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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As World Governments Are Either Participant, Accomplices, or Continue to Watch the Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza, Without Taking Any Actions to Stop it,

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33 Palestinians Killed, 146 Injured, Mostly Children, Women, and Aid Seekers, 

Which Brings the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 65,174 and the Injuries to 166,071

by September 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 September 19, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 77,794.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (65,174) and those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 12,620+). 

By September 19, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 166,071.

By September 19, 2025, according to news report, 1,030 Palestinians who were killed, 7,114 who were injured, and 18,928, who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023.     

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

Palestinian Prisoners’ institutions reported that 662 Palestinians, including 39 children and 12 women, were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, including Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), during July 2025.

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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33 Palestinians were killed, 146 were injured by the Israeli genocidal air strikes, mostly children, women, and aid seekers, bringing the death toll to 65,174 and injuries to 166,071, by September19, 2025.	'Hamas said that the US administration's vetoing of a UN Security Council resolution, calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, is complicity and involvement in the Israeli genocide, September 19, 2025 pic 2
Two Lebanese people were martyred and others were injured by the Israeli drone strikes on different areas of southern Lebanon, in a new violation of the ceasefire agreement, on September 19, 2025.	The Israeli occupation forces continued to carry out intensive genocidal air strikes, targeting civilians in different areas of the Gaza Strip, particularly in Gaza City, to force them to leave to the south, September 19, 2025.
The Asra Media Office urged international human rights organizations to pressure for access to Israeli detention camps, to reveal the fate of thousands of prisoners, who were kidnapped from Gaza, September 19, 2025.	Six Palestinians were kidnapped in the West Bank and six others were injured by the Israeli occupation soldiers at Al-Karama border crossing, on September 19, 2025 pic
The Global Sumud Flotilla set sail from the shores of Sicily, heading toward Gaza Strip in a renewed attempt to break the suffocating blockade imposed by the Israeli occupation apartheid regime, on September 19, 2025.	Doctors Without Borders condemned the killing of its 13th staff member, 'Husain Al-Najjar, who was died of wounds, sustained three days ago, by an Israeli genocidal air strike that struck his tent, September 19, 2025.
Palestinian families sleeping on the ground of the only road to the south, after being forced to leave their homes in Gaza City, by the Israeli genocidal air strikes, September 19, 2025.	For a lack of anywhere to go to or stay in, Palestinian families set up their tents on Al-Rasheed street, the only road linking Gaza City with southern Gaza Strip, after being forced to leave their homes by the relentless Israeli genocidal air strikes on the City, September 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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Death toll in Gaza surges to 65,174 as Israel continues its genocide campaign

GAZA, September 19, 2025 (WAFA, PIC) –

At least 33 Palestinians were killed and 146 others were injured in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours as a result of the ongoing Israeli genocide in the region, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.

The Ministry confirmed that the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli onslaught since October 2023 has risen to 65,174 fatalities, with an additional 166,071 people sustaining injuries. The majority of the victims are women and children.

The Ministry also reported that a total of 12,622 people have been killed and 54,030 others have been injured since the Israeli occupation army resumed its genocidal war on Gaza on March 18, 2025.

In addition, the new fatalities increased the death toll included 2,514 aid seekers, the Health Ministry said.

The Ministry added that the total number of the wounded also included 18,431 aid seekers.

Emergency services are still unable to reach many casualties and dead bodies trapped under the rubble or scattered on roads across the war-torn enclave, as Israeli occupation forces continue to target ambulance and civil defense crews, according to the health authorities.

Israel's genocidal onslaught continues undeterred despite calls from the United Nations Security Council for an immediate ceasefire and directives from the International Court of Justice urging measures to prevent genocide and alleviate the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.

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Dozens martyred, injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza

Friday 19-September-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation army continued, last night and on Friday, to carry out intensive deadly strikes and target civilians in different areas of the Gaza Strip.

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

According to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter in Gaza, Israeli attacks have continued across the Gaza Strip, including an airstrike on a tent in Khan Yunis that killed two children aged five and four.

Two citizens sustained injuries in a drone strike on another tent in the Mawasi Qarara area of Khan Yunis.

