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 Accomplices, or Continue to Watch the Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Without Taking Any Actions to Stop it,

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83 Palestinians Killed, 223 Injured, Mostly Children, Women, and Aid Seekers,

Which Brings the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 64,605 and the Injuries to 163,319

by September 9, 2025

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Note:

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported today (September 4, 2025) that the death toll surged after the names of 401 victims were added to the registry after their data were verified.

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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 9, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 77,229.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (64,605) and those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 12,624+). 

By September 9, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 163,319.

By September 9, 2025, according to news report, 1,026 Palestinians who were killed, 7,082 who were injured, and 18,832, 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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83 Palestinians were killed, 223 were injured by the Israeli genocidal air strikes, mostly children, women, and aid seekers, bringing the death toll in the Gaza to 64,605 and the injuries to 163,319, by September 9, 2025.	83 Palestinians were killed, 223 were injured by the Israeli genocidal air strikes, mostly children, women, and aid seekers, bringing the death toll in the Gaza to 64,605 and the injuries to 163,319, by September 9, 2025.
The Israeli occupation forces detonated the home of detainee Thabit Masalma in the town of Bait 'Awwa, southwest of Al-Khaleel, on September 9, 2025.	The 'Hamas Movement has strongly condemned Israeli PM, Benjamin Netanyahu, for boasting about the destruction of residential towers in Gaza, representing the sadism and criminality, September 9, 2025.

Qatari Prime Minister, Shaikh Mu'hammed Al-Thani, stated that no negotiations are currently underway regarding a deal related to the war on Gaza, following an Israeli attack on the Qatari territory, September 9, 2025.	The 'Hamas Movement confirmed that the Israeli occupation apartheid regime has failed in its attempt to assassinate members of of its leadership in Qatar, particularly Khaleel Al-'Hayya, file photo, September 9, 2025.
One of he buildings affected by the failed Israeli air strike on Doha Qatar, which aimed at the assassination of the 'Hamas leaders, who were discussing a US peace deal proposal, on September 9, 2025 pic	An overview of the Doha, Qatar, neighborhood, which was the target of the failed Israeli air strike aiming at the assassination of the 'Hamas leaders, on September 9, 2025.
Gaza City is burning and humanity is being annihilated, as an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe is happening, due to the Israeli air strikes targeting five high-rise towers, September 9, 2025.	The Israeli occupation forces continued to detonate and bomb more buildings, homes, and tents, and displace families across the Gaza Strip, further deepening the dire humanitarian crisis, September 9, 2025.
A boat belonging to the Global Sumud Flotilla was attacked by a drone off the coast of Tunisia, sparking a fire but causing no injuries, according to flotilla organizers, on September 9, 2025.	Six more Palestinian citizens died of starvation and malnutrition in the Gaza Strip, which raised the total number of hunger-related deaths to 399 people, including 140 children, by September 9, 2025.
Palestinian families leaving Gaza under intensive Israeli genocidal air strikes on the City, with few of them managing to use trucks, while the majority leave on foot, on September 9, 2025.	The 'Hamas Movement confirmed that the Israeli occupation apartheid regime has failed in its attempt to assassinate members of of its leadership in Qatar, particularly Khaleel Al-'Hayya, on September 9, 2025, file video, July 27, 2025.

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بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

"مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَٰلِكَ كَتَبْنَا عَلَىٰ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّهُ مَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا"  (الْمَائِدَةُ ، 5: 32).

"وَمَنْ يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُّتَعَمِّدًا فَجَزَاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ خَالِدًا فِيهَا وَغَضِبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَلَعَنَهُ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُ عَذَابًا عَظِيمًا" (النِّسَاءُ ، 4: 93).

"إِنْ أَحْسَنتُمْ أَحْسَنتُمْ لِأَنفُسِكُمْ ۖ وَإِنْ أَسَأْتُمْ فَلَهَا ۚ فَإِذَا جَاءَ وَعْدُ الْآخِرَةِ لِيَسُوءُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ وَلِيَدْخُلُوا الْمَسْجِدَ كَمَا دَخَلُوهُ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَلِيُتَبِّرُوا مَا عَلَوْا تَتْبِيراً ‎(الإسْرَاءُ ، 17: 7). 

