Editorial Note: The following news reports are summaries from original sources. They may also include corrections of Arabic names and political terminology. Comments are in parentheses.

Palestinians in Gaza Die of Starvation, Dehydration, Lack of Health Care, 11,500 Killed, 30,000 Injured, in 41 days of the Israeli Genocidal War

November 14, 2023

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1,200 massacres, death of 4,710 children, 3,145 women, and 685 elderly.

3,640, still under the rubble, including 1,770 children.

25 hospitals and 52 health centers have been forced to close.

198 Palestinians were killed, and 2,702 injured by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank.

Note: The above statistics are initial, not complete or final for Day 41 of the war.

Scenes of victims of the Israeli genocidal war on the Palestinian people in Gaza, November 15, 2023	The Israeli genocidal war on the Palestinian people included 1,000 air strikes, utilizing the internationally prohibited white phosphorus, on the populated areas in Gaza, November 16, 2023
One of the buildings which was destroyed by Israeli genocidal air strikes, each massacring dozens of Palestinians in Gaza, November 16, 2023	One of the Palestinian victims of the Israeli genocidal air strikes on Gaza Strip, brought to hospital in Dair El-Bala'h, November 16, 2023
A Palestinian child, one of the victims of the Israeli genocidal air strikes on Gaza Strip, brought to hospital in Dair El-Bala'h, November 16, 2023	A Palestinian child, one of the victims of the Israeli genocidal air strikes on Khan Younus, on November 16, 2023
People waiting to get water after Israel cut water supply to the Gaza Strip, November 16, 2023	Displaced Palestinians moving from the north to the south of the Gaza Strip, fleeing the continuous Israeli genocidal air strikes, November 2023

 

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).

 

"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).

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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.

The following news stories are just examples, not a systematic record, of the Israeli occupation government abuse, mistreatment, and violations of Palestinian human rights, on daily basis.

More detailed news stories can be found at the following sources:

http://english.wafa.ps/, https://english.palinfo.com/, https://imemc.org/, https://paltoday.ps/ar/


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Editorial Notes about terms & names of people and places:

1. Names of people and places have been standardized to match standard Arabic grammatical rules.

2. Underlined letters and letters preceded by an apostrophe are references to Arabic letter sounds, which does not exist in the English alphabet.

3. The English letter i is equivalent to the Arabic short vowel known as kasra, as in Ibraheem and Qasim as well as in the English words sit and bit. So, it is incorrect to use it as a long vowel for such Arabic nams as Jameel and Jibreel.

4. The English letter e is equivalent to the Arabi short vowel known as fat'ha, as in A'hmed and Mu'hammed.

5. It is more accurate to refer to the land-grabbing Israelis, who establish illegal settlements in the Palestinian territory of the West Bank, as illegal Israeli settlers, than referring to them as colonists.

The term colony is a reference to a large entity or a country, such as American states before independence. It was also a reference to Egypt, and India, when they were British colonies.

In addition, the term "colony" represents a positive nostalgic theme, in the minds of native speakers of English, particularly in America and Britain.

6. It is more accurate to use the verb "abduct" than the verb "detain," in reference to taking Palestinian citizens by force to prisons and interrogation centers, by Israeli occupation regime soldiers. This is because the presence of the Israeli occupation regime forces is illegal in the Palestinian territories, and they have no jurisdiction over the Palestinian people.

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An environmental catastrophe threatens livelihoods in Gaza Strip, says the statistics department

RAMALLAH, Thursday, November 16, 2023 (WAFA) –

The Gaza Strip is suffering from a severe crisis and needs to obtain water, today said the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) in a report on the environmental catastrophe that threatens livelihoods in Gaza Strip in light of the 41-day long Israeli aggression.

Prior to October 7, when the aggression started, the average per capita water consumption was approximately 82.7 liters per person per day, it said. However, since the beginning of the Israeli occupation’s aggression, this figure has dropped to only 1 to 3 liters per person per day, which means this Israeli aggression has led to a decrease of 90% in the availability of water sources, resulting in a drop of 92% in water consumption compared to pre-aggression levels.

This dire situation underscores the devastating impact of the aggression on the water infrastructure, with around 55% of the water supply systems in urgent need of repair or rehabilitation in the Gaza Strip, said the PCBS.

