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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120 Palestinians Killed, 557 Injured, Mostly Children, Women, and Aid Seekers,

Which Brings the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 58,386 and the Injuries to 139,077

by July 14, 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 July 14, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 71,790+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (58,386) and those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 13,404+). 

By July 14, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 139,077.

By July 14, 2025, according to news report, 1,001 Palestinians who were killed, 6,947 who were injured, and 12,671*, 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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120 Palestinians were killed, 557 were injured by the Israeli genocidal air strikes, mostly children, women, and aid seekers, bringing the death toll in the Gaza Strip to 58,386 and the injuries to 139,077, by July 14, 2025.	German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has voiced firm opposition over the Israel plan to establish the so-called humanitarian city, in the city of Rafa'h, south of the Gaza Strip, July 14, 2025.
Attacks by the illegal Israeli settlers on the Palestinian Christian town of Al-Tayba, near Ramallah, reveal a systematic policy against the Palestinian people, a call for international action, July 14, 2025.	The Israeli occupation soldiers killed a Palestinian youth, Yousuf Al-Shaikh Ibraheem, 20,  near the town of Ya'bad, in the Jineen Governorate, in the West Bank, on July 14, 2025.
14 Palestinians were massacred, including eight children and a nurse, and many were injured, by the Israeli genocidal bombardment on two tents sheltering displaced families in Khan Younus, in southern Gaza Strip, July 14, 2025..	120 Palestinians were killed, 557 were injured by the Israeli genocidal air strikes, mostly children, women, and aid seekers, which brings the death toll in the Gaza Strip to 58,386 and the injuries to 139,077, by July 14, 2025.
High levels of Israeli-imposed starvation pushing Palestinians to try to get some donated food from local charities in Gaza, July 14, 2025.	Israeli war planes flying over Khan Younus, in southern Gaza Strip, July 14, 2025.
Grieving the Palestinians martyrs who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on Gaza City, on July 14, 2025.	Carrying, to Shuhada Al-Aqsa hospital, the injured and martyred Palestinians, who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on Dair El-Bala'h, in central Gaza Strip, on July 14, 2025.

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بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

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

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

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

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Gaza death toll reaches 58,386 since start of Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, in October 2023

GAZA, July 14, 2025 (WAFA, PIC) -

The death toll in the Gaza Strip has reached 58,386, the majority of whom were women and children, since the beginning of the Israeli aggression in October 2023. At least 139,077 others have also been injured.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza confirmed that since Israel broke its ceasefire agreement and resumed its aggression on the Gaza Strip on March 18, 2025, at least 6,710 civilians have been killed and 23,584 others have been injured.

The Ministry stated that 120 bodies and 557 injured individuals were brought to hospitals in Gaza during the past 24 hours.

Medical sources confirmed that since Israel broke its ceasefire agreement and resumed its aggression on the Gaza Strip on March 18, 2025, at least 7,568 civilians have been killed and 27,036 others have been injured.

The number of aid seekers killed while receiving or distributing humanitarian assistance has risen to 838, with 5,575 injured. This comes after five bodies and 143 new injuries were reported at hospitals in the past day.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced the addition of 240 killings to the cumulative toll, after completing the victims' data and receiving official approval from the judicial committee responsible for handling reports and missing persons cases.

This toll remains incomplete, as many victims remain trapped under rubble, inaccessible to ambulance and rescue crews.

T.R.

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Dozens of Palestinians in Gaza killed and injured in relentless Israeli attacks

Monday 14-July-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation army continued, last night and on Monday, to carry out deadly attacks on different areas of the Gaza Strip, killing and injuring dozens of civilians.

According to local media sources, Israeli forces also continued today to detonate and bomb more homes and displace families in the Gaza Strip, further deepening the dire humanitarian crisis as the population grapples with worsening famine.

According to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter in Gaza, Israeli attacks have continued across the Gaza Strip, including an Israeli attack on a tent that killed at least six people and injured others in Al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Younus.

A citizen was martyred in an Israeli strike in al-Madrasa street in Khan Younus City’s Al-Amal neighborhood.

Another citizen was killed and others suffered injuries in an Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza City’s as-Sabra neighborhood.

An Israeli attack also claimed the lives of five people and injured others in Gaza City’s Al-Saftawi area.

The Israeli army also bombed a water distribution vehicle behind the Huda Mosque in Al-Nusayrat refugee camp in central Gaza.

