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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Arab Summit in Cairo Adopts the Egyptian Reconstruction Plan for Gaza, Categorically Rejects any Violation of the Palestinian Rights, the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Rises to 48,437 and the Injuries to 111,835

March 4, 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 4, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 62,102+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (48,437), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 13,665+). 

By March 4, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 111,835.

By March 4, 2025, 927 Palestinians who were killed, 6,882 who were injured, and 11,327*, 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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The Palestinian young man,'Imad Abu Subaytan, died of injuries he sustained when the Israeli occupation forces opened fire at him, east of Dair El-Bala'h City, in central Gaza, March 4, 2025.	Seven Palestinian citizens suffered bullet injuries by the Israeli occupation forces, who stormed areas in southern Nablus and western Ramallah, on March 4, 2025.
The Israeli ban on the entry of the equipment needed to retrieve the bodies of thousands of Palestinian victims from the rubble continues to pose extreme health hazards in the Gaza Strip, March 4, 2025.	The Israeli occupation forces demolished a number of commercial stores and bulldozed a main road connecting Al-Dthahiriya town with Al-Ramadeen village, south of Al-Khaleel, in the West Bank, March 4, 2025.
The Israeli occupation forces continue to prevent  the entry of food, medical aid, and fuel, which threatens the lives of more than 2 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, March 4, 2025.	The Dair El-Bala'h Municipality, in central Gaza Strip, announced that Israel has cut off electricity to the two water desalination plants, which supply about 70 percent of the residents of the area with water, March 4, 2025.
Rescue teams and ambulance crews recovered approximately 40 bodies from a mass grave, in the town of Bait Lahya, he northern Gaza Strip, on March 4, 2025.	In the Cairo Arab summit, the Saudi FM Faisal bin Farhan said that his country and other Arab state categorically reject any violation of the rights of the Palestinian people, March 4, 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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Approximately 40 bodies exhumed from mass grave in northern Gaza Strip

GAZA, March 4, 2025 (WAFA) -

Rescue teams and ambulance crews Tuesday exhumed approximately 40 bodies from a mass grave in the northern Gaza Strip, according to WAFA correspondent.

He said that the bodies of 40 Palestinians, who were killed during the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, were retrieved from the mass grave and would be buried in official cemeteries.

He elaborated that the bodies were buried in a mass grave in the town of Bait Lahya due to the siege imposed by the Israeli occupation forces at the time.

Earlier today, medical sources announced that the death toll arising from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip climbed to 48,405 people.

They announced that the toll of casualties as a result of the Israeli genocidal offensive on the war-torn Strip rose to 111,835.

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

The sources added that within the last 48 hours, the bodies of eight Palestinians and 11 casualties were admitted to hospitals in the Strip.

A.D./ K.F.

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Palestinian civilian killed by Israeli forces in central Gaza Strip

GAZA, March 4, 2025 (WAFA) – 

A Palestinian civilian today was killed today, after being directly shot by Israeli occupation forces east of the city of Dair El-Bala'h in the central Gaza Strip.

The occupation forces also opened intense gunfire east of the town of 'Abasan Al-Jadeeda, east of the city of Khan Younus in the southern Gaza Strip.

Additionally, two civilians were killed on  Monday by Israeli forces in the center of the city of Rafa'h in the southern Gaza Strip.

Since the announcement of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, 116 Palestinians have been killed  and 490 injured.

Y.S.

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Palestinian injured by IOFs in Gaza succumbs to his wounds

Tuesday 4-March-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

A Palestinian young man was pronounced dead on Tuesday after he succumbed to critical injuries he sustained when the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) opened fire at him in central Gaza.

According to local sources, 'Imad Abu Subaytan died of injuries he sustained recently when the IOFs opened fire at him in the east of Dair El-Bala'h City.

Six citizens were martyred on Sunday and Monday in IOFs attacks in different areas of Gaza.

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Municipality warns of humanitarian disaster after Israel cuts off electricity to water desalination plants

Tuesday 4-March-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Dair El-Bala'h Municipality, in central Gaza Strip, announced that Israel has cut off electricity to the two water desalination plants, which supply about 70% of the residents of the Dair El-Bala'h area with water.

