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 Genocide in Gaza Continues by Bombs and Starvation

with 136 Palestinians Killed and 364 Injured, Which Brings the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 53,486 and the Injuries to 121,398

May 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 May 19, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 66,954+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (53,486) and those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 13,468+). 

By May 19, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 121,398.

By May 19, 2025, according to news report, 970 Palestinians who were killed, 6,764 who were injured, and 12,096*, who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023.   

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

Note About the Missing Palestinians in the Gaza Strip:

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

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Grave risk of famine in the Gaza Strip, due to the suffocating Israeli blockade, as two million Palestinians are starving, while 116,000 tons of food are being held at the border, May 19, 2025.	UNICEF urged immediate ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian access in Gaza, before it is too late, as Palestinian children are starving and have been enduring relentless Israeli bombardment, May 19, 2025.
136 Palestinians were killed, 364 were injured, mostly children, women, and elderly, by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on the Gaza Strip, which brings the death toll to 53,486 and the injuries to 121,398, by May 19, 2025.	136 Palestinians were killed, 364 were injured, mostly children, women, and elderly, by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on the Gaza Strip, on May 19, 2025.
The UNRWA reported that 92 percent of Gaza homes have been destroyed or damaged, as families are facing unimaginable devastation, due to the ongoing Israeli war of extermination, May 19, 2025.	The Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza Strip reported that more than 200 citizens were buried under the rubble of buildings destroyed by the Israeli occupation forces over the past few days, May 19, 2025.
Grieving at Shuhada Al-Aqsa hospital, in Dair El-Bala'h, the Palestinian family members, who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on central Gaza Strip, on May 20, 2025.	Grieving at Al-Nasr hospital, in Khan Younus, the Palestinian family members, who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on southern Gaza Strip, on May 20, 2025.
Grieving at Al-Nasr hospital, in Khan Younus, another group of Palestinian family members, who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on southern Gaza Strip, on May 20, 2025.	As the enablers continue providing Israel with weapons, the Israeli genocidist regime continues its war of extermination on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, May 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: Hospitals receive 136 martyrs, death toll climbs to 53,486

Monday 19-May-2025

GAZA, (PIC, WAFA)

During the past 24 hours, hospitals in the Gaza Strip received the bodies of 136 Palestinian martyrs, includig 125 civilians who were martyred in fresh Israeli attacks, along with the bodies of 11 other people who were reported missing in previous attacks.

According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, on Monday, 364 citizens were also injured following Israeli attacks in the past hours.

Accordingly, a total of 3,340 people have been killed and 9,357 others have been injured since the Israeli occupation army resumed its genocidal war on Gaza on March 18, 2025.

The new fatalities increased the death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, which started on October 7, 2023, to 53,486 martyrs, the health ministry stated.

The Ministry added that the total number of the wounded also surged to 121,398 people.

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

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Israel carries out intense attacks across Gaza

Monday 19-May-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

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

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

According to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporters in Gaza, Israeli attacks have continued across the Gaza Strip, including an Israeli strike that killed five civilians inside a school sheltering families in Al-Nusayrat refugee camp.

Casualties, including martyrs, were also reported following an Israeli airstrike on a tent sheltering displaced families near Al-Aqsa University in Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younus, south of Gaza.

Five citizens were killed and many others were injured in an Israeli airstrike near Al-Falouja market in the west of Jabalya refugee camp, north of Gaza.

Several people were also killed and injured in intensive Israeli airstrikes on different areas of Khan Younus in southern Gaza during a special Israeli operation in the area.

Meanwhile, Israeli undercover soldiers infiltrated, under aerial and artillery cover, into Khan Younus and tried to assassinate A'hmed Sir'han, a commander of Al-Nasir Salahuddeen Brigades, the armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committees.

Sir'han was reportedly killed in a shootout with the soldiers, while his wife and child were kidnaped by Israeli forces who withdrew from the area under heavy Israeli strikes, according to eyewitnesses.