Dozens of people were also martyred or injured in Israeli attacks on aid seekers near US-backed distribution points in southern and central Gaza.

The Israeli army also launched attacks on other areas of the Gaza Strip last night and today, killing and wounding more civilians, including children and women.

Meanwhile, several Palestinians in Gaza were pronounced dead after they succumbed to injuries they sustained in recent attacks.

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Israeli attacks across Gaza kill 24 civilians, injure dozens

GAZA, July 14, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli intense shelling and gunfire on Monday evening killed 24 Palestinian civilians and injured dozens others across the Gaza Strip, according to WAFA correspondents.

They said that Israeli intense bombing targeted a five-story house belonging to the Arafat family in the Al-Zarqa neighborhood, north of Gaza City, killing 14 civilians.

They added that first aid responders and civil defense crews could not reach the site of the bombing to retrieve the bodies from the rubble.

Meanwhile, Israeli shelling targeted an inhabited house in the Tel Al-Hawa neighborhood, west of the city, claiming the lives of at least 10 civilians and injuring over 25 others, some in critical condition.

Israel unilaterally ended the Gaza ceasefire agreement and resumed its aggression on the Strip on Tuesday, March 18, carrying out a wave of bloody airstrikes across the Strip and killing hundreds of Palestinians.

The death toll reached at least 7,568 with 27,036 others wounded, according to medical sources. In the last 24 hours, the bodies of 120 slain Palestinians, including three retrieved from the rubble, and 557 casualties were admitted to Gaza hospitals.

Israel has waged a military onslaught on the Strip since October 2023, killing 58,386 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injuring 139,077 others.

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

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

K.F.

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14 Gazans, mostly kids, massacred in Israeli attacks on tents

Monday 14-July-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

At least 14 Palestinian civilians were massacred, including eight children and a nurse, and many others suffered injuries when the Israeli occupation army bombed two tents sheltering displaced families in the south of the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli airstrikes happened in Khan Younus, particularly in Al-'Hayya street and Al-Mawasi area to the south of al-Aqsa University.

Medical sources said that a male nurse called Ahmed Salah, who works at the Nasser Hospital, and his three children were martyred along with another child after a warplane directly bombed their tent in Khan Younus.

A similar attack on another tent in Khan Younus claimed the lives of more civilians, including four children.

17 others were injured in the Israeli attacks on those tents and rushed to the field hospital “Shifa Palestine” in Khan Younus for medical assistance.

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13 civilians, mostly children, killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza

GAZA, July 14, 2025 (WAFA) –

Thirteen civilians, mostly children, were killed and others were injured on Monday evening in a series of Israeli strikes targeting various areas across the Gaza Strip.

Medical sources reported that nine civilians were killed and several others were wounded after an Israeli drone strike targeted a displacement tent west of Khan Younus, in southern Gaza.

In a separate attack, four civilians were killed and others were injured after Israeli occupation forces bombed a commercial shop in Al-Buraij refugee camp, in central Gaza.

Several other civilians were also wounded following an Israeli strike that targeted a group of people in Khan Younus camp, also in the southern part of the Strip.

Medical sources in Gaza hospitals confirmed that 47 civilians have been killed since early Monday morning, including 27 in central and southern Gaza, as a result of continued Israeli bombardment.

T.R.

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Seven civilians killed in series of Israeli strikes targeting multiple neighborhoods across Gaza City

GAZA, July 14, 2025 (WAFA) – 

At least seven Palestinians were killed and several others wounded on Monday in a series of Israeli airstrikes targeting different neighborhoods across Gaza City.

Five people were confirmed killed and dozens were wounded following an Israeli airstrike on the Al-Saftawi area in the northern part of the city, Al-Shifa Hospital reported.

According to the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital, another airstrike on Al-Shuja’iyya neighborhood in eastern Gaza targeted a group of civilians, resulting in several fatalities and multiple injuries.

Y.S.

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One killed, others injured in Israeli drone bombing on tent in Gaza

GAZA, July 14, 2025 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian was killed and several others were injured on Monday morning when an Israeli drone bombed a tent housing displaced persons west of Khan Younus, south of the Gaza Strip.

The death toll from the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has risen to 58,026 and 138,520 wounded. There are also victims trapped under the rubble and on the streets, with ambulances and rescue crews unable to reach them.

K.T.

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Journalist 'Husam Al-'Adlouni, his Wife, and children killed

Monday 14-July-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

Journalist 'Husam Sali'h Al-'Adlouni, along with his wife and three children, were killed as a result of an Israeli genocidal airstrike on a tent, in the Al-Qarara area, north of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip.

