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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Israeli Air Strikes Resumed for the Second Day, Coupled with Imposed Starvation, Bringing the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 49,547 and the Injuries to 112,719

March 19, 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 19, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 63,085+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (49,547), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 13,538+). 

By March 19, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 112,719.

By March 19, 2025, 935 Palestinians who were killed, 6,917 who were injured, and 11,604*, 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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Dozens of Palestinians, mostly children, women, and elderly, have been massacred by the renewed Israeli genocidal air strikes on the Gaza Strip, March 19, 2025.	A Palestinian chiled retrieved from the rubble of his family home, which was destroyed and many of his family members were massacred by the renewed Israeli genocidal air strikes on the Gaza Strip, March 19, 2025.
A Palestinian woman mourns as she identifies the body of her relative in the Al-Ahli hospital, following overnight Israeli genocidal airstrikes on Gaza City, on March 18, 2025.	The Israeli genocide perpetrated on the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip has been resumed by the air strikes and the continuous blockade, March 19, 2025.
Retrieval of a child body from the rubble of the family house, which was destroyed by the renewed Israeli genocidal air strikes on Al-Sabra neighborhood, in Gaza City, on March 19, 2025.	Grieving family members who were massacred by the renewed Israeli genocidal air strikes on Khan Younus, in southern Gaza Strip, on March 19, 2025.
Site of a house, which was destroyed by the renewed Israeli genocidal air strikes on Al-Birka neighborhood, in Dair El-Bala'h, in which a Palestinian family was massacred, on March 19, 2025.	Grieving the death of seven members of the 'Hattab family house, who were massacred inside their home by the renewed Israeli genocidal air strikes on Al-Sabra neighborhood, in Gaza City, on March 19, 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 death toll from Israel’s genocidal war tops 49,547

By Ahmed Asmar, 19.03.2025    

Anadolu, ANKARA --

The Palestinian death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since October 2023 surged to 49,547 people, as reported by the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, on Wednesday.

A Ministry statement said that the toll increased after 436 Palestinians were killed in renewed Israeli genocidal attacks on the enclave since Tuesday.

The Ministry said 678 people were also injured, taking the number of injuries since October 2023 to 112,719.

Tuesday’s deaths were one of the biggest single-day tolls since the start of Israel’s genocidal war, shattering a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement that took hold in Gaza in January.

Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.

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'Israel' launches relentless airstrikes on Gaza, killing dozens

By Al Mayadeen English

March 19, 2025

"Israel" has carried out its heaviest bombardment of the Gaza Strip since it violated a January 19, 2025, ceasefire with 'Hamas, marking the most intense escalation in more than 15 months of genocide.

The Israeli genocidal airstrikes and artillery bombardments across Gaza have killed at least 25 Palestinians and wounded dozens more, as the enclave’s humanitarian infrastructure faces near-total collapse, according to Al-Mayadeen's correspondent.

Our correspondent added that a separate strike hit a house on Salah al-Din Street in Al-Zaytoun area, killing four Palestinians and injuring several others. Meanwhile, an Israeli drone attack on a UNRWA school east of Khan Younus has been reported, though casualty figures remain unclear.

In a related context, the Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed that one foreign aid worker was killed and five others were critically injured after Israeli occupation forces shelled the headquarters of an international humanitarian organization in the central Gaza governorate. Medical teams at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital received the victims, condemning the attack on personnel engaged in relief efforts.

Israeli warplanes also launched three airstrikes on Rafa'h, while artillery shelling in 'Aabasan Al-Jadeeda, east of Khan Younus, injured four people. In a separate attack, an Israeli drone strike hit the courtyard of the University College of Applied Sciences in Khan Younis.

'Israel' killed 103 Civil Defense personnel in Gaza

Meanwhile, Gaza’s Civil Defense Directorate announced the martyrdom of Sergeant A'hmed Mu'hammed Al-'Hattab, who was killed in an Israeli strike on his home in the Sabra area. His death raises the total number of Civil Defense personnel killed in the ongoing Israeli genocide to 103.

