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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 In Yet a New Violation of the Ceasefire Agreement, the Israeli Occupation Apartheid Regime Blocks the Entry of International Aid to Gaza, in an Attempt to Starve the Palestinian Population Again

March 2, 2025

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The Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Rises to 48,388 and the Injuries to 111,803, March 1, 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 March 1, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 62,093+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (48,388), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 13,705+). 

By March 1, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 111,803.

By March 2, 2025, 925 Palestinians who were killed, 6,870 who were injured, and 11,320*, who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023, including 310 women and 640 children.

(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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'Hamas official Ma'hmoud Mardawi has reiterated that for regional stability and prisoner exchange to happen, the Israeli government has to end the war and withdraw its force from Gaza, March 2, 2025.	Palestinian young man, Hudthayfa Al-Masri, was killed by an Israeli drone air strike, which tareted group of citizens in Al-Bura area, east of Bait 'Hanoun, in northern Gaza Strip, also injuring another civilian, March 2, 2025.
The Israeli occupation army burned residential homes in the Nour Shams refugee camp, east of Toulkarm, flames were seen rising from the buildings, March 2, 2025.	Part of the escalating Israeli military campaign in the West Bank, Israeli occupation forces bulldozers continued demolishing Palestinian homes, in Nour Shams refugee camp, east of Toulkarm March 2, 2025.
The Israeli occupation army demolished a Palestinian date fruit processing plant and a supermarket, north of Aree'ha, Jericho, east of the West Bank, March 2, 2025.	The Palestinian documentary film, Delayed Retrieval, directed by Abdallah Mutan and Rahma Dar Saleh, won the Best Short Film Award, at the Terra di Tutti Film Festival in Sardinia, Italy, March 2, 2025.
On the second day of Ramadhan, Palestinian Muslim worshippers reciting the Holy Quran at a clear area of the ancient Al-'Omari Masjid, in Gaza City, which was destroyed by air strikes, during the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, March 2, 2025.	The Israeli occupation bulldozers continued demolishing Palestinian homes in Nour Shams refugee camp, east of Toulkarm, while injuring 7 and kidnapping 5 Palestinian civilians in various areas of the West Bank, March 2, 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 to 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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Palestinian martyred in Israeli drone strike north of Gaza

Sunday 2-March-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

A Palestinian citizen was martyred and another one was injured on Sunday morning in an Israeli airstrike in Bait 'Hanoun, north of the war-battered Gaza Strip.

According to local sources, an Israeli drone bombed a group of citizens in Al-Bura area in the east of Bait 'Hanoun, killing one of them and injuring another one. The martyr was identified as Hudthayfa Al-Masri.

This is the first martyr after the first phase of the ceasefire agreement has come to an end.

Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation government still refuses to engage in talks over the second phase of the ceasefire agreement and threatens to resume its genocidal war on Gaza.

During the past 42 days, Israeli forces killed over 100 civilians and injured hundreds in gunfire and aerial attacks in Gaza.

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Two Palestinian civilians killed in Israeli drone strike east of Rafah

GAZA, March 2, 2025 (WAFA) –

Two Palestinian civilians were killed on Sunday evening following an Israeli drone strike east of the destroyed Gaza Airport, located east of Rafa'h in southern Gaza.

Earlier today, four civilians, including a woman, were killed and six others were injured in Israeli attacks across northern and southern Gaza. According to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), its teams handled three fatalities and four injuries across the Gaza Strip.

Since the ceasefire was announced in Gaza on January 19, hospitals in the Strip have received 116 slain civilians, the majority of whom were bodies recovered from under the rubble, in addition to 490 injuries.

T.R.

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4 Palestinians martyred and 6 injured in Israeli attacks in Gaza

Sunday 2-March-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

Four citizens were martyred and six others injured in the Gaza Strip on Sunday in a new Israeli violation of the ceasefire, less than 24 hours after the conclusion of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza.

Local sources reported that the young man Ma'hmoud Mid'hat Abu 'Harb was martyred by Israeli sniper fire in central Rafa'h in southern Gaza. Abu 'Harb is the fourth martyr since this morning, as two citizens were martyred in the morning and four others were injured due to an Israeli airstrike targeting a gathering of citizens in Bait 'Hanoun in northern Gaza.

On another note, the Red Crescent Society reported that its teams dealt with one martyr and two injuries in the town of Al-Fara'heen, east of Khan Younus in southern Gaza, and also transported two injuries from the center of Rafa'h.