Local sources reported that the tent where Al-'Adlouni and his family were sheltering was bombed, leading to his killing, along with wife, and their children Abdul Ra'hman, Shahd, and Fayrouz.

Journalist Fadi Khalifa was also killed on Sunday evening following an Israeli strike in Gaza City, making him the second journalist assassinated by Israeli forces in less than 24 hours.

According to the PIC correspondent, Khalifa was killed while inspecting his home in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City.

With Khalifa and Al-'Adlouni’s martyrdom, the number of Palestinian media workers killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023, has risen to 231, along with hundreds more injured.

The Israeli forces continue their aggressive war and genocidal crimes against civilians in Gaza for the 646th consecutive day, targeting civilians and committing massacres against starving people.

Since dawn on Sunday, 92 Palestinian civilians have been killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza, including 52 in central and southern areas of the Strip, according to medical sources. 

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

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The Israeli occupation forces kill a Palestinian youth in Jineen

Jineen, July 14, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces on Monday evening killed a Palestinian youth near the town of Ya'bad in the occupied West Bank governorate of Jineen, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

It announced that the occupying forces opened fire at Yousuf Waleed 'Abdullah Al-Shaikh Ibraheem, 20, a villager of Kafr Al-Ra-‘i, in the vicinity of the Ya’bad/Mevo Dotan checkpoint, killing him.

It added that the soldiers have withheld Al-Shaikh Ibraheem’s body.

The Ministry statistics show that since the onset of the military aggression on the Jineen city and refugee camp 174 days ago, the occupying forces have killed 42 Palestinians, with dozens more injured and detained.

A.D./ K.F. 

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Elderly Palestinian man suffers fractures and bruises after a settler attack on Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)-area village

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), July 14, 2025 (WAFA) – 

An elderly Palestinian man sustained serious injuries on Monday after a brutal attack by the illegal Israeli settlers  in the village of Al-Minya, southeast of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem).

According to Zayid Kawazba, head of the village council, a group of Israeli colonists attacked and assaulted 60-year-old Abdul Mahdi Matour with sticks, causing multiple injuries to his face and hand.

The Palestinian Red Crescent (PRC) confirmed that Matour suffered a broken jaw and a fractured hand. He was given first aid and later rushed to Bait Jala Government Hospital for further medical assistance.

Earlier today, the same group of the illegal Israeli settlers erected four tents in the “Al-Qarn” area of the village and uprooted approximately 1,500 olive saplings belonging to the Matour and Jabbareen families.

This incident is part of a border systematic effort to forcibly displace Palestinians from their lands.

Y.S.

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The Israeli occupation forces assault youth, rob him near Toulkarm

Toulkarm, July 14, 2025 (WAFA) –

 Israeli occupation forces assaulted a Palestinian citizen on Monday morning while searching his vehicle, and robbed him during a raid on the town of Kafr Al-Labbad, east of Toulkarm.

Local sources told WAFA that during their raid into the town, the Israeli occupation forces set up a flying checkpoint in the area of the Fatima Mosque, on the street between Kafr Al-Labbad and Shufa, and obstructed and searched vehicles.

The sources added that the search included a vehicle belonging to a Palestinian youth transporting vegetables.

The soldiers assaulted him, stole a sum of money from him, and then forced him at gunpoint to enter the trunk of the vehicle and locked him in there.

Residents later intervened and were able to get the Palestinian youth out, who is from the Dthnaba suburb, amid widespread local condemnation of this humiliating act by the occupation forces.

This incident comes as a part of repeated attacks carried out by the occupation forces against civilians in Toulkarm, which include arbitrary raids and searches, and systematic physical and psychological assaults.

K.T.

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 Israeli occupation forces raid home of Palestinian minister, kidnap his son

TULKARM, July 14, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Israeli occupation forces Monday dawn raided the home of Minister Mu-ayyad Sha'ban, head of the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, in the Dthinaba suburb east of Toulkarm city and detained his son, Ibraheem, 20.

Local sources told WAFA that Ibrahim was interrogated by Israeli soldiers and asked several questions about his father's activities.

It is noteworthy that Sha'ban was not inside the family's home in Toulkarm during the raid.

This raid followed calls for incitement by extremist colonists against Sha'ban, demanding that the occupation forces detain him for his recent participation in the removal of a colonial outpost established in the Wadi El-'Haramiya area.

