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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80 Yemenis Killed, 150 Injured by US Air Strikes

92 Palestinians Killed, 219 Injured, Which Brings the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 51,157 and the Injuries to 116,724

April 118-19, 2025

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Editor's Notes:  

Here are some initial (not final) statistics, which show the Israeli war crimes against humanity, during the current Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, based on the reliable data reported by the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza:

By April 18-19, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 64,686+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (51,157), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 13,529+). 

By April 18-19, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 116,7245.

By April 18, 2025, according to news report, 951 Palestinians who were killed, 6,988 who were injured, and 11,811*, who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023.   

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

Note About the Missing Palestinians in the Gaza Strip:

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

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More than 80 Yemenis were martyred and 150 were injured in US air strikes that targeted the Ras 'Eisa oil port, in the western province of Al-'Hudayida, San'a, and Sa'da, April 18, 2025.	Hundreds of thousands of Yemeni citizens participated in massive pro-Gaza rallies staged by the Ansarullah group in the capital city, San’a, and Sa'da province on April 18, 2025.
Two million Palestinians in Gaza are now entirely dependent on humanitarian assistance, particularly food supplies, to prevent mass death of starvation, April 18, 2025.	Seven Palestinians were killed, five of them from Nassar family, and dozens more injured, including women, children, and the elderly, by an Israeli air strike on Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, in Gaza City, on April 18, 2025.
Palestinian journalist Tamir Miqdad, his little daughter and other family members, were massacred by an Israeli air strike that targeted his house in Tel Al-Za'tar area, in northern Gaza Strip, April 18, 2025.	The photo of the 9-years-old Palestinian boy Ma'hmoud 'Ajjjour, who lost both arms as a result of an Israeli genocidal attack on Gaza, won the World Press Photo of the year 2025, April 18, 2025.
A Palestinian woman reacts as others carry the body of their relative, who was killed by an Israeli  genocidal air strike, in preparation for burial at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, on April 16, 2025.	92 Palestinians were killed, 219 were injured by the Israeli genocidal air strikes, which brought the death toll in the Gaza Strip to 51,157 and the injuries to 116,724 by April 18-19, 2025.
Grieving, in Nasir hospital, the death of the Palestinian martyrs who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on Khan Younus, in southern Gaza Strip, April 19, 2025.	Grieving, in Shuhada Al-Aqsa hospital, in Dair El-Bala'h, the death of the Palestinian martyrs who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on central Gaza Strip, April 19, 2025.

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بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

"مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَٰلِكَ كَتَبْنَا عَلَىٰ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّهُ مَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا"  (الْمَائِدَةُ ، 5: 32).

"وَمَنْ يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُّتَعَمِّدًا فَجَزَاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ خَالِدًا فِيهَا وَغَضِبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَلَعَنَهُ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُ عَذَابًا عَظِيمًا" (النِّسَاءُ ، 4: 93).

"إِنْ أَحْسَنتُمْ أَحْسَنتُمْ لِأَنفُسِكُمْ ۖ وَإِنْ أَسَأْتُمْ فَلَهَا ۚ فَإِذَا جَاءَ وَعْدُ الْآخِرَةِ لِيَسُوءُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ وَلِيَدْخُلُوا الْمَسْجِدَ كَمَا دَخَلُوهُ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَلِيُتَبِّرُوا مَا عَلَوْا تَتْبِيراً ‎(الإسْرَاءُ ، 17: 7). 

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

"Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul, unless for a soul, or for corruption in the land, it is as if he had killed humankind entirely" (The Holy Quran, Al-Ma-ida, 5: 32).

"And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide eternally, and Allah has become angry with him, and has cursed him, and has prepared for him a great torment" (Al-Nisa, 4: 93).

"If you do good, you do good for yourselves; and if you do evil, (you do it) to yourselves. Then, when the latter (final) promise came, they (your enemies) will sadden your faces, and to enter the Masjid (in Jerusalem), as they entered it the first time, and will destroy what they had taken over with (total) destruction (Al-Isra, 17: 7). 

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While brutal force has been used to create Zionist Israel and sustain it thus far, Zionist claims to Palestine are false. Actually, from the five thousand years of known written human history, there has been a continuous Palestinian-Canaanite presence in the Holy Land. Despite the Zionist false claims, the ancient Israelites ruled part of the land for only 85 years (during the reign of Prophets David and Solomon , peace be upon them, and Solomon's son).

 After that, the Egyptians conquered Palestine-Canaan in 925 BC, followed by Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans, before the Arab Muslim rule, starting from 636 AD.

