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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 of the genocide, or watched passively, without taking any actions to Stop it. *** Seven Palestinians Massacred, Which Increased the Death Toll from the Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza to 74,547 Martyrs, and the Injuries to 175,683, by October 24, 2026 October 24-25, 2026 *** Note about the number of Palestinians, who were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces in the Wet Bank: 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. *** 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. *** ***
*** *** *** Gaza: Death toll climbs to 74,540 martyrs Saturday 24-October-2026 GAZA, (PIC) The death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7, 2023, has surged to 74,540 martyrs, according to the health ministry on Saturday morning. The ministry added that the total number of the wounded also surged to 175,678 people. In its daily report, the health ministry said that hospitals received eight civilian bodies and 62 wounded people over the past 48 hours, while another one succumbed to injuries sustained in a previous attack. Since the ceasefire agreement took effect on October 10, 2025, at least 1,547 Palestinians have been killed, and 5,559 others have been injured. *** Eight Palestinians killed, others injured in Israeli attacks in Gaza Sunday 25-October-2026 GAZA, (PIC) Seven Palestinian civilians were martyred and several others were wounded in fresh Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip on Sunday, while a young girl died of injuries sustained yesterday. According to media sources, three citizens were killed in an Israeli drone strike that targeted the campus of the Islamic University of Gaza, southwest of Gaza City, in the afternoon. The sources identified the three martyrs as employees of the Islamic University of Gaza, Sami Baward, Ashraf Da'hlan, and Shadi Abu 'Ataya. This deadly strike occurred shortly after an Israeli drone targeted a gathering of students on campus, injuring at least five people, some of them critically. Another Israeli attack killed a citizen and wounded three others in the west of Gaza City. In southern Gaza, a strike claimed the lives of two citizens and injured several others, some critically, in northern Khan Younus. In central Gaza, a citizen was killed following a drone strike in El-Mazra’ah area, of Dair El-Bala'h. Earlier today, eight-year-old Fatima El-Bayouk died from wounds she sustained after being shot by Israeli forces in El-Mazra’ah area, of Dair El-Bala'h yesterday. Meanwhile, widespread military activity, including shooting incidents, artillery shelling, drone overflights, and demolitions, was reported in different areas of Gaza. *** Three killed, several injured in Israeli strikes on Gaza’s Islamic University Sunday 25-October-2026 GAZA, (PIC) Three Palestinians were martyred and others were injured on Sunday in two separate Israeli airstrikes that targeted the campus of the Islamic University of Gaza, southwest of Gaza City. According to media sources, three civilians were killed in a second drone strike inside the campus of the Islamic University of Gaza. The deadly strike occurred shortly after an Israeli drone targeted a gathering of students on campus, injuring at least five people, some of them critically. Following the attack, the Islamic University announced the suspension of administrative and academic activities at its Gaza branch on Sunday. The attack underscores the ongoing perils facing Gaza’s educational institutions, which have endured years of relentless bombardment and widespread destruction. In a related context, 10 schoolchildren and one teacher were killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip between October 18 and 24, according to the ministry of education in Gaza. The ministry highlighted the death of eight-year-old Fatima al-Biyouk, who succumbed to wounds she sustained after being shot by Israeli forces east of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. Fatima was the sole survivor of her family after its members were killed in an airstrike on their home in late 2023. The ministry appealed to the international community, the UN, and humanitarian and rights organizations to take