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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Palestinians in Gaza Starving Due to the 3-Week Israeli Siege, 41 Killed, 61 Injured by the Air Strikes, Bringing the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 50,021 and the Injuries to 113,274 

March 23, 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 23, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 63,559+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (50,021), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 13,538+). 

By March 23, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 113,274.

By March 23, 2025, 935 Palestinians who were killed, 6,917 who were injured, and 11,636*, 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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A Palestinian family of a father, mother, and four children, from the Al-Astal family were massacred by an Israeli air strike on their house in Khan Younus, part of 40 Palestinian civilian martyrs in the area, on March 23, 2025.	Dr Sala'h El-Bardaweel, a member of the 'Hamas political bureau, was assassinated together with his wife, by an Israeli genocidal air strike on Al-Mawasi of khan Younus, on March 23, 2025.
5 Lebanese citizens were martyred, including a child, 11 were wounded by an Israeli air strike on Touleen, 6 more were injured in Hirmil, and 4 in Soor, in South Lebanon, on March 22, 2025.	The Gaza Strip is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe, with international silence towards the Israeli perpetrated genocide and starvation, due to the Israeli closure of the border crossings, March 23, 2025.
The moment of an Israeli genocidal air strike on a residential building, in Gaza City, on March 23, 2025.	A Lebanese girl walks past the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive, in the town of 'Odaysa, southern Lebanon, on Wednesday, February 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 tops 50,021 as Israel kills 41 more Palestinians

By Ikram Kouachi  |23.03.2025 -      

Wafa, Anadolu, ANKARA

At least 41 more Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, raising the death toll since October 2023 to 50,021, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.

A ministry statement said the toll included two bodies retrieved from the rubble in the last 24 hours.

The ministry said 61 more injured people were transferred to hospitals, taking the number of injuries to 113,274 in the Israeli onslaught.

“Many victims are still trapped under the rubble and on the roads as rescuers are unable to reach them,” it added.

More than 700 Palestinians were killed and over 1,200 others injured in a surprise aerial campaign by Israel on Gaza since Tuesday, shattering a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement that took hold 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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Martyrs, injuries reported in renewed Israeli massacres in Gaza

Sunday 23-March-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) have continued their renewed aggression on the Gaza Strip for the sixth day in a row, killing at least 40 citizens over last night, 18 of them were transferred to the Nasir Medical Complex in Khan Younus and 22 others to the European Hospital.

According to local sources, two Palestinians were martyred this morning after the Israeli warplanes bombed a manucipal sewage car in 'Abasan Al-Kabeera, east of Khan Younus, while two citizens were shot dead by Israeli drone fire in Al-Zuhour neighborhood, north of Rafa'h city, in the southern Gaza Strip.

The IOFs shelled Tel Al-Sultan neighborhood in Rafa'h, and issued displacement orders for the residents, while the Civil Defense announced the loss of contact with one of its crews west of Rafa'h while trying to rescue the Red Crescent ambulance crew, as a number of its vehicles were besieged by the IOFs in the area and a some of its paramedics were injured.

According to the PIC correspondent, a family of a father, mother and four children from the Al-Astal family were martyred in an airstrike on their house in Khan Younus, and a woman and two other children were martyred in several areas in the same governorate. The correspondent documented the martyrdom of 10 Palestinians in several areas of Rafa'h.

'Hamas officially announced the martyrdom of the member of the Movement’s political bureau and member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr. Sala'h El-Bardaweel, along with his wife 'Hanan al-Bardawil, after the IOFs targeted them with an airstrike while they were performing Ramadan night prayers in their tent in Al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Younus.

The vice president of the Palestinian Karate Federation, Bahjat Tantash, was martyred on Saturday evening, when the occupation artillery targeted a site near his house in the Shaymaa neighborhood in Bait Lahya, northern Gaza Strip, joining at least 560 Palestinian athletes martyred since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023.

After 57 days of a fragile ceasefire unilaterally ended by the occupation, the IOFs resumed the aggression on the Gaza Strip at dawn Tuesday, March 18, where 634 citizens were martyred and 1,172 were injured, most of them children and women, until yesterday morning, according to the Ministry of Health.

