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 460 of US-Backed Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Strip, 6 Massacres, 51 Palestinians Killed, 78 Injured, in the Past 24 Hours, with a Death Toll of  45,936 and 109,274 Injuries

by January 8, 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 Health Ministry in Gaza:

By January 8, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 55,936+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (45,936), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 10,000+). 

By January 8, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 109,274.

By January 8, 2025, 847 Palestinians who were killed, 6,639 who were injured, and 10,820*, 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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Palestinian young man, Abdul-Ra'hman Bani 'Oada, was killed by an Israeli drone air strike on a group of youths in Tammoun, southeast of Toubas, on January 7, 2025.	Two Palestinian children, Ridha Bisharat, 9, and 'Hamza Bisharat, 10, were killed, together with Adam Bisharat, 23 were killed by an Israeli drone bombing of Tammoun, southeast of Toubas, January 8, 2025.
The Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, revealed that an Israeli Nahal brigade commander killed a Palestinian prisoner who was used as a human shield to inspect buildings in the southern Gaza Strip, file photo, January 8, 2025.	8 Palestinians were killed and several others were injured in an Israeli strike on a house belonging to the Ray'han family, in Jabalya Al-Balad, north of the Gaza Strip, on January 8, 2025.
Grieving Palestinian family members, at the Nasir hospital, who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on Khan Younus, January 8, 2025.	Grieving Palestinian family members, at Shuhada Al-Aqsa hospital, who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on Dair El-Bala'h, January 8, 2025
Three Palestinians were killed and several others were injured by an Israeli genocidal air strike on a residential apartment, belonging to the family of Nabeel Wasfi Al-Banna, in Dair El-Bala'h, on January 8, 2025.	51 Palestinians were killed, 78 were injured by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on the Gaza Strip, in the past 24 hours, January 8, 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.

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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Gaza death toll from Israel's deadly aggression surpasses 45,936

GAZA, January 8, 2025 (WAFA) – 

The Israeli occupation army committed six massacres against families in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, resulting in the killing of 51 civilians and the injury of 78 others, according to the Plestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.

The number of people killed since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7th, 2023, has surged to 45,936, the majority of whom are children and women. Some 109,274 others have been wounded.

Thousands of victims are still trapped under the rubble or scattered on the roads, as ambulance and civil defense teams are facing difficulties in reaching them due to the continued Israeli attacks, the massive amount of debris and the shortage of fuel and heavy equipment.

K.T.

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Day 460 of genocide: The Israeli occupation forces kill more Palestinians in several Gaza areas

GAZA, January 8, 2025 (WAFA) – 

A number of Palestinian civilians, including children and women, were killed and injured on Wednesday morning in the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza City and Khan Younus in the southern Gaza Strip, which is entering its 460th day, amidst intensive air, land and sea bombardment, targeting shelters and inhabited homes.

WAFA correspondents reported, quoting medical sources, that a child died of his wounds after his tent was targeted yesterday in Al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younus.

The same sources added that rescue teams recovered a martyr and a number of wounded people after the occupation bombed the home of Kullab family in Al-Shaikh Radhwan area north of Gaza City.

They indicated that an infant was killed when the occupation aircraft bombed his family's home in Gaza City.

The occupation forces continue their artillery shelling of Tal Al-Hawa neighborhood southwest of Gaza City.

According to medical sources, 15 people were killed in two separate raids on the northern Gaza Strip since dawn today.

K.T.

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Israeli warplanes bomb school housing displaced people in Gaza, kill civilians

GAZA, January 8, 2025 (WAFA) – 

Four Palestinians were killed and others were injured a short while ago when the Israeli occupation warplanes bombed a school housing displaced people in Jabalya Al-Balad, north of the Gaza Strip.

WAFA correspondents reported that four people were killed in the occupation's bombing of 'Halawa School, which houses displaced people in Jabalia al-Balad.

According to medical sources, 28 civilians, including children and women, were killed in the Israeli bombing of various parts of the Gaza Strip since dawn today.

The number of people killed since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7th, 2023, has surged to 45,936, the majority of whom are children and women. Some 109,274 others have been wounded.

Thousands of victims are still trapped under the rubble or scattered on the roads, as ambulance and civil defense teams are facing difficulties in reaching them due to the continued Israeli attacks, the massive amount of debris and the shortage of fuel and heavy equipment.

K.T.

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Several Palestinians killed in new Israeli massacres in Jabalya and Khan Younus

Tuesday 7-January-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) committed a new massacre against Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip by bombing a residential house in the Jabalya area, north of the Strip on Tuesday evening.

