Documentation of the Israeli abuse of power, mistreatment of humanity, and perpetration of the genocidal war on the Palestinian people in the  Gaza Strip.

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By Day 380 of the US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Death Toll Rose to 42,603 and 99,795 Injuries, in Addition to More Genocidal Air Strikes on Lebanese Cities

October 20, 2024

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On Day 380 of US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 7 Massacres, 84 Palestinians Killed, 158 Injured, in the Past 24 Hours, with a Death Toll of  42,603 and 99,795 Injuries, by October 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, based on the reliable data reported by the Palestinian Health Ministry:

By October 20, 2024, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 52,603+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (42,603), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 10,000+). 

By October 20, 2024, the documented injuries exceeded 99,795.

By October 20, 2024, 759 Palestinians who were killed, 6,500 who were injured, and 11,396, 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).

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By October 19, 2024, according to initial reports, 36 Lebanese civilians were killed, 204 were injured, by the Israeli genocidal raids on Lebanon, in the past 24 hours. Thus, the Lebanese death toll, since October 8, 2023, has surged to 2,448 fatalities and more than 11,471 injuries.

Since September 23, 2024, the Lebanese death toll rose to 1,630 and the injuries to 5,070. 

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73 Palestinians were killed, 100 were injured, mostly women and children, by Israeli genocidal airstrikes and bombardment on Bait Lahya, in northern Gaza Strip, October 19, 2024.	36 Lebanese civilians were killed, 204 were injured by Israeli genocidal air strikes on South Lebanon and Beirut, on October 19, 2024.
On Day 380 of the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian accounted for death toll rose to 42,603 and the injuries to 99,795, October 20, 2024.	A Palestinian young man, Kareem Mazyid, was killed while riding his motorbike in the village of 'Anabta, when an Israeli occupation army jeep deliberately rammed into him, October 19, 2024.
Palestinians in besieged northern Gaza Strip are experiencing unspeakable horrors and forced displacement, imposed by Israeli occupation, file, a UN report on October 20, 2024.	The Israeli genocidal air strikes on Beirut continued as attacks on South Lebanon was intensifying, in preparation for land invasion, on October 19, 2024.
As the Israeli occupation forces continue to siege the Gaza Strip, blocking, hunger continues to severe levels, as represented by these Palestinian children, who are trying to get some donated food in Al-Nusayrat refugee camp, October 20, 2024.	Rescuers stand on the rubble of a building hit in an Israeli genocidal airstrike in the southern village of 'Aqbiya, Lebanon, Tuesday, September 24, 2024.
Funeral procession of two Palestinian martyrs, who were killed by an Israeli genocidal air strikes on Dair El-Bala'h, in central Gaza Strip, October 20, 2024.	Carrying the Palestinian martyrs and injured, who were massacred by an Israeli genocidal air strikes on Dair El-Bala'h, in central Gaza Strip, October 20, 2024.

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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.

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Four martyrs in Al-Nabatiya, renewed aggression on Beirut South Suburb

By Al-Mayadeen English

October 20, 2024, at 12:29 Beirut local time

One of the Israeli bombardments strikes a residential building located near the Al-'Hasanayn Mosque, raising concerns about systemic damage to local infrastructure.

Al-Mayadeen's correspondent reported that Israeli forces carried out airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut, targeting areas including 'Hadatha and Haret Hreik, with one strike hitting a residential building near the Al-Hasanayn Mosque.

Our correspondent added that Israeli warplanes conducted a new airstrike earlier today, targeting Harit Huraik.

It is worth noting that Israeli drones and fighter jets launched on Saturday more than 11 consecutive airstrikes targeting the Lebanese capital of Beirut's southern suburb and surrounding areas. The strikes hit residential buildings in the neighborhoods of Harit Huraik, Burj Al-Barajnah, and Al-Shuwayfat, leveling them to the ground.

South Lebanon faces relentless Israeli airstrikes

In southern Lebanon, the correspondent stated that Israeli warplanes launched a series of intense airstrikes on the city of Al-Nabatiya early Sunday morning, resulting in the killing of four people.

Al-Nabatiyah, the second most populated city in southern Lebanon, is now nearly empty, with its main demographic today consisting of medical workers and the elderly who are limited in mobility and were unable to leave.

The United Nations estimates that a quarter of Lebanon's territory is now under Israeli evacuation orders.

