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8 Palestinians Killed, 34 Injured, Which Brings the Death Toll from the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 72,592 and the Injuries to 172,370, by May 26, 2026.	Seven Palestinians were martyred and 34 others were wounded by Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, while a girl died of wounds sustained in a previous attack, May 26, 2026.
Illegal Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian towns, with vandalism, assaults, uprooting trees, burning crops, and attacks on homes and vehicles, May 26, 2026.	Hordes of the illegal Israeli settlers desecrated El-Aqsa Mosque on the Day of 'Arafah, as Muslim pilgrims started performing the penicle of 'Hajj, May 26, 2026 pic
8 Palestinians Killed, 34 Injured, Which Brings the Death Toll from the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 72,592 and the Injuries to 172,370, by May 26, 2026

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Gaza: Death toll climbs to 72,803 martyrs

Tuesday 26-May-2026

GAZA, (PIC)

The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7, 2023, has surged to 72,803 martyrs, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, on Tuesday morning.

The Ministry added that the total number of the wounded also surged to 172,855 people.

In its daily report, the Health Ministry said that hospitals received six civilian bodies and 34 wounded people over the past 24 hours.

Since the ceasefire agreement took effect on October 10, 2025, at least 906 Palestinians have been killed, and 2,747 others have been injured.

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Israeli airstrikes kill seven, child dies of injuries in Gaza

Tuesday 26-May-2026

GAZA, (PIC)

Seven Palestinians were martyred and others were wounded on Tuesday in Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip, while a girl died of wounds sustained in a previous attack.

The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter said that two people were killed and others were injured in an Israeli airstrike on a vehicle west of Khan Younus.

In the morning, Israeli warplanes bombed a group of people in El-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, killing five of them and injuring several others.

According to local sources, the airstrike in El-Maghazi refugee camp was intended to protect collaborators with the Israeli occupation army who attempted to storm Palestinian homes in the area. When residents tried to fend them off, Israeli drones intervened and struck them.

Meanwhile, the resistance and a group of civilians managed to repel collaborators attempting to advance and cross the “yellow line” east of the central governorate under Israeli fire and air cover.

In addition, an Israeli airstrike targeted a house in El-Maghazi refugee camp.

Earlier, A Palestinian girl was pronounced dead on Tuesday after succumbing to wounds sustained in an Israeli strike on Khan Younus a day earlier.

Local sources reported that 15-year-old Fatima El-Khateeb succumbed to her injuries after an Israeli strike targeted on Monday the Ghaith displacement camp in the El-Mawasi area of Khan Younus.

Meanwhile, Block 5 of El-Nusayrat refugee camp saw widespread destruction after heavy Israeli bombardment flattened an entire residential square.

The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter said that the strikes resulted in the complete destruction of several homes and severe damage to others.

In another incident, eyewitnesses reported hearing intense gunfire from Israeli military vehicles stationed east of Khan Younus.

Last night, a group of police officers survived an Israeli drone strike in Khan Younus.

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'Hamas: Escalation of genocide in Gaza shows Israel’s disregard for mediators, guarantor states

Tuesday 26-May-2026

GAZA, (PIC)

'Hamas spokesperson 'Hazim Qasim said that the escalation of extermination operations in the Gaza Strip demonstrates Israel’s contempt for all efforts by mediators and guarantor states.

Qasim stated in a press release on Tuesday that the criminal occupation army committed a new massacre in El-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, continuing the genocide against the people of Gaza and violating the ceasefire. He added that the Peace Council bears part of the responsibility due to its incapacity, silence, and adoption of the Israeli position.

He stressed that the timing of this massacre on the Day of 'Arafah further exposes Israel’s racist reality and its disregard for the feelings of Muslims and their religious institutions.

On Tuesday, five citizens were killed and others wounded in an Israeli strike on El-Maghazi camp, as violations of the ceasefire persist.

Local sources reported that Israeli aircraft bombed a group of residents in the camp this morning, resulting in five martyrs and several injuries. According to the sources, the Israeli targeting was intended to protect occupation collaborators who attempted to storm homes in the area; when residents resisted, Israeli drones intervened to strike them.