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

"Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul, unless for a soul, or for corruption in the land, it is as if he had killed humankind entirely" (The Holy Quran, Al-Ma-ida, 5: 32).

"And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide eternally, and Allah has become angry with him, and has cursed him, and has prepared for him a great torment" (Al-Nisa, 4: 93).

"If you do good, you do good for yourselves; and if you do evil, (you do it) to yourselves. Then, when the latter (final) promise came, they (your enemies) will sadden your faces, and to enter the Masjid (in Jerusalem), as they entered it the first time, and will destroy what they had taken over with (total) destruction (Al-Isra, 17: 7). 

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While brutal force has been used to create Zionist Israel and sustain it thus far, Zionist claims to Palestine are false. Actually, from the five thousand years of known written human history, there has been a continuous Palestinian-Canaanite presence in the Holy Land. Despite the Zionist false claims, the ancient Israelites ruled part of the land for only 85 years (during the reign of Prophets David and Solomon , peace be upon them, and Solomon's son).

 After that, the Egyptians conquered Palestine-Canaan in 925 BC, followed by Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans, before the Arab Muslim rule, starting from 636 AD.

By the Time Jesus, peace be upon him, started his mission, the three population groups of Canaanites, Palestinians, and Israelites were melted together in religion and language. Most of them became Christians when Constantine converted in 313 AD. Then, most of them became Muslims in the 7th and 8th centuries AD.

So, Palestinian Muslims, Christians, and Jews are the ones who have the right to claim descent from ancient Israelites, Palestinians, and Canaanites, not Zionists from other continents.

No matter what the Zionists and their supporters do, they cannot change the will of God, Who promised the Holy Land to Abraham and his descendants, basically the Palestinian Muslims and Christians.

No matter how much persecution and aggression the Zionists and their supporters inflict upon the Palestinian people, they will never be able to force them out of the Holy Land, which Allah, praise to Him, promised for them, and kept His promise ever since.

This is a necessary brief background to understand the US-Backed Zionist Israeli continuous wars against the Arab nation generally, and the Palestinian people in particular, which included the wars of 1948, 1956, 1967, 1978, 1982, the brutal crushing of the two Uprisings (1987-1993 and 2000-2004), 2009, 2012, 2014, 2021, and the current genocidal war on Gaza (Since October 7, 2023), which has culminated a blockade of Gaza since 2007. In addition, the Israeli occupation and apartheid regime launched so many covert operations, raids, and air strikes on many Arab states since 1948.

The following news stories are just examples, not a systematic record, of the Israeli occupation government abuse, mistreatment, and violations of Palestinian human rights, on daily basis.

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

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Gaza death toll from Israeli war tops 64,600 as 6 more die of starvation

By Betul Yilmaz  |09.09.2025 - Update : 09.09.2025      

PIC and Anadolu, ISTANBUL --

At least 64,605 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since October 2023, as six more people died of starvation in the besieged enclave, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza said on Tuesday.

A Ministry statement said that 83 bodies were brought to hospitals in the last 24 hours, while 223 people were injured, taking the number of injuries to 163,319 in the Israeli onslaught.

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

The Ministry also noted that 14 Palestinians were killed and over 37 others injured by Israeli army fire while trying to get humanitarian aid in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed while seeking aid to 2,444, with over 17,831 others wounded since May 27.

The Ministry said that six more Palestinians died of malnutrition and starvation in the last 24 hours. This brought the famine-linked death toll since October 2023 to 399 people, including 140 children.

According to the Ministry, 121 of the deaths, 25 of them children, occurred after the UN-backed hunger monitoring system Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) formally declared Gaza a famine zone last month.

Since March 2, Israeli authorities have completely closed all Gaza border crossings, pushing the territory’s 2.4 million population into famine.

The Israeli occupation army resumed its attacks on the Gaza Strip on March 18 and has since killed 12,059 people and injured 51,278 others, shattering a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement that took hold in January.

Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.