Concurrently, artillery fire also struck the southern outskirts ofAl-Khiyam and its plains, as well as the town of Shib'a.

Additionally, Israeli airstrikes targeted the towns of Al-Tayba and Dair El-Siryan.

The escalation comes as "Israel" continues its brutal aggression against Lebanon, impacting various regions across the country.

By October 19, 2024, the death toll since the onset of the offensive on October 8, 2023, has reached 2,448, with 11,471 reported injuries. 

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‎Dozens of martyrs and wounded in the renewed occupation bombardment of Lebanon ‎

‎Beirut 20-10-2024 Wafa -

Dozens of Lebanese citizens were killed and injured on Sunday as a result of the Israeli warplanes bombing different towns in Lebanon, amid widespread destruction of buildings, facilities and infrastructure.‎

‎According to press information, 7 civilians were killed and others were wounded in the towns of Sureefa, Kafr Dhuneen and Burj Ra'h-'hal in southern Lebanon.‎

‎This morning, the occupation raids on the southern suburbs of Beirut were renewed targeting the areas of 'Harit Huraik and Saint-Therese, after a series of violent raids launched by the occupation yesterday evening on separate areas in the suburb that led to massive destruction of residential buildings.‎

‎Israeli warplanes and artillery bombarded the towns of Tayba, Aba, Kafr Shouba, Kafr 'Hamam, Dair El-Syrian, Al-Nabatiya, Ya'hmor, Ma'roub, Al-'Hoash, Dear Qanoun, Shab'a, Al-Khiyam, Al-Dhaheira, 'Aita Al-Sha'b, Al-Zarariya, Siddiqueen, Bayt Al-Sayyid, Kafra, Ramadiya, Ramia, Al-Naqoura, 'Alama Al-Sha'b and Tayr 'Harfa in southern Lebanon.‎

‎UNIFIL forces operating in southern Lebanon indicated that in the Mays Al-Jabal area, they have not received any food and water supplies since 27 September due to closed roads and without water since yesterday.‎

‎Y/GTA‎

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Israel’s war on Lebanon: 28 days of bloody escalation

Sunday 20-October-2024

BEIRUT, (PIC)

Israeli occupation forces continued their bloody war on Lebanon for the 28th consecutive day on Sunday, launching new airstrikes on the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut and southern towns, amid ongoing attempts to advance on the ground met with fierce resistance from 'Hizbullah.

On October 19, 2024, the Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that the number of martyrs from the ongoing Israeli aggression on Lebanon has risen to 2,448, in addition to 11,471 injured, since October 8, 2023, up to yesterday (Saturday), according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.

In a brief statement, the ministry reported that 36 martyrs and 204 injuries were recorded during Thursday and Friday due to the Israeli genocidal airstrikes.

On Sunday, Israeli occupation aircraft carried out a series of airstrikes targeting areas in the southern suburbs of Beirut. The Israeli occupation army issued a warning to evacuate several buildings in the 'Harit 'Huraik and 'Hadath areas in the southern suburb.

Israeli aircraft also struck a number of cities and towns in southern and eastern Lebanon, as well as the southern suburbs of Beirut on Saturday.

Lebanese sources reported that Israeli airstrikes targeted the towns of 'Aita Al-Sha'b, Al-Dha'hiya, Al-'Odaysa, Al-Shahabiya, Sidiqeen, Qabraykhah, Al-Rashnaniyah, Bafliyeh, Dabb’al, Tayr Harfa, Sarifa, and Jbaa in southern Lebanon.

Media sources indicated that Israeli airstrikes targeted the towns of Al-Khyam, Ramiyah, and Bara'sheet in southern Lebanon in the morning, while the occupation’s artillery shelled the town of Kfar Shouba.

Israeli airstrikes also targeted the towns of Ansar, Bouday, Nabi Sheet, Khadir, Sareen, and the city of Ba'lbek in the Boqaa' region of eastern Lebanon, and an Israeli drone struck the town of Ishtoura in the Biqaa'.

In response, 'Hizbullah continued its operations against Israeli occupation forces and settlements, confirming direct hits on its targets and inflicting casualties on the Israeli occupation army.

Islamic resistance fighters struck the Kiryat Shmona settlement with a rocket barrage at 5:00 AM on Sunday, October 20, 2024. They also targeted the Rosh Pinna settlement southeast of Safad at 12:05 AM with a rocket barrage, and the city of Safad itself at the same time.