immediate steps to put an end to Israeli crimes against children and students, provide them with protection, and bring those accountable to justice. *** Five Palestinians were killed in Gaza, others injured in Israeli attacks Saturday 24-October-2026 GAZA, (PIC) Four Palestinian civilians, including two women, were martyred and others were wounded in fresh Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip on Saturday morning, while another one died of injuries sustained in an earlier strike. Local sources reported that a young girl was killed by Israeli gunfire in the Tel El-Dthahab area of Bait Lahya in northern Gaza. Another citizen was also killed and three others were injured in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a group of civilians near Palestine Stadium in Gaza City’s El-Rimal neighborhood. Later in the evening, a woman was shot dead by Israeli gunfire at al-Zahra School in Khan Younus refugee camp, south of Gaza. In central Gaza, Israeli forces opened fire towards Dair El-Bala'h, killing one citizen. Meanwhile, a citizen was pronounced dead after succumbing to injuries sustained in a previous strike in the west of Khan Younus, south of Gaza. In northern Gaza, a woman was critically wounded by Israeli gunfire in Beit Lahia, while another woman was injured after being shot by an Israeli quadcopter in Jabalya refugee camp. In Gaza City, several residents were injured and property was damaged after Israeli tanks fired projectiles at two inhabited homes near El-Shuja’iya junction in the east of the city. Additionally, widespread military activity, including shooting incidents, artillery shelling, drone overflights, and demolitions, was reported in different areas of Gaza today. *** ý ***Killing, Injuring, and Abduction of Palestinians in the West Bank by Israeli Occupation Regime Forces ***ý IOFs continue El-Khaleel siege for third day, displacing hundreds of Palestinians Sunday 25-October-2026 El-Khaleel (Hebron), (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) have continued their military blockade on Palestinian areas of El-Khaleel (Hebron) governorate in the southern West Bank for the third consecutive day, amid various violations. IOFs operations escalated on Sunday as Israeli forces stormed the towns of 'Halhoul, El-Samou', Idthna, and Tarqoumiyah, as well as the Sanjar area and the southern part of al-Khalil city, amid tight restrictions on the movement of Palestinian residents and vehicles. According to local sources, the Israeli army has imposed a sweeping lockdown on al-Khalil City and the areas around it, effectively isolating the city from neighboring towns and villages through military checkpoints and road closures. Meanwhile, Israeli forces continued to raid homes across al-Khalil governorate today, assaulting, detaining, and interrogating dozens of local residents. Since the start of the large-scale Israeli operation on Friday, Israeli forces have forcibly displaced around 1,500 Palestinians in the Dair Baha and El-Jalda areas of El-Khaleel (Hebron). Palestinian officials warn that Israeli plans are underway to displace an additional 2,500 residents from these two areas of al-Khalil, which are home to roughly 500 families and cover an area of about 350 dunums. More than 200 families have been displaced by Israeli forces in al-Khalil, with several families forced to spend the night in the open after being driven from their homes, local officials reported. Israeli forces have marked evacuated homes and distributed notices ordering additional families to leave their homes without taking their vehicles in the areas of Dair Baha and El-Jalda, raising concerns over a possible expansion of the Israeli displacement campaign in the governorate. El-Khaleel (Hebron) mayor Yousuf El-Ja'bari said that the Israeli army intends to displace around 2,500 residents from the Dair Baha and El-Jalda areas. The al-Khalil municipality has declared a state of emergency and opened temporary shelters for displaced families. Municipal officials also convened an emergency meeting with representatives from public institutions, civil society organizations, and other concerned parties to assess the impact of the Israeli operation and coordinate immediate humanitarian relief. As part of the demolition campaign, the Israeli army