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29 civilians killed since dawn as the Israeli occupation forces continue their airstrikes on Gaza

GAZA, September 9, 2025 (WAFA) –

Twenty-nine civilians have been killed since dawn today, Tuesday, as Israeli occupation forces continued their airstrikes across the Gaza Strip.

Local sources reported that Israeli warplanes struck four homes in the Al-Mukhabarat area and the Zeedan building northwest of Gaza City, in addition to a house in Al-Tilbani neighborhood east of Dair El-Bala'h in the central Gaza Strip

Two young men were also killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a group of civilians in Al-Zarqa area of Al-Tuffa'h neighborhood, northeast of Gaza City.

Additionally, a child was shot and killed by the occupation army near aid distribution points south of Khan Younus city in the southern Gaza Strip.

T.R.

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38 killed since dawn as Israeli airstrikes pound Gaza

GAZA, September 9, 2025 (WAFA) –

Medical sources reported that the death toll from Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since dawn Tuesday has risen to 38 Palestinians.

According to the sources, 12 bodies were transferred to Al-Shifa Hospital, six to the Arab Ahli (Baptist) Hospital, one to Al-'Awda Hospital, one to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, and 18 to Nasser Hospital.

T.R.

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 Israeli strike kills two, injures others in Gaza fishing port

GAZA, September 9, 2025 (WAFA) –

An Israeli strike on Tuesday evening killed two Palestinian civilians and injured others in Gaza fishing port, according to local sources.

They said that a combat drone targeted a makeshift tent sheltering displaced people at the port-turned-camp, claiming the lives of two and injuring others.

Israel unilaterally ended the Gaza ceasefire agreement and resumed its aggression on the Strip on Tuesday, March 18, carrying out a wave of bloody airstrikes across the Strip and killing at least 12,059 with 51,278 others wounded, according to medical sources.

In the last 24 hours, the bodies of 83 slain Palestinians and at least 223 casualties were admitted to Gaza hospitals.

Israel has waged a military onslaught on the Strip since October 2023, killing 64,605 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injuring 163,319 others.

Moreover, at least 10,000 people are unaccounted for, presumed dead under the rubble of their homes throughout the Strip.

The Israeli aggression has also resulted in the forceful displacement of nearly two million people from all over the Gaza Strip, with the vast majority of the displaced forced into the densely crowded southern city of Rafa'h near the border with Egypt – in what has become Palestine’s largest mass exodus since the 1948 Nakba.

K.F.

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Civil Defense: Gaza City is burning, its residents are battling death, hunger, and heat

Tuesday 9-September-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Civil Defense Department in Gaza issued a statement on Tuesday declaring that the city is “burning and humanity is being annihilated,” warning of an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe.

In a press release, it explained that within just 72 hours, Israeli warplanes targeted five high-rise towers, each over seven stories tall, containing approximately 209 residential units. These buildings had sheltered more than 4,100 people, children, women, and the elderly, who are now left homeless.

The statement added that the bombardment also destroyed over 350 tents housing displaced families, leaving around 3,500 people without their final refuge.

According to Civil Defense figures, the total impact of these attacks has resulted in the displacement of approximately 550 families, around 7,600 individuals, now deprived of the most basic necessities of life, and struggling against death, hunger, and heat in what it described as “an unbearable catastrophic scene.”

The Civil Defense issued an urgent appeal to the international community and humanitarian organizations to intervene immediately to save thousands of innocent lives, stressing that “the world watches in silence while Gaza cries out for rescue before it’s too late.”

The Israeli occupation army issued on Tuesday an evacuation warning to all residents of Gaza City and its neighborhoods, marking the first such order since the announcement of a plan aimed at occupying and destroying the city.

For days, the occupation forces have been carrying out the largest extermination campaign targeting Gaza City and its districts, including repeated strikes on residential buildings and towers under the pretext that Hamas uses them for military purposes.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened Gaza’s residents on Monday, boasting in a statement that 50 residential towers had been destroyed in just two days, saying, “This is just a prelude, merely the beginning, of the main intensive operation.”