The population in the Gaza Strip has been suffering from a severe crisis regarding access to safe water for many years due to the Israeli siege on Gaza, whereas, before the Israeli aggression, only 4% of the Gaza population had access to safe and clean water.

Currently, with the continuous aggression on Gaza and the lack of fuel needed to operate water desalination plants and water well pumps, people are suffering to get water, any water at all, and not only safe water. Only one water desalination plant located in the south of Gaza is working with an operating capability reached 5%, while the other two plants are not working due to power outages and lack of fuel.

Due to the complete destruction of infrastructure by the Israeli aggression, about 65 sewage pumps have stopped working, and all six wastewater treatment plants have been completely shut down due to power outages and fuel shortages, thus the influx of about 130,000 cubic meters per day of untreated wastewater into the Mediterranean Sea in Gaza Strip.

The ongoing Israeli occupation’s aggression on the Gaza Strip and the lack of fuel forced the solid waste collection vehicles to be out of service, and so did the sanitary landfills. The service of waste collection rate before the war was estimated to be 98%, collected in sanitary landfills. But, during the war, solid waste collection service has decreased to less than 20%, and so a large quantity of waste has piled in the streets and around shelter centers, schools, and in some temporary landfills.

It is worth mentioning that the medical wastes have been mixed with other wastes, which will cause a health and environmental disaster.

M.K.

UN Security Council calls for urgent, extended humanitarian pauses in Gaza

NEW YORK, Wednesday, November 15, 2023 (WAFA) –

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) called tonight for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses in Gaza.

The Security Council has passed a resolution calling for urgent and extended humanitarian corridors throughout the Gaza Strip to save and protect civilian lives. The affirmative vote came following four unsuccessful efforts to take action last month.

This came during the first UN Security Council meeting on the multi-faceted crisis and conflict centered on the Gaza Strip to take action.

The UN Security Council succeeded in finding unity, adopting a resolution on the Israel-Palestine crisis that began on 7 October, with 12 voting in favor, none against, and three abstentions (Russia, United Kingdom, United States), calling for “urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors” in Gaza for “a sufficient number of days” to allow full, rapid, safe and unhindered access for UN agencies and partners.

The resolution called for ensuring the entry of fuel as well. among the items that must be allowed to be delivered “unhindered” into the Strip.

The Council called for ensuring immediate humanitarian access to the Strip by the terms of the resolution, which was drafted by Malta.

The Council called on all parties to refrain from depriving the civilian population in Gaza of basic services and aid indispensable to their survival, consistent with international humanitarian law.

It also called for the evacuation of the sick and injured in Gaza, particularly children, and to refrain from depriving the people in Gaza of basic services, which have been heavily restricted by Israel during the conflict.

T.R.

Palestine’s UN Permanent Observer: Security Council should have called for a ceasefire

NEW YORK, Thursday, November 16, 2023 (WAFA) -

Riyadh Mansour, Permanent Observer of the observer State of Palestine to the United Nations, said the Security Council should have called a ceasefire by now.

The UN Security Council voted last night in favor of a draft resolution presented by the Malta UN mission calling for humanitarian pauses and safe corridors in the Gaza Strip, with 12 voting in favor and three abstaining.

“We want to save lives,” Mansour told the UNSC after the vote. “This resolution is a small step in the right direction, a small step towards a ceasefire, we want a ceasefire. We will not relent, we will not stop until we see the accomplishment of the resolutions and an end to Israeli barbaric attacks.”

The Council "should have heeded the call by the UN and every humanitarian organization on Earth calling for a humanitarian ceasefire,” said Mansour. “It should have at least echoed the call of the General Assembly for an immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce leading to a cessation of hostilities.”

What is happening will have long-term effects that no one should underestimate, he said.

“It is a failure of humanity of terrifying magnitude,” he said. “But for now, the urgency is to save lives. Stop the killing, stop the forced displacement, allow humanitarian aid in and ensure humanitarian access, protect civilians and civilian infrastructure.”

He said Israel’s plan has been revealed in statements, leaked memos, and op-eds.