The Israeli occupation army announced the death of a reserve officer with the rank of major due to serious injuries sustained in battles in southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah executed 25 attacks on Israeli targets, including 17 attacks targeting gatherings of Israeli soldiers.

The occupation army announced yesterday (Saturday) that “Sergeant First Class Netanel, aged 38, died from wounds sustained in battles in southern Lebanon on October 9.”

It noted that the deceased officer served as “a section leader in Battalion 5030, part of the 228th Alon Brigade.”

Thus, the number of military casualties in the Israeli army since October 7, 2023, has risen to 748, with 4,969 others injured, including 744 seriously, in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and southern Lebanon, according to official data. Other sources confirm that the numbers are much higher, and the occupation is deliberately concealing a significant part of its losses.

On another note, Hezbollah announced that it had targeted 17 gatherings of Israeli soldiers with rockets and artillery, in addition to launching other attacks on settlements, cities, and military targets in northern Israel, the most notable being a military base east of Haifa, bringing the total number of its attacks to 25 by the end of Saturday.

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Israel bombs Beirut’s southern suburb, 'Hizbullah responds by bombing Netanyahu’s house

Saturday 19-October-2024

BEIRUT, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation army launched new raids on the southern suburb of Beirut, while the Lebanese 'Hizbullah launched missile and drone attacks on Israeli sites and military bases, with one of the drones hitting the house of the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu in Caesarea.

The Israeli occupation army had issued warnings to evacuate buildings in Harit Huraik and Burj Al-Barajna before its warplanes bombed them along with different locations in other towns and villages in southern Lebanon and near the Lebanese-Syrian border in the Biqaa'.

On Saturday morning, a drone fired from Lebanon hit Netanyahu’s house in Caesarea, in response to the Israeli relentless airstrikes on southern Lebanon.

Explosions were heard this morning in Caesarea, 'Haifa, Al-Karmil, and other cities in 1948 occupied Palestine, killing at least one person, and injuring a number of others.

The Israeli Channel 12 quoted a source in Netanyahu’s office as saying that his wife was not at home at the time of the drone explosion.

The Israeli occupation Army Radio reported that one was killed and 14 wounded as a result of missiles fired from Lebanon towards Galilee and the Gulf of Haifa since morning hours.

Today, 'Hizbullah announced a series of operations that targeted with shells and missiles Israeli soldiers and military vehicles in southern Lebanon, in addition to launching many missile salvos towards Israeli settlements.

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Five Lebanese citizens killed in Israeli genocidal airstrikes in southern Lebanon

BEIRUT, October 20, 2024 (WAFA) –

Five Lebanese citizens were killed today in two Israeli genocidal airstrikes carried out by Israeli warplanes targeting the towns of Sareefa and Kfar Douneen in the southern region of Lebanon.

According to the National News Agency of Lebanon, the first strike targeted a home in Sareefa, resulting in the murder of three people. The second airstrike hit a residence in Kfar Douneen, leading to the murder of two others.

Additionally, the agency reported that Israeli fighter jets conducted strikes on the town of 'Haneen, causing the destruction of several homes in the area.

In a related development, the UNIFIL forces operating in southern Lebanon reported that the region of Mais al-Jabal has not received any food or water supplies since September 27 due to blocked roads, with residents left without water since yesterday.

M.N.

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

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On October 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 the Gaza Strip resulted in at least 7 main massacres, in which 84 Palestinian civilians were killed, and the 158 others were injured, in the past 24 hours (from a specific time of yesterday to a specific time of today). This increased the accounted for death toll in Gaza Strip to 42,603 and the injuries to 99,795, since the start of the Israeli genocidal war on October 7, 2023.

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‎The death toll of the occupation aggression on Gaza rises to 42,603 martyrs and 99,795 injured‎ 

‎Gaza 20-10-2024 Wafa -

The Palestinian Ministry of Health (PMH) in Gaza announced on Sunday that the death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 42,603, the majority of whom are children and women, since the start of the Israeli genocidal war on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, since the seventh of last October‎‎.‎

‎The PMH added that the death toll has risen to 99,795 since the start of the aggression, while thousands of victims remain under the rubble‎‎.‎

‎The PMH pointed out that the occupation forces committed 7 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, of which 84 martyrs arrived at hospitals, and 158 injuries during the past 24 hours, indicating that the Israeli occupation forces massacre against Palestinian citizens in the Bait Lahya project last night killed 87 martyrs and missing under the rubble and more than 40 injuries, including very critical cases.‎

‎A number of victims are still under rubble and on the roads, and ambulance and civil defense crews cannot reach them‎‎, she said.‎

‎M.A.‎

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Over 73 Palestinians killed, dozens injured in new Israeli massacre in northern Gaza Strip

Sunday 20-October-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

At least 73 Palestinians, including many women and children, were killed and dozens wounded in Israeli airstrikes on Saturday night that hit several houses in Beit Lahiya town in the northern Gaza Strip.