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Gaza: Death toll from starvation climbs to 399, including 140 kids

Tuesday 9-September-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

Six Palestinian citizens died of starvation and malnutrition in the Gaza Strip within the past 24 hours, according to a statement released by Gaza’s health ministry on Tuesday morning.

The new victims have raised the total number of hunger-related deaths in the famished coastal territory to 399 people, including 140 children, the health ministry said.

According to the ministry, 121 of the famine deaths, 25 of them children, occurred after the UN-backed hunger monitoring system Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) formally declared Gaza a famine zone last month.

According to the health ministry, the hospitals in Gaza City have become out of service, while the remaining medical staff are working under severe shortages of essential resources.

The health ministry called for the urgent opening of safe humanitarian corridors to deliver food and medicine to the population, warning that any attempt to transfer patients and the wounded to the southern areas of the Gaza Strip would result in more deaths.

Meanwhile, UNRWA has said that the attacks on residential towers in Gaza City have displaced dozens of families, many left on the streets without shelter or basic necessities.

“With humanitarian access severely restricted, the suffering of already displaced persons is only deepening,” UNRWA said on Tuesday.

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Israeli occupation forces continue to massacre civilians across Gaza

Tuesday 9-September-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

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

According to local media sources, the Israeli occupation forces also 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 strikes on homes in Gaza City’s as-Sudaniya neighborhood that injured several civilians, including women and children.

Two civilians were also martyred in an Israeli attack on Gaza City’s al-Zarqa area.

Several casualties were reported following a dawn strike on an apartment building belonging to the family of Al-'Husari in Gaza City’s Al-Shati area.

An Israeli artillery attack targeted citizens collecting firewood in the north of Al-Nusayrat refugee camp in central Gaza, killing one of them.

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

Six people were also proclaimed dead due to starvation and malnutrition, while 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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Killing, Injuring, and Abduction of Palestinians in the West Bank by Israeli Occupation Regime Forces 

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Young Palestinian man injured by Israeli gunfire northwest of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)

 Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), September 9, 2025 (WAFA) -

A young Palestinian man was shot and injured on Tuesday during an Israeli occupation forces' raid on the town of Biddu, northwest of occupied Jerusalem, according to local sources.

Sources reported that confrontations broke out following a military incursion into the town, during which Israeli forces opened fire, injuring a young man.

The youth was transferred to a medical center in the town for medical treatment.

A.D./T.R. 

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Israeli occupation forces shoot, injure youth near Jineen

Jineen, September 9, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday evening shot and injured a Palestinian youth in Qabatya town, south of the occupied West Bank city of Jineen, according to local sources.

They said that the gun-toting soldiers opened fire at a young man on a street in the town, injuring him and requiring him to be hospitalized.

The occupation forces have raided the town since the dawn hours of Monday, deploying infantry and snipers, breaking into civilians’ houses, and turning some into military outposts.

Israeli occupation forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost daily across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for "wanted" Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.

These raids, which also take place in areas under the full control of the Palestinian Authority, are conducted with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses, in keeping with its sweeping, arbitrary powers.

Under Israeli military law, army commanders have full executive, legislative, and judicial authority over 3 million Palestinians living in the West Bank. Palestinians have no say in how this authority is exercised.

K.F.

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IOFs demolish the home of detainee Thabit Masalma in Bait 'Awwa

Tuesday 9-September-2025

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) detonated the home of detainee Thabit Masalma in the town of Bait 'Awwa, southwest of al-Khalil, on Tuesday morning. A large military unit encircled the area, preventing residents from approaching, before planting explosives inside the house and completely destroying it.

The raid resulted in two Palestinians being shot and dozens suffering from tear gas inhalation.

Thabit Masalma is accused of participating in a shooting operation at the Al-Khadhir junction near Bethlehem approximately eight months ago, which led to the death of an Israeli settler and injuries to three others.

This is not the first such incident in Bait 'Awwa. In January, the IOF demolished the home of detainee 'Izzuddeen Masalma’s family, part of a broader policy of collective punishment targeting the families of alleged attackers, a strategy that has consistently failed to suppress resistance over the decades.

