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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By Day 386 of the US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, Palestinian Death Toll Rose to 42,824 and Injuries to 100,833, in Addition to 2,653 Martyrs and 12,653 Injured Civilians in Lebanon

October 26, 2024

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On Day 386 of US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 7 Massacres, 77 Palestinians Killed, 289 Injured, in the Past 48 Hours, with a Death Toll of  42,924 and 100,833 Injuries, by October 26, 2024

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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 Gaza Strip, based on the reliable data reported by the Palestinian Health Ministry:

By October 26, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 52,924+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (42,924), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 10,000+). 

By October 26, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 100,833.

By October 26, 2024, 763 Palestinians who were killed, 6,519 who were injured, and 11,643, who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023, including 310 women and 640 children (Some of the detainees have been released).

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By October 25, 2024, according to initial reports, 19 Lebanese civilians were killed, 108 were injured, by the Israeli genocidal raids on Lebanon, in the past 24 hours. Thus, the Lebanese death toll, since October 8, 2023, has surged to 2,653 fatalities and more than 12,653 injuries.

Since September 23, 2024, the Lebanese death toll rose to 1,760 and the injuries to 5,623. 

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Iran’s Air Defense Base said the country’s air defenses have successfully confronted Israeli acts of aggression, October 26, 2024.	The Israeli occupation regime forces continued their war on Lebanon, launching airstrikes and artillery shelling on various areas across the country, October 26, 2024.
Israeli occupation forces kidnapped the male medical staff of Kamal Udwan Hospital, in northern Gaza, including director 'Husam Abu Safiya, and some  wounded and patients, October 26, 2024.	Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis took to the streets in solidarity with the war-torn Gaza Strip and Lebanon, and in protest against the ongoing Israeli genocidal war, October 25, 2024.
The Israeli occupation army continued, for the 386th day, to pound and target different areas and massacre more Palestinian civilians, particularly in northern Gaza Strip, October 26, 2024.	Palestinian young man, Islam 'Oada, was killed by the Israeli occupation forces, during their attack on a house in Al-Salam neighborhood, in Toulkarm, October 26, 2024.
Displaced Lebanese families take a refuge in the famous Beirut Theater, part of more than a million people who were forced to flee the Israeli genocidal air strikes on south Lebanon and the south suburb of Beirut, October 26, 2024.	Carrying victims of the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment from Al-Nusayrat refugee camp to Shuhada Al-Aqsa hospital in Dair El-Bala'h, October 27, 2024.
A Palestinian nurse describes the savagery of the Israeli occupation forces, during their raid on Kamal Udwan hospital in northern Gaza Strip, in which they destroyed the hospital equipment and medicine, and kidnapped the doctors, on October 26, 2024	The Palestinian young man, Islam 'Oada, was killed by the Israeli occupation forces, during their attack on a building, in Toul Karm, in the West Bank, on October 26, 2024.

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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 ۚ " (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" (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.

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Death toll since start of Israeli onslaught on Lebanon tops 2,653

Waseem Sayfuddeen

Writing by Rania Abu Shammala in Istanbul   

Anadolu, 26.10.2024, BEIRUT --

At least 19 people were killed and 108 others injured due to Israeli attacks across Lebanon on Friday (October 25, 2024), according to the country’s Health Ministry.

The death toll from Israel's onslaught on Lebanon since Oct. 8 of last year has surged to 2,653, with 12,360 injuries, the ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

Israel has mounted a huge air campaign in Lebanon since last month against what it claims are Hezbollah targets in an escalation from a year of cross-border warfare between Israel and the Lebanese group since the start of Israel’s brutal offensive on Gaza.

Israel expanded the conflict on Oct. 1 this year by launching an incursion into southern Lebanon.

Despite international warnings that the Middle East is on the brink of a regional war amid Israel’s relentless attacks on Gaza and Lebanon, on Oct. 1 it expanded the conflict by launching an incursion into southern Lebanon.

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The Israeli occupation apartheid regime continues its aggression on Lebanon for the 34th day

Saturday 26-October-2024

BEIRUT, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime forces continued their bloody war on Lebanon for the 34th consecutive day on Saturday, launching airstrikes and artillery shelling on various areas across the country, alongside a ground incursion into several southern villages amid fierce resistance from 'Hizbullah.

Israeli aircraft carried out two airstrikes on the towns of Al-Majdal and Ba'afliya and renewed their airstrikes targeting the towns of Dourees, Ansar, and Brital in the vicinity of Baalbek in eastern Lebanon, as well as the city of Al-Nabatiya and Tuffa'hita in southern Lebanon.

