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 231 of the US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 6 Massacres, 56 Palestinians Killed, 93 Injured, with a Death Toll of  35,857 and 80,293 Injuries

May 24, 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 May 24, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 42,857+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (35,857) and those who are still missing under the rubble (Corrected on April 18, 2024: 7,000+). 

By May 24, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 80,293 and more than 2,520 civilians have been abducted from Gaza Strip. 70% of deaths were for children and women.

By May 24, 2024, 519 Palestinians who were killed, 4,391 who were injured, and 8,933, who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023 (Some of the detainees have been released).

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 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 March 4, 2024, the Government Media Office (GMO) said that the Israeli occupation forces killed 364 health personnel, 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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Thousands of Turks participated in the funeral of  the Turkish tourist 'Hasan Saklanan, who was killed by the Israeli occupation regime soldiers in   Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), May 24, 2024	40,000 Palestinian Muslims attend Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque, despite the Israeli occupation regime restrictions, May 24, 2024
Israeli genocidal air strikes lighten the night of Rafa'h, following the ICJ ruling that the Israeli occupation regime should stop its attacks on the city, May 24, 2024	56 Palestinians were killed, 93 were injured by Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on Gaza Strip, May 24, 2024
Palestinian children sitting on the sandy ground of their family tent in Rafa'h, after being fored to relocate several times, to avoid the genocidal Israeli air strikes, May 24, 2024 pic	The International Court of Justice today ruled that Israel must immediately halt its military offensive in Rafa'h and open the Rafa'h crossing to humanitarian aid supplies, May 24, 2024 pic
A Palestinian father kissing his little child who was killed by Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on Gaza Strip, May 24, 2024	A Palestinian father grieving the death of his two children, who were killed by Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on Gaza Strip, May 24, 2024

Several Palestinians were killed by Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on the tents of the displaced civilians on Al-Zawayida coastal shore, in Central Gaza Strip, on May 24, 2024.	Some of the Palestinian martyrs who were killed by Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on Central Gaza Strip, being prepared for burial in Dair El-Bala'h hospital, May 24, 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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Following ICJ ruling, Israel escalates attacks on Rafa'h

Saturday 25-May-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

Israeli warplanes launched unprecedented air raids on Rafa'h City in the southern Gaza Strip, moments after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a ruling demanding Israel to halt its aggression against the city of Rafah immediately.

Israeli artillery also bombed the vicinity of Kuwait Specialized Hospital in the center of Rafa'h, shooting at anyone who approaches the center of Rafa'h, while medical crews were prevented from reaching the injured.

Unprecedented air raids were reported on various areas of Rafa'h, especially the city center.

Media sources affirmed that the airstrikes targeted streets and homes in the center of the Shaboura camp in Rafa'h.

Intensive artillery shelling also targeted the vicinity of Al-Najjar Hospital, Khirbet Al-'Adas, Al-Madkhal Street, and Al-Junaina neighborhood in Rafa'h.

This Israeli escalation came a few hours after the ICJ issued a binding decision for Israel to immediately stop its military attack on Rafa'h, in the southern Gaza Strip. 

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Guterres: The ICJ decisions regarding Rafah are binding

Saturday 25-May-2024

NEW YORK, (PIC)

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has recalled that the decisions of the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) are binding, according to the UN press service’s statement.

“The Secretary-General recalls that, pursuant to the Charter and to the Statute of the Court, decisions of the Court are binding and trusts that the parties will duly comply with the Order from the Court,” the statement said.

Moreover, the UN Secretary-General “will promptly transmit the notice of the provisional measures ordered by the Court to the Security Council.”

Earlier in the day, the ICJ’s ruled that Israel should stop the military offensive in Rafa'h and keep the Rafa'h border crossing open to provide aid to the Palestinian population.

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UN top official to transmit ICJ ruling on Israeli aggression on Rafah to UNSC

NEW YORK, Friday, May 24, 2024 (WAFA) –

The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today announced that he would transmit the ICJ ruling on the Israeli aggression on Rafa'h to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

Secretary-General Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told the reporters that Guterres would properly transmit the notice of provisional measures ordered by the Court to the UNSC for action.

