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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During the two-year Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip (October 7, 2023-October 13, 2025), world governments were either active participant and accomplices of the genocide, or watched passively, without taking any actions to Stop it.

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29 Palestinians Massacred, 19 Injured by the Israeli Occupation Forces, Which Brings the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 69,785 and Injuries to 170,965, by November 25-26, 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 November 26, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 79,546.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (69,785) and those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 9,761+). 

By November 26, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 170,965. 

By November 26, 2025, according to news report, 1,066 Palestinians who were killed, 7,319 who were injured, and 19,569 who were kidnapped by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023.  

Note: The total number, mentioned above, of Palestinians who were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank does not subtract those who were released after kidnapping them. 

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Note about the number of Palestinians, who were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces in the Wet Bank:

The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS), and Al-Dhameer Association for Human Rights stated in a report issued Sunday that the total number of kidnappings of Palestinians in the West Bank, since the start of the ongoing genocide in Gaza, has risen to more than 18,500, including over 570 women and about 1,500 children.

Source: Palestine Information Center, August 10, 2025.

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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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29 Palestinians were killed, 19 were injured by the Israeli occupation forces, which brings the death toll of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza to 69,785 and the injuries to 170,965, by November 25-26, 2025.	29 Palestinians were killed, 19 were injured by the Israeli occupation forces, which brings the death toll of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza to 69,785 and the injuries to 170,965, by November 25-26, 2025.
UN findings revealed a catastrophic collapse in the Gaza development and economy, warning that the Israeli genocide has wiped out seven decades of progress, November 26, 2025.	Two Palestinians were killed and others were wounded by Israeli attacks east of Khan Younus and in central Gaza Strip, just hours after another citizen died from earlier injuries, November 26, 2025.
A horde of the illegal Israeli settlers wreaked havoc on Palestinian vehicles in El-Minya village, southeast of Bait La'hm, Bethlehem, while the Israeli occupation forces stormed several towns there, November 26, 2025.	The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that over the past two years, more than 33,000 women and girls have been massacred by the Israel violations in the occupied Palestinian territories, by November 26, 2025.
The Israeli occupation forces carried out a new wave of demolitions, targeting several commercial shops between the towns of El-Ramadeen and El-Dthahiriya, in the southern El-Khaleel, Hebron, Governorate, November 26, 2025.	Palestinian children trying to play on the rubble of their homes, which were destroyed by the Israeli genocidal air strikes, in the past two years, in the city of Khan Younus, in southern Gaza Strip, November 26, 2025.
15 corpses of Palestinian martyrs were released from the Israeli captivity today and were delivered to a hospital in the Gaza Strip, part of the Israeli-Palestinian exchange of corpses, November 26, 2025.	Displaced Palestinian families suffering a very cold weather, with a lack of heating fuel, due to the ongoing Israeli restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, November 26, 2025.

Due to the Israeli restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, tens of thousands of displaced Palestinian families are enduring freezing temperatures and flooding, November 26, 2025

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

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Gaza: Death toll climbs to 69,785 martyrs

Wednesday 26-November-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7, 2023, has surged to 69,785 martyrs, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry on Tuesday morning.

The Ministry added that the total number of the wounded also surged to 170,965 people.

In its daily report, the Ministry reported that hospitals in the Gaza Strip received the bodies of 10 civilians, including two who were killed in fresh Israeli attacks.

Since the ceasefire agreement took effect on October 10, 2025, at least 347 Palestinians have been killed and 889 others have been injured

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Gaza: Death toll climbs to 69,775 martyrs

Tuesday 25-November-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7, 2023, has surged to 69,775 martyrs, according to the health ministry on Tuesday morning.

The ministry added that the total number of the wounded also surged to 170,965 people.

In its daily report, the ministry said that hospitals received the bodies of 17 civilians as well as 16 wounded people during the past 24 hours.

Since the ceasefire agreement took effect on October 10, 2025, at least 345 Palestinians have been killed and 889 others have been injured

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As Israeli ceasefire violations persist, three Palestinians proclaimed dead in Gaza

Wednesday 26-November-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

Two Palestinians were killed and others were wounded on Wednesday morning in Israeli attacks east of Khan Younus and in central Gaza, just hours after another citizen died from injuries sustained in an earlier Israeli attack.

A medical source reported that the body of one martyr and a wounded citizen were brought to Nasir Hospital after being targeted by an Israeli quadcopter near El-Farabi School in Bani Suhayla, east of Khan Younus.