Israeli warplanes conducted five airstrikes on the southern suburb of Beirut on Friday evening, with media sources reporting that at least one strike targeted Al-Laylaki area in the suburb. Additionally, they bombed a vehicle in the town of Bayt Ya'houn in southern Lebanon and carried out airstrikes on the towns of Al-Duwair and Tul in the south.

Lebanese media reported that four citizens were killed and four others injured, along with several missing persons, in an initial toll as a result of Israeli airstrikes on Nabi Sheet in the Biqaa' region of eastern Lebanon.

Earlier, Israeli aircraft targeted the towns of Burj Ra'hal and Buyout Al-Sayyid, striking a vehicle in Qasmiya in Soor (Tyre), southern Lebanon. They also bombed the towns of Al-Nabatiya Al-Fawqa, Surifa, and Al-Mansouri in the Soor (Tyre) district, as well as the towns of Zabqeen and Shi'heen, in southern Lebanon.

UNIFIL forces announced their withdrawal from a site in Al-Dha'hiya in southern Lebanon after Israeli forces fired at it. Despite the pressures on the mission, peacekeeping forces remain in their positions and continue their duties.

The Lebanese Ministry of Health said on Friday that the Israeli aggression has resulted in over 2,593 martyrs and 12,119 injured since the onset of the attacks on October 8, 2023. The ministry announced the martyrdom of 28 individuals and injuries to 139 others due to evening airstrikes in the provinces of Al-Nabatiya, the south, and Ba'albek-Hirmil in southern and eastern Lebanon.

Official Lebanese data indicated that the aggression has caused the displacement of more than 1,340,000 citizens from various areas, especially in southern Lebanon.

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UNRWA Report #10 on the Lebanon Emergency Response

Friday, October 25, 2024

All information from 21 October - 24 October 2024, valid as of 24 October 2024 at 1:00 PM

Key Points  

UNRWA activated its Emergency Response in Lebanon on 24 September. The Agency is currently operating 11 emergency shelters across the country. As of 24 October 2024, a total of 3,679 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are registered in UNRWA shelters, marking a decrease of 78 individuals since the last report. UNRWA is working with a range of partner organisations (community based, local NGOs and international NGOs) in all its emergency shelters to provide a full range of services, including hot meals and psychosocial support activities. In its emergency response, UNRWA has relied on the dedication and commitment of partners on the ground. 

A medical staff visits a family at the UNRWA primary health centre in Buss Camp, reopened after three weeks, October 2024, Lebanon. © 2024 UNRWA photo by Juliette Touma

Overall Situation 

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reports a total of 809,043 IDPs[1] (52 per cent female and 48 per cent male) as of 20 October 2024. New displacements continue to be reported and recorded. As of 21 October, 1,056 households, representing a total of 3,679 people, are registered in UNRWA emergency shelters across the country marking a decrease for the fourth consecutive reporting period. UNRWA is monitoring this decrease in numbers. Some IDPs have returned to their homes in the camps, while others have secured alternative housing arrangements, either by being hosted by relatives or through rentals. A significant return of IDPs is reported in the Tyre area, particularly from shelters in the Saida area, with many choosing to remain in the camps despite the ongoing heavy airstrikes. Factors influencing this movement include perceptions of improved safety in camps in the south, challenges in adapting to conditions of life in the shelters, and the need to protect livelihoods.

Humanitarian Access, Protection of Civilians 

Israeli Forces airstrikes across the country continued, sometimes hitting frequented roads and routes leading to disruption in movement and access for humanitarian organisations including UNRWA. This includes difficulties in finding trucks to transport supplies, as well as the need for movements to be cleared through a security process that limits team mobility. No casualties among UNRWA staff have been reported during the reporting period. UNRWA security team closely monitors the situation and staff movements to ensure the safety of frontline humanitarian workers. No additional damage to UNRWA facilities was reported during the reporting period. Since the onset of the emergency, three facilities — Qastal School in Baalbek (Beqaa), Mansoura School in Tyre (south), and the Burj Al-Barajneh Health Centre — have sustained minor damage. 

Partnerships

In all areas UNRWA coordinates with local partners to provide additional services to displaced people. At each emergency shelter, a co-support partner has been identified. These co-support partners include Nabaa, Tadamon, Beit Atfal El-Somoud, Najdeh, Mobader, and the Arab Resource Center for Popular Arts (ARCPA). UNRWA is also coordinating closely with UN Agencies and international organisations, including the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP), the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), Save the Children International (SCI), Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI), and Action Against Hunger (AAH).