This new Israeli escalation comes a day after the conclusion of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement, while negotiations for the second phase were supposed to begin on the 16th day of the first phase of the agreement (February 3).

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime premier, Benjamin Netanyahu, refused to engage in negotiations for the second phase of the agreement and wanted to extend the first phase of the exchange deal to release as many Israeli prisoners in Gaza as possible without offering anything in return or fulfilling the obligations imposed on him in the agreement during the past period, a thing that Hamas rejected.

'Hamas said that Israel should adhere to the terms of the ceasefire agreement and called on mediators to immediately begin negotiations for the second phase, which includes an Israeli withdrawal from the Strip and a complete halt to the war.

Since the ceasefire began on January 19, 2025, the occupation army has committed dozens of violations, resulting in more than 100 martyrs and hundreds of injuries, in addition to failing to implement the humanitarian protocol.

Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation army has launched a genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, resulting in the martyrdom of 48,388 citizens, the majority of whom are children and women, and injuring 111,803 others, in a non-final tally, as some victims remain under the rubble, and rescue teams are unable to reach them.

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Israeli government blocks entry of aid into Gaza, 'Hamas calls it “cheap blackmail”

Sunday 2-March-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation government blocked on Sunday the entry of all humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip and reneged on the truce after the first phase of the ceasefire deal ended without agreement on continuing into a second phase.

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime premier, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, office justified the measure by claiming that the 'Hamas Resistance Movement had so far refused to accept a temporary ceasefire extension under a proposal by US president Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff.

Netanyahu’s office warned of “additional consequences” if 'Hamas does not accept the new US proposal for a short-term ceasefire.

For its part, the Hamas Movement condemned the Israeli decision to ban the entry of aid to Gaza as “cheap blackmail,” a “full-fledged war crime” and a “blatant breach of the truce.”

'Hamas called on the mediators in Egypt and Qatar to immediately intervene to pressure the Israeli government to stop its punitive and unethical measures against more than two million people in Gaza.

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Palestinian Government Operations Room: Gaza faces unprecedented humanitarian collapse as borders remain sealed and aid blocked

RAMALLAH, March 2, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Government Operations Room for Emergency Interventions in the Southern Governorates (Gaza Strip) warned of the rapidly worsening humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, driven by the continued closure of border crossings and the ongoing blockade on the entry of life-saving aid imposed by the Israeli occupation.

“The prolonged restrictions are exacerbating the suffering of over two million Palestinians and accelerating the collapse of essential services and basic living conditions,” said the Government Operations Room in a statement.

The severe blockade has cut off access to critical supplies, including food, medicine, and fuel—further endangering the lives of thousands of patients, particularly those in intensive care units and neonatal incubators, it added.

The fuel shortage has crippled the operation of hospitals, water pump, and emergency medical services, leaving ambulance systems paralyzed and severely hindering humanitarian response efforts, read the statement.

“In parallel, restrictions on relief shipments have triggered a dire housing and shelter crisis, with hundreds of thousands of displaced individuals left without adequate housing after losing their homes due to widespread destruction. The unavailability of tents and temporary shelters has compounded their suffering, exposing them to worsening conditions.”

Beyond the immediate humanitarian toll, the blockade has obstructed vital debris removal and reconstruction efforts, prolonging displacement and deepening the crisis, said the statement.

“Thousands of families remain homeless amid extreme weather conditions, deprived of the basic necessities for a dignified life. This systematic deprivation of shelter, fuel, food, and medicine constitutes a flagrant violation of all international laws, conventions, and fundamental human rights, including the right to life and human dignity.”

In light of this deepening catastrophe, the Government Operations Room for Emergency Interventions in the Southern Governorates called upon the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross and all relevant human rights and humanitarian organizations to break their silence and take urgent and decisive action. “The immediate and unimpeded entry of humanitarian aid must be ensured, and concerted international pressure is required to immediately open all border crossings and bring an end to the policy of collective punishment that disproportionately harms innocent civilians, particularly children, women, and the elderly.”

“Gaza stands on the precipice of famine and total collapse, and our people will not accept being held hostage to oppressive policies that target their very existence and seek to deprive them of their most basic rights, including their right to live in dignity. We reaffirm our unwavering commitment to mobilizing all efforts to confront this catastrophe, holding the international community fully responsible for any failure to act swiftly to save civilian lives,” the statement concluded.

T.R.

