out by the illegal Israeli settlers against Palestinian citizens and their property. Such actions are aimed at forcibly displacing the local population to make way for further settlement expansion in the region.

M.N.

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Illegal Israeli settlers  bulldoze vast swaths of Palestinian land, uproot trees in western Salfeet

Saturday 15-March-2025

Salfeet, (PIC)

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers bulldozed on Friday dozens of Palestinian agricultural land in Wadi Al-Matwi area in the west of Salfit City in the Occupied West Bank.

According to local sources, settlers protected by Israeli forces bulldozed vast tracts of land in Wadi Al-Matwi area, which is located between Salfeet City and Bruqeen town, laying the groundwork for the construction of a new settler-only road.

The sources added that the settlers uprooted about 40 perennial olive trees and leveled vast swaths of land belonging to three Palestinian citizens.

Considered one of the vital areas that connect Salfit with the western cluster of villages, Al-Matwi area has been a target of frequent attacks and violations by the illegal Isreli settlers from the illegal outpost of Al-Ras.

In another incident, dozens of settlers stormed Al-'Auja spring, north of Jericho, and held a noisy and provocative celebration, while preventing local citizens from accessing the area and harassing them.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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UNRWA opens 130 temporary education centers in Gaza

RAMALLAH, March 15, 2025 (WAFA) – 

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) announced that it has opened 130 temporary education centers in Gaza, enabling direct learning for approximately 47,000 children across the Strip.

This came in a statement posted by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini on his X account on Saturday, highlighting the agency's role in providing direct learning services to children in Gaza, who have faced killing and displacement over nearly 16 months of genocidal warfare perpetrated by Israel.

Lazzarini emphasized that UNRWA remains the largest provider of emergency learning and psychosocial support services in Gaza.

He stressed that "education restores some hope to the children of Gaza, helping them recover," noting its role in overcoming "the unspeakable traumas that children are experiencing."

He added, "We have a long way to go to encourage more and more children to learn."

The UN official went on to say, "The challenges in Gaza are enormous, and there is no time to waste. Our goal is to avoid a lost generation of Palestinian children."

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‎UN rapporteur calls for investigating the martyrdom of prisoners in Israeli prisons

Saturday 15-March-2025

GENEVA, (PIC)

The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Cruelty, Alice Jill Edwards, has called for accelerated investigations into the martyrdoms of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

Edwards strongly criticized the maltreatment of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation prisons since October 7, 2023.

Speaking to Anadolu Agency on the sidelines of her participation in the 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Edwards emphasized that many of the Palestinian prisoners who were released as part of the exchange agreement were held in very difficult conditions, and that some of them were arbitrarily detained.

She also noted that some of the prisoners appeared in poor health, calling for independent and impartial investigations into charges of torture and ill-treatment.

Edwards said, “The last figure I heard for the number of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails was around 10,500 before the exchanges. “Of course, some were released after investigations were closed or there were insufficient grounds for their continued detention.

The UN rapporteur emphasized the need to accelerate investigations into the martyrdom of dozens of prisoners inside Israeli occupation prisons, stressing that achieving justice requires a high level of impartiality and independence.

She pointed out that international bodies, including the International Committee of the Red Cross, have the ability to access prisoners and make independent assessments to hold the Israeli occupation government accountable.

Edwards warned that torture and ill-treatment are an obstacle to achieving peace, especially in the Middle East. She called on negotiators to move swiftly to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and push both sides toward a genuine reconciliation process.

“I call with all my good intentions to end this conflict and occupation in the region and open a new page of coexistence and peace,” she said.

Edwards expressed her hope that the ceasefire will hold and called on Israel to allow humanitarian access to Gaza, emphasizing that this is a basic human right.

“What we really want to see in this region is peace, where Palestinians and Israelis live in security and stability and have the right to self-determination,” she said.

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WFP: We haven’t been able to bring in any supplies to Gaza since the beginning of March

Saturday 15-March-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The World Food Program (WFP) said on Friday that it has not been able to transport any food supplies to the Gaza Strip since March 2, due to the Israeli occupation’s closure of all border crossings for humanitarian and commercial supplies.

Earlier this month, the Israeli occupation closed all crossings leading to Gaza to prevent the entry of humanitarian aid.

The UN program explained that commercial food prices have been rising since the closure of the crossings, with the prices of some basic items such as flour, sugar and vegetables increasing by more than 200 percent, according to the UN News website.

The program noted that some local traders have started withholding goods due to uncertainty about the arrival of new supplies.

It said it currently has enough food stocks to support kitchens and bakeries operating in the Gaza Strip for up to a month, as well as ready-to-eat food parcels to support 550,000 people for two weeks.

The UN program said it is currently supporting 33 kitchens across Gaza serving a total of 180,000 hot meals per day. The program also supports 25 bakeries, but on March 8, six of the bakeries were forced to close due to a lack of cooking gas.

The WFP also has about 63,000 metric tons of food destined for Gaza, equivalent to two to three months’ worth of distributions for 1.1 million people, pending permission to enter Gaza, according to the UN.

It added that it delivered more than 40,000 metric tons of food to Gaza and provided life-saving assistance to 1.3 million people during the 42-day ceasefire that began on January 19.

The program also provided more than $6.8 million in cash assistance to support nearly 135,000 people, helping families buy much-needed items.

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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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