“Let us stop pretending we don’t hear what this government is saying,” he said. “Its plan is the continued dispossession, displacement and denial of rights of the Palestinian people. To complete the Nakba. This madness must be brought to an end,” he said.

“The Council is finally acting today on a humanitarian resolution focused on children. If we are going to talk about the condemnations missing from the resolution, let me remind you of the following:

The resolution did not condemn the racist and disgusting Israeli propaganda methods mocked around the world and which constitute an insult to our intelligence. It did not condemn the arbitrary imprisonment of thousands of Palestinians, men, women and children, nor called for their immediate and unconditional release. It did not condemn the assault on hospitals and schools. It did not condemn the killing by Israel of UN staff, journalists, humanitarian personnel, doctors, rescue teams.

The resolution did not condemn the killing by Israel of 11,000 Palestinians, overwhelmingly civilians, including 5000 Palestinian children. It did not condemn the indiscriminate attacks by Israel,” said Mansour in reaction to the head of the US mission who criticized the resolution for not condemning the October 7 attack on Israel.

M.K.

PCBS: More than 800,000 Palestinians still reside in northern Gaza Strip despite Israeli displacement tactics

RAMALLAH, Thursday, November 16, 2023 (WAFA) –

 According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), 807,000 Palestinians out of an original 1.2 million are still residing in Gaza and North Gaza governorates despite the barbaric brutality of the Israeli occupation bombardment that started on October 7 which led to mass murdering of civilians in their own homes and tremendous destruction of residential buildings, and of all civil facilities, including hospitals, schools, places of worship, bakeries, and facilities.

Population residing in Gaza and North Gaza governorates as of the evening of November 11 was estimated at 807,000, representing approximately 152,000 households, out of 1.2 million Palestinians who resided in those governorates (448,000 were in the North Gaza governorate, and 754,000 in Gaza Governorate) before the beginning of the Israeli occupation aggression against Gaza Strip, meaning that about two-thirds of the population of the northern governorates still reside in the northern areas of Gaza Strip, while about a third of the population of the northern governorates comprising approximately 400,000 individuals were displaced to the central and southern governorates of Gaza Strip (Dair El-Bala'h, Khan Younus, Rafa'h). The population currently residing in the central and southern governorates of the Gaza Strip is 1.43 million people.

The data collected by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics were based on the estimates of the number of people residing in Gaza and North Gaza governorates based on actual data sets that monitored the reality in Gaza Strip before and during the aggression on Gaza Strip, using data from the Palestinian telecommunications companies and the Ministry of Telecom and Information Technology, the Palestinian Household Expenditure and Consumption Survey (first three quarters, 2023) and the Household Survey on Information and Communications Technology (third quarter, 2023) in addition to demographic projections.

M.K.

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

41 days in the Gaza holocaust, the genocide continues

November 16, 2023, GAZA, (PIC) +-

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) continued on Thursday their holocaust in the Gaza Strip for 41 consecutive days, intensifying airstrikes, targeting residential homes, mosques, communication and internet transmission stations, and wreaking havoc inside the Al-Shifa Medical Complex, and continuing genocide crimes, while escalating ground incursions from multiple axes amid fierce resistance.

The Ministry of Interior reported that Israeli helicopters fired shots at civilians' homes in the eastern part of Khan Younus, south of the Gaza Strip. An Israeli airstrike targeted a house in Al-Sabra neighborhood in southern Gaza City.

The Israeli warplanes targeted the vicinity of the Indonesian Hospital in the northern part of the Strip, the occupation aircraft dropped smoke bombs on areas in Bait Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip.

The IOF carried out continuous artillery shelling east of the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, east of Ju'hr Al-Deek, and north of Al-Nusayrat. Israeli warplanes destroyed the Al-Ridha Mosque in the Al-Fakhari area and the Al-Amin Mosque in the western area of Khan Younus.

Eleven martyrs fell as a result of the Israeli occupation's shelling of the Central Petroleum Station, which was sheltering hundreds of displaced people. Dozens of civilians were injured, and several are missing.

The IOF continues its presence in the Al-Shifa Medical Complex and carry out attacks and destruction inside it.

Meanwhile, fires are still raging in the western areas of Gaza City, which are witnessing continuous bombardment.

