On Day 470 of US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 3 Massacres, 23 Palestinians Killed, 83 Injured, in the Past 24 Hours, with a Death Toll of 46,899 and 110,725 Injuries, by January 18, 2025

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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On Day 470 of US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 3 Massacres, 23 Palestinians Killed, 83 Injured, in the Past 24 Hours, with a Death Toll of 46,899 and 110,725 Injuries

by January 18, 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 Gaza Strip, based on the reliable data reported by the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza:

By January 18, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 56,899+.

This includes the accounted for deaths (46,899), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 10,000+).

By January 18, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 110,728.

By January 18, 2025, 853 Palestinians who were killed, 6,655 who were injured, and 10,900*, 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).

* The number of the Palestinians detainees who remain in the Israeli occupation prisons has been updated today (December 5, 2024), by Wafa, to be 10,300.

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A Palestinian child in Gaza carrying a Palestinian flag, in celebration of the announcement of the Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire agreement, on January 18, 2025. Jineen Battalion agreed with the Palestinian Authority to end the siege on the refugee camp, release of detainees, cessation of the pursuit, and allowing police presence, January 18, 2025.

For the 470th day, the Israeli genocidal attacked continued to pound different areas and massacre more Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, especially in the northern areas, file photo, January 18, 2025. Site of the Israeli genocidal air strike on the tents of the displaced Palestinians, in Al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Younus, which resulted in massacring several people, January 18, 2025.

An Israeli genocidal air strike on the tents of the displaced Palestinians, in Al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Younus, resulted in massacring several people, January 18, 2025. Bidding farewell to the Palestinian martyrs who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on Khan Younus, on January 18, 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 ۚ " (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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Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman:

Gaza ceasefire to come into effect Sunday morning

Saturday 18-January-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The ceasefire in the Gaza Strip between the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, 'Hamas, and the Israeli occupation apartheid regime will come into effect on Sunday, January 19, at 08:30 a.m. local time in Gaza, Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman announced in a post on X.

“We advise our brothers to take precautions, exercise utmost caution and wait instructions from official sources,” spokesman for the ministry Majed al-Ansari said on Saturday.

Israel’s security cabinet approved on Friday evening a deal with Hamas for a ceasefire in Gaza after more than 460 days of genocidal war in which the Israeli occupation army has killed more than 46,788 Palestinians and wounded 110,453 others.

Israel’s government has approved the new Gaza ceasefire and prisoner release deal with Hamas, paving the way for it to take effect on Sunday.

The Israeli decision came after hours of discussions that continued late into the night. 24 ministers in Netanyahu’s coalition government voted in favor of the deal while eight others opposed it.

Under the deal, the ceasefire starts with an initial six-week phase where captives in Gaza are released in exchange for Palestinians detained in Israeli jails.

According to the Hebrew media, Hamas has demanded a lull in the Gaza Strip for 48 hours before the agreement enters into force on Sunday in order to be able to facilitate the handover of prisoners on the first day.

The Hebrew media quoted Israeli official sources as saying that the release of the first group of Israeli captives in Gaza may start at 04:00 p.m. on Sunday.

After the ceasefire was ratified by the Israeli cabinet, Israeli ministry of justice released an updated list of 737 Palestinian detainees slated to be freed in the first phase of the agreement, which will also take place “not before” 04:00 p.m. on Sunday. This list includes 95 women and children who are being held in Israeli jails.

Another group of 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, who were kidnaped by Israeli forces from Gaza during the war, would be released in the first phase. They could be under age 19.

In a related context, the Asra Media Office (AMO) has said that the published Israeli list of the Palestinian prisoners slated for release in the first phase of the hostage deal is a procedure that concerns the Israelis.

In a statement on Saturday, AMO explained that the mechanism for releasing prisoners in the first stage of the agreement is linked to the number of the Israeli captives intended for release and their categories.

AMO added that lists containing the names of the prisoners would be published ahead of each exchange day in accordance with a mechanism agreed upon by the parties.

The lists of the Palestinian prisoners include several members of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the Palestinian Authority’s ruling Fatah Movement. Some of the detainees are serving life sentences, according to different media sources.

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'Hamas: “Al-Aqsa Flood” brought our people closer to liberation and return

Saturday 18-January-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The 'Hamas Resistance Movement has said that “Al-Aqsa Flood” battle has embodied the unity of the Palestinian people and their resistance and brought them closer to the achievement of their aspirations for liberation and return.