Local and medical sources reported that eight Palestinians were killed and several others were injured in an Israeli strike on a house in the old Gaza Street in Jabalya Al-Balad, north of the Gaza Strip.

Eyewitnesses confirmed that the Israeli warplanes bombed the Ray'han family house in Jabalya Al-Balad, north of Gaza.

The Palestinian Civil Defense said, in a brief statement, that its crews are heading to deal with an Israeli targeting of a house belonging to the Ray'han family in Jabalya, north of the Gaza Strip.

In the same context, five children were killed and other civilians were injured, Tuesday evening, in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the tents of the displaced in the Al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Younus city, south of the Gaza Strip.

Medical and local sources said that five children were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a tent housing displaced people in the Al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Younus.

The Israeli warplanes also bombed displaced people’s tents west of Khan Younus, which led to the outbreak of fire in the displacement camp.

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The Israeli occupation forces execute a Palestinian prisoner after using him as a human shield

Wednesday 8-January-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, revealed that an Israeli Nahhal brigade commander killed a Palestinian prisoner who was used as a human shield to inspect buildings in the southern Gaza Strip.

The newspaper pointed out in an investigative report that the liquidation was carried out immediately after the commander noticed the presence of the Palestinian prisoner, claiming he did not know that the prisoner was sent by the army, which officially confirmed the details of the incident.

Late June, Al-Jazeera received special footages showing Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) using Palestinian prisoners, including wounded people, as human shields during fighting in the Gaza Strip.

The footages show prisoners tied up, with cameras installed on their bodies, while they were forcibly entering destroyed houses for military inspection purposes.

In a related context, at least 54 identified Palestinian prisoners have been martyred in Israeli occupation prisons since the start of the extermination war on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, according to Detainees and Ex-detainees Affairs Commission and Palestinian Prisoner Society.

The two institutions revealed, in a joint statement, issued on Tuesday, marking the Palestinian Martyr Day, which falls on January 7, that 35 of the identified martyrs among prisoners are from the Gaza Strip, while no information on dozens of other Gazan martyrs has been released.

The statement pointed out that 291 identified prisoners have been martyred since 1967, other than those who died as a result of field executions.

The statement also indicated that there are 63 captive martyrs whose bodies have been held in Israel’s custody, including 52 since the start of the war, while dozens of martyrs of Gaza detainees are still subjected to enforced disappearance.

Since the start of the Israeli genocidal war in the Gaza Strip, many prisoners’ testimonies have confirmed the martyrdom of prisoners from the Gaza Strip due to brutal torture in Israeli occupation prisons, in addition to the policy of medical neglect.

The number of Palestinian prisoners recognized by Israeli Prison Service by early December, has surged to more than 10,300, while the crime of enforced disappearance against hundreds of Gazan detainees continues.

Among the prisoners there are 90 women, at least 345 children, and 3,428 administrative detainees.

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UNRWA: Hospitals in Gaza have become death traps

Wednesday 8-January-2025

NEW YORK, (PIC)

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said on Wednesday “Hospitals in Gaza have become death traps.”

UNRWA explained, in a post on X, that families in Gaza are torn apart, children are dying of cold, and hunger is cutting lives short, demanding an immediate ceasefire in the Strip.

UNRWA’s statements come in light of the ongoing bombing and direct targeting of hospitals, in an effort to eliminate the health system in the north and south of the Strip, as the three public hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip, Kamal 'Udwan, Bait 'Hanoun, and the Indonesian Hospital, have gone out of service, due to the escalating Israeli aggression.

Only 14 out of 36 hospitals in Gaza are now operating, while facing severe shortage of supplies, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

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

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Palestinian injured in West Bank airstrike proclaimed dead

Wednesday 8-January-2025

Toubas, (PIC)

A Palestinian young man was pronounced dead on Wednesday after he succumbed to critical injuries he had sustained in an Israeli airstrike on Tammoun town, in southern Toubas yesterday.

The young martyr, 24-year-old Abdul-Ra'hman Bani 'Oada, was injured when an Israeli drone bombed a group of youths in Tammoun town on Tuesday.

The Israeli occupation forces kidnaped the wounded young man immediately following the strike, but later they announced his death today.

At dawn Tuesday, Palestinian medical sources said that Sulayman Mustafa, 18, was martyred following an Israeli drone strike on a group of young men in Tamus.

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Israeli genocidal airstrike kills three kids, one young man in the West Bank

Wednesday 8-January-2025

TUBAS, (PIC)

Three Palestinian civilians, including two children, were martyred on Wednesday morning when an Israeli drone bombed a neighborhood in Tammoun town, southeast of Toubas.

The martyrs were identified Ridha Bisharat, 9, 'Hamza Bisharat, 10, and Adam Bisharat, 23.