The Israeli occupation has been committing genocide in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, leaving more than 162,000 martyrs and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 14,000 missing. 

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Two civilians killed in Israeli shelling of tent northwest of Gaza’s Khan Younus

KHAN YUNIS, March 23, 2025 (WAFA) –

Two civilians were killed and several others were injured on Sunday in an Israeli shelling targeting a tent in 'Hamad Residential City, northwest of Khan Younus, in the southern besieged Gaza Strip.

Since the early hours of Sunday, the ongoing Israeli airstrikes have targeted the southern Gaza Strip, particularly the Rafa'h and Khan Younus districts, resulting in the killing and wounding of dozens of civilians.

According to health sources, the total number of civilians killed in the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza has risen to 50,021 since October 7, 2023. Over 113,274 others have been injured.

The sources also confirmed that many civilians remain trapped under the rubble of destroyed homes and buildings, as emergency and rescue teams face immense challenges in reaching them.

T.R.

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Gaza: Three Palestinians killed in Israeli bombing in Rafa'h

GAZA, March 23, 2025 (WAFA) –

A number of Palestinian citizens were killed and others injured on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike on the city of Rafa'h, south of the Gaza Strip.

WAFA correspondents reported that three citizens were killed and others injured in the Israeli airstrike on a group of displaced persons in the city of Rafa'h.

Since Israel’s resumption of its genocidal war on Gaza early Tuesday morning, the ongoing assault has resulted in nearly 600 people killed and over a thousand injured by Thursday evening, with 70% of the casualties being women, children, and elderly.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 50,021 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 113,274 others injured.

Thousands of victims are feared trapped under rubble, inaccessible to emergency and civil defense teams due to Israeli attacks.

Israel's genocidal attacks continue unabated despite calls from the UN Security Council for an immediate ceasefire and directives from the International Court of Justice urging measures to prevent genocide and alleviate the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.

K.T

 

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PGMO: Gaza on the brink of humanitarian catastrophe amid ongoing genocide and international silence

Sunday 23-March-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Government Media Office (PGMO) in Gaza has warned that the Gaza Strip is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe amid ongoing genocide and international silence.

In a statement on Sunday, the PGMO said, “In light of the continued genocide and aggression carried out by the brutal Israeli occupation army on the Gaza Strip, more than 2.4 million Palestinians are facing an unprecedented humanitarian disaster. The Israeli occupation continues to implement a policy of genocide and daily killings against unarmed civilians, targeting people, property, structures, and agricultural land without any deterrent from the international community.”

It emphasized that the occupation’s insistence on closing the crossings leading to and from the Gaza Strip and preventing humanitarian aid from entering deepens the worsening crisis.

The statement noted that the occupation forces are preventing trucks carrying food and medicine from entering, leading to increased rates of hunger and malnutrition, especially among over a million children and the elderly.

Additionally, the occupation continues its policy of water deprivation and the destruction of water wells, making it difficult for civilians to access water, resulting in a suffocating water crisis that threatens the lives of the Palestinian people, amidst a lack of safe drinking water and the spread of diseases due to pollution and the absence of basic health services, PGMO elaborated.

In a scene reflecting the Israeli occupation’s approach to killing civilian life, the prohibition on the entry of cooking gas and fuel in general into the Gaza Strip continues, causing bakeries and vital facilities to cease operations and paralyzing the transportation sector. This has rendered movement within the Strip nearly impossible and increased the suffering of patients and the wounded who need to reach hospitals and medical centers, according to the Office.

It said, “We are facing a compounded humanitarian disaster, the severity of which escalates with the continuation of this suffocating siege, amidst shameful international and Arab silence that encourages the occupation to proceed with its criminal policies without deterrent.”

The Office called on the international community to bear its legal and moral responsibilities and to take immediate action to stop these crimes being carried out by the Israeli occupation with impunity.

It also demanded the urgent opening of crossings to allow humanitarian aid to enter and save the lives of innocents facing slow death in the Gaza Strip.

The statement held Israel and the U.S. administration fully responsible for these ongoing crimes against civilians, and urged all countries in the world to pressure Israel to stop these crimes, open the crossings, and allow aid to enter immediately before it is too late.

