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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62 Palestinians Massacred by Israeli Genocidal Air Strikes in Gaza Strip, Including 25 in Al-Tuffa'h, 20 in Al-Shuja'iya Neighborhoods in Gaza City, and 17 in Khan Younus, More Israeli Attacks on Syria and Lebanon

April 3, 2025 

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A Massacre in Jabalya, Genocide by Starvation Continues, 24 Palestinians Killed, 55 Injured, Bringing the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 50,423 and the Injuries to 114,638, April 2, 2025

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Editor's Notes:  

Here are some initial (not final) statistics, which show the Israeli war crimes against humanity, during the current Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, based on the reliable data reported by the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza:

By April 2, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 63,955+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (50,423), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 13,532+). 

By April 2, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 114,638.

By April 3, 2025, according to news report, 941 Palestinians who were killed, 6,942 who were injured, and 11,722*, who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023.   

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(The Palestine Information Center reported that there were 925 deaths and 14,500 kidnappings but without mentioning how many were released, by February 27, 2025).  

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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The Israeli occupation forces forced returning displaced Palestinians out of their Al-Shuja'iya neighborhood in Gaza City, again, despite being tired and hungry, as they did not receive any humanitarian aid for 34 days.	Displaced Palestinians were forced out of their Al-Shuja'iya neighborhood in Gaza City, under Israeli genocidal air strikes, again, despite being tired and hungry, as they did not receive any humanitarian aid for 34 days.
Dozens of displaced Palestinians were killed by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on Al-Shuja'iya neighborhood, in Gaza City, to force them out again, on April 3, 2025.	Grieving Al-Khudhary family members, who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on Gaza City, at Al-Ahly hospital, on April 3, 2025.
Israeli occupation soldiers assaulting the Palestinian journalist, Khalid Abu 'Aisha,  after storming Al-Duhaisha refugee camp, south of Bethlehem in the West Bank, on April 3, 2025.	A number of Syrian civilians were martyred and injured, in an Israeli offensive that targeted 'Harsh Al-Jubailiya, west of Dar'a 'Hama airport, Damascus, and 'Homs, on April 3, 2025.
Israeli warplanes bombed the town of Al-Naqoura and Soor district, in southern Lebanon, targeting a house and a health center, April 3, 2025.	Palestinian children standing on the rubble of a house, which was destroyed by the Israeli occupation apartheid regime, in the northeast of Al-Quds, occupied Jerusalem, on April 3, 2025.
Site of a house belonging to the Shurrab family in Khan Younus, which was destroyed by an Israeli genocidal air strike, killing and injuring all of its Palestinian residents, on April 3, 2025.	Grieving the death of the Palestinian Shurrab family members in Khan Younus, who were massacred by an Israeli genocidal air strike on their home, on April 3, 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: 62 Palestinian civilians killed in Israeli attacks since early Thursday

Thursday 3-April-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

At least 62 Palestinian civilians have been martyred in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since early Thursday, 37 of them in Gaza City.

According to Palestinian media outlets, 20 citizens were killed when Israeli warplanes bombed a residential block in Al-Shuja’iya neighborhood, east of Gaza City.

Israeli warplanes also carried out three overnight airstrikes on eastern Khan Younus, south of Gaza, killing at least 17 citizens from the family of Shurrab.

An Israeli airstrike targeted a tent sheltering a family in Al-Mu'harrarat area of Khan Younus, killing three people, including two children.

The civil defense service, for its part, said that its crews evacuated the bodies of 12 martyrs and over 20 wounded people following Israeli attacks on several homes in al-Turkman area in Al-Shuja’iya neighborhood in Gaza City.

The Israeli occupation army also committed massacres in other areas of Gaza, especially in Khan Younus and Rafa'h.

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‎25 martyrs in the occupation bombing a school housing displaced people in Al-Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza‎

‎Gaza 3-4-2025 Wafa -

25 citizens were killed and 100 others were injured in the Israeli occupation army's shelling of a school housing displaced people in Al-Tufa'h neighborhood, northeast of Gaza City.‎

‎Our correspondent reported that the occupation warplanes bombed the "Dar Al-Arqam" school, which shelters displaced people, with three missiles, killing 24 citizens and wounding 100 others.‎

‎The bodies of the martyrs, including children and women, arrived at the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, dismembered and charred, most of them in pieces, while the shelling caused widespread destruction in the school. ‎

‎Medical sources announced that since dawn today, 92 civilians have been killed in the Israeli raids on several areas in the Gaza Strip.‎

‎The death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 50,523 and injuries to 114,776 since the aggression began on October 7, 2023.‎

‎/ ER.‎

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Death toll surges to 20 Palestinian civilians in Israel's raid on residential area in Al-Shuja'iya neighborhood

GAZA, April 3, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Medical sources reported on Thursday that the death toll from the Israeli bombing of a residential area in the Shuja'iyya neighborhood of Gaza City has risen to 20, including children and women, and dozens more have been injured.

