Gaza Is Starving by Continuous Israeli Blockade, 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 19, 2025

Documentation of the Israeli abuse of power, mistreatment of humanity, and perpetration of the genocidal war on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

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Gaza Is Starving by Continuous Israeli Blockade

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 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 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 19, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 116,7245.

By April 19, 2025, according to news report, 951 Palestinians who were killed, 6,989 who were injured, and 11,841*, 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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Israeli occupation forces clamp down on the Christian worshippers, on Holy Saturday, impose restrictions in occupied Jerusalem, April 19, 2025.
The Israeli occupation regime police assaulted Christians who wanted to attend the Holy Fire ceremony that started in the morning at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, April 19, 2025.

92 Palestinians were killed, 219 were injured by the Israeli genocidal air strikes
and bombardment on the Gaza Strip, in two days, by April 19, 2025. 92 Palestinians were killed, 219 were injured by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on the Gaza Strip, which brought the death toll to 51,157 and injuries to 116,724, by April 19, 2025.

Israeli occupation forces have continued their aggression against Jineen and
its refugee camp for the 89th consecutive day, with ongoing bulldozing and destruction of infrastructure, April 19, 2025. The Gaza border crossings have been closed by Israel for 45 days, causing an urgent need for the delivery of food and medical supplies, to avoid an imminent catastrophe, April 19, 2025.

A Palestinian mother grieving the death of her little child, who was killed
together with others by an Israeli genocidal air strike on Gaza City, April
19, 2025. Site of a Palestinian house which was destroyed by an Israeli genocidal air strike on a neighborhood, in Al-Nusayrat, in central Gaza Strip, April 20, 2025.

Aa Palestinian martyr and two injured family members, who were massacred
by an Israeli genocidal air strike on their home, in Al-Zawayida, carried to
Al-Awda hospital, in Al-Nusayrat, in central Gaza Strip, April 19, 2025. Israeli genocidal air strikes on the neighborhoods of eastern Gaza City, on 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.

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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PCHR calls for opening Gaza crossings to save lives from “imminent tragedy”

Saturday 19-April-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) has called for the reopening of Gaza’s border crossings, which have been closed by Israel for 45 days, and for the urgent delivery of aid, particularly medical supplies, to save the lives of civilians from “imminent catastrophe.”

In a press release on Friday, PCHR called for “immediate and urgent international intervention to reopen crossings and allow the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, including medicines, medical supplies, food and fuel, to save the lives of two million Palestinians who are enduring deadly conditions deliberately imposed by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) since 7 October 2023.”

“For 45 consecutive days, IOF has been tightening these conditions through closure of all crossings and blocking aid entry into Gaza,” PCHR said.

PCHR said that Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu and his war minister Israel Katz, openly stated their policy of preventing humanitarian aid entry into the Gaza Strip and using aid as a bargaining chip.

PCHR emphasized that Israel’s closure of Gaza crossing is a war crime, a violation of the international humanitarian law, and a blatant disregard for the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) rulings which urge the immediate and large-scale flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.

PCHR called on ICJ to monitor Israel’s compliance with its precautionary measures and obligate Israel to adhere to them.

PCHR also condemned the decision by the ICJ president to extend the time limit for the filing of the Counter-Memorial of Israel in the case concerning the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip to January 2026.

“This decision [by the ICJ president] comes while Israeli military offensive intensifies on the Gaza Strip and forced displacement of its population from their lands continues amid Israel’s declaration of the illegal annexation of these lands. Israel also continues to target civilian objects, including hospitals, education facilities and shelters, with incendiary bombs that have burnt Palestinian civilians alive in their tents in front of the whole world that remains silent,” PCHR said.

According to PCHR’s field monitoring, “the closure of crossings ongoing for the second consecutive month has forced bakeries to shut down due to prevention of fuel entry and scarce materials essential for bread production, including flour.”