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Dozens killed and injured in continued Israeli airstrikes on Khan Younus and Rafah

Khan Younus, March 23, 2025 (WAFA) –

Dozens of innocent civilians were killed this morning in a series of continued Israeli airstrikes on Rafa'h and Khan Younus, in the southern Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll across the enclave since the early hours of the day to 30, according to medical sources.

WAFA correspondents reported three Palestinians were killed and several others injured when Israeli forces struck a vehicle east of Khan Younus.

In another attack, a citizen was killed in an Israeli drone strike on the Al-Nasr neighborhood, north of Rafa'h. Meanwhile, two more people were killed in an Israeli  bombardment targeting displaced people in the Tal Al-Sultan neighborhood to the west of the city.

Additionally, several others sustained injuries after Israeli occupation forces hit a house belonging to the Sha'ath family in the Al-Nasr neighborhood of northern Rafa'h.

Meanwhile, Israeli artillery continues to shell farmland in the Abu Safiya area, east of Jabalya, in the northern Gaza Strip, as well as areas in nearby Bait 'Hanoun.

Since Israel’s resumption of its genocidal war on Gaza early Tuesday morning, the ongoing assault has resulted in nearly 600 people killed and over a thousand injured by Thursday evening, with 70% of the casualties being women, children, and elderly.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 49,747 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 113,213 others injured.

Thousands of victims are feared trapped under rubble, inaccessible to emergency and civil defense teams due to Israeli attacks.

Israel's genocidal attacks continue unabated despite calls from the UN Security Council for an immediate ceasefire and directives from the International Court of Justice urging measures to prevent genocide and alleviate the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.

M.N.

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

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IOFs launch raid and kidnapping campaign in the West Bank

Sunday 23-March-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) launched overnight and at dawn Sunday a campaign of raids and kidnappings across the West Bank.

In Qalqilya, the IOFs kidnapped five citizens from the city after storming their homes, searching them and tampering with their contents, according to local sources.

The Israeli occupation forces stormed the city at dawn Sunday from its eastern entrance, and deployed in several neighborhoods, including Kafr Saba and Al-Qaraan.

Meanwhile, clashes erupted between youths and the occupation forces in Bait Fajar town, south of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem).

In Nablus, the IOFs stormed the town of Tel, southwest of the city as well as Dair Al-Hatab and Salim towns, to the east, amid tight military measures.

In Al-Khaleel (Hebron), the IOFs stormed the town of Bait Ummar, north of the city, which is located in the southern West Bank, and arrested a young man during raids.

In Jineen, the Israeli occupation forces stormed the vicinity of Qabatya town, south of the city, with no kidnappings reported. 

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Israeli military continues its wide-scale aggression on Toulkarm for 56th day

GAZA, March 23, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Israeli occupation military continues its wide-scale assault on the city of Toulkarm and its refugee camp for the 56th consecutive day, and for the 43rd day on Nour Shams refugee camp to the east, amid escalating forced evacuations, repeated incursions, and widespread destruction of infrastructure.

This morning, Israeli forces forced residents of ten homes in the Al-Rabayaa neighborhood of the Toulkarm refugee camp to leave their homes, giving them until 10:30 AM to leave. This comes after yesterday's forced evacuations in the Al-Muqataa neighborhood, where the Israeli military seized the homes and converted them into military outposts, triggering a wave of displacement among the residents.

This escalation is part of the ongoing forced displacement campaign targeting neighborhoods on the outskirts of the camp, including Qaqoun, Abu Foul, Murabba’at Hanoon, Al-Hadida, Al-Matar, Al-Muqataa, and Al- Rabayaa. The residents of these areas were coerced into leaving through threats and intimidation, causing more than 12,000 refugees to flee their homes, leaving the camp nearly empty.

Simultaneously, Israeli forces have ramped up their military presence in both Tulkarm and Nour Shams refugee camps, subjecting the areas to a strict siege. They have deployed additional military vehicles, bulldozers, and infantry units into the neighborhoods, which are experiencing extensive damage to their infrastructure. Key roads have been blocked with rubble and dirt barriers.

Israeli bulldozers have also demolished part of the Employee Housing Street in the Iktaba district, east of Toulkarm, particularly the section near Nour Shams camp, causing significant damage to the local infrastructure and the water supply network.

