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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Two Palestinian Teenagers Killed, 19 Injured, 6 Kidnapped by the Israeli Occupation Forces in the West Bank, Illegal Settlers Intensify their Attacks, Israeli Restriction on Humanitarian Aid Continues in Gaza, November 7, 2025  

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4 Palestinians Killed, Which Brings the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 68,940 and 170,679 Injuries, by November 6, 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 6, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 79,140.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (68,939) and those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 10,200+). 

By November 6, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 170,679. 

By November 7, 2025, according to news report, 1,054 Palestinians who were killed, 7,2976 who were injured, and 19,347 who were kidnapped by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023.  

Note: The total number 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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Khaleel El-'Hayya said that the Palestinian people will not accept erasure or surrender of their legitimate rights, and that their struggle will continue until freedom and independence, November 7, 2025.	US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene‎ met virtually with Palestinian Americans, stressing her refusal to receive any money from AIPAC, and seeking to reduce US financial aid to Israel, November 7, 2025.
A Palestinian child was injured when an Israeli drone fired a missile near El-Sikka Street, in Gaza City's El-Shuja'iya neighborhood, as the Israeli forces escalated artillery shelling, November 7, 2025.	Two Palestinian teenage boys, Mu'hammed 'Ateem and Mu'hammed Qasim, were killed by the Israeli occupation forces, in execution style, in the town of El-Judaira, north of Jerusalem, November 7, 2025.
Head of the NGO Network in Gaza, Amjad El-Shawwa, affirmed that Palestinians in Gaza need 300,000 tents and winter clothing, as they continue to suffer due to the Israeli genocidal war, November 7, 2025.	The UNRWA reported that one in five Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip have missed essential vaccines, due to the two-year of the Israeli genocidal war, November 7, 2025.
Palestinian Muslims attend the weekly Friday prayer at the site of the Grand 'Omari Mosque in Gaza City, which was mainly destroyed by the Israeli genocidal air strikes, November 7, 2025.	Palestinian technical crews started to repair the electrical network in Dair El-Bala'h, in central Gaza Strip, which was destroyed by the Israeli genocidal air strikes, November 7, 2025.
Palestinian President, Ma'hmoud Abbas, met with the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, discussing ongoing efforts to uphold the Gaza ceasefire, provide humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, November 7, 2025.	President Ma'hmoud Abbas inaugurated the exhibition, Bethlehem Reborn, at the Vatican yesterday, during his visit to Italy, November 7, 2025 wafa

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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 Israeli drone injures child in Gaza as the IOFs resume shelling and demolitions despite the ceasefire

Friday 7-November-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

A Palestinian child was injured on Friday morning when an Israeli occupation forces drone fired a missile near El-Sikka Street in Gaza City’s El-Shuja'iya neighborhood, as the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) escalated artillery shelling along the eastern border of the Gaza Strip, nearly a month after the ceasefire was declared.

Local sources reported that IOFs artillery intensified its bombardment of areas east of Khan Younus, particularly near Bani Suhayla, while shells also struck eastern Gaza City, including El-Tuffah neighborhood, amid heavy machine-gun fire from military vehicles positioned southeast of Khan Younus.

The IOFs also carried out controlled explosions and demolitions of several residential buildings across the Strip, continuing the systematic destruction policy that has already flattened thousands of housing units in the enclave since the start of the war.

These violations come amid ongoing breaches of the ceasefire, as Palestinian and international organizations have documented nearly 200 Israeli violations since October 10, resulting in multiple civilian deaths and injuries and the destruction of homes and vital infrastructure.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has killed 68,865 Palestinians and wounded 170,670 others, the vast majority women and children, according to official Palestinian statistics.

The United Nations has estimated the cost of rebuilding the Gaza Strip at around $70 billion, describing the situation as an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe.

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Impending humanitarian catastrophe: 1.5 million in Gaza without tents or cooking gas as winter nears

Friday 7-November-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Director General of the Palestinian Government Media Office (PGMO) in Gaza, Dr. Isma'eel El-Thawabta, has warned of an imminent humanitarian catastrophe as winter approaches, amid Israel’s ongoing prevention of the entry of tents, tarpaulins, and cooking gas into the Gaza Strip despite the massive destruction of civilian homes and shelters.