According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health (PMH) in Gaza, at least 100 were wounded and many others are still being buried under the rubble of bombed buildings.

Local residents said that the Israeli occupation army carried out the nighttime aerial attack in Bait Lahya without prior notice.

Medical sources said the airstrikes targeted a multi-floor building and several nearby houses.

The death toll from the aerial attack is likely to rise as many wounded citizens suffer from critical injuries and medical crews are unable to deal with the large number of casualties.

Director of the Kamal 'Udwan Hospital, 'Husam Abu Safiya, said that a number of wounded citizens died due to the lack of medical capabilities and supplies, adding that medical crews prioritize lifesaving emergency care.

Dozens of victims have been reported missing under the rubble and ambulance and rescue crews are unable to help them due to the lack of means and the nonstop Israeli attacks on different areas of northern Gaza, according to Abu Safiya.

GMO said that the Israeli occupation army bombed overcrowded residential areas in Bait Lahya, adding that several women and children were among the casualties.

“This is a war of genocide and ethnic cleansing. The occupation has committed a horrifying massacre in Bait Lahya,” GMO added.

GMO said rescue operations in northern Gaza were being hampered by the Israeli cut-off of telecommunication and internet services for a second day.

Earlier in the day, the Palestinian Ministry of Health (PMH) in Gaza announced that the Israeli occupation forces attacks killed 35 Palestinians across the coastal enclave.

This new Israeli massacre has happened as the occupation has destroyed the remaining health and medical system in northern Gaza, which is currently home to about 400,000 people.

Since it laid its tight siege on northern Gaza about two weeks ago, the Israeli army has embarked on attacking and besieging hospitals in northern Gaza. The army also ordered those hospitals to evacuate and prevented them from receiving vital supplies, including fuel and food.

The PGMO has held the US administration, Britain, Germany, France and other countries that support the Israeli occupation regime in its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip fully responsible for the genocidal and ethnic cleansing crimes that are happening in northern Gaza, especially in Jabalya and Bait Lahya.

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Israeli genocidal war on Gaza enters Day 380

Sunday 20-October-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

In the midst of catastrophic humanitarian suffering for more than two million Palestinians — half of them children, the Israeli occupation army continued, for the 380th consecutive day, to pound and target different areas and massacre more civilians in the Gaza Strip, especially in the northern areas.

Reporters for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said on Saturday that the Israeli occupation army carried out attacks on several homes, civilian targets and shelter centers in different areas of Gaza during the past 24 hours, killing and injuring dozens of citizens.

According to media sources, the Israeli army committed last night a massacre in Bait Lahya, north of Gaza, killing at least 87 citizens and injuring dozens, while many others were reported missing under the rubble of bombed homes.

The Israeli army also bombed a group of citizens near the Bait Lahya police station in northern Gaza, injuring seven of them, including a girl child who suffered critical injuries.

Four civilians were also martyred following an Israeli attack near the Rimas venue in Rafa'h, south of Gaza.

Two other citizens were killed and others were injured when the Israeli occupation army attacked them near the junction of Al-Maznar in Al-Nasr neighborhood, west of Gaza City.

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

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Gaza: 10 people, including a child, killed by Israeli genocidal bombing in Gaza areas

GAZA, October 20, 2024 (WAFA) –

Seven Palestinian citizens, including a child, were killed on Sunday in an Israeli occupation forces bombing of Bait Lahya, north of the Gaza Strip, and Al-Nasr neighborhood, west of the Gaza City, and Rafa'h, south of it.

Local sources reported that the occupation artillery bombed a house near Al-Shawwa Clinic in the Bait Lahya project, north of the Gaza Strip, which led to the killing of a child and the serious injury of a woman.

They added that the occupation targeted a group of civilians near the Bait Lahya police station, which led to the injury of seven people, including a child in critical condition.