The municipality added, in a statement on Monday, that “the two plants together produce about 20,000 cubic meters of desalinated water daily.”

It warned that “the continuation of this situation portends a real disaster to the residents, which necessitates that everyone must shoulder their humanitarian and moral responsibilities to save the people of Dair El-Bala'h from this serious crisis.”

For his part, the Director General of Planning, Water and Sanitation in the Gaza Municipality, Mahir 'Aashour Salim, warned that “the amount of water currently available in the Strip does not exceed 25% of normal quantities,” noting that “more than 70% of water had been lost due to the destruction of the supply lines.”

He added in press remarks on Monday that the situation could become more dangerous if Israel cuts off the water of Mekorot (Israel’s water company) which represents 80% of the water currently available, which will severely affect domestic use, hospitals and shelters, amid almost non-existent alternative water sources as a result of the destruction of more than three-quarters of the water wells in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli decision came at a time when the Gaza Strip is facing a worsening humanitarian crisis as the Israeli aggression that lasted for more than 15 months and the continuous bombing have caused a near-total paralysis of the infrastructure, especially the water sector.

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PGMO: Continued closure of Karm Abu Salim crossing exacerbates the humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip

Tuesday 4-March-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) continue to close the Karm Abu Salim border crossing for the third consecutive day, in an illegal and inhumane measure that exacerbates the humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip, and leads to preventing the entry of food, medical aid and fuel, which threatens the lives of more than 2.4 million Palestinians trapped in tragic conditions.

Ismail Al-Thawabtah, Director-General of the Palestinian Government Media Office (PGMO), warned that the continuation of this closure means disrupting the entry of basic food supplies, which deepens the crisis of hunger and famine in light of the scarcity of supplies and the lack of alternatives.

He pointed out that preventing the entry of medicines and medical supplies exposes thousands of patients and wounded to the risk of death due to the lack of treatment and the collapse of the health system.

Al-Thawabtah warned that preventing the entry of heavy equipment and machinery exacerbates the humanitarian crisis, keeping the streets closed and leads to the inability to recover the bodies of more than 10,000 martyrs who are still under the rubble.

He also pointed out that the worsening fuel crisis leads to putting hospitals out of service and to power outages in shelters and vital facilities, stressing that the continued use of starvation as a tool of war is a serious violation of international humanitarian law and a crime punishable by law.

The PGMO Director-General held the Israeli occupation fully responsible for the catastrophic repercussions of this stifling siege and called on the international community and the United Nations to put immediate pressure on Israel to reopen the crossing and ensure the flow of aid delivery permanently and without restrictions in order to avoid further humanitarian disasters that threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilian people.

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IOFs prevent ambulances transferring Gaza patients from reaching Rafa'h crossing

Tuesday 4-March-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) stationed east of Rafa'h in the southern Gaza Strip prevented ambulances from reaching the Rafa'h border crossing to transport the wounded and sick people who are scheduled to travel abroad for treatment.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported Tuesday that the IOF tanks blocked the traffic of ambulances transporting patients for receiving treatment abroad, despite coordination with the World Health Organization.

It said that the occupation army tanks also opened fire in the vicinity of the ambulances, which exposed medical crews and patients to danger.

“Until this moment, the ambulances are still stuck in the place, waiting to be allowed to cross, amid clear disregard of the simplest humanitarian laws,” it added.

The first phase of the ceasefire agreement ended on Saturday evening, while negotiations for the second phase were supposed to begin on the 16th day of the first phase of the agreement (February 3).

Since the ceasefire came into force on January 19, the IOF has committed hundreds of violations, leading to more than 117 martyrs and hundreds of wounded, in addition to its failure to implement the humanitarian protocol.

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PCMFD warns of Israeli ban on entry of rubble removal equipment to Gaza

Tuesday 4-March-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Center for the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared (PCMFD) has expressed its deep concern over the continued Israeli ban on the entry of equipment needed to retrieve the bodies of thousands of victims buried under the rubble of buildings in the Gaza Strip.

