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 232 of the US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 5 Massacres, 46 Palestinians Killed, 130 Injured, with a Death Toll of  35,903 and 80,420 Injuries

May 25, 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 25, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 42,903+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (35,903) and those who are still missing under the rubble (Corrected on April 18, 2024: 7,000+). 

By May 25, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 80,420 and more than 2,520 civilians have been abducted from Gaza Strip. 70% of deaths were for children and women.

By May 25, 2024, 519 Palestinians who were killed, 4,391 who were injured, and 8,948, who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023 (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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UN Special Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese, called for sanctions on Israel and suspension of diplomatic relations with it until it complies with ICJ order to stop attacking Rafa'h, May 25, 2024	46 Palestinians were killed, 130 were injured by Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment, on May 25, 2024
Two civilians were killed, several were injured by Israeli genocidal airstrikes targeting 'Awni Dthuhair Street in Rafa'h, and Al-Sabra neighborhood, in Gaza City, May 25, 2024	Children continue to constitute majority of the victims of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip, May 25, 2024
Grieving the death of family member martyrs, who were killed by Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on Central Gaza Strip, May 25, 2024	Grieving and funeral prayer in Dair El-Bala'h, on the Palestinian martyrs, who were killed by Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on Central Gaza Strip, 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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UN Special Rapporteur calls for imposing sanctions on Israel

Saturday 25-May-2024

NEW YORK, (PIC)

The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese, called on the international community to impose sanctions on Israel and suspend diplomatic relations with it until it complies with the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

“Israel intensified its attacks on the city of Rafa'h in the southern Gaza Strip after the International Court of Justice ordered it to stop its operation in the city,” she said on her X account.

“The news I receive from the people besieged in the city of Rafa'h is horrific. Israel will not stop this madness until we stop it.”

Albanese stressed the need for imposing sanctions on Israel until it complies with ICJ’s ruling that ordered Israel to halt its military assault on Rafa'h.

“Member states must impose sanctions on Israel, ban the provision of weapons to it, and suspend political and diplomatic relations with it, until it stops its attack.”

Earlier Friday, 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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Palestinian factions welcome ICJ’s ruling, call for its enforcement

Saturday 25-May-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian national and Islamic factions (organizations) welcomed the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) ruling, which demanded Israel to stop its military operations in Rafa'h and reopen the Rafa'h border crossing, calling for its enforcement by obliging Israel to abide by the ruling.

In a statement on Saturday, the factions called for “the cessation of the fascist aggression against the city of Rafa'h, all parts of the Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian territories, as well as for the withdrawal of the Nazi occupation army.”

The Palestinian factions called on all parties to work seriously to enforce the ICJ’s ruling without any procrastination or obstruction that would absolves Israel of its responsibilities under various pretexts.

The Palestinian factions called on all parties to exert serious efforts to reach a complete withdrawal of the Israeli occupation army from the Rafa'h crossing and to re-operate it as a Palestinian-Egyptian crossing in accordance with the agreed-upon mechanisms.

The factions warned against any formula that would lead to Israel’s circumvention of the ICJ’s ruling by finding alternatives that would legitimize the siege and occupation.

They underlined that the need of the Palestinian people to open all crossings, including the Rafah crossing, is actually an urgent need in light of the escalating humanitarian crisis, especially with the increasing number of the wounded with thousands of critical cases, including those in urgent need for travel to receive treatment and appropriate health care.

On Friday evening, the ICJ issued a binding decision calling on Israel to immediately stop its military attack on Rafa'h, in the southern Gaza Strip, to keep the Rafa'h crossing open to facilitate the entry of aid into the Strip and submit a report to the court within a month on the steps it has taken in this regard.

Since May 6, Israel has launched a ground attack on Rafa'h and seized the Rafa'h border crossing with Egypt, blocking the movement of the wounded and the entry of humanitarian aid.

The attack has also caused the displacement of nearly one million people from Rafa'h, according to the United Nations.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on the Strip since October 7 last year has left more than 116,000 Palestinians as martyrs and wounded, most of them children and women, and about 10,000 missing amid massive destruction and the closure of crossings, threatening of a looming famine. 

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Israeli occupation regime army bars Gaza patients from leaving or returning to Gaza

Saturday 25-May-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian health ministry has said that many Gaza patients have not been able to leave or return to the coastal territory since May 6 because of the Israeli occupation army closure of the Rafa'h border crossing.

According to Ashraf Al-Qidra, spokesman for the ministry, over 20,000 people in Gaza with injuries or serious medical issues are waiting for the Rafa'h crossing to be reopened and are facing inhumane conditions as a result of the siege and daily attacks on the Strip and its hospitals.

Al-Qidra called for international action to save the Gaza patients from health complications and death in light of the collapse of the health sector and the destruction of hospitals.

He pointed out the Israeli occupation forces had killed more than 493 health personnel and medical professionals and kidnapped at least 310 of them since the war started.

