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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Families in Gaza Starving, Local Charities Incapable to Provide Meals

39 Palestinians Killed, 62 Injured, Which Brings the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 51,240 and the Injuries to 116,931

April 21, 2025

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

By April 21, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 64,769+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (51,240), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 13,529+). 

By April 21, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 116,931.

By April 21, 2025, according to news report, 954 Palestinians who were killed, 6,992 who were injured, and 11,852*, who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023.   

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(The Palestine Information Center reported that there were 925 deaths and 14,500 kidnappings but without mentioning how many were released, by February 27, 2025).  

Note About the Missing Palestinians in the Gaza Strip:

On February 26, 2025, the Palestinian Center for Political and Development Studies announced that the number of the missing in the Gaza Strip has exceeded 14,000 people, including 2,000-3,000 held in Israeli occupation prisons, without releasing any information on their fate.

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At least 12 Yemeni civilians were killed and 30 others were injured by the US air strikes on a market and a residential area, in the Yemeni capital city, San'aa, April 21, 2025.	Palestinian man, Wa-il Basim Al-Ghafri, died after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli occupation forces, who were providing protection for dozens of the illegal Israeli settlers, during their attack on Sinjil, April 21, 2025.
Nine Palestinian civilians were killed by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on Khan Younus and Gaza City, in initial reports, on April 21, 2025.	39 Palestinians were killed, 62 were injured, mostly children, women, and elderly, by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on the Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll to 51,240 and the injuries to 116,931, by April 21, 2025.
Palestinian female political prisoners suffer from Israeli inhumane and extremely unbearable conditions, including poor food, dirty and small cells, and small mattresses, file,  April 21, 2025.	Due to the severe Israeli blockade of Gaza Strip, starvation has intensified, and Palestinians families do not know where their next meal will come from, as seen above, April 21, 2025.

Demonstrators in Ankara, held banners reading No to War, Free Palestine, and statistics highlighting the Israeli killing of 17,954 children and 12,365 women in the Gaza Strip, April 21, 2025.	A massive march was organized in the Turkish metropolitan city of Istanbul under the slogan, Gaza is dying, Rise up, denouncing the genocide being committed by Israel in Gaza, April 21, 2025.

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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 ۚ فَإِذَا جَاءَ وَعْدُ الْآخِرَةِ لِيَسُوءُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ وَلِيَدْخُلُوا الْمَسْجِدَ كَمَا دَخَلُوهُ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَلِيُتَبِّرُوا مَا عَلَوْا تَتْبِيراً ‎(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. Then, when the latter (final) promise came, they (your enemies) will sadden your faces, and to enter the Masjid (in Jerusalem), as they entered it the first time, and will destroy what they had taken over with (total) destruction (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.

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

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Death toll in Gaza rises to 51,240 as Israel continues its aggression

GAZA, April 21, 2025 (WAFA, PIC) – 

The death toll from the Israeli occupation's aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has risen to 51,240, while 116,931 were wounded.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that 1,864 Palestinians were killed and 4,890 others wounded have been killed since March 18.

The Ministry added that 39 people were killed and 62 were injured, whom were taken to hospitals in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours.

The Ministry explained that a number of slain civilians remain under the rubble of destroyed homes and facilities, and on the streets, and that ambulances and specialized personnel are unable to reach them due to limited resources.

K.T.

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 Israeli occupation army continues to massacre more civilians in Gaza

Monday 21-April-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation army continued last night and on Monday to carry out deadly attacks on different areas of the Gaza Strip, killing and injuring dozens of civilians.

According to local media sources, Israeli forces also continued today to detonate more homes and displace families in the Gaza Strip, further exacerbating the dire humanitarian suffering of the population.

According to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporters in Gaza, Israeli attacks have continued across the Gaza Strip, including an Israeli strike that killed three civilians and injured three others in the central area of Gaza City.

In southern Gaza, Israeli strikes claimed the lives of two civilians in Al-Manara neighborhood in Khan Younus.