In press statements, El-Thawabta explained that this ban exacerbates the suffering of more than one and a half million displaced people who live in the open or in worn-out tents that do not protect them from the cold or rain. He affirmed that the continued prevention of the entry of shelter materials, fuel, and cooking gas constitutes a compounded crime that violates the most basic human rights and contravenes international law and the Geneva Conventions, which oblige the occupying power to provide civilians with their basic needs.

He pointed out that these measures fall within the framework of Israel’s policy of collective punishment against the residents of the Strip, describing it as a continuation of the “war of starvation, displacement, and slow extermination” imposed on the Palestinian people since the beginning of the aggression.

In a related context, El-Thawabta highlighted the efforts made by the Ministry of Education and educational institutions to revive the learning process despite the widespread destruction. He noted that thousands of schools and universities have been completely or partially destroyed, depriving nearly 800,000 students of their natural right to education.

He explained that the harsh conditions have not stopped teachers and community workers from launching emergency education initiatives and opening alternative classrooms in shelters and available spaces, an attempt to provide a safe learning environment, even at a minimal level.

El-Thawabta stressed that Israel bears full legal and moral responsibility for the ongoing ban on the entry of essential humanitarian supplies, foremost among them tents, shelter materials, cooking gas, fuel, stationery, and educational tools.

El-Thawabta called on the United Nations, international organizations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations Development Program, and Arab and Islamic countries to act urgently and immediately to pressure Israel to end its violations and allow the unrestricted entry of all humanitarian needs.

He concluded by affirming that the Palestinian people remain steadfast in their right to a dignified life despite the aggression and blockade, and will continue their national efforts toward reconstruction and restoring hope in education, work, and shelter. He added, “It is time for the international community to assume its responsibility in stopping this ongoing crime against humanity.”

 Israel continues to strangle Gaza

The PGMO asserted that the total amount of aid that has entered the Gaza Strip since the start of the ceasefire is no more than 28% of what was supposed to enter under the ceasefire arrangements and accompanying humanitarian understandings.

In a separate statement on Thursday, the PGMO said that only 4,453 trucks had entered out of 15,600 expected by Wednesday evening. These convoys included 31 trucks loaded with cooking gas and 84 trucks carrying diesel fuel designated for bakeries, hospitals, generators, and vital sectors, despite the ongoing and severe shortage of these essential supplies after two years of killings, blockade, and systematic destruction resulting from Israel’s genocidal war against the people of Gaza.

According to the statement, the average number of trucks entering daily since the ceasefire began is 171, out of the 600 trucks required daily under the humanitarian protocol. This, it said, confirms that Israel continues to impose policies of strangulation, starvation, humanitarian pressure, and political blackmail against over 2.4 million Palestinians in Gaza.

It added that these limited quantities do not meet even the minimum of food, medical, and living needs. The Strip urgently requires a regular flow of at least 600 trucks per day carrying food, medicine, fuel, cooking gas, and medical supplies to maintain the basic elements of civilian life.

The UN calls for strengthening shelter assistance

For its part, the United Nations has called for accelerating and expanding the entry of shelter materials into Gaza before winter, amid deteriorating humanitarian conditions and the continued Israeli restrictions on aid entry.

Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, said in press statements that relief organizations operating in Gaza continue to intensify their efforts in areas that were previously difficult to reach.

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

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 Israeli occupation forces execute two Palestinian children in El-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)

Friday 7-November-2025

El-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces shot and killed two Palestinian teenage boys on Friday morning in the town of El-Judaira, north of El-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), in what Palestinian officials described as another field execution targeting children in the occupied West Bank.

The General Authority for Civil Affairs identified the victims as Mu'hammed 'Abdullah Mu'hammed 'Ateem (16) and Mu'hammed Rashad Fadhil Qasim (16). The authority said that the Israeli occupation forces withheld their bodies and prevented medical crews from reaching the scene.

In a brief statement, the Israeli occupation army claimed the two teenagers had allegedly thrown Molotov cocktails at a road used by the illegal Israeli settlers, prompting soldiers to open live fire on them.

The martyrdom of the two boys brings the death toll in the West Bank to 234 Palestinians since the beginning of 2025, including 42 children and six women, according to data from the Shireen Observatory for Human Rights.

Human rights groups have documented a sharp escalation in Israel’s extrajudicial killings, arrests, and raids across West Bank cities and towns, as occupation forces continue near-daily incursions marked by excessive violence against civilians. 

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Palestinian teenager injured by Israeli gunfire in Jineen city

Jineen, November 7, 2025 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian teenager was injured by Israeli gunfire tonight in the city of Jineen, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS).