In a statement on Monday, PCMFD called on international organizations to assume their legal and humanitarian responsibilities and pressure Israel to allow the immediate and unconditional entry of essential equipment used for the removal of rubble to Gaza.

“In stark violation of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, Israel unilaterally closed the crossing and prevented the entry of aid on March 2, which practically means killing any hope of bringing in heavy equipment necessary to remove rubble, open roads and remove precarious buildings that pose a threat to the lives of civilians,” PCMFD said.

“Over the course of 42 days, Israel allowed the entry of only nine underpowered bulldozers, although the ceasefire understandings included an agreement to bring in 100 various types of heavy equipment,” PCMFD underlined.

“Estimates indicate that the Gaza Strip needs at least 500 heavy-duty vehicles. Local institutions, companies and businessmen were also barred from purchasing or renting them from abroad, which has deepened the existing humanitarian crisis,” PCMFD added.

PCMFD accused the Israeli occupation state of violating the international law by not allowing in equipment and technical teams, holding it fully responsible for the worsening humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.

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

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Palestinian citizen martyred in the IOFs shooting in Nablus

Tuesday 4-March-2025

NABLUS, (PIC)

Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) shot and killed a Palestinian citizen on Tuesday evening after claiming he opened fire at an IOFs barrier to the north west of Nablus.

The Israeli occupation army radio said that an army force detected an armed man at the Homesh military barrier, who opened fire at it. The soldiers returned fire and killed the man, the radio added.

There was no confirmation of the news by any Palestinian source. 

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Palestinian martyred in IOFs attack on eastern area of Jineen City

Tuesday 4-March-2025

Jineen, (PIC)

A Palestinian young man was martyred at dawn Tuesday after the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) attacked a building in the eastern neighborhood of Jineen City, north of the West Bank.

Israeli soldiers reportedly handed over the body of the young man, who was identified as Jihad 'Alawna, to a Red Cross ambulance crew.

Earlier, local sources said that 'Alawna suffered serious bullet injuries during clashes between resistance fighters and Israeli forces in the eastern area of Jineen.

The IOF reportedly bulldozed roads and wreaked havoc on property belonging to local residents in the area.

They also blew up an apartment behind the Boul building, brutalized several young men, and forced the Mar’ee family to evacuate their home by force in the eastern neighborhood of Jineen.

Eyewitnesses reported that the IOFs closed and spread in the eastern neighborhood of Jineen, wreaked havoc on public and private property, and took over some residential buildings.

43 days ago, the Israeli occupation army launched a displacement and destruction campaign in the northern West Bank, starting with Jineen City and its refugee camp.

The IOFs operation in Jineen has claimed the lives of 28 citizens and injured dozens. 

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Seven Palestinians injured by the IOFs gunfire in Nablus and Ramallah

Tuesday 4-March-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

Seven Palestinian citizens suffered bullet injuries on Monday evening after the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) stormed areas in southern Nablus and western Ramallah.

The Red Crescent said that its paramedics transported four wounded young men from 'Odala village and Baita town in eastern Nablus to hospitals, saying they suffered bullet injuries during skirmishes between local youths and Israeli forces.

The Red Crescent pointed out that Israeli soldiers detained one of the wounded young men in Baita town before allowing its paramedics to take him to hospital.

Two children, aged 13 and 15, suffered bullet injuries, one of them seriously, during the IOFs raid in 'Odala village.

According to local sources, Israeli troops aboard armored vehicles stormed Odala village in the evening while firing living ammunition at local residents, injuring two kids. Later, they stormed the nearby town of Baita and clashed with local youths.

In western Ramallah, three young men were injured when Israeli forces stormed Shuqba village, amid intensive gunfire.

The IOFs stormed Shuqba village several times on Monday, chased local youths and opened fire at them.

The IOFs also assaulted citizens and damaged some cars during its raid in the village.