Dujarric said that Guterres stressed that "decisions of the Court are binding and trusts that the parties will duly comply with the Order from the Court.”

“The Secretary-General recalls that ...decisions of the International Court of Justice are binding, and he trusts that the parties will duly comply with the order from the court," he added.

Following South Africa’s plea, the ICJ has ruled in a 13-2 vote that Israel must immediately halt its military offensive and any other action in Rafa'h and open the Rafa'h border crossing to allow the entry of humanitarian aid to the blockaded Strip.

The ICJ also ordered Israel to "ensure the unimpeded access of commissions of inquiry or investigative bodies mandated by the UN to investigate allegations of genocide" and report to the court within a month on its progress in implementing the measures.

The ICJ, whose orders are legally binding but lack direct enforcement mechanisms, stopped short of calling for a full ceasefire today.

K.F.

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ICJ rules Israel immediately halt Rafah offensive and open crossing

THE HAGUE, Friday, May 24, 2024 (WAFA) –

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) today ruled that Israel must immediately halt its military offensive in Rafa'h and open the Rafa'h crossing to aid.

Following a plea from South Africa, ICJ has ruled in a 13-2 vote that Israel must immediately halt its military offensive and any other action in Rafa'h and open the Rafa'h border crossing to allow the entry of humanitarian aid to the blockaded Strip.

ICJ President Nawaf Salam said the humanitarian situation in Gaza was now "disastrous" and said earlier measures issued were insufficient.

"Israel must immediately halt its military offensive and any other action in the Rafa'h governorate which may inflict on the Palestinian group in Gaza conditions of life that could bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part," he said, reading out the judgment to the court.

He added that Israel needed to reopen the Rafa'h crossing and "ensure the unimpeded access of commissions of inquiry or investigative bodies mandated by the UN to investigate allegations of genocide."

Judges are "not convinced that the evacuation efforts and related measures that Israel affirms to have undertaken" are "sufficient to alleviate the immense risk" to Palestinians in Rafa'h, Salam said while noting that Israel "has not provided sufficient information concerning the safety of the population during the evacuation process".

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40,000 Palestinians attend Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque, despite the Israeli occupation regime restrictions

Friday 24-May-2024

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), (PIC)

Tens of thousands of Palestinian worshipers performed Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), despite Israeli restrictions.

According to the Islamic Endowments Department in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), around 40,000 Muslims performed the Friday prayer today at the holy shrine.

Eyewitnesses affirmed that the Israeli police prevented many young men from entering the Mosque for unknown reasons.

The Israeli occupation regime forces also attacked a young man at the Bab Al-Asbat area, one of Al-Aqsa gates.

A heavy contingent of Israeli occupation regime police was deployed at the entrances, surroundings, and alleys of the city, as well as at the external gates of the Mosque, searching many young men and women.

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime also imposed more restrictions on West Bankers’ entry to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

Earlier Friday, thousands of Maqdisi Palestinians (Jerusalemites) performed the Fajr prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque despite the Israeli security restrictions at its gates.

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Mish'al participates in the funeral of the Turkish tourist killed by Israeli gunfire

Friday 24-May-2024

ISTANBUL, (PIC)

The head of 'Hamas’s foreign political bureau, Khalid Mish'al, took part in the funeral of the Turkish tourist, 'Hasan Saclanan, who was killed by the Israeli occupation regime soldiers in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), last month.

“Türkiye has been present at the Zionist-Palestinian conflict for more than 100 years,” Mish'al said during the funeral.

“These are blessed days. These are days that will make glorious history on the path of liberating Palestine and defeating the Zionist project.”

Mish'al hailed the sacrifices made by “the Turkish martyr’s family and Turkish people” in support of the Palestinian cause.

Speaking to the Turkish people, Mish'al said, “the Zionists are our enemies and your enemies. They are a danger to Palestine, to the Arabs, to the Muslims, to Türkiye, to the nation, and indeed to all humanity.”

Mish'al also hailed the steadfastness and strong determination of the Palestinian people in resisting the Zionist project, in defense of their nation and humanity.