“We have forced the occupation to stop its aggression against our people and start withdrawing [from Gaza] despite Netanyahu’s attempts to prolong the war and commit more massacres,” Hamas said in a statement on Saturday.

“The occupation has failed to achieve its aggressive goals, and only succeeded in committing appalling war crimes,” 'Hamas added.

“The blood of our people, who were martyred in the genocidal war, will not go in vain and will not be forgotten. The enemy’s leaders and soldiers will be held accountable and prosecuted no matter how long it will take,” the Movement stressed.

The Movement affirmed its priorities are to work immediately on ending the siege, providing relief and shelter for its people, healing their wounds, helping the displaced to return to their areas, and reconstructing Gaza.

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Agreement concluded ending PA’s 44-day siege on Jenin refugee camp

Saturday 18-January-2025

Jineen, (PIC)

Jineen Battalion reached an agreement on Friday evening with the Palestinian Authority (PA) that will end a 44-day-long siege on the Jineen refugee camp and includes the release of detainees in PA’s prisons, the cessation of the pursuit of resistance fighters, and allowing PA police forces to operate in the refugee camp.

The Jineen Battalion confirmed in a statement that the agreement with the Palestinian Authority was reached after it had responded to the Battalion’s demands, noting that a lengthy session was held with reform and security men during which ways to resolve the crisis were discussed.

The battalion confirmed its commitment to everything it had pledged as long as there is commitment from the PA security forces’ side.

A force from the PA police and civil defense arrived at the Jenin camp square, as dozens of citizens were gathered chanting slogans in support of the resistance.

Local sources told the PIC that the agreement also includes the reconstruction of the homes that were burned and destroyed by the PA’s forces during the 44-day siege.

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Palestinian Ministry of Interior announces it will begin deployment in Gaza governorates once the ceasefire agreement takes effect

Saturday 18-January-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Ministry of Interior and National Security in Gaza announced on Saturday that its agencies will begin deployment in all governorates of the Gaza Strip and fulfill their “sacred duty to serve our people as soon as the ceasefire agreement takes effect.”

In a statement, the ministry indicated that this step comes in light of “the legendary steadfastness of our Palestinian people in all their components and spectrums during this historical epic, following the announcement of the ceasefire agreement to end the Israeli war of extermination and aggression against our people.”

The ministry congratulated the Palestinian people in general, and particularly in the Gaza Strip, on the ceasefire agreement that ends the Israeli occupation’s war “initiated against our people in the Strip over 15 months ago, during which it committed various crimes that shame humanity.” This brutal war is the greatest crime committed against an unarmed people in modern times, it added.

The ministry mourned the tens of thousands of Palestinian citizens who fell as martyrs in this brutal war, praying that “Allah grants their families patience and solace, and that He bestows a swift recovery on the injured and wounded, and freedom for the prisoners in the occupation’s jails.”

The ministry emphasized that the legendary steadfastness of the people in the Gaza Strip has thwarted all the goals of the criminal extermination war, reaffirming that “our people are more deserving of survival and building the future for their generations than a barbaric occupation that will inevitably fade away.”

It added, “The blood of our children, women, and the innocent will remain a stain on the conscience of humanity, which will never be erased no matter how much time passes, and it will remain a witness to the barbarity of the occupation and its supporters, and the rightful claim of our Palestinian people to their land, watered with the blood of their sons.”

Furthermore, the Ministry of Interior and National Security noted that in this historical epic recorded by the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, the finest of its leaders and members offered their lives in the service of the steadfast people. Despite the brutality of the aggression, its harshness, and its transgressions of all prohibitions, norms, and humanitarian and international laws, the leaders, officers, and members of the ministry’s agencies fulfilled the oath they took to serve their people and homeland, and their blood and souls stand as new evidence of their true belonging and loyalty to this great people.

It pointed out that the occupation focused on targeting the Ministry of Interior and National Security, attempting to undermine one of the factors of the Palestinian people’s resilience in the face of aggression. Despite the heavy price the ministry paid in the loss of its best leaders and members, it continued to work with all available means under extremely complicated circumstances while confronting the occupation’s plans to spread chaos and disorder within Palestinian society in the Strip, it added.

Finally, the ministry called on all citizens to maintain public and private property and to avoid any actions that may endanger their lives. It urged them to cooperate with the officers and members of the police, security, and service agencies, in the interest of their safety and security, and encouraged them to adhere to all directives and instructions that will be issued by the relevant authorities in the ministry’s agencies in the coming days.