“Food in Gaza is now limited to rice meals only which are prepared by charity kitchens due to the depletion of goods and food supplies from the markets, including meat, vegetables and fruits. Hunger and thirst are widely spreading in the Gaza Strip severely affecting the most vulnerable groups, especially women and children. Around one third of pregnant women in Gaza, a total of 55,000 women, are experiencing high-risk pregnancies while 130 babies are daily born with 27 percent of them born via C-sections. Nearly 20 percent of newborns are born prematurely, underweight, or with complications needing advanced care that is rapidly diminishing,” PCHR explained.

“Regarding the healthcare sector, medical facilities are facing a devastating crisis as stocks of medicines and medical supplies are running out, rendering them unable to provide lifesaving medical interventions for patients and the wounded,” PCHR said.

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Israeli occupation forces clamp down on the Christian worshippers, on Holy Saturday, impose restrictions in occupied Jerusalem

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), April 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces clamped down on worshippers and prevented dozens of families from reaching their homes in the Old City of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) on Saturday, coinciding with Christian observances of Holy Saturday, which precedes Easter.

Local sources reported that Israeli forces transformed the Old City of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) into a military zone, erecting checkpoints throughout the area and its alleyways leading to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. The heavy military presence severely restricted access for worshippers during one of the most sacred Christian celebrations of the year.

Eyewitnesses reported that the Israeli occupation forces obstructed the movement of worshippers—including the Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and the Vatican’s representative to the State of Palestine, Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana—detaining them at checkpoints and denying access to the church.

Jerusalem-based journalist and activist Rafi Ghattas shared a video from the courtyard of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, noting that Israeli police forces outnumbered the worshippers. He said tight restrictions left the church and its surrounding square largely empty, a stark contrast to the usual crowds seen during this annual event. Ghattas also reported that Israeli forces assaulted worshippers inside the church.

Israeli authorities also barred thousands of Christian Palestinians from the West Bank from entering Jerusalem to take part in the Holy Saturday services. As in past years, Palestinian Christians and Muslims alike are required to obtain special permits to pass through Israel’s military checkpoints in order to access their places of worship, including the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

For the second consecutive year, only a limited number of pilgrims are participating in Holy Week and Easter services in Jerusalem, amid the ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza and the West Bank, which began in October 2023.

Churches in Jerusalem have canceled all festive celebrations and traditional parades for Easter, limiting the observance to liturgies, prayers, and religious rites.

This afternoon, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III is set to lead a special prayer inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to receive the “Holy Fire,” which will then be distributed to churches in Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Jericho, Ramallah, Nablus, Jenin, and towns inside the 1948 territories, as well as to churches abroad.

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Christians in Palestine mark Holy Saturday amid tight Israeli restrictions

RAMALLAH, April 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

Christian churches across Palestine commemorated Holy Saturday today, a sacred observance preceding Easter Sunday, in a solemn and restricted atmosphere due to the ongoing Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip and the clampdown on Palestinians in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).

In Jerusalem, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, led a special service at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, accompanied by a number of bishops, priests, and a limited group of worshippers who managed to reach the church despite severe Israeli restrictions and military checkpoints encircling the Old City.

For the second year in a row, traditional Holy Saturday celebrations were absent, with no festive parades or scout processions, as the Christian community mourned amid the ongoing Israeli assault on the Palestinian people since October 2023.

Following the emergence of the Holy Fire from the Holy Tomb within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the sacred flame was transferred to Palestinian cities including Ramallah and Al-Beerih, Bethlehem, Jericho and the Jordan Valley, Nablus, and Jenin, as well as to churches in the 1948 territories. The Holy Fire was also sent abroad to ignite Easter candles in churches around the world.

In Ramallah, the Holy Fire arrived at the Transfiguration Church, where it was welcomed with prayers in a quiet ceremony absent of public celebration. The event was attended by Ramzi Khoury, member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization and head of the Presidential Committee for Church Affairs, along with Ramallah Governor Leila Ghannam, Mayor 'Eisa Qissees, security officials, local dignitaries, and religious leaders from both Christian and Muslim communities.