Moreover, the Israeli military has seized over eight residential buildings in the northern district of the camp, adjacent to Nablus Street. These buildings, which house dozens of apartments, were taken over by the Israeli forces, and their residents were forcibly evicted. The area has now been designated a closed military zone.

The ongoing Israeli assault on Toulkarm and its camps has led to the killing of 13 Palestinians, including a child and two women, one of whom was eight months pregnant. Dozens have been injured or detained, and more than 24,000 people have been displaced from both the Toulkarm and Nour Shams camps, in addition to the numerous families forced to flee from the northern neighborhoods of the city.

The continued military assault has resulted in widespread destruction, including the demolition of homes, businesses, and vehicles, many of which have been either completely or partially destroyed, burned, looted, or damaged. The entrances to both refugee camps and their alleyways have been blocked by dirt mounds, further isolating the population.

M.N.

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Israel continues its wide-scale offensive in Jineen for 62nd consecutive day

Jineen, March 23, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces are continuing their wide-scale assault on the city of Jineen and its refugee camp for the 62nd consecutive day, with ongoing demolition and burning of homes by the Israeli troops, and the conversion of others into military posts.

The wide-scale assault, which has been focused on the Jineen refugee camp, has resulted in the displacement of around 21,000 people, who are now seeking refuge across Jenin city and nearby villages. Since the start of the aggression, 34 Palestinians have been killed, dozens injured, and many more detained.

Estimates indicate that approximately 230 Palestinians from the governorate have been detained since the beginning of the assault. Over the last few hours, the occupation forces have pushed additional military reinforcements into the Jineen refugee camp, accompanied by bulldozers.

Extensive land leveling operations are being carried out to widen roads and create new pathways within the camp, while sounds of gunfire continue to be heard around the camp. Troops are also maintaining a consistent presence within the camp and its surrounding neighborhoods.

According to the Jineen Municipality, 100% of the streets in the refugee camp and several streets in the city of Jenin have been destroyed by Israeli forces. Additionally, 3,200 homes in the refugee camp have been abandoned due to the ongoing offensive.

M.N.

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Editorial Notes about terms & names of people and places:

1. Names of people and places have been standardized to match standard Arabic grammatical rules.

2. Underlined letters and letters preceded by an apostrophe are references to Arabic letter sounds, which does not exist in the English alphabet.

3. The English letter i is equivalent to the Arabic short vowel known as kasra, as in Ibraheem and Qasim as well as in the English words sit and bit. So, it is incorrect to use it as a long vowel for such Arabic names as Jameel and Jibreel.

4. The English letter e is equivalent to the Arabi short vowel known as fat'ha, as in A'hmed and Mu'hammed.

5. It is more accurate to refer to the land-grabbing Israelis, who establish illegal settlements in the Palestinian territory of the West Bank, as illegal Israeli settlers, than referring to them as colonists.

The term colony is a reference to a large entity or a country, such as American states before independence. It was also a reference to Egypt, and India, when they were British colonies.

In addition, the term "colony" represents a positive nostalgic theme, in the minds of native speakers of English, particularly in America and Britain.

6. It is more accurate to use the verbs "abduct" and "kidnap" than the verbs "detain" and "arrest," in reference to taking Palestinian citizens by force to prisons and interrogation centers, by Israeli occupation regime soldiers. This is because the presence of the Israeli occupation regime forces is illegal in the Palestinian territories, and they have no jurisdiction over the Palestinian people.

Click here for more about using the apostrophe and the underlining of letters in the transliteration of Arabic names. 

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Names of some of the Palestinian cities, as pronounced in standard Arabic, and their foreign names in parentheses: 

Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Nusayrat

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)

Aree'ha (Jericho)

Al-Zaytoun (al-Zeitoun)

Bait (Beit)

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Dair El-Bala'h

Jineen (Jenin)

Khan Younus (Khan Younis)

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Person's names as pronounced in standard Arabic:

A'hmed, 'Hasan, Mu'hammed, Younus, Yousuf,  

'Hasan Mulai'hat,

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Conflict terminology

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime (the Israeli government)

Illegal Israeli settlers (instead of settlers, colonists)

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers

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