Earlier Thursday, thousands of Turks participated in the funeral of  the Turkish tourist 'Hasan Saklanan, who was killed by the Israeli occupation regime soldiers in  Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), who justified the killing by the allegation that he stabbed an Israeli policeman.

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Al-Qanou: The Rafa'h crossing is and will always be a Palestinian-Egyptian crossing

Thursday 23-May-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The spokesman for the 'Hamas Movement, Abdul Lateef Al-Qanou, said in a statement on Thursday that the Rafa'h crossing is and will always be a Palestinian-Egyptian crossing.

“The criminal Zionist occupation regime bears full responsibility for its closure of the Rafa'h crossing as part of its military operation against our Palestinian people,” Al-Qanou added.

He elaborated that the Israeli aggression against Rafa'h has deepened the humanitarian crisis, as a result of banning aid delivery and denying the people of Gaza their right to movement, travel, and receiving treatment abroad.

The Israeli occupation regime army took control over the Rafa'h crossing on May 7 and closed it amid the continuation of its ground invasion of Rafa'h under ongoing genocidal aerial and artillery bombardment.

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Communicable diseases, including diarrhea and suspected hepatitis A, are on the rise in Gaza, due to  overcrowded shelters and limited sanitation

Friday 24-May-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) said Thursday there is an increase in communicable diseases in the Gaza Strip, citing the World Health Organization (WHO).

“WHO reports communicable diseases, including diarrhea and suspected hepatitis A, are on the rise in Gaza,” UNRWA wrote on X.

“We need a ceasefire now,” it said, stressing it continues to provide health care, “but overcrowded shelters and limited sanitation due to forced displacement pose severe health risks.”

Israel continued a brutal offensive on the Palestinian enclave despite a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire.

More than 35,700 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, the vast majority being women and children, and nearly 80,000 others have been injured since the start of the Israeli aggression on October 7.

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Israeli aggression on Rafah is expanding and 900,000 have been forcibly displaced

Friday 24-May-2024

RAFA'H, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces continue their aggression on Rafa'h, south of the Gaza Strip, and have penetrated deeper into the city, at a time when the number of internally displaced persons from it has risen to 900,000 displaced along with residents.

Local sources said that the occupation forces continue, for the 18th day, to invade large parts of Rafa'h, noting that the southern areas of the city of Rafah, which are the Brazil neighborhood, the Qashta neighborhood, the Salah al-Din Gate, Block O, and the Yibna refugee camp, are subjected to intense gunfire, violent clashes, and continuous shelling.

The occupation forces penetrated last night to the intersection of the Al-'Amawi restaurant on the outskirts of the Yibna camp, where the area is witnessing violent clashes and intermittent artillery and air strikes.

Israeli tanks also reached the center of the Al-Junainah neighborhood, with the sound of heavy gunfire from helicopter gunships heard in the area, while a citizen was killed and others were injured in the Israeli army targeting of a horse cart at the Keer intersection in the center of Rafa'h.

The occupation forces continued to carry out air strikes, shell houses, and fire artillery shells in various areas of the city.

Meanwhile, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said that about 900,000 people have been forcibly displaced from the city of Rafa'h, south of the Gaza Strip, due to the ongoing Israeli military operation.

It explained, in a statement on Friday, that the displaced have moved to areas hosting large numbers, which are suffering from lack of services.

The occupation forces began a military operation in the city of Rafa'h, south of the Strip, on the sixth of this month, and called on citizens and the displaced to the eastern areas of the city, to head to the city of Khan Younus, south of the Strip, and then expanded its military operation to include other areas of the city, with continuous intense artillery and missile shelling, by land, air and sea.

On May 5th of this month, the occupation forces completely closed the Karam Abu Salem crossing, southeast of the city of Rafa'h, and prevented the entry of humanitarian and medical aid, and on the seventh of the same month, the occupation forces occupied the Palestinian side of the Rafa'h border crossing, and stopped the flow of aid to the Strip, and they continue to close the two crossings until today.

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UNRWA chief says ‘another war’ rages in occupied West Bank

JERUSALEM, Friday, May 24, 2024 (WAFA) -

 Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), has said an “unnoticed” war is being fought in occupied West Bank where Israeli occupation forces are launching regular attacks to destroy houses, bulldoze roads, and dismantle “basic infrastructure” such as water and electricity.