Further Israeli shelling struck Al-Shaboura refugee camp in Rafa'h, wounding two Palestinians, while another airstrike near the entrance to Al-Nusayrat refugee camp killed one Palestinian.

The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics and Water Authority reported that 85% of Gaza’s water and sewage systems are now either completely or partially out of service, further worsening the already dire humanitarian situation.

After a fragile ceasefire that lasted roughly two months, "Israel" resumed its aggression on Gaza on Tuesday dawn with intense airstrikes, resulting in an initial toll of at least 400 martyrs.

The latest escalation comes amid widespread devastation in Gaza, with international organizations repeatedly warning of a deepening humanitarian catastrophe.

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Renewed Israeli airstrikes kill several Palestinians, injure dozens in Gaza City

GAZA, March 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

Renewed Israeli bombardment Wednesday killed several Palestinians and injured dozens across the Gaza City, according to WAFA correspondent

He said Israeli warplanes conducted an airstrike targeting a house in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza, killing several members of the Abu Daff family, mostly children.

Israel ended the Gaza ceasefire agreement and resumed its aggression on the Strip, carrying out a wave of bloody airstrikes on five Gaza municipalities and killing hundreds of Palestinians, including over 100 children.

The ongoing bombardment has resulted in at least 400 fatalities, with nearly 564  people reported injured, including women and children. Additionally, numerous people remain trapped under the rubble of targeted buildings.

Rescue teams have faced significant challenges in reaching affected areas due to the ongoing barrage of airstrikes and artillery shelling from Israeli forces.

The escalation comes amid growing fears over the worsening humanitarian crisis in the region, compounded by Israel's ongoing blockade and disruption of essential medical and humanitarian supplies.

Y.S

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Gaza: Israel resumes genocide; dozens killed in new shelling of civilian areas

March 19, 2025 (WAFA) - 

Fourteen citizens were killed last night and early Wednesday morning as a result of Israeli occupation forces' shelling of various areas in the Gaza Strip.

Red Crescent paramedics said that two citizens were killed and five others were injured when an Israeli drone targeted a tent housing displaced persons near the Al-Mawasi area, southwest of Khan Younus, in the southern Gaza Strip.

Our correspondent reported that a woman and a child were killed and three other citizens were injured when the Israeli occupation forces bombed a tent housing displaced persons north of Khan Younus.

He added that four citizens were killed when Israeli aircraft targeted a tent housing displaced persons opposite the Al-Wakala Club, west of Khan Younus.

Red Crescent paramedics said that they transported four martyrs and several wounded to the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City after Israeli aircraft bombed the home of the Al-'Hattab family in the Al-Sabra neighborhood, south of the city.

The occupation forces resumed their aggression on the Gaza Strip at dawn yesterday, Tuesday, after a hiatus of more than two months. This resulted in the deaths of more than 400 citizens, the majority of whom were women and children, and hundreds more injured.

The resumption of the aggression on the Gaza Strip comes amid fears of a deterioration in the humanitarian situation in the Strip, given the ongoing blockade and the cutting off of medical and humanitarian supplies.

Since October 7, 2023, the occupation forces have launched an aggression on the Gaza Strip, resulting in the killing of more than 48,572 citizens, the majority of whom were children and women, and the injury of 112,032 others. A number of victims remain under the rubble.

K.T.

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Gaza: 16 civilians killed in renewed Israeli strikes

Wednesday 19-March-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation army carried out renewed deadly attacks on the Gaza Strip last night and at dawn Wednesday, killing at least 16 civilians and injuring many others.

According to local sources, four citizens from the family of Al-'Hattab were martyred in an Israeli strike on a house in al-Sabra neighborhood in the south of Gaza City.

Israeli warplanes also bombed a tent and launched multiple attacks on Al-Tuffa'h neighborhood in Gaza City.

10 civilians were also martyred and others were injured following Israeli strikes on four tents in Al-Mawasi and Al-Mu'harrarat areas of Khan Younus.

A pregnant woman and a child were among those killed in the Israeli attacks on the tents in Khan Younus.