K.T.

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IOFS kidnap Palestinians, assault others, and steal their money, in WEST Bank raids

Monday 14-July-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnapped a number of Palestinian citizens, assaulted others, and stole money during raids in the West Bank on Monday.

According to local sources, the IOFs raided homes in Marda village in Salfit province at dawn and kidnapped two citizens.

In Ramallah, the IOFs kidnapped two young men following raids on homes in the villages of Ramon and 'Ain Areek.

In Jineen, the Israeli occupation soldiers savagely assaulted and searched a young man as he was walking in a street in Ya’bad town and then stole 5,000 shekels he was carrying.

The IOFs also broke into and ransacked several homes in Ya’bad town and stole 3,500 shekels from the house of Ma'hmoud Al-Kilani as well as 1,000 shekels and gold jewelry from the house of his sister, Basima.

In Nablus, the Israeli occupation forces stormed the eastern area of the city and kidnapped a citizen from his home.

In Al-Khaleel, the IOFs kidnapped three citizens from 'Hal'houl town and another one from Sa’ir town.

A number of citizens were also detained for a while and severely beaten during the IOFs raids on homes in Al-Khaleel.

The IOFs also set up several checkpoints at the entrance of Al-Khaleel City, its towns, villages and refugee camps, and closed a number of main and side roads with barriers, mounds of dirt or concrete blocks.

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UNESCO World Heritage Committee adopts statement reaffirming the Outstanding Universal Value of Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

PARIS, July 14, 2025 (WAFA) –

The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), during its 47th session currently taking place in the French capital, Paris, has officially adopted a statement reaffirming the Outstanding Universal Value of the Old City of Al-Khaleel (Hebron), which has been inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger since 2017.

This decision comes as a culmination of sustained Palestinian efforts to protect Hebron’s historic center and strengthen its recognition on the global cultural stage.

The city is acknowledged as a heritage site that embodies a unique spiritual, cultural, and human history. The decision is grounded in UNESCO’s criteria, which highlight the exchange of human values across civilizations, the exceptional preservation of traditional urban fabric, and the religious and spiritual importance of the site, most notably the Ibraheemi Mosque (Cave of the Patriarchs).

The Permanent Delegation of the State of Palestine to UNESCO stated that the adoption of this declaration constitutes international recognition of Hebron as an integral part of world heritage. It also underscores the urgency of protecting the city in the face of mounting threats, especially those resulting from Israeli colonial expansion, movement restrictions, and systematic efforts to alter the character of the Ibraheemi Mosque. 

The delegation emphasized that the decision strengthens UNESCO’s commitment to its responsibility of safeguarding World Heritage Sites, particularly those under threat.

It further called on the international community to take immediate steps to protect Hebron’s Old City from any actions that could compromise its historical and cultural integrity.

The delegation renewed its gratitude to the member states that voted in favor of adopting the resolution. It affirmed that the struggle to protect Palestinian heritage is ongoing, and that this decision will serve as an international point of reference in confronting continued Israeli violations in the city, particularly in and around the Ibraheemi Mosque.

T.R.

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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

Monday 14-July-2025

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), (PIC)

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

According to the Islamic Awqaf Administration in the holy city, dozens of settlers entered the Mosque through its Maghariba Gate and 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 performed provocative dances and Talmudic prayers.

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

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Illegal Israeli settlers raise Israeli flags near residents’ homes in Al-'Ain El-'Hilwa community in northern Jordan Valley

JORDAN VALLEY, July 14, 2025 (WAFA) –

Illegal Israeli settlers escalated their provocations on Monday in Al-'Ain El-'Hilwa, one of the Palestinian communities facing imminent forcible displacement in the northern Jordan Valley.

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers  placed Israeli flags near the tents and homes of local residents, in what the community described as a direct provocation and an attempt to impose a new colonial reality by force.

Local sources told WAFA that the settlers roamed near residents' structures and erected flags in close proximity to their tents.

The area has been witnessing near-daily incursions by armed colonist groups who carry out repeated assaults aimed at intimidating the population and pressuring them to leave.

This move is part of a broader and ongoing pattern of colonial violations in the northern Jordan Valley, which includes daily attacks on residents, the destruction of property, harassment of shepherds in grazing areas, and assaults on livestock, including theft, under the protection and direct support of Israeli occupation forces.