UN staff, he said, recounted how the Nour Shams refugee camp in the north of the occupied West Bank was “once a bustling area with markets and life” but has now been hit by the “destruction” of Israeli occupation forces.

He added that Palestinians are sinking into poverty, separation and isolation as their movements are being restricted by Israeli occupation forces.

Any further escalation in the violence and expansion of illegal Israeli settlements, he continued, will push a “peaceful resolution to this decades-long conflict” further away.

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World Bank warns Palestinian Authority on the brink of financial collapse

WASHINGTON DC, Friday, May 24, 2024 (WAFA) — 

The Palestinian Authority is facing the risk of financial collapse, the World Bank says in a new report, as revenue streams run dry and economic activity drops significantly against the backdrop of the Israeli aggression on Gaza.

"The fiscal situation of the Palestinian Authority has dramatically worsened in the last three months, significantly raising the risk of a fiscal collapse," the World Bank says in a statement.

"Revenue streams have largely dried up due to the drastic reduction in clearance revenue transfers payable to the Palestinian Authority and a massive drop in economic activity," the report adds.

In the coming months, the Authority's deficit is expected to reach $1.2 billion, doubling the funding gap of $682 million at the end of 2023.

"Increased foreign assistance and the accumulation of further arrears to public employees and suppliers are the only available financing options for the Palestinian Authority," the World Bank says.

The report comes days after ultranationalist Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich threatened to cut off the transfer of funds to the Palestinian Authority after the announcement by Norway, Spain and Ireland that they will unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state.

The far-right minister also said he will not extend the indemnity given to Israeli banks that transfer funds to banks in the West Bank, which is due to expire on July 1.

M.N.

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Israel deliberately rendering Gaza's hospitals inoperative, local health authorities warn

GAZA, Friday, May 24, 2024 (WAFA) -

Health authorities in the Gaza Strip warned today that the deliberate attacks by Israeli occupation forces on hospitals across the war-torn enclave are aimed at rendering these hospitals inoperative. 

The authorities warned that the sole generator supplying electricity to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Dair El-Bala'h, central Gaza, has ceased operation due to fuel depletion, posing a significant health disaster risk for approximately 1.5 displaced people in the region rely on it.

Warnings have also been issued regarding the Kuwaiti Hospital in Rafa'h, which is on the verge of ceasing operations due to daily targeting by the Israeli occupation forces.

The health authorities emphasized that hospitals are operating beyond their capacities to cope with the influx of casualties due to the ongoing Israeli aggression, which has been going on for 231 days.

Since this morning, Israeli occupation forces have been advancing towards Kamal 'Udwan Hospital in northern Gaza, besieging medical staff and patients. 

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Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital launches distress call

Friday 24-May-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

Shuhada Al-Aqsa Hospital’s administration has warned of an imminent health catastrophe unless the hospital is supplied with fuel within the next few hours.

The administration said in a statement on Thursday evening, “We express our deep astonishment and disapproval of the policy of procrastination pursued against the Shuhada Al-Aqsa Hospital. It has been long hours since we contacted the relevant authorities and the World Health Organization, which is responsible for fuel supply to the hospital, but we have received no response.”

“We announce to the world that Shuhada Al-Aqsa Hospital has a fuel storage capacity estimated at 50,000 liters of fuel, but the quantities being supplied do not exceed one-fifth at best, noting that the hospital needs more than 4,000 liters daily in order to be able to provide health services and appropriate medical care,” the statement added.

The Shuhada Al-Aqsa Hospital provides medical care and health services to more than 1,200 patients and wounded, including 600 patients with kidney failure, it highlighted.

The hospital appealed to the international community and all international organizations to supply the hospital with 50,000 liters of fuel in the coming hours before a health disaster strikes hundreds of patients and wounded.

Earlier on Thursday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health warned in a press statement that the Hospital which is located in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip was about to be out of service, adding that “the generators of the Hospital would stop in four hours from now.”