UNRWA Shelters

Open UNRWA Emergency Shelter Locations as at 24/10/2024

Programmatic & Operational Response

On 3 October, UNRWA launched a Flash Appeal  for US$ 27.3 million to address the urgent humanitarian needs resulting from the ongoing escalation in Lebanon, in addition to the displacement of some populations from Lebanon into Syria, over the next 90 days. 

Health 

As of 24 October, out of 27 UNRWA health centres, 14 are operational and 13 are closed. UNRWA deployed a health team and successfully opened the Health Clinic in Burj Shemali on 22 October and in Rashadieh Camp on the 24 October for a limited time . An additional opening of the Health Centre in El Buss Camp is anticipated on 25 October. It is the first time thehealth centres have been opened in the Tyre Area since services were temporarily suspended there in early October. In the Beirut area, efforts are underway to keep clinics open at least a few days a week. The Mar Elias clinic was successfully reopened during the reporting period, and there are plans to reopen the health clinic in Shatlia Camp on a limited basis from next week. The UNRWA Health and Security teams coordinate  daily to determine the status of clinics. On October 2021, in the context of Israeli Forces strikes on  financial institutions, the Sahel Hospital in Beirut was hit  and impacted. The hospital is one of a network of hospitals to which UNRWA registered patients are referred. UNRWA has made arrangements to identify alternative referral locations for patients. Following the detection of the first cholera case on 16 October by the Ministry of Public Health, UNRWA is closely monitoring all water facilities for waterborne diseases in emergency shelters. The UNRWA health team is also conducting daily vaccination campaigns for children in these shelters and in all functioning clinics. No other cases were reported. 

Education  

As part of its Education in Emergencies (EiE) programme, UNRWA Education team is implementing a three-phased approach: Phase I is currently providing Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) and recreational activities in emergency shelters; Phase II will focus on identifying student and staff relocations for non-formal education; and Phase III will transition to formal education when conditions allow. The UNRWA Education team is providing psychosocial support services to children, youth, and adults across all 11 shelters in Lebanon, including psychosocial first aid, counseling, awareness sessions on gender-based violence (GBV) and protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA), as well as recreational and educational activities. Since the onset of the conflict, UNRWA has provided approximately 3,500 people, including over 2,200 children, with psychosocial support (PSS) services, in addition to distributing 1,906 sets of PSS kits. During the period from 21 to 24 October, a total of 843 people accessed psychosocial support services, including 593 children (291 girls and 302 boys). Since the onset of the emergency, UNRWA Relief and Social Services (RSS) team has cooperated  with the Protection team to provide social work to 6,287 IDPs, including Palestine Refugees and non-Palestine refugees. This support includes assistance to 1,111 children and 102 persons with disabilities, as well as family, individual and group sessions covering topics such as managing social and psychological stressors, parenting skills, rights and duties, and service information. UNRWA social workers are also implementing case management for individuals and families identified as needing support, addressing issues such as gender-based violence (GBV) and child protection. On 22 October , the protection team conducted an induction session on Protection Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) for focal points appointed in each UNRWA emergency shelter, outlining their roles in raising awareness, supporting response initiatives, conducting risk assessments, and coordinating PSEA activities with field staff. 

Sanitation Services/WASH 

The Tyre area continues to face significant challenges in solid waste and water management. However, the return of IDPs has strengthened UNRWA's sanitation workforce. As the population in the three camps grows, demand for services is increasing. Considering this volatile context, characterized by frequent strikes, UNRWA is actively assessing how  to scale up its operations to meet the needs of the community while ensuring the safety of its workers. The UNRWA sanitation team conducted water testing at certified laboratories in Nahr Bared camp and Beddawi camp, including all northern emergency shelters to test  safe water quality; this initiative is part of enhanced health vigilance following the detection of the cholera case, and more water testing will be conducted in the coming days. UNRWA teams are also conducting maintenance and repairs across all 11 emergency shelters. 

Logistics 

UNRWA Logistics are working with  bakeries across the country to maximize the use of available donated flour for bread production for IDPs. As part of this initiative, a sample of one ton of donated flour has been evaluated and deemed suitable for baking by a bakery in the Rashidiyeh camp south of Tyre. The team is also in the process of finalizing one contract for bread production with one large bakery in Sidon and anticipates concluding agreements with additional local bakeries shortly.