In Gaza, where the ongoing Israeli blockade and war prevented the arrival of the Holy Fire from Jerusalem, prayers were held at the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius and the Holy Family Catholic Church.

Earlier in the day, Israeli forces assaulted several Palestinians near Al-Bab Al-Jadeed Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City and prevented dozens of families from accessing their homes. Worshippers heading to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre were obstructed and detained at military checkpoints, including Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, the Apostolic Delegate in Jerusalem and the Vatican’s representative to the State of Palestine.

Eyewitnesses reported that Israeli police imposed an overwhelming military presence around the Old City, turning it into a fortress of checkpoints and restrictions. Some worshippers inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre were also subjected to physical assaults during the arrival of the Holy Fire.

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Israeli police assault Christians, restrict their participation in Holy Fire rituals

Saturday 19-April-2025

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), (PIC)

The Israeli occupation regime police assaulted Christians who wanted to attend the “Holy Fire” or “Holy Saturday” ceremony that started in the morning at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) and prevented many of them from reaching the holy site.

According to local sources, the Israeli occupation regime police forces set up several checkpoints, particularly in the Old City of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) and on the roads leading to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where they obstructed Christian worshipers’ access to the holy site, checked their IDs and barred many of them from attending the holy event.

The Israeli police also barred thousands of Christian citizens from the West Bank from entering Occupied Jerusalem to participate in the Holy Saturday celebrations.

Palestinians, both Muslims and Christians, are required to obtain special permits to cross military checkpoints surrounding the holy city and access their holy sites, particularly the Aqsa Mosque and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.

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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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Israeli genocidal attacks claim more lives in Gaza

Saturday 19-April-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

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

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

According to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporters in Gaza, Israeli attacks have continued across the Gaza Strip, including a drone attack that killed a woman and her child and injured others in Ma'an area in the east of Khan Yunis, south of Gaza.

Separate Israeli strikes also killed three citizens in Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younus, including one as he was riding a bike.

Another drone attack claimed the lives of two women in Al-Nasr town, northeast of Rafa'h.

In central Gaza, the Israeli army bombed a gathering of citizens in Al-Nusayrat refugee camp, killing two of them.

Meanwhile, the Israeli army detonated several buildings in Al-Shuja’iyya neighborhood, east of Gaza City.

The civil defense service said that its rescue crews recovered the bodies of two women from the rubble of a house that had been destroyed on Friday in an Israeli airstrike in Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City.

In northern Gaza, one citizen was martyred and others were injured in a drone attack in Bait 'Hanoun town.

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

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Six more Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City

Archive photo

GAZA, April 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

Six Palestinians were killed on Saturday as Israeli drone strikes targeted residential areas in the eastern parts of Gaza City, including the neighborhoods of Al-Shujaiya and Al-Tuffah.

According to WAFA correspondent, an Israeli drone fired missiles at a group of civilians on 'Hasanain Street in the Al-Shuja'iyya neighborhood, killing three and injuring several others.

In a separate attack, another drone strike targeted a home on Yafa Street in the Al-Tuffa'h neighborhood, northeast of Gaza City, resulting in the killing of three more Palestinians and additional injuries.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 51,157 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 116,724 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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Three more Palestinians killed in ongoing Israeli strikes on Gaza

GAZA, April 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

Three Palestinians were killed and others injured on Saturday afternoon as Israeli drone strikes continued to target various areas in the northern and southern Gaza Strip, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed today to 44.

Local sources reported that an Israeli drone opened fire directly at a group of civilians east of Bait 'Hanoun in northern Gaza, killing one young man and wounding several others.

In the south, another drone strike hit a plot of land sheltering displaced persons in Al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younus, resulting in the killing of one Palestinian and injuries to others. A third individual was killed in a separate Israeli airstrike targeting Khan Younus refugee camp.