Al-'Ain El-'Hilwa is among the most targeted areas in the Israeli campaign of forcible displacement, part of a broader plan to annex the Jordan Valley and assert full control over it. Such actions constitute a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law, particularly the Fourth Geneva Convention, which prohibits the transfer or forced displacement of civilian populations, as well as coercive measures intended to drive them from their land.

T.R.

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Elderly Palestinian man suffers fractures and bruises after a settler attack on Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)-area village

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), July 14, 2025 (WAFA) – 

An elderly Palestinian man sustained serious injuries on Monday after a brutal attack by the illegal Israeli settlers  in the village of Al-Minya, southeast of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem).

According to Zayid Kawazba, head of the village council, a group of Israeli colonists attacked and assaulted 60-year-old Abdul Mahdi Matour with sticks, causing multiple injuries to his face and hand.

The Palestinian Red Crescent (PRC) confirmed that Matour suffered a broken jaw and a fractured hand. He was given first aid and later rushed to Bait Jala Government Hospital for further medical assistance.

Earlier today, the same group of the illegal Israeli settlers erected four tents in the “Al-Qarn” area of the village and uprooted approximately 1,500 olive saplings belonging to the Matour and Jabbareen families.

This incident is part of a border systematic effort to forcibly displace Palestinians from their lands.

Y.S.

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Dozens of the illegal Israeli settlers set up tents on Palestinian land, uproot 1,500 olive saplings in Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)-area village

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), July 14, 2025 (WAFA) – 

Israeli colonists set up tents and uprooted hundreds of olive saplings on lands belonging  to the village of Al-Minya, southeast of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem).

Zayid Kawazba, head of Al-Minya village council, told WAFA that a group of the illegal Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Qarn area in the center of the village, where they set up four tents and uprooted approximately 1,500 olive saplings belonging to families from the Al-Motawer and Jabbareen clans.

In the first half of 2025 alone, colonists have established 23 new outposts, mostly agricultural in nature, with full protection and backing from the Israeli military. The move is seen as part of a broader, systematic effort to establish new outposts and forcibly displace Palestinians from their lands.

During the same period, colonists carried out 2,153 recorded attacks, resulting in the killing of four Palestinians. Such attacks have included home burnings, armed raids on villages, land confiscations, road sabotage, and large-scale  colonist invasions — particularly in villages like Kafr Malik, Al-Mughayyir, Baita, and Sinjil.

Y.S.

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Illegal Israeli settlers release herds of livestock into Palestinian residential area near Aree'ha (Jericho)

RAMALLAH, July 14, 2025 (WAFA) – 

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers on Monday released herds of livestock into a Palestinian residential area in the Shallal Al-'Auja region north of Aree'ha (Jericho).

According to the Al-Baydar Organization for the Defense of Bedouin Rights, which documented the incident through photos and video footage, the herds of livestock were seen roaming between homes and agricultural plots, causing damage to farmland and infrastructure.

'Hasan Mulai'hat, the organization’s general coordinator, described the incident as part of a border pattern of ongoing of harassment” aimed at forcibly displacing Palestinians and expanding illegal colonies in the Jordan Valley, which is under full Israeli control.

Such practices pose a direct threat to the stability of the population centers in the Jordan Valley and reflect a systematic escalation against the Palestinian communities.

The Organization called for urgent intervention by relevant authorities to put an end to colonist violence and ensure protection and dignity for residents trying to remain on their land.

Y.S.

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Illegal Israeli settlers attempt to set fire to Palestinian house east of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), July 14, 2025 (WAFA) – 

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers attempted to set fire to a Palestinian home in the village of Keesan, east of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), on Monday.

Homeowner A'hmed Nassar Al-Rashayda told WAFA that a group of colonists from the nearby illegal outpost of Ma’ale Amos attacked his house around 2:00 a.m., smashing one of the windows and hurling a Molotov cocktail into a room that was fortunately unoccupied at the time. The fire was quickly contained before it could spread.

As they fled the scene, the settlers reportedly fired live rounds at the house. No injuries were reported.

Al-Rashayda noted this was not the first such attack on his home, describing it as part of an ongoing effort to intimidate his family and force them out of the area.

The illegal Israeli settlers have recently escalated their attacks on citizens and their property east of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), with incidents including home invasions in al-Minya and Wadi Sa’ir, as well as injuries and the torching of vehicles.

Y.S.