Separate strikes also targeted Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younus, killing a number of people, including children and women.

Another airstrike targeted a house belonging to the family of Baraka in Al-Zanna area in Khan Younus, killing five people and injuring others.

Meanwhile, the Israeli army detonated several buildings in Al-Tuffa'h neighborhood in the east of Gaza City and in Rafa'h in the south of Gaza.

The Israeli occupation army also launched attacks on other areas of the Gaza Strip last night and today, killing and wounding more civilians, including children and women.

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9 Palestinian civilians killed in Israeli genocidal air strikes on home in Khan Younus and displaced families' tents in Gaza City

GAZA, 21 April 2025 (WAFA) –

Nine Palestinian civilians were killed on Monday by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on Khan Younus and Gaza City.

According to WAFA correspondents, Israeli fighter jets bombed a home belonging to the Baraka family in Al-Zanna area of Bani Suhayla east of Khan Younus, in southern Gaza. The attack resulted in the killing of four civilians and the wounding of several others.

Four more civilians were killed in an Israeli shelling targeting tents sheltering displaced families near Al-Jazeera Club in central Gaza City.

Additionally, one civilian was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Salah al-Din Street in the central Strip.

T.R.

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Eight Palestinians killed in Gaza following Israeli genocidal shelling

GAZA, April 21, 2025 (WAFA) –

Eight citizens were killed and dozens injured on Monday as a result of Israeli genocidal shelling of various areas in the Gaza Strip.

WAFA correspondents reported, citing medical sources, that a citizen and his wife were killed in the shelling of a tent in the Al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Younus, south of the Gaza Strip.

Five citizens were also killed and others were injured in an Israeli airstrike on the Baraka family home in the Al-Zanna area of ​​Bani Suhayla, east of Khan Younus, south of the Gaza Strip.

Gazan resident Na-il 'Hilmi Al-Nakhala succumbed to his injuries a few days earlier when the Israeli army targeted a vegetable stall in Dair El-Bala'h, central Gaza Strip.

The Israeli army blew up a number of houses east of Al-Tuffa'h, east of Gaza City. Israeli artillery shelled heavily east of Al-Zaytoun, southeast of Gaza City.

Israeli tanks and quadcopter drones opened heavy fire east of Al-Shuja'iyya and Al-Tuffa'h neighborhoods, east of Gaza City.

Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation forces have launched an offensive on the Gaza Strip, resulting in the killing of 51,201 civilians, the majority of whom were children and women, and the injury of 116,869 others.

This is a preliminary toll, with a number of victims still buried under the rubble and on the streets, unable to be reached by ambulances and rescue teams.

K.T.

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Three Palestinian citizens killed in Israeli genocidal shelling of different areas in Khan Younus

GAZA, April 21, 2025 (WAFA) – 

Three Palestinian citizens Monday were killed and several others were injured as a result of Israeli shelling of areas in Khan Younus.

 WAFA correspondent said that the two siblings Sali'h and Mus'ab Mu'hammad Al-Sha'ir were killed in an Israeli shelling that targeted an animal-drawn cart in the Al-Manara neighborhood east of Khan Younus, south of the Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, a Palestinian woman was also killed and five others were injured when an Israeli drone exploded on a tent housing displaced persons in Al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younus, south of the Gaza Strip.

Y.S.

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

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Palestinian killed by tear gas inhalation during the illegal Israeli settler attack on Ramallah-area town

RAMALLAH, 21 April 2025 (WAFA) –

The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on Monday evening that a Palestinian resident was killed due to tear gas inhalation in the town of Sinjil, located north of Ramallah.

The victim, 48-year-old Wa-il Basim Al-Ghafri, died after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli occupation forces, who were providing protection for dozens of the illegal Israeli settlers, who stormed the town earlier in the day.

According to eyewitnesses, a group of colonists attacked an area of land separating Sinjil and the neighboring village of Al-Mazra‟a Al-Sharqiya. The colonists, under the protection of Israeli forces, set fire to a rural house.