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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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An illegal Israeli settler runs over a Palestinian north of Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), September 9, 2025 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian was injured on Tuesday night after being run over by an Israeli colonist in the town of Sa’ir, north of Al-Khaleel (Hebron), according to security sources.

Sources told WAFA that a colonist ran over citizen Munadel 'Ali Qassem Kawazba in the Wadi Sa’ir area, causing him bruises and wounds. He was transferred to a medical center for treatment.

T.R.

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Illegal Israeli settlers, IOFs storm West Bank areas, attack local residents, property

Tuesday 9-September-2025

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WEST BANK, (PIC)

Palestinian cities and villages in the West Bank witnessed last night and early Tuesday a wave of settler attacks and raids by the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs), which provoked clashes and resulted in injuries among citizens.

According to local sources, a horde of the illegal Israeli settlers set fire to the al-Janidi plant nursery on the outskirts of Dair Sharaf town, northwest of Nablus.

A large blaze broke out at the nursery, causing three Palestinians to suffer burn injuries, according to the Red Crescent.

Settler groups also damaged Palestinian cars near the illegal settlement of Shilo in northern Ramallah and attacked homes in Burin village, south of Nablus.

Last night, settlers carried out attacks on Palestinian citizens, cars and property in different areas of the West Bank, including in the Karkafa area of 'Aqraba town, south of Nablus, where they damaged cars and wreaked havoc on olive trees.

Meanwhile, a horde of settlers attacked Palestinian cars at the 'Ain Ayyoub rotary in western Ramallah, while the IOFs closed the 'Attara checkpoint in northern Ramallah and detained citizens for long hours.

Similar IOFs raids were reported in different villages of Jenin province, during which Israeli soldiers clashed with local youths and fired live ammunition, stun grenades and tear gas canisters at them.

In Ramallah, Israeli occupation forces showered Palestinian citizens and families with tears gas canisters and stun grenades in the Biddu town tunnel as they were on their way home.

The IOF also carried out a similar attack on citizens in the Kharbatha Al-Misba'h town tunnel in western Ramallah, blocking ambulance access and forcing paramedics to evacuate the injured on foot.

In Al-Khaleel (Hebron), a large number of Israeli forces stormed Bait 'Awwa town, where they raided the house of prisoner Thabit Masalma as a prelude to demolishing it.

In Nablus, the IOFs stormed Nablus City, Al-Masaken Al-Sha'biyah neighborhood, Balata refugee camp, and 'Askar refugee camp. Raids on homes and assaults on local residents were reported.

In northern Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), the Israeli occupation forces stormed Kafr 'Iqab town and clashed with local youths.

The IOFs also carried out raids on homes and attacked Palestinians in other areas of northern Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), including Qalandya town and Al-'Arroub refugee camp.

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Illegal Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian farmlands near Nablus

Tuesday 9-September-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers on Monday set fire to agricultural land in the village of Yatma, south of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank, while others cut down more than 21 fruitful olive trees in the village of Far’ata, west of Salfeet.

Local sources quoted A'hmed Abu Sunoabar, head of the Yatma village council, as saying that a group of settlers disembarked from a bus on the main road north of the village and set fire to olive trees along the roadside, some of which were completely burned.

Along the same line, settlers threw stones at passing Palestinian vehicles near the Yitzhar settlement south of Nablus, with no injuries reported, according to local sources.

In Salfeet, settlers also demolished around 110 meters of stone walls and cut down over 21 olive trees. Residents were unable to access some of the sites affected due to ongoing settler activity, according to WAFA news agency.

According to the Palestinian Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, settlers carried out 431 attacks against Palestinians and their property in the West Bank during August alone.

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 Israeli occupation forces demolish second Palestinian home in Toubas

TOUBAS, September 9, 2025 (WAFA) – 

Israeli occupation forces demolished a second home on Tuesday in the town of 'Aqaba, north of Toubas, according to WAFA correspondent.

He said that the occupation forces, which stormed the town with several military vehicles and a bulldozer, demolished the home of the slain Palestinian Ahmed Waleed Abu 'Arra.

Earlier the same day, the home of slain Palestinian Abdul Ra-ouf Al-Masri had also been demolished.