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 Israel occupation forces a Maqdisi (Jerusalemite) to demolish his own house

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), July 14, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime forced a Palestinian citizen on Monday to self-demolish his home in the town of Silwan, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) Governorate reported that the occupation troops forced Mahir Al-Salayma, from the Wadi Qaddoum neighborhood in the town, to self-demolish his home.

The governorate added that the house, which consists of two apartments and houses seven people, has been built for more than 35 years and covers an area of approximately 140 square meters.

It is worth noting that the occupation authorities had previously demolished another home belonging to Al-Salayma family, as part of a systematic policy targeting Jerusalemites through demolition orders and population restrictions.

The occupation authorities force citizens in occupied Jerusalem to self-demolish their homes under the pretext of lacking a permit. Those who refuse to do so have their homes demolished by bulldozers, imposing heavy costs on the owners.

The occupation municipality in Jerusalem refuses to grant Palestinian citizens building permits and demolishes or forces them to demolish their homes. This practice violates international laws and humanitarian norms that guarantee the right to housing.

It is also a part of the Israeli systematic practices of forcibly displacing Palestinians from the city of Jerusalem, in exchange for expanding settlements in the city and its surroundings.

It is worth noting that the number of homes and facilities destroyed by the Israeli occupation authorities in the governorate since the beginning of the aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, has reached 623.

These include residential homes, some of which have been inhabited for decades, and others under construction, in addition to commercial and economic facilities that provide a source of livelihood for dozens of Jerusalemite families, according to the Jerusalem Governorate.

K.T.

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Israeli forces demolish under-construction Palestinian home near Jineen

Jineen, July 14, 2025 (WAFA) – 

The Israeli occupation forces on Monday demolished a Palestinian home under construction in the village of Jalboun, east of Jineen, according to a local official.

Ibraheem Abu Al-Rub, head of the Jalboun village council, told WAFA that Israeli forces, accompanied by a military bulldozer, stormed the village and tore down a 150-square-meter house belonging to local resident 'Hasan As'ad Abu Al-Rub.

He added that Israeli authorities had previously issued a stop-work order for the house several months ago, citing its location near a section of the separation and annexation wall built on village land.

According to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, Israel demolished 588 Palestinian structures in the first half of this year, impacting at least 843 individuals, including 411 children. In the same period, 556 demolition orders were issued—322 of which targeted inhabited homes.

Y.S.

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Israeli forces demolish three-story building south of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), July 14, 2025 (WAFA) –

 The Israeli occupation forces on Monday demolished a three-story residential building in the village of Mara'h Ma’alla, south of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), under the pretext of lacking a construction permit.

According to Khalid Abu Shaqra, head of the village council, Israeli occupation forces stormed the area in large numbers, sealed off the village, and restricted the movement of residents before proceeding with the demolition.

The building, owned by 'Alaa Al-Shareef, comprised three floors, each measuring approximately 200 square meters.

Y.S

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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PGMO: Over 700 people, mostly kids, killed by Israel while seeking water

Monday 14-July-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Government Media Office (PGMO) in Gaza has accused the Israeli occupation army of committing “one of the most heinous crimes against humanity” by waging “deliberate and systematic thirst warfare” against the Palestinians in the war-ravaged Strip.

In a statement on Monday, PGMO said the Israeli army had committed dozens of massacres against civilians fetching water, killing over 700 people, most of them children.

“Water is being used as a weapon of war to collectively punish the population and strip them of their most basic human rights,” PGMO added.

The Israeli army has targeted 112 freshwater filling points and destroyed 720 water wells, putting them out of service. This has deprived more than 1.25 million people of access to clean water, according to the office’s statement.

“We affirm that this racist policy constitutes a full-fledged war crime under the Geneva Conventions, and a grave violation of international humanitarian law and human rights law.”

PGMO also accused the Israeli occupation regime of preventing the entry of 12 million liters of fuel monthly, the amount necessary to operate the minimum number of water wells, sewage treatment plants, garbage collection vehicles and other vital services.

This Israeli ban has “caused near-total paralysis of water and sewage networks and worsened the spread of diseases, especially among children,” PGMO said.

On March 9, Israel cut off the last power line feeding the last water desalination plant in central Gaza’s Dair El-Bala'h, halting the production of large quantities of drinking water and further deepening the enclave’s water crisis, PGMO added.

PGMO called for urgent international action to immediately end Israel’s thirst warfare in Gaza, ensure unhindered access to water for civilians, and pressure the Israeli government to allow the entry of fuel and essential equipment to operate water wells and sewage systems.

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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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