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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During the two-year Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip (October 7, 2023-October 13, 2025), world governments were either active participant and accomplices, or watched passively, without taking any actions to Stop it.

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6 Palestinians Killed, 38 Bodies Retrieved, 29 Injured, Mostly Children and Women,

Which Brings the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 67,913 and the Injuries to 170,134

by October 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 October 13, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 79,049.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (67,913) and those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 11,136+). 

By October 13, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 170,134. 

Note: Today, bodies of 116 martyrs have been recovered from the rubble of their homes, in addition to 476 victims, who were added as a correction to the death toll as a result of verification. This has increased the death toll to  67,682.

By October 13, 2025, according to news report, 1,040 Palestinians who were killed, 7,224 who were injured, and 19,172 who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023.  

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Note about the number of Palestinians, who were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces in the Wet Bank:

Palestinian Prisoners’ institutions reported that 662 Palestinians, including 39 children and 12 women, were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, including Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), during July 2025.

The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS), and Al-Dhameer Association for Human Rights stated in a report issued Sunday that the total number of kidnappings of Palestinians in the West Bank, since the start of the ongoing genocide in Gaza, has risen to more than 18,500, including over 570 women and about 1,500 children.

Source: Palestine Information Center, August 10, 2025.

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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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6 Palestinians were killed, 38 bodies were recovered, 29 were injured by the Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip, which raised the death toll to 67,913 and the injuries to 170,134, October 13, 2025.	Egypt and US hosted the Sharm El-Shaikh Peace Summit, part of an initiative to end the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza and launch a political process for lasting peace in the Middle East, October 13, 2025.
A group of the illegal Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian town of Baiteen, in eastern Ramallah and set fire to a Palestinian car at dawn, on October 14, 2025.	A group of the illegal Israeli settlers went on a rampage through an olive grove in Bardala village, in the Palestinian Jordan Valley of, uprooting and destroying dozens of the hundreds-year-old trees, October 14, 2025.
Palestinian families, which were displaced during the Israeli genocidal war, return to Gaza City, to see the mass destruction inflicted on the City by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment, on October 14, 2025.	Part of the ceasefire deal, the Red Cross delivered, to the Nasir hospital, in Khan Younus, the corpses of 45 Palestinian martyrs, which were in the Israeli captivity, many of them showed signs of torture, on October 14, 2025.

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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Despite ceasefire, Gaza death toll continues to rise, reaching 67,913 since October 2023

GAZA, October 14, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that 44 bodies, including 38 that were recovered from under the rubble, and 29 injured individuals were brought to hospitals in Gaza during the past 24 hours.

Thus, although a ceasefire in Gaza went into effect on Friday, October 10, 2025, the death toll in the Gaza Strip has continued to rise, reaching 67,913, the majority of whom were women and children, since the beginning of the Israeli aggression in October 2023. At least 170,134 others have also been injured.

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

T.R.

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After recovering 38 bodies, Gaza death toll rises to 67,913

Tuesday 14-October-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that hospitals received 44 martyrs, including 38 whose bodies were recovered, along with 29 injured people in the past 24 hours.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the ministry noted that several victims remain trapped under the rubble or lying in the streets, where emergency and civil defense crews are unable to reach them.

The total number of martyrs has now reached 67,913 and the number of injured 170,134 since October 7, 2023.

As of Tuesday morning, October 14, 2025, there were at least 7 Israeli ceasefire violations documented in Gaza City, the northern region, and the south of the Strip.

According to media sources, the violations included bombing the Halawa displacement camp in Jabalya, targeting civilians returning to check their homes in Al-Shuja’iyya, and gunfire from Israeli military vehicles stationed along Gaza’s eastern borders.

Israeli drones also dropped bombs near the 'Abasan Clinic and Abu Sala'h Street in 'Abasan El-Kabeera. Another drone strike targeted civilians in the town of Al-Fukhari, east of Khan Younus, coinciding with heavy gunfire from Israeli forces in the southern areas of the city.