The occupation forces had raided the homes of the two slain Palestinians several times over the past two months and issued demolition notices. They had already taken measurements of the homes in preparation for their demolition at the end of last year.

Abu 'Arra, 32, was killed in August of last year after an Israeli drone bombed the vehicle he was traveling in in the city of Jineen. Rafat Dawwasi, a young man from the village of Silat Al-'Harithiya, was also killed with him.

Y.S.

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 Israeli occupation forces close several dirt roads in Al-Khaleel (Hebron)-area-town

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), September 9, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday sealed off several dirt roads in the town of Idthna, west of Al-Khaleel (Hebron), according to WAFA correspondent.

He said that an occupation bulldozer closed several dirt roads connecting Idhna to the main road and leveled lands along the rugged Al-Hamoush road in the town.

Residents noted that the town’s main entrance has already been shut with an iron gate for more than a year.

Y.S

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 Israeli occupation forces take measurements of Palestinian home in Qatanna ahead of demolition

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), September 8, 2025 (WAFA) – 

Israeli occupation forces raided the town of Qatanna, northwest of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), on Tuesday and took measurements of a home belonging to the family of Palestinian resident Mu'hammed Taha, in preparation for its demolition.

Local sources said that the occupation forces handed the Taha family a demolition order stating the house would be blown up. The soldiers then measured two floors of the building.

They noted that the family has already begun emptying the belongings of the house.

The Israeli occupation forces continued their raids on the towns of Qatanna, Al-Qubayba, and Biddu, northwest of Jerusalem, where confrontations erupted. Soldiers fired live ammunition, tear gas, and sound bombs at Palestinian residents, while raiding and searching several homes.

Y.S.

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Israeli occupation forces raid Yatta Municipality vehicle inspection center, vandalize property

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), September 8, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday raided the Traffic Department headquarters and the Yatta Municipality's vehicle inspection station, vandalizing their contents.

The director of the Yatta Dynamometer, Muhammad Saber Abu 'Arram, told WAFA that the occupation soldiers stormed the department's headquarters, tore up pictures of the late President Yasir 'Arafat, and seized Palestinian flags and vehicle belongings.

The soldiers also slashed the tires of several Palestinian vehicles, broke the department's seal, and verbally abused employees.

Yatta Mayor Jameel 'Awwad inspected the site and checked on the employees. He condemned these practices, which target service institutions and violate citizens' rights, affirming their commitment to serving the residents despite all the obstacles and challenges.

Y.S. 

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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Spain bars far-right Israeli ministers Ben Gvir and Smotrich from entering Its territory

MADRID, September 9, 2025 (WAFA) –

Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares announced on Tuesday that far-right Israeli ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich have been included on the list of sanctioned individuals banned from entering Spanish territory.

In a press statement, Albares said the two Israeli ministers were added to the sanctions list and would not be permitted entry, adding that the situation in the Gaza Strip is deteriorating by the day.

He stressed that the moral duty compels Spain to act within its national and European sovereignty, and in accordance with human rights.

Albares further stated that the war in Gaza is causing an unacceptable number of casualties, and that starvation threatens 250,000 people in the besieged Strip.

T.R.

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Palestinian Authority Cabinet warns of dangers of Gaza City forced evacuation orders, urges immediate international action to protect civilians

RAMALLAH, September 9, 2025 (WAFA) –

At the outset of the weekly Palestinian Authority Cabinet session held today, Tuesday, Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa stated that the financial blockade imposed on the Palestinian Authority represents the cost of its political and national stance, resilience, and continued defiance of the occupation and opposition to Israeli policies targeting the Palestinian people across all areas.

The Prime Minister noted that, as a result of the Palestinian leadership’s national position in support of the people in the Gaza Strip, Israel withholds hundreds of millions of shekels each month from the PA's clearance revenues. Despite this, he affirmed the government’s unwavering commitment to fulfilling its responsibilities toward the Palestinian people.