WAFA correspondents reported that a citizen was killed in the Israeli bombing of the Tabash family home in the town of 'Abasan Al-Kabeera, east of Khan Younus, in the southern Gaza Strip.

The same sources announced that 41 people were killed and several others were injured in a series of airstrikes and brutal massacres perpetrated by the Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip since dawn today. The death toll since last night has risen to more than 53.

The death toll from the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has risen to 50,423, and the number of injured has reached 114,638.

Y.S.

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Israeli airstrikes target refugee shelter in Gaza, killing at least 19 civilians

GAZA, April 3, 2025 (WAFA) –

At least 19 Palestinian civilians, including children, were killed and others injured this afternoon in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a school sheltering displaced people in the Al-Tuffa'h neighborhood, northeast of Gaza City, according to local sources.

WAFA correspondent reported that Israeli warplanes struck the Al-Arqam School, which was housing displaced families, with three missiles. The attack resulted in at at least 19 fatalities and many injuries among the civilians present.

Meantime, medical sources have confirmed that since the early hours of today, 75 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on various areas of the Gaza Strip.  

Earlier today, a Palestinian civilian was killed following an Israeli drone strike that targeted a group of people in Rafa'h, located in the southern Gaza Strip.

Our correspondent reported that an Israeli drone struck the civilians in the Al-Nasr neighborhood, north of Rafa'h, resulting in one fatality. Several others were injured in the attack.

In a separate incident, the Israeli military targeted a tent sheltering displaced families in the northern part of Al-Nusayrat refugee camp in central Gaza, leaving several civilians wounded.

Simultaneously, medical teams and civil defense personnel recovered the bodies of 12 people and more than 20 injured individuals following Israeli airstrikes on several homes in the Turkman area of Al-Shuja'iya neighborhood in eastern Gaza City.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 50,523 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 114,776 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 UN 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.

M.N.

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

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Palestinian man injured by Israeli occupation forces’ bullets near Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)

 Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), April 3, 2024 (WAFA) –  

A Palestinian  was injured by live bullets during a siege and demolition attempt on his home in the town of Jaba', north of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).

The Red Crescent Society reported that citizen Khaleel Radaida was injured by live bullets in the thigh during the siege of his home and was transferred to a hospital in Ramallah.

The Jerusalem Governorate stated that occupation forces surrounded a two-story home inhabited by citizen Khaleel Radaida, his brother, and 21 members of their family.

Occupation forces also raided the town of Qatana, northwest of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), and raided a commercial store.

Y.S.

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IOFs assault Palestinian journalists in southern Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Thursday 3-April-2025

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) assaulted a number of Palestinian journalists after storming Al-Duhaisha refugee camp, south of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem) in the West Bank, on Wednesday evening.

The Asra Media Office said that Israeli soldiers detained and assaulted journalists Khalid Abu 'Aisha, Mu'adth 'Amarna, and Aya Ramadhan who were covering the IOFs raid in Al-Duhaisha refugee camp.

Asra Media explained that Israeli soldiers stole Abu Aisha’s wallet and smashed journalist' Amarna’s cellphone during their coverage of the raid.

Earlier, a large number of Israeli troops stormed Al-Duheisha camp in Bethlehem and broke into and ransacked homes during their two-hour raid.

The IOF also delivered written ultimatums, threatening the Palestinians in the camp with a fate similar to that of the northern West Bank refugee camps, where families were forcibly displaced and homes were destroyed.

The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said a record number of journalists were killed globally in 2024, with Israel responsible for nearly 70 percent of the deaths.

In a recent report, CPJ said at least 124 journalists were killed in 18 countries in 2024, amounting to the deadliest year for reporters and media workers since the committee started recording the numbers more than three decades ago.

CPJ said that 85 journalists were killed by Israeli forces in Gaza last year and accused Israel of attempting to stifle investigations of killing incidents, shift blame onto journalists and ignore its obligations to hold people to account for the killings.

CPJ added that 180 journalists and media workers had been killed by Israel in Gaza since the war began on October 7, 2023, while the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said that Israeli forces had killed over 200 journalists and media workers since the beginning of the war.