Violent confrontations broke out in the town between local residents and Israeli forces, who opened live fire and tear gas at the Palestinians, with the assistance of armed colonists. While no injuries from live ammunition were reported, dozens of citizens suffered from severe tear gas inhalation.

Later, the Ministry of Health confirmed that Wa-il Al-Ghafri succumbed to the effects of the gas inhalation.

Eyewitnesses added that around 20 colonists had initially stormed the town's Khirbet Al-Tall area late last night. By morning, residents headed to the area, only to be met by more colonists, whose numbers swelled to around 200.

The colonists proceeded to set fire to a farm belonging to Mu'hammed Al-Ghafri, destroyed a workshop under construction, and burned three livestock barracks. They also stole 45 sheep and slaughtered several others.

One of the farm owners suffered a heart attack after being physically assaulted, sprayed with tear gas, and struck in the face by the colonists.

Since the beginning of the Israeli war on Gaza in October 2023, colonists have established 60 illegal colonial outposts in the occupied West Bank, 51 of which were erected in 2024 alone, according to the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission.

The ongoing Israeli colonists’ violence and land seizures have resulted in the displacement of 29 Palestinian communities, comprising 311 families and approximately 2,000 individuals, between October 7, 2023, and the end of 2024.

T.R. 

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Palestinian child injured by IOF gunfire in Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Monday 21-April-2025

AL-KHALIL, (PIC)

A Palestinian child suffered a bullet injury on Monday evening when the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) attacked local youths in Bait Ummar town, north of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

Local sources said that Israeli soldiers stormed Bait Ummar town and intensively fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters at local residents and homes, provoking clashes with young men.

The Red Crescent said that a 16-year-old child suffered a bullet injury in his thigh during the events in the town and was evacuated to the hospital.

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Israeli occupation forces shoot, injure Palestinian student during raid on Al-Khaleel (Hebron)-area town

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), 21 April 2025 (WAFA) –

A Sixteen-year-old Palestinian student was injured by live fire on Monday during confrontations with Israeli occupation forces in the town of Bait Ummar, north of Al-Khaleel (Hebron), according to local sources.

Sources reported that Israeli troops, who stormed the town to conduct the demolition of a six-storey residential building, fired live ammunition at residents, including school students, shooting and injuring a student.

The student sustained a gunshot wound to the leg and was transferred to Hebron Governmental Hospital for medical treatment.

T.R.

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IOFs kidnap several Palestinians in West Bank and Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)

Monday 21-April-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnapped a number of Palestinian citizens during raids in different areas of West Bank and Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) last night and Monday morning.

According to local sources, the IOFs kidnapped Al-Shaikh Ibraheem Al-Saba and his son A'hmed from their home in Baitounya town, west of Ramallah, and a young man from his home in Iskaka village, east of Salfeet.

In Nablus, Israeli forces kidnapped a young man after ransacking his home in Jabel Al-Shamali area of the city.

Another young man was taken prisoner during an IOFs raid in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus.

In Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), the Israeli occupation regime police forces kidnapped a citizen from his home in Qalandya refugee camp and another one at the Shu'fat checkpoint.

The Israeli occupation regime police also kidnapped several West Bank workers after intercepting a bus carrying them in Al-Tour town, east of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).

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

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Toulkarm: 85 days since Israel's aggression began on the city and refugee camps

Toulkarm, April 21, 2025 (WAFA) –  

Israeli occupation forces continue their aggression against the city of Toulkarm and its camp for the 85th consecutive day, and for the 72nd day against the Nour Shams refugee camp, amid an ongoing escalation of incursions, raids, vandalism, and attacks on citizens and their property.

WAFA correspondent reported that occupation forces deployed this morning throughout the city's streets, stationed on Al-'Haddadeen Street, setting up a flying checkpoint, preventing vehicles from passing in both directions, and preventing shop owners from parking outside their shops at gunpoint. They combed and searched the area, but no arrests were reported.