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Palestinian prisoners' institutions review the most prominent prisoner exchange operations with Israel

RAMALLAH, January, 18, 2024 (WAFA) –

The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) and The Palestinian Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs reviewed the most prominent prisoner exchange operations with the Israeli occupation, after the occupation government approved the ceasefire agreement tonight in the Gaza Strip.

They affirmed that the exchange operations with the Israeli occupation began in the Arab world after the Nakba of Palestine in 1948, before the Palestinian organizations and factions began, and many Egyptian, Syrian, Iraqi, Jordanian and Lebanese exchange operations took place.

The last prisoner exchange operation was the release batches in November 2023, where 240 prisoners were released, including 71 female prisoners and 169 children.

The number of documented exchanges and deals reached 40, while the most prominent Palestinian exchanges are as follows:

- 7/23/1968: The first exchange took place between the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Israeli occupation government, after Palestinian fighters belonging to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine succeeded in hijacking an Israeli plane belonging to El Al. The deal was concluded with the occupation through the International Red Cross, and the passengers were released in exchange for (37) Palestinian prisoners with long sentences, including Palestinian prisoners who had been captured before 1967.

- 1/28/1971: An operation took place between the Palestinian National Liberation Movement "Fatah" and the Israeli occupation government, and it was a prisoner-for-prisoner exchange, whereby the occupation released the prisoner Mahmoud Bakr Hijazi in exchange for the release of the Israeli soldier (Shmuel Fayez) who was kidnapped by Fatah in late 1969.

Hijazi was the first Palestinian prisoner in the contemporary Palestinian revolution after its launch on January 1, 1969. 1965, and was arrested on 18-1-1965, and sentenced to death at that time, but the sentence was not carried out, and the exchange operation was carried out in Ras al-Naqoura under the auspices of the Red Cross.

- 14-3-1979: Litani exchange operation or as it was called "Operation Seagull", where the Popular Front - General Command released an Israeli soldier that it had captured in the Litani operation, and in return Israel released 76 detainees from all factions of the Palestinian revolution who were in its prisons, including 12 female prisoners.

- 23-11-1983: Exchange operation between the occupation government and the Palestinian National Liberation Movement "Fatah", where Israel released all detainees from the Ansar prison in southern Lebanon, numbering (4700) Palestinian and Lebanese detainees, and 65 prisoners from Israeli prisons in exchange for the release of six Israeli soldiers.

- 20-5-1985: An exchange operation with the Popular Front - General Command, which was called "Operation Galilee", and under which Israel released 1155 prisoners who were being held in its various prisons, including 883 prisoners who were being held in prisons established in the occupied Palestinian territories, 118 prisoners who were kidnapped from the Ansar prison in southern Lebanon during the 1983 exchange with the Fatah movement, and 154 prisoners who were transferred from the Ansar prison to the Atlit prison during the Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, in exchange for three soldiers who were in the hands of the Popular Front.

- 10-1-2009: The Israeli occupation released twenty Palestinian female prisoners from the West Bank and Gaza Strip, in exchange for obtaining information about the condition of the soldier "Shalit" who was captured by the Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip on June 25, 2006, by obtaining a two-minute video tape showing "Shalit" in good health, and this "video tape" deal was considered part of the negotiations to complete the grand deal.

- 10-18-2011: The "Wafa al-Ahrar" exchange deal that took place between the Palestinian factions holding the Israeli soldier "Gilad Shalit" and the occupation government under Egyptian sponsorship, according to which "Shalit" was released, who had been held by the Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip since June 26, 2006, in exchange for the release of 1027 male and female prisoners who were held in its prisons and detention centers, including 994 male prisoners and 33 female prisoners. According to it, 205 prisoners were deported to Gaza and abroad, including 163 prisoners from the West Bank and Jerusalem who were deported to Gaza, and 42 to abroad.

- 11-22-2023: A humanitarian truce agreement was announced in Gaza, where the agreement included the release of 50 hostages held by the factions, in exchange for the release of 150 over four days, where the truce was extended for three days, and the number of those released rose to 240, including 169 children, and 71 female prisoners.

Y.S.

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

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Note: The following figures only include the killed and injured Palestinians who have been accounted for by the Palestinian hospitals. The victims who are not carried to the hospitals are not accounted for.