By the Time Jesus, peace be upon him, started his mission, the three population groups of Canaanites, Palestinians, and Israelites were melted together in religion and language. Most of them became Christians when Constantine converted in 313 AD. Then, most of them became Muslims in the 7th and 8th centuries AD.

So, Palestinian Muslims, Christians, and Jews are the ones who have the right to claim descent from ancient Israelites, Palestinians, and Canaanites, not Zionists from other continents.

No matter what the Zionists and their supporters do, they cannot change the will of God, Who promised the Holy Land to Abraham and his descendants, basically the Palestinian Muslims and Christians.

No matter how much persecution and aggression the Zionists and their supporters inflict upon the Palestinian people, they will never be able to force them out of the Holy Land, which Allah, praise to Him, promised for them, and kept His promise ever since.

This is a necessary brief background to understand the US-Backed Zionist Israeli continuous wars against the Arab nation generally, and the Palestinian people in particular, which included the wars of 1948, 1956, 1967, 1978, 1982, the brutal crushing of the two Uprisings (1987-1993 and 2000-2004), 2009, 2012, 2014, 2021, and the current genocidal war on Gaza (Since October 7, 2023), which has culminated a blockade of Gaza since 2007. In addition, the Israeli occupation and apartheid regime launched so many covert operations, raids, and air strikes on many Arab states since 1948.

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

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

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Gaza: 92 martyrs and 219 wounded people in 48 hours

Saturday 19-April-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

Over the past 48 hours, hospitals in the Gaza Strip received the bodies of 92 martyrs and 219 people suffering from different injuries following Israeli attacks.

Since the Israeli occupation army resumed its genocidal war on Gaza on March 18, 2025, a total of 1,783 people have been killed and 4,683 others have been injured, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza on Saturday.

The new fatalities increased the death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, which started on October 7, 2023, to 51,157 martyrs. The number of the wounded also surged to 116,724 people.

Meanwhile, efforts are underway to recover the bodies of more martyrs who are still missing in different areas of the Gaza Strip.

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Gaza Health reports 93 martyrs, 219 Injuries in last 48 hours

By Al-Mayadeen English,

April 19, 2025

As the Israeli aggression campaign continues, the overall toll from the Israeli aggression since October 7, 2023, has now reached 51,157 martyrs and 116,724 injuries, according to official sources. 

Gaza’s hospitals reported a significant toll over the past 48 hours, with 92 martyrs and 219 individuals injured. Rescue and civil defense teams continue to struggle with access, as many victims remain trapped under rubble or in the streets, unable to be reached due to ongoing damage and destruction in the area.

The overall toll from the Israeli aggression since October 7, 2023, has now reached 51,157 martyrs and 116,724 injuries, according to official sources. The situation remains dire as rescue efforts are hindered by continued violence.

Since March 18, 2025, the number of martyrs has risen to 1,783, with 4,683 people reported injured. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to escalate, with both local and international efforts calling for immediate aid and intervention.

According to Al-Mayadeen’s correspondent on Friday, Israeli occupation forces escalated their military operations across the Gaza Strip, launching a wave of air and drone strikes that have left numerous civilians martyred and many more wounded.

The latest overnight attacks deepened the already dire humanitarian crisis in Palestine, as multiple children fell victim to the Israeli strikes.

In Khan Younus, located in the southern Gaza Strip, four civilians, including two children and a young girl, were killed when an Israeli airstrike targeted a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians in the Al-Mawasi area. A separate drone strike near the British field hospital in the same district claimed another four lives and caused multiple injuries.

Israeli drones also struck a tent sheltering displaced people near the Al-Amal Hotel in western Gaza City, killing two people and injuring four. Additional casualties were reported in a subsequent attack on another tent in the Al-Mawasi region, which continues to be a haven for displaced families.

The bombardment extended to residential neighborhoods. In the Khan Younus refugee camp, an Israeli airstrike on the home of the Abu Shamala family resulted in the death of one person and injuries to 20 others — 15 of them children, according to an initial toll. A previous attack on the same residence had already wounded 14 people, including 12 children and two women.

In Gaza City, Israeli warplanes targeted the vicinity of Al-Sikka Street in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, while artillery shelling struck Al-Shuja'iyya area to the east. Al-Mayadeen’s correspondent noted that Gaza has endured simultaneous aerial, ground, and naval assaults over the past two hours, reflecting a broad and sustained offensive across the Strip. 