In southern Bethlehem, a number of citizens suffered from their exposure to tear gas during clashes with Israeli forces in Al-Khadir town.

Local sources said that Israeli forces stormed Al-Khadir town, spread in its streets and on rooftops of some buildings, and attacked local youths with live ammunition and tear gas canisters.

In a separate incident, a horde of the illegal Israeli settlers destroyed on Monday an agricultural facility in Al-Maniya village, southeast of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem).

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Three injured after being assaulted by Israeli forces in Jineen

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), March 4, 2025 (WAFA) – 

Three Palestinians were injured this morning from the eastern neighborhood of Jineen city after being assaulted.

The Red Crescent Society said that its crews transferred three citizens after the occupation soldiers assaulted them in the eastern neighborhood of Jineen city.

The Israeli occupation forces stormed the eastern neighborhood at dawn today, accompanied by bulldozers and armored vehicles, and began evacuating citizens' homes and destroying the neighborhood's infrastructure.

The Israeli occupation's aggression on the city of Jineen and its camp entered its forty-third consecutive day, which has so far killed 28 Palestinians and left dozens of injuries, amid massive destruction of infrastructure and property.

K.T.

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IOFs kidnap several Palestinians from West Bank homes

Tuesday 4-March-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnapped a number of Palestinian citizens in the West Bank last night and at dawn Tuesday, including a woman recently released in a prisoner exchange as part of the ceasefire agreement over Gaza.

According to local sources, the IOFs kidnapped a young man from Bait Reema town, northwest of Ramallah, and another one from Soureef town in northern Al-Khaleel.

In Al-Khaleel (Hebron), the IOFs kidnapped three young men from the city and another one from Al-Dthahiriya town to the south.

A female ex-detainee was also kidnaped by the IOFs from Soureef town in northern al-Khaleel. She is Israa Ghunaimat, who was released in a recent prisoner exchange between the Palestinian resistance and the Israeli occupation.

The Israeli occupation forces also kidnapped a citizen from Shuwaika suburb in Toulkarm City and two others from Rujeib town in eastern Nablus.

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IOFs destroys commercial facilities, road in southern Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Tuesday 4-March-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) demolished on Tuesday a number of commercial stores and bulldozed a main road connecting Al-Dthahiriya town with Al-Ramadeen village, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron) in the West Bank.

According to local sources, Israeli bulldozers escorted by soldiers knocked down several commercial stores and structures located on both sides of the main road near Al-Dthahiriya crossing and Al-Ramadeen village.

The IOFs bulldozers also destroyed the main road and the electricity network in the area.

In a separate incident, a horde of the illegal Israeli settlers desecrated the Kisan Village Mosque in eastern Bait La'hm (Bethlehem) and embarked on dancing and singing in its courtyard.

It was not the first time settlers defiled the Kisan Mosque, which the Israeli army threatens to demolish at the pretext of unlicensed construction.

The illegal Israeli settlers repeatedly attack Palestinian citizens and their property in Kisan village.

In Jericho, another group of settlers grazed their sheep on croplands belonging to Palestinian farmers in the Bedouin community of Shallal Al-'Auja, causing significant damage to the cultivated fields.

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Palestinian detainees subjected to cruel and inhumane treatment at Israel’s Ofer prison

RAMALLAH, March 4, 2025 (WAFA) – 

The Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs said on Tuesday that the conditions in Ofer prison, located west of Ramallah, are tragic, noting that the policy of suppression of detainees' rooms is still ongoing.

It said, quoting its lawyer that the detainees were subjected to a raid by units affiliated with the prison administration. Additionally the raid was accompanied by assaulting the detainees with batons and spraying gas, causing many of them bruises throughout their bodies.

The Commission further affirmed that the reason for the raid was the detainees' protest by knocking on the doors, in order to demand that the administration provide treatment to one of the sick prisoners.

It pointed out that the detainees complain about the shortage in the quantities of food provided to them, and because of that the prisoners lost a lot of weight.