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

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Young man injured after Israeli military vehicle rams his car west of Toulkarm

TOULKARM, March 2, 2025 (WAFA) –

A young Palestinian man was injured on Sunday after an Israeli military vehicle deliberately rammed his car west of the city of Toulkarm, according to local sources.

Sources told WAFA that the military vehicle struck the car while it was driving near Al- Murabitoon Mosque, causing serious damage to the vehicle and injuring the young man, 'Amr 'Oada. 'Oada

 sustained bruises and wounds and was transported to the hospital for treatment.

Israeli forces have repeatedly targeted civilian vehicles during their ongoing aggression against Tulkarem and its refugee camps, often driving at high speeds and against traffic on main roads and surrounding areas.

Several civilians have been injured in similar incidents, including Ahmed Awad, who recently succumbed to his severe injuries after his vehicle was rammed by an Israeli vehicle on Nablus Street near Toulkarm refugee camp.

T.R. 

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IOFs shoot, injure Palestinian man in Qalqilya

Sunday 2-March-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

A Palestinian citizen was shot and injured by Israeli gunfire in Qalqilya, north of the occupied West Bank, on Sunday evening.

Local and medical sources said that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) opened fire at a 45-year-old Palestinian near the apartheid wall in 'Habla village, south of Qalqilya.

The injured man was transferred to Qalqilya hospital to receive medical treatment, the sources added.

The injured man is likely to be a Palestinian worker who was trying to cross into the Green line. 

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Young man injured following assault by Israeli forces south of Nablus

NABLUS, March 2, 2025 (WAFA) –

A young Palestinian man sustained injuries on Sunday evening after being severely beaten by Israeli occupation soldiers in the town of Awarta, south of Nablus, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS).

PRCS said its teams provided medical assistance to a 22-year-old youth who suffered cuts and bruises as a result of the assault. The incident occurred following an Israeli military raid on the town. The injured youth was subsequently transferred to the hospital for treatment.

T.R.

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 Israeli bulldozers continue demolition of homes in Toulkarm’s Nour Shams refugee camp

TOULKARM, March 2, 2025 (WAFA) –

As part of an escalating Israeli military campaign that has been ongoing for 22 consecutive days, Israeli occupation bulldozers continue on Sunday demolishing homes in Nour Shams refugee camp, east of Toulkarm.

The demolitions are being carried out in accordance with an Israeli order to demolish 11 homes, under the pretext of constructing a road from the camp’s main square toward the Al-Manshiyya neighborhood. The affected homes belong to several Palestinian families in the camp.

The demolition campaign began on Saturday, targeting several residential buildings around Abu Bakr al-Siddiq mosque in the camp’s main square.

Nihad Al-Shaweesh, head of the Popular Committee for Services in Nour Shams camp, told WAFA that the Israeli occupation is intensifying its siege on the camp, which has been subjected to unprecedented aggression and large-scale forced displacement. He noted that Israeli forces have been using live ammunition to terrorize residents into leaving their homes while systematically destroying homes, streets and public and private infrastructure.

According to Al-Shaweesh, the Israeli bulldozers have continued for the second day to carry out the plan to demolish 11 residential buildings that house dozens of families. Due to the close proximity of the buildings, the destruction has expanded beyond the targeted homes, causing widespread damage. The exact number of houses fully or partially demolished has yet to be determined due to the ongoing onslaught and siege.

He added that the occupation forces have not only carried out widespread demolitions but have also deliberately set fire to homes and establishments, further deepening the devastation. The destruction has completely devastated infrastructure, including electricity, water, sewage and communication networks, leaving the camp in a catastrophic state.

The ongoing Israeli onslaught has also triggered mass displacement. Since the beginning of the aggression, approximately 9,000 residents—out of the camp’s total population of 13,500—have been forcibly displaced under military threats and at gunpoint.

 Entire neighborhoods and the camp’s central area have been emptied, with families seeking refuge in shelters or with relatives in surrounding villages and towns.

Al-Shaweesh noted that the remaining residents are enduring dire conditions due to severe shortages of essential supplies, including food, water, medicine and infant formula. The ongoing siege has completely restricted movement in and out of the camp, with Israeli forces opening fire indiscriminately at any moving object.

T.R.

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IOFs burn homes in Nour Shams camp of Toulkarm, continues aggression on Toulkarm for the 35th day

Sunday 2-March-2025

TOULKARM, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation army burned residential homes in the Nour Shams refugee camp east of Toulkarm on Sunday. Flames were seen rising from the buildings, as the occupation army continues its aggression against the city of Tulkarem and its camps for the 35th consecutive day.