Another recent US report from Brown University’s Costs of War Project said that the Israeli war on Gaza had killed more journalists than the US Civil War, World Wars I and II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the wars in Yugoslavia, and the post-9/11 war in Afghanistan combined.

As of March 26, at least 232 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza since the war began, according to the Costs of War Project.

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IOFs kidnap several Palestinians in West Bank raids

Thursday 3-April-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnapped a number of Palestinian citizens during raids in the West Bank last night and on Thursday morning.

According to local sources, the IOFs stormed different areas of Nablus province and kidnapped one young man from Bait Foureek town and another one at a military checkpoint in western Nablus.

The IOFs also raided a house belonging to the family of Kamal 'Aarif, a freed and exiled prisoner, and kidnaped a number of his relatives in Sarra town, southwest of Nablus.

Two other citizens were taken prisoners during IOFs raids in Nablus City and Tel village, southwest of the province.

In Ramallah, the IOFs kidnapped two citizens during a raid in the central area of the city and Surda town.

In Jineen, the IOFs kidnapped an ex-detainee identified as Sultan Khallouf from his home in Burqeen town.

In Aree'ha (Jericho), two young men were kidnapped following IOFs raids on homes in 'Ain Al-Sultan refugee camp.

In Toulkarm, a young man was kidnapped by the IOFs from his home in 'Anabta town.

The IOFs also stormed other areas of the West Bank, with no reported kidnappings.

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Israeli occupation forces bulldoze roads amid ongoing offensive in Toulkarm

TOULKARM, April 3, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces embarked on bulldozing streets in the neighborhood of Iktaba, east of Toulkarm, on Thursday afternoon, as the ongoing Israeli offensive in the area continues for the 67th day in a row.

WAFA correspondent reported that two Israeli military bulldozers broke into the area and started clearing sections of the roads near the Iktaba Roundabout. The destruction caused significant damage to infrastructure, particularly to water and sewage networks.

In addition to the destruction, Israeli soldiers raided a building in the area and indiscriminately opened fire. No injuries were reported. The Israeli military also halted vehicles heading toward the nearby Housing District, causing severe traffic congestion in the area.

Meanwhile, the Israeli military continues its ongoing assault on Toulkarm and its refugee camp for the 67th consecutive day, as well as the Noor Shams refugee camp to the east for the 54th day. Both camps are under a strict siege, and many residents have been forced to leave their homes at gunpoint, and are being prevented from returning.

M.N.

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‎The Israeli occupation forces continue their aggression on Jineen and its refugee camp for the 73rd day‎

‎‎Jineen, 3-4-2025 Wafa -

The Israeli occupation forces continued, for the 73rd consecutive day, their aggression against the city of Jineen and its camp, amid bulldozing and burning houses, and converting others into military barracks‎‎.‎

‎The occupation continues to push military reinforcements and armored vehicles to the city and the camp, deploy a force of foot soldiers in the Al-Ghabbz area in the vicinity of the camp and the Wadi Burqeen area, build and expand roads, change the features of the camp, and demolish citizens' homes.‎

‎The Israeli occupation army continues its military training in the vicinity of the Jalam military checkpoint, north of Jenin, where live ammunition is fired from time to time in the vicinity of the empty Jineen refugee camp.‎

‎The mayor of Jineen, Mu'hammed Jarrar, said that there are challenges on the humanitarian level, represented by the presence of 21,000 displaced people, which is a new reality and challenge, and there are tens of thousands of new poor people added to the old list of those who lost their jobs and jobs.‎

‎Jarrar added that the occupation imposes a comprehensive siege on the province, which has a population of 360,000 people, and it is estimated that 600 houses in the camp were destroyed and the entire infrastructure‎‎.‎

‎Yesterday evening, Omar 'Aamir Zuyoud (15 years old) was killed and a number of civilians were injured by the Israeli occupation forces' bullets during their raid into Al-Silah Al-Harithiya village, west of Jineen.‎

‎With the death of Zuyoud, the number of martyrs in Jenin governorate since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on the city of Jineen and its camp has risen to 35, and dozens of injuries.‎ 

‎Last night, the Israeli occupation forces raided the town of Burqeen, west of Jineen, accompanied by a military bulldozer, and raided the house of the liberated prisoner Sultan Khalouf, amid heavy drone flights over the town.‎

‎M.Z/S.K‎

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The Israeli occupation apartheid regime issue decision banning former detainees from entering the West Bank

RAMALLAH, April 3, 2024 (WAFA) –

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime issued a decision banning a released Maqdisi (Jerusalemite) detainee from entering the West Bank.

The Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) Governorate said in a brief statement that the occupation authorities summoned the released Shaden Qaws for investigation at the Room 4 police station in West Jerusalem and handed her a decision banning her from entering the West Bank for a period of six months.

Qaws, is a student at Birzeit University, who was released last February. By issuing this decision, she would not be able to attending her university.

Y.S.

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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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Dozens of the illegal Israeli settlers defile Al-Aqsa Mosque under police guard

Thursday 3-April-2025

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), (PIC)

Scores of the illegal Israeli settlers desecrated Al-Aqsa Mosque in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), on Thursday morning, amid tight restrictions on the entry of Muslim worshipers to the holy site.

According to local sources, at least 172 settlers and three intelligence officers entered the Mosque through its Maghariba Gate in the morning and provocatively toured its courtyards under police protection.

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 Al-Aqsa Mosque’s entrances and gates and prevented many of them from entering the holy site.

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Illegal Israeli settlers expand their illegal outpost near Bardala village in Jordan Valley

Thursday 3-April-2025

TOUBAS, (PIC)

A horde of the illegal Israeli settlers started recently to expand their illegal outpost near the Palestinian village of Bardala in the northern Jordan Valley, according to al-Baydar Organization for the Defense of Bedouin Rights.

General supervisor of Al-Baydar 'Hasan Mulai'hat reported on Thursday that he saw a noticeable increase in the construction of housing units and structures in the settler outpost, which is located close to the village of Bardala.

Mulai'hat added that several new structures had been built about 200 meters away from Palestinian homes, on lands annexed from the village.

The local official pointed out that the settlers brought concrete trucks a few days ago to build different structures in the area.

The settlers from this outpost release 50 cows, every once in a while, into villagers’ crops, causing significant damage to their farmlands, according to the official.

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IOAR razes homes and structures in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) and the West Bank

Thursday 3-April-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime (IOAR) demolished a house in the northeast of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) and other homes and structures in Bait La'hm (Bethlehem) at the pretext of unlicensed construction on Thursday morning.

According to local sources, Israeli police officers encircled a house belonging to the family of Al-Obaidi in Jaba' town in northeast of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) before a bulldozer embarked on demolishing it.

The sources added that police forces assaulted local residents from the family of Al-Obaidi and injured one of them in his thigh after firing live ammunition at them.

In Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), the Israeli occupation forces demolished three apartments, one commercial store and one car wash in Al-Khadir town.

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 The Israeli occupation forces demolish house under construction, raze agricultural land in Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), April 3, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Israeli occupation forces demolished a Palestinian-owned house under construction and razed agricultural land in the Bani Na'eem desert, east of Al-Khaleel (Hebron), according to local sources.

Fareed Burqan, head of the Bireen village council, told WAFA that Israeli bulldozers demolished a 120-square-meter house under construction belonging to Bilal Al-'Adra, and razed agricultural land near the house in the Bani Na'eem desert, east of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

Y.S.

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The Israeli occupation forces to demolish several structures south of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), April 3, 2024 (WAFA) –

The Israeli occupation forces stormed the town of Al-Khadir, south of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem) in preparation for the demolition of three residential apartments, a commercial store, and a car wash.

Al-Khadir Mayor A'hmed Sala'h said that an Israeli army force stormed the town  in preparation for the demolition of a 400-square-meter home, comprising three apartments.

Sala'h added that the occupation authorities notified the owners of the house of the demolition a year ago, noting that residents are removing some furniture and belongings from the house prior to the demolition.

Y.S

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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Humanitarian situation in Gaza is unprecedented, beyond catastrophic, says official

RAMALLAH, April 3, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Reham Al-Jaafari, Advocacy Director at ActionAid, said that the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip has surpassed catastrophe, describing it as unprecedented, given the lack of food, water, and fuel, and the complete collapse of the health sector.

Al-Jaafari explained in an interview with Voice of Palestine Radio that the continued closure of the crossings has led to a severe shortage of basic supplies. Bakeries have been completely closed, leaving citizens unable to obtain food, while community kitchens have stopped providing hot meals due to fuel shortages.

Y.S.

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UNRWA Commissioner-General slams Israel's killing of nine children sheltering inside UN building in northern Gaza

RAMALLAH, April 3, 2024 (WAFA) – 

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said that nine children were killed in the Israeli occupation forces' bombing of a UN building in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday.