An occupation reconnaissance plane bombed a group of people near Al-Maznar intersection in Al-Nasr neighborhood, west of Gaza City, which led to the killing of two citizens and the injury of others.

Four citizens were injured, as a result of artillery shelling that targeted a group of citizens in the vicinity of Al-Shaikh Radhwan Clinic, west of Gaza City.

In the south, the occupation warplanes bombed a group of citizens near Rimas Hall in Khirbet Al-'Adas in Rafa'h city, which killed four citizens and the injury of others.

Local health authorities confirmed that the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli onslaught since October 7 has risen to 42,603 reported fatalities, with an additional 99,759 individuals sustaining injuries. The majority of the victims are women and children.

According to the same sources, emergency services 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.

K.T.

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Eight Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza

GAZA, October 20, 2024 (WAFA) –

Eight Palestinians were killed on Sunday in a series of Israeli genocidal airstrikes carried out by Israeli occupation forces in different locations throughout the Gaza Strip, as the Israeli genocidal onslaught on the region continues for the 13th month.

Local sources reported that an Israeli drone targeted a group of individuals in the Al-Mawasi region, west of Khan Younus, resulting in the murder of two Palestinians.

Additionally, another drone strike hit the Khirbet Al-'Adas area, east of Rafa'h, leading to the murder of two more individuals.

In a separate attack, Israeli fighter jets launched an airstrike on the Al-Saftawi area, northeast of Gaza City, killing one person and injuring several others.

Meantime, three civilians were killed and several others injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a home in the Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza. Eyewitnesses reported that the strike hit a residential building, leading to the fatalities and various injuries among residents.

Throughout the night and into the early hours of Sunday, Israeli forces intensified their bombardment of Jabalya refugee camp and surrounding areas, causing widespread destruction and panic among the local population.

By October 19, 2024, the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7, 2023, has so far resulted in at least 42,519 documented Palestinian fatalities, with an additional 99,637 individuals sustaining injuries, the majority of whom are women and children. 

Thousands are also feared dead under the rubble of destroyed structures across the war-torn enclave, with civil defense teams and emergency services unable to reach several areas due to safety concerns amid the indiscriminate Israeli attacks.

M.N.

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

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Israeli occupation army jeep runs over Palestinian, kills him in the West Bank town of 'Anabta

Sunday 20-October-2024

TULKAREM, (PIC)

A Palestinian young man was martyred last night after an Israeli occupation army jeep ran over him during a raid in 'Anabta town, east of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank.

According to local sources, a young man called Kareem Mazyid was riding his motorbike on the main road in 'Anabta on Saturday night when an Israeli army jeep deliberately rammed into him.

Medical sources said that the young man suffered serious injuries in his head in the ramming attack.

The Israeli occupation forces stormed 'Anabta town through the eastern checkpoint of 'Annab, patrolled its roads, and embarked on intercepting and chasing civilian cars before one of the jeeps ran over the young man.

A general strike was declared in the town in mourning for the young man.

A funeral for the young martyr and an angry march in protest at the Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people in the West Bank and Gaza will be held today in the town, according to local sources.

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‎Including 165 children: 759 martyrs in the West Bank since October 7, 2023‎ 

‎Ramallah 20-10-2024 Wafa -

The Palestinian Ministry of Health (PMH) announced that the number of martyrs in the West Bank, including Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), by the bullets of the Israeli occupation regime forces and its illegal settlers has risen to 759 martyrs, since the seventh of October 2023.‎

‎The PMH said in a brief statement on Sunday that among the martyrs were 165 children and 18 women, in addition to recording more than 6,500 injuries in the same period.‎

‎While the occupation forces continue the war of genocide against our people in the Gaza Strip, leaving 42,519 martyrs and 99,637 injured, by October 19, 2024, the majority of whom are children and women, rescue teams are still facing great difficulties in reaching thousands of victims who are still under rubble or on the roads.‎

‎M.J.‎

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Over 30 Palestinians kidnapped by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, in last two days

RAMALLAH, October 20, 2024 (WAFA) –

In the past two days, Israeli occupation forces have detained at least 30 Palestinians, including former prisoners, in various locations across the West Bank.

According to a joint statement from the Palestinian Prisoners' Society and the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, the kidnappings were carried out in several governorates, including Al-Khaleel (Hebron), Nablus, Ramallah, Jineen, Aree'ha (Jericho), Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), and Salfeet.

These operations were accompanied by widespread raids, assaults, threats against detainees and their families, field interrogations, and the destruction of homes.