Another airstrike targeted a house belonging to the family of Abul-Rous in Dair El-Bala'h in central Gaza.

The Israeli artillery also bombed an apartment building in Al-Buraij refugee camp in central Gaza and homes in Rafa'h.

Meanwhile, Israeli aircraft dropped leaflets ordering residents of 'Abasan Al-Kabeera and Khuza’a in eastern Khan Younus, as well as Bait 'Hanoun in northern Gaza to evacuate the areas.

In this regard, medical sources said that at least 16 civilians were killed in overnight Israeli strikes on Gaza.

At least 429 Palestinians had been killed and 562 wounded as the Israeli army launched a massive surprise attack on Gaza at dawn Tuesday, shattering the fragile two-month-old ceasefire with the Palestinian resistance.

Yesterday’s attack took place across Gaza, including in Khan Younus and Rafa'h in southern Gaza, Gaza City in the north, and central areas like Dair Al-Bala'h.

Most of those killed in the Israeli attacks were children and women, Gaza’s health ministry said, adding that the death toll is likely to rise as many people are in critical condition or still under the rubble of buildings.

One Israeli captive was reportedly killed and others were injured in the Israeli airstrikes.

In a related context, the Islamic Jihad Movement announced on Tuesday the martyrdom of its military spokesman, Naji Abu Saif, known by the nom de guerre “Abu 'Hamza,” in an Israeli airstrike on Tuesday.

Abu Hamza was the spokesman for al-Quds Brigade (Saraya Al-Quds), the armed wing of Islamic Jihad.

“With great pride and honor, the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine announces to our great Palestinian people and to the Arab and Islamic nations the martyrdom of leader Naji Abu Saif, Abu 'Hamza.”

The Movement added that Abu 'Hamza was “assassinated by the criminal army in a treacherous attack that also targeted his family and the family of his brother.”

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

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Palestinian martyred, others injured in IOFs raids in Nablus

Wednesday 19-March-2025

NABLUS, (PIC)

A Palestinian young man was martyred and others were injured at dawn Wednesday when the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed the refugee camps of Al-'Ain, Balata and 'Askar in Nablus province.

According to local sources, Israeli special forces infiltrated into Al-'Ain camp in western Nablus and opened fire at a car, killing a young man who was standing nearby. The martyr was identified as Uday Al-Qattouni.

Israeli forces clashed with local youths in Al-'Ain refugee camp, opening fire and injuring one in his abdomen and arm. The injured young man was subsequently detained and taken away by the soldiers.

The soldiers also injured a young man after severely beating him, while another one was hurt after falling from a high place.

Meanwhile, the IOFs broke into and ransacked several homes, kidnapped a number of citizens and deployed snipers on rooftops of some buildings during its raid in the refugee camp.

The IOFs also raided homes and kidnapped two citizens in the refugee camps of Balata and Al-'Askar Al-Qadim in eastern Nablus.

Two other citizens were taken prisoners during an IOF raid in the eastern neighborhood of Al-Masakin Al-Sha’biyya in Nablus City. 

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Israeli occupation forces kill Palestinian youth, injure others during military raid in Nablus

NABLUS, March 19, 2025 (WAFA) - 

A young man was killed at dawn on Wednesday, and others were injured and detained during an Israeli occupation forces raid on the Al-'Ain, Balata, and 'Askar refugee camps in Nablus.

Security sources reported that Israeli undercover special forces infiltrated the al-Ain refugee camp, west of the city, and fired live ammunition at a vehicle inside the camp, killing Uday Adil Al-Qattouni, who was in the vicinity of the targeted vehicle.

The same sources added that confrontations erupted inside the camp, during which three citizens were injured. One of them, Farouq Rasheed Khalid, was shot in the abdomen and hand and subsequently detained. Another was injured as a result of physical assault, and a third was injured after falling from a high place.

The sources indicated that the occupation forces raided several homes, deployed snipers on their roofs, and then launched a search operation, during which they detained several citizens, including Jarra'h 'Arafat and A'hmad Salim Ma'hmoud Jibreel.