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The Israel occupation apartheid regime forces commit three massacres against Palestinian families in Gaza , in the past 24 hours

GAZA, January, 18, 2024 (WAFA) –

The Palestinian death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip has surged to 46,899 civilians and 110,725 wounded since October 7, 2023.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza said that the Israeli occupation apartheid regime forces committed three massacres against the Palestinian people in the Strip, which led to the killing of 23 citizens and the injury of 83 during the past 24 hours.

They pointed out that thousands of slain Palestinians remain under the rubble and on the roads, where ambulance and civil defense crews cannot reach them.

Y.S.

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117 Palestinians killed since ceasefire declaration, including 30 children

Friday 17-January-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

At least 117 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since the announcement of a ceasefire deal that is due to start on Sunday.

The toll included at least 30 children and 32 women, while more than 265 people were wounded.

Two people were killed in Rafa'h, while 14 others were killed in Khan Younus, 10 in Central Gaza, and 91 in Gaza City.

Earlier Wednesday, Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Al-Shaikh Mu'hammed Bin Abdul Ra'hman Bin Jasim Al-Thani announced that Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement to halt the 15-month war in Gaza and exchange Israeli captives for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons.

He said the ceasefire would take effect on Sunday, January 19.

The agreement will be implemented over three stages, Sheikh Mohammed said. In an initial six-week phase, Israeli forces would gradually withdraw from central Gaza and Palestinians would be allowed to return to their homes in northern Gaza.

'Hamas would release 33 Israeli captives over those six weeks, including all female soldiers and civilians, children and the elderly, he said.

Talks on the second phase would begin by the 16th day of the first phase, and are expected to include the release of the remaining captives and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, the Reuters news agency reported, citing an official briefing on the negotiations.

A third phase was expected to include the return of dead bodies and the start of reconstruction in Gaza, Reuters reported.

The announcement came as the Israeli army continued its deadly attacks across the Gaza Strip.

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Israeli genocidal war on Gaza enters Day 470

Saturday 18-January-2025

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 470th 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.

The Israeli army’s large-scale genocidal campaign in northern Gaza, especially in Jabalya and Bait Lahya, has been ongoing since October 5, 2024, where its forces continue to intensively bomb homes and shelters and attack civilians while imposing a tight siege on the entire area.

Deliberate Israeli attacks on ambulance and civil defense workers already deprived northern Gaza of any rescue services.

Local sources said that the Israeli army detonated several homes in the west and east of Jabalya in northern Gaza in the morning.

The Israeli army also bombed a tent sheltering a displaced family in the west of Khan Younus, southern Gaza, killing a man and his wife with their three kids.

An Israeli gunboat also opened fire at the west of Khan Younus, injuring a woman.

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

In a related context, the health ministry said on Saturday that the Israeli army committed three massacres in different areas of the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours, and killed and injured at least 106 civilians, while a large number of victims are still under the rubble of bombed buildings or lying on roads.

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Palestinian youth killed, others injured by Israeli occupation forces in Khan Younus

GAZA, January 18, 2025 (WAFA) -

A Palestinian young man was killed, and several others were injured this evening after Israeli occupation forces opened fire east of Al-Fukhari area in Khan Younus, located in the southern Gaza Strip.

In a separate incident, multiple civilians sustained injuries from Israeli gunfire in the Al-Shakoush area, northwest of Rafa'h in southern Gaza.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 46,899 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 110,725 others injured.

Thousands of victims are feared trapped under rubble, inaccessible to emergency and civil defense teams due to Israeli attacks.

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One civilian killed and others injured in an Israeli drone east of Khan Yunis

GAZA, January, 18, 2024 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian citizen was killed today in an Israeli occupation bombing of the town of Al-Fakhari, east of Khan Younus, south of the Gaza Strip.

Local sources reported that the occupation warplanes launched a raid on the Al-Amur neighborhood in the town of Al-Fakhari, east of Khan Younus, calming the live of one civilian and causing the injury of others.

They added that the Israeli occupation forces shot a woman east of 'Abasan, east of Khan Younus, injuring her by live bullets and she was transferred to the European Gaza Hospital for medical treatment.

The occupation warplanes also bombed the vicinity of the Al-'Oyoun intersection on Al-Nasr Street, northwest of Gaza City.

The occupation drones fired several bombs on Abu Warda Street in Jabalya Al-Nazla, north of the Gaza Strip.

Y.S.

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Five civilians killed and others injured in Israeli air strikes in southern Gaza Strip

GAZA, January, 18, 2024 (WAFA) –

Last night, five citizens from one family were killed in an Israeli occupation forces' shelling in the southern Gaza Strip.