Additionally, Israeli military vehicles opened fire heavily around the Al-Shakoush area, while reconnaissance aircraft flew extremely low over northern Al-Mawasi in Rafa'h.

On Thursday morning, October 9, 2025, US President Donald Trump announced a comprehensive agreement between Hamas and Israel to end the war on Gaza after more than two years of aggression, paving the way for a new phase of calm and reconstruction.

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At least nine Palestinian civilians killed in breach of ceasefire agreement

GAZA, October 14, 2025 (WAFA) – 

Health sources announced that nine Palestinians were killed at local hospitals between midnight and 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

According to local sources, six people were transferred to Al-Maqdadi Hospital and three to Nasser Hospital, while no causalities were recorded at Al-Shifa, Al-Aqsa, and Al-'Awda hospitals.

They said that seven people were killed earlier today, and two others succumbed to previous injuries from Israeli airstrikes.

Rescue teams and crews have recovered more than 250 bodies since the ceasefire went into effect, some of which were in the streets. Crews are facing a severe shortage of heavy equipment needed to remove the rubble, while more than 10,000 people remain under the rubble.

The Ministry announced the readiness of its medical teams, through the Martyrs' Bodies Management Committee, to receive the bodies expected to be released by the occupation authorities.

It also confirmed that forensic and ambulance teams, as well as nursing and technical staff, are ready to complete the process of receiving, examining, documenting, and delivering the bodies to the families, in a manner befitting the sanctity of the situation and the dignity of the righteous martyrs.

It emphasized that its staff continue to perform their humanitarian and professional duties despite the harsh conditions and limited resources, fulfilling its mission to preserve the dignity of the living and the slain Palestinians. 

Y.S.

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Six Palestinians martyred, others injured in Israeli attacks in Gaza

Tuesday 14-October-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

Six Palestinian citizens were martyred and others were injured in Israeli attacks in Gaza City and Khan Yunis on Tuesday morning.

According to local sources, Israeli quadcopters opened fire at citizens as they were trying to check on their homes in Gaza City’s ash-Shuja’iya neighborhood, killing five of them.

An Israeli drone also killed a young man and injured another one in al-Fakhari area of Khan Yunis, south of Gaza.

Two other citizens sustained bullet injuries when Israeli forces opened fire at them in the south of Khan Yunis.

A number of citizens also suffered injuries when Israeli armored vehicles opened fire at them in Halawa encampment in Jabalia, north of Gaza.

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Gaza: Two citizens succumb to injuries, another one shot dead

Tuesday 14-October-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

Two Palestinian citizens were pronounced dead on Tuesday morning after they succumbed to injuries sustained in previous Israeli attacks in Khan Yunis, south of Gaza.

Local sources reported that Abdul-Latif Abu Taima was martyred after he had suffered injuries in an Israeli airstrike five months ago in the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Yunis.

A woman called Judy Fayad also succumbed to injuries sustained in a previous Israeli strike in Khan Yunis.

Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) opened fire intensively in the Shakoush area of Rafah, south of Gaza, amid drone overflights.

On Monday evening, a citizen was killed when the IOF opened fire at him in the central area of Khan Yunis.

According to SAFA news agency, Khaled Barbakh was trying to check on his home in al-Sikka area of Khan Yunis when Israeli soldiers opened fire at him, killing him instantly.

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Remains of 45 Palestinians released under exchange deal received at Nasser Medical Complex; one killed in Israeli strike east of Khan Yunis

GAZA, October 14, 2025 (WAFA) –

In violation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement that took effect early Friday, October 10, a Palestinian civilian was killed and another injured today as a result of an Israeli occupation strike targeting the town of Al-Fukhari, east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.

Medical sources at Nasser Medical Complex said that ambulance crews transferred the casualties to the hospital, following an Israeli drone strike that targeted the area.