Prime Minister Mustafa added that the current crisis will ultimately come to an end with the victory of the Palestinian people and the end of the occupation. He emphasized that efforts are underway to ensure the coming months are better than those before, driven by the collective work of all parties, under the leadership of President Mahmoud Abbas, and supported by the steadfastness of the Palestinian people on their land through all available means, despite the ongoing challenges of colonization, the aggression on Gaza, the financial blockade, and other measures imposed by the Israeli occupation authorities.

The Prime Minister expressed his sincere thanks to all countries and international institutions that have voiced their support for Palestine and the Palestinian people during this critical period, particularly in light of the hardships faced by the people in the Gaza Strip, as well as those in the West Bank, including Jerusalem.

He praised these international positions, expressing hope that they would be translated into practical measures that positively influence the situation in the region.

The Cabinet strongly condemned the crimes committed by the occupation in the Gaza Strip and warned of the severe dangers posed by the evacuation orders for Gaza City, which would result in the forced displacement of hundreds of thousands and further exacerbate the humanitarian crisis.

It called on the international community to assume its responsibilities and take immediate and practical measures to stop these crimes and bring an end to the ongoing catastrophe that has persisted for two years.

The Cabinet also warned against the escalation of collective punishment policies implemented by the occupation army across various areas of the West Bank, particularly in villages northwest of Jerusalem, emphasizing that these practices will only deepen the crisis and further complicate both the security and humanitarian situations on the ground.

It affirmed that lessons from both recent and distant history have demonstrated the failure of policies such as home demolitions, closures, and the intimidation of civilians in achieving security for any party, and that such measures instead contribute to exacerbating instability in the region.

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Global trade federations urge recognition of State of Palestine

RAMALLAH, September 9, 2025 (WAFA) –

Global trade federations on Monday urged all member states of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to recognize the State of Palestine.

“On the eve of the upcoming UN General Assembly in New York the undersigned global unions, representing over 200 million workers worldwide through the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the Global Union Federations (GUFs), and the Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD (TUAC), fully support the growing commitment of governments to recognize the State of Palestine,” the global trade federations said in a press statement.

They called on all countries to “take this vital step towards achieving a democratic and sovereign

Palestine, living in just and lasting peace alongside a secure Israel.”

“Recognition of the State of Palestine must not be treated as a reward at the end of negotiations. It is an essential element of a just and durable peace,” they added.

They recalled that already, 147 of the 193 United Nations member states have formally recognized Palestine and commended those governments preparing to move forward with recognition during the 2025 UN General Assembly.

“Recognition affirms the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination, strengthens international law, and helps create the conditions for genuine negotiations between two equal parties. Recognition is also a step towards redressing the imbalance of power, which prolongs the illegal occupation of the West Bank and Gaza and instability while it continues,” they stressed.

They also stressed that “Recognition now would send a powerful signal that the international community will no longer accept endless deferral of Palestinian rights. It is the foundation on which a real peace process can be built.”

They urged all governments to commit to this step at the United Nations, explaining that “Recognition is a concrete expression of the international community’s will to uphold human rights, ensure compliance with UN Security Council resolutions, and advance the path to a free, independent, and viable Palestine. Only on that basis can a secure Israel and a sovereign Palestine live side by side in peace.”

The signatories included Luc Triangle, General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation; Atle Høie, General Secretary, IndustriALL Global Union; Anthony Bellanger, General Secretary, International Federation of Journalists; in addition to representatives of the trade unions of education, transportation, construction, public services, building and wood workers, and the UNI Global Union.

Meanwhile, the Secretary-General of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Union, Shaher Saad, hailed this “historic” position and considered that international action to halt the unrelenting Israeli genocidal aggression and declare the independence of the State of Palestine has become a pressing necessity.

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UN experts stand in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla, demand full protection of all passengers

NEW YORK, September 9, 2025 (WAFA) -

United Nations experts on Tuesday urged Israel to cease all threats of harm against the Global Sumud Flotilla and ensure it proceeds unhindered in its mission to deliver humanitarian aid to the civilian population in Gaza.

“Any attempt to block the flotilla would constitute a grave violation of international law and humanitarian principles,” the experts said.