According to the official media office, the number of martyrs due to the Israeli aggression has risen to more than 11,500, including 4,710 children, in addition to nearly 30,000 wounded, with more than 70% of them being women and children.

Isma'eel Thawabta, the Director-General of the Media Office, said in a press conference that the number of missing persons due to the aggression reached 3,640, including 1,770 children who are still under the rubble.

He mentioned that the total number of massacres committed by the occupation army since October 7, 2023, has reached 1,200, targeting civilians in the Gaza Strip.

He affirmed that the IOF "committed a historic crime by invading the Al-Shifa Complex" and that its soldiers assaulted and beat a number of patients and displaced persons inside the medical complex. He also noted that "25 hospitals and 52 health centers have been forced to close due to the ongoing aggression."

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On the 41st day of the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza: Deaths, wounded, and the continued storming of Al-Shifa Medical Complex

GAZA, Thursday, November 16, 2023 (WAFA) -

Nine people were killed and others were injured today as a result of a series of Israeli genocidal airstrikes on various areas in the Gaza Strip.

Warplanes bombed a petrol station in central Gaza and a mosque in Khan Younus, south of the Gaza Strip, resulting in nine deaths and dozens of injuries.

At the same time, the occupation forces continued to storm Al Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City, after storming it for the second time last night within 24 hours.

Eyewitnesses said that the occupation forces placed facial recognition cameras and electronic gates in the courtyard of the medical complex, forced the displaced people to take off their clothes, detained them, and interrogated doctors, patients, and displaced people.

Palestinian sources said the occupation bulldozers and vehicles stormed the complex from its southern entrance, completely razing the entrance, and destroying all vehicles in the courtyards.

M.K.

In new Israeli massacre, around 50 civilians killed in airstrike on Sabra neighborhood in central Gaza

GAZA, Wednesday, November 15, 2023 (WAFA) -

Around 50 civilians were killed and dozens of others injured tonight in a new massacre carried out by Israeli warplanes in the Sabra neighborhood in the center of the Gaza Strip.

Sources reported that the occupation warplanes targeted a mosque in the Sabra neighborhood in the center of the Strip, killing around 50 people, in addition to dozens of wounded.

In a related matter, three civilians were killed and dozens of others injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting the Malaysian school in the Nusayrat refugee camp in the central Strip.

Israeli warplanes also targeted Palestinian telecommunications towers in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younus, killing a child and injuring several others.

The number of people killed since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7, has reached 11,500, including 4,710 children. Around 32,000 people were also wounded.

T.R.

Israeli occupation forces raid Al-Shifa hospital for second time within 24 hours

GAZA, Thursday, November 16, 2023 (WAFA) –

The Israeli occupation forces tonight raided the Al-Shifa hospital, west of Gaza City, for the second time within 24 hours.

Local sources said that Israeli bulldozers and tanks raided the medical complex from its western entrance tonight.

The Israeli tanks have been surrounding the Al-Shifa hospital with military tanks for the past week.

The Israeli occupation forces earlier Wednesday night withdrew from inside Al-Shifa Medical Complex after storming it at dawn, while maintaining a siege on the hospital.

T.R.

Ministry of Health: Number of civilians killed since start of Israeli aggression on Gaza, West Bank reached 11517,and around 32 thousand injured

RAMALLAH, Wednesday, November 15, 2023 (WAFA) –

The Ministry of Health said the number of civilians killed since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank on October 7, has surged to 11517, in addition to around 32 thousand injured.

The ministry stressed in its daily report on the aggression that it has been facing challenges for the fourth consecutive day in updating the number of casualties due to the breakdown in services and communication in hospitals in the northern Strip.

 It explained that the number of people killed in the Israeli aggression on Gaza reached up until yesterday (November 14), 11320, including 4,650 children, 3,145 women, and 685 elderly. The number of injured reached more than 29 thousand.

The ministry noted that over 3600 civilians are still missing or under the rubble, including 1750 children.

T.R.

Seven personnel of Jordanian Field Hospital in Gaza injured in Israeli shelling

Gaza, Wednesday, November 15, 2023 (WAFA) -

Seven staff members in the Jordanian Field Hospital in Gaza were injured at the entrance of the hospital's emergency department while attempting to treat Palestinian citizens injured in an Israeli bombing and transferred there, according to Jordan’s Petra news agency.