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Israel’s renewed genocidal assault on Gaza enters day 32

Friday 18-April-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces continued their large-scale military onslaught on the Gaza Strip for the 32nd consecutive day, following the collapse of a ceasefire agreement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid total political and military support from the United States and international silence and unprecedented inaction.

According to field reports, the Israeli military carried out dozens of airstrikes and demolition operations targeting residential homes. This comes amid a worsening famine, as restrictions on the entry of basic food supplies—imposed since early March—affected the civilian population severely.

Medical sources confirmed that at least 22 Palestinians were killed in Israeli air raids since dawn today.

The body of Mid'hat Abdul Majeed Qudai'h was recovered from beneath the rubble of his home in Khuza’a, five days after the house was bombed. Three more bodies from the same family remain trapped under the debris.

Israeli forces also opened fire east of the town of Al-Qarara near Khan Younus.

Ten Palestinians were killed, and 18 others were injured, in a strike on the Baraka family home in Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Younus.

In Rafa'h, the Israeli army carried out successive demolitions targeting residential buildings in various neighborhoods.

Eleven people were killed in an Israeli airstrike that hit a house in the Tel Al-Za'tar area of Jabalya refugee camp, in northern Gaza.

One more person was killed and others wounded in a drone strike on Khan Younus refugee camp in the south.

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Journalist Tamir Miqdad martyred in Israeli airstrike that targeted his house in Tel Al-Za'tar

Friday 18-April-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The writer and journalist Tamir Miqdad was martyred by an Israeli air strike that targeted his house in the Tel Al-Za'tar area in the northern Gaza Strip, which also resulted in the martyrdom of a number of his family members including his little girl child, the PIC correspondent reported on Friday.

The number of Palestinian journalist martyrs, who were killed by the Israeli occupation army since the beginning of the genocidal war in the Strip, has risen to 213 journalists, following the martyr of journalist and writer Mekdad, in Gaza City, last night.

The last martyr among journalists was Fatima Hassouna, who was martyred on April 16, after the occupation forces targeted her family’s house in Al-Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City.

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10 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza; total death toll rises to 34 on Friday

GAZA, April 18, 2025 (WAFA) —

At least 10 civilians were killed and several others wounded on Friday following Israeli airstrikes targeting several areas of the Gaza Strip, according to local sources.

A drone strike hit a tent housing displaced people near Badr Mosque in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City. The attack resulted in the killing of four Palestinians and left others injured, witnesses reported.

In a separate attack, another Israeli drone strike targeted a barbershop tent in the center of Khan Younus, killing six more civilians.

Medical sources confirmed that the total number of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks across different parts of Gaza since early Friday has reached 34.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 51,065 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 116,505 others injured.

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

Israel's genocidal attacks continue unabated despite calls from the UN Security Council for an immediate ceasefire and directives from the International Court of Justice urging measures to prevent genocide and alleviate the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.

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Israeli genocidal air strike on Gaza City kills at least seven, dozens injured

GAZA, April 18, 2025 (WAFA) —

At least seven Palestinians were killed and dozens more injured, including women, children, and the elderly—many of them critically—following an Israeli airstrike on a residential home in southeastern Gaza City on Friday.

According to WAFA correspondent, Israeli warplanes targeted the home of the Nassar family in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City. The victims have been identified as Abdul Lateef Nassar and his children Nayef, Amani, Rawan, and Hala.

Medical sources reported that since dawn today, a total of 43 Palestinians have been killed in a series of air raids carried out by Israeli occupation forces across various areas of the Gaza Strip.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 51,065 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 116,505 others injured.

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

Israel's genocidal attacks continue unabated despite calls from the UN Security Council for an immediate ceasefire and directives from the International Court of Justice urging measures to prevent genocide and alleviate the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.

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Four Palestinians, including two children, killed in Israeli airstrike on northern Gaza

GAZA, April 18, 2025 (WAFA) —

Four Palestinians, including two children, were killed and several others injured on Friday evening as Israeli warplanes bombed the Al-Saftawi neighborhood, located northeast of Gaza City.

According to WAFA correspondent, the airstrike targeted a residential area, killing four members of the Al-Siksik family. The victims included two children, while other civilians sustained various injuries in the attack.

In a related development, Israeli warplanes also launched an air raid on the town of 'Abasan Al-Kabeera, east of Khan Younus in the southern Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, Israeli military vehicles opened fire toward areas northeast of Al-Buraij refugee camp in central Gaza.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 51,065 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 116,505 others injured.

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

Israel's genocidal attacks continue unabated despite calls from the UN Security Council for an immediate ceasefire and directives from the International Court of Justice urging measures to prevent genocide and alleviate the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.