The complex also reported that several civilians were injured, some critically, by gunfire from an Israeli drone in the Ma’an area, east of Khan Yunis.

This comes amid the ongoing Israeli attacks across various areas of the Gaza Strip, which continue to escalate the number of those killed and injured with each passing day.

In a related context, Nasser Medical Complex received the remains of 45 civilians following their release by the Israeli occupation as part of the recent exchange deal. The remains were handed over in the presence of medical teams and relevant authorities to begin the identification process and finalize the necessary procedures.

T.R.

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Palestinian Center for the Missing calls on Israel to reveal the fate of forcibly disappeared Palestinians

Tuesday 14-October-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Center for the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared called on Israeli occupation authorities to immediately release all Palestinian bodies being held in their morgues and to disclose the fate of all Palestinians who have been forcibly disappeared since the start of the assault on the Gaza Strip.

In a statement released on Tuesday, the center also called on the international community to pressure Israel to allow Palestinian rescue teams to bring in the necessary technical equipment to recover bodies from beneath the rubble in Gaza and facilitate search and identification efforts.

The center stressed the need for the return of all Palestinian martyrs’ bodies as well as Israeli bodies, and for this humanitarian file to be closed without being subject to political conditions or negotiations.

The statement added, “We monitored the Israeli army’s handover of the bodies of 45 Palestinian martyrs via the International Committee of the Red Cross, who were then transferred to Nasir Medical Complex in Khan Yunis. This came following the return of several bodies of Israeli detainees from Gaza.”

The center expressed appreciation for the humanitarian efforts of the Red Cross in handling this sensitive file and urged it to continue working on verifying the identities of the deceased through DNA testing, and to ensure the dignified return of remains to their families as quickly as possible.

It noted that some of the Palestinian bodies returned were intact, while others were only partial remains, raising grave concerns about the circumstances of their deaths and detention.

The center also criticized Israel for failing to provide any official list of names, calling it a suspicious move that further fuels concerns about enforced disappearances and manipulation of victim records.

It stressed the urgent need for full transparency, including the names of victims, causes of death, and the immediate notification of families, in order to uphold the right to truth and human dignity.

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

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 IOFs raid West Bank areas hours after the release of the Palesgtinian political prisoners

Tuesday 14-October-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) stormed different areas of the West Bank last night and at dawn Tuesday, just several hours after the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners as part of the ceasefire agreement over the Gaza Strip.

Local sources reported that the IOFs raided El-Jami’ah street in Nablus City, as well as the refugee camps of Askar and Balata east of the city, with no reported arrests.

The IOFs vehicles also stormed Toubas City, Tamun town and Tulkarem City and patrolled their streets, without making arrests.

On Monday, Palestinians in the West Bank received and welcomed dozens of prisoners after they were released under the exchange agreement between the Palestinian resistance and the Israeli occupation government.

Israeli forces raided several homes of prisoners during the last two days and warned their families not to hold celebrations or gatherings for their relatives following their release.

According to the Palestinian Prisoner Society, the Israeli occupation authority released on Monday 1,968 Palestinian prisoners, including 250 serving long and life sentences and 1,718 others kidnaped from Gaza during the war. 

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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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Ben Gvir, dozens of the illegal Israeli settlers defile Al-Aqsa Mosque

Tuesday 14-October-2025

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), on Tuesday morning., (PIC)

The Israeli far-right security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, and dozens of the illegal Israeli extremist Jewish settlers desecrated Al-Aqsa Mosque in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) on Tuesday morning.

According to media sources, 243 settlers, including Ben Gvir, entered the Mosque and toured its courtyards under police guard in the morning.

Ben Gvir and a number of settlers provocatively performed Talmudic prayers during their presence in the Islamic holy site.

The Israeli occupation police reportedly restricted the entry of Muslim worshipers to their holy site as settlers and Ben Gvir were touring its courtyards, and imposed restrictions on Palestinians’ access to the Old City of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) on Tuesday morning..