Y.S

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Day 37 of Israeli aggression: Toulkarm remains under military escalation

TULKARM, March 4, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Israeli aggression on the city of Toulkarm and its two camps enters its 37th day today amid military escalation, a stifling siege, raids on homes, and the expulsion and displacement of its residents.

WAFA correspondent said that the occupation forces sent military reinforcements of vehicles and a fuel tanker to the city, and positioned themselves in front of the residential buildings they seized on Nablus Street linking the refugee camps of Toulkarm and Nour Shams, while obstructing the movement of vehicles, as infantry squads were deployed in the main streets leading to the camps.

The occupation forces continue its tight siege on the camps of Toulkarm and Nour Shams, preventing entry to or exit from them, and deploying its foot patrols in their surroundings and inside the neighborhoods and alleys, and raiding homes, vandalizing them, destroying their contents, and subjecting the residents inside them to interrogation, and forcing them to leave, while firing live bullets and sound and light bombs to terrorize them.

The Israeli occupation forces escalated the demolition and burning of homes and facilities in the neighborhoods of Nour Shams camp, in addition to the complete destruction of the infrastructure, including electricity, water, sewage and communications networks.

In Toulkarm refugee camp, the occupation forces sent additional reinforcements into the camp, firing live ammunition heavily, and broadcasting provocative sounds to terrorize citizens who are still inside their homes on the outskirts of the camp, especially in the late hours of the night, while the camp and its streets are witnessing widespread destruction of the infrastructure and public and private property.

Amid the continued tight siege on the camps, the residents who remained in their homes are suffering from difficult living conditions due to the lack of food and medical supplies, and their appeals continue to secure the arrival of basic supplies, while the occupation forces are obstructing the work of relief crews, including the Red Crescent Society, from delivering humanitarian aid or evacuating sick cases.

Meanwhile, the occupation forces detained at dawn today a youth after raiding a residential building in Artah suburb south of the city, and another in the Shuweika suburb north, and stormed the Dthanaba suburb east, with infantry soldiers who roamed its streets. No detentions were reported, however.

The ongoing aggression on the city and its camps resulted in the killing of 13 people, including a child and two women, one of whom is eight months pregnant, in addition to the injury and detentions of dozens, the forced displacement of more than 9,000 civilians from Nour Shams refugee camp, and 12,000 displaced persons from Tulkarm camp, and the accompanying demolition and bulldozing operations, which affected more than 25 homes from the two camps during the last few days under the pretext of paving roads that cut through their neighborhoods.

Meanwhile, the national action factions in Toulkarm called for the necessity of strengthening the steadfastness of Palestinian people in the city's camps, and standing firmly against the systematic destruction that is taking place to change the geographical and demographic facts in the camps, and forcing Palestinian people to flee due to the crimes and terrorism practiced by the occupation army armed with weapons and barbaric war machines.

The factions directed a general appeal and invitation to all institutions and activities in Toulkarm Governorate, to the masses of Palestinian people, and to the displaced from the camps, for the widest participation in the return march activity that will start tomorrow from the destroyed Shuwaika roundabout towards Toulkarm and Nour Shams refugee camps, at 1:00 PM in the afternoon, embodying the unity of Palestinian people, factions, and masses in confronting the policies and procedures of the occupation and demanding the breaking of the siege and the lifting of the restrictions imposed on the steadfast camps.

K.T

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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 raid Palestinian tents in Jordan Valley

JORDAN VALLEY, March 4, 2025 (WAFA) – 

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers raided the tents of Palestinians in Al-Farisiya in the northern Jordan Valley.

The official in charge of the settlement file in Toubas Governorate, Mu'taz Bisharat, stated that a group of colonists, protected by the Israeli occupation army, continue to raid the tents of local residents in the area on an almost daily basis.

The attacks carried out by the settlers against Palestinians in the northern Jordan Valley have increased in intensity in recent months, from raiding their tents, terrorizing and intimidating them, and preventing them from reaching pastures.

Y.S.

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Illegal Israeli settlers raid Palestinian mosque east of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), March 4, 2025 (WAFA) – 

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers, under the protection of the Israeli occupation forces, stormed a mosque in Kisan, east of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem).

