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 258 of the US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 4 Massacres, 35 Palestinians Killed, 130 Injured, with a Death Toll of  37,431 and 85,653 Injuries

June 20, 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:  

By June 20, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 44,396+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (37,431 and those who are still missing under the rubble (Corrected on April 18, 2024: 7,000+). 

By June 20, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 85,653 and more than 2,520 civilians have been abducted from Gaza Strip. 70% of deaths were for children and women.

By June 20, 2024, 548 Palestinians who were killed, 5,204 who were injured, and 9,300, 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 May 21, 2023, the Palestinian death toll in Gaza included 15,000+ children (43%).

By March 4, 2023, the death toll also included 13,420+ children, 8,900+ women (more than 72.8% of the accounted for victims), 364 doctors and medical staff, 132 journalists, and 48 civil defense workers. 

By May 25, 2024, the Government Media Office (GMO) said that the Israeli occupation forces killed 493 health personnel and kidnapped 310 others of them.

By January 17, 2024, about 661 detainees from Gaza are currently languishing in Israeli prisons as “illegitimate combatants” (the Israeli term for Palestinian fighters) in addition to more than 50 women from Gaza, who are detained in the Damon prison, noting that 8 women of whom have been recently released.

By March 4, 2024, the Government Media Office (GMO) said that the Israeli occupation forces killed 493 health personnel and kidnapped 310 others of them (May 25, 2024), destroyed 155 health institutions, 32 hospitals, 53 health centers, 126 ambulances, displaced 1.9 million Palestinians, and destroyed 360,000 housing units, about and 60% of the buildings and infrastructure in Gaza Strip.

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GMO reveals latest statistics on Israeli genocidal war on Gaza

Saturday 3-February-2024, GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Government Media Office (GMO) in the Gaza Strip revealed on Saturday the latest and most significant figures on the Israeli ongoing genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since October 7.

This announcement comes as the latest updates from the GMO, showing the scale of human and material damage that resulted from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, on its 120th day.

The statistics demonstrated latest updates on the numbers of martyrs, missing, and wounded people in addition to the sick, displaced and prisoners as well as numbers of damaged structures and infrastructure.

Below are figures released by the GMO about Israel’s violations over the period of 120 days since the start of its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.

(2,325) Massacres (34,238) Martyrs and missing people. (27,238) Martyrs who arrived in hospitals. (12,000) Child martyrs. (8,190) Female martyrs. (339) Martyrs of medical staff. (46) Civil defense martyrs. (122) Journalist martyrs. (7,000) Missing, 70% of whom are children and women. (66,452) Wounded.

(11,000) Wounded people in need of travel abroad for treatment, (life-saving and critical cases). (10,000) Cancer patients facing the risk of death. (700,000) Wounded with infectious diseases as a result of displacement. (8,000) Cases of viral hepatitis infection due to displacement. (60,000) Pregnant women at risk due to the lack of health care. (350,000) Chronic patients at risk due to blocked medications.

(99) Cases of arrest among health personnel. (10) Cases of arrests among identified journalists. (2 million) Displaced people in the Gaza Strip.

(140) Government headquarters destroyed. (100) Completely destroyed schools and universities. (295) Partially destroyed schools and universities. (183) Completely destroyed mosques. (264) Partially destroyed mosques. (3) Destroyed Churches.

(79,200) Completely destroyed housing units. (290,000) Partially destroyed and uninhabitable housing units. (66,000) tons of explosives dropped on Gaza. (30) Hospitals knocked out of service. (53) Health centers knocked out of service. (150) Partially targeted Health institutions. (122) Destroyed ambulances. (200) Destroyed archaeological and heritage sites.