After midnight, the occupation forces deployed infantry squads throughout the city's streets and neighborhoods, stationed in the southern neighborhood, raided the Al-Shannar Café, interrogated and abused the young men inside, and then detained A'hmed Nayfa.

Another force was also present in the western neighborhood, combing and searching everything in sight. They detained Ahmed Arafa from his home near the 'Hilmi 'Hanoun School in the area.

Toulkarm is seeing a daily escalation in raids and arrests, as part of the ongoing assault on the city, its camps, and its suburbs.

This includes the deployment of foot and mobile vehicles in the city's main neighborhoods, chasing young men, assaulting them, detaining them, and detaining them for long hours after confiscating their ID cards and mobile phones.

In this context, a massive explosion occurred last night in Al-Manshiyya neighborhood of the Nour Shams camp, east of the city. A house caught fire following the explosion, followed by a thick plume of smoke. The camp remains under a tight siege, with streets being bulldozed, homes raided, and residents forcibly displaced. The latest incident involved forcing several families to evacuate their homes east of the Dhnaba suburb, specifically those near Jabal al-Nasr in the camp, yesterday.

Meanwhile, Toulkarm refugee camp is witnessing a heavy presence of occupation forces, who continue to bulldoze, vandalize, and destroy the demolished streets and citizens' property, closing its entrances with earth mounds and barbed wire. The camp has been emptied of its residents after being forcibly displaced from their homes and converted into military barracks.

The occupation continues to seize homes and residential buildings on Nablus Street and the adjacent northern neighborhood, converting them into military barracks after forcibly evacuating their residents. Its machinery and bulldozers are stationed in the vicinity.

The ongoing Israeli aggression and escalation against the city of Toulkarm and its two camps have resulted in the killing of 13 citizens, including a child and two women, one of whom was eight months pregnant. Dozens have also been injured and arrested.

It has also resulted in the forced displacement of more than 4,000 families from the Toulkarm and Nour Shams camps, along with hundreds of citizens from the city's northern neighborhood after their homes were seized and several converted into military barracks.

The aggression caused widespread destruction to the infrastructure, including homes, shops, and vehicles, which were completely and partially demolished, burned, vandalized, looted, and stolen. 396 homes were completely destroyed and 2,573 partially destroyed in the Toulkarm and Nour Shams refugee camps, in addition to the closure of their entrances and alleys with earth mounds.

K.T.

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Israeli occupation forces continue aggression on Jineen for the 91st consecutive day

Jineen, April 21, 2025 (WAFA) – 

The Israeli occupation continues its aggression on the city and camp of Jineen for the 91st consecutive day, amidst bulldozing, burning homes, and converting others into military barracks.

The Israeli occupation forces continue to send military reinforcements, accompanied by fuel and water tankers, from Al-Jalama checkpoint to the vicinity of Jenin camp.

Jineen Mayor Mu'hammed Jarrar said in a phone call with WAFA that occupation forces are continuing to demolish homes inside Jineen refugee camp, while tightening the siege and preventing any party or person from entering.

He pointed out that the municipality's technical crews are continuing to work around the camp and on its outskirts, while efforts continue in the western region to repair the infrastructure destroyed by the occupation, despite the looming dangers.

Jarrar confirmed that statistics indicate that 600 housing units have been completely destroyed in the camp, in addition to the partial destruction of other homes, rendering them uninhabitable.

According to the Ministry of Public Works, work is underway to provide temporary shelter for the displaced in the Wadi Burqeen area. The shelter will initially include 32 mobile homes, each accommodating five people.

Jineen Governor Kamal Abu Al-Rub stated yesterday that efforts are continuing to resolve the temporary displacement crisis in the Jineen and Toulkarm governorates by providing caravans on plots of land near the camps.

According to Abu Al-Rub, the number of displaced people has reached 21,000, distributed throughout the governorate. There are 6,000 in the city, 3,200 in the Arab American University dormitories, and 4,181 in Burqin.