Medical sources said that a citizen from the Al-Qidra family, his wife and their three children, were killed in an occupation shelling that targeted a tent sheltering displaced people in Al-Mawasi area of Al-Qarara town, near Al-Hidaya Mosque, north of Khan Younus, in the southern Gaza Strip.

In a realted context, a female citizen was injured by gunfire from the occupation boats west of Khan Younus.

The death toll from the Israeli occupation's aggression on the Gaza Strip has risen to 46,899 civilians and 110,725 wounded, since October 7, 2023.

Since the announcement of reaching a ceasefire agreement last Wednesday, more than 120 citizens have been killed and dozens have been wounded in the occupation's shelling of various areas 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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Two Palestinians injured in an IOFs attack in northern Ramallah

Saturday 18-January-2025

RAMALLAH, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) severely beat two Palestinian brothers in Al-Mughayyir village, northeast of Ramallah, on Friday evening.

Deputy chief of the village council Marzouq Abu Na'eem said that two brothers from the family of Abu Na'eem suffered injuries when Israeli soldiers savagely assaulted them during their presence with foreign activists in Al-Khalayil area of the village.

Abu Na'eem added that the activists were in the area to prevent the IOF from demolishing Palestinian structures.

On Thursday, the IOFs demolished a portable toilet and seized a car belonging to a family living in tents in the same area.

In a separate incident, Israeli forces stormed on Friday evening Toulkarm City, patrolled its streets, intercepted cars and fired stun grenades at local residents.

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Palestinian man injured by Israeli occupation forces’ bullets northwest of Nablus

GAZA, January, 18, 2024 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian young man was injured by Israeli occupation forces' bullets on Friday evening in the town of Sebastya, northwest of Nablus.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that its crews transferred a 31-years-old young man who was shot and injured by live bullets in his hand, during confrontations that broke out with Israeli forces following their incursion into the town of Sebasta.

Y.S.

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‎The Israeli occupation forces kidnap a citizen from the town of Tuqou'‎

‎Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), 18-1-2025 Wafa -

Today, Saturday, the Israeli occupation forces kidnapped a citizen from the town of Tuqou', southeast of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem). ‎

‎According to a security source, a force from the occupation army stormed the town of Touqu' and stationed itself in the vicinity of the Tel Al-Rabee' gas station, and kidnapped Rayyan Ibraheem Sulayman Nasrullah.‎

‎WK/M.C‎.

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‎The Israeli occupation forces kidnap a woman from the town of Dura to force her husband to surrender himself ‎

‎Al-Khaleel (Hebron), 18-1-2025 Wafa -

On Saturday, the Israeli occupation forces kidnapped a woman during the raid on the town of Dura, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron), and detained a number of young men before releasing them.‎

‎Security and local sources told Wafa that the occupation forces stormed the towns of Doura and Kharsa, south of Hebron, and arrested Dalal 'Hammad Qarayish, to force her husband, a civil defense officer, Muhammad Abdul Hamid Qarayish, to surrender himself to the occupation.‎

‎During their raid into Dura and Kharsa village, the Israeli occupation forces also detained a number of young men, including Dhiyaa Al-'Amayra, Nadeem Faqousa, Osama Al-Shehatit, 'Hasan Khalid Al-Swaiti and Mu'hammed 'Adi Abu Hashim, and released them after conducting a field investigation with them.‎

‎A.H./M.A.‎

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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Note: Despite the Biden administration total support for the Israeli genocidal war on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, 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 attack and injure Palestinian civilian south of Nablus

NABLUS, January 18, 2025 (WAFA) -

A Palestinian man was injured on Saturday evening in the village of Yatma, south of Nablus, after being attacked by a group of the illegal Israeli settlers.

Local sources reported that the illegal Israeli settlers from the Rahalim settlement hurled stones and used pepper spray against the homes of local residents.

The attack resulted in injuries to a Palestinian man, who was promptly transferred to the hospital for medical treatment.

This incident is part of ongoing pattern of settler violence in the region, where Israeli colonists frequently attack defenseless Palestinian communities under Israeli occupation army protection.

M.N.

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Israeli colonists attack two youths in Tubas, occupied West Bank

TOUBAS, January 18, 2025 (WAFA) –

Armed Israeli colonists assaulted two Palestinian young men from the town of Tubas on Saturday evening while they were in the Khirbet Ibziq area, northeast of Toubas.