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Palestinian teenager Na'eem Sam'ha, 15, was critically injured in his chest by IOFs gunfire in Qalqilya, then died in the hospital, on June 20, 2024 pic	35 Palestinian civilians were killed, 130 were injured in 4 Israeli genocidal massacres, in Gaza strip, June 20, 2024
An Israeli genocidal air strike on tents of displaced Palestinian civilians in Al-Mawasi, in western Rafa'h, resulting in several deaths and injuries, June 20, 2024.	Grieving the death of Martyr Tamir Mu'hsin, who was killed by an Israeli genocidal air strike in Dair El-Bala'h, June 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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One individual killed in Israeli drone strike on civilian vehicle in southern Lebanon

BEIRUT, Thursday, June 20, 2024 (WAFA) –

One Lebanese citizen was killed this afternoon in an Israeli drone strike targeting a civilian vehicle in the village of Dair Kifa, near the city of Soor (Tyre) in southern Lebanon, this afternoon.

According to the National News Agency of Lebanon, a drone strike targeted the vehicle in Dair Kifa village, killing at least one citizen.

Emergency response teams and ambulances have rushed to the scene to provide assistance following the attack.

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‎New testimonies of torture in Israeli prisons after the release of 33 detainees from Gaza

Thursday 20-June-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) released 33 Palestinian detainees from the Gaza Strip on Thursday morning. They arrived in very poor health at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza.

Local sources reported that the released prisoners were set free near the Israeli Kissufim military site from where they had to walk hundreds of meters on foot before reaching east of Dair Al-Bala'h.

Due to the closure of all crossings in the Strip, the IOFs have been obliging the released prisoners to walk on foot from the security separation fence into the Gaza Strip.

Medical sources at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Dair El-Bala'h reported that four released prisoners arrived at the hospital this morning, noting that one of them was a truck driver from the northern Gaza Strip and another man was suffering from psychological disorders. Some of them were transferred to other hospitals and the rest headed directly to their homes, the sources added.

Among the released prisoners was a young man who was arrested in the West Bank where he was working during the Israeli aggression on Gaza.

The released detainees appeared in exhausted bodies with ulcers resulting from the chains with which they were shackled in Israeli jails. One of them, who had visible signs of torture on his body, affirmed that the IOF tied up the prisoners, then assaulted and beat them. 

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Shocking testimony conveyed by lawyer about torture against Gaza detainees in Sde Teiman

Thursday 20-June-2024

RAMALLAH, (PIC)

The Palestinian Lawyer Khalid Mahajna, the first to be granted access to the Israeli Sde Teiman detention camp, revealed that more than a thousand Palestinians from the Gaza Strip are detained in that notorious prison under tragic conditions.

Media outlets, including the CNN, reported testimonies about serious violations committed by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in this prison against hundreds of prisoners who were kidnapped from Gaza during the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Strip.

Inhumane detention conditions

Speaking to Al-Arabi TV, lawyer Mahajna revealed that detainees are not allowed to stand up and are shackled and blindfolded 24 hours a day, even while sleeping.

He further explained that the prisoners are held in four barracks, each of which contains 100-150 detainees, adding that they have to sleep on the ground, with no blankets or pillows.

The lawyer also affirmed that the detainees are denied the right to perform religious rituals, underling that the violations and abuse practiced in Sde Teiman are not aimed only at extracting confessions about the resistance, but also at taking revenge on the Palestinian people in Gaza.

Serious human rights violation

Lawyer Mahajna stated that he met the detained journalist Muhammad Arab, who has been isolated in Sde Teiman prison for more than 100 days.

The lawyer quoted journalist Arab as saying that “investigators (in Sde Teiman) were members of Israeli special forces, not the intelligence or police forces as usual.”

Journalist Muhammad Arab was subjected to investigation twice, the first forty days after his arrest, and the second about a month ago and they were mainly focused on his affiliation to the resistance, the lawyer elaborated.

Arab said that he was informed by the investigation judge that he was detained for an unidentified period and his detention was going to be extended by the court, the lawyer said.

Lawyer Mahajna warned that Palestinian prisoners do not receive fair trials in Israeli detention centers, pointing out that human rights institutions are completely powerless in the face of Israeli procedures.

The lawyer believes that Israel took advantage of the state of emergency to implement all means of abuse against the Palestinian prisoners. He also spoke about sexual assaults and rape inside the prison.

At least 6 prisoners have recently been martyred inside the Sde Teiman prison as a result of torture by Israeli jailors, the lawyer underlined.