One civilian was reportedly killed and four others were injured in an Israeli artillery attack on a tent sheltering a displaced family in Bani Suheila town, east of Khan Younus.

The Israeli occupation army also bombed a house belonging to the family of Badwan in Dair El-Bala'h in central Gaza, killing three people and injuring others.

Three other siblings were martyred in an Israeli attack on their tent in Al-Sawari'ha area in the west of Al-Nusayrat refugee camp in central Gaza.

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

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

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Several civilians killed and others injured in Israeli airstrikes school in central Gaza Strip

GAZA, May 19, 2025 (WAFA) – 

Several civilians were killed and others injured on Monday evening when Israeli fighter jets  targeted a school in Al-Nusayrat, central Gaza Strip.

Medical sources reported that at least five citizens, mostly children, were killed and several others were injured in an Israeli airstrike on Al-Hasayna School, which houses displaced persons west of Al-Nusayrat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip.

Medical sources reported that 28 citizens have been killed as a result of Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since dawn on Monday, including 16 from Khan Younus.

Y.S.

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Six civilians killed in Israeli strikes on multiple areas across Gaza

GAZA, May 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

Six civilians were killed and dozens of others were injured on Monday evening in Israeli shelling that targeted multiple areas across the Gaza Strip.

According to medical sources in Gaza, three civilians were killed and 15 others were injured in an airstrike that hit a tent sheltering displaced persons in the Al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Younus in southern Gaza.

Three more civilians were killed and several others were wounded in a separate airstrike targeting a group of civilians near Al-Saftawi junction, north of Gaza City.

Additionally, 10 people, mostly women and children, were injured after an Israeli strike bombed the home of the Mousa family in Dair El-Bala'h, in the central Strip.

Medical sources also reported that a total of 63 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip since early Monday, including 16 from Khan Younuss alone.

T.R.

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9 civilians killed in Israeli airstrikes on tent sheltering displaced people and a home in Gaza

GAZA, May 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

Nine civilians were killed on Monday evening in Israeli airstrikes targeting areas in Gaza City and the town of Al-Zawayda in the south.

Medical sources reported that six civilians were killed and several others were injured after Israeli warplanes bombed a house belonging to the Al-Khour family in the Al-Sabra neighborhood in southern Gaza City.

Three more civilians were killed and others were wounded, including some critically, in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a tent sheltering displaced people in the town of Al-Zawayda in the central Strip.

According to medical sources, a total of 46 civilians have been killed by Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip since dawn today, including 16 in Khan Younus.

T.R.

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Six people killed and others injured in Israeli strikes on different areas in Gaza

GAZA, May 19, 2025 (WAFA) – 

Six Palestinian citizens were killed on Monday in Israeli shelling of Bait Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip, and Khan Younus, south of the Strip.

Local sources reported that an Israeli drone targeted a group of citizens in Beit Lahya, killing three people.

Ambulance and rescue crews recovered the bodies of three slain Palestinians, including two brothers, who arrived at the Baptist Hospital after being targeted by Israeli fire yesterday in Al-Tuffa'h neighborhood, east of Gaza City. T

The body of 'Harith Nabeel Abu Tu'aima was also recovered following a bombing south of the town of 'Abasan Al-Kabeera.

Meanwhile, Israeli warplanes also targeted the home of the Dukhan family in Al-Nusayrat refugee camp, central Gaza.

Two Palestinian civilians sustained injuries by Israeli gunfire in Al-Tuffa'h neighborhood, east of Gaza City.

A citizen was killed and others were injured when a drone targeted a tent sheltering displaced persons near the gate of Al-Aqsa University, west of Khan Younus. Additionally, two others were killed in a drone strike on a tent sheltering displaced persons in Al-Mawasi area.

Medical sources reported that 28 Palestinian citizens have been killed as a result of the occupation's airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since dawn on Monday, including 16 from Khan Younus.

Y.S.

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Five killed, others wounded in Israeli airstrike central of Gaza

GAZA, May 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

Several citizens were killed and others injured on Monday evening when Israeli aircraft targeted a school in Al-Nusayrat, central Gaza Strip.