The injuries ranged from minor to stable. They were provided with the necessary care, affirmed the spokesperson for the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) - Arab Army today, added Petra.

JAF launched an official investigation to learn more about what happened and reaffirmed Israel's responsibility to protect the hospital and its staff, according to the spokesperson.

"The hospital will carry out its humanitarian duty towards our Palestinian brothers in accordance with the directives of His Majesty, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces," according to the spokesperson, said Petra.

T.R.

Euro-Med: Israel used over 1,000 white phosphorous bombs in Gaza

November 16, 2023, GAZA, (PIC) +-

The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has said that the Israeli occupation army has launched more than 1,000 strikes, utilizing internationally prohibited white phosphorus, on populated areas since it stated its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip on October 7.

In a statement on Thursday, the Euro-Med Monitor said it had documented the Israeli occupation army’s indiscriminate use of white phosphorus against civilians, describing it as an “incendiary substance that burns human flesh and causes lifelong suffering.”

Euro-Med said that its team received testimonies affirming that the Israeli occupation army carried out 300 strikes with white phosphorus bombs and projectiles within a period of about 40 minutes on Wednesday evening, November 15, on a residential block in Bait Lahiya town, north of Gaza.

“The night before, a large number of white phosphorus shells were reportedly seen falling on a crowded populated area in Shaikh Radhwan neighborhood, north of Gaza City. Similar attacks also occurred on several occasions in Al-Shati refugee camp in western Gaza and the town and camp of Jabalya, north of the Strip,” Euro-Med elaborated.

“Palestinian residents said they suffered from severe shortness of breath and coughing as a result of inhaling white phosphorus in the midst of extremely unpleasant odors spreading in the air and severe blurred vision due to the thick white smoke,” Euro-Med cited.

According to Euro-Med, people exposed to white phosphorus can suffer from respiratory damage, organ failure, and other serious and life-altering injuries, including burns that are extremely difficult to treat and cannot be relieved with water.

“The escalating use of white phosphorus and smoke bombs against densely populated areas comes within the framework of forced displacement and ethnic cleansing that are being practiced by the Israeli army in order to force half of the Gaza’s population to leave their homes, shelters and hospitals and move to areas in the south of the Gaza Valley.”

Euro-Med accused Israel of persisting in violating the principles of proportionality and precaution by launching random attacks on the Gaza Strip and directly targeting the lives and health of civilians, and using internationally prohibited weapons in flagrant violation of the international humanitarian law and the rules of war.

“In addition to that, Israel uses bombs with huge destructive power against populated areas, and such bombs pose the single greatest threat to civilians in modern armed conflicts. This explains the severity of the massive destruction that turns entire residential neighborhoods into rubble and ruins in the Gaza Strip.”

Israeli occupation army uses thousands inside Al Shifa Hospital as hostages

GAZA, Thursday, November 16, 2023 (WAFA) –

For the third time over the last two days, Israeli occupation forces stormed today the Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City, taking more than 5,000 people inside as hostages, including doctors, nurses, hospital staff, patients, and displaced individuals.

The incident occurred this evening, as hundreds of Israeli occupation soldiers invaded the medical facility, marking the eighth consecutive day of military siege.

Hospital staff have issued a desperate plea to the International Red Cross and other global organizations for protection. The situation inside the hospital has become dire, with no access to water, electricity, or food. Additionally, Israeli occupation forces have been reported to open fire on anyone moving within the hospital premises, resulting in the injury of a 12-year-old child who was shot in the leg for attempting to move between different sections.

WAFA correspondent confirmed that Israeli occupation forces continue to surround the hospital with tanks and bulldozers, as soldiers continue raiding the premises of the hospital. The occupation forces have not only invaded the hospital but have also destroyed medical equipment, including CT scanners and MRI machines.

The northern and southern walls of the complex, the hospital kitchen, and vehicles belonging to staff and civilians have been destroyed by Israeli bulldozers. The occupation forces have also razed all roads within a one-kilometer radius of the hospital, including Al-Wehda Street, leading to the destruction of homes, businesses, pharmacies, and a gas station.