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Education ministry: 39,000 students in Gaza deprived of sitting for high school final exams

Thursday 20-June-2024

RAMALLAH, (PIC)

The Ministry of Education said that the ongoing bloody Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip for 258 days in a row has deprived about 39,000 students of sitting for high school final examinations, which are scheduled to begin the coming Saturday.

The Ministry’s spokesman Sadiq Al-Khadour explained in a press statement on Thursday, that 450 high school students, including 20 students from the West Bank, were martyred this year as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression and repetitive raids.

Al-Khadour pointed out that 1,320 Palestinian male and female pupils are going to take the high school (Tawjihi) exams in 29 Arab countries, including 1,090 in Egypt.

The Ministry of Education has already arranged with Egypt, Russia, Turkey, and Qatar to open school halls for holding the Ministry’s high school exams, while they will be held in the Palestinian embassies in other countries, he elaborated.

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UN Women Representative: Israel's war in Gaza is a 'war on women'

GAZA, Thursday, June 20, 2024 (WAFA) — 

Following a week-long visit to Gaza, Maryse Guimond, the Special Representative of the UN Women Office in Palestine, has described the Israeli war in Gaza as a "war on women," citing the alarming number of female casualties resulting from ongoing Israeli airstrikes.

In an interview with UN News via Zoom, Guimond spoke about the "profound impact of the scenes of destruction and displacement" she witnessed, highlighting the "disproportionate effect of the war in Gaza on women, with over 10,000 women killed" since the aggression began.

"I returned from Gaza yesterday; this was my first visit to the region since the start of the war. The last time I was there was on October 4," Guimond stated.

She continued, "We have been watching the war on television for nine months. We have a team in Gaza and partners we have been in contact with, but I don’t think that gives us the full reality until you find yourself surrounded by the devastation the war has caused from the moment you enter the Strip."

Guimond noted that women in Gaza frequently asked her when the war would end and when they could return to their homes, despite many homes being destroyed.

She pointed out that "women in Gaza face daily challenges in accessing basic services and bear the additional burden of caring for children, the elderly, and people with disabilities, whose numbers have increased due to the war."

Guimond also discussed the efforts by UN Women to support women in Gaza and the women-led organizations in Gaza, which she said play a "crucial role in supporting the community and its resilience."

Despite the difficult conditions, these organizations continue to provide vital services, including psychosocial support, Guimond added.

"It's hard to forget passing through parts of Khan Younus that were affected by the destruction. You see devastation everywhere, people living in some of the ruined buildings, and in the streets trying to get food or water," she said.

Guimond spoke about the "vast areas of tents and highly overcrowded temporary shelters," noting that "the Gaza Strip covers 365 square kilometers and is home to more than 2.2 million people, now witnessing displacement to an even smaller area than ever before."

She confirmed that "entire families have been wiped out in some Israeli airstrikes, and everyone I met had extremely harrowing stories."

"While wars clearly affect all members of society, we have rarely seen this level of killing and injuring of women," Guimond concluded.

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Over 136,000 martyrs in Palestine since 1948, says PCBS on World Refugee Day

RAMALLAH, Thursday, June 20, 2024 (WAFA) — 

In a report released this morning on World Refugee Day, Dr. Ola Awad, President of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), revealed that 136,000 individuals have been killed by the Israeli occupation forces.

Since the Nakba in 1948, according to the report, the Palestinian and Arab communities have suffered the loss of over 136,000 martyrs both inside and outside Palestine. The Al-Aqsa Intifada, beginning on September 29th, 2000, claimed about 46,500 lives until April 30th, 2024.

The Israeli occupation aggression against the Gaza Strip, which started on October 7th, 2023, has resulted in over 37,500 martyrs, including more than 15,162 children and 10,018 women, along with 147 journalists.

In addition, more than 7,000 citizens, primarily women and children, are missing in Gaza. The West Bank has seen 532 martyrs since October 7th, 2023. Furthermore, the ongoing Israeli war has displaced approximately 2 million citizens from their homes in the Gaza Strip.

