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A Palestinian man, Bahaa 'Abdul Ra'hman Rashid, 38, was murdered by the Israeli occupation forces, who shot him in the head, during their raid on the village of 'Odla, south of Nablus, December 5, 2025.	About 60,000 Palestinian Muslim worshippers attended the Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque in El-Quds, occupied Jerusalem, despite heavy Israeli restrictions and delays in major streets and gates, December 5, 2025.
The Israeli occupation regime's transfer of the elderly Palestinian Jerusalemite detainee, Mu'hammed Abu Tair, 75, to the underground Rakevet facility in Nitzan Prison amounts to a death sentence, December 5, 2025.	There is a growing threat to the life of imprisoned Palestinian leader, Marwan El-Barghouthi, amid the systematic Israeli attacks, isolation, torture, and denial of visits, facing Palestinian prisoners, December 5, 2025.
Maltese PM Robert Abela visited a Palestinian teenage boy from Gaza, who was injured during the Israeli genocidal war, and who is currently recovering at Mater Dei Hospital in Malta, December 5, 2025.	Israeli aggression resumed across several areas of the Gaza Strip, with intense artillery and aerial bombardments accompanied by gunfire from military vehicles positioned along the battlefronts, December 5, 2025.
Grieving the death of three Palestinian martyrs, who were massacred by the Israeli occupation forces, in Jabalya, in northern Gaza Strip, yesterday, December 6, 2025.	Palestinian worshippers attending the weekly Friday prayer at the Sala'huddeen Mosque, which was destroyed by an Israeli genocidal air strike on El-Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City, December 5, 2025.
Palestinian displaced families living in their tents, by the rubble of their homes, which were destroyed by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on El-Shaikh Radhwan neighborhood, northwest of Gaza City , December 5, 2025.	Palestinian displaced families living in their tents by the Gaza City sea shore, whose homes were destroyed by the Israeli genocidal air strikes, facing extremely had conditions, without heating or regular food supplies, December 5, 2025.

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Several Palestinians injured in Israeli artillery shelling of Bait Lahya

GAZA, December 5, 2025 (WAFA) –

Several Palestinian civilians were injured today as a result of Israeli artillery shelling in Bait Lahya, located in the northern Gaza Strip, according to local sources.

WAFA correspondent said Israeli artillery fired multiple shells at the town, leading to the injury of several residents, in a violation of the ceasefire agreement in the region.

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 Israeli violations, bombardment escalate despite US statements about phase two

Friday 5-December-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

Israeli aggression resumed across several areas of the Gaza Strip on Friday morning, with intense artillery and aerial bombardments accompanied by gunfire from military vehicles positioned along the battlefronts.

The PIC correspondent reported that the northeastern areas of Khan Younus City were heavily shelled, alongside continuous gunfire from Israeli helicopters within what is known as the “yellow line” east of the city.

Israeli warplanes also struck El-Tuffah neighborhood in eastern Gaza City with multiple air raids, while other airstrikes targeted areas in Rafa'h and east of El-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza. The escalation extended to the sea, as Israeli naval boats opened fire off the coast of Khan Younus.

In parallel with the escalation, Israeli occupation forces launched a wide “fire belt” campaign in Rafa'h City early Friday, accompanied by continued demolitions in several neighborhoods.

Official data confirms that Israel continues to violate the ceasefire agreement that came into effect on October 10. Since its implementation, more than 500 violations have been recorded.

In related political news, the American news outlet Axios revealed that US President Donald Trump is preparing to announce the launch of the second phase of the peace process in Gaza before Christmas.

According to the report, American officials expect a meeting between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before the end of the month to discuss the framework of the next phase of the agreement.

Officials indicated that the Peace Council led by Trump will oversee governance in Gaza during the upcoming stage, with the official announcement expected in the coming weeks.

Well-informed sources confirm that Washington and other mediators are working to ensure all necessary elements are in place to support the success of the second-phase agreement, amid ongoing diplomatic efforts to ensure its continuity and implementation on the ground. 

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Palestinian man killed by Israeli gunfire south of Nablus

Friday 5-December-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

A Palestinian man succumbed to his wounds on Friday morning after being critically injured when Israeli occupation forces shot him in the head during a raid on the village of 'Odla, south of Nablus.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed the killing of Bahaa 'Abdul Ra'hman Rashid, 38, hours after he was shot with live ammunition during the Israeli occupation forces raid on the village.

According to local security sources, Israeli forces stormed the center of the village and the area surrounding the old mosque, firing live ammunition, tear gas, and stun grenades as worshippers were leaving Friday prayers.

The sources indicated that the surprise raid sparked widespread clashes in the area, resulting in Rashid being shot directly in the head. He later died from his injuries.