According to local sources, the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnapped the martyrs’ bodies following the strike and prevented ambulances from entering the bombed area.

The sources affirmed that the IOFs bombed the victims while they were near their homes.

The IOFs stormed Tammoun town in the morning, deployed snipers and soldiers in its neighborhoods, and raided several homes.

The IOFs also stormed Toubas City and 'Aqaba town and kidnapped three citizens from their homes.

Total martyrs: 5.

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Suffocation cases reported among teachers and students after Israeli forces attack them near Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), January 8, 2025 (WAFA) – 

A number of teachers and students suffered from suffocation on Wednesday afternoon after inhaling toxic gas fired by the Israeli occupation forces at Kisan School, east of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem).

Security sources told WAFA that the occupation forces attacked a number of teachers and students at Kisan School, beat them, and fired toxic gas bombs, causing a number of them to suffer from suffocation.

The same sources added that the occupation forces threatened the school principal with firing toxic gas bombs at the surrounding houses if he continued throwing stones at the colonists' vehicles.

K.T.

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Israeli occupation forces kidnap 45 Palestinians from the West Bank

RAMALLAH, January 8, 2025 (WAFA) –

 The Israeli occupation forces kidnapped at least 45 people, including former detainees, a woman, and a child, in the occupied West Bank during the last 24 hours.

The Detainees and Ex-Detainees Commission and the Palestinian Prisoner's Society said in a joint statement that the detention operations were concentrated in the cities of Al-Khaleel (Hebron), Nablus, Toubas, Toulkarm, Ramallah, and Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), accompanied by widespread raids and abuse, assaults and threats against detainees and their families, in addition to vandalism and destruction of citizens' homes.

In addition, the occupation carried out field investigations of about 25 people in the town of Sa'ir, and the occupation kept two of them in detention.

PPS and the Commission affirmed that, the total number of Palestinians detained in the occupied West Bank since October 7th has risen to over 11,000. This figure includes those detained from their homes, at military checkpoints, those who surrendered under pressure, and those taken hostage.

Y.S.

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IOFs raid homes, kidnap several Palestinians in the West Bank

Wednesday 8-January-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) carried out raids on homes and kidnaped a number of Palestinian citizens last night and at dawn Wednesday, amid clashes in some areas.

According to local sources, armed clashes broke out at dawn between resistance fighters and Israeli forces in Qalqilya City.

The sources said that the IOFs opened fire at and damaged several cars during its campaign in Qalqilya City, amid raids on homes in different neighborhoods.

In Al-Khaleel (Hebron), the IOFs reportedly stormed different areas of the province and kidnapped over 20 citizens from Sa’ir town, including a father and his child.

Another citizen was taken prisoner during an IOFs raid in Sanjar town, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

In Nablus, Israeli occupation forces broke into and ransacked multiple homes in the new refugee camp of 'Askar and kidnapped seven citizens.

Israeli occupation forces also kidnaped two young men from 'Ureef town, southwest of Nablus.

In Ramallah, an unidentified number of citizens were kidnapped during an IOFs raid in Qaddoura refugee camp in Ramallah.

IOFs raids also took place in Surra village, west of Nablus, Far’oan town in southern Toulkarm, Turmus 'Ayya town in the northeast of Ramallah, and Umm Al-Sharayit neighborhood of Ramallah City.

The Israeli occupation forces also stormed Hares village in the northwest of Salfeet and rampaged through a house belonging to a local resident.

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After they confronted a group of the illegal Israeli settlers, two Palestinians kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces near the Jordan Valley

RAMALLAH, January 8, 2025 (WAFA) – 

Israeli occupation forces Wednesday kidnapped two Palestinians after they confronted colonists who tried to steal livestock in the village of Bardala in the northern Jordan Valley.

The official in charge of the Jordan Valley file in Tubas Governorate, Mo'taz Bisharat, indicated that the occupation forces detained 'Anad 'Hasan Mustafa Rabay'a and Sali'h Yousuf Khunaifis, who confronted the colonists and prevented them from stealing cows belonging to one of the citizens.

The citizens of the village of Bardala had confronted an attack launched by a number of colonists on the village and attempted to steal cows belonging to local resident Jamal Al-Sawafta in the western area of ​​the village.

After that, confrontations erupted between the villagers and the colonists, who were provided protected by the occupation forces.

It is noteworthy that colonists established a pastoral colonial outpost west of the village about two weeks ago, and since then they have begun carrying out attacks and provocative acts against the citizens.

K.T.

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Israeli occupation forces kidnap youth near Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), January 8, 2025 (WAFA) – 

An Israeli occupation army special unit kidnapped a young man from the Duhaisha refugee camp, south of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), today, Wednesday.