PRCS reported that its teams treated a 14-year-old boy who was shot with live ammunition near the Grand Mosque in Jenin and transferred him to the hospital.

Ibn Seena Specialized Hospital in Jineen stated that the child was shot in the left knee with no exit wound, and his condition is described as moderate.

Earlier this evening, Israeli forces stormed the center of Jenin, deploying infantry units near the main roundabout, the Sibbat neighborhood, and Abu Bakr Street, and opened fire on civilians.

Local sources said the Israeli occupation soldiers forced shop owners near the main roundabout to close their stores, obstructed vehicle movement on Abu Bakr Street, stopped several vehicles, and checked passengers’ identity cards.

Since January 21, Israeli forces have continued their relentless aggression against Jenin city, its refugee camp, and surrounding towns and villages, leaving 56 Palestinians killed and over 200 others wounded.

The occupation has also completely demolished over 600 homes in the camp, displacing 22,000 residents to nearby towns, villages, and city neighborhoods.

T.R. 

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Two Palestinians injured by Israeli fire at checkpoint north of Ramallah

RAMALLAH, November 7, 2025 (WAFA) –

Two Palestinians were injured by live fire from Israeli occupation forces today at the 'Atara checkpoint, north of Ramallah, according to local sources.

The sources reported that Israeli forces opened fire at a vehicle, striking one of the two in the shoulder and the other in the arm. They were subsequently taken to a hospital for treatment.

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Palestinian injured, another detained during Israeli military incursion into Ramallah-area town

RAMALLAH, November 5, 2025 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian was injured and another was detained this evening during an Israeli military incursion into the town of Silwad, east of Ramallah, according to local sources.

Sources said that a man sustained injuries and bruises after being severely beaten by Israeli forces during the incursion, and was transferred to hospital for treatment.

Another Palestinian resident was detained during the raid, and his vehicle was seized by the forces.

Soldiers also took over the rooftops of several buildings and converted them into observation posts.

T.R.

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Several injured during Israeli suppression of protest between Toulkarm and Qalqilya

TOULKARM, November 7, 2025 (WAFA) –

Several Palestinians were injured by live fire and tear gas today as Israeli forces suppressed a mass protest held on lands between the towns of Bait Lid, east of Toulkarm, and Kafr Qaddum, east of Qalqilia.

Local sources reported that Israeli forces fired live and rubber-coated metal bullets, as well as tear gas canisters, at participants after they performed Friday prayers on lands threatened with confiscation. Farmers were also chased, and several youths were beaten. Field treatment was provided to the injured by the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.

The Red Crescent confirmed that 15 people were injured during the confrontations in Bait Lid, including one by live fire, two by beatings, and 12 from tear gas inhalation.

The protest was organized by the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, in coordination with the municipalities of Kafr Qaddoum and Bait Lid, the Fatah movement, and popular resistance committees, in rejection of settlers' attempts to establish a new outpost on lands there.

The event was attended by Mu-ayyad Sh'aban, head of the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, representatives of official and civil institutions, residents of both towns, and international and local solidarity activists.

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Israeli forces assault, detain vendor in Bab El-'Amoud area in Old City of El-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)

El-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), November 7, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces assaulted a young Palestinian man this evening in the Bab El‑'Amoud area of the Old City of El-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), before detaining him.

The Jerusalem Governorate reported that Israeli forces detained a vendor after beating him while he was working in the Bab El‑'Amoud area.

The incident took place during an arbitrary campaign conducted by occupation municipality teams, accompanied by police forces, targeting street vendors. The operation involved assaults on several vendors, confiscation of their goods, and their forcible removal from the area.

T.R.

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IOFs launch kidnapping campaign across West Bank cities

Friday 7-November-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) continued their military campaign across various parts of the West Bank early Friday morning, targeting cities including Toulkarm, Ramallah, Jineen, and El-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).

Several Palestinians were kidnapped amid escalating raids and assaults by both the Israeli occupation army and illegal settlers.

In Tulkarem Governorate, the IOFs kidnapped four young men.

Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation forces escalated their incursions Thursday evening across the West Bank, using live ammunition and tear gas during confrontations that led to additional kidnappings.

In the village of El-Mughayyir, east of Ramallah, the Israeli occupation forces continued raiding homes, storming dozens of residences and converting a residential building into a military outpost after evicting ten families.

The IOFs also raided the home of the village council head, Ameen Abu 'Aliya, and forcibly displaced the family of citizen Rasmi Abu 'Alyia.