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

On May24, 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 6 massacres, which resulted in the killing of 56 Palestinian civilians, and the injury of 93 others, in the past 24 hours. This increased the accounted for death toll in Gaza Strip to 35,857 and the injuries to 80,293, since the start of the Israeli genocidal war on October 7, 2023.   

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Death toll of the Israeli aggression on Gaza surges to 35,857 martyrs

Friday 24-May-2024

The death toll of the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip since October 7 last year has climbed to 35,857 martyrs, according to the Ministry of Health in the enclave on Friday. It added in a terse statement that the number of injured has surged to 80,293.

The Israeli occupation army committed 6 massacres against families in the beleaguered enclave over the past 24 hours claiming the lives of 56 citizens and injuring 93 others, the statement said.

It pointed out that a number of victims are still under the rubble of destroyed buildings and on the roads but the Israeli occupation forces block the ambulance and civil defense crews from reaching them.

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US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza enters day 231

Friday 24-May-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

As the US-backed Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip entered day 231 on Friday, aerial and artillery strikes continued to pound and target different areas and massacre more civilians, especially in northern Gaza.

Reporters for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said that the Israeli occupation army continued to bomb homes in different areas of Gaza during the past 24 hours, amid ongoing attacks in Rafa'h and Jabalya.

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) continue their ground invasion of large neighborhoods in Rafa'h, Jabalya, and other parts of northern Gaza amid aerial and artillery bombardment and horrific massacres.

Israeli warplanes bombed an uninhabited house in the Al-Nasr area, northeast of the city of Rafa'h.

Two citizens were killed in an Israeli airstrike west of Al-Zawayida town in central Gaza Strip.

The IOF also targeted ambulance and civil defense crews while recovering injuries and martyrs from the Hamada family home in the northern Gaza Strip.

Two other people were killed in another Israeli airstrike on Al-Nusayrat camp in central Gaza Strip.

Fresh airstrikes were also launched early today on Jabalya.

Local sources reported that the IOF advanced towards Kamal 'Udwan Hospital in Bait Lahya and its surroundings amid heavy gunfire and tightened siege on it.

Meanwhile, the IOF helicopters opened fire in the center and south of Rafah City, while Israeli war boats opened their machine gun fire at the shores of Al-Zawaida town in the central of the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli artillery targeted the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City, and Ju'hr Al-Deek and Dair El-Bala'h in central Gaza Strip.

Along the same line, Israeli drones opened fire towards the 'Ali Mosque area, south of Gaza City, while fresh airstrikes targeted the eastern areas of the city of Rafa'h.

Just before midnight, Israeli aircraft launched several air raids on Jabalya camp.

In northern Gaza, at least five people were killed, and three others were injured in an Israeli airstrike on the Al-Hawajiri family house in Al-Fakhoura.

Last night, a new Israeli massacre was carried out in Gaza City after bombing two residential apartments and a spices factory at the Sh'abiyah Junction, killing at least 5 people.

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Israeli warplanes carry out strikes on Rafa'h

GAZA, Friday, May 24, 2024 (WAFA) –

Following an ICJ ruling that ordered Israel to halt its offensive on Rafa'h, Israeli warplanes Friday evening carried out a series of airstrikes on the southern Gaza Strip city.

Israeli fighter jets targeted houses and roads in Rafa'h's ash-Shaboura refugee camp, resulting in a number of casualties.

Meanwhile, Israeli artillery targeted the vicinity of the Abu Yousuf Al-Najjar Hospital, Khirbet Al-'Adas and Al-Junaina neighborhood.

The artillery also pounded the eastern parts of Al-Buraij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, resulting in a number of casualties.

This aerial and artillery bombardment came just after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) today ruled that Israel must immediately halt its military offensive in Rafa'h and open crossing to aid.

Tried before the International Court of Justice for genocide against Palestinians, Israel has been waging a devastating war on Gaza since October 7, killing at least 35,800 Palestinians and injuring over 80,200 others.

Moreover, at least 7,000 people are unaccounted for, presumed dead under the rubble of their homes throughout the Strip.

Palestinian and international organizations say that the majority of those killed and wounded are women and children.