demolished an apartment building in the Farsh El-Hawa area of western al-Khalil. It also razed commercial facilities and stores, seized homes, and converted them into military posts and barracks for its troops. IOFs raids have also happened in the towns of Doura, 'Hal'houl, Bait Ummar, Bani Na’eem, and Soureef, as well as E-Fawwar and El-'Arroub refugee camps, amid road closures.o Last night, Israeli forces raided the Karisa area of Dura town, breaking into and ransacking several homes. They also kidnaped a citizen after savagely assaulting him in the village of Sima, west of Dura. Several citizens suffered from exposure to tear gas following an IOF attack on them near the Sadat El-Fa'hs area of southern al-Khalil. The Israeli occupation forces launched a punitive campaign in the al-Khalil governorate on Friday following a Palestinian resistance operation that killed two Israeli soldiers and injured others in al-Khalil. The Israeli army and the Shin Bet spy agency said their operation in al-Khalil could continue for several days. *** El-Khaleel under siege: 250 Palestinian families forcibly displaced amid sweeping Israeli military operation Saturday 24-October-2026 El-Khaleel (Hebron), (PIC) Israeli occupation forces continued a large-scale military operation in El-Khaleel (Hebron), in the southern occupied West Bank, on Saturday, imposing a tight siege on the city while carrying out forced evacuations, arrests, demolitions and raids that have severely disrupted daily life. Local estimates indicate that approximately 250 Palestinian families were forced to evacuate their homes in the Farsh El-Hawa and Abu Kteila neighborhoods, while dozens of residents were displaced from al-Jalda and 'Ain Dair Bahha. Hundreds of other families face threats of eviction, although the total number of displaced households remains unclear. According to local testimonies, Israeli soldiers gave families little time to leave, allowing some to take only one bag of clothes and identification documents while prohibiting them from removing vehicles or other belongings. 'Hajj 'Hijazi Shawar El-Tamimi, a local community elder, said residents were forced to flee at gunpoint, with some beaten during the evacuations. He described the operation as collective punishment targeting civilians. Israeli forces also demolished residential and commercial buildings, including a three-apartment building in Farsh El-Hawa, and seized several Palestinian homes, converting them into military positions and raising Israeli flags on their rooftops. El-Khaleel (Hebron) mayor Yousuf El-Ja'bari said the city was completely surrounded by military vehicles and armored units, with its entrances blocked and widespread demolitions underway. The closures have paralyzed commercial activity and obstructed access to essential services. In one incident, an 11-year-old girl with cancer was forced to cross a closed checkpoint on foot to reach a medical appointment at Doura Hospital. At least 13 Palestinians were arrested in al-Khalil governorate, while dozens of others were detained and questioned. The military campaign followed a shooting attack near El-Khaleel (Hebron) on Friday that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded several others. Two Palestinians identified as the attackers were subsequently killed by Israeli forces. Israeli authorities said the military operation could continue for several days, raising concerns about further displacement and demolitions. El-Khaleel (Hebron) Municipality activated an emergency response plan to accommodate displaced families, while residents opened their homes to those forced to leave. The operation has also coincided with Israeli raids on 26 locations across the occupied West Bank, involving searches, arrests and tightened movement restrictions. As the Israeli military campaign continues, displaced families face growing uncertainty over whether they will be allowed to return to their homes or find them demolished or converted into military positions. *** *** Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers *** Waves of settler attacks reported across W. Bank in past 24 hours Sunday 25-October-2026 WEST BANK, (PIC) Extremist Jewish settlers launched renewed attacks and violations under direct protection from Israeli forces across the occupied