This came in a post by the UN official on X platform, commenting on the Israeli army's targeting of a UNRWA building in the northern Gaza Strip.

Lazzarini added, "Even rubble has become a target, as Israeli forces targeted the UNRWA building in Jabalya, northern Gaza," noting that the targeted UNRWA building had previously been used as a health center and had sustained extensive damage at the beginning of the attacks.

He explained that "according to initial reports, the building was sheltering 700 people when it was targeted, and that nine children, including a two-week-old infant, were among the victims."

Lazzarini indicated that those displaced by the aggression on the Gaza Strip have nowhere to go, and that even after the UNRWA building was targeted, those who had taken refuge there continued to remain there.

He pointed out that since the beginning of the aggression, more than 300 UN buildings were damaged or completely destroyed.

Lazzarini added that more than 700 people were killed while seeking UN protection during the Israeli bombing of Gaza. He stressed that the disregard for UN facilities, staff, and operations constitutes a violation of international law, calling for an independent investigation into the attacks targeting UN facilities.

Y.S.

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UN Human Rights Chief condemns killing of Gaza humanitarian workers by Israeli army

Wednesday 2-April-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk has condemned the killing of Gaza humanitarian workers by the Israeli army on Wednesday.

“I condemn the attack by the Israeli army on a medical and emergency convoy on 23 March, resulting in the killing of 15 medical personnel and humanitarian workers in Gaza,” he said

“The subsequent discovery of their bodies eight days later in Rafah, buried near their clearly marked destroyed vehicles, is deeply disturbing.”

The UN official said that the incident raises significant questions with regard to the conduct of the Israeli army during and in the aftermath of the incident.

He further stressed that medical personnel and humanitarian and emergency workers must be protected by all parties to the conflict, as required by international humanitarian law.

“Such disappearances and killings raise serious concerns as tens of thousands of Palestinians need help while they are reportedly trapped in Tal Al-Sultan, Rafah, with the entire governorate under a displacement order.”

He held Israel, as the occupying power, responsible for protecting civilians and facilitating their access to basic lifesaving services, including healthcare.

“My Office has on several occasions raised concerns about the detention and killing of medical and emergency personnel in Gaza, who are working under extremely difficult conditions. Hundreds of them have been killed over the past 18 months.”

“The fate and whereabouts of the last member of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society who remains missing must be clarified. There must be an independent, prompt and thorough investigation into the incident and those responsible for any violation of international law must be held to account.”

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Norway strongly condemns Israeli army's targeting of humanitarian relief personnel in Gaza

RAMALLAH, April 3, 2024 (WAFA) –  

Norway strongly condemned the Israeli attack on humanitarian relief workers in the Rafa'h area in the southern Gaza Strip, which resulted in the killing of 15 staff.

This came in a written statement issued by Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, in which he expressed his deep concern over the Israeli army's targeting of Palestinian Red Crescent Society, Civil Defense, and United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) personnel.

He emphasized that targeting humanitarian relief workers is prohibited under international law and strongly condemned the attack.

He also called for the need to provide protection for humanitarian workers who risk their lives to carry out their duties in war zones and conflict zones, emphasizing the need to investigate and hold accountable those responsible for such attacks.

Eide offered his condolences to the families of the victims and the relief organizations for whom they worked.

Y.S.

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Qatar denounces Ben-Gvir's storming of Al-Aqsa and Israeli's targeting of UNRWA clinic in Gaza

RAMALLAH, April 3, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Qatar condemned the Israeli Minister of National Security's storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque under the protection of the occupation police, forcing worshippers out of the mosque, and the occupation forces' bombing of a clinic affiliated with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the Jabalya refugee camp in the northern Gaza

In a statement, the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed that the repeated attempts to undermine the religious and historical status of Al-Aqsa Mosque constitute an assault not only on Palestinians but on millions of Muslims around the world.

It warned of the consequences of continuing such violations against the Palestinian people and their Islamic and Christian holy sites, and the resulting expansion of the cycle of violence in the region.

The Ministry stressed the need for the international community to assume its responsibilities and firmly confront the repeated Israeli attacks on civilian facilities, including hospitals, and to work to provide full protection for unarmed civilians and workers in UN organizations and the humanitarian sector.

It also reiterated the State of Qatar's firm position on the just Palestinian cause and the legitimate rights of the brotherly Palestinian people, including the full right to practice their religious rituals without restrictions and to establish their independent state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Y.S.

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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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