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A Palestinian woman and a child killed by an Israeli air strike on a refugee tent, two die of injuries in the Gaza Strip

Tuesday 26-May-2026

GAZA, (PIC)

Two Palestinian civilians were killed in an Israeli attack and two others succumbed to injuries sustained in recent days in the Gaza Strip on Monday.

According to Palestinian media, an Israeli strike on a tent in the El-Mawasi area of Khan Younus killed a woman and a female child and injured 17 others, mostly children.

A local source identified the two martyrs as 'Hanan Ma'hmoud, 31, and six-year-old Manatallah Abu Libda, saying they were killed in an Israeli strike on the Ghaith displacement camp in western Khan Younus.

Earlier, two citizens were pronounced dead after succumbing to injuries they sustained recently in separate Israeli strikes in Gaza.

In the evening, Israeli warplanes bombed a residential block in El-Nusayrat refugee camp in central Gaza after calling several residents to evacuate the area.

Al-Awda Hospital in El-Nusayrat said that it had received four wounded people following Israeli strikes on several homes in Block 5 of the camp.

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Palestinian dies from wounds as Israeli ceasefire violations continue in Gaza

Monday 25-May-2026

GAZA, (PIC)

A Palestinian man died from his wounds and another civilian was injured on Monday morning as Israeli occupation forces continued violating the Gaza ceasefire agreement through ongoing attacks across the Gaza Strip.

Medical sources announced the death of Ahmed Samir Farhat, who succumbed to injuries he sustained two days earlier in an Israeli strike targeting the El-Mawasi area of Khan Younus.

Another Palestinian was wounded after Israeli occupation forces shelled a house in El-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza.

On Sunday, five Palestinians, including three members of the same family, were killed and several others injured in Israeli shelling and gunfire across the Strip amid continued ceasefire violations.

Israeli forces continue breaching the ceasefire agreement through daily air and artillery attacks targeting displaced civilians, alongside demolition operations inside what is known as the “Yellow Line,” while maintaining restrictions on the movement of goods, humanitarian aid, and travel.

According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the number of Palestinians killed since the ceasefire took effect on October 10 has risen to 905, while 2,713 others were injured and 777 bodies were recovered from under the rubble.

The ministry added that the overall death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza since October 7, 2023 has reached 72,797 while 172,821 others were injured, reflecting the devastating human toll of the ongoing assault on the Strip.

The Health Ministry also announced that six Palestinians were killed and eight were injured over the past 24 hours as a result of continued Israeli attacks on Gaza.

In a statement issued Monday, the ministry said five of the victims were killed in new attacks, while another died from previous injuries.

The ministry stressed that a number of victims remain trapped under the rubble and on roadsides, as ambulance and civil defense crews remain unable to reach them due to ongoing dangers and field conditions.

The updated figures showed that since the ceasefire began on October 10, a total of 904 Palestinians have been killed and 2,713 injured, in addition to 777 bodies recovered during the same period.

Since the beginning of the war on October 7, 2023, the cumulative death toll has risen to 72,797 killed and 172,821 injured amid the worsening humanitarian crisis and ongoing difficulties in rescue and relief operations.

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Israeli forces storm W. Bank areas, raid homes

Tuesday 26-May-2026

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) carried out renewed raids in West Bank cities and towns last night and on Tuesday morning, with no reported arrests.

In recent hours, Israeli forces stormed the village of Qaryut southeast of Nablus, the village of Faqqu'a east of Jineen, and Wadi El-Fari’ah south of Tubas, where they raided a barbershop and several homes, firing tear gas and stun grenades during the campaign.

The forces also raided homes in the town of Bait Foureek east of Nablus, as well as the village of 'Awarta and the town of Baita in Nablus province.

In Jenin, Israeli forces stormed the town of El-Yamoun west of the city and raided one house.

In Bethlehem, Israeli forces stormed the city and spread in its streets, without raiding homes or making arrests.

Local sources said that the Israeli intelligence phoned a young man from Bethlehem City and ordered him to turn himself in.

In Salfeet, Israeli troops broke into and ransacked several homes and interrogated residents in the village of Farkha.