West Bank during the past 24 hours. In the village of Kafr Malik, east of Ramallah, a Palestinian suffered suffocation and facial burns after settlers sprayed him with pepper spray during an attack on olive farmers west of the village. The settlers also damaged olive trees and vandalized agricultural equipment belonging to local residents. Israeli forces stormed the village following the attack to protect the settlers. They also carried out a series of raids on homes in the village of Bait Ur El-Ta'hta, west of Ramallah. Meanwhile, settlers stormed agricultural property in the village of Sinjil three times on Saturday, assaulting farmers in the Tal and El-Waer areas. They reportedly beat an elderly farmer and stole his cellphone and harvesting equipment, while also releasing livestock into cultivated fields and stealing irrigation water. In El-Mughayyir village, settlers assaulted two local residents in El-Batayin area and damaged olive harvests. While in the towns of Yabrud and 'Atara, settlers grazed their livestock on farmland planted with olive trees. Settlers also attacked farmers in the villages of Burqa and Kafr Malik, stealing harvest sheets and destroying ladders. In 'Ain Arik, they assaulted farmers, injuring one of them and stealing harvested olive crops. In the villages of Shuqba and Beitillu, Israeli forces prevented farmers from accessing their swaths of land, while settlers blocked the Marj Si’ area between the villages of El-Mughayyir and Abu Fala'h, preventing landowners from reaching their property. In Salfit, settlers surrounded farmers in El-Wad El-A'hmar area east of the village of Marda, damaged one of their vehicles, and forced them to leave their land. In Dair Ballout, settlers assaulted the family of Mahmoud Mustafa in El-Wad El-Shami area, stealing eight sacks of olives, an olive-harvesting machine, and an electric bike. They also damaged the family’s cellphones. Another group of settlers, escorted by soldiers, also attacked olive farmers in the al-Adar area of Kafruddeek town, forcing them to leave their groves and stealing harvested crops, sheets, and ladders. In Nablus, settlers attacked olive farmers in several areas of El-Lubban El-Sharqiya village, assaulting them with pepper spray and attempting to steal their harvests. Other settlers, under the protection of Israeli soldiers, forcibly expelled farmers from their lands in the Wadi 'Abwein area. In the village of Qaryout, settlers stole olives that had already been harvested by local farmers and broke branches from longstanding olive trees. In al-Khalil, settlers from the settlement of Susiya attacked Yousuf Abu Qabeita and his wife while they were harvesting olives in El-Latoun area south of Yatta. The settlers reportedly assaulted the couple, stole their olive harvest, and took Abu Qabeita’s ID. Settlers also attacked farmers in the Soba area west of Dura, while Israeli forces prevented ambulances from reaching the area. In Tulkarem, settlers stole olives from privately owned Palestinian lands located behind the separation wall in the town of Far’oan, south of the governorate. In eastern Qalqilya, settlers hurled stones at Palestinian vehicles near the main rotary on the Qalqilya-Nablus road. In a related context, the Red Crescent and media sources said that 13 Palestinian citizens were injured following attacks by settlers and Israeli soldiers in different areas of the West Bank on Saturday evening. *** Illegal Israeli extremist settlers launch fresh attacks across the West Bank Saturday 24-October-2026 WEST BANK, (PIC) Illegal Israeli extremist Jewish settlers launched renewed attacks and violations under direct protection from Israeli occupation forces across the occupied West Bank on Saturday. In El-Khaleel (Hebron), a horde of settlers assaulted Palestinian workers at cactus farms in Khirbet Soba, west of the city, in the morning. According to Al-Baidar Human Rights Organization, settlers attacked farmers and local residents in the Soba area, west of Dura town, south of al-Khalil. Al-Baidar said a Palestinian ambulance was dispatched to the scene to provide medical assistance. In Al-Quds (Jerusalem), settlers attacked Palestinians while they were harvesting olives in the village of Beit Iksa, northwest of the holy city. According to local sources, Israeli