They stressed that the flotilla is a consequence of the failure of the international community to end Israel’s unlawful blockade of Gaza and the catastrophic humanitarian crisis it has produced.

“Civil society activists would not be compelled to risk their lives at sea if the General Assembly or Security Council had taken decisive action to ensure safe and unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza,” the experts said.

On 31 August, the Global Sumud Flotilla — comprising more than 50 ships and carrying activists from 44 countries — set sail from Barcelona with critical humanitarian supplies, including food, medicine, and baby formula. A second wave of ships is scheduled to depart from Tunisia this week, joining vessels from Italy, Greece, and elsewhere in the Mediterranean.

The experts expressed extreme concern for the safety of the activists and the risk of unlawful actions against them by Israel. They recalled the attack against the ship Madaleen in June 2025 and raised alarm over recent threats by Israel’s National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir. On 1 September, Ben-Gvir reportedly presented a plan to the cabinet to halt the flotilla, describing it as “an attempt to support the Hamas terrorist organisation and trample Israeli sovereignty.”

According to available information, the plan threatens all flotilla participants with prolonged detention in Israel’s Ketziot and Damon prisons under harsh conditions usually reserved for “security prisoners”, with basic needs and communications denied. It further provides for the confiscation and repurposing of the ships.

“Such measures would be unlawful and would amount to collective punishment, intimidation and reprisals against human rights defenders,” the experts said. “States must act now or risk complicity in Israel’s grave violations of Palestinians’ rights.”

The experts recalled that under international law, Gaza remains occupied territory. Israel’s 17-year blockade — which has deliberately restricted food, fuel, medical supplies, shelter and other humanitarian assistance, with particular impacts on women and children — constitutes collective punishment prohibited by international humanitarian law.

“Israel’s actions must be seen in the context of an unlawful occupation and the broader assault on the Palestinian people, which numerous authoritative bodies have warned may amount to genocide,” they said.

The experts also stressed the obligations of all States under the UN Charter and the Geneva Conventions to ensure respect for international humanitarian law. “States must make clear that they will not tolerate Israel blocking humanitarian aid to a population facing starvation and genocide. They must press Israel to immediately lift its suffocating blockade and allow aid to be delivered through all crossings into Gaza,” they said.

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UN child rights committee condemns using starvation of children as weapon of war in Gaza

GENEVA, September 9, 2025 (WAFA) -

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child expressed its deepest concern today over the catastrophic impact on children of the ongoing hostilities in Gaza, ahead of the upcoming 80th United Nations General Assembly session, and urgently reiterated its calls for decisive action by all States, and in particular by Israel as a de facto occupying force.

The Committee highlighted that the famine has now taken hold in Gaza. Malnutrition among children is accelerating at a catastrophic pace. The Committee echoed the multiple UN agencies’ warning that, without immediate and unhindered humanitarian access, the manmade famine will spread, and more children will die.

“The Committee is gravely concerned about the denial of basic necessities for survival. Children in Gaza are enduring unimaginable suffering due to acute malnutrition, starvation and conditions of famine,” it said.

“Essential services have also collapsed: safe drinking water, sanitation, and adequate health care are non-existent. Civilian infrastructure has been essentially destroyed, leaving children deprived of the minimum conditions required for survival and development,” the Committee added.

At the same time, children continue to be direct victims of ongoing military attacks. Over the weekend, the Israeli army intensified its bombardment of Gaza City, repeatedly striking residential towers and leaving them in ruins.

“Confirmed reports indicate horrific levels of killing, maiming, and widespread violence against children.  Countless children have lost parents, siblings, and extended family members, leaving them in profound grief and with extreme psychological trauma that will affect their lives for years to come,” the Committee said.

“Israel’s ongoing actions constitute outright violations that strike at the very heart of the rights enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child,” the Committee stressed.

The Committee also urged Israel to stop its attacks on Gaza.

“Israel must take immediate action to end its obstruction of humanitarian aid and must guarantee that unrestricted, sustained and secure assistance reaches the people of Gaza. It must take measures to protect children in Gaza from further harm, and respect and uphold their inherent rights and dignity in full compliance with the Convention,” the Committee said.

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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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