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

On May25, 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 5 massacres, which resulted in the killing of 46 Palestinian civilians, and the injury of 130 others, in the past 24 hours. This increased the accounted for death toll in Gaza Strip to 35,903 and the injuries to 80,420, since the start of the Israeli genocidal war on October 7, 2023.   

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Gaza: Death toll surges to 35,903 martyrs

Saturday 25-May-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The health ministry in Gaza said on Saturday that the Israeli occupation army committed five massacres in different areas of the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours, killing at least 46 civilians and injuring over 130 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 176 of them, including 46 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 35,903 martyrs and the number of the wounded surged to 80,420 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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Israeli airstrikes kill 20, including children and women, in northern Gaza

GAZA, Saturday, May 25, 2024 (WAFA) —

Twenty Palestinians, including children and women, were killed and several others injured today due to the continuous Israeli airstrikes in the northern Gaza Strip.

Medical sources reported that ten civilians, including children, were killed and others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the city of Bait 'Hanoun, north of the Gaza Strip.

Simultaneously, another ten citizens were killed and 17 others were injured when Israeli warplanes targeted Al-Nazla School in Al-Saftawi neighborhood in Gaza City.

By May 24, 2024, in a preliminary toll, the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7, 2023 has claimed the lives of at least 35,857 Palestinians, mostly children and women, with an additional 80,293 others sustaining injuries.

The Israeli aggression has also resulted in the mass displacement of over 2 million Palestinians across the enclave.

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Two civilians killed, others wounded in Israeli genocidal airstrikes targeting cities of Gaza and Rafa'h

GAZA, Saturday, May 25, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Two civilians, including a woman, today were killed and others were injured in the ongoing Israeli genocidal airstrikes that targeted different areas across the cities of Gaza and Rafa'h.

Medical sources reported that a civilian was killed in an Israeli genocidal airstrike targeting 'Awni Dthuhair Street in the city of Rafa'h, south of the Gaza Strip.

The occupation warplanes bombed a house belonging to Abu Shuraiti'h family in the Al-Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City, resulting in the killing of a woman and the wounding of others.

By May 24, 2024, in a preliminary toll, the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7th of last year has so far resulted in 35,857 Palestinian fatalities, the majority of whom are innocent civilians, including children and women, in addition to 80,293 injuries.

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Dozens of civilians killed, others injured in Gaza as the Israeli genocidal war marks 232 days

GAZA, Saturday, May 25, 2024 (WAFA) –

Scores of civilians were killed or injured over the last few hours as the Israeli occupation forces continue their relentless offensive on the Gaza Strip. 

WAFA correspondent reported that four civilians were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a residential apartment belonging to the Joudah family in Al-Nouri Tower, north of Al-Nusayrat refugee camp in the middle of the Gaza Strip.

The occupation warplanes further opened heavy gunfire targeting east of the city of Dair El-Bala'h.

Meanwhile, a number of civilians were wounded as a result of violent artillery shelling and gunfire by occupation warplanes and military tanks that targeted the neighborhoods of Al-Shaikh 'Ijleen, Tel Al-Hawa, and Al-Zaytoun in Gaza City.

Intense explosions were also heard in the Shuhada Junction area, south of Gaza City.

Simultaneously,  occupation tanks opened fire in the vicinity of the University College of Applied Sciences, 8th Street in the Tel Al-Hawa neighborhood southwest of Gaza City, and Al-Nafaq Street in the north, causing injures among civilians.

Ambulance and civil crews are finding difficulties in reaching the targeted areas due the intensity of the fire and the ongoing shelling.

In Jabalya, north of the Gaza Strip, the occupation launched a series of airstrikes on many areas.

The occupation artillery fired dozens of shells at the eastern border areas between the cities of Dair El-Bala'h, Khan Younus and Rafa'h in the southern Gaza Strip.

By May 24, 2024, in a preliminary toll, the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7th of last year has so far resulted in 35,857 Palestinian fatalities, the majority of whom are innocent civilians, including children and women, in addition to 80,293 injuries.

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Israeli occupation regime warplanes carry out strikes targeting different areas in the Gaza city

GAZA, Saturday, May 24, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Israeli occupation regime warplanes at dawn carried out a series of airstrikes targeting the city of Gaza, resulting in the killing of several civilians.

Local sources confirmed scores of dead bodies and wounded were recovered from under the rescue of a house targeted by the Israeli occupation regime fighter jets in Al-Daraj neighborhood in Gaza City.

The occupation warplanes also bombed a residential area north of Al-Nusayrat camp in the central Gaza Strip.

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

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Israeli occupation forces kidnap at least 15 Palestinians in the West Bank

RAMALLAH, Saturday, May 25, 2024 (WAFA) —

Israeli occupation forces kidnapped at least 15 Palestinians over the past 20 hours, including former detainees, according to a joint statement by the Detainees' Affairs Authority and the Palestinian Prisoners' Society.

The kidnappings took place across various West Bank governorates, including Ramallah, Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), Jineen, Nablus, Qalqilya, and Al-Khaleel (Hebron), the statement said.