The IOF also carried out raids in other areas of the West Bank.

In a separate incident, a horde of the illegal Israeli extremist Jewish settlers attacked Palestinian homes on the outskirts of Burin village south of Nablus. No one was reportedly hurt in the attack.

Israeli demolition order threatens Palestinian-owned building housing 15 members of Burqan family in Silwan

Monday 25-May-2026

El-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), (PIC)

Caught between demolition and forced closure, the Burqan family in the Bir Ayoub neighborhood of Silwan in El-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) is awaiting the fate of its multi-story residential building, which houses 15 family members, including women and children.

Under threats from Israeli authorities to demolish and seal the building, the family, made up of three households, was forced to evacuate its belongings after receiving multiple notices from Israeli authorities under the pretext of “reducing inconvenience to settlers.”

Jerusalemite resident Ashraf Burqan said the Israeli municipality issued a demolition order for his apartment, along with orders to seal and close two other apartments belonging to his family and his aunt. The measures came after the municipality and Israeli settlers filed a lawsuit against the family, claiming the building obstructs the public road and causes difficulties for settlers living in the adjacent settlement area.

Burqan explained that he built his apartment in 2013 above his family home, which his father had originally constructed in the 1980s with an official building permit.

He said he lives in the apartment with his wife and son, while the extended family includes seven relatives, among them his parents and siblings, in addition to his aunt and her four children.

The case comes amid escalating Israeli demolition and forced displacement policies targeting Palestinians in Occupied Jerusalem, threatening more Palestinian families with homelessness and displacement as part of broader efforts to impose a new demographic reality in the holy city.

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Dozens of settlers defile Aqsa Mosque on “Day of 'Arafah”

Tuesday 26-May-2026

El-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), (PIC)

Hordes of the illegal Israeli extremist Jewish settlers desecrated El-Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday, “the Day of 'Arafah,” as Muslim pilgrims started performing the greatest pillar of 'Hajj and standing on the plain of 'Arafat in the holy city of Makkah.

According to local sources, at least 302 settlers entered the Mosque in different groups through its Maghariba Gate and toured its courtyards in the morning.

During their tours at the Islamic holy site, the settlers received lectures from rabbis about the alleged temple mount and a number of them provocatively performed Talmudic prayers.

Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation police imposed movement and entry restrictions on Muslim worshipers at the Aqsa Mosque’s entrances and gates and prevented many of them from entering the holy site.

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Illegal Israeli settler attacks reported across the West Bank and El-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)

Tuesday 26-May-2026

WEST BANK, (PIC)

Illegal Israeli extremist Jewish settler groups launched renewed attacks across various areas of the occupied West Bank and El-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) over the past 24 hours, under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces, according to Palestinian media reports on Tuesday morning.

Several towns and villages reportedly witnessed acts of vandalism and direct assaults by settlers, including the uprooting of old-growth trees, burning of crops, and attacks on homes and vehicles.

In northern Ramallah, a group of settlers guarded by soldiers wreaked havoc on about 70 olive and almond trees in the town of Turmus 'Ayya, and harassed the Abu 'Awwad family near their home in the town’s plains.

Local sources also reported a settler attack on the village of 'Abwein northwest of Ramallah, without specifying its nature.

A horde of settlers set fire to crops in the fields of El-Mughayir village northeast of Ramallah, while others grazed livestock in fields near Ramon village east of Ramallah.

In northwest Ramallah, settlers attacked Palestinian vehicles on the main road near Umm Safa village.

In southern Nablus, settlers attacked homes on the outskirts of Burin village and assaulted vehicles near the village.

In El-Khaleel (Hebron), settlers released cattle into swaths of private land and around homes in Khillet El-Hums, south of Yatta.

In the El-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) neighborhood of El-Shaikh Jarra'h, the illegal Israeli settlers assaulted Palestinian young men and threatened them with weapons.

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Injuries, arrests in IOFs Beit Fajjar raids and illegal Israeli settler attacks

Monday 25-May-2026

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) launched widespread overnight and early Monday raids across several cities and towns in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, carrying out home invasions, field interrogations, arrests, and attacks amid escalating military operations and settler violence.