In central Gaza, four citizens were martyred and 15 others were injured in an artillery attack as they were collecting firewood in the Wadi Gaza area.

Another citizen was martyred and several others suffered injuries in an airstrike in the central area of Deir al-Balah City.

In Gaza City, two citizens were killed and nine others sustained injuries in al-Sabra neighborhood.

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.

Meanwhile, several people were martyred or injured in Israeli attacks on aid seekers near distribution points in separate areas of Gaza.

Other Gazans were pronounced dead after they succumbed to injuries they sustained in recent attacks, according to Gaza’s health ministry today.

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Three civilians killed, others injured in ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza

GAZA, September 19, 2025 (WAFA) -

Three civilians, including two seeking aid, were killed today as Israeli military attacks on the Gaza Strip continued.

Medical sources said two aid seekers were killed by Israeli forces in the southern Gaza Strip. A civilian was killed in an Israeli strike targeting the vicinity of Street 5, north of Khan Yunis city.

In addition, several civilians were injured as Israeli artillery shelled the Tel al-Hawa and Sheikh Radwan neighborhoods in Gaza City, while helicopter gunfire was reported north of Khan Yunis.

Medical sources in Gaza hospitals confirmed that 35 civilians have been killed since dawn today as Israeli attacks continue across various parts of the Strip.

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Doctors Without Borders condemns killing of staff member in Gaza airstrike

Friday 19-September-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) strongly condemned the killing of one of its staff members, Hussein al-Najjar, who died after being injured in an Israeli airstrike that struck the area a few days ago where his tent was located.

In a statement, the organization said the killing of its colleague in Gaza was “not just a tragic incident, but further proof that there is no safe place left in Gaza.”

Al-Najjar, who succumbed to his wounds on September 16, was the 13th MSF staff member killed by the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) since the start of the genocide on the besieged enclave.

MSF reiterated its urgent call for an immediate ceasefire and for civilians to be protected.

The 33-year-old nurse, father of three, had been working with MSF in its medical clinics in Dair El-Bala'h and Khan Younus since January last year.

He had previously served as a sterilization technician with MSF teams at Al-'Awda Hospital’s limb reconstruction project.

MSF expressed solidarity with al-Najjar’s wife, children, family, and friends, stressing the urgent need to end the bloodshed in the devastated Strip.

According to the latest figures from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, at least 540 aid workers have been killed since the IOF launched its genocide in Gaza nearly two years ago.

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

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Young Palestinians man suffers fractures after being attacked by Israeli forces in Jineen

Jineen, September 19, 2025 (WAFA) -

A young man was injured on Friday evening after being physically assaulted by Israeli forces in the village of Raba, southeast of Jineen.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said its crews transferred a 25-year-old man to hospital after he was severely beaten by Israeli soldiers, causing him fractures.

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Suffocation cases reported during Israeli military incursion into Nablus-area town

NABLUS, September 19, 2025 (WAFA) -

Several Palestinian residents suffocated from tear gas fired by Israeli forces on Friday during a military incursion into the town of Bait Foureek, east of Nablus, according to local sources.

Sources said that Israeli forces stormed the town, firing live bullets and a barrage of tear gas canisters, which caused several cases of suffocation among citizens.

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 Israeli occupation forces detain Al-Aqsa Mosque preacher after Friday prayers

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

Israeli occupation forces on Friday detained Sheikh Mu'hammed Saranda'h, the preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque, shortly after the conclusion of Friday prayers.

Local sources reported that Israeli police detained Sheikh Saranda'h at the mosque compound and transferred him to an interrogation center in the city.

The detention comes amid continued Israeli restrictions on worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, particularly during Friday prayers, which often include the deployment of heavily armed forces at gates and throughout the Old City of Jerusalem.

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IOFs kidnap Palestinian citizens, attack house in the West Bank

Friday 19-September-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnaped a number of Palestinian citizens and carried out a projectile attack on a house during dawn and morning raids in the West Bank on Friday.

In the town of Surda, north of Ramallah, Israeli forces besieged a house for several hours amid heavy gunfire and direct shelling with Energa projectiles, resulting in a massive fire and thick plumes of smoke rising from the site.

Local sources reported that the Israeli occupation soldiers intensified their presence around the town, and blocked ambulance crews from reaching the area, amid sounds of explosions.