During these operations, Israeli forces carried out assaults and intimidated some of the detainees and their families, in addition to vandalizing and destroying homes.

One notable incident involved the repeated raids and harassment of the family of Tariq Dawood in Qalqilya, whose house has been subjected to daily raids by the Israeli occupation army and his family members have been repeatedly detained and mistreated.

Since October 7, the total number of Palestinians arrested in the occupied West Bank has risen to over 8,855. This figure includes individuals apprehended from their homes, at military checkpoints, those who surrendered under duress, and those taken hostage.

These statistics cover both those who remain in detention and those who have been subsequently released.

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Israeli occupation forces detain three Palestinians in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), Saturday, May 25, 2024 (WAFA) — 

Israeli occupation forces detained three Palestinians from the city of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) and the Qalandya refugee camp to the north this afternoon, according to local sources.

The sources reported that the Israeli occupation forces detained teenagers A'hmed Al-Masri and Ayman Al-'Ajlouni while they were near the Herod's Gate, one of the gates of the Old City of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).

Simultaneously, a special Israeli military unit sneaked into the Qalandya refugee camp, north of the city, and abducted a Palestinian citizen from one of the buildings located near the Qalandya military checkpoint.  

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IOFs storm West Bank areas, kidnap Palestinians from homes

Saturday 25-May-2024

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) stormed last night and at dawn Saturday different West Bank areas and kidnaped a number of Palestinian citizens.

According to local sources, the IOFs kidnapped two citizens from their homes in Toulkarm, particularly during raids in Shuwaika suburb and Rameen village.

In Qalqilya, the IOFs kidnapped three brothers and their nephew from the family of Dawood following raids on homes in the city.

The IOFs also stormed other areas of the West Bank, with no reported arrests.

In Bethlehem, a young man suffered injuries after Israeli soldiers savagely assaulted him during his presence outside his house in Al-Khadir town. He was rushed to a local hospital.

In a separate incident, a horde of the illegal extremist Jewish settlers hurled stones at Palestinian homes in Wadi Al-'Husain area in the east of Al-Khaleel City, and chanted threats and slurs against the local residents. 

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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Palestinian man injured in an attack by illegal Israeli settlers near Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), Saturday, May 25, 2024 (WAFA) — 

A Palestinian man today was injured and two others were detained following an attack by a group of the illegal Israeli settlers and an Israeli incursion into the towns of Bani Na'eem and Doura, located east and south of the city of Al-Khaleel (Hebron), respectively.

Sources said a group of Israeli colonists attacked the employees of Bani Na'eem municipality while they were working on extending water lines in the Al-Qasr area in the Bani Na'eem wilderness, causing the deputy mayor, Nadir Humidat, bruises across his body.

Following his injury, Humaidat was later rushed to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.

In a related context, the occupation forces detained two local residents after breaking into their homes in the town of Doura, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

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Illegal Israeli settlers steal contents of livestock sheds near Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), Saturday, May 25, 2024 (WAFA) —

Illegal Israeli settlers today stole the contents of two livestock sheds in the wilderness of the village of Kisan, located east of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources.

Waleed Ghazal, the owner of the sheds, informed WAFA that colonists broke into the Um Al-Zaytouna area in the Kisan wilderness, stealing equipment used for livestock breeding and electrical tools belonging to his brother, Majid.

This incident is part of an increasing pattern of settler attacks and thefts targeting livestock breeders and farmers. Earlier this morning, colonists also stole a wheat harvest in the village of Al-Minya, southeast of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem).

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Illegal Israeli settlers steal wheat crop from Palestinian farmers near Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), Saturday, May 25, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Illegal Israeli settlers today stole wheat crop in the wilderness of al-Maniya, southeast of the West Bank city of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem).

Ziyad Kawazba, Head of Al-Maniya Village Council, said that a group of Israeli colonists attacked Palestinian farmers once the latter finished harvesting their wheat crop at Wadi Al-Abyadh in the wilderness of the village, and stole the crops.

It is noteworthy that the colonists have recently escalated their attacks against Palestinian people and their properties in the village of Al-Minya, involving stealing agricultural crops, attacking sheep herders, and preventing farmers from reaching their lands.

According to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, the Israeli occupation forces and colonists carried out 1,242 attacks during the month of April.

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Illegal Israeli settlers attack with stones Palestinian homes in Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), Saturday, May 25, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Illegal Israeli settlers at dawn attacked Palestinian-owned homes in Wadi Al-'Husayn, east of the city of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

Sources said that a group of the illegal Israeli settlers hurled stones towards citizens’ homes in the Wadi al-Husayn area, east of the city of Al-Khaleel (Hebron), causing panic among children and women.

In a related context, the Israeli occupation forces , accompanied by dozens of military vehicles, broke into the town of Doura, south of the city and deployed around citizens’ homes in Al-Sahara Al-Shamiya area. However, no raids or arrests were reported.

A large Israeli occupation regime force also stormed the town of Bait Ummar, north of Hebron.

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