Over 850 of the illegal Israeli settlers defiled the Mosque’s courtyards on Tuesday, the seventh and final day of the Sukkot holiday.

Since the Sukkot holiday started, over 6,900 of the  settlers have desecrated Al-Aqsa Mosque’s courtyards, according to Jerusalemite sources.

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 Illegal Israeli settlers destroy dozens of olive trees in a West Bank village

Tuesday 14-October-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

A horde of the illegal Israeli extremist Jewish settlers went on the rampage through an olive grove in Bardala village, located in the northern Jordan Valley of the occupied West Bank, uprooting and destroying dozens of its trees on Tuesday.

Local sources reported that settlers wreaked havoc on around 150 fruit-bearing olive trees owned by farmer Sultan Rashid in the Qa’oun plain near the village.

Recently, the area has seen growing attacks by armed settlers, who established an outpost in the west of Bardala about one and a half years ago. Since then, they have being seizing grazing areas, setting fire to citizens’ property, and destroying crops.

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 Illegal Israeli settlers attack Duma Village Council staff, steal olive crops

NABLUS, October 14, 2025 (WAFA) – 

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers attacked the Duma Village Council staff, south of Nablus, while they were working to open the Wadi Nasir road, following official coordination with the relevant authorities.

The village council reported in a statement that a group of colonists opened gunfire and physically assaulted the workers. They also vandalized the council's vehicle and stole olives from landowners in the area.

The council condemned this attack, holding the occupation authorities fully responsible for it, and affirmed the council's continued efforts to serve the people of Duma and defend their rights despite all the ongoing challenges and attacks.

Y.S.

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Illegal Israeli settlers torch Palestinian car, storm areas in the West Bank

Tuesday 14-October-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

A horde of the illegal Israeli extremist Jewish settlers attacked the Palestinian town of Baiteen, in eastern Ramallah and set fire to a Palestinian car at dawn Tuesday.

According to local sources, settlers torched a car belonging to the family of martyr Saji Darwish in Beitin town.

The sources also reported that a large number of settlers rallied at the town’s entrances under military escort.

In southern Nablus, a group of armed settlers in vehicles stormed at dawn a Palestinian agricultural area on the outskirts of Jurish village.

Other settlers stormed the Palestinian hamlet of Samra in the northern Jordan Valley, causing panic among the residents.

In a separate incident, Israeli forces imposed a curfew on the Palestinian citizens living in the area of al-Ras cemetery in al-Khalil City, banning their movement between neighborhoods, amid raids on homes.

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Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) Governorate: 9,820 colonists stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque during the recent Jewish holiday season

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

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) Governorate said today that Al-Aqsa Mosque has witnessed an unprecedented escalation in incursions during the recent Jewish holiday period, with approximately 9,820 colonists entering its courtyards under heavy protection from Israeli occupation forces.

In a press statement, the governorate said this period marked a dangerous turning point in the pattern of Israeli violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque, as the far-right Israeli government used these occasions as a political and religious pretext for a Judaization project targeting the heart of the Holy City, in an effort to impose new realities and undermine the mosque’s historical and legal status quo.

It added that several Israeli officials participated in these incursions and made provocative statements asserting Jewish sovereignty over Al-Aqsa Mosque, in blatant disregard for international laws and resolutions.

The governorate also noted that Israeli authorities expelled dozens of Jerusalemites from Al-Aqsa Mosque ahead of the holiday period, including worshippers and activists, in an effort to clear the mosque for colonists. It added that most of the expulsion orders remain in effect, with some extended for weeks or even months.

The Jerusalem Governorate warned that the ongoing systematic escalation seeks to impose temporal and spatial division at Al-Aqsa Mosque and alter its exclusively Islamic character, as part of a broader Judaization policy targeting the city and its indigenous population. It cautioned that the continuation of this aggressive policy threatens to spark a large-scale escalation that could endanger stability across the entire region.