In Dair Nidtham village, also in Ramallah, the IOFs imposed a complete lockdown, barring residents from entering or leaving amid ongoing harassment, including repeated raids and property damage.

In 'Anabta town, east of Toulkarm, the IOFs stormed the town center and detained several young men before kidnapping a teenager and later withdrawing from the area.

In Jineen, Israeli military vehicles conducted incursions into the towns of 'Arraba, Kafr El-Ra-i, Fa'hma, and the Dabbous neighborhood of the city. No kidnappings were reported. In 'Hizma, east of El-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), live bullets and tear gas were fired, though no injuries were recorded.

Separately, a group of the illegal Israeli settlers attacked the Bedouin community of Shalala al-Auja, north of Jericho, on Thursday evening. They roamed the area provocatively and verbally harassed local residents and international activists, sparking tension in the area, according to the human rights group Al-Baydar.

According to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, the Israeli occupation forces and illegal settlers committed around 2,350 violations during October, 1,584 by the army and 766 by settlers.

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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 olive trees in El-Khaleel (Hebron), damage livestock feed in separate attack near Nablus

El-Khaleel (Hebron), November 7, 2025 (WAFA) –

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers damaged more than 15 ancient olive trees today in the town of Yatta, south of El-Khaleel (Hebron), as well as damaged fodder in a separate incident in the Nablus province, according to local sources.

Osama Makhamra, an anti-settlement activist, said that colonists from the settlement of Susiya, built illegally on Palestinian land, broke and destroyed over 15 olive trees owned by members of the Nawaj'a family. The trees, which are centuries old, are located in the village of Susiya, where Palestinian families depend heavily on olive cultivation as a primary source of livelihood.

Following the attack, Israeli forces raided the village, stormed several homes, tampered with their contents, and seized recordings from surveillance cameras.

Meanwhile, in the northern West Bank, colonists destroyed livestock feed in the village of Khirbet al-Tawil, located near the town of 'Aqraba, south of Nablus.

Local sources said that a group of colonists attacked the area and damaged fodder belonging to farmer 'Awwad Nasir. Khirbet El-Taweel, situated east of 'Aqraba, has been repeatedly targeted by colonists.

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 Illegal Israeli settler set fire to agricultural lands near Jenin

Jineen, November 7, 2025 (WAFA) –

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers set fire to large areas of agricultural land on Friday in the town of 'Arraba, south of Jineen, according to local sources.

The sources reported that the illegal Israeli ignited fires in vast tracts of farmland and olive groves located near the illegal Israeli settlement of Dothan. The flames quickly spread across a wide area, damaging numerous olive trees. 

Palestinian Civil Defense teams rushed to the scene and are working to bring the fire under control.

During the fire, Israeli occupation forces raided the town of 'Arraba, stormed a home, and carried out a search. No further details were reported.

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‎Illegal Israeli settler break 15 perennial olive trees in Susiya, south of El-Khaleel (Hebron)‎

‎El-Khaleel (Hebron), 7-11-2025 Wafa -

On Friday, A group of the illegal Israeli settlers broke 15 perennial olive trees on the lands of citizens in the town of Yatta, south of El-Khaleel (Hebron)‎‎.‎

‎Anti-settlement activist Osama Mukhamra told Wafa that the settlers of Susiya, which is established on the lands and properties of citizens south of Hebron, broke more than 15 perennial olive trees in the village of Susiya, which belongs to citizens of the Nawaja'a family‎‎.‎

‎The Israeli occupation forces also stormed the village, raided a number of citizens' homes, tampered with their contents, and seized surveillance camera recordings‎‎.‎

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Israeli occupation forces issue land confiscation notices northwest of Nablus

NABLUS, November 7, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces today issued notices to confiscate more than six dunums of land in the towns of Sebestya, El-Naqoura, and Dair Sharaf, northwest of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources.

Mu'hammed 'Aazim, head of the Council of Services for the villages of northwest Nablus, said the confiscated lands are located in Sebestya, El-Naqoura, and Dair Sharaf. The occupation intends to use the land for the construction of a new colonial road in the area.

The road will link the illegal settlement of Shavei Shomron with a newly planned colonial outpost and is expected to extend about 1,500 meters.