Local sources reported that the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) burned homes in the Al-Manshiya neighborhood of the Nour Shams camp, just hours after demolishing about 30 housing units as part of ongoing demolition operations targeting the camp in the northern West Bank, following days of forcing residents to evacuate their homes.

The Israeli occupation continues its extensive aggression against the city of Toulkarm and its camp for the 35th consecutive day, and against the Nour Shams camp for the 22nd day, escalating its incursions, raids on homes, and the forced displacement of residents, amidst destruction and burning of several homes.

Local sources pointed out that the IOFs sent military reinforcements to the city and its camps, Toulkarem and Nour Shams, patrolling the streets amid heavy live fire. The IOFs soldiers positioned themselves along the Nablus road connecting the camps, where they continue to seize residential buildings and convert them into military barracks.

Witnesses reported that the IOFs vandalized and destroyed the contents of the Al-Amar building on Nablus Street after taking over the premises and forcing its occupants to leave, throwing their personal belongings out of the windows.

The IOFs continues to impose a tight siege on the Toulkarm and Nour Shams refugee camps, preventing entry or exit, and deploying foot patrols around and within the neighborhoods accompanied by police dogs, while raiding and vandalizing homes and subjecting the remaining residents inside to interrogation.

The IOFs forced the residents of the Wadi Al-Qalansuwa neighborhood to evacuate their homes forcibly after raiding the area on Saturday, firing sound bombs against them and using some of them as human shields. Residents reported that the IOF gave seven families in the neighborhood until 8 AM Sunday to leave their homes.

Earlier, the occupation forces raided homes in the Jabal Al-Nasr neighborhood, forcibly displacing its residents and giving them only minutes to leave, coinciding with the firing of live ammunition and sound bombs to intimidate and terrorize them.

In the Tulkarem camp, the occupation forces raided empty homes and shops along Al-Wakalah Street after breaking and blowing their doors open, while firing live bullets at homes in areas near the Al-Matar and Al-Hadaida neighborhoods to terrorize the residents who remained in their homes.

Since the first day of the IOFs aggression, there has been significant displacement among the residents of Toulkarm and Nour Shams camps, including women, children, the elderly, and the sick, with more than 16,000 displaced persons seeking shelter in centers and the homes of relatives in the city of Tulkarem and its suburbs.

The occupation forces have directly targeted the infrastructure of the city and the camps, destroying roads, water, electricity, sewage, and communication networks, making daily life increasingly difficult.

The Israeli occupation forces continue their aggression against the camps in the northern West Bank, amidst destruction and seizure of homes, forced displacement of residents, and prevention of their return. 

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Injuries, raids, and kidnappings in the West Bank

Sunday 2-March-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) launched a campaign of raids and arrests that targeted several towns and villages in the West Bank on Sunday. A Palestinian youth was injured by IOFs gunfire while settlers carried out attacks on Palestinian towns and gatherings.

The occupation army stormed the city of Nablus and the Balata refugee camp, as well as the surrounding area of 'Askar refugee camp, while resistance fighters fired at the occupation forces in the old city of Nablus.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society announced that its teams transported a young man who was shot with live ammunition near the separation wall in the town of Bait 'Oula west of Al-Khaleel, describing his injury as moderate. Local sources reported that the IOFs stationed at the separation wall and west of the town fired at Palestinians, injuring the young man in his foot.

The occupation army also raided the town of Bait Ummar north of Al-Khaleel and conducted military patrols in its streets. According to the same sources, the occupation forces stormed the town of Khadir in Bethlehem in the southern West Bank, firing sound bombs and tear gas at homes and shops, with no injuries reported.

Northwest of Ramallah, an Israeli force invaded the village of 'Ibween, damaging citizens’ vehicles and raiding several homes, but no arrests were recorded. However, they arrested six Palestinians from the towns of Broqeen and Kafr Al-Deek in the Salfeet governorate in the northern West Bank.

For their part, local sources stated that IOFs stormed the village of Bureen, south of Nablus in the West Bank.

Other sources reported that resistance fighters targeted the occupation forces with an explosive device while they were stationed inside a building near the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank.

In addition to the IOFs incursions, Broqeen in western Salfeet witnessed an attack by dozens of the illegal Israeli settlers who assaulted the homes and vehicles of Palestinians, causing significant material damage and instilling fear among residents, under the protection of the occupation army, which fired live bullets at the Palestinians.