In Nablus, the IOFs kidnapped at least six citizens during raids on homes in the city.

In Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), the Israeli occupation soldiers reportedly attacked a Red Crescent ambulance while it was transporting a wounded person from Al-Duhaisha refugee camp.

On Thursday evening, six Palestinian civilians, including an elderly man, were injured when the Israeli occupation forces assaulted them at Al-Karama border crossing, between the West Bank and Jordan.

The Red Crescent said that its ambulance crews evacuated six citizens suffering from bruises and burns from Al-Karama crossing to the hospital after being assaulted by Israeli soldiers.

Local sources affirmed that the wounded were Palestinian workmen and drivers who work at the crossing.

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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 attack Palestinian vehicle in northern Jordan Valley

JORDAN VALLEY, September 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian vehicle on Friday in the Al-Farsiyah area of the northern Jordan Valley, northeast of the occupied West Bank, shattering its windows with stones, according to local sources.

The targeted vehicle belonged to Raed Sobai'h, a Palestinian who was passing near the area when a group of colonists hurled rocks at his car, causing significant damage.

The Jordan Valley has seen frequent colonist assaults in recent months, particularly in and around Al-Farsiyah, Khirbet Humsa, Ein al-Hilweh, and other Bedouin and agricultural communities. These attacks often include vandalism of vehicles, destruction of crops, setting up illegal outposts, and physical assaults on residents.

Palestinian communities in the Jordan Valley face increasing pressure from colonists and the Israeli military, including home demolitions, land confiscation, movement restrictions, and denial of access to water sources. Many of these actions are carried out with the aim of forcibly displacing residents and expanding Israeli settlement activity in the area, which is classified as Area C and remains under full Israeli control.

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Illegal Israeli settlers fence lands near Tubas, block farmers' access to their lands

TOUBAS, September 19, 2025 (WAFA) -

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers on Friday evening began fencing tracts of land in the village of 'Attouf, southeast of Tubas, according to a local official.

Head of 'Attouf Village Council, 'Abdullah Bisharat, said that colonists fenced grazing areas east of 'Attouf and prevented Palestinian farmers from accessing their nearby agricultural lands.

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The Israeli occupation apartheid regime seizes hundreds of dunums of land west of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), September 19, 2025 (WAFA) -

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime seized hundreds of dunums of agricultural land today in the town of Nahalin, west of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), according to a local official.  

Hassan Brijieh, Director of the International Law Department at the Wall and Colonization Resistance Commission, said that Israeli forces will seize part of Basin No. 4, west of the town, covering about 300 dunums. He noted that the seizure order was issued on August 15, but the landowners were never notified.

He added that under this order, Israeli forces will change the land’s use from agricultural to residential, paving the way for the construction of housing units and colonial roads.

He pointed out that the order gives landowners 60 days to object, of which 50 days have already passed.

He stressed that the seizure aims to tighten control over the town of Nahalin and expand the boundaries of the “Jabrot” colony and the “Gush Etzion” colonial bloc, as part of targeting the western countryside of Bethlehem, warning that this signals further land seizures in Basin No. 4 of Nahalin.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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President Abbas discusses arrangements for International Peace Conference in New York with Canadian Foreign Minister

RAMALLAH, September 19, 2025 (WAFA) -

President Mahmoud Abbas received this evening a telephone call from Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand, during which they discussed the arrangements for convening the International Peace Conference in New York on September 22 and ways to ensure its success and achieve its objectives.

President Abbas expressed gratitude to Canada for its position and its intention to recognize the State of Palestine in the coming days, reiterating that Palestine will honor all its commitments and pledges, implement reform programs, hold elections, and advance education, health, and social care.

The President affirmed that the priority is to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza, bring in humanitarian aid to end starvation, secure the release of hostages and detainees, and enable the State of Palestine to assume its full responsibilities there.

They also addressed the dangers of unilateral measures carried out by the Israeli occupation in the West Bank in violation of international law, including colonial settlement activity and colonists’ terrorism.

President Abbas further stressed the gravity of annexation measures in the occupied Palestinian Territory, the illegality of actions taken by the occupiers, and the urgent need to move toward a political solution emerging from the International Peace Conference, in line with international legitimacy and the Arab Peace Initiative.

