Editorial Note: The following news reports are summaries from original sources. They may also include corrections of Arabic names and political terminology. Comments are in parentheses.

On Day 289 of the US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 4 Massacres, 64 Palestinians Killed, 105 Injured, with a Death Toll of  38,983 and 89,727 Injuries

July 21, 2024 

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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 Gaza Strip, based on the reliable data reported by the Palestinian Health Ministry:

By July 21, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 45,983+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (38,983), those who are still missing under the rubble (a corrected estimate, on April 18, 2024: 7,000+). 

By July 21, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 89,727.

By July 21, 2024, 574 Palestinians who were killed, 5,247 who were injured, and 9,750, who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023, including 310 women and 640 children (Some of the detainees have been released).

By July 12, 2024, the Palestinian death toll in Gaza included 16,054+ children and 10,700 women (69.7% of the total). The death toll also included 500 doctors and medical staff, 158 journalists, and 75 civil defense workers. 

By July 12, 2024, the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment destroyed more than 100 health hospitals and medical facilities,  609 mosques, 3 churches, more than 430,000 housing units, and the infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.

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An injured Palestinian father and his injured daughter were among the victims targeted by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on the Gaza Strip, July 21, 2024	An injured Palestinian elderly and his injured female relative were among the victims targeted by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on the Gaza Strip, file, July 21, 2024
A Palestinian father pushing the wheel chair of his injured child, as they pass by the massive destruction of a Gaza residential neighborhood, where fundamental requirements are no longer existent, file, July 21, 2024	Several Israeli airstrikes hit the Yemeni port of Al-'Hudayida, killing and injuring a number of citizens, the Ansarullah-affiliated Al-Masirah satellite channel reported, July 20, 2024
Two Israeli occupation soldiers were injured and one military vehicle was damaged by Palestinian resistance fighters in the West Bank City of Toubas, July 21, 2024	A Palestinian man carrying his martyred little child who was murdered by an Israeli genocidal attack on Gaza Strip, on July 20, 2024
Grieving the death of Palestinian family members who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on central Gaza Strip, on July 21, 2024.	Several Palestinian civilians were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strike on a house in Al-Nusayrat refugee camp, in central Gaza Strip, July 21, 2024.

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 ۚ " (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" (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.

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/


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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 verb "abduct" than the verb "detain," 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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Israeli warplanes bomb oil and energy facilities in the Yemeni port of Al-'Hudayida

Saturday 20-July-2024

SANA’A, (PIC)

Several Israeli airstrikes have hit the Yemeni coastal city of Al-'Hudayida, killing and injuring a number of citizens, the Ansarullah-affiliated Al-Masirah satellite channel has reported, attributing the attack to Israel.

The Israeli aerial attack on Saturday happened one day after the Yemeni group of Ansarullah claimed responsibility for a drone attack that killed one Israeli and injured others in Tel Aviv.

Al-Masirah TV said the Israeli attack targeted oil storage facilities and a power plant in Hodeida, igniting a raging blaze in the area. The news outlet cited local health officials as saying that the air raids resulted in casualties, including fatalities, without specifying a number.

Yemen’s Ansarullah group, who present themselves as the country’s official armed forces, have been targeting shipping lanes in the Red Sea in a campaign aimed at pressuring the Israeli occupation state to end its war on the Gaza Strip.

The group has also launched ballistic missiles and drones at Israel, most of which have been intercepted.

However, early on Friday, an explosive-laden Yemeni drone eluded Israeli air defenses and struck a building in Tel Aviv in what was seen as a major security breach in Israel.

Israeli officials vowed to respond to the attack. Israeli war minister Yoav Gallant vowed that Israel “will settle the score” with anyone who harms its security in a message to Yemen.

The US and Britain have been conducting airstrikes on Yemen for months in response to the Red Sea attacks on ships by  Ansarullah, but the US-British military campaign has failed to stop the Yemeni group’s attacks.

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Euro-Med: Israel targets fundamental elements of existence in northern Gaza to enforce displacement

Sunday 21-July-2024

GENEVA, (PIC)

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor said that the Israeli occupation army is escalating its targeting of all aspects of life and fundamental elements of existence in the governorates of Gaza and the northern Gaza Strip, to turn them into an unlivable place to push their residents to forcibly migrate towards the southern governorates.

The Euro-Med added in a statement on Saturday that “In the tenth month of its continuing crime of genocide, the Israeli occupation army is intensifying its attacks with mass killings, starvation, deprivation of medical care, intimidation, arbitrary arrests, torture, and forced evacuations.”