UNRWA Situation Report #10 on the Lebanon Emergency Response | UNRWA

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UNHCR Lebanon Emergency Flash Update (25 October 2024)

UNHCR, 26 Oct 2024  

Situation overview

Multiple airstrikes and overflights continued across the Southern Lebanese border, areas in the Bekaa, Nabatieh, Jezzine, Kesrouane, Byblos, Batroun and Beirut. Lebanese authorities refer to 1.2 million people affected, while the joint IOM and UNHCR tracking shows that as of 24 October, 833,391 Lebanese and Syrian people have been internally displaced in Lebanon (Source: IOM/DTM round 56). Since October 2023, UNHCR identified over 70,000 refugees who are secondarily displaced, including 53,000 since 23 September only, 98% being Syrian refugees. UNHCR estimates that at least 340,000 Syrian refugees were residing in the cadasters most affected by the hostilities(1). The most urgent needs are access to safe shelters, core relief items, healthcare, food, cash assistance, and protection services. To date, the latest hostilities have resulted in some 2,574 deaths and 12,001 injured, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health. Over 425,000 people(2) are estimated to have crossed from Lebanon to Syria since the escalation of hostilities, with around 70 per cent Syrians and 30 per cent Lebanese nationals

Key highlights

In support of the Government-led emergency response, the humanitarian community launched a Flash Appeal to enable partners to rapidly deliver humanitarian assistance. The appeal seeks $425.7 million to assist 1 million people affected by the crisis over the next three months. As part of the Interagency response, UNHCR has released an Emergency Appeal for Lebanon, urgently seeking $111 million to scale up the response and cover immediate needs across all vulnerable population groups, including Lebanese and refugees UNHCR Emergency Appeal for Lebanon includes increased requirements for Protection activities, procurement and distribution of core relief items, cash assistance and support to institutions in the response. UNHCR continues calling on all actors to maintain and apply humanitarian principles and allow equal access to assistance.

(1) Refugees who resided in areas targeted by 8 or more airstrikes.

(2) Please note that these figures now encompass those identified by the relevant authorities as having left Lebanon and entered Syria. This new figure therefore goes beyond the initial estimations at official crossing points which was the basis of earlier reports by SARC.

More info: UNHCR Syria Flash Update 20 October.

UNHCR Lebanon Emergency Flash Update (25 October 2024) - Lebanon | ReliefWeb

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

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On October 26, 2024, Dr. Ashraf Al-Qidra, the Spokesperson of the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on the Gaza Strip resulted in at least 7 main massacres, in which 77 Palestinian civilians were killed, and the 289 others were injured, in the past 48 hours (from a specific time of yesterday to a specific time of today). This increased the accounted for death toll in Gaza Strip to 42,924 and the injuries to 100,833, since the start of the Israeli genocidal war on October 7, 2023.

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Gaza death toll tops 42,924 with no letup in Israeli assault

By Ikrame Imane Kouachi  

Anadolu, |26.10.2024,  

ANKARA --

At least 77 more Palestinians were killed in relentless Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip over the last two days, pushing up the overall death toll since last year to 42,924, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza said on Saturday.

At least 100,833 others have also been injured in the year-long, ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza, according to a ministry statement.

“The Israeli occupation has committed seven massacres of families in the last 48 hours, resulting in 77 deaths and 289 injuries,” the ministry said.

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

Flouting a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire, the Israeli occupation apartheid regime has continued its brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip since an attack by the Palestinian Resistance Movement, Hamas, on Oct. 7, 2023.

The Israeli onslaught has displaced almost the entire population of the territory amid an ongoing blockade that has led to severe shortages of food, clean water, and medicine.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its actions in Gaza.  

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Israeli genocidal war on Gaza enters Day 386

Saturday 26-October-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

In the midst of catastrophic humanitarian suffering for more than two million Palestinians — half of them children, the Israeli occupation army continued, for the 386th consecutive day, to pound and target different areas and massacre more civilians in the Gaza Strip, especially in the northern areas.

Reporters for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said on Saturday that the Israeli occupation army carried out attacks on several homes, civilian targets and shelter centers in different areas of Gaza during the past 24 hours, killing and injuring dozens of citizens.

According to media sources, the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) continued today to besiege northern Gaza, especially Jabalya refugee camp and Bait Lahya City, kidnap citizens and launch deadly attacks on homes, shelter centers and buildings.

The IOF reportedly destroyed parts of the Kamal 'Udwan Hospital, wreaked havoc on its sections, carried out large-scale bulldozing activities around it, and burned parked ambulances in its courtyard and some nearby homes.