In another attack, settlers targeted residential tents in the town of Al-Nasariya in the central Jordan Valley, damaging the tires of a tractor. They also invaded the Khallet Mak'hool gathering in the northern Jordan Valley, threatening and terrorizing its residents, according to the Palestinian WAFA news agency.

The occupation army and its settlers have escalated their assaults in the West Bank, including eastern Jerusalem, since the start of the genocide against the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, resulting in the martyrdom of at least 927 Palestinians, injuring about 7,000 others, and the arrest of 14,500 more, according to official Palestinian data.

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IOFs kidnap citizens, attack others in the West Bank

Sunday 2-March-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnapped on Saturday evening a number of Palestinian citizens and assaulted others during its ongoing large-scale violations in the West Bank.

According to local sources, Israeli occupation forces kidnapped five young men from Bruqeen town and another one from Kafr Al-Deek town in western Salfeet.

In southern Al-Khaleel (Hebron), Israeli occupation soldiers abetted a horde of the illegal Israeli settlers in their attack on Palestinian homes in Masafir Yatta area.

Local sources said that armed settlers from the illegal outpost of Havat Ma’on opened fire at homes in Wadi Al-Jawaya area in Masafir Yatta in an attempt to steal sheep belonging to the local residents, prompting the local residents to try to protect their property.

However, the Israeli occupation soldiers assaulted the local residents and fired stun grenades and flares at them, injuring a number of them.

In Ramallah, a group of the illegal Israeli settlers torched a vehicle belonging to a Palestinian in Silwad town.

The illegal Israeli settler violence has long gone largely unchecked, particularly since October 7, 2023.

In eastern Nablus, four Palestinian young men were injured on the same day when the Israeli occupation soldiers fired live ammunition during skirmishes with local youths in Bait Foureek town.

Local sources reported that Israeli forces stormed Bait Foureek and raided homes, provoking clashes with local youths.

In Toulkarm, the IOFs embarked yesterday on demolishing 11 homes in Nour Shams refugee camp as part of its large-scale displacement and destruction campaign in the northern West Bank.

The IOFs also stormed different areas of the West Bank, including Al-Fawwar refugee camp in southern Al-Khaleel (Hebron) and multiple towns in Nablus province.

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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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Illegal Israeli settlers destroy crops in the Jordan Valley, attack Bedouin community in Aree'ha (Jericho)

Sunday 2-March-2025

Aree'ha (Jericho), (PIC)

Hordes of the illegal Israeli settlers wreaked havoc on croplands in the northern Jordan Valley and attacked a Bedouin community in Aree'ha (Jericho), south of the occupied West Bank, on Sunday.

According to local sources, settlers deliberately grazed their sheep in Palestinian-owned cultivated fields in Al-Farisiya hamlet in the northern Jordan Valley, causing extensive damage to crops.

It was not the first time settlers released their sheep into swaths of agricultural land in this area.

Every year, settlers destroy hundreds of dunums of agricultural land belonging to local residents in the northern Jordan Valley.

In a separate incident, a group of settlers stormed the Bedouin community of 'Arab Al-Mulai'hat in the northwest of Jericho, causing panic among the families living there. No one was reportedly hurt in the settler raid.

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Hundreds of the illegal Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque, on the second day of Ramadhan

Sunday 2-March-2025

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)

Hundreds of the illegal Israeli settlers stormed the courtyards of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) on Sunday through Al-Maghariba Gate, under the protection of the Israeli occupation police.

Worshipers present at the holy Islamic site reported that 548 of the illegal Israeli settlers carried out provocative tours and conducted Talmudic rituals in the Mosque’s courtyards, particularly in the eastern area.

The occupation police announced today that access through Al-Maghariba Gate for settlers will be limited to the morning period (from 7 AM to 11 AM) during Ramadan, meaning it will be closed to evening incursions in the afternoon.

Palestinian worshippers stress that this closure for settlers is a right, not a privilege, and that incursions into the Mosque should completely cease during Ramadan and other times. Al-Aqsa Mosque is solely for Muslims and cannot be divided, they added.

According to the monthly report from the Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf, settlers and the occupation army have intensified their assaults on Al-Aqsa Mosque, both in terms of the number of incursions and the number of settlers, who enter under the guise of tourism and with heavy protection from occupation forces.

The report for February indicated that the occupation and its settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque 20 times.

Since the onset of the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank in October 2023, occupation forces have tightened their restrictions at the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the entrances to the Old City of Jerusalem.