“Israeli airstrikes against the Gaza Strip have expanded to target ever more basic aspects of daily life. These include direct targeting of vendors at their stands, Internet distribution centers, and areas where people gather, including where women fill water containers or prepare food, in addition to the ongoing targeting of homes and shelter centers,” it noted.

The human rights organization said, “Blocking any attempt to restore even the barest necessities of life in Gaza City and North Gaza governorates, the Israeli army appears to aim to force residents to comply with the orders it continues to issue to evacuate all inhabitants of the two governorates.”

“The IOF sent voice messages to residents of these two governorates, requesting that they evacuate to the south of the Gaza Valley amid the ongoing airstrikes and artillery shelling,” the Euro-Med added.

It revealed that it had received testimonies that “the Israeli army tracks individuals moving through the designated passageways on Salah al-Din Road and Al-Rashid Street in Gaza City using electronic monitoring equipment.”

Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor stressed that “Residents are being directed to relocate to the central Gaza Strip by the Israeli army, which last week intensified aerial bombardment of the area and launched dozens of raids that resulted in the deaths of over 160 people, most of them women and children, and including a sizable number of displaced individuals.”

The human rights body stated that “Israel plans to exterminate the Gaza Strip’s population by starvation and murder, as well as the destruction of all fundamental elements of existence, including attacking the UN headquarters and its shelters and carrying out mass killings there, all of which are unquestionably international crimes.” 

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

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On July 21, 2024, Dr. Ashraf Al-Qidra, the Spokesperson of the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on Gaza Strip resulted in 4 main massacres, in which 64 Palestinian civilians were killed, and the 105 others were injured, in the past 24 hours. This increased the accounted for death toll in Gaza Strip to 38,983 and the injuries to 89,727, since the start of the Israeli genocidal war on October 7, 2023.

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Gaza: Death toll surges to 38,983 martyrs

Sunday 21-July-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The health ministry in Gaza said on Sunday that the Israeli occupation army committed four massacres in different areas of the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours, killing at least 64 civilians and injuring over 105 others, while a large number of victims are still under the rubble of bombed buildings or lying on roads.

In a statement, the health ministry said that the Israeli army killed and injured a large number of civilians in different areas of Gaza during the past 24 hours, but at least 169 of them, including 54 martyrs, were transported to hospitals.

The health ministry added that the death toll from the ongoing Israeli bombardments and shooting attacks, which started on October 7, climbed to 38,983 martyrs and the number of the wounded surged to 89,727 people.

The Gaza Strip has been under brutal bombardment since a cross-border operation was launched by Hamas’s armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades, on October 7.

Besides the large number of casualties and the huge displacement of people, basic food, fuel, water and medical supplies have run out for the 2.3 million residents in Gaza due to the tight Israeli blockade and the massive destruction of infrastructure and facilities. 

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Several casualties in Israeli genocidal aerial and artillery attacks on several areas in Gaza

GAZA, Sunday, July 21, 2024 (WAFA) -

Several civilians were killed this evening in an Israeli genocidal air strike that shelled a house in Khan Younus in the southern Gaza Strip.

WAFA correspondent and local sources said that three citizens, including two children, were killed, and several others were injured after the occupation forces shelled a house in the Qizan Al-Najjar area south of Khan Younus.

Furthermore, several civilians were injured after the occupation artillery shelled a mosque in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood southeast of Gaza City.

The Israeli occupation continued today its aggression on the Gaza Strip, which has so far resulted in the killing of 38,983 civilians, mostly women and children, and injury of 89,727 others. 

Thousands of victims remain trapped under rubble and scattered on the roads, as ambulance and civil defense crews face tremendous difficulties in reaching them.

T.R.

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Eight Palestinian civilians killed, others injured in Israeli genocidal shelling of several areas in southern and central Gaza

GAZA, Sunday, July 21, 2024 (WAFA) -

Eight Palestinian civilians were killed and others were injured today in an Israeli genocidal shelling targeting the cities of Khan Younus and Rafa'h, as well asAl-Buraij refugee camp in the southern and central Gaza Strip, respectively.

Local sources reported that the Palestine Red Crescent teams recovered one body and two wounded people following the shelling of a house in the town of Bani Suhayla east of Khan Younus.

The Red Crescent teams also recovered the bodies of three civilians who were killed in an Israeli strike targeting Al-Shaboura refugee camp in the center of Rafa'h city.

Israeli warplanes bombarded a residential apartment in the Bureij camp in the central Strip, resulting in the killing of four civilians.