Local sources said that the IOFs killed the son of 'Husam Abu Safiya, director of the Kamal 'Udwan Hospital in northern Gaza.

Two civilians were martyred in an Israeli artillery attack and several casualties were reported following a gunfire attack in different areas of Jabalya in northern Gaza.

Meanwhile, an Israeli quadcopter attacked civilians in as-Sabra neighborhood in Gaza City, injuring a number of them, while a citizen was killed and others were wounded in an Israeli airstrike on Al-Zawayida town in central Gaza.

Another airstrike targeted a house belonging to the family of Maqqat in Gaza City, killing and injuring several people and causing damage to nearby homes.

Casualties were also reported following an Israeli attack on Qizan Abu Rashwan area in Khan Younus, south of Gaza.

More casualties were reported in different areas of Gaza following Israeli aerial, artillery and shooting attacks last night and today.

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Bloodbath in Bait Lahya: Dozens brutally massacred as Israeli warplanes attack residential block

GAZA, October 26, 2024 (WAFA) —

Dozens of innocent civilians were brutally killed tonight as Israeli occupation forces carried out an airstrike on a residential block in the town of Bait Lahya, northern Gaza.

Local sources reported that more than 35 people were killed in the horrific attack, including women and children, with many others injured.

The airstrike targeted a block of at least five homes near the western roundabout in Bait Lahya, which belonged to the Abu Shidaq, Al-Masri, and Salman families.

Media and local sources reported that urgent pleas for help are flooding in from Bait Lahya to recover numerous victims, with many of the deceased and injured being children, women, and the elderly. Rescue efforts are hampered by a lack of ambulances and civil defense services, as Israeli occupation forces have blocked access to the affected areas.

In a separate attack, two additional civilians were killed, and several others injured in an airstrike on a home belonging to the Zaqqout family on Al-Nafaq Street in Gaza City.

Earlier today, health authorities in the war-torn region announced that the Indonesian Hospital and Kamal 'Udwan Hospital in the North Gaza Governorate are no longer operational due to the collapse of the healthcare system.

This crisis has been exacerbated by the Israeli blockade preventing access to hospitals, blocking medical supplies, and targeting ambulances and medical personnel.

By October 25, 2024, the ongoing Israeli genocidal war on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 42,847 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 100,544 others injured.

Thousands of victims are feared trapped under rubble, inaccessible to emergency and civil defense teams due to Israeli attacks.

Israel's genocidal attacks continue unabated 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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Multiple Palestinian casualties by Israeli genocidal airstrikes in Gaza; medical professional kidnapped by Israeli occupation forces

GAZA, October 26, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Multiple Palestinian citizens were killed and injured by Israeli genocidal airstrikes on Saturday afternoon in northern Khan Younus and near a school in Gaza City, according to local sources.

The sources reported that Israeli forces targeted Al-Shahayda area north of the town of 'Abasan Al-Kabeera, in the Khan Younus province, resulting in several casualties among civilians.

In a separate attack, Israeli drones struck the vicinity of Al-Fakhoura School in northern Gaza, leading to the murder of two individuals.

Additionally, Israeli helicopters opened fire with heavy machine guns on areas where civilians were gathered west of Al-Nusayrat refugee camp in central Gaza and in southern Gaza City.

In a related development, Israeli forces detained Dr. Mu'hammed 'Ubaid, the head of the Department of Reconstructive Surgery and Orthopedics at Al-'Awda Hospital, while he was present at Kamal 'Udwan Hospital.  

Earlier today, Israeli troops withdrew from the Kamal 'Udwan Hospital in the town of Bait Lahya, northern Gaza, after a raid that began yesterday, resulting in significant casualties and widespread destruction.

By October 25, 2024, the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 42,847 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 100,544 others injured.

Thousands of victims are feared trapped under rubble, inaccessible to emergency and civil defense teams due to Israeli attacks.

The Israeli genocidal attacks have continued unabated on the Palestinian people 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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IOFs kidnap the medical staff at the Kamal 'Udwan Hospital

Saturday 26-October-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnapped all male medical staff at the Kamal 'Udwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, in addition to a number of the wounded and patients.

The Ministry added, in a brief statement on Saturday, that the IOFs detained female medical crews in one of the hospital’s rooms with no water or food, reiterating its appeal to all international organizations to urgently intervene to protect patients and medical staff.

Humiliating scenes of the kidnapping of the health crews at Kamal 'Udwan Hospital, led by the hospital director, 'Husam Abu Safiya, went viral on social media, as they document the Israeli clear violation of human rights, dignity, and international laws.