Medical sources reported that at least five citizens, most of them children, were killed and several others were injured in an Israeli airstrike on Al-Hasayna School, which houses displaced persons west of Al-Nusayrat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip.

Medical sources reported that 28 citizens have been killed as a result of Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since dawn on Monday, including 16 from Khan Younus.

K.T.

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Five killed, others wounded in Israeli airstrike in the north of Gaza

GAZA, May 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

Five citizens were killed and others wounded on Monday in an Israeli genocidal airstrike on the Al-Falouja market in the northern Gaza Strip.

Local sources reported that an Israeli drone targeted a group of citizens near the Al-Falouja market, west of Jabalya refugee camp, killing five citizens.

They added that 23 people have been killed since dawn today in Israeli airstrikes on various areas of the Gaza Strip.

K.T.

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 Israeli shelling kills 17 Palestinians in Gaza's Khan Younus

GAZA, May 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

Seventeen citizens, six of them from the southern city of Khan Younus, were killed early Monday morning in Israeli shelling of various areas of the Gaza Strip.

Local sources reported that Israeli drones bombed various areas of Khan Younus, killing at least six citizens and wounding others.

They added that the Israeli occupation targeted the pharmaceutical factory in the Nasser Medical Complex, coinciding with artillery shelling of the eastern areas of the city. They also bombed two houses in the Al-'Umour neighborhood east of Al-Fukhari town, killing one citizen and wounding others.

WAFA correspondent said that Israeli forces infiltrating the areas of Al-Kateeba Street and Street 5 in Khan Younus executed A'hmed Sir'han by shooting him directly.

He added that the occupation cut off telecommunications and internet services in Khan Younus amid intense aerial bombardment of various areas of the city and the vicinity of Nasser Hospital.

Yesterday evening, the Israeli occupation announced the launch of a new ground invasion of several areas inside the Gaza Strip, a dangerous escalation in the ongoing war of extermination that has been ongoing for nearly 19 months.

Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation has been committing genocidal crimes in the Gaza Strip, leaving more than 174,000 dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing, in addition to hundreds of thousands displaced.

K.T.

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

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Two Palestinian men injured by Israeli occupation forces’ bullets near Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), May 19, 2025 (WAFA) – 

Two Palestinian young men were shot and wounded by Israeli occupation forces on Monday, during a raid on the town of Sa'ir, northeast of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

Local sources told WAFA that Israeli occupation forces stormed the town of Sa'ir from the Ras Al-'Arouda area toward the town center and opened gunfire towards two young men in the foot during the raid. 

The two injured men were subsequently transferred to a hospital for medical treatment.

During the military raid, the occupation soldiers further detained  Omar Jaradat, 16, in front of his home.

Y.S. 

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Asra Media accuses Israeli jailers of attempting to kill prisoner Mu'ammar Sha'hrour

Monday 19-May-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Asra Media Office has voiced deep concern over the deteriorating health of Palestinian prisoner Mu'ammar Sha'hrour, accusing Israeli jailers of subjecting him to relentless torture and repeated assassination attempts.

Prisoner Sha'hrour has been in jail since 2002, serving multiple life sentences with additional years for allegedly orchestrating the deadly attack that happened at the time in Netanya. He holds a master’s degree in education and Islamic civilization.

Information leaked from Israeli prisons confirms that Muammar Sha'hrour endures severe beatings multiple times a day at the hands of Israeli soldiers and jailers. His cell is raided daily by soldiers — often accompanied by attack dogs that maul him until he bleeds, according to Asra Media.

Asra Media said that such continuous torture resulted in Sha'hrour suffering from severe kidney pains and rheumatic deformities in his toes, while being denied access to proper medical treatment and essential nutrition, which poses a serious threat to his life.

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IOFs kidnap several Palestinians in West Bank raids

Monday 19-May-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnapped a number of Palestinian citizens during raids in the West Bank last night and on Monday morning.