The Israeli occupation continued today its aggression on the Gaza Strip, which has so far resulted in the killing of 38,983 civilians, mostly women and children, and injury of 89,727 others. 

Thousands of victims remain trapped under the rubble and scattered on roads.

T.R.

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‎US-backed Israeli genocidal war on Gaza enters day 289

Sunday 21-July-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

As the US-backed Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip entered Day 289 on Sunday, aerial and artillery strikes continued to pound and target different areas and massacre more civilians.

Reporters for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said that the Israeli occupation army continued to bomb homes and attack citizens in different areas of Gaza during the past 24 hours.

According to media sources, an Israeli airstrike targeted a house in eastern Khan Younus, south of Gaza, killing one civilian and injuring others.

One martyr and seven wounded civilians were evacuated to Al-'Awda Hospital following Israeli attacks in Al--Nusayrat refugee camp in central Gaza.

Two citizens were also injured, one seriously, when the Israeli army targeted a house belonging to the family of Qadan in the north of Bait Lahya.

The Israeli occupation army also bombed an area near the Kuwait rotary in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City, injuring two civilians.

More casualties were reported in other areas of Gaza following Israeli aerial, artillery and shooting attacks last night and today. 

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Civilian casualties reported as Israel’s bloodbath in Gaza carries on

GAZA, Sunday, July 21, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Two civilians, including a child, were killed this morning in Israeli airstrikes targeting a residential square north of Al-Nusayrat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

Local sources confirmed that Israeli warplanes bombed a house north of Al-Nusayrat, resulting in the murder of a young girl. Additionally, an air raid struck a multi-story residential building in the same area, injuring at least five civilians.

The Israeli genocidal airstrikes also targeted a house belonging to the Ghurab family in Al-Nusayrat, resulting in the killing of at least one civilian and injuring dozens more.

Simultaneously, Israeli artillery shelled the Da’wa area, the vicinity around the Gaza Power Plant, and Salah al-Din Street northeast of the camp. This was accompanied by gunfire from Israeli military quadcopters.

Further attacks occurred around the Kuwait Roundabout in the Zaytoun neighborhood south of Gaza City, where two civilians were injured and transported to Al-Ahli Arab Hospital for treatment.

Medical sources reported a rise in casualties following the Israeli genocidal airstrikes across various areas of Gaza Strip since early Saturday morning, bringing the total number of fatalities to 60.

By July 20, 2024, the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7, 2023, has so far resulted in 38,919 documented Palestinian fatalities, mostly women and children, in addition to 89,622 injuries. Thousands of victims remain trapped under rubble, inaccessible to emergency and civil defense teams due to Israeli attacks.

M.N.

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Seven Palestinians, including children, killed in Israeli airstrike in Al-Buraij

GAZA, Sunday, July 21, 2024 (WAFA) –

At least seven civilians, including women and children, were killed last night as Israeli occupation forces targeted a home with missiles in Al-Buraij refugee camp in central Gaza.

Local sources confirmed that Israeli warplanes bombed a house belonging to the Khalifa family in Al-Buraij camp, resulting in the killing of seven civilians and injuries to others.

By July 20, 2024, the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7, 2023, has so far resulted in 38,919 documented Palestinian fatalities, mostly women and children, in addition to 89,622 injuries. Thousands of victims remain trapped under rubble, inaccessible to emergency and civil defense teams due to Israeli attacks.

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Deadly Israeli airstrike in Khan Younus leaves civilians killed and injured

GAZA, Saturday, July 20, 2024 (WAFA) -

A deadly airstrike carried out earlier tonight by Israeli occupation forces targeted a commercial facility housing displaced persons in Al-Rumaida area, east of Khan Younus in the southern Gaza Strip. The attack resulted in multiple casualties and injuries among civilians.

According to medical sources, at least six civilians were killed and dozens more were wounded as a result of the Israeli military's bombardment of the facility that provided shelter to displaced individuals in the town of 'Abasan, east of Khan Younus, in southern Gaza.

Meantime, Israeli warplanes carried out an airstrike on Al-Nusayrat refugee camp located in central Gaza. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

By July 20, 2024, the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7, 2023, has so far resulted in 38,919 documented Palestinian fatalities, mostly women and children, in addition to 89,622 injuries. Thousands of victims remain trapped under rubble, inaccessible to emergency and civil defense teams due to Israeli attacks.

M.N.

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

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Occupation forces shoot Palestinian youth at military checkpoint near Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), Sunday, July 21, 2024 (WAFA) –

Early this morning, a young Palestinian man was shot and injured by Israeli occupation forces at a military checkpoint in the village of Jaba', southwest of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian security sources.