The sources added that the occupation forces stormed the Balata and 'Askar Al-Qadeem and 'Askar Al-Jadeed refugee camps east of Nablus, raided and searched a number of homes, ransacked their contents, and kidnapped Sala'h Al-Jarmi from Balata camp and A'hmed Da'das 'Arayshi from 'Askar Al-Jadeed refugee camp.

They also detained two citizens from the Masakin Al-Sha'abi area to the east: Montasir Al-Arayshi and Ibraheem Samir Mu'hammed Al-Naqeeb.

The sources confirmed that the occupation forces are still present inside Al-'Ain refugee camp and around 'Askar and Balata refugee camps.

K.T. 

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Israeli aggression on Jineen continues for the 58th day in a row

Jineen, March 19, 2025 (WAFA) - 

The Israeli occupation forces continued their aggression on the city and camp of Jenin for the 58th consecutive day, amidst bulldozing and burning homes and converting others into military outposts.

This morning, heavy live fire was heard from inside Jineen refugee camp, in addition to the sounds of explosions by occupation forces.

The occupation continues to send military reinforcements accompanied by bulldozers to Jenin camp, while bulldozing, widening streets, and paving new roads in the camp continues.

During the 58 days, the occupation has detained approximately 227 citizens from the Jineen Governorate and conducted dozens of field investigations.

According to the Jineen Municipality, the occupation has bulldozed 100% of the streets of Jineen refugee camp and approximately 80% of the streets of Jineen city, while the residents of 3,200 homes have been displaced from the refugee camp.

Last night, occupation soldiers burned the homes of citizens in the vicinity of Diwan Al-Sa'di inside the refugee camp. The occupation continues to block the road leading to Jineen Governmental Hospital from the entrance to Jineen refugee camp with earth mounds.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on the city and camp of Jineen, which has continued for the 58th day, has killed 34 Palestinian and left dozens of wounded and detained.

K.T.

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Day 52 of Israeli aggression: Toulkarm remains under attack

Toulkarm, March 19, 2025 (WAFA) -

The Israeli occupation forces continue their aggression on the city of Toulkarm and its camp for the 52nd consecutive day, and on the Nour Shams camp for the 39th day. They intensified raids and demolitions, forcing residents to leave their homes by force, amid a suffocating siege and increasing military reinforcements.

Local sources told WAFA correspondent that the occupation forces informed residents of the Al-Hadayda and Al-Matar neighborhoods in Toulkarm refugee camp this morning that they must evacuate their homes by 12 noon.

They also raided homes in the Al-Rab'a neighborhood, conducted extensive searches, and subjected residents to interrogation.

Over the past few days, Toulkarm refugee camp has seen a massive exodus of residents from its outlying neighborhoods, including Qaqoun, Abu Al-Foul, and Marbat 'Hanoun. Today, Al-Hadayda and Al-Matar were forced to leave by the occupation forces through threats and intimidation.

The camp has become almost empty of its residents, with more than 12,000 refugees displaced.

Occupation soldiers are also deployed extensively throughout all neighborhoods, chasing civilians and raiding empty homes, turning them into military outposts and sniper positions.

They also raided shops, institutions, and mosques, vandalizing and stealing their contents.

In Nour Shams refugee camp, occupation bulldozers continued to demolish homes and destroy infrastructure, particularly in A-Manshiyya neighborhood. Meanwhile, a fuel tanker was spotted arriving in the camp, amid a tight siege that prevents entry into the camp in any form.

The Israeli occupation forces also continued to seize more homes in the Jabal Al-Nasr neighborhood of the camp, while forcing a number of residents on the western outskirts to evacuate their homes as indications say that the occupation intends to transform the area into a military barracks.

Eyewitnesses confirmed that the camp is subjected to daily bulldozing and demolition operations targeting homes, alleyways, and infrastructure, resulting in the complete destruction of its landmarks and the forced displacement of its residents, in an attempt to obliterate its identity and alter its geography.