The Al-Shifa Medical Complex, affiliated with the Palestinian Ministry of Health, is the largest healthcare complex in the Gaza Strip. Established in 1946 during the British Mandate in Gaza City, the complex has evolved into the primary medical facility in the region, employing 25% of all healthcare workers in Gaza.

M.N

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

Three Palestinians killed in an attack at an Israeli army checkpoint south of Jerusalem

JERUSALEM, Thursday, November 16, 2023 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation soldiers manning a checkpoint south of Jerusalem today shot and killed three Palestinians during an alleged attack on the checkpoint, according to witnesses. Several soldiers were also reported to have been injured.

Following the alleged attack, the Israeli army sealed off all entrances to the governorate of Bethlehem, the closest to the military checkpoint between Jerusalem and the south of the occupied West Bank, and prevented the movement of people in and out of the governorate.

The army also closed the road where the incident took place as soldiers were deployed on roads leading to several nearby West Bank villages and towns.

M.K.

Israeli occupation Soldiers Shoot Two Palestinians, Abduct One, In Tubas

 IMEMC, NOV 16, 2023

On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the Al-Far’a refugee camp south of Tubas in the occupied West Bank’s northeastern part, searched, and ransacked many homes, abducted one Palestinian, and shot two during ensuing protests.

Media sources said dozens of soldiers invaded the refugee camp before storming and ransacking many homes, causing excessive damage.

They added that the soldiers interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards in their homes and abducted a young man, Samir Raja A'hmed Al-Khateeb.

Many Palestinians protested the invasion and the ransacking of homes before the soldiers fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs.

Medical sources said the soldiers shot a young man in the arm and another Palestinian in the leg before the local medics rushed the two to Tubas Turkish Governmental Hospital.

The Palestinian Education Directorate in Tubas said it suspended the school day and decided to hold the classes online to protect the students amidst the dangerously increasing Israeli military escalation.

Abduction of Palestinians by Israeli Occupation Regime Soldiers

Israeli occupation forces abduct 69 Palestinians in raids at their homes in the occupied territories

RAMALLAH, Thursday, November 16, 2023 (WAFA) –

The Israeli occupation forces today abducted 69 Palestinians in raids at their homes in various areas of the occupied Palestinian territories.

Sources said soldiers abducted 18 Palestinians from different villages in the Ramallah governorate, 26 from the Hebron governorate, most of them from the town of Dura, seven from Jenin governorate, including four siblings detained in a raid at Kufr Ra'i village as hostages to force another brother to turn himself in, seven others from the Qalqilya governorate, four from the village of 'Husan, west of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), four from the Nablus district, two from Aree'ha (Jericho), and one from Far'a refugee camp in Tubas.

Palestinian advocacy groups said the Israeli army detained around 2735 Palestinians since October 7.

M.K.

Israeli Occupation Army Abducts 71 Palestinians In West Bank

 IMEMC, NOV 16, 2023

On Tuesday dawn, Israeli occupation apartheid regime soldiers invaded and violently searched hundreds of homes across the occupied West Bank, abducted at least seventy-one Palestinians after assaulting many of them, and shot two.aIn Bethlehem, the soldiers invaded 'Husan village, west of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), searched and ransacked many homes before using some rooftops as firing posts and monitoring towers, and abducted four Palestinians, Iyad Fuad 'Hamamra, Majd Kamal Za’oul, Mustafa Mujahid 'Hamamra, and Zaid Mu'hammed Sabateen.

The Village Council in 'Husan said it coordinated with the Education Directorate before delaying the beginning of the school day for one hour to ensure the students’ safety. The army also imposed a tight siege on 'Husan.

In the Duhaisha refugee camp, south of Bethlehem, the soldiers invaded and ransacked the family of Mo’taz Zawahra, who was killed by the army on October 13, 2015, and drew Israeli flags on the property.

In Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, the soldiers ransacked dozens of homes in several parts of the governorate and abducted 26 Palestinians.