The statement highlighted that since the onset of the ongoing offensive against the Palestinian people in October 2023, more than 11,300 kidnappings have been documented in the West Bank, including Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).

Additionally, the report noted that Israeli occupation forces continue to detain civilians from Gaza, particularly from the northern regions, including women, children, and medical staff, committing acts of enforced disappearance.

According to the statement, the Israeli occupation apartheid regime has refused to fully disclose the identities and locations of these detainees, with organizations unable to ascertain the total number of detentions in Gaza, which is estimated to be in the thousands.

The ongoing systematic campaign of detentions has intensified significantly since the beginning of the ongoing Israeli genocide, not only in terms of the sheer number of detainees but also regarding the level of violence and violations committed during these operations.

M.N.

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IOFs kidnap Palestinians, clash with resistance fighters in the West Bank

Sunday 20-October-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnapped a number of Palestinian citizens and clashed with resistance fighters during raids in different West Bank areas last night and at dawn Sunday.

According to local sources, armed clashes broke out last night between resistance fighters and Israeli occupation forces in Jineen.

Earlier, resistance fighters from the Jineen Brigade opened fire at the illegal Israeli settlement of Dotan and a settler car.

At dawn, Israeli occupation forces stormed Jineen City and raided multiple homes, with no reported kidnappings.

In Nablus, Israeli occupation forces came under fire from resistance fighters in Balata refugee camp before military reinforcements stormed the area to provide backup.

In Ramallah, the IOFs kidnapped in the morning a young man from his home in Al-Am’ari refugee camp.

In western Jerusalem, a unit of the Israeli occupation apartheid regime police forces kidnapped six Palestinian young men in Bait Ijza town after ransacking their homes.

In Al-Khaleel (Hebron), the IOFs raided at dawn a home in Yatta City and kidnapped a citizen to pressure his son to turn himself in.

Later in the morning, the Israeli occupation forces stormed Al-Arroub refugee camp in northern Al-Khaleel (Hebron) and quelled a march organized by local youths to pay tribute to martyr Ye'hya Al-Sinwar, head of the 'Hamas political bureau, who was killed in combat last Wednesday in southern Gaza.

Local sources in Al-'Arroub camp said that the IOFs fired live ammunition at the young men, who responded by throwing stones at them.

Meanwhile, the IOFs tightened its military measures and imposed movement restrictions at the entrances of Al-Khaleel (Hebron) City and on roads leading to different towns and refugee camps in al-Khalil.

At dawn, the IOFs reportedly kidnapped five citizens from different areas of Al-Khaleel (Hebron) province.

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Israeli occupation forces kidnap four Palestinians, raid house in areas in the West Bank

WEST BANK, October 20, 2024 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces kidnapped four young men on Sunday near Al-Nabi Mousa area, south of Aree'ha (Jericho).

Security sources told WAFA that the occupation forces kidnapped four people near the Al-Nabi Mousa area, and subjected them to field inspection and investigation before detaining them.

Their identities remain unknown.

Additionally, Israeli occupation forces raided a house in the village of Kafr Qalleel, east of Nablus.

Local sources said that the Israeli occupation forces raided the house of the Secretary of the Fat'h Movement in the village, A'hmad Al-Qani, searched it, and destroyed its contents.

K.T.

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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Scores of the illegal Israeli Jewish settlers defile Al-Aqsa Mosque under police guard

Sunday 20-October-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

Hundreds of the illegal Israeli extremist Jewish settlers desecrated Al-Aqsa Mosque in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) on Sunday to mark the fourth day of the Sukkot holiday in its courtyards.

The Islamic Awqaf Administration in the holy city said that 1,390 settlers defiled Al-Aqsa Mosque in different groups under police escort in the morning hours.

According to the Wadi Al-'Hilwa Information Center, a number of settlers violated the Islamic sanctity of the Mosque through blowing the shofar, carrying palm fronds and performing Talmudic prayers at its gates and the eastern area of the holy site.

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime police continued today to block Bab Al-Asbat road and prevent vehicles from moving in the area to secure settlers’ access to the Aqsa Mosque’s western wall.

Maqdisi (Jerusalemite) citizens have recently complained that settlers celebrating the Sukkot holiday assaulted them and their property as they walked through the Old City’s streets.

Meanwhile, the office of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) governorate said on Sunday 52,710 Jewish settlers had defiled the Aqsa Mosque since the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip started on October 7, 2023.