Meanwhile, the occupation forces dispatched military reinforcements, including heavy vehicles and bulldozers, toward the city and its two camps.

Infantry troops were deployed on the main streets, restricting movement of vehicles and threatening to terrorize residents. They also fired sound bombs to intimidate residents.

A military bulldozer blocked the road linking A-Sikka Street and Nablus Street in the city with earth mounds. Military barracks are located inside residential buildings seized by the occupation forces in the area.

Furthermore, the occupation forces raided Al-Huda building on Nablus Street, searched apartments, and checked residents' cell phones.

They also continued to seize several homes on the same street, specifically in the area adjacent to Toulkarm refugee camp. Their vehicles are stationed in the vicinity, amid strict measures restricting the movement of vehicles and civilians.

These attacks come in the context of the ongoing escalation by the occupation forces in the city of Toulkarm and its two camps, which has resulted in the killing of 13 civilians, including a child and two women, one of whom was eight months pregnant.

Dozens more have been injured and arrested, and more than 24,000 people have been forcibly displaced from the two camps. The aggression has also caused widespread destruction to the infrastructure, including water, electricity, sewage, and communications networks. Homes, shops, and vehicles have been partially or completely demolished, burned, vandalized, looted, and stolen.

The entrances and alleys of the two camps have also been closed off with earth mounds.

K.T.

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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 set fire to Bedouin tents near Salfit

Salfeet, March 19, 2025 (WAFA) -

On Wednesday, a group of the illegal Israeli settlers set fire to Bedouin tents located in the Wadi Al-Matwi area, which connects the city of Salfeet and the town of Bruqeen.

Local sources reported that a group of colonists attacked the Bedouin community, setting fire to their tents and vandalizing their property.

Earlier, the colonists assaulted the tent residents and sprayed them with pepper spray.

These violations come as the occupation forces and colonists continue to pave a new colonial road leading to the new colonial outpost built on the lands of the village of Farkha, southwest of Salfeet.

In this context, the head of the Farkha village council, Mustafa 'Hammad, told WAFA that the colonists have begun laying power lines and rehabilitating the road leading to the new colonial outpost built on the village's lands.

They have also bulldozed large areas of citizens' land in the Wadi Al-Matwi area to connect the Ariel settlement and the Al-Ras settlement, built on the lands of the city of Salfit, to the new colonial outpost.

K.T.

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Israel demolishes 10 homes in the 48' territories

NAQAB, March 19, 2025 (WAFA) - 

Israeli authorities demolished 10 homes in the city of Rahat, located within the 1948 territories on Wednesday under the pretext that they were built without permits.

Local sources reported that large forces of Israeli police, accompanied by bulldozers, stormed the city and demolished approximately 10 homes belonging to Al-Atayqa family, home to approximately 50 residents.

K.T.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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OCHA says over 170 Palestinian children killed by Israel since Tuesday morning

NEW YORK, March 19, 2025 (WAFA) - 

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that more than 170 children were killed during the Israeli occupation's aggression on the Gaza Strip early Tuesday morning.

The office stated in a statement on its official website on Wednesday that the total number of slain civilians as a result of these raids reached more than 400, including more than 170 children and 80 women.

It noted that rescue teams and paramedics were unable to reach many of the victims due to a lack of equipment, fuel, and heavy machinery.

The office explained that only four field hospitals are fully operational in the area, while 22 hospitals and six field hospitals are partially operational.

Another 13 hospitals and four field hospitals have completely ceased operations due to destruction and a shortage of medical personnel and medicines.

The office quoted the director of Al-Shifa Hospital, Mu'hammed Abu Salmiya, as saying: "The situation is catastrophic, and we have many victims."

OCHA warned that more than one million people in the Gaza Strip could face severe food shortages if humanitarian aid deliveries to the area do not resume, adding that they are at risk of not receiving food rations in March if deliveries to Gaza do not resume.

It stressed that available stocks in the Strip are rapidly depleting, and to address the shortage, UN partners have sharply reduced food assistance, suspended the distribution of flour and fresh food, and reduced the quantity of hot meals in public kitchens.