The Israeli aggression has also resulted in the forceful displacement of nearly two million people from all over the Gaza Strip, with the vast majority of the displaced forced into the densely crowded southern city of Rafah near the border with Egypt – in what has become Palestine’s largest mass exodus since the 1948 Nakba.

K.F. 

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Day 231 of Israel's genocide: Dozens of civilian casualties across Gaza

GAZA, Friday, May 24, 2024 (WAFA) -

Dozens of innocent civilians, mostly children and women, were killed or injured over the last few hours as the Israeli occupation forces continue their relentless onslaught on the Gaza Strip for the 231st day in a row.

WAFA correspondent reported that five citizens were killed and others injured in the Israeli bombing of a house in the Al-Fakhoura neighborhood west of Jabalya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, which is witnessing a series of violent airstrikes.

Two citizens were also killed in the bombing by Israeli fighter jets of a house belonging to the Al-Masri family in the Sheikh Radhwan neighborhood north of Gaza City.

Simultaneously, the occupation artillery fired dozens of shells at various neighborhoods in Gaza City, as well as the neighborhoods of Al-Zaytoun, Tel Al-Hawa, Al-Rimal, Al-Sabra, and the area of Shaikh 'Ijleen.

Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces are advancing towards Kamal 'Udwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, besieging some of its medical staff and wounded.

The occupation artillery further targeted the Ju'hor Al-Deek village southeast of Gaza City amid heavy gunfire from Israeli military vehicles at civilians' homes.

Occupation warplanes also bombed two residential apartments belonging to the Abu Al-Luban family on Al-Nafaq Street north of Gaza City, and Al-Ayyoubi family in the Daraj neighborhood, injuring dozens with various injuries.

In the meantime, Israeli naval boats continue to shell the coast of Gaza City.

In the south of the Gaza Strip, Israeli army quadcopters are hovering over the European Gaza Hospital east of Khan Younus. 

Simultaneously, Israeli armored military vehicles are advancing from the eastern area of Rafa'h towards the city center on the outskirts of the Shaboura refugee camp amidst shelling targeting the area.

In a preliminary toll, the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7th of last year has so far resulted in 35,800 Palestinian fatalities, the majority of whom are innocent civilians, including children and women, in addition to 80,200 injuries.

M.N.

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10 civilians killed, several injured in Israeli airstrike on Gaza City

GAZA, Friday May 24, 2024 (WAFA) -

Ten Palestinians were killed and several others injured last night after an Israeli airstrike targeted a residential apartment in Gaza City.

Local sources confirmed that the airstrike hit an inhabited apartment belonging to the Al-Ayyoubi family in the Al-Sha'biya neighborhood of Gaza City. Among the ten casualties were children and women. 

The attack also left numerous others injured, with varying degrees of severity.

Yesterday, local health authorities in Gaza confirmed that the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli onslaught since October 7 had risen to 35,800 reported fatalities, with an additional 80,200 individuals sustaining injuries. 

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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IOFs launch fresh raid, arrest campaign across the West Bank

Friday 24-May-2024

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) launched at dawn Friday a large-scale raid and kidnapping campaign in various areas of the West Bank, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.

In Nablus, local sources reported that the IOFs, accompanied by a military bulldozer, stormed Balata refugee camp, and started bulldozing its roads amid heavy firing of live ammunition and sound bombs, which led to the outbreak of armed clashes.

The Israeli forces also forced their way into al-Khalil city early today, and raided the Wadi Al-'Hariya area and the municipality suburb.

In Ramallah, the IOFs kidnapped two young men after raiding their homes in Baitounia town, and stormed Al-Bireh City.

Local sources reported that several Israeli military vehicles stormed Jabal Al-Tawil in Al-Beerih City. No kidnappings were reported.

In Toulkarm, clashes erupted in Qaffeen town after it was stormed by Israeli forces.

Medical sources said that a 49-year-old woman was injured by a bullet shrapnel during the raid. 

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Five Palestinians detained during Israeli military incursions into Nablus and Ramallah areas

NABLUS, Friday, May 24, 2024 (WAFA) –

 Israeli occupation forces today stormed the village of Kafr Qalleel, south of Nablus, amid the heavy firing of live bullets, local sources reported.