Since the one-week Sukkot holiday started last Thursday, the Israeli police have closed many roads and neighborhoods in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), intensified the presence of its forces inside and around the city, banished several Palestinians from Al-Aqsa Mosque, and summoned others for interrogation.

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IOFs bar Palestinian farmers and activists from gathering olives in West Bank groves

Sunday 20-October-2024

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) prevented on Sunday Palestinian farmers and activists form harvesting olive crops in two villages in Salfeet and Ramallah, and bulldozed a swath of land in Nablus

According to local sources, the IOFs prevented farmers from the family of Samara al-Ahmed from collecting olives from their grove in Wadi Al-Attrash area, northeast of Kafr Al-Deek in western Salfeet.

In eastern Ramallah, Israeli soldiers and settlers attacked volunteers and activists as they tried to enter Burqa village to help local farmers in their olive grove and protect them against Israeli attacks.

Local sources said that about 200 Palestinian and foreign activists tried to enter Burqa village before Israeli soldiers escorting settlers barred them from entering the village and showered them with stun grenades to force them to go back.

Burqa villagers are repeatedly exposed to attacks and harassment by soldiers and settlers, especially during the olive season.

In Nablus, the Israeli army bulldozed a swath of Palestinian-owned land near the main entrance of Sebastya town, north of the West Bank, as part of efforts to Judaize and seize the ancient site in the area.

Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation army blocked with mounds of dirt and rocks the road connecting the popular neighborhood of Nablus City with Asira ash-Shamaliya town, forcing the local residents to use other rough routes to reach their destinations.

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Illegal Israeli settlers steal olives after assaulting Palestinian farmers near Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), October 20, 2024 (WAFA) –

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers stole on Sunday evening olives after attacking Palestinian farmers in Masafir Yatta, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

Osama Makhamra, activist, told WAFA that a group of colonists attacked the family of 'Ali Ma'hmoud Al-Jabareen in the Ma'een area, stole the olives, and tried to expel farmers from their land.

He pointed out that the colonists have been conducting provocative tours recently, assaulting civilians and vandalizing their property, in order to create a new settler reality in Masafir Yatta.

K.T.

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Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian farmers harvesting olives East of Toulkarm

Toulkarm, October 20, 2024 (WAFA) -

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers attacked on Sunday evening Palestinian farmers while they were harvesting olives in the Rameen plain area, east of Toulkarm.

Farmers told WAFA that a large number of the illegal Israeli settlers launched a sudden assault against them while they were picking olives, forcing them out of their land at gunpoint.

They added that some of the colonists were heavily armed and physically attacked farmers to drive them away by force.

Since the start of the olive harvest season, farmers in the Rameen plain have been repeatedly targeted by colonists. One colonist, in particular, has taken over part of the land, established an outpost and now grazes his sheep there, while regularly harassing the farmers.

T.R.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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Abu Zuhri: Israel’s crimes in northern Gaza cannot be described by words

Sunday 20-October-2024

GAZA, (PIC)

Senior 'Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri has said that the heinous Israeli crimes that are committed by the Israeli occupation army in northern Gaza are “bigger than any words can describe.”

“What is happening in northern Gaza is a full-fledged genocide and a death penalty against our people there, in a flagrant violation of the international humanitarian law and all international conventions and norms,” Abu Zuhri told a news conference on Saturday evening.

“It is no longer acceptable to rely on the language of condemnation and denunciation, which the occupation disregards and does not heed. The international community and the UN must take serious and effective action to impose sanctions on this fascist government, isolate it from all the UN institutions, and pressure it and its supporters to stop their war of genocide against our people,” Abu Zuhri said.

Abu Zuhri warned that the Israeli army’s “cut-off of communications and internet in northern Gaza is aimed at covering up the genocidal crimes its forces are committing against our people … and preventing the world from knowing the true picture of the holocaust and daily massacres happening there.”

Abu Zuhri accused the Israeli occupation regime of making false and baseless claims and propaganda about allowing aid to enter northern Gaza and other areas of the Gaza Strip, affirming that a small amount of aid had reached only Gaza City, which is also “a disaster area and in need of more aid.”

“The occupation continues to practice the policy of lying and deception regarding the existence of safe areas and corridors for our people to head to, but there is no safe place in the midst of its escalation of all sorts of barbaric bombardment. This fascist occupation executes or kidnaps anyone who leaves the north and goes to the areas and corridors it has designated as safe,” Abu Zuhri added.