Medical sources confirmed that the death toll from today’s Israeli attacks across Gaza has climbed to 44, as strikes have targeted multiple locations in the north, center, and south of the besieged enclave.

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Four Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on central and northern Gaza

GAZA, April 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

Four Palestinians were killed on Saturday evening in Israeli drone strikes targeting areas in central and northern Gaza, while others were injured in a separate attack in the south.

Local sources reported that an Israeli drone strike hit a motorcycle in the town of Al-Zawayida, in central Gaza, killing two Palestinians.

In a separate attack, another drone targeted a group of civilians in the northern city of Bait 'Hanoun, resulting in the murder of two more Palestinians.

Additionally, Israeli forces struck a residential home in the Ma’an area southeast of Khan Younus, in southern Gaza, injuring at least one civilian.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 51,157 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 116,724 others injured.

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

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Three Palestinians killed by the Israeli genocidalstrikes on Al-Nusayrat and Khan Younus

GAZA, April 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

Three Palestinians were killed and several others wounded on Saturday evening as Israeli forces continued their bombardment of the Gaza Strip, targeting the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central region and areas east of Khan Younus in the south.

Local sources reported that an Israeli airstrike hit a home near Al-Uruba School in Al-Nusayrat refugee camp, resulting in the killing of Ahmad Mahmoud Siam.

In a separate attack, Israeli warplanes bombed a house on Al-Sikka Street in the eastern part of the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City. Several civilians were reported injured in the strike.

Meanwhile, an Israeli drone targeted a home belonging to the Isleem family in the Qizan Al-Najjar area, east of Al-Nusayrat, killing two residents: Mu'hammad 'Isam Al-Najjar and Abd Mu'hammed Al-Najjar.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 51,157 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 116,724 others injured.

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

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

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Child shot and injured by Israeli occupation forces east of Nablus

NABLUS, April 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

A 13-year-old Palestinian child was shot and injured by Israeli occupation forces on Saturday evening during confrontations in the town of Bait Foureek, east of Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank, according to medical sources.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that the child was shot with live ammunition in the thigh and was transferred to a hospital for treatment. The injury occurred during an Israeli military raid on the town, during which soldiers fired live bullets, rubber-coated metal rounds, stun grenades, and tear gas canisters at residents.

Local sources also reported that Israeli colonists abducted three Palestinian children from the Al-Dubbat neighborhood in the western part of the town. Residents later rescued the children, finding them tied to olive trees after being held for over an hour.

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IOFs continue destroying Jineen refugee camp

Saturday 19-April-2025

Jineen, (PIC)

Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) have continued their aggression against Jineen and its refugee camp for the 89th consecutive day, with ongoing bulldozing and destruction of infrastructure.

According to the Media Committee in Jenin camp, the (IOFs) built 15 roads in the camp at the expense of dozens of houses that were completely or partially destroyed by the occupation.

The committee stated in a press release on Saturday that the IOFs tightened the siege on Jenin camp, and closed more streets leading to it with earth mounds.

The occupation forces also intensified their incursions into the western and southern towns of Jenin, raiding citizens’ homes and setting up many checkpoints at the southern entrance of the city, leading to the city center, and obstructed traffic, according to the statement.

The IOFs sent military reinforcements and a military demolition bulldozer (D9), which leveled the side streets leading to Burqeen town and destroyed its infrastructure. It also invaded the towns of Silat Al-Harithiya, Kafr Dan and Al-Yamoun, and carried out raids on their neighborhoods and streets.

The committee explained that the IOF completely destroyed about 600 houses in Jenin camp, while about 3,000 housing units have become uninhabitable.

The ongoing aggression on Jenin and its camp has caused the deterioration of economic conditions, as thousands of displaced people lost their sources of livelihood, which contributed to a significant surge in poverty rates in the Jenin community, and further complicated the worsening humanitarian crisis in the region, according to the statement.