According to local sources, the IOFs raided several homes in Bait Fajjar town in southern Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), Idthna town in western Al-Khaleel (Hebron), Al-Jalazoan refugee camp in northern al-Bireh, and the eastern neighborhood of Jenin City.

The IOF also raided the house of ex-detainee 'Ali Al-Rajabi in Jabal Jawhar area in southern Al-Khaleel (Hebron), with no reported kidnappings.

The Israeli occupation forces also kidnapped one citizen from Al-Khaleel (Hebron) City and two others from Taffou'h town.

In Qalqilya, the IOFs kidnapped two young men after ransacking their homes in Al-Qaraan neighborhood of the city.

Another young man was taken prisoner during an IOFs raid in Toubas City.

Seven other citizens were kidnapped by the IOFs from different areas of Bethlehem City, Bait Fajjar town and other areas of the province.

In Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), the Israeli occupation apartheid regime police officers kidnapped last night a citizen at the Jaba' rotary.

In Nablus, Israeli forces kidnapped two young men after raiding their homes in Balata refugee camp.

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Jineen: Israeli aggression continues for the 119th day in a row

Jineen, May 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Israeli occupation forces continue their aggression against the city of Jineen and its camp for the 119th consecutive day, expanding their bulldozing and destruction operations inside the camp with the aim of changing its features and structure, while continuing to prevent entry or access to it.

Last night, the Israeli occupation forces stormed the eastern neighborhood of Jenin and arrested a young man after raiding his home amidst the hovering of drones.

They deployed near the Khalid bin Al-Waleed Mosque and Diwan Al-Sa'di, in the neighborhood, and deployed their military vehicles in the city's streets and markets. Occupation soldiers also raided a house in Al-Jabariyat neighborhood near Jineen refugee camp.

The occupation forces continue to fire live ammunition intensively inside Jineen refugee camp, despite it being empty of its residents after forcing them to flee more than four months ago.

The few images emerging from Jenin camp show unprecedented destruction to homes, citizens' property, and infrastructure.

Last night, Sunday, the occupation forces stormed the town of Ya'bad, south of Jenin, and deployed infantry units in its streets.

Villages in Jineen Governorate are witnessing almost daily incursions as the aggression against the city and camp continues. Daily military movements are recorded in most villages of the governorate, along with a constant presence of occupation patrols and vehicles.

The Israeli occupation forces also continue their complete closure of Jenin Camp and prevent access to it, amid ongoing bulldozing and destruction operations inside it, aimed at altering its structure and features.

According to Jineen Municipality estimates, approximately 600 homes have been completely demolished in the camp, while the rest have been partially damaged and rendered uninhabitable.

Jineen City is also witnessing significant damage to facilities, homes, and infrastructure, particularly in the eastern neighborhood and the Al-Hadaf neighborhood.

Families from the camp, along with hundreds of families from the city and its surroundings, remain forcibly displaced to this day.

The Jineen Municipality indicates that the number of displaced persons from the camp and city has exceeded 22,000.

The economic situation in Jenin is deteriorating further, with heavy commercial losses resulting from the aggression.

This has led to the closure of many shops, a decline in shopping activity, and the bulldozing and destruction of infrastructure and streets. A large number of shops have been damaged, particularly in the western neighborhoods, which are experiencing near-total economic paralysis.

Since the start of the aggression on the city and camp on January 21, 2020, 40 citizens have been killed, along with dozens more injured and detained.

K.T.

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Toulkarm: 113 days since Israel's aggression began on the city and refugee camps

Toulkarm,  May 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

 The Israeli occupation forces continue their aggression on the city of Toulkarm and its camp for the 113th consecutive day, while the Nur Shams camp enters its 100th day amid ongoing field escalation.

WAFA correspondent reported that the occupation forces are continuing their military escalation in the Toulkarm and Nour Shams refugee camps, under a tight siege, accompanied by occasional gunfire and explosions. Residents are also prevented from returning to their homes, from which they were forcibly displaced, to inspect them or retrieve any remaining belongings.