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The Israeli occupation army razes factory and commercial facility in Aree'ha (Jericho)

Sunday 2-March-2025

Aree'ha (Jericho), (PIC)

The Israeli occupation army demolished on Sunday a date processing plant and a supermarket in the north of Aree'ha (Jericho) City, east of the West Bank.

According to local sources, these demolished facilities were located in the area between the villages of Marj Al-Ghazal and Al-Zubaidat.

During the past months, the Israeli occupation army had demolished several homes and businesses in different areas of Aree'ha (Jericho) province.

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Palestinian Foreign Ministry warns of the Israeli plans to annex large parts of the west bank under "Greater Jerusalem" scheme

RAMALLAH, March 2, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has warned that the Israeli authorities are moving forward with plans to annex vast areas of the occupied West Bank under the so-called "Greater Jerusalem" project.

In a statement issued on Sunday evening, the ministry condemned discussions by Israel’s so-called Ministerial Committee for Legislation on this matter and its intention to present the plan for approval in the Knesset (Israeli Parliament).

The ministry described this move as a major crime aimed at advancing Israel’s policy of annexation, forced displacement of Palestinian residents, and destruction of the essential foundations of life in the occupied West Bank, thus undermining any prospects for the establishment of a Palestinian state.

The ministry called for serious international action to prevent the implementation of this plan, warning of its devastating impact on any chances of resolving the conflict through peaceful means. It also emphasized that it is actively pursuing this issue with the international community and governments worldwide.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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Foreign Ministry urges international community to compel Israeli occupation to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza

RAMALLAH, March 2, 2025 (WAFA) -

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates expressed strong condemnation over the Israeli government’s decision to block the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.

In a statement issued on Sunday, the ministry warned of the grave risks and catastrophic consequences of this decision, particularly amid the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, exacerbated further during the holy month of Ramadan.

The ministry unequivocally rejected the politicization of humanitarian aid and its exploitation as a tool of blackmail, a tactic that would only deepen the suffering of more than two million Palestinians, who are already enduring immense hardship due to a campaign of devastation and forced displacement.

The ministry called upon the international community and all relevant parties to uphold their responsibilities and take decisive action to compel the Israeli government to allow the unconditional entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza.

It further demanded an end to the exploitation of Palestinian suffering and the weaponization of starvation for political gain.

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Egypt condemns occupation government's decision to halt humanitarian aid to Gaza

CAIRO, March 2, 2025 (WAFA) –

Egypt has condemned the Israeli occupation government's decision to halt the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip and to close the crossings used for humanitarian relief efforts.

In a statement issued by its Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday, Egypt affirmed that these measures constitute a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement, international humanitarian law, the Fourth Geneva Convention and all religious principles.

Egypt emphasized that there is no justification, circumstance, or logic that could permit the use of starvation and blockade against innocent civilians, especially during the holy month of Ramadan, as a weapon against the Palestinian people.

Egypt called on the international community to assume its responsibilities in putting an end to all illegal and inhumane practices targeting civilians and to condemn attempts to achieve political objectives at the expense of innocent lives.

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Saudi Arabia denounces Israeli government's decision to halt humanitarian aid to Gaza

RIYADH, March 2, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has expressed its condemnation and denunciation of the Israeli occupation government's decision to halt the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, using it as a tool for blackmail and collective punishment.

This act constitutes a flagrant violation of international law and a direct affront to the principles of international humanitarian law, especially amid the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe facing the Palestinian people.

In a statement issued on Sunday by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Kingdom reiterated its call for the international community to put an end to these grave Israeli violations, activate mechanisms for international accountability and ensure the sustainable delivery of humanitarian aid.

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‎ICRC says Gaza ceasefire agreement essential to avoid region plunging back into despair

GENEVA, March 2, 2025 (WAFA) -

President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric, stressed that the ceasefire agreement has saved countless lives and offered a beacon of hope amid unimaginable suffering. “Any unraveling of the forward momentum created over the last six weeks risks plunging people back into despair. “

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) safely facilitated the return of hostages and detainees under the ceasefire agreement and continues to stand ready to do so. “These efforts have reunited families and ensured that loved ones could be laid to rest in dignity.” 

 “Week after week, as a neutral humanitarian intermediary, our teams helped advance the ceasefire agreement by carrying out these vital operations safely at the request of the parties,” she said in a statement.

“We never wavered in our commitment to this work—despite intense scrutiny and criticism—because lives and families depended on it,” she added.

 She stressed that every effort must be made to maintain the ceasefire so that lives are spared from hostilities, humanitarian aid enters Gaza and more families are reunited. 

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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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