The abductees are Rami Ma'hmoud Rajoub, Salim Rajoub, Anas Mufeed Abu Za’nouna, Jihad Abdul-Azeez Shahateet, 'Odai Ibraheem Sharawna, 'Husam Abu Ras, A'hmed Salama Abu Ras,  Mufeed Anas 'Hamdan, 'Abdul-Ra'hman Haman and his sons Qusai and Muneef, Ibraheem 'Amayra, Firas Tubaish, Husain Tubaish and Ameen Al-Sous from Doura town, A'hmed Na’il 'Asafra, A'hmed 'Eisa Zohour, Muhannad Hashim Zohour, Zahir Ma'hmoud Zohour, Abdul-Ra'hman Mu'hammad Zohour, Younus Isma'eel Zohour and 'Arif Khalil 'Asafra from Bait Ka'hil, Shadi 'Abdullah Ghneimat from Soureef, Ma'hmoud Mousa Masalma from Bait 'Awwa, in addition to Mu'hammad Younus Makhamra from Yatta.

In Jenin, in the northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded Kafr Dan village, west of the city, and took measurements of the three-story home of the parents’ home of two detainees, 'Abdullah and 'Abdul-Azeez Yahya 'Hamid Masad, in preparation for demolishing the property.

The soldiers also invaded and searched several homes in the village and abducted Mu'hammed Nidal Mer’iy.

Many Palestinians protested the invasion before the soldiers fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs.

Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Kafr Ra’iy town, southwest of Jenin, searched homes, and abducted Mohammad Waleed Jawabra, Mu'hammed Yasir Shaikh Ibraheem, in addition to four siblings, Hisham, Humam, 'Husam, and 'Isam Nabeel Dthiyab.

The army also invaded the villages and towns of Ti’inik, Rommana, Zabbouba, Kafrit, Kafr Qud, Ya’bad, and 'Arraba and fired live rounds at protesters in Ya’bad, Al-Yamoun and Silat al-Harithiya.

In Qalqilya, in the northwestern West bank, the soldiers stormed and ransacked several homes before abducting Ibraheem 'Husam Suwwan, Anas Birri, Bakr Birri, Zaid Birri, and Na-il Birri from Immatain town, Islam Ameen Tawil and Adham Ezzuddeen Tawil from Far’ata village, in addition to Isma'eel Ameen Taweel and Adam Ezzuddeen Tawil from Far’ata, east of Qalqilya.

Furthermore, the soldiers abducted eighteen Palestinians, including one worker from Gaza, during massive invasions and violent searches of homes in the Ramallah and Al-Biereh Governorate in the occupied West Bank’s central part.

In Nablus, in the northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded Qusra village, south of the city, caused excessive damage to homes, smashed their front doors, and ransacked the properties before abducting Mu'hammed Khaldoun Subeih 'Odah.

Furthermore, the army invaded Yasid village north of Nablus, searched a few homes, and abducted Hani Ghalib Tahir.

In the Al-Lubban Al-Sharqiya village, south of Nablus, the soldiers abducted Karam Ghassan 'Owais and Nadthmi 'Owais.

In Jericho, in the northeastern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Shams Abu 'Huseen and Adam 'Hazim from the 'Ain Al-Sultan Street area in the city.

Also at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the Al-Far’a refugee camp south of Tubas in the occupied West Bank’s northeastern part, searched and ransacked many homes, abducted one Palestinian, and shot two during ensuing protests.

 

Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian commuters on northern West Bank roads

NABLUS, Thursday, November 16, 2023 (WAFA) –

Illegal Israeli settlers today attacked Palestinian commuters on northern West Bank roads, according to witnesses.

They said the settlers threw rocks at Palestinian vehicles driving on the roads west of Nablus and blocked the main road to Tulkarm city.

M.K.

Illegal Israeli settlers open fire at Palestinian homes in Nablus-area village

NABLUS, Wednesday, November 15, 2023 (WAFA) –

Illegal Israeli settlers opened live fire at Palestinian residents’ homes in the village of Al-Lubban Al-Sharqiya, south of Nablus.

Local sources told WAFA that a live bullet fired by colonists from the illegal Israeli settlement of Aili went through one of the windows of a resident’s house, terrorizing the family.

The Israeli guard of the said colony has reportedly opened fire toward Palestinian residents’ homes in the said village at least four times in the past week.

The repeated settlers’ attacks have raised fears and concerns among people in the village.

T.R.

 

 

 

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