Local sources reported that several armed colonists attacked Waleed Khalid Al-Khudairi and Sami Ra-id Sawafta, inflicting injuries that required their transfer to a hospital for treatment.

The area has witnessed frequent incidents involving the illegal Israeli settlers, who often harass local residents, expel them from grazing lands, and prevent farmers from cultivating their fields, all under the protection of Israeli forces.

M.N.

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Illegal Israeli settlers storm Al-Mughayyir village near Ramallah

RAMALLAH, January 18, 2025 (WAFA) –

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers , accompanied by attack dogs, stormed the village of Al-Mughayyir, located northeast of Ramallah, late this Saturday evening.

According to local resident Rabee' Abu Na'eem, a number of colonists broke into the Khalayil area of Al-Mughayyir under the protection of Israeli occupation forces, who were present in the region. The colonists fired live ammunition into the air during the incursion.

Abu Na'eem also reported the presence of additional groups of colonists on the surrounding mountain hills near Al-Mughayyir. As of now, no reports of physical attacks or casualties have been confirmed.

This latest assault is part of a growing trend of settler violence in the occupied West Bank, with numerous incidents occurring in various villages and towns.

M.N.

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Illegal Israeli settlers steal sheep from Palestinian Bedouin community near Aree'ha (Jericho)

Aree'ha (Jericho), January, 18, 2024 (WAFA) –

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers on Friday evening stole sheep from the 'Arab Al-Mulai'hat community, northwest of Aree'ha (Jericho).

'Hasan Mulai'hat, general supervisor of the Al-Baidar organization for the defense of Bedouin rights, said that a group of Israeli colonists from illegal outposts broke into the community and stole around 53 sheep, which belong to a villager identified as Fatima Sulayman Mulai'hat.

He pointed out that this attack is part of a series of attacks aimed at displacing Palestinian Bedouins and seizing their lands.

Y.S.

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Israeli occupation forces block road north of Nablus

NABLUS, January 18, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces closed the northern bypass road in Nablus today, Saturday, by erecting dirt mounds, according to Palestinian security sources.

The sources reported that Israeli bulldozers blocked the bypass road near the village of Zawata, located north of Nablus. The reasons behind the closure remain unknown.

The incident is expected to affect residents' daily commutes and disrupt transportation in the area.

M.N.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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Warning against the Israeli attempts to end the UNRWA mission, Lazzarini says:

Dismantling UNRWA would undermine Gaza ceasefire agreement

Saturday 18-January-2025

NEW YORK, (PIC)

UNRWA has warned that Israeli attempts to end its mission “will be catastrophic,” massively weakening the humanitarian response and worsening Palestinian living conditions.

This came in press remarks made to reporters by UNRWA commissioner-general Philippe Lazzarini following a closed-door briefing to the UN Security Council on Friday.

Lazzarini addressed the reporters to stress that the agency’s disintegration would “immeasurably” worsen the already catastrophic living conditions of Palestinians in Gaza.

Lazzarini disputed the Israeli government’s claim that UNRWA’s services can be transferred to other entities.

“UNRWA’s ability to directly provide education and primary healthcare far exceeds that of any other entity,” Lazzarini said. “These services can only be transferred to a functioning state. UNRWA’s personnel and services are also tightly woven into the social fabric of Gaza. The disintegration of the agency will intensify the breakdown of social order.”

Lazzarini also warned that dismantling the 30,000-member UNRWA outside a political process would undermine the ceasefire agreement and sabotage Gaza’s recovery and political transition.

“A chaotic dismantling of UNRWA will irreversibly harm the lives and future of Palestinians,” Lazzarini said. “It will obliterate their trust in the international community and any solution it attempts to facilitate.”

The UNRWA chief said a ceasefire in Gaza must be followed by a political transition that includes an orderly conclusion of UNRWA’s General Assembly mandate and the handover of its services to empowered Palestinian institutions.

“In the West Bank, the Palestinian Authority has stated clearly that it does not have the financial resources or capacity to compensate for the loss of UNRWA’s services,” he pointed out.

He welcomed the ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal in Gaza, and said he joined the UN Secretary-General in calling on all parties to ensure the deal is fully implemented.

“We need rapid, unhindered and uninterrupted humanitarian access to respond to the tremendous suffering in Gaza,” he said. “We are ready to support the recovery of Gaza by resuming education and continuing to provide primary healthcare.”

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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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