On Sunday evening, 25-year-old Suleiman Fawaz Manasra was killed after Israeli occupation forces fired live bullets at him at the entrance to Homesh colony, built on the lands of the town of Silat Al-Dthahr, south of Jenin. His body was seized by Israeli occupation forces.

The Israeli occupation forces also closed the road between the cities of Nablus and Jenin and the entrance to the town of Bazariya, alleging that a shooting attack had been carried out in the area.

Yesterday, Israeli occupation forces detained two young men from the town of 'Arraba, south of Jenin, after raiding and searching their homes.

Israeli occupation forces also stormed the towns of Kafr Dan and Yamoun, west of Jenin, deployed throughout their neighborhoods, fired live ammunition at civilians, and targeted journalists while covering the Israeli aggression at one of the entrances to Jenin refugee camp.

Israeli bulldozers placed earth mounds around the Tawalba Mosque at the northern entrance to Jenin refugee camp, while drones continued to fly over the city and camp.

The Israeli occupation forces continue their military training around the Jalameh military checkpoint, north of Jenin, where they occasionally fire live ammunition around Jineen refugee camp.

The number of slain Palestinians in the Jineen Governorate since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on the city and camp 91 days ago has reached 39, with dozens more injured and detained.

K.T.

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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Note: Despite the Trump administration support for the Israeli occupation apartheid regime, the U.S. official policy is still considering the Israeli settlement activities in the Palestinian territories as illegal.

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Illegal Israeli settlers disrupt traffic, attempt to attack Palestinian vehicles west of Salfit

SALFIT, 21 April 2025 (WAFA) –

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers disrupted traffic and attempted to attack Palestinian vehicles on Monday at the junction near the town of Dair Ballout, west of Salfeet.

According to local sources, colonists gathered at the Dair Ballout junction under the protection of Israeli occupation forces. The military also closed the iron gate leading to the nearby village of Rafat, obstructing the movement of residents and hindering travel between the two towns.

Some colonists reportedly attempted to attack Palestinian cars.

T.R.

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Illegal Israeli settlers set up tents on Palestinian lands in Ramallah

RAMALLAH, April 21, 2025 (WAFA) – 

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers Monday set up a tent on the lands belonging to the towns of Sinjil and Al-Mazra'a Al-Sharqiya, north of Ramallah.

The Sinjil Municipality said that a group of colonists set up a tent at the archaeological site of Al-Tall, located on the southern lands of Sinjil and Al-Mazra'a Al-Sharqiya, setting fire to the area surrounding the tent, with the aim of seizing more land from the two towns.

Y.S.

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Israeli forces demolish several Palestinian structures near Hebron

HEBRON, April 21, 2025 (WAFA) – 

Israeli occupation bulldozers demolished an agricultural room, a mobile home, and filled in a water well on Monday in the village of Deir Razih, south of Hebron.

Human rights activist Ra-id Amro told WAFA that the occupation bulldozers demolished a mobile home belonging to a citizen from Al-Jamal family, and an agricultural room belonging to Al-Awawda family, in addition to filling in a water well belonging to the family.

He added that the occupation bulldozers razed citizens' lands in the Khallet Al-'Aqayla area, located near the Bism area of ​​the village.

It is worth noting that the occupation paved a colonial road and established a new colonial outpost on citizens' lands in the village, seizing approximately 400 dunams of land belonging to the Amro family.

K.T.

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Israeli occupation forces raze large tract of Palestinian lands northwest of Salfeet

Salfeet, April 21, 2025 (WAFA) – 

Israeli occupation forces began bulldozing Palestinian lands located between the towns of 'Haris and Kafl 'Haris, northwest of Salfeet.

Omar Samara, head of the 'Haris village council, told WAFA that the bulldozing operations were concentrated east of the village of 'Haris, on lands planted with olive trees.

Samara emphasized that the occupation forces issued notices yesterday of the seizure of these lands, estimated at 65 dunams, giving citizens only 24 hours to submit their objections.

Y.S.