The Secretary of the Fatah Movement in Kisan, A'hmed Ghazal, told WAFA that a group of settlers stormed the courtyard of the Kisan Mosque and caused chaos by dancing and singing.

Ghazal added that the mosque is threatened with demolition, as it has been attacked several times by raising the flags of the occupation state, noting that the colonists  have escalated their attacks on the village of Kisan, which include attacking shepherds and injuring a number of them.

The settler attacks last month were concentrated, according to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, in the governorates of Nablus and Hebron, with 43 attacks each, Ramallah with 38, and Jerusalem with 25.

Y.S.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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PCMFD warns of Israeli ban on entry of rubble removal equipment to Gaza

Tuesday 4-March-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Center for the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared (PCMFD) has expressed its deep concern over the continued Israeli ban on the entry of equipment needed to retrieve the bodies of thousands of victims buried under the rubble of buildings in the Gaza Strip.

In a statement on Monday, PCMFD called on international organizations to assume their legal and humanitarian responsibilities and pressure Israel to allow the immediate and unconditional entry of essential equipment used for the removal of rubble to Gaza.

“In stark violation of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, Israel unilaterally closed the crossing and prevented the entry of aid on March 2, which practically means killing any hope of bringing in heavy equipment necessary to remove rubble, open roads and remove precarious buildings that pose a threat to the lives of civilians,” PCMFD said.

“Over the course of 42 days, Israel allowed the entry of only nine underpowered bulldozers, although the ceasefire understandings included an agreement to bring in 100 various types of heavy equipment,” PCMFD underlined.

“Estimates indicate that the Gaza Strip needs at least 500 heavy-duty vehicles. Local institutions, companies and businessmen were also barred from purchasing or renting them from abroad, which has deepened the existing humanitarian crisis,” PCMFD added.

PCMFD accused the Israeli occupation state of violating the international law by not allowing in equipment and technical teams, holding it fully responsible for the worsening humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.

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UNRWA says that 260,000 Gazan children enrolled in distance learning programs

NEW YORK, March 4, 2025 (WAFA) – 

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said that nearly 260,000 children from the Gaza Strip have enrolled in its distance learning program since last January.

It said in a post on the X platform, today, Tuesday, that "nearly 260,000 children have enrolled in UNRWA’s distance learning programme since January."

It added that its teams "UNRWA health teams continue to provide mental health and psychosocial support in the Middle and Khan Younus areas."

UNRWA pointed out that it "assist special cases referred from health centres and shelters."

It said that "since the ceasefire, UNRWA teams have responded to over 15,000 cases," which allowed thousands of displaced persons to return to their areas of residence and destroyed homes.

On February 23, the new school year began in the Gaza Strip amid major challenges resulting from the genocidal war waged by Israel on the Strip.

It is noteworthy that 95% of school and educational buildings have suffered various damages, while 85% of them have gone out of service as a result of their total or partial destruction during the months of genocide.

K.T

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Slovenia slams Israel’s decision to block aid into Gaza

LJUBLJANA, March 4, 2025 (WAFA) –

Slovenia Tuesday slammed the Israeli occupation’s decision to block humanitarian aid into the war-torn Gaza Strip, according to the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs.

“Slovenia is gravely concerned about the decision to completely block humanitarian aid access to Gaza. This could lead to a humanitarian catastrophe, severely affecting the civilian population already suffering from the conflict,” the Ministry said in a press statement.

“Such actions are in clear violation of international law, particularly international humanitarian law and human rights law,” it added.

“Slovenia stresses that humanitarian organizations must have safe and unhindered access to the people of Gaza, who are in urgent need of assistance,” the Ministry added while reiterating Slovenia’s support to “all diplomatic efforts to achieve a permanent ceasefire, which would enable the release of all hostages and the start of Gaza’s reconstruction.”

“It is of immense importance to maintain the ceasefire agreement and to honour all three agreed phases. This will enable the alleviation of the suffering of the Palestinian people and the release of all hostages.”

K.F.

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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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