According to data provided by the committee, the number of displaced people from the camp surged to about 21,000 people distributed throughout Jenin governorate. The Israeli aggression in Jenin city and camp has so far resulted in the martyrdom of 40 people, including two shot by the Palestinian Authority’s security services.

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IOF storm West Bank areas, kidnap 30 Palestinians in Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Saturday 19-April-2025

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) stormed different areas of the West Bank last night and Saturday morning and kidnaped over 30 citizens from Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

According to local sources, the IOFs raided several homes in Al-Fawwar refugee camp and kidnaped over 30 citizens from their homes.

The IOFs also broke into and ransacked homes in Idhna town in western al-Khalil, with no reported arrests. A similar IOF raid took place in Sa’ir town, east of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

In Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), the Israeli occupation forces raided homes in different areas, including in the towns Bait Jala, Al-Dawha, Al-Khadir, Bait Fajjar, Jabel Mawalah and Teqoa. No arrests have been reported.

Skirmishes reportedly happened between Israeli soldiers and local youths in Teqoa town.

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Israeli occupation forces assault WAFA photographer, ransack his home in Toulkarm

Toulkarm, April 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces on Saturday evening assaulted WAFA photographer Wafa 'Awwad during a violent raid on his home in the Al-Rabay’ah neighborhood in the city of Tulkarem, north of the occupied West Bank, damaging property and terrifying his family.

'Awwad said that Israeli soldiers stormed his home without warning, physically assaulted him with severe beatings while hurling insults and verbal abuse. “They attacked me brutally and cursed me repeatedly, then confiscated my press card, ID, and mobile phone,” he reported.

Despite clearly identifying himself as a press photographer, soldiers vandalized the contents of his home, smashing furniture and other belongings in what Awwad described as an act of vengeful hatred.

In a related incident, Israeli forces also raided homes belonging to the 'Awwad family in the Al-'Hadayida neighborhood of Tulkarem, including the residences of brothers Waleed and Ra-id 'Awwad. Soldiers damaged property, confiscated phones and ID cards from residents—including women—and detained 15-year-old Ahmad Raed 'Awwad, blindfolding and taking him to an undisclosed location.

Meanwhile, Israeli bulldozers carried out widespread destruction of streets and residential areas in Toulkarm refugee camp, including sealing the camp’s western entrance near the Al-Muqata’a neighborhood with earth mounds. Military forces continue to maintain a heavy presence throughout the camp and have closed several entrances with barbed wire.

In a serious escalation, Israeli troops forcibly displaced around ten families from the Jabal Al-Nasr area of Nour Shams refugee camp to the east and from the western part of the camp, warning more families they would be removed by Sunday. The forcible evictions were carried out amid intense gunfire, spreading panic among residents.

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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

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Illegal Israeli settlers set fire to crops, attempt to steal livestock south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), April 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

Armed illegal Israeli settlers, under the protection of Israeli occupation soldiers, set fire to agricultural crops and attempted to seize livestock on Saturday evening in the Masafer Yatta region, located south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.

Anti-settlement activist Osama Makhamra told WAFA that colonists burned more than half a dunum of wheat and barley crops in the Wadi Al-Rakheem area, west of the village of Susiya, south of Hebron. The fire also destroyed construction materials and wooden supplies at a house under construction on the property.

In a separate incident, armed illegal Israeli settlers detained a flock of sheep belonging to Palestinian shepherd Issa Al-Hamamda near Khirbet Al-Taban in Masafir Yatta, claiming the animals belonged to them. The incident occurred under the watch and protection of Israeli soldiers.

Such attacks by colonists in the West Bank—often accompanied or overlooked by Israeli forces—have been escalating, with repeated incidents of arson, land theft, physical assaults, and intimidation targeting Palestinian residents and their livelihoods.

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Jewish settlers rampage through Palestinian villages in Jericho and JV

Saturday 19-April-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

A horde of extremist Jewish settlers went on the rampage through the Bedouin village of Ras 'Ain Al-'Auja in northern Jericho and grazed their sheep near its homes on Saturday morning.