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'Aazim emphasized that all settler activities in the area reflect a deliberate intention to seize fertile plains and farmland from the three villages, prevent Palestinian access, and expand settlement infrastructure.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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PM Mustafa emphasizes need for international support to enable Palestine to fully manage Gaza and restore West Bank unity

RAMALLAH, November 7, 2025 (WAFA) -

Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa emphasized the importance of international support to enable the State of Palestine to fully assume its responsibilities in the Gaza Strip, restore unity with the West Bank, and ensure that international efforts support rather than replace Palestine’s role in managing the Strip.

The remarks came during his meeting with Dutch Foreign Minister David van Weel today at his office in Ramallah, during which they discussed recent developments and international efforts to enable Palestine to fully exercise its responsibilities in Gaza.

Mustafa emphasized the need to intensify international pressure on Israel to halt its measures in the West Bank, including attacks by occupation forces and colonists, checkpoints, and other restrictions, and to release withheld Palestinian funds, while continuing efforts to sustain the ceasefire in Gaza.

They also discussed strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries, commending Dutch support for Palestine at all levels, both bilaterally and through the European Union, including backing the New York Declaration, the International Coalition for implementing a two-state solution, and the provision of humanitarian and relief aid to the Palestinian people.

For his part, the Dutch Foreign Minister affirmed his country’s support for efforts to maintain the ceasefire in Gaza, facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid, halt Israeli measures in the West Bank, and uphold the role of the Palestinian Authority in Gaza while restoring unity with the West Bank within the framework of achieving a two-state solution.

T.R.

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President Mahmoud Abbas meets with Italian Prime Minister in Rome

ROME, November 7, 2025 (WAFA) –

President Mahmoud Abbas met today in Rome with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

The President arrived at the Italian Prime Minister’s office, where he was received by Prime Minister Meloni and several senior Italian officials and inspected a guard of honor assembled to welcome him.

During the meeting, they discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries, along with a number of issues of mutual interest.

President Abbas expressed his gratitude to the Prime Minister for Italy’s significant role in providing humanitarian aid, hosting injured children for treatment, training Palestinian police forces, participating in the European monitoring team at the Rafa'h crossing, and fostering security cooperation between the Palestinian and Italian authorities.

The President reviewed the latest developments in the Palestinian arena, as well as ongoing efforts to uphold the Gaza ceasefire, provide humanitarian aid to the Strip, release hostages and detainees, complete the Israeli withdrawal, enable the State of Palestine to assume its responsibilities there, and commence reconstruction, while emphasizing the need to prevent displacement and annexation.

The President also briefed the Italian Prime Minister on the Israeli escalation in the West Bank, including El-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), detailing ongoing colonial settlement expansion, colonists’ attacks on unarmed Palestinian civilians, the uprooting of olive trees, and assaults on Christian and Islamic holy sites.

President Abbas also addressed the severe economic and financial challenges facing the State of Palestine, resulting from Israel’s continued withholding of Palestinian tax revenues, which has stifled the Palestinian economy and weakened state institutions.

President Abbas reaffirmed his full commitment to all reforms undertaken by the State of Palestine to build a non-armed democratic Palestinian state, hold elections within one year after the end of the war, adopt a temporary constitution and laws on political parties and elections, promote a culture of peace, and collect all weapons from armed factions, including 'Hamas, which will have no role in governing the Gaza Strip, thereby upholding the principle of one state, one law, and legitimate arms.

He renewed Palestine’s request for Italy to recognize the State of Palestine to protect the two-state solution, which is being systematically undermined by Israeli policies, achieve peace based on international legitimacy and the Arab Peace Initiative, and ensure Palestine’s independence along the June 4, 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, living in security and peace alongside Israel.

The President reiterated his call for Italy to continue playing a key role in enhancing security, supporting Gaza’s reconstruction, and coordinating with all relevant parties to achieve a lasting peace.

The president was accompanied by Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization and Head of the Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs Ramzi Khoury; Ziyad Abu 'Amr, a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO); Presidential Advisor for Diplomatic Affairs Majdi Al-Khalidi; and Palestine’s Ambassador to Italy, Muna Abu 'Amara.

T.R. 

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President Abbas Inaugurates “Bethlehem Reborn” Exhibition at the Vatican

THE VATICAN, November 7, 2025 (WAFA) -

President Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, inaugurated the exhibition “Bethlehem Reborn” at the Vatican yesterday. The event was organized in cooperation between the Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine and the Embassy of the State of Palestine to the Holy See.