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 Israeli airstrikes kill several Palestinians, including paramedic, in northern and southern Gaza

GAZA, April 18, 2025 (WAFA) —

Several Palestinians were killed, including a paramedic, and others injured on Friday as Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes targeting multiple areas across the Gaza Strip.

In the northern Gaza town of Jabalya, Israeli fighter jets bombed a group of civilians in the Al-Jurn area, resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries, according to local sources.

In the south, a Palestinian man identified as Jamal A'hmed Al-Tarabeen was killed following an Israeli airstrike on the Qizan Raswan area in the southern city of Khan Younus.

Meanwhile, medical sources confirmed the death of Mousa Ibrahim Zu'rob, who succumbed to injuries sustained in an Israeli airstrike on Thursday targeting the Al-Shakoush area in northwest Rafa'h.

In another tragic development, paramedic Yasir 'Aadil Qudaih and young man Sulayman Abu Daraz were killed when Israeli forces bombed a group of civilians and targeted a home in 'Abasan Al-Kaeera, east of Khan Younus. Both victims were transferred to the Gaza European Hospital, where they were pronounced dead. 

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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 attack by the illegal Israeli settlers near Ramallah

RAMALLAH, April 18, 2025 (WAFA) —

A young Palestinian man from the town of Silwad, northeast of Ramallah, was injured on Friday after being assaulted by a group of the illegal Israeli settlers near the entrance to the neighboring town of Dair Jareer, according to local sources.

Ra-id 'Hamid, the Mayor of Silwad, told WAFA that a group of the illegal Israeli settlers attacked several local youths with sticks and stones while they were working in agricultural fields near Dair Jareer. One of the young men sustained injuries and bruises that required medical attention and was transferred to a hospital in Ramallah for treatment.

Attacks by the illegal Israeli settlers against Palestinians and their property in the occupied West Bank have been on the rise, frequently taking place under the protection of Israeli forces.

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Several Palestinians injured in IOFs West Bank raid campaigns

Friday 18-April-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) launched a wide-scale campaign of raids and incursions overnight and into Friday morning across multiple areas of the West Bank, resulting in injuries, arrests, and property destruction.

A teenager was injured by Israeli gunfire during a raid on the southern area of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

In the northern West Bank, the IOFs stormed the town of Qabalan, south of Nablus, and raided several neighborhoods in Ramallah, where they vandalized a home and reportedly stole gold jewelry and sums of money.

In Ramallah city, the IOFs also surrounded the area near the main medical complex under tight security measures.

In Salfeet, the Israeli occupation forces carried out a raid amid heightened military presence.

Two young men, Rami Al-Badawi and his brother-in-law Waleed Al-Najaji, were kidnapped in the northern district of Nablus after the IOFs stormed their building in the Khellet Al-Iman area. Additional incursions were reported in eastern Nablus and Qabalan, where another home was raided.

On Thursday night, a young Palestinian man was injured after being run over by an IOFs vehicle near the 'Awarta checkpoint, southeast of Nablus. He was transferred to the hospital and is reported to be in stable condition.

Later that evening, two Palestinian teenagers—Jihad Adham 'Abdullah 'Udaili, 17, and Saif Ghassan Jabir 'Udaili, 19—were shot dead by Israeli forces near the town of Osareen.

The two victims were relatives of Mus'ab 'Udaili, a Palestinian detainee who died in Israeli custody earlier yesterday due to Israeli deliberate medical negligence and torture. His death brought the number of martyrs from the same town to three in less than 24 hours. 

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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

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Palestinian injured in attack by the illegal Israeli settlers near Ramallah

RAMALLAH, April 18, 2025 (WAFA) —

A young Palestinian man from the town of Silwad, northeast of Ramallah, was injured on Friday after being assaulted by a group of the illegal Israeli settlers near the entrance to the neighboring town of Dair Jareer, according to local sources.

Ra-id 'Hamid, the Mayor of Silwad, told WAFA that a group of colonists attacked several local youths with sticks and stones while they were working in agricultural fields near Dair Jareer. One of the young men sustained injuries and bruises that required medical attention and was transferred to a hospital in Ramallah for treatment.

Attacks by Israeli colonists against Palestinians and their property in the occupied West Bank have been on the rise, frequently taking place under the protection of Israeli forces.

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 Israeli occupation forces obstruct Palestine Red Crescent ambulance in Al-Bireh

RAMALLAH, April 18, 2025 (WAFA) —

 The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported on Friday that Israeli occupation forces detained one of its ambulances while it was en route to evacuate an injured person from the Jabal Al-Taweel area in the city of Al-Beerih, in the central West Bank.