Nablus has witnessed a continuous escalation in Israeli raids and repression for weeks, with civilians and residential areas being repeatedly targeted. 

Palestinian injured by Israeli forces at military checkpoint near Jineen

Jineen, December 5, 2025 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian man was injured this evening after being brutally assaulted by Israeli occupation forces at the Barta'a military checkpoint, located west of Jineen in the northern West Bank, according to medical sources.

The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that a 57-year-old man was severely beaten by Israeli occupation soldiers at the checkpoint and was later transferred to a hospital for medical treatment.

Earlier today, Israeli forces raided the town of Barta'a, conducting house-to-house searches, vandalizing properties, and detaining several Palestinian citizens.

The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that the occupation forces carried out a series of detentions in the town, looted money from the homes they raided, and caused extensive damage to the properties, destroying household items in the process.

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Two Palestinians injured in Israeli raid on Jalazoan refugee camp

RAMALLAH, December 5, 2025 (WAFA) –

Two Palestinians were injured this evening during confrontations that erupted after Israeli forces raided the Jalazoan refugee camp, north of Ramallah, according to local sources.

The sources reported that Israeli troops stormed the camp and deployed throughout its streets and alleys, sparking confrontations with local residents. During the raid, Israeli soldiers fired live ammunition, stun grenades, and tear gas, resulting in two young men being injured—one with live gunfire and the other with shrapnel in his legs.

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Several Palestinians injured by the IOFs and settler attacks in West Bank

Friday 5-December-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The West Bank witnessed a series of Israeli military raids on Friday that resulted in several casualties and arrests, alongside ongoing settler attacks against Palestinian farmers.

In El-Jalazoan refugee camp, north of El-Beereh, two citizens were injured by live bullets and shrapnel during clashes that erupted after Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) stormed the camp and spread through its alleyways.

Local sources reported that one of the injured was shot in the hand with live ammunition, while the other was wounded in the foot by shrapnel, after the IOFs fired live bullets, stun grenades, and tear gas.

In Jineen, a 57-year-old man sustained injuries and bruises after the Israeli occupationsoldiers severely beat him at the Barta’a military checkpoint before he was transferred to the hospital.

Earlier on Friday, the IOFs raided the town of Barta’a, stormed several homes, vandalized their contents, and kidnapped a number of residents. Prisoner advocacy groups also reported theft of money and widespread destruction during the raids.

In southern El-Khaleel (Hebron), the Israeli occupation forces kidnapped a citizen from the village of 'Arab El-Zuwaideen while he was plowing his land. Meanwhile, a group of settlers under military protection prevented farmers from accessing their land and herding livestock in the El-Zuwaideen area of the Yatta wilderness, forcing them to leave.

Armed illegal Israeli settlers also pitched a tent on Palestinian-owned land in Khellet El-Natsh, in the Jabal Johar neighborhood east of El-Khaleel (Hebron) city.

In Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), the Israeli occupation forces set up a military checkpoint in the “Um Rukbah” area of El-Khadhir town, south of the governorate, stopping and searching vehicles and preventing citizens from passing.  

Israeli occupation forces kidnap Palestinian from El-Khaleel (Hebron)

El-Khaleel (Hebron), December 5, 2025 (WAFA) –

 Israeli occupation forces on Friday evening kidnapped a Palestinian from the southern occupied West Bank district of El-Khaleel (Hebron), according to a local activist.

Osama Makhamra said that the occupation forces rounded up a Palestinian from the governorate.

Meanwhile, local activists said that the occupation forces barged their way into El-Beereh city neighborhood of Jabal El-Taweel, and fired barrages of live ammunition, tear gas, and concussion grenades.

In Ramallah governorate, heavily-armed Israeli infantry soldiers stormed Kafr Malik village, and fired volleys of concussion and tear gas canisters.

No casualties were reported.

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

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

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

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 Israeli raid and kidnapping campaign targets multiple West Bank towns

Friday 5-December-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

Several towns and villages across the occupied West Bank were subjected to a wide-ranging arrest campaign by Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) in the early hours of Friday. The campaign included arrests, vandalism of homes, and physical assaults on residents.

According to local sources in Bethlehem, an Israeli military unit stormed the Khellet El-Loaz area southeast of the city, kidnapping a young man after violently raiding and searching his home.

The campaign extended to Jineen Governorate, where the IOFs carried out a large-scale incursion into the town of Barta’a in the northwest. The raid was accompanied by assaults on civilians, abuse of several individuals, and a wave of kidnappings targeting numerous homes.

In Salfeet, the IOFs raided a house in El-Wadi El-Matwi area, scoured it, and then withdrew without any kidnappings reported.

In the Jalazoan refugee camp north of Ramallah, the Israeli occupation forces launched a large-scale arrest campaign among residents, amid heavy military presence inside and around the camp.