Refugee crisis

UNRWA records as of January 2022 show that there are about 5.9 million registered Palestinian refugees, comprising over 40% of the global Palestinian population, which totals around 14.6 million. Of these, 2.5 million reside in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Palestinian refugees account for 15% of the West Bank's population and 27% of Gaza Strip's population. In Arab countries, 40% of Palestinian refugees are in Jordan, 8% in Lebanon, and 10% in Syria. These figures represent the minimum number of refugees, excluding those displaced post-1949 and during the June 1967 war.

Harsh living conditions

The 2017 data indicate that refugees make up 42.2% of the population in the State of Palestine, with 26.3% in the West Bank and a staggering 66.1% in the Gaza Strip. The demographic and social characteristics between refugees and non-refugees show minimal differences.

The illiteracy rate among refugees in the West Bank is 1.9% compared to 2.3% for non-refugees, and 1.7% among refugees in the Gaza Strip versus 2.0% for non-refugees.

Unemployment remains a critical issue, with 2022 rates reaching 47% among refugees and 42% among non-refugees in the Gaza Strip, compared to 14% and 13%, respectively, in the West Bank.

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

On June 20, 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 massacres, which resulted in the killing of 35 Palestinian civilians, and the injury of 130 others, in the past 24 hours. This increased the accounted for death toll in Gaza Strip to 37,431 and the injuries to 85,653, since the start of the Israeli genocidal war on October 7, 2023.   

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35 Palestinians killed in 4 Israeli massacres in Gaza in 24 hours

GAZA, Thursday, June 20, 2024 (WAFA) — 

Israeli occupation forces committed four massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours, resulting in the documented killing of at least 35 Palestinians and the injury of 130 others, according to medical sources.

Local health authorities confirmed that the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli onslaught since October 7 has risen to 37,431 reported fatalities, with an additional 85,653 individuals sustaining injuries. The majority of the victims are women and children.

Meanwhile, ambulance and rescue teams are still unable to reach many casualties and dead bodies trapped under the rubble or scattered on roads across the war-torn enclave, as Israeli occupation forces continue to obstruct the movement of ambulance and civil defense crews.

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Casualties following an Israeli airstrike on Tel Al-Hawa, Gaza

GAZA, Thursday, June 20, 2024 (WAFA) — 

At least one Palestinian citizen was killed and two others injured this afternoon in an Israeli airstrike targeting a group of civilians in the Tel Al-Hawa neighborhood, located southwest of Gaza City.

WAFA correspondent reported that a drone belonging to the Israeli occupation forces targeted the group with a single missile, resulting in the murder of one citizen and injuries to two others.

The injured individuals were subsequently transported to Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in the city for medical treatment.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7th of last year has so far resulted in 37,431 documented Palestinian casualties, with 85,653 injured, the majority of whom are children and women.

Many victims remain under the rubble and in the streets, with rescue and medical teams unable to reach them.

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One civilian killed, others injured in Israeli drone strike on Dair El-Bala'h

GAZA, Thursday, June 20, 2024 (WAFA) — 

A Palestinian civilian was killed and several others sustained various injuries this morning following an Israeli airstrike targeting a group of people in Dair El-Bala'h, located in the central Gaza Strip.

Medical sources confirmed that the airstrike, carried out by an Israeli drone, hit a gathering of people east of Dair El-Bala'h with at least one missile. The attack resulted in the immediate murder of one individual and left several others wounded.

The casualties were rushed to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital for medical attention.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7th of last year has so far resulted in 37,396 documented Palestinian casualties, with 85,523 injured, the majority of whom are children and women. Many victims remain under the rubble and in the streets, with rescue and medical teams unable to reach them.

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

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Palestinian teen shot dead by IOFs gunfire in Qalqilya

Thursday 20-June-2024

QALQILYA, (PIC)

A Palestinian teenager was shot dead on Thursday afternoon when the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) opened fire at him in Qalqilya City in the West Bank.

According to the Palestinian health ministry, 15-year-old Na'eem Sam'ha was critically injured in his chest by IOFs gunfire in Qalqilya.

Eyewitnesses said that the IOFs stormed Soufeen area of the city while firing live ammunition, injuring Samha in his chest.