In a brief statement, PRCS said it is following up on the incident with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), after Israeli forces obstructed the ambulance from reaching the wounded individual.

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 Israeli occupation forces bulldoze main and side roads near Jineen

JENIN, April 18, 2025 (WAFA) —

Israeli occupation forces bulldozed main and secondary roads today near the town of Burqeen, west of Jineen in the northern West Bank, according to local sources.

The sources reported that Israeli military bulldozers began razing roads connecting Burqeen with the nearby village of Al-Hashimiyah, in addition to several side roads in the area.

This comes amid an ongoing Israeli military offensive in the Jineen area that has been going on for 88 days, having resulted so far in the killing of 38 Palestinians and numerous injuries and detentions.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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UNRWA: 420,000 Palestinians newly displaced in Gaza since Israel shattered ceasefire

NEW YORK, April 18, 2025 (WAFA) —

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) reported on Friday that 420,000 Palestinians have been newly displaced in Gaza since March 18, following Israeli violation of the ceasefire agreement.

In a statement, the agency warned that “humanitarian aid and supplies have not entered the Gaza Strip since 2 March 2025, when the Israeli authorities imposed a siege.”

“This is already three times longer than the one enforced in October 2023 when the war started,” it added.

It noted that there are “at least 20 displacement orders issued by the Israeli military between 18 March and 14 April, in total,” resulting in “about 69% of the Gaza Strip is under active displacement orders, within the ‘no-go’ zone or both.”

The agency estimated that “nearly 420,000 people have been displaced yet again since the breakdown of the ceasefire.”

It also said that “resumed bombardments and the total restriction on aid are severely hampering humanitarian agencies’ ability to respond to urgent needs—especially food, clean water, sanitation, shelter, and medical supplies.”

Israel resumed its attacks in Gaza on March 18, shattering a fragile two-month ceasefire.

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Rights group: Israel responsible for health of elderly Palestinian prisoner Mohammad al-Natsha

RAMALLAH, April 18, 2025 (WAFA) —

The Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) has held the Israeli occupation authorities fully responsible for the life of elderly Palestinian detainee Mu'hammed Jamal Al-Natsha, 67, from the southern West Bank city of Hebron.

In a statement released Friday, PPS reported that al-Natsha, who has been detained since March 11, 2025, is facing a serious deterioration in his health. His family has been informed that he was transferred to a hospital just days after his detention, reportedly due to severe interrogation.

PPS stressed that due to Israel’s continued ban on family and lawyer visits, no clear information is available regarding the extent of al-Natsha’s condition. The organization accused the Israeli authorities of attempting to conceal the treatment he has been subjected to by preventing outside contact.

Al-Natsha has previously been detained several times, spending a total of 23 years in Israeli prisons—most of it under administrative detention without charges or trial.

PPS noted that All-Natsha’s case is one of many, underscoring the widespread use of harsh interrogation tactics, torture, and orders banning access to legal counsel during the initial period of detention. The organization warned that these methods, coupled with ongoing violations, have led to the deaths of dozens of Palestinian detainees in recent years.

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OCHA warns of severe deterioration in Gaza’s humanitarian situation

NEW YORK, April 18, 2025 (WAFA) -

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned of a serious deterioration in the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, as the number of children receiving treatment for malnutrition continues to rise.

In a statement released Friday, the UN office reported that the number of children receiving treatment for malnutrition in Gaza has risen to 3,600—an increase from just 2,000 the previous month.

This escalation unfolds against the backdrop of Israel’s ongoing total blockade of the Gaza Strip, in place since March 2, which has effectively halted the entry of food and humanitarian aid.

Mothers and children continue to bear the brunt of relentless hardship as the critical shortage of essential supplies deepens. Displaced families residing in temporary shelters across Khan Younus are among the most severely impacted, struggling to survive amid acute shortages of food and clean water, conditions that have fueled a disturbing surge in disease among children.

Olga Cherevko, spokesperson for OCHA in Gaza, stated that efforts to alleviate the malnutrition crisis remain insufficient without addressing the root causes of the emergency. She emphasized the urgent need to reopen border crossings and improve living conditions in order to ensure adequate access to food for the population.

Cherevko warned that the continued closure of border crossings for the seventh consecutive week is exacerbating malnutrition rates, particularly among children, and threatens the collapse of life-saving services. She stressed that the situation has become extremely urgent, calling for immediate action to avert an even greater humanitarian catastrophe.

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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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