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Israeli occupation forces demolish residential building near Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), April 21, 2025 (WAFA) – 

Israeli occupation bulldozers demolished two homes in the town of Ni'lin, west of Ramallah, and a residential building in the town of Bait Ummar, north of Al-Khaleel (Hebron), on Monday morning.

According to local sources, occupation forces stormed the town of Ni'leen and surrounded two homes belonging to siblings Na-il and Ra-id Ridha Surour before demolishing them under the pretext that they were built without a permit.

It should be noted that the two homes consist of three floors and were constructed several years ago.

In Bait Ummar, occupation bulldozers began demolishing a residential building located in the Wadi Al-Wa'hdain area, south of Bait Ummar, opposite the Karmei Tzur colony, which was forcibly built on private land. The seven-story building, each with an area of ​​210 square meters, was under construction and owned by Mu'hammed 'Eisa 'Husain Alqam.

It's worth noting that the occupation authorities handed the building owner a demolition notice two months ago, giving him a 60-day deadline. However, the demolition was carried out before the deadline expired. It's also worth noting that 10 homes in the same area are also threatened with demolition, under the pretext of their proximity to Karmei Tzur colony.

For its part, the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission warned against the policy of demolishing citizens' homes, considering it an attempt to restrict Palestinian construction and natural growth in Palestinian villages and towns, under the pretext of lacking permits, to displace Palestinians and isolate them in narrow cantons and enclaves.

It's worth noting that the occupation authorities carried out 58 demolition operations during the month of March, affecting 87 structures, including 39 inhabited homes, 6 uninhabited homes, and 26 agricultural and other structures.

During the same period, 46 Palestinian facilities were notified of demolition orders.

The orders were concentrated in 20 in Tulkarm Governorate, followed by 8 in the Jineen Governorate, 6 in Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), and 6 in Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

This comes as the Israeli occupation army continues its aggression against refugee camps, towns, and cities in the northern West Bank, which began on January 21.

In parallel with the genocidal war in the Gaza Strip, the occupation and its settlers have escalated their attacks in the West Bank, including Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), resulting in the deaths of more than 954 Palestinians, the injury of nearly 7,000, and the arrest of 16,400, according to official Palestinian sources.

K.T.

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Israeli occupation forces demolish house near Ramallah

RAMALLAH, April 21, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Israeli occupation forces demolished two homes in the town of Ni'leen, west of Ramallah, on Monday morning.

Local sources reported that Israeli bulldozers demolished the homes of brothers Na-il and Ra-id Ridha Surur after storming the town and surrounding the two houses.

Ra-id Surour said that the two three-story homes, each with an area of ​​200 square meters, housed 20 people.

The Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission warned against the policy of demolishing citizens' homes, considering it an attempt to restrict Palestinian construction and natural growth in Palestinian villages and towns, under the pretext of lacking permits, to displace Palestinians and isolate them in narrow cantons and enclaves.

It is worth noting that the occupation authorities carried out 58 demolitions during the month of March, affecting 87 structures, including 39 inhabited homes, 6 uninhabited homes, and 26 agricultural and other structures.

During the same period, 46 Palestinian facilities were notified of demolition.

The notices were concentrated in Tulkarm Governorate with 20, Jenin Governorate with 8, Bethlehem with 6, and Hebron with 6 more.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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UNRWA condemns ‘collective punishment’ of Palestinians, saying nothing can justify it

NEW YORK, April 21, 2025 (WAFA) – 

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Monday that the vast majority of Gaza's population are civilian children, women, and men, suffering indescribable suffering.

The agency affirmed via its Twitter account that nothing can justify the collective punishment of the Palestinian people, calling for a ceasefire now.

UNRWA currently operates 115 shelters across the Gaza Strip, housing more than 90,000 displaced persons.

It noted that the deteriorating humanitarian situation is worsening as a result of the bombing and the ongoing blockade, which prohibits the entry of humanitarian aid and commercial supplies.

The United Nations estimates that approximately 420,000 people have been displaced again since the Israeli occupation government resumed its aggression on the Gaza Strip on March 18.

Y.S.

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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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