On Friday, the Ministry of Health added that the IOFs raided Kamal 'Udwan Hospital, kidnapped and abused the medical staff and ambulance crews, in addition to a number of the displaced, noting that some of them were taken to the east of Gaza City.

The IOFs bombed the hospital and wreaked havoc in it, leading to the burning of patients’ rooms and demolishing the external wall of the hospital, before turning it into a military site.

From the first moment of raiding it, at dawn on Friday, the hospital went out of service including the oxygen station, which resulted in the killing of children in the intensive care rooms.

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

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A Palestinian resistance fighter martyred during clashes with IOFs in Toulkarm

Saturday 26-October-2024

Toulkarm, (PIC)

A Palestinian resistance fighter was martyred on Saturday during armed clashes with the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs), which encircled a building in the West Bank City of Toulkarm.

According to the Palestinian health ministry, 29-year-old Islam 'Oada was killed during an IOFs attack on a house in Al-Salam neighborhood in the east of Toulkarm City.

Eyewitnesses said that Israeli forces embarked at dawn on encircling an apartment building in as-Salam neighborhood, which is located between Dthinnaba suburb and Nour Shams refugee camp, while opening fire intensively at it and attacking it with several projectiles.

They affirmed that an apartment went on fire after the IOFs fired over 20 Energa projectiles at it at the pretext that a wanted young man was inside it.

Later, an Israeli bulldozer started to demolish parts of the bombed apartment before the IOF withdrew from the area, amid clashes with local youths.

Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced that Islam 'Oawda was one of its leaders in Toulkarm refugee camp, adding that he was martyred following hours of clashes with Israeli forces in as-Salam neighborhood.

Al-Qassam Brigades also said that a group of its fighters detonated an explosive device at IOF vehicles at the entrance of Toulkarm refugee camp and attacked them with explosives and a hail of bullets in as-Salam neighborhood.

A young man also suffered bullet injuries in his legs during skirmishes between local youths and Israeli soldiers in the same neighborhood.

As they were leaving the neighborhood, the IOFs reportedly blew up a civilian car in the Nablus street, in the city.

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Palestinian young man killed in IOFs shooting in southern Qalqilya

Saturday 26-October-2024

QALQILIA, (PIC)

A Palestinian youth was shot dead by Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) in southern Qalqilya on Saturday evening.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that the young man was shot by the IOFs near 'Azzoun Al-'Atma village in southern Qalqilya.

It identified the youth as 23-year-old Sabri Samir A'hmed, adding that he was shot near the Israeli Apartheid Wall and was transferred in a very critical condition to Qalqilya Hospital where he was pronounced dead soon after arrival.

Another Palestinian youth was killed by the IOFs in eastern Toulkarm earlier today after a confrontation with the IOFs, according to the ministry.

With the martyrdom of the two young men, the number of Palestinians killed in the West Bank since October 7 last year reached 762 including 166 children in addition to the injury of more than 6,300.

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Israeli occupation forces severely beat five Palestinians south of Nablus

NABLUS, October 26, 2024 (WAFA) –

The Israeli occupation forces Saturday evening severely beat five Palestinian young men in the course of a raid in A-Lubban aAl-Sharqiya village, south of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, according to local sources.

They said that the gun-toting soldiers physically assaulted the five young men while the latter were on one of the streets in the village.

In the course of the raid, the soldiers deployed in all of the neighborhoods and alleyways of the village, simultaneously while opening intensive live gunfire, concussion grenades and tear gas canisters.

The soldiers even opened fire towards several vehicles parked in front of the villagers’ houses, causing damage to at least one vehicle, and ordered a driver out of his truck before tossing a tear gas canister inside it.

The occupation forces frequently conduct raids daily across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.

These raids 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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Several Palestinians kidnaped in IOFs raids in the West Bank

Saturday 26-October-2024

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnapped on Friday and Saturday at least 15 Palestinian citizens, including children, during raids in the West Bank and Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).

According to the Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs on Saturday morning, the IOFs kidnapping campaign targeted most of the West Bank provinces.

Dozens of citizens were also interrogated, assaulted and threatened, and homes were ransacked during the IOFs campaign in the West Bank, especially in 'Anata town, northeast of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).

At dawn Saturday, the IOFs stormed Nour Shams refugee camp in Toulkarm and Ya’bad town, in Jineen and clashed with local youths.

Local sources said that Israeli soldiers encircled an apartment building in the Toulkarm neighborhood of Al-Salam, near Nour Shams camp and attacked it with several projectiles.