The 'Hamas official has held the US administration and all the countries supporting the Israeli occupation regime in its war against the Palestinian people, especially Britain and Germany, fully responsible for the massacres, atrocities and genocide that are happening in the Gaza Strip.

He urged the Arab and Muslim peoples to continue organizing and participating in massive rallies in their cities in support of the Palestinian people and their resistance and in solidarity with the Gaza people.

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UN: Palestinians in northern Gaza suffer unspeakable horrors

Sunday 20-October-2024

NEW YORK, (PIC)

Joyce Msuya, the UN’s acting humanitarian coordinator, confirmed that Palestinians are experiencing “unspeakable horrors” in besieged northern Gaza, highlighting the forced displacement of tens of thousands.

Msuya said on X: “Terrible news from northern Gaza, where Palestinians continue to suffer unspeakable horrors under the siege imposed by Israeli forces.” She added, “People in Jabalia are trapped under the rubble, and rescue teams are being prevented from reaching them.”

She noted the forced displacement of tens of thousands of Palestinians, the depletion of essential supplies, and the bombardment of hospitals that have become overcrowded with patients, emphasizing the need for “these atrocities to stop.”

Msuya reminded that under international humanitarian law, civilians, the wounded, the sick, healthcare workers, and health facilities must be protected.

Earlier on Saturday, the Gaza Ministry of Health reported that two patients in the Indonesian hospital in northern Gaza died during the siege by Israeli forces.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, said that the hospital’s generator was damaged, resulting in a power outage that led to “the death of two critically ill patients.”

He explained in a statement, “Hostilities in the vicinity of hospitals can quickly render them inoperable by affecting access to them. We call out loudly: healthcare must be protected.”

Tedros added that the WHO plans to send a mission to Kamal Adwan Hospital in the north on Sunday to deliver fuel, medical supplies, blood, and food, and to transfer critically ill patients to Shifa Hospital.

He continued, “It is essential that Kamal Adwan and Al-Awda hospitals remain operational,” urging for safe and sustainable access for patients and healthcare workers, and an immediate ceasefire.

The UN humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories, Muhannad Hadi, stated that Israeli forces have increased pressure on the Indonesian hospital and Al-Awda Hospital “to evacuate them, but patients have nowhere else to go.”

Hadi explained that since Friday, Israeli forces have not responded to the urgent request from the UN for access to northern Gaza to help rescue “dozens of wounded trapped under the rubble,” stressing that “every minute counts, and these delays threaten lives.”

For its part, Doctors Without Borders called on Israeli forces to “immediately stop their attacks on hospitals in northern Gaza.”

Anna Halford, the emergency coordinator for Doctors Without Borders in Gaza, said, “This is simply collective punishment imposed on Palestinians in Gaza, who must choose between forced displacement from the north or death. We fear this will not stop.”

She added that “Israel’s allies bear a heavy responsibility for this dire situation resulting from their steadfast support for the war.”

Since October 5, the Israeli army has been waging a war of extermination against northern Gaza, committing horrific massacres by bombing homes and shelters, demolishing and burning entire neighborhoods, and preventing the entry of food and water into the area, resulting in hundreds of martyrs and wounded, with nearly complete disruption of ambulance and civil defense operations due to being targeted by Israeli forces or being prevented from performing their duties.

With U.S. support, Israel has been conducting a genocidal war on Gaza since October 7, 2023, resulting in over 142,000 Palestinian martyrs and wounded—most of them children and women—and more than 10,000 missing, amid massive destruction and famine that has killed dozens of children and the elderly, marking one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the world.

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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 verbs "abduct" and "kidnap" than the verbs "detain" and "arrest," 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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Names of some of the Palestinian cities, as pronounced in standard Arabic, and their foreign names in parentheses: 

Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Nusayrat

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)

Aree'ha (Jericho)

Al-Zaytoun (al-Zeitoun)

Bait (Beit)

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Dair El-Bala'h

Jineen (Jenin)

Khan Younus (Khan Younis)

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Person's names as pronounced in standard Arabic:

A'hmed, 'Hasan, Mu'hammed, Younus, Yousuf,  

'Hasan Mulai'hat,

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Conflict terminology

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime (the Israeli government)

Illegal Israeli settlers (instead of settlers, colonists)

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers

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