occupation forces joined those settlers in attacking Palestinian olive harvesters in the area, firing live ammunition and tear gas. During the attack, soldiers beat farmer Mohamed Sider before kidnaping him. In Nablus, a group of settlers placed road traps targeting vehicles belonging to the Soufan family in Burin village in the morning. *** *** News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People *** AMO: 88 Palestinian political prisoner women, 350 children among 9,400 Palestinians held in Israeli jails Sunday 25-October-2026 GAZA, (PIC) The Asra Media Office (AMO) reported that between 9,350 and 9,400 Palestinian political prisoners and detainees were being held in Israeli jails as of October 2026, including 88 female prisoners and at least 350 children. In a recent statistical report, AMO documented an escalation in Israeli violations against Palestinian prisoners since the outbreak of the genocidal war on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. These violations include torture, medical neglect, starvation, solitary confinement, and deprivation of basic rights, amid warnings about the serious physical and psychological consequences of such practices on prisoners and detainees. According to the report, the number of prisoner deaths since the start of the war on Gaza has risen to 92 martyrs, including 53 from the Gaza Strip. However, the total number of Palestinian prisoners who have died in Israeli jails since 1967 has reached approximately 329 martyrs. The report further noted that Israel continues to withhold the remains of 99 deceased Palestinian prisoners, demanding transparency over their cause of death and the immediate return of their bodies to their families. The report noted that more than 60 percent of the Palestinian prisoners who have died in custody since October 7, 2023 died as a result of torture and abuse. The report also said that over 2,000 Palestinian children have been arrested since the war on Gaza began, with more than 350 still detained, including minors held without charge under administrative detention in harsh conditions. The report addressed the plight of 88 Palestinian women currently held in Israeli custody, including several who are ill or pregnant, voicing concern over their exposure to harsh incarceration conditions. AMO called on the international community and human rights organizations to take action to curb Israeli violations against Palestinian prisoners, know the fate of detainees from the Gaza Strip, end the policy of enforced disappearance, and ensure urgent medical care for sick prisoners, elderly detainees, children, and female prisoners. *** =============================================================================================================================== ÈöÓúãö Çááåö ÇáÑøóÍúãóÜٰäö ÇáÑøóÍöíãö "ãöäú ÃóÌúáö Ðóٰáößó ßóÊóÈúäóÇ Úóáóìٰ Èóäöí ÅöÓúÑóÇÆöíáó Ãóäøóåõ ãóäú ÞóÊóáó äóÝúÓðÇ ÈöÛóíúÑö äóÝúÓò Ãóæú ÝóÓóÇÏò Ýöí ÇáúÃóÑúÖö ÝóßóÃóäøóãóÇ ÞóÊóáó ÇáäøóÇÓó ÌóãöíÚðÇ" (ÇáúãóÇÆöÏóÉõ ¡ 5: 32). "æóãóäú íóÞúÊõáú ãõÄúãöäðÇ ãøõÊóÚóãøöÏðÇ ÝóÌóÒóÇÄõåõ Ìóåóäøóãõ ÎóÇáöÏðÇ ÝöíåóÇ æóÛóÖöÈó Çááøóåõ Úóáóíúåö æóáóÚóäóåõ æóÃóÚóÏøó áóåõ ÚóÐóÇÈðÇ ÚóÙöíãðÇ" (ÇáäøöÓóÇÁõ ¡ 4: 93). "Åöäú ÃóÍúÓóäÊõãú ÃóÍúÓóäÊõãú áöÃóäÝõÓößõãú ۖ æóÅöäú ÃóÓóÃúÊõãú ÝóáóåóÇ ۚ ÝóÅöÐóÇ ÌóÇÁó æóÚúÏõ ÇáúÂÎöÑóÉö áöíóÓõæÁõæÇ æõÌõæåóßõãú æóáöíóÏúÎõáõæÇ ÇáúãóÓúÌöÏó ßóãóÇ ÏóÎóáõæåõ Ãóæøóáó ãóÑøóÉò æóáöíõÊóÈøöÑõæÇ ãóÇ ÚóáóæúÇ ÊóÊúÈöíÑÇð ý(ÇáÅÓúÑóÇÁõ ¡ 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 comes, they (your enemies) will sadden your faces, and 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). *** 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.
More detailed news stories can be found at
the following sources:
http://english.wafa.ps/, https://english.palinfo.com/, https://imemc.org/, https://paltoday.ps/ar/ *** *** Editorial
Notes about terms
& names of
people and places: *** 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) *** Person's names as pronounced in standard Arabic: A'hmed, 'Hasan, Mu'hammed, Younus, Yousuf, 'Hasan Mulai'hat, *** Conflict terminology The Israeli occupation apartheid regime (the Israeli government) Illegal Israeli settlers (instead of settlers, colonists) A group of the illegal Israeli settlers *** Fair Use Notice
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