In his opening remarks, President Abbas underscored the profound importance of restoring the Church of the Nativity for the Palestinian people, describing it as a powerful symbol of their steadfastness and their deep-rooted Christian heritage in their homeland.

The President also announced the launch of a new project to restore the Grotto of the Nativity, to be carried out under the supervision of the Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs.

Ramzi Khouri, Member of the PLO Executive Committee and Head of the Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine, emphasized that “Bethlehem Reborn” carries a universal message of love and peace from the City of the Nativity to the world. He said the exhibition embodies faith and hope that endure despite the hardships facing Palestine.

Khouri announced that the long-awaited restoration of the Grotto of the Nativity—untouched for more than six centuries—will begin under the Committee’s supervision, led by Ambassador Khouloud Daibes. He noted that this spiritual and humanitarian effort reflects the unity of the three Churches that jointly administer the Church of the Nativity and symbolizes the Palestinians’ determination to preserve their sacred heritage and protect their civil and spiritual legacy.

He added that the exhibition serves as a global invitation to pilgrimage to Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and the Holy Land—an expression of solidarity with the Palestinian people and support for their enduring Christian presence. The exhibition, he said, also strengthens the historic bonds between the Vatican and the Land of the Nativity, reaffirming that Palestine will always remain a beacon of peace, faith, and resilience.

Palestine’s Ambassador to the Holy See, Issa Kassissieh, highlighted the symbolic bond between the Vatican and the Church of the Nativity, noting that the exhibition calls on the world to visit Bethlehem and renew pilgrimage to the birthplace of Jesus, as a gesture of solidarity with the Palestinian people and their living Christian heritage.

The opening ceremony also featured a solemn Mass celebrated by Archbishop William Shomali and a group of priests at San Salvatore in Lauro Church in Rome. Organized by the Palestinian Embassy to the Holy See and the Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs, the Mass also marked the tenth anniversary of the canonization of the two Palestinian saints, Mariam Baouardy and Marie Alphonsine Ghattas. The event was attended by ambassadors accredited to the Holy See, senior Vatican officials, and other distinguished guests.

In his homily, Archbishop Shomali welcomed the attendees and reflected on the significance of the canonization of the two Palestinian nuns for the Palestinian people, particularly for its Christian community. He prayed for justice and peace in the Holy Land, which continues to suffer from the consequences of the horrific war in Gaza, and called for building bridges of dialogue based on equality. He also invited worshippers to make a pilgrimage to Bethlehem and visit the Church of the Nativity during the Holy Jubilee celebrations.

The exhibition showcases the comprehensive restoration of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem—one of Christianity’s holiest sites—and conveys a powerful cultural and humanitarian message: that Palestine is not merely a political issue, but a living civilization with a vibrant heritage that continues to thrive despite adversity.

Through paintings, archival documents, photographs, and documentary films, the exhibition traces the stages of restoration that revived the Church’s historical, artistic, and spiritual beauty. It stands as a testament to the Palestinian people’s ability to protect their heritage and identity in the face of attempts at erasure and distortion.

In addition to the main displays, the exhibition features architectural models, mosaic panels, and a diverse cultural program including workshops, film screenings, and storytelling sessions that encourage visitors to engage with the history and culture of Palestinian Christianity.

The Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land contributed valuable artifacts to the exhibition, including a replica of the Star of the Nativity and the Holy Chalice used by Popes during their pilgrimages to the Holy Land, enriching the exhibition’s spiritual and historical narrative.

Among those attending the inauguration alongside President Abbas and Khouri were Ziad Abu Amr, Member of the PLO Executive Committee; Majdi Khaldi, Diplomatic Adviser to the President; Ambassador Issa Kassissieh, Palestine’s Ambassador to the Holy See; Ambassador Mona Abu Amara, Palestine’s Ambassador to Italy; Father Ibrahim Faltas of the Custody of the Holy Land; Ambassador Amira Hanania, Representative of the Committee in Europe; and Ambassador Khouloud Daibes, Head of the Restoration Committee.

The exhibition is held under the patronage of the Dicastery for Evangelization as part of the Catholic Church’s Holy Jubilee Year 2025. It is organized in partnership with the Bethlehem Development Foundation and in collaboration with the Custody of the Holy Land, the Vatican Museums, and the Pio Sodalizio dei Piceni Association.

The event is supported by the Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs, Bank of Palestine, Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC), Brunello Cucinelli, Piacenti Company, and the Palestine Investment Fund, with Pio Sodalizio dei Piceni hosting the exhibition in its museums in Rome.

T.R.

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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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