President Abbas also emphasized the importance of continuing coordination between the two friendly countries in the coming stage.

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Luxembourg to recognize Palestinian state at upcoming UN conference

RAMALLAH, September 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Luc Frieden stated on Friday that his country would recognize the Palestinian state at the upcoming UN conference.

Prime Minister Frieden made his comments during a phone call with Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa.

During the call, Prime Minister Frieden affirmed that Luxembourg intends to recognize the State of Palestine at the upcoming international conference on the two-state solution, scheduled at the UN Headquarters on Monday, September 22.

He expressed his regret at the suffering inflicted on the Palestinian people due to the ongoing Israeli aggression in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

He reaffirmed his country’s position in support of the State of Palestine’s efforts to achieve peace and establish an independent state.

Prime Minister Mustafa voiced his appreciation of Luxembourg’s position on recognizing Palestine and support to international efforts to halt the Israeli aggression.

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Malta formally notifies President Abbas of intention to recognize State of Palestine

VALLETTA, September 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

Malta on Friday formally notified President Mahmoud Abbas of its intention to recognize the State of Palestine during the upcoming UNGA conference in New York.

 The Permanent Secretary at Malta’s Foreign Ministry, Christopher Cutajar, handed over an official letter to Palestinian Ambassador to Malta, Fadi Hanania, from Prime Minister Robert Abela, affirming his country’s decision to recognize the State of Palestine during next week’s UNGA in New York.

In the letter, as reported by Malta Today, Prime Minister Abela reiterated Malta’s “steadfast support” for the rights and aspirations of the Palestinian people. He also confirmed that the government will make its recognition of Palestinian statehood official during the 80th UNGA session.

In the letter, Prime Minister Robert Abela reiterated Malta’s “steadfast support” for the rights and aspirations of the Palestinian people. He also confirmed that the government will make its recognition of Palestinian statehood official during the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.

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Russian Foreign Ministry: Lasting peace in Middle East cannot be achieved without just and comprehensive solution to Palestinian issue

MOSCOW, September 19, 2025 (WAFA) -

The Russian Foreign Ministry affirmed today, Friday, that lasting and genuine peace in the Middle East cannot be achieved without a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian issue, stressing that the Palestinian-Israeli settlement remains the cornerstone for achieving stability in the region.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said during a press conference that justice in the question of Palestine is the foundation of any sustainable peace agreement in the Middle East, and that Russia continues to believe in the necessity of establishing an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with relevant international resolutions.

Zakharova added that Russia views Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied Palestinian Territory as a major obstacle to progress toward peace, stressing that the international community must take firm positions against these policies and that diplomatic pressure should continue to guarantee the right of Palestinians to self-determination.

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Global Sumud Flotilla sails from Sicily to break Gaza siege

Friday 19-September-2025

SICILY, (PIC)

A global flotilla known as the “Global Sumud Flotilla” set sail on Friday from the shores of Sicily, heading toward Gaza Strip in a renewed attempt to break the suffocating blockade imposed by the Israeli occupation.

The flotilla, consisting of 48 vessels from three countries, was completed after Italian ships and those arriving from Tunisia gathered off the Italian coast, according to Al Jazeera.

Thiago Avila, a member of the flotilla’s coordinating team, said efforts are underway to reach Gaza as quickly as possible amid what he described as “the final stages of the Israeli genocide,” referring to recent intensified attacks on Gaza City.

Avila noted that the flotilla’s progress had slowed in recent days due to adverse weather, bureaucratic hurdles, and the aftermath of a drone attack that struck its largest vessel off the Tunisian coast last week, sparking a fire on board.

He stressed that all challenges have been addressed, affirming that the mission will continue “at any cost” until its goal of breaking Gaza’s blockade is achieved.

Severe storms had forced the flotilla to delay departure on Thursday, prompting organizers to reschedule for a collective launch on Friday instead of sending out the larger ships first.

The “Global Sumud Flotilla” has faced repeated delays due to weather conditions, organizers said. Despite this, the initiative, supported by delegations from 44 countries, remains committed to delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza using civilian vessels in defiance of the Israeli-imposed naval blockade. 

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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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