She added that the two camps are witnessing a heavy deployment of occupation forces, who have transformed a number of homes into military positions and sniper positions, amid heavy gunfire and the pursuit of anyone attempting to enter the camp or approach their homes.

The occupation forces also deployed heavy bulldozers to Nur Shams camp, which has witnessed, over the past few days, the demolition, bombing, and burning of more than 20 residential buildings, along with other nearby buildings, displacing their residents. This is part of a plan to demolish 106 homes in Toulkarm and Nour Shams camps.

As part of their escalating practices, the occupation forces continue to impose strict measures at the southern entrance to Toulkarm. This morning, they set up a military checkpoint under the Jabara Bridge, stopping vehicles in both directions, searching them, and checking the identities of passengers.

The south of the city, particularly in the Jabara Bridge area, has witnessed a series of provocative measures daily, including repeated closures of the gate and the erection of military checkpoints, obstructing traffic. This entrance has become a major one after the closure of the eastern entrance adjacent to Nur Shams camp.

The occupation forces also deployed more military vehicles, patrolling the city streets and surrounding areas of the two camps around the clock. They used provocative horns, drove against traffic, and repeatedly set up surprise checkpoints, particularly in the city center.

On Nablus Street and the adjacent northern neighborhood, the occupation forces continued to seize several buildings and residential homes after forcibly evacuating their residents. They then converted them into military barracks. Some of these buildings have remained under their control for more than two months.

The ongoing aggression has resulted in the deaths of 13 civilians, including a child and two women, one of whom was pregnant. Dozens of injuries and arrests have also been reported, along with widespread destruction of infrastructure, including homes, shops, and vehicles, which have been subjected to demolition, arson, looting, and theft.

The military escalation has also displaced more than 4,200 families from the Toulkarm and Nour Shams camps, comprising over 25,000 residents. More than 400 homes have been completely destroyed, and 2,573 others partially destroyed. The entrances and alleys of the camps have been sealed off with earth mounds, transforming them into isolated, almost lifeless areas.

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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 The Israeli occupation apartheid regime forces three Jerusalemite families to self-demolish their homes in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), May 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime forced three Palestinian families on Monday evening to demolish their own homes in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) neighborhoods of Sour Bahir and Wadi al-Joaz.

Osama Dabash, one of the affected homeowners, told the Jerusalem Governorate: "We are being forced to demolish our home with our own hands following an order from the occupation authorities to do so within two weeks."

He added that he had been living in the house for 45 years and was forced to tear down part of it under the pretext that it was built without a permit. “This has caused us immense psychological distress,” he said. "We are around 32 people, and as a result of the demolition, my brother and nephew had to leave the house and search for alternative shelter."

In a related incident, the Israeli municipality forced another Jerusalemite resident from Wadi Al-Joaz to demolish his own home, where five family members had been living. The demolition rendered the family homeless.

The Israeli occupation continues its efforts to displace Palestinian families and empty the holy city of its indigenous Palestinian residents.

Palestinians in East Jerusalem find themselves compelled to tear down their homes after receiving a demolition order to avoid paying exorbitant costs to the Israeli municipality if it carries out the demolition.

Palestinians say they are forced to build without permits because the Israeli municipality discriminates against them and refuses to issue permits or places unreasonable conditions that they cannot afford to issue a permit.

At the same time, thousands of housing units are built for Jewish settlers in the city on appropriated Palestinian lands and are made easily accessible to them.

T.R.

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Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian homes west of Salfeet

RAMALLAH, May 19, 2025 (WAFA) – 

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers attacked several Palestinian homes in the northwestern area of ​​the town of Bruqeen, west of Salfeet.

Eyewitnesses told WAFA that the a group of the illegal Israeli settlers stormed the vicinity of the homes, attacked citizens' property, and raised Israeli flags in the courtyards of the homes. This is part of the escalating attacks the town has witnessed in recent days.

In a related  context, the Israeli occupation forces continue to raze large-tract of Palestinian lands between the towns of Kafr al-Deek and Bruqeen, amid a heavy deployment of the Israeli military vehicles among citizens' homes.