Security sources told WAFA that an Israeli special unit affiliated with the occupation forces detained Salah Mu'hammed Faraj, a man in his 40s, while he was in the village of Artas, south of Bethlehem.

K.T.

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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 build an illegal Israeli settlement road east of Nablus

Wednesday 8-January-2025

NABLUS, (PIC)

The illegal Israeli settlers have begun to build an illegal Israeli settlement road connecting the Alon illegal settlement road, near occupied Nablus, to an illegal Israeli settlement outposts they established after the Israeli occupation apartheid regime had launched the war of genocide on Gaza.

Bulldozers operated by settlers have started to carve out a new road between the village of Tana, east of Nablus, and the central Jordan Valley. Researcher Ra-id Muqadi from the Land Research Center reported that settlers began to prepare the road connecting the village of Tana to the town of Bait Foureek and the central Jordan Valley, covering approximately one and a half kilometers. The aim is to create a link between the Alon road and the new settlement outpost established by settlers on the lands of Khirbet Tana after the war on the Gaza Strip, to serve settlement activities in that area.

Muqadi noted that the road that settlers began to prepare was reopened by the Israeli occupation authority in 2020, which then installed an iron gate on it. The road was closed since the Al-Aqsa Intifada in 2000. The measure was meant to facilitate the movement of military vehicles between the Jordan Valley, Bait Foureek, and Tana.

He pointed out that the road has been open for over 50 years and was used by farmers to travel between the Jordan Valley and Bait Foureek.

On another note, a Jewish settler ran over a school student on Wednesday in the village of Al-Manshiyah south of Bethlehem. Local sources reported that a settler hit the child, Mousa 'Ali Sala'hat (12 years old), near the village entrance as he was leaving school, before fleeing the scene.

The sources added that the child was transferred to Al-Yamamah Hospital in Al-Khadir, where he will undergo surgery, after sustaining fractures and bruises.

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Israeli authorities force Jerusalemite to demolish his own house

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), January 8, 2025 (WAFA) – 

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime forced a Palestinian Maqdisi (Jerusalemite) to demolish his home in Wadi Al-Rababa neighborhood in Silwan town, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).

Shadi Samreen said that the Israeli occupation  municipality notified him of the demolition of his home under the pretext of building without a permit, which prompted him to demolish it himself, to avoid the exorbitant costs imposed by the municipality if it carried out the demolition.

He explained that he has been living in the house since 2014, along with his wife and three children.

Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem say they are forced to build without permit because the Israeli municipality rarely issues permits to the city’s original Palestinian citizens as a way to reduce their number by forcing them to leave it and find accommodation and work elsewhere.

K.T.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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'Hamdan: If it is not possible to form a Palestinian national unity government, a national administration is necessary

Tuesday 7-January-2025

ALGIERS, (PIC)

Member of the Hamas political bureau, Osama 'Hamdan, has reiterated his Movement’s position on the ceasefire talks.

'Hamdan said in a press conference that the Movement’s position remained unchanged amid ceasefire negotiations.

“Our position is the necessity of a ceasefire, the withdrawal of the occupation, the exchange of prisoners, and the reconstruction of Gaza without conditions,” he said.

“We will not consider any statement about the deal serious before we see the agreement ready and signed.”

The only solution to realize the rights of Palestinians, he said, is to engage militarily with Israel and force its retreat.

“The message of the resistance is that it will continue on the same path and nothing will weaken its resolve,” he said.

On the other hand, 'Hamdan emphasized the need for unified Palestinian leadership during this critical transitional period.

“We want a national consensus government to be the gateway to managing Palestinian affairs in this transitional phase until the Palestinian people decide to choose their leadership,” 'Hamdan stated.

“If it is not possible to form a national unity government, we will not accept anything less than forming a Palestinian national administration for the Gaza Strip,” he said.

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Fuel shortage halts health services at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younus

Wednesday 8-January-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Nasir Medical Complex announced the complete suspension of health services provided at the complex, except for critical departments, which include intensive care, emergency operations, dialysis, the oxygen station, and lighting in the emergency department.

The medical complex announced in a press release on Wednesday that this decision was made due to the depletion of fuel, confirming that all generators at the complex have stopped, with only a small generator currently operational.

It was noted that the amount of fuel available in the complex is sufficient to run the small generator for only three hours, warning of a humanitarian and health disaster threatening the lives of patients who could suffocate on their ICU beds.

The complex emphasized that it needs 5,500 liters of diesel daily to ensure the continuation of medical services.

It appealed to international organizations and entities for urgent intervention to provide fuel to guarantee the ongoing delivery of medical services.

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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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