The sources told WAFA that Israeli forces opened fire on a young man at the military checkpoint near the village, hitting him in the knee. His identity remains unknown.

Subsequently, Palestinian Red Crescent Society ambulances promptly transported him to Hussein Hospital in nearby Bait Jala for medical treatment.

M.N.

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Palestinian resistance in the West Bank injures two Israeli soldiers, damages IOFs vehicle in Toubas

Sunday 21-July-2024

TUBAS, (PIC)

Two Israeli occupation soldiers were injured and one military vehicle was damaged at dawn Sunday when Palestinian resistance fighters from Al-Qassam Brigades of 'Hamas and other resistance factions attacked the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) in the West Bank City of Toubas.

According to local sources, two Israeli occupation soldiers suffered from injuries and one military vehicle sustained damage when resistance fighters showered them with bullets and detonated explosive devices under their vehicles.

The armed clashes started in Toubas after a large number of Israeli occupation soldiers stormed the city streets and embarked on raiding homes of political activists.

Eyewitnesses reported seeing an armored vehicle known as Nimr being towed after sustaining damage during the events.

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9,750 Palestinians detained by Israeli forces since October 7th

RAMALLAH, Sunday, July 21, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Israeli occupation forces have detained more than 9,750 individuals from the West Bank, including Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), since the start of the ongoing all-out genocidal war against the Palestinian people on October 7th, 2023, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) and the Prisoners Affairs Authority.

In a joint statement released today, the two organizations detailed that these detentions include individuals taken from their homes, at military checkpoints, those who surrendered under pressure, and others who were taken hostage.

Over the past two days alone, Israeli forces have detained at least 26 individuals from the West Bank, including a girl, a journalist, and former prisoners. The detentions were spread across most governorates of the West Bank.

The Israeli occupation continues its detention campaigns, conducting widespread raids and brutal beatings, threatening detainees and their families. Additionally, there have been extensive reports of destruction and vandalism of civilian homes.

These detention campaigns represent one of the most systematic policies employed by Israeli occupation forces, serving as a central tool in their strategy of collective punishment against civilians amidst the ongoing genocidal war and systematic destruction in Gaza.

M.N. 

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Several Palestinians kidnapped, others injured in IOFs raids in the West Bank

Sunday 21-July-2024

WEST BANK, (PIC)

A number of Palestinian citizens were kidnapped and others were injured on Sunday when the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) carried out dawn and morning raids in the West Bank.

According to local sources, the IOFs kidnapped a university student called Ibtihal 'Aamir, the daughter of a detained journalist, from her home in Kafr Qalleel town in eastern Nablus.

According to the student’s family, Israeli occupation soldiers stormed the house and tore up pictures of her father before taking her with them.

The IOF also kidnaped three citizens during raids in the villages of Talfeet, Qusin and Bait Wazan in Nablus province.

In Qalqilya, the IOFs stormed neighborhoods in the city and kidnaped the father and brother of a wanted citizen to pressure him to turn himself in.

The IOFs also kidnapped the father of another wanted citizen and interrogated members of his family during the same raid in Qalqilya City.

In Al-Khaleel (Hebron), Israeli occupation forces kidnapped a citizen at a military checkpoint near the illegal settlement of Kiryat Arba' and another one from Bani Na'eem town.

The IOFs also raided homes in different areas of southern al-Khalil, with no reported kidnappings.

In Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), the IOFs opened fire at a teenager at a checkpoint near Jaba’ village and injured him in his knee before a Red Crescent ambulance crew transported him to the 'Husain Hospital in Bait Jala.

A young citizen was reportedly taken prisoner during an IOFs raid in Bait Tamir village in eastern Bait La'hm (Bethlehem).

The IOFs also stormed other areas of Bethlehem and injured two young men during physical attacks on them in Al-Khadir town and Batteer village.

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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Terror attack by illegal Israeli settlers leaves a Palestinian and a foreign activist injured in Qusra

NABLUS, Sunday, July 21, 2024 (WAFA) – 

A Palestinian citizen and a foreign activist were injured this morning following an assault by illegal Israeli settlers in the town of Qusra, located south of the city of Nablus.

Local sources reported that a group of the illegal Israeli settlers attacked the individuals while they were working to plow and clear weeds from village lands.

According to the sources, the illegal Israeli settlers assaulted the two with batons and stones, resulting in injuries to both the Palestinian and the foreign activist.

Since the beginning of this year alone, the illegal Israeli settler militias have carried out 1,334 assaults across the West Bank, including Al-Quds (Jerusalem), leading to the murder of seven Palestinians.

M.N.

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