Y.S.

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Illegal Israeli settlers vandalize, cause damage to generators supplying village in Masafir Yatta

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), May 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers Monday vandalized the power generators supplying the village of Iqwawis in the Masafir Yatta area, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

Media activist Osama Makhamra said that a group of the illegal Israeli settlers broke into the village, where they vandalized and caused severe damage to generators.

The colonists had previously destroyed the power generators in Sha'b Al-Batm in Masafir Yatta last week.

Y.S.

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Illegal Israeli settlers set fire to trees and crops owned by Palestinians east of Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), May 19, 2025 – WAFA –

A group of the illegal armed Israeli settlers set fire on Monday evening to fruit-bearing trees and agricultural crops in the Palestinian community of Khallet Al-Furn in the village of Bireen east of Hebron, according to a local official.

Fareed Burqan, head of the Bireen Village Council, told WAFA that armed colonists from the illegal colonial outpost of Adoraim set fire to vineyards, almond, olive, and citrus trees in the area. He added that the flames spread across more than 70 dunums of land planted with barley, clover, and other crops. The land is owned by several local families.

Burqan noted that the colonists, who alternate roles with the Israeli occupation forces in targeting the village, aim to displace residents and expand the illegal settler outpost of Adoraim and the colony of Bnei Hefer, both of which are built illegally on land belonging to local Palestinians near the village.

He called on local and international institutions to act urgently to protect the residents and intervene to stop the illegal settler attacks.

The Israeli occupation forces and colonists carried out a total of 1,693 attacks during the month of April alone, according to a report by the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission. These attacks are part of an ongoing pattern of terrorism carried out by the occupation state against the Palestinian people, their land and their property.

The report stated that the Israeli occupation army was responsible for 1,352 of these incidents, while the illegal Israeli settlers carried out 341. The majority of violations occurred in the governorates of Al-Khaleel (Hebron) (292), Ramallah and Al-Beereh (269), and Nablus (254).

T.R.

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Israeli occupation troops tear down house near Salfeet

SALFIT, May 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces demolished a house in the town of Bruqeen, west of Salfeet, on Monday.

Bruqin Mayor Faed Sabra told WAFA that the occupation forces began demolishing the three-story home of A'hmad 'Hasan Al-Talalqa in the northern part of the town.

The occupation forces continued their raids on the towns of Bruqeen and Kafr Al-Deek for the fifth consecutive day.

The two towns are witnessing an escalation in raids and widespread house searches, including harassment and interrogation of residents, and the destruction of their homes.

Several families have been forcibly removed from their homes, which have been converted into military barracks.

K.T.

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 Israeli occupation  forces demolish house near Ramallah

RAMALLAH, May 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces demolished a home in the village of Shuqba, west of Ramallah, on Monday morning.

Local sources reported that occupation forces, accompanied by a bulldozer, stormed the village and began demolishing the two-story home of Ibraheem Abdul Qadir Shalash, which spanned over half a dunam, east of the village.

K.T.

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 The Israeli occupation apartheid regime demolishes 16 Palestinian homes in the 48 territories

RAMALLAH, May 19, 2025 (WAFA) – 

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime demolished 16 homes in the unrecognized village of Al-Sarra, in the Negev desert in the 1948 territories, on Monday.

Hundreds of police officers were deployed to the area, surrounding the homes and preventing residents from approaching the site of the demolition.

Sulayman Al-Hawashla, Director General of the Regional Council for Unrecognized Villages, said, "The demolitions come after the Beersheba Court's decision last Thursday to demolish the village's homes and evacuate its residents."

Al-Hawashla added to Arab48 that "the demolitions today target at least 16 homes, while some residents had previously demolished their homes themselves."

He pointed out that "approximately 1,500 residents of the al-Azazmeh tribe live in the village, and the village lacks any infrastructure, including roads, water, electricity, and sewage networks, schools, medical facilities, and more."