Later, Al-Qassam Brigades of 'Hamas announced that one of its commanders in Toulkarm was martyred during clashes with Israeli forces in Al-Salam neighborhood, adding that its fighters targeted soldiers and vehicles with bullets and explosive devices during its raid in the city and its refugee camp.

The IOFs also stormed Ya’bad town in western Jineen, raided a house and clashed with local youths.

A similar IOFs raid happened in Bait Ka'hil town, west of Al-Khaleel (Hebron), with no reported clashes or kidnappings. 

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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Israeli occupation forces raid southern West Bank town

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), October 26, 2024 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces Saturday evening raided Al-Khadir town, south of the occupied West Bank city of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), according to WAFA correspondent.

He said that the occupation forces barged their way into the town and deployed in the vicinity of the mosque and Al-Bawwaba area, simultaneously while firing barrages of concussion grenades and tear gas canisters.

He added that the soldiers deliberately fired tear gas canisters inside several stores, causing material damage.

Meanwhile, the occupation forces stormed Ya‘bad town, southwest of Jenin, in the northern West Bank, simultaneously while opening gunfire, triggering confrontations.

There was no immediate information on any casualties in any of the raids.

The occupation forces frequently conduct raids daily across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.

These raids 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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Illegal Israeli settlers graze their sheep on Palestinian land, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), October 26, 2024 (WAFA) –

 A group of the illegal Israeli settlers Saturday evening grazed their sheep on Palestinians’ land in Khirbet Al-'Halawa hamlet of the Masafir Yatta, south of the occupied West Bank city of Al-Khaleel (Hebron), according to a local anti-settler-colonialism activist.

Osama Makhamra said that Israeli colonists grazed and pastured over 500 sheep on olive groves at the Umm Sarara area, belonging to the Palestinian shepherd community of Khirbet Al-'Halawa, destroyed the latter’s water tanks used for irrigation and metal poles along with the barbed wire fence used to protect the groves.

The owners of the vandalized olive groves were identified as members of the Abu Younus Mu'hammed family.

Khirbet Al-'Halawa is one of 19 hamlets making up Masafir Yatta, which rely heavily on animal husbandry as the main source of livelihood.

Located in Area C of the West Bank, under full Israeli administrative and military control, the area has been subjected to repeated Israeli violations by the illegal settlers and soldiers targeting their main source of living - livestock.

It has been designated as a closed Israeli military zone for training since 1980s and accordingly referred to as Firing Zone 918.

Israeli violations against the area include demolition of animal barns, homes and residential structures. Issuance of construction permits by Israel to local Palestinians in the area is non-existent.

K.F.

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Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian residents in northern Jordan Valley

JORDAN VALLEY, October 26, 2024 (WAFA) –

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers launched assaults this afternoon on Palestinian residents and their properties across several locations in the northern Jordan Valley, according to local sources.

The sources reported that colonists targeted homes in the Khallet Makhloul area, engaging in acts of intimidation and provocation against the residents. This attack is part of a disturbing trend of daily assaults that have escalated in recent weeks.

Earlier in the day, Israeli colonists also attacked shepherds in the Um Al-Qubba area, attempting to steal livestock. In another incident, a separate group of colonists invaded the 'Hammamat Al-Mali'h area, where they executed further provocative actions against the local population.

The northern Jordan Valley has been experiencing a rise in settler violence, characterized by daily incursions into Palestinian communities, raids on tents, and threats aimed at residents.

These assaults pose significant risks to the lives of local inhabitants, who fear forced displacement from their communities. Most of these attacks occur under the protection of Israeli military forces.

M.N.

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Illegal Israeli settlers steal olive harvest and equipment in Kafr Al-Deek

Salfeet, October 26, 2024 (WAFA) –

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers stole olives and harvesting equipment today from a Palestinian farmer in the village of Kafr Al-Deek, located in the West Bank province of Salfit. 

Firas Al-Deek, the owner, reported that the colonists targeted his land in the Khallet Al-Haramiyah area, on the outskirts of the village, taking not only the olives but also olive-picking tools and a generator, while preventing him from accessing his property.

Al-Deek expressed that the losses from this incident could reach up to 70 tins of olive oil. He noted that such systematic attacks are a regular occurrence from the illegal Israeli settlers, of the Eli Zahav illegal settlement, who obstruct farmers from accessing their lands, herding sheep, and harvesting olives, as well as uprooting and damaging olive trees.