The office also warned that if the situation continues, at least 80 of the 170 public kitchens in the Strip will be forced to close within a week or two.

K.T.

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Demonstrations in American, European cities condemning Israeli crimes in Gaza

Wednesday 19-March-2025

CAPITALS, (PIC)

Thousands of pro-Palestinian activists marched through the streets of American and European cities to condemn the resumption of the Israeli occupation’s war of extermination against the Gaza Strip that resulted in the martyrdom and injury of hundreds, most of whom children and women.

The marches began in cities like Seattle in Washington State, San Francisco in California, and Milwaukee in Wisconsin, protesting the U.S. administration’s approval of violating the ceasefire agreement, as shown in footage shared by pro-Palestinian pages on social media.

Participants in the protests demanded a ban on arming Israel while it commits genocide in Gaza, as well as the release of Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil.

In Minneapolis, dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside the Israeli consulate, holding signs demanding an end to the genocide in the Gaza Strip.

The Minneapolis demonstration, announced just four hours prior to its gathering, garnered significant attention as it coincided with rush hour in the city.

In France, demonstrators in Place de la République in Paris condemned Israel’s breach of the ceasefire agreement and the resumption of attacks on the Gaza Strip.

The protesters called for an end to the war on Gaza, an immediate end to the blockade of the Strip, halting Israeli genocide in Gaza, holding Netanyahu and occupation leaders accountable, and boycotting Israel.

In Italy, clashes erupted between police and pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Milan, where hundreds called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza amidst stalled ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas.

Footage shows columns of red smoke filling the air, while the sounds of explosions echoed through the Italian city’s streets. Protesters were seen marching, raising Palestinian flags and signs that read “Hands off the West Bank” and “Glory to the martyrs, freedom for the prisoners,” before being attacked by police forces.

In the Dutch capital Amsterdam, another demonstration was held in support of Gaza and against the genocide being committed by Israel against Palestinians.

Cities like Ankara, Istanbul, Diyarbakır, and other Turkish cities also witnessed demonstrations condemning the Israeli massacres against residents of the Gaza Strip.

Protesters accused Israel of committing genocidal crimes through its ongoing aggression against the Gaza Strip and called on the international community to hold it accountable for these crimes.

Turkish organizations, including the Anadolu Youth Association, the Humanitarian Relief Organization, and the Turkish Institutions Coalition for Jerusalem, called for organizing supportive demonstrations for the Gaza Strip in various Turkish cities and for the continuation of the boycott against Israel and products from supporting companies.

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Thousands protest in London against renewed attacks on Gaza

Wednesday 19-March-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

Thousands gathered outside the British government headquarters in London on Tuesday evening, including many Palestinians, Arabs, and Muslims, despite the protest coinciding with Iftar. They rallied against Israel’s renewed assault on Gaza and to pressure the UK government to stop exporting weapons to the occupying forces.

The demonstration was organized by the Palestinian Forum in Britain, alongside its partners in the UK Palestine Coalition, which includes the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Stop the War Coalition, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Friends of Al-Aqsa, and the Muslim Association of Britain.

Speakers included Faris 'Amir from the Palestinian Forum in Britain, Ben Jamal from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Alex from Stop the War Coalition, Janine Hourani from the Palestinian Youth Movement, and Yasmeen Adam from the Muslim Association of Britain, among others.

'Adnan Humaidan, Deputy Chair of the Palestinian Forum in Britain, voiced protesters’ frustration over the UK government’s backtracking on Foreign Secretary David Lammy’s recent remarks condemning the blockade on Gaza. He pointed out that while Lammy’s statement was weak and lacked real action, even that was not upheld. Humaidan also reminded British officials—who had previously urged an end to protests once a ceasefire was in place—that Israel does not honor its commitments or respect agreements. Its latest breach of the truce and return to mass killing is proof of that.

The protest saw a heavy police presence, but demonstrators remained firm, vowing to keep up the pressure until the UK government takes a clear and responsible stance on Israel’s ongoing atrocities in Gaza.

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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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