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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As World Governments Are Either Accomplices, or Continue to Watch the Israeli Genocidal War on Gaza Without Taking Any Actions to Stop it,

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69 Palestinians Killed, 422 Injured, Mostly Children, Women, and Aid Seekers,

Which Brings the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 64,300 and the Injuries to 162,005

by September 5, 2025

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Note:

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported today (September 4, 2025) that the death toll surged after the names of 401 victims were added to the registry after their data were verified.

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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 September 5, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 76,924.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (64,300) and those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 12,624+). 

By September 5, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 162,005.

By September 5, 2025, according to news report, 1,023 Palestinians who were killed, 7,061 who were injured, and 18,798, who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023.              

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Note about the number of Palestinians, who were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces in the Wet Bank:

Palestinian Prisoners’ institutions reported that 662 Palestinians, including 39 children and 12 women, were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, including Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), during July 2025.

The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS), and Al Dhameer Association for Human Rights stated in a report issued Sunday that the total number of kidnappings of Palestinians in the West Bank, since the start of the ongoing genocide in Gaza, has risen to more than 18,500, including over 570 women and about 1,500 children.

Source: Palestine Information Center, August 10, 2025.

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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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69 Palestinians were killed, 422 were injured by the Israeli genocidal air strikes, mostly children, women, and aid seekers, bringing the death toll in the Gaza Strip to 64,300 and the injuries to 162,005, by September 5, 2025.	69 Palestinians were killed, 422 were injured by the Israeli genocidal air strikes, mostly children, women, and aid seekers, bringing the death toll in Gaza to 64,300 and the injuries to 162,005, by September 5, 2025.
UN experts called for an emergency meeting of the UN General Assembly, urging the international community to take immediate action to end famine and genocide in the Gaza Strip, on September 5, 2025.	Three Palestinians died of starvation and severe malnutrition, due to the Israeli-imposed famine, which brings the number of starvation-related fatalities in the Gaza Strip to 376, including 134 children, by September 5, 2025.
An elderly Palestinian was killed, 3 were injured, and 19 were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces, during their terroristic raids on various parts of the West Bank, on September 5, 2025.	Palestinian elderly citizen, A'hmed Abdul Fatta'h Shuhada, 57, from the town of 'Ureef in Nablus Governorate, was stopped then shot dead by the Israeli occupation forces, near Al-Muraba'a checkpoint, on September 5, 2025.
The moment of the Israeli genocidal air strike on the Mushtaha tower building in Gaza City, aiming at the ethnic cleansing by forced displacement of its resident, on September 5, 2025.	The Mushtaha tower building in Gaza City, turned into rubble, following the Israeli genocidal air strike, which aimed at the ethnic cleansing by forced displacement of its resident, on September 5, 2025.
The Israeli occupation forces dropped pamphlets on Gaza City, threatening Palestinian families to leave the city, part of the Israeli policy, which aims at the ethnic cleansing by forced displacement of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, on September 5, 2025.	The spokesman for Gaza Government’s Civil Defense, Ma'hmoud Basal, said on Thursday evening that the Israeli occupation forces have completely destroyed Rafa'h and northern Gaza, September 5, 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 death toll surges to 64,300, casualties to 154,525

GAZA, September 5, 2025 (WAFA, PIC) –

At least 69 Palestinians were killed and 422 others were injured in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours as a result of the ongoing Israeli genocide in the region, according to medical sources.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed that the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli onslaught since October 2023 has risen to 64,300 fatalities, with an additional 162,005 people sustaining injuries. The majority of the victims are women and children.

Hospitals also recorded three additional deaths from starvation and severe malnutrition in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of starvation-related fatalities in the region to 376, including 134 children.

Emergency services are still unable to reach many casualties and dead bodies trapped under the rubble or scattered on roads across the war-torn enclave, as Israeli occupation forces continue to target ambulance and civil defense crews, according to the health authorities.

The Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip continues undeterred despite calls from the United Nations 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.

M.N.

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Israeli attacks on Gaza continue to kill, injure scores of civilians

Friday 5-September-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation army continued, last night and on Friday, to carry out intensive deadly strikes and target civilians in different areas of the Gaza Strip.

According to local media sources, Israeli forces also continued today to detonate and bomb more homes and tents and displace families across the Gaza Strip, further deepening the dire humanitarian crisis as the population grapples with worsening famine.

According to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter in Gaza, Israeli attacks have continued across the Gaza Strip, including a strike on a civilian car that killed four people in Dair El-Bala'h City in central Gaza.

Casualties, including martyrs, were reported last night following an Israeli airstrike on a house sheltering dozens of displaced people in Gaza City’s Beer El-Naj’ah area.

An Israeli warplane also bombed an apartment in Gaza City’s Al-Rimal neighborhood, killing one citizen and injuring others.

Another attack on a tent sheltering a displaced family in the same neighborhood of Gaza City killed two people and injured others.

The Israeli army carried out more strikes on tents and homes in separate areas of Gaza City, killing and injuring several people.

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

Meanwhile, dozens of people were martyred or injured in Israeli attacks on aid seekers near distribution points in separate areas of Gaza.

Three people were also proclaimed dead due to starvation and malnutrition, while other Gazans were pronounced dead after they succumbed to injuries they sustained in recent attacks, according to Gaza’s health ministry today.

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Gaza: Hospitals receive 69 martyrs, death toll climbs to 64,300 martyrs

Friday 5-September-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

During the past 24 hours, hospitals in the Gaza Strip received the bodies of at least 69 civilians, as well as 422 people suffering from different injuries following Israeli attacks, according to Gaza’s health ministry on Friday morning.

Accordingly, a total of 11,768 people have been killed and 49,964 others have been injured since the Israeli occupation army resumed its genocidal war on Gaza on March 18, 2025.

The new fatalities increased the death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, which started on October 7, 2023, to 64,300 martyrs, including 2,362 aid seekers, the health ministry said.

The ministry added that the total number of the wounded also surged to 162,005 people, including 17,434 aid seekers.

The ministry also said that Gaza’s hospitals recorded three new fatalities in the past 24 hours due to starvation and malnutrition, bringing the death toll from the famine to 373 victims, including 134 children.

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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70 Palestinians killed in Gaza since dawn today

GAZA, September 5, 2025 (WAFA) —

Seventy Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip since dawn today, Friday, according to medical sources.

The sources reported that 70 civilians have been killed across most parts of Gaza since early morning, amid ongoing airstrikes, the demolition of homes and displaced persons’ tents, and live fire targeting civilians and those awaiting aid.

The sources indicated that among the casualties, eight bodies were recovered, nine succumbed to their injuries, and nine others were awaiting aid.

T.R.

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Three Palestinians die from starvation in Gaza as malnutrition death toll rises to 376

GAZA, September 5, 2025 (WAFA) –

Three more Palestinians have died in the past 24 hours due to starvation and severe malnutrition, according to medical sources in hospitals across the Gaza Strip.

These latest deaths bring the total number of starvation-related fatalities in the besieged enclave to 376, including 134 children. Since the official declaration of famine in Gaza by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) on August 22, 98 deaths have been recorded, among them 19 children.

The IPC, a global food security classification system involving UN agencies, has confirmed that famine is already occurring in Gaza Governorate and is expected to spread to Dair El-Bala'h and Khan Younus by the end of September.

The IPC noted that over half a million people in Gaza are facing catastrophic conditions—Phase 5 of the classification—which is characterized by extreme hunger, widespread mortality, critical levels of acute malnutrition, and total depletion of livelihood assets.

M.N. 

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Civil defense: IOFs razed Rafa'h and northern Gaza to the ground

Friday 5-September-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The spokesman for Gaza’s Civil Defense, Ma'hmoud Basal, said on Thursday evening that the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) have completely destroyed Rafa'h and northern Gaza.