In El-Khaleel (Hebron), the Israeli occupation forces stormed the 'Ain Sarah area, searched homes, and assaulted some residents, causing minor injuries.

On Thursday evening, a 17-year-old Palestinian boy was shot by IOFs during confrontations in the town of Tuqu, southeast of Bethlehem.

According to the Palestinian Red Crescent, the teenager suffered gunshot wounds to his lower limbs. He received first aid on-site before being rushed to the hospital for further treatment.

The violent raids come amid ongoing Israeli aggression in the West Bank, paralleled by continuous atrocities in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023. Supported by the United States and European nations, the Israeli campaign has included killings, starvation, destruction, mass displacement, and widespread arrests.

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PPS: Transferring Mu'hammed Abu Tair to Rakevet underground facility is a ‘death sentence’

Friday 5-December-2025

RAMALLAH, (PIC)

The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) has said that Israeli prison service’s decision to transfer elderly Jerusalemite detainee Mu'hammed Abu Tair, 75, to the underground Rakevet facility in Nitzan Prison amounts to a death sentence and reflects a systematic policy aimed at physically eliminating detainees, particularly prisoners from Gaza, who have faced the harshest abuses since the start of the genocide.

According to the PPS statement on Thursday, the Israeli occupation renewed Abu Tair’s administrative detention for an additional four months, just eight days after he was re-arrested during a raid on his home in Bethlehem, continuing what it described as a decades-long campaign of targeted retaliation against him.

Abu Tair has spent more than 44 years in Israeli prisons since the 1970s, most of them under arbitrary administrative detention without charge or trial. A former member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, he has been repeatedly detained, expelled from Jerusalem, stripped of his residency and today suffers from chronic health problems caused by prolonged imprisonment.

The PPS held Israel fully responsible for Abu Tir’s life and the lives of all detainees, noting that the Rakevet facility, reopened after the war, has become, according to documented rights testimonies, a site associated with torture, terror and slow death for prisoners from Gaza.

The PPS added that as of November 2025, Israel is holding 3,368 administrative detainees without charge or trial, including nine former lawmakers, underscoring a continued policy that violates basic human rights and international humanitarian law.

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Israeli forces notify removal of hundreds of olive trees in Tuqu' village near Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), December 5, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces issued notifications on Friday demanding the removal of hundreds of olive trees in the town of Tuqu', southeast of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), according to local sources.

Tayseer Abu Mufarri'h, the head of Tuqu' municipality, told WAFA that the Israeli forces had placed orders on the trees and on the facades of homes, demanding the removal of olive trees located along the main road in the village, covering an area of about one kilometer. The trees belong to various families from the village, with no valid justification for the removal.

Abu Mufarri'h emphasized that the trees are aged over 35 years, and that this action could affect additional trees, pointing to the larger goal of attempting to seize land for colonial purposes.

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Illegal Israeli settlers assault Palestinian farmers south of El-Khaleel (Hebron)

El-Khaleel (Hebron), December 5, 2025 (WAFA) –

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers on Friday assaulted Palestinian farmers in Tal Ma'een, east of Yatta city, south of the occupied West Bank city of El-Khaleel (Hebron), according to local sources.

Local anti-settlement activist Osama Makhamra said that colonists broke into the Palestinian community, chased and cursed shepherds and farmers, and prevented them from plowghing their lands.

The assailants, who came from the colonial outposts of Mitzpe Yair and Avigayil, attempted to run over several children while the latter were playing in the vicinity of a Palestinian’s dwelling in Masafir Yatta.

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 settlers and soldiers targeting their main source of living - livestock.

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

Israeli violations against the area include the demolition of animal barns, homes, and residential structures. The issuance of construction permits by Israel to local Palestinians in the area is nonexistent.

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Israeli forces prevent farmers from working land and grazing livestock near El-Khaleel (Hebron)

El-Khaleel (Hebron), December 5, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces today prevented Palestinian farmers from plowing their land and grazing their livestock in the village of El-Zuwaideen in the Masafir Yatta region, south of Hebron, according to local sources.

WAFA correspondent reported that colonists, under the protection of Israeli soldiers, forcibly stopped the farmers from working in their lands and tending to their animals, and ordered them to leave the area in El-Zuwaideen.

In a separate incident, armed colonists, also under the protection of Israeli forces, set up a tent on Palestinian land in the Jabal Johar neighborhood, east of Hebron.

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Systematic settler violence surges as West Bank communities face arson, land destruction

Friday 5-December-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

Several areas across the West Bank witnessed a new wave of settler attacks early Friday, targeting Palestinian property and agricultural land in what has become a near-daily escalation carried out under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces (IOF).