In a separate incident, another Palestinian was martyred and others sustained injuries when Israeli forces attacked them in the east of El-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza.

Earlier, media sources reported that a citizen was pronounced dead after succumbing to wounds he sustained in a previous attack in Bani Suhayla, east of Khan Younus.

Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) carried out an airstrike on Rafah amid sporadic artillery shelling in the eastern areas of the Strip.

Israeli helicopters also opened machinegun fire east of Khan Younus.

Since the ceasefire took effect on October 10, 2025, the IOFs has committed hundreds of violations across the Gaza Strip, including attacks that killed more than 349 Palestinians and injured hundreds more.

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Gaza: Israeli occupatin forces continue to kill civilians, block crucial aid as displaced families face harsh winter conditions

Tuesday 25-November-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

For the 46th consecutive day, the Israeli occupation army has continued to violate the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, where its forces persist in killing civilians and blocking the entry of sufficient and life-saving aid items.

Israeli forces reportedly killed one civilian today in Gaza and still refuse to allow in many vital supplies essential for the survival of displaced families, who are living in vulnerable tents and enduring harsh weather conditions nowadays.

On Tuesday morning, local media reported that one civilian was killed after being targeted by Israeli soldiers east of Khan Yunis, while the army continued to detonate and destroy what remained of residential buildings inside the so‑called yellow line in eastern Gaza.

The Israeli army also carried out aerial and artillery attacks on different areas of the coastal enclave today, while a child sustained injuries last night in an airstrike in western Khan YounusKhan Younus, south of Gaza.

Meanwhile, heavy rains on Tuesday morning flooded dozens of tents sheltering displaced people in E Mawasi area of Khan Younus.

Images showed dozens of displaced families’ tents flooded by rainwater in El-Mawasi area of Khan Younus. Rescue teams were dealing with many affected tents across the encampments after they were inundated in several locations.

The displacement zones turned into pools of water and mud, making movement inside the camps nearly impossible, while water seeped into many tents, threatening the health of families and the safety of their few personal belongings.

The cold weather has increased the suffering of children and elderly people in particular amid a severe shortage of blankets, winter clothing, and heating supplies, further compounding the dire humanitarian situation faced by hundreds of thousands of displaced families.

The torrential rain and chilling winds that have been sweeping through Gaza since Friday highlight the harsh reality that despite a ceasefire agreement that went into effect last month, life remains far from normal for the enclave’s two million people.

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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 following clashes with Israeli forces in Nablus

Tuesday 25-November-2025

NABLUS, (PIC)

A Palestinian resistance fighter was reportedly martyred on Monday night following armed clashes with Israeli forces who encircled a house he was inside in Nablus City, north of the occupied West Bank.

In a statement, the Israeli occupation army claimed its forces assassinated 'Abdul-Ra-ouf Ishtiyya, who carried out a car-ramming operation that killed two soldiers one and a half years ago at the 'Awarta checkpoint east of Nablus.

According to the army radio, Ishtiyya was killed after Israeli forces bombed a house in the city’s Amman street with two projectiles.

Local sources said that the Israeli army kidnaped two young men from the western area of Nablus City, without providing further details. 

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Two Palestinians injured in Israeli assaults on Shu'fat Refugee Camp, Tammoun

Wednesday 26-November-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

A Palestinian young man was injured on Wednesday evening by Israeli gunfire during a military raid on Shu'fat refugee camp, north of El-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).

According to the Jerusalem Governorate, Israeli forces fired rubber-coated metal bullets at civilians near the camp entrance, leaving a young man injured who was taken to hospital for medical treatment.

Shu'fat camp is frequently subjected to Israeli incursions and assaults, often accompanied by violent confrontations amid heavy fire of live and rubber bullets, as part of an ongoing escalation targeting the camp’s residents on a daily basis.

In a separate incident, Israeli occupation forces also arrested an injured person from inside an ambulance at the entrance to the town of Tammoun, south of Tubas, in the northern West Bank.

Medical sources with the Red Crescent reported that the occupation forces arrested a wounded individual from inside an ambulance at the entrance of Tammoun. He was injured after being beaten in the town.

At the same time, Israeli forces stormed the town of 'Aqraba, south of Nablus, in the northern West Bank, and fired tear gas in the Bani Jabir area, sparking violent clashes with no injuries reported.