Sources said that confrontations broke out in the said village following the Israeli military incursion, with no injuries reported.

Three Palestinians were detained during the confrontations.

Meanwhile, two Palestinian youths were detained after midnight on Thursday following an Israeli military incursion into the city of Baitounia to the west of Ramallah.

The Israeli occupation forces stormed the city, patrolled its streets and neighborhoods and detained two young men after raiding and tampering with the contents of their homes.

T.R.

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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Israeli occupation forces open fire on Palestinian vehicle near Ramallah

RAMALLAH, Friday, May 24, 2024 (WAFA) -

 Israeli occupation forces today opened live gunfire on a Palestinian vehicle near the town of Silwad, east of Ramallah, according to local sources.

The occupation forces opened live fire at the vehicle while chasing it near the town of Silwad. The fate of its occupants remains unknown until the moment.

T.R.

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Illegal Israeli settlers destroy crops in northern Jordan Valley

TUBAS, Friday, May 24, 2024 (WAFA) — 

A group of illegal Israeli settlers vandalized crops today in the northern Jordan Valley region, located northeast of the occupied West Bank, according to local sources.

Mu'taz Bisharat, a local activist in charge of the Israeli settlement file, reported that colonists tore apart more than 80 bags of hay and dozens of straw bales in the Um Al-Qaba plain in the region. Additionally, several items were stolen.

The area has been experiencing repeated assaults by colonists on Palestinian residents and their property, often under the protection of Israeli occupation forces.

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As a prelude to taking over the land, illegal Israeli settlers erect tents on Palestinian residents’ land near Ramallah

RAMALLAH, Friday, May 24, 2024 (WAFA) –

As a prelude to taking over the land, a group of illegal Israeli settlers today erected tents on Palestinian residents’ land in the village of Umm Safa, northwest of Ramallah, according to local activist, Ibraheem 'Abayat.

The activist told WAFA that over 30 Israeli colonists, backed by the occupation forces, broke into the village of Umm Safa and set up several tents in the Jabal al-Ras area; an estimated area of about 300 meters.

The land threatened with seizure by the illegal colonists belongs to the village of Umm Safa, the nearby town of Dair Al-Sudan, and the 'Ajjoul village.

In a later development, confrontations erupted between Israeli forces and Palestinian residents near the entrance to Umm Safa village.

According to local sources, forces attacked residents with stun grenades and tear gas canisters. However, no injuries were reported.

The heavy firing of tear gas canisters by Israeli occupation forces caused the fire to break out in the village's land.

T.R.

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Illegal Israeli settlers bulldoze Palestinian farmland southeast of Nablus

NABLUS, Friday, May 24, 2024 (WAFA) —

A group of illegal Israeli settlers embarked today on bulldozing a Palestinian-owned farmland in the village of Jaloud, located southeast of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources.

The sources reported that several colonists carried out the bulldozing of areas south of the village, apparently in preparation for seizing the land. The bulldozing took place only a few meters away from the homes of the villagers.

This incident is part of a broader pattern of land appropriation and settlement expansion by Israeli occupation authorities in the occupied West Bank, which continues to disrupt the lives and livelihoods of Palestinian residents.

M.N.

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Illegal Israeli settlers steal dozens of sheep in Bedouin community near Aree'ha (Jericho)

JERICHO, Friday, May 24, 2024 (WAFA) — 

A group of illegal Israeli settlers raided the Bedouin community of Arab hamlet, located northwest of Aree'ha (Jericho), in the early hours of this morning, stealing dozens of sheep, according to local sources.

'Hasan Mulai'hat, ta local activist defending the rights of Bedouins, told WAFA that a group of colonists stormed various areas of the community simultaneously, making off with 25 sheep belonging to citizen Abdul Latif 'Atallah Sulayman.

This brazen act of theft is yet another instance of the ongoing harassment and aggression faced by Palestinian Bedouin communities in the occupied West Bank.

The Bedouin people in the region, who rely on their livestock for sustenance and livelihood, are frequently targeted by Israeli colonists seeking to seize their land and resources.

M.N

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