In the northern Jordan Valley, local sources reported that settlers cut water supply lines in Khirbet El-Dair.

Human rights activist 'Aarif Daraghma said the attackers destroyed the water pipes belonging to resident 'Ammar Jihad Daraghma in yet another attempt to deprive families of natural resources and pressure them to leave the area.

In the village of El-Tayba east of Ramallah, settlers set fire to two vehicles before dawn and spray-painted racist slogans, marking another episode in a growing pattern of organized attacks on Palestinian towns and villages.

Additional violations were documented in other parts of the Ramallah governorate. Dozens of olive trees were uprooted in the farmland of Turmus 'Ayya, northeast of the city, by bulldozers driven by settlers and escorted by IOF soldiers. The destroyed groves represent a lifeline for many farmers and lie in agricultural zones facing increasing settlement pressure.

Residents also reported an unusual incident in El-'Auja waterfall area, where a settler tied a donkey to a Palestinian family’s fence in what locals described as a deliberate act of provocation.

Meanwhile, settlers gathered inside the Jisr El-Khalah area east of Ramallah in a show of force designed to intimidate residents and spread fear.

These incidents reflect a growing pattern of coordinated settler attacks carried out with military backing, targeting Palestinian presence, livelihoods and agricultural infrastructure across rural communities.

The rights group Al-Baydar said the surge in settler assaults has become part of a systematic campaign of harassment, urging immediate action to stop attacks that threaten the daily lives of residents and aim to undermine their ability to remain on their land.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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'Hamas lauds Chinese aid to Gaza and values Beijing’s historic support for Palestine

Friday 5-December-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Islamic Resistance Movement, 'Hamas, on Thursday evening welcomed China’s announcement of $100 million in humanitarian aid for the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, considering this step a reflection of Beijing’s steadfast position on the Palestinian cause.

The Movement expressed its appreciation to Chinese President Xi Jinping and to the People’s Republic of China, affirming that the new support aims to alleviate the suffering of Palestinians under ongoing aggression and contribute to reconstruction efforts.

'Hamas noted that this initiative comes as an extension of China’s historic positions supporting the rights of the Palestinian people, foremost among them the right to freedom, independence, and the establishment of an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.

Chinese President Xi Jinping had announced, during his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, that his country would provide the mentioned amount in support of the besieged Gaza Strip and efforts to ease the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe.

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Malta Prime Minister visits Gaza boy recovering at hospital

VALETTA, December 5, 2025 (WAFA) –

Malta Prime Minister Robert Abela visited on Friday a teenage an injured Palestinian teenage boy from Gaza, who is currently recovering at Mater Dei Hospital.

Prime Minister Abela met Abdel Karim Ma‘rouf, who has undergone an operation on his leg and is currently receiving specialized care, during a visit to the Paediatric Emergency Department in the presence of Palestinian ambassador to Malta Fadi Hanania.

Ma‘rouf was evacuated from the Gaza Strip to Malta for medical treatment along with other children from the Strip, and has undergone a complex surgery, noting that 13 other children are still receiving specialized care in hospitals across Malta.

Prime Minister Abela wished Ma‘rouf a speedy recovery and affirmed Malta’s commitment to the provision of medical care to all Palestinian children evacuated from the Gaza Strip.

Ambassador Hanania thanked Prime Minister Abela and the Maltese government for the medical assistance and education provided to Palestinian children during their stay.

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UN Human Rights Office urges pressure on Israel to end attacks on Gaza

NEW YORK, December 5, 2025 (WAFA) –

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights spokesperson Thameen El-Kheetan called for increased international pressure on Israel to halt its ongoing attacks on the Gaza Strip.

In a statement today, El-Kheetan emphasized the urgent need to respect ceasefire agreements in Gaza, Lebanon, and all other regions, stressing the importance of upholding international human rights law and international humanitarian law.

"Since the ceasefire in Gaza, the killing of Palestinians has continue," El-Kheetan said. He underscored that "all nations must work tirelessly to put an end to these violations and crimes under international law in Gaza."

El-Kheetan also called on all those with influence to use their power to pressure the Israeli government to end the war in Gaza, implement the decisions of the International Court of Justice, end the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, halt the ongoing violations, and hold those responsible accountable.

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Moscow reiterates firm support for Palestinian rights

MOSCOW, December 5, 2025 (WAFA) –

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin reaffirmed on Thursday his country’s steadfast position on the Palestinian cause, emphasizing that supporting the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state remains a central pillar of Moscow’s Middle East policy.

Vershinin said in a press statement issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry that Moscow continues to play an active role in efforts to achieve regional stability by supporting diplomatic tracks and coordinating positions with international partners to prevent further escalation in the region.

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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.