During the olive harvest season, incidents of violence and theft by the illegal Israeli settlers, often shielded by Israeli military forces, have become increasingly common. 

Palestinian farmers face ongoing obstacles and abusive practices that impede their access to their fields, resulting in significant financial losses and exacerbating their daily hardships under occupation.

Current estimates indicate that farmers may be unable to access around 80,000 dunums of olive-grove land due to threats from colonists and military presence, which could lead to a loss of approximately 15% of this year's olive harvest.

M.N.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis take to streets in support for Gaza and Lebanon

Saturday 26-October-2024

SANAA, (PIC)

Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis across the country took to the streets on Friday in solidarity with the war-torn Gaza Strip and Lebanon, and in protest against the ongoing Israeli devastating war since October 2023.

Massive demonstration kicked off after Friday prayer in several Yemeni governorates under the slogan “Loyalty to the Martyr Leaders… With Gaza and Lebanon Until Victory.”

Participants in the demonstrations raised the flags of Yemen, Palestine and Lebanon as well as pictures of leaders from Hamas and Hezbollah, and chanted slogans supporting Gaza and Lebanon.

According to the 'Houthi satellite channel, Al-Masirah, “the capital, San'a, witnessed a massive march that denounced the continuation of brutal massacres, forced displacement, starvation and genocide committed by the Zionist enemy against the Palestinian people, with Western support.”

A joint statement by the demonstrators confirmed “Yemen’s readiness for any escalation by the Americans and Israelis, regardless of the challenges and sacrifices.”

Since the beginning of this year, a US-led coalition has launched raids claimed to target “'Houthi sites” in different regions of Yemen in response to its maritime attacks.

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Mardawi: Israel’s policy of assassinations will not succeed in breaking the will of our people

Saturday 26-October-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The 'Hamas official Ma'hmoud Mardawi said the ongoing Israeli raids on Tulkarem and its refugee camps as well as its continued policy of assassinations against resistance fighters is an insistence on its criminal approach and will not undermine the Palestinian resistance.

Mardawi mourned, in a press statement on Saturday, the Al-Qassam Brigades fighter, Islam Oadah, who was martyred after clashing with Israeli occupation forces after besieging him for hours in a house in Tulkarem refugee camp.

The 'Hamas official praised the performance of the resistance fighters in Tulkarem and its camps for fiercely confronting the Israeli occupation raids.

He stressed that Israeli crimes and policies “will not weaken our resistance fighters and will not break the will of our people who embraces the resistance in all places of the West Bank.”

Mardawi called on the youth of the West Bank in all the cities, villages, and camps to engage in resistance operations against Israeli occupation forces by all means in defense of the Palestinian people, land and sanctities.

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Israeli occupation forces withdraw from Kamal 'Udwan Hospital, leaving behind death and destruction

GAZA, October 26, 2024 (WAFA) –

The Israeli occupation forces withdrew today from the Kamal 'Udwan Hospital in the town of Bait Lahya, northern Gaza, after a raid that began yesterday, resulting in significant casualties and widespread destruction.

This incident is part of an ongoing Israeli campaign of ethnic cleansing aimed at emptying the North Gaza province of its Palestinian population, which has been going on for 22 days.

Eyewitnesses reported extensive damage to homes and properties surrounding the hospital, with many buildings destroyed or set ablaze during the military's incursion. Inside the hospital, patients, the wounded, and displaced individuals endured two days without access to medicine, food, or water while the Israeli forces occupied the facility.

Witnesses recounted how the Israeli military demolished the walls of Kamal 'Udwan Hospital and surrounding tents for displaced persons before launching an attack that included firing shells into the hospital grounds and targeting the main oxygen supply station, rendering it inoperable. Essential medical supplies were destroyed, hindering efforts to save the injured.

During the assault, the Israeli occupation forces detained male medical staff, as well as patients and the wounded. Communication with medical teams inside the hospital was severed, and the World Health Organization has confirmed it lost contact with the facility.

The Israeli occupation forces incursion and bombardment continue across various areas of northern Gaza, coinciding with efforts by the Israeli occupation forces to forcibly evacuate residents from the region.

On October 5, 2024, the Israeli occupation forces initiated unprecedented bombardments of the Jabalya refugee camp and surrounding areas, which were subsequently invaded the following day.

To date, over 820 individuals have been reported killed (in Bait Lahya) due to the ongoing aggression in northern Gaza, where the population faces severe threats to their safety and basic human rights amidst what many observers have labeled an ethnic cleansing campaign.

M.N.

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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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