Hasan Mulai'hat, general supervisor of the Al-Baidar Organization for the Defense of Bedouin Rights, said that several armed settlers stormed Ras 'Ain Al-'Auja village and let their sheep graze near the villagers’ homes.

The settlers also vandalized the villagers’ property outside their homes.

According to Mulai'hat, settler attacks on Bedouin communities have noticeably escalated, affecting every aspect of their daily lives.

In a separate incident, a group of settlers stole water pumps and damaged crops in Khirbet Al-Dair hamlet in the northern Jordan Valley on the same day.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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UNRWA: Palestinians in Gaza facing renewed bombardment and starvation

NEW YORK, April 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has warned that Palestinians in Gaza are once again being subjected to bombardment and starvation due to Israel's continued closure of border crossings for the seventh consecutive week.

In a statement on Saturday, UNRWA said that Palestinians in Gaza are trapped under siege, facing constant airstrikes and deprivation, while life-saving supplies—including food, medicine, fuel, and temporary shelter materials—are piling up at Gaza's sealed crossings.

Israel has kept Gaza's crossings closed for the seventh straight week, preventing the entry of humanitarian aid, medical and commercial supplies, food, child vaccines, and fuel, the agency said.

UNRWA noted that the people of Gaza are enduring a renewed wave of hunger, even as they have yet to recover from the last crisis brought on by Israel’s ongoing restrictions on aid delivery, which have persisted for 19 months amid the ongoing campaign of genocide.

The agency urgently called for the reopening of Gaza’s border crossings to allow for the continuous flow of humanitarian aid and reiterated the need for a renewed ceasefire to alleviate the suffering of civilians.

On Tuesday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) also stated that Gaza is facing its worst humanitarian crisis since the start of Israel’s military assault in October 2023.

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UNRWA calls for reopening Gaza’s crossings to end hunger

Saturday 19-April-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) stressed the urgent need to reopen the Gaza crossings to allow an unimpeded flow of aid, calling for immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

UNRWA said that two million Palestinians in Gaza are besieged, bombed and starved again as a result of the Israeli closure of the Gaza Strip crossings for the seventh consecutive week.

In a statement published on Saturday, UNRWA added that Gazans are besieged, bombed and starved while temporary supplies of food, medicine, fuel and shelter are piling up at Gaza’s crossings.

The Israeli occupation forces are closing Gaza’s crossings for the seventh consecutive week and preventing the entry of “humanitarian aid, medical and commercial supplies, food, child vaccines, and fuel into Gaza, it stated.

Two million people in Gaza are facing a new wave of hunger since Israel closed the crossings on March 2, at a time when they have not yet recovered from the effects of the previous wave, which was caused by Israel’s policy of rationing food and relief aid to the Gaza Strip during the 18 months of genocide.

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UNICEF: Gaza’s pediatric hospitals facing severe shortages amid ongoing Israeli attacks

GAZA, April 19, 2025 (WAFA) –

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned today that hospitals treating children and newborns in the Gaza Strip are operating under extremely dire conditions and lack essential medical equipment, as Israel’s assault on the enclave enters its 19th month.

In a post on its X account, UNICEF stated that the survival of children in Gaza now depends on a ceasefire and the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid into the besieged territory.

“Hospitals in Gaza treating newborns and children don’t have enough medical equipment and are operating under extremely challenging circumstances,” the agency noted, calling for the immediate resumption of humanitarian access.

The appeal comes as part of growing international concern over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where ongoing Israeli airstrikes and siege have devastated infrastructure, displaced the majority of the population, and crippled the health care system.

On Friday, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) also reported that the current siege on Gaza is “more severe than the initial weeks following October 7, 2023.”

According to UNRWA, over 420,000 people have been newly displaced across Gaza since March 18, 2025, due to renewed Israeli attacks.

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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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