The West Bank is witnessing an unprecedented surge in settler and Israeli occupation forces attacks against Palestinians, resulting in the killing of at least 1,076 people, the injury of around 10,700, and the arrest of more than 20,500 during the two years of the genocidal war in Gaza. 

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PPS: Israeli forces detain 60 residents in Tubas, turn homes into military outposts

Wednesday 26-November-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) announced that Israeli occupation forces detained around 60 residents at dawn on Wednesday during a large-scale raid in the Toubas governorate. Those detained include children, families of martyrs, and former prisoners.

In a statement issued today, the PPS explained that the occupation forces carried out extensive vandalism and destruction affecting infrastructure, while soldiers turned several civilian homes into military outposts used for their deployment during the operation.

Toubas has been under continuous, wide-ranging assault since midnight, with large numbers of Israeli troops supported by heavy military bulldozers taking part in the attack, increasing both the scale of destruction and the breadth of targets.

The PPS noted that since the beginning of 2025, the Israeli occupation forces have detained nearly 330 residents from the Toubas governorate, marking an unprecedented escalation in detention operations. This escalation parallels similar developments in Jineen and Toulkarm as Israel continues its intensive military campaign across the northern West Bank.

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IOFs kidnap several Palestinians from their homes in the West Bank

Wednesday 26-November-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnapped a number of Palestinian citizens following raids in different West Bank areas last night and at dawn Wednesday.

According to local sources, the IOFs kidnapped two citizens after ransacking their homes in Tammun town, south of Toubas.

Earlier, Palestinian media sources said that the IOFs kidnapped and detained several citizens after raiding their homes in Toubas City and nearby towns after midnight.

In Nablus, the IOFs raided multiple homes in Yaseed town, northeast of Nablus, and kidnapped three local young men.

In Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), one citizen was taken prisoner following a violent IOFs raid on his home in El-'Asakra village.

In El-Khaleel (Hebron), the Israeli occupation forces kidnapped two young men from El-Fawwar refugee camp and Soureef town.

The IOFs also carried out raids in other areas of El-Khaleel (Hebron) Province, where they reportedly assaulted some residents, closed roads, and set up checkpoints.

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IOFs demolish shops south of El-Khaleel (Hebron), and seals entire area

Wednesday 26-November-2025

El-Khaleel (Hebron), (PIC)

Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) carried out a new wave of demolitions on Wednesday morning, targeting several commercial shops between the towns of El-Ramadin and El-Dthahiriya in the southern El-Khaleel (Hebron) Governorate. Troops imposed a full military lockdown around the area as bulldozers began tearing down the structures.

According to a reporter from Sanad News Agency, IOFs machinery demolished the shops located at the entrance of El-Ramadeen along the road leading to Al-Dhahiriya. The businesses had previously received demolition notices from Israeli occupation authorities.

During the operation, IOFs sealed the main access road to the commercial area and barred owners from approaching their properties. Soldiers also set up a military checkpoint and enforced a complete security cordon around the site.

Local residents noted that Israeli authorities have issued dozens of demolition warnings over recent months to business owners along the same road, many of which have already been executed as part of a systematic campaign against the area.

Residents say the demolitions form part of a broader policy of deliberate economic strangulation, including Israel’s closure of the El-Dthahiriya crossing and its ban on Palestinian citizens of Israel from entering the town. The restrictions have sharply reduced commercial activity.

Around 1,500 businesses in the area depend heavily on customers from Palestinian communities inside the Green Line, particularly visitors from the Negev. Israeli measures blocking their entry have forced many shop owners to shut down and lose their main source of income.

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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 damage Palestinian car, Israeli occupation forces storm areas in Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Wednesday 26-November-2025

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), (PIC)

Illegal Israeli settlers wreaked havoc on a Palestinian vehicle in El-Minya village southeast of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), while the Israeli occupation forces stormed several communities and towns in the governorate.

Local sources said that a group of settlers attacked and damaged a Palestinian-owned vehicle at the El-Minya rotary, east of the village, without providing further details.

Meanwhile, Israeli forces stormed different areas of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem) Governorate, including El-'Asakra, Bait Falou'h, 'Harmala, Rafeeda, Sharqa, and Teqoa, with no reported raids on homes or kidnappings.

In recent weeks, El-Minya village has seen multiple attacks by Israeli soldiers and settlers, including the destruction of olive trees and assaults on local residents.