The statement concluded by reaffirming that Jerusalem will preserve its Arab identity and remain the eternal capital of the State of Palestine, despite all attempts at Judaization and exclusion. It urged the United Nations, the Security Council, and international organizations to take immediate action to halt violations and protect the Islamic and Christian holy sites in the occupied city.

T.R.

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 Israeli occupation forces raid Idthna town in  El-Khaleel (Hebron), turn house into military outpost

 El-Khaleel (Hebron), October 14, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Israeli occupation forces raided the town of Idthna, west of El-Khaleel (Hebron), on Tuesday evening and turned a house into a military observation point, according to local sources.

Sources said that Israeli forces raided the town, stormed the home of local citizen Abdul Majeed Tamizi, forced its residents outside, and turned it into a military outpost. Forces also fired tear gas canisters at the town’s entrance and along its main streets.

The Israeli occupation forces further raided the home of freed detainee Yasir Abu Turki in the southern area of  El-Khaleel (Hebron).

T.R.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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Court of Arbitration for Sport upholds ban on Israeli gymnasts from World Championships in Jakarta

RAMALLAH, October 14, 2025 (WAFA) – 

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday upheld the decision to exclude  Israeli athletes from participating in the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, scheduled to begin next Sunday in Jakarta, after rejecting the interim measures requested by the Israeli Gymnastics Federation.

Last week, Indonesian authorities refused to grant entry visas to Israeli gymnasts, prompting the Israeli Gymnastics Federation to file a request with the court, seeking to compel the International Gymnastics Federation to "ensure the participation of the Israeli team in the World Championships," or "relocate or cancel the championship."

However, these requests, which were considered urgently due to the imminent start of the championships on Sunday, with the participation of more than 500 athletes from approximately 80 countries, were rejected, according to a statement issued by the highest judicial body in world sports, without providing any justification for its decision.

Y.S.

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Palestinian Minister of National Economy calls on Germany to recognize State of Palestine and support Gaza relief and reconstruction plan

RAMALLAH, October 14, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Palestinian Minister of National Economy, Mu'hammed Al-'Umour, called on Germany to recognize the State of Palestine, stressing that such recognition represents a genuine investment in the two-state solution and in reviving the political horizon for a just peace.

This came during a speech he delivered today, Tuesday, on behalf of President Ma'hmoud 'Abbas and Prime Minister, Mu'hammed Mustafa, at a ceremony organized by the Representative Office of the Federal Republic of Germany to the State of Palestine, headed by Ambassador Anke Schlimm, marking the German Unity Day.

Al-Amour affirmed that Germany’s recognition of the State of Palestine would be the strongest message of hope to the Palestinian people and a significant step toward ending the occupation and realizing an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

At the beginning of his speech, the minister conveyed President Ma'hmoud 'Abbas and Prime Minister Mu'hammed Mustafa’s greetings and congratulations to the government and people of Germany on the occasion of their National Unity Day, noting that the German reunification experience serves as a profound source of inspiration for the Palestinian people in their pursuit of freedom, unity, and sovereignty.

He also urged Germany to support international efforts aimed at addressing the Palestinian economic crisis and to expedite the disbursement of the €30 million emergency German contribution.

Furthermore, he called for Germany’s active participation in relief, recovery, and reconstruction efforts in the Gaza Strip, in accordance with the Palestinian national and UN-supported plan grounded in the principle of the unity of Palestinian land, emphasizing that reconstruction is not merely a physical process but also a means of restoring trust and hope for the future.

In conclusion, the minister underscored the importance of Germany remaining a consistent and principled voice in upholding international law and human rights, and in rejecting all unilateral measures that contravene these principles, including colonial settlement expansion and land confiscation.

For her part, Ambassador Anke Schlimm said that the end of the war in Gaza provides an opportunity for reconciliation, stressing that Germany remains committed to the two-state solution.

T.R.

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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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