In a televised interview, Basal revealed that the IOF also wiped out the entire southern area of Gaza City’s Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, using booby-trapped robots, bulldozers, and relentless shelling to flatten homes.

He also pointed to the large-scale destruction in the eastern districts of Gaza City, where buildings were leveled and rubble covered the streets. Photos and videos circulating online showed the extent of devastation in Al-Zaytoun, with entire blocks reduced to debris.

Basal recalled that in late August, he had reported the IOFs demolition of more than 1,500 buildings in Al-Zaytoun since August 6. Jabalya, meanwhile, has been subjected to ongoing bombardment and repeated explosions carried out by these robotic devices.

He confirmed that the southern section of Al-Zaytoun has been completely leveled, leaving no structures standing, while nearly 80 percent of the neighborhood’s residents have been displaced. The IOFs, he said, are carrying out seven detonations per day with explosive-laden robots, supported by heavy machinery and quadcopter drones dropping bombs on rooftops, escalating the destruction.

Since early August, the IOFs had launched a sweeping assault on Al-Zaytoun involving house demolitions with booby-trapped robots, artillery barrages, random gunfire, and forced displacement, all part of what Basal described as an Israeli plan to reoccupy what remains of Gaza.

For the 699th consecutive day, Israel, with full backing from the US, has continued its genocide against civilians and displaced families in the besieged enclave, committing war crimes and atrocities on a daily basis.

Gaza is facing an increasingly dangerous military escalation, particularly in its northern and eastern areas, where intense airstrikes and robotic demolitions have triggered waves of mass displacement toward the city’s western districts.

On Thursday morning, Israeli warplanes launched a series of raids on Gaza City, targeting multiple areas, including a site east of Sheikh Radwan pool in the city’s northeast.

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

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Palestinian killed by Israeli forces’ gunfire near checkpoint southwest of Nablus

NABLUS, September 5, 2025 (WAFA, PIC) –

A Palestinian man was killed on Friday night after being shot by Israeli occupation forces near the Al-Murabba’a Israeli military checkpoint southwest of Nablus.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health stated that the Palestinian Civil Affairs Authority notified it of the killing of A'hmed Abdul Fatta'h Shuhada, 57, from the town of 'Ureef in Nablus Governorate, who was stopped then shot dead by the Israeli occupation forces near the checkpoint.

Earlier this evening, Israeli occupation soldiers opened fire on the young man near the Al-Murabba’a military checkpoint.

A'hmed 'Ameed, director of the Red Crescent Ambulance and Emergency Center in Nablus, reported that ambulance teams responded after receiving reports of gunfire near the checkpoint. However, soldiers stationed there prevented the teams from reaching the injured youth.

T.R. 

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Three Palestinians injured after being attacked by Israeli forces west of Nablus

NABLUS, September 5, 2025 (WAFA) –

Three Palestinians were injured on Friday evening after being physically assaulted by Israeli occupation forces near the Dair Sharaf Israeli military checkpoint, west of Nablus, according to a local official.

A'hmed 'Ameed, director of the Red Crescent Ambulance and Emergency Center in Nablus, stated that ambulance teams transported three young men who were beaten by the occupation forces near the said checkpoint.

T.R. 

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Israeli occupation forces open live fire during raid into village east of Qalqilya

QALQILYA, September 5, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces Friday evening opened live fire and fired sound grenades during a military raid on the village of Kafr Qaddoum east of Qalqilya, according to local sources.

Sources reported that Israeli occupation forces stormed the northern part of the village and fired live bullets and sound grenades indiscriminately. However, no injuries or detentions were reported.

T.R.

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IOFs kidnap several Palestinians in West Bank raids

Friday 5-September-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnapped a number of Palestinian citizens during raids in the West Bank last night and on Friday morning.