Al-Hawashla continued, "The demolitions are part of the forced displacement policies practiced by the Israeli authorities against Palestinians in the 1948 territories, particularly the Negev. At the same time, plans are being announced to establish new settlements in the area."

Sources from the Regional Council for Unrecognized Villages reported that "over the next two weeks, more than 200 homes are expected to be demolished in the village of Al-Sarra, meaning the complete demolition of the village and the uprooting and displacement of its residents."

Y.S.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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Delegation visits Toulkarm; governor gives briefing on Israeli aggression against the city and refugee camps

TOULKARM,  May 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

Toulkarm Governor 'Abdullah Kameel briefed a diplomatic delegation, including ambassadors, consuls, and representatives of foreign and local media, on the developments of the Israeli aggression on Toulkarm and its two camps, which resulted in the destruction of between 2,800 and 3,000 housing units in the two camps and the displacement of approximately 24,000 citizens.

During the meeting, which took place at the governorate headquarters on Monday, Kmail conveyed the greetings of President Ma'hmoud 'Abbas and the concern and follow-up of Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa.

He emphasized that the aggression witnessed in Toulkarm violates all international laws and norms.

Kameel explained that the occupation has committed a series of serious violations, including the destruction of infrastructure, the burning of homes, and the theft of citizens' belongings. He said, "The occupation is practicing theft and looting as if it were a systematic policy." He pointed out that the occupation has obstructed attempts to provide relief solutions, such as mobile homes, through direct threats.

He revealed that the number of slain Palestinians since October 7, 2023, has reached 223, including women and children.

Meanwhile, merchants are facing difficult economic conditions due to the complete closure of the governorate and the ban on entry to citizens from the 1948 territories, who constitute a major economic lifeline.

Kameel added that the education sector has been severely affected, with students missing out on education since 2023. Public and private schools have been closed for more than 80 days since the start of the aggression on the city and its two camps.

He emphasized that the Palestinian people are paying the price for the continued rule of the occupying state, and that all the wars waged by Netanyahu stem from his personal interests. "Our people yearn for peace and to live in security and stability."

Kameel renewed his call for the international, Arab, and Islamic communities to intervene immediately and urgently to halt this aggression, implement international legitimacy resolutions, support reconstruction projects, and provide humanitarian aid, especially in light of the need for thousands of families for housing after losing their homes.

He stressed that the governorate's plan focuses on reconstruction, the return of citizens to their homes, and the restoration of life and security in the camps.

K.T.

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IOF besieges Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza

Monday 19-May-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) laid siege to the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza Strip on Sunday evening, as military vehicles and bulldozers advanced amid heavy gunfire.

Eyewitnesses said that IOF tanks encircled the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza and began to fire directly at the building.

Sources reported that there were 55 people inside the hospital, including four doctors and eight nurses, in addition to dozens of patients who were unable to move and could not be evacuated during the morning attack. “Communication with medical staff and the sick inside the hospital has been cut off,” the sources said.

Meanwhile, the director general of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, Muneer Al-Bursh, said that “Israeli tanks and bulldozers are surrounding the Indonesian Hospital in the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip.”

“A number of patients were injured due to IOF shooting directly at the hospital. We appeal to the world to intervene immediately to protect the medical staff, patients and the wounded inside the hospital,” Al-Bursh added.

Health sources at the Hospital confirmed that the IOF did not inform the hospital of any evacuation orders nor did they issue any warnings before the bombing began, affirming that “there are no military targets inside the hospital.”

The medical staff currently inside the hospital appeal to the international community and human rights organizations to intervene urgently to stop this attack and save their lives.

On Sunday morning, a health official said the occupation army surrounded the Indonesian Hospital in Jabalya, in northern Gaza, with drones amid direct shooting in the area.

The hospital director, Marwan al-Sultan, said in a statement that Israeli drones fired at the hospital’s intensive care unit, affirming that one patient was injured after shots were fired in the hospital vicinity.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health said the occupation army has been intensifying its targeting and siege of the Indonesian Hospital since dawn Sunday, days after the European Gaza Hospital was put out of service.

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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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