He was rushed to a hospital where doctors tried to save his life before pronouncing him dead later.

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US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza enters day 258

Thursday 20-June-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

As the US-backed Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip entered day 258 on Thursday, 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, a citizen was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Abu 'Halawa area in eastern Rafa'h.

Another citizen was shot dead by an Israeli quadcopter during his presence near the Nujoum venue in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City.

Earlier at dawn, casualties, including martyrs, were reported following an Israeli airstrike on a house in Al-Nusayrat refugee camp in central Gaza.

According to the health ministry in Gaza, the Israeli occupation army committed four massacres in different areas of the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours, killing at least 35 civilians and injuring over 130 others.

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

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IOFs kidnap several Palestinians during West Bank raids

Thursday 20-June-2024

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnaped a number of Palestinian citizens during overnight and morning raids in the West Bank, amid clashes with local youths in some areas.

According to local sources, the IOF kidnaped four citizens from Jenin City on Thursday morning.

In Al-Khaleel (Hebron), the IOFs kidnapped Azeez Al-Duwaik, speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, from his home in the city a few days after his release from an Israeli jail.

The IOF also stormed different areas of Bait Ummar town in northern Al-Khaleel (Hebron) and kidnaped a young man from the Zaaqiq after assaulting his brother and other citizens.

Israeli occupation forces reportedly raided other homes and confiscated dozens of cars before withdrawing from Bait Ummar town.

Another young man was also kidnaped from his home during an IOFs raid in Dura town, southwest of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

In Ramallah, Israeli forces kidnapped seven citizens after ransacking their homes in Sira town.

In Toubas, the IOFs stormed Fari’ah refugee camp and embarked on bulldozing roads and blocking its entrances.

Violent clashes reportedly broke out between resistance fighters and Israeli soldiers during IOF raids on homes in Fari’ah camp.

Al-Aqsa Brigades said that a group of its fighters damaged an IOF bulldozer with an explosive device and injured some soldiers during confrontations with them in the refugee camp.

Earlier at dawn, a number of resistance fighters survived a drone attack on their car near Nour Shams refugee camp, east of Toulkarm, according to eyewitnesses.

The IOFs also carried out raids in different towns of Nablus and Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), raided homes and kidnapped a number of citizens, amid violent clashes with local youths in Baita town.

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Occupation forces detain 20 Palestinians, including children, across West Bank

RAMALLAH, Thursday, June 20, 2024 (WAFA) — 

Israeli occupation forces have detained at least 20 Palestinians since yesterday evening from various governorates in the West Bank, including children and former detainees, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS).

PPS said these detentions raise the total number of Palestinians rounded up by Israeli occupation forces in the occupied West Bank since October 7 of last year to over 9,300.

This figure includes individuals taken from their homes, detained at military checkpoints, forced to surrender under pressure, or held as hostages.

The group clarified that the arrest statistics include those who remain in detention and those who were subsequently released.

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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Illegal Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque under police protection

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), Thursday, June 20, 2024 (WAFA) –

This morning, groups of the illegal Israeli settlers, under the protection of Israeli police, broke into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).

Eyewitnesses reported that dozens of colonists entered the holy site in groups, conducted provocative tours throughout the compound, and performed Talmudic rituals.

During the incursion, Israeli police imposed restrictions on the entry of Palestinian worshippers to the mosque. 

Additionally, Israeli police intensified the restrictions at the gates of the Old City, effectively turning the area into a military zone.

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Israeli drone strike targets a location in Toulkarm

TOULKARM, Thursday, June 20, 2024 (WAFA) –

In the early hours of this morning, an Israeli military drone conducted an airstrike on a site in the al-Salam neighborhood, east of Tulkarm city in the north of the occupied West Bank.

WAFA correspondent reported that a massive explosion was heard across Toulkarm and surrounding areas. The explosion resulted from the drone strike which was carried out in the vicinity of the Nour Shams refugee camp in the city. No injuries were reported.

The explosion occurred as Israeli reconnaissance drones heavily patrolled the skies over the city and its refugee camps for several hours.

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