In Tubas and Aqaba in the northern West Bank, the IOF stormed the areas and conducted extensive searches of homes, arresting a young man after raiding his house. Similar incursions were reported in Far’ata east of Qalqilya, Dair Abu Dhaif east of Jineen, and Zaita north of Toulkarm.

In the southern West Bank, a 19-year-old Palestinian was shot in both legs during clashes with Israeli forces in the town of Bait Fajjar near Bethlehem, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. The IOF troops also raided the city of al-Khalil and the town of Dair Samit, west of Doura.

In Nablus governorate, Israeli forces arrested A'hlam Ishtiya, the mother of prisoner Yasar Mundthir Ishtiya, after storming and searching the family home in the village of Salem east of the city of Nablus. Journalist Anas Hawwari was also arrested during a raid on Sebastya, northwest of Nablus.

In Toulkarm, the Israeli occupation forces arrested two people from the town of Zaita after raiding their homes. Local sources said one of them was detained as pressure on his son to surrender himself.

Meanwhile, an injured man was arrested in El-Khaleel (Hebron) after Israeli forces stormed and searched his home in the El-Murabba' area of the city.

In Ramallah, Israeli forces arrested a young man from the town of El-Mughayyir northeast of the city following a raid on his family home.

The Asra Media Office said the continued arrests of prisoners’ relatives, journalists, and wounded Palestinians reflect an escalating policy of collective punishment through systematic raids, abuse, and destruction across the West Bank.

Israeli forces also stormed the town of Al-Ram north of Occupied Jerusalem and raided a house near Jineen refugee camp, while Palestinian groups called for escalating resistance and confronting Israeli occupation forces and settlers throughout the West Bank.

In the northern Jordan Valley, Israeli forces raided residential communities Monday morning and began confiscating agricultural tractors, facilities, vehicles, and water tanks belonging to residents.

According to the 'Attouf Village Council, a large Israeli military force accompanied by jeeps and heavy machinery stormed the areas of Attouf and El-Ras El-A'hmar, confiscating residents’ vehicles and targeting farmers’ transportation across El-Ras El-A'hmar, Hamsa El-Ta'hta, and Attouf.

Israeli forces also chased vehicles in the Al-Baqi’a plain and declared the area stretching from Hamsa El-Ta'hta to El-Ras El-A'hmar a closed military zone.

On Sunday, Israeli bulldozers closed a dirt road with earth mounds and destroyed vital water networks in the Atouf plain east of Tammoun, south of Toubas, as part of ongoing measures targeting Palestinian farmers and agricultural lands.

Local sources said Israeli bulldozers stormed the area, blocked the main road used by farmers, and destroyed water pipelines supplying agricultural lands in the plain.

Residents said the attacks are part of continuous bulldozing operations over recent months aimed at paving a new settlement road extending nearly 22 kilometers.

The latest measures mark a dangerous new stage in the struggle over the northern Jordan Valley following an Israeli court decision paving the way for large-scale settlement and military projects in the area, historically considered one of Palestine’s most important agricultural regions.

Atouf village remains under severe military and geographic siege, surrounded on its eastern side by the illegal Israeli settlement of Beka’ot, while deep trenches separate the village from its eastern lands, effectively turning it into what residents describe as an open-air prison under arbitrary military control.

Israeli forces also use military gates surrounding the village as launch points for daily incursions into Tammoun, Toubas, and nearby areas, as part of a systematic effort to empty the land of its inhabitants and seize remaining natural and water resources.

Despite the escalating pressure, residents of 'Attouf and the Al-Baqee’a area insist on remaining on their land, stressing that confiscation and settlement policies will not erase the deeply rooted Palestinian identity of the region. 

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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'Eidul-Adh'ha in Israeli occupation regime prisons: 9,400 Palestinian political prisoners suffer escalating abuse, torture, medical neglect

Tuesday 26-May-2026

RAMALLAH, (PIC)

More than 9,400 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails are marking 'Eidul-Adh'ha under suffocating restrictions, dire conditions, and an unprecedented rise in abuse and deprivation.