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Illegal Israeli settlers ransack home, torch agricultural structure in West Bank

Tuesday 25-November-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

Illegal Israeli settlers ransacked a house and set fire to an agricultural structure in the occupied West Bank at dawn Tuesday.

According to local sources, a horde of settlers broke into the house of Abu Adam El-Silwadi, in Silwad town, northeast of Ramallah, after smashing its doors and wreaked havoc on its contents.

A group of settlers also infiltrated at dawn into Mikhmas town, north of Occupied Jerusalem, and set an agricultural shack ablaze, causing damage to its contents and nearby property.

Since the outbreak of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023, various areas across the West Bank and Jerusalem have witnessed an unprecedented surge in settler attacks targeting Palestinians and their property.

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Israeli army launches major military operation in Tubas province

Wednesday 26-November-2025

TUBAS, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation army announced on Wednesday morning the launch of a large-scale military operation in the northern West Bank city of Toubas and the nearby towns of Tammoun, Tayaseer and 'Aqqaba, saying its presence in the area could last for several days.

According to local officials and media sources, a large number of Israeli troops with bulldozers stormed Tubas City and other towns in the province and pillaged several homes, amid helicopter and drone overflights.

Israeli bulldozers also started to destroy roads and block entrances with mounds of dirt and debris, while helicopters reportedly opened fire intermittently to cause panic among the local residents.

As a result of this Israeli military activity, local schools and kindergartens in Tubas and other targeted areas had to suspend the educational process until further notice.

Local sources reported that the operation involved intensive overflights of Apache helicopters and reconnaissance aircraft, which opened machinegun fire from the air.

The sources added that the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) blocked main roads in the entire Tubas province with mounds of dirt and rocks, isolating it from other West Bank areas.

The IOFs also started carrying out violent raids on homes, detaining citizens, and preventing ambulances from moving in the province’s streets, sparking fears among residents about their safety and freedom of movement.

Some families reported being forced to leave their homes at gunpoint to make way for Israeli soldiers to use them as military barracks.

The Toubas governor said the Israeli army declared a curfew in his governorate starting at 4:00 a.m. today until further notice.

The Israeli army has justified its operation by claiming it is a preemptive move against alleged terrorism.

Meanwhile, governor Ahmed al-Asaad affirms that there are no wanted persons in his governorate, warning that the Israeli regime seeks to impose a new military fait accompli in the West Bank.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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Guterres: Establishing a Palestinian state is a right that cannot be relinquished

Wednesday 26-November-2025

NEW YORK, (PIC)

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres affirmed that the Palestinian people possess the full right to dignity, justice, and self-determination, just like all other peoples of the world, stressing that the establishment of a Palestinian state is a right that cannot be waived.

His remarks came in a message delivered at the special meeting marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, read by his Chief of Staff, Courtenay Rattray. In the message, he called for an end to the illegal occupation of Palestinian territories, noting that Gaza has suffered over the past two years from Israeli aggression that resulted in the killing of more than 70,000 people and the injury of hundreds of thousands, alongside near-total destruction of infrastructure, widespread hunger, disease, and psychological trauma.

He added that residents of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, have faced harsh conditions due to Israeli military operations, settler violence, settlement expansion, and forced evictions and demolitions.

Guterres considered the ceasefire agreement reached in October a glimmer of hope, pointing out that the Security Council’s adoption of a resolution on Gaza was an important step to reinforce this path. He praised the efforts of mediators, particularly Egypt, Qatar, Türkiye, and the United States, and urged all parties to fully adhere to the agreement and turn diplomatic momentum into tangible and swift progress on the ground.

He stressed the urgent need for humanitarian aid to reach Gaza without obstacles and on a wide scale, affirming that Israel’s obligations are clear according to the International Court of Justice. He called on member states to support the urgent appeal to raise $4 billion for the occupied Palestinian territory.

Guterres highlighted that UNRWA remains a lifeline for millions of Palestinians, urging the international community to support its work in the West Bank, Gaza, and all areas hosting Palestinian refugees.

He noted that the number of journalists killed in the past two years is higher than in any conflict since World War II, the vast majority of them Palestinians, in addition to an unprecedented number of humanitarian workers killed, most of them UN and UNRWA staff.

He concluded by saying that achieving justice for Palestine is a defense of rights and laws everywhere, stressing that the United Nations will not retreat from its commitment to the Palestinian people and their right to self-determination, and calling for international solidarity to be translated into concrete action that revives the olive tree and strengthens hope for the future.

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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.

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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