The Palestine Center for Prisoner Studies said that, three years ago, 'Eid was a joyful occasion for detainees, when they wore their best clothes, decorated rooms with scraps of fabric and colored paper, and made sweets with limited means, an effort to spread happiness and affirm their resilience.

Since October 7, 2023, however, happy occasions have turned into tools of torture and mistreatment. This Eid is the sixth under the occupation government’s policy, which the Center described as aiming to kill prisoners both spiritually and physically.

Prisoners are receiving 'Eid deprived of family visits for nearly three years, with visits described as a “lifeline,” especially during holidays. The suspension of visits has caused severe shortages of clothing and blankets, as families used to bring these items along with food. The closure of prison canteens has worsened the lack of essentials.

The Center reported ongoing abuse campaigns: prisoners are shackled, thrown to the ground for hours, beaten, and sprayed with gas, without medical care for the injured. Mattresses and blankets are confiscated from morning until late at night.

Female prisoners also face systematic repression, including beatings, insults, gas attacks, and solitary confinement, alongside hunger policies, denial of visits, and overcrowded cells.

The Israeli prison service enforces starvation to weaken prisoners’ bodies and increase illness, while denying treatment and healthcare, turning minor conditions into serious diseases. Scabies has spread widely, infecting thousands; nearly a quarter of all prisoners are affected, with some suffering for months from boils, ulcers, and infections.

The Center renewed its call for international institutions to intervene to protect prisoners, ease their suffering, and curb Israeli violations, especially during holidays.

Israel continues to hold more than 9,400 prisoners in prisons and detention camps, including 86 women and 3,376 administrative detainees. The Israeli authorities also classify 1,283 prisoners as “unlawful combatants” under exceptional legal frameworks used to entrench arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance of Palestinians.

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PGMO warns of worsening humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza ahead of 'Eidul-Adh'ha

Monday 25-May-2026

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Government Media Office (PGMO) in Gaza warned on Monday of an unprecedented escalation in the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip ahead of Eid al-Adha, amid the ongoing Israeli blockade and restrictions on the entry of sacrificial animals and essential aid, worsening the suffering of more than 2.4 million Palestinians living under extremely harsh conditions.

In a statement, the PGMO said Gaza is facing a severe and growing shortage of basic food supplies alongside a major collapse in food security due to restrictions on goods entering the Strip and the disruption of humanitarian and commercial supply flows.

The office stressed that available supplies no longer meet even the minimum humanitarian needs, as poverty spreads, displacement increases, and sources of income and production continue to collapse.

It added that restrictions on fuel and essential materials have severely disrupted supply chains, driven up prices, and reduced the operating capacity of bakeries, critical facilities, and basic services, warning of further deterioration as 'Eidul-Adh'ha approaches under exceptional conditions.

Regarding aid deliveries, the PGMO said current truck entry levels fall far below agreed terms. The agreement stipulates the entry of 600 trucks per day, including 50 fuel trucks, yet only 37% of the agreed number has been allowed in, while fuel deliveries have not exceeded 14%, reflecting a serious failure to meet basic humanitarian needs.

The statement noted that only 1,196 trucks entered Gaza over the past week out of an expected 4,200 trucks, representing a compliance rate of just 28.4%, which is insufficient to address the growing humanitarian, food, and medical needs.

The office also pointed to a severe shortage of livestock and sacrificial animals due to years-long restrictions on their entry into Gaza, saying this year’s 'Eid season is taking place under abnormal conditions marked by scarcity and soaring prices caused by the decline of livestock resources and rising production costs.

It said the continuation of these conditions deepens the humanitarian disaster and reflects a policy of collective siege and restrictions imposed on civilians in clear violation of international humanitarian law.

The PGMO called on the international community, the United Nations, and relevant parties to urgently pressure Israel to fully open border crossings and allow the unrestricted entry of humanitarian aid, fuel, essential goods, and livestock in order to ease civilian suffering and allow Palestinians to live with dignity and observe their religious rituals.

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"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 comes, they (your enemies) will sadden your faces, and 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). 

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.