According to local sources, the IOFs kidnapped over 15 citizens following raids on homes in 'Haris village, west of Salfeet.

Among those detained are 'Omar Samara, chief of the village council, and his deputy Tayseer Kulaib.

In Qalqilya, the IOFs set up a makeshift checkpoint in the central area of the city, where they stopped citizens and interrogated them.

One young man was reportedly kidnapped by the IOFs during his presence in the city’s main street.

In Ramallah, the IOFs kidnapped three citizens after raiding their homes in Al-Mughayyir town.

The IOFs also stormed other areas of the West Bank, with no reported kidnappings.

19 kidnapped.

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 Israeli occupation forces raid Salfeet-area village, fire sound bombs near wedding hall

Salfeet, September 5, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces raided the town of Dair Ballout, west of Salfeet, on Friday evening and fired sound bombs indiscriminately near a wedding hall, according to eyewitnesses.

Witnesses reported that the raid triggered panic among residents after occupation forces fired sound grenades in the vicinity of the hall.

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 Israeli occupation forces seal off area in Bethlehem-area town

BETHLEHEM, September 5, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces on Friday night sealed off the al-Muteina area in the village of Husan, west of Bethlehem, according to local sources.

Rami Hamamrah, head of the Husan Village Council, told WAFA that Israeli forces re-stormed the village and took positions in the al-Muteina area at the eastern entrance, which they subsequently sealed off, restricting the movement of vehicles and residents.

Israeli soldiers conducted foot patrols along the main road while firing live ammunition; however, no home raids or detentions were reported.

T.R.

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19,000 Palestinians detained since start of genocidal war on Gaza, says Prisoner’s Society

RAMALLAH, September 5, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said Friday that Israeli occupation forces have carried out more than 19,000 detentions in the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, since the start of the ongoing genocidal war on the Gaza Strip in October 202.

The figures do not include detentions from Gaza, which are estimated to be in the thousands. The data covers those still held and those who were later released.

According to PSS, at least 585 Palestinian women have been detained since the war began, including women from the 1948 territories and the West Bank. This figure does not include women detained from Gaza, estimated to be in the dozens.

It further stated that at least 1,550 Palestinian children have been detained in the West Bank during the same period.

Regarding detainees who have died in custody, PPS confirmed that at least 77 Palestinians have died in Israeli detention since the start of the genocidal war, including 46 from Gaza, whose identities have been confirmed and publicly disclosed.

In addition, dozens of detainees from Gaza have died in Israeli prisons and military camps, yet the occupation authorities have not disclosed their identities or the circumstances of their deaths, as they remain under enforced disappearance.

PPS noted that the bodies of 74 detainees who died during the war remain withheld by Israel, part of a total of 85 detainees whose remains are still being held.

Regarding the number of detainees from Gaza, PPS stated that no clear estimate exists due to Israel’s policy of enforced disappearance. The only official figure released by Israeli prison authorities is 2,662 detainees classified as "unlawful combatants," although rights groups estimate the actual number to be in the thousands.

T.R.

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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 sabotage solar power system in northern Jordan Valley

JORDAN VALLEY, September 5, 2025 (WAFA) –

Illegal Israeli settlers on Friday vandalized a solar power system belonging to Palestinian residents in the northern Jordan Valley.

Head of the Al-Mali'h Village Council, Mahdi Daraghma, said that colonists cut the electric cables connected to a solar energy system used by local Palestinian residents.

Of note, colonists have been escalating their attacks for months against Palestinian communities and property across various areas of the northern Jordan Valley.

M.N.

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Illegal Israeli settler violence sweeps Al-Khaleel (Hebron) and Nablus under IOFs protection

Friday 5-September-2025

NABLUS, (PIC)

Illegal Israeli settlers, backed by the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs), carried out widespread assaults Friday morning in the West Bank cities of Nablus and Al-Khaleel (Hebron) .

In Al-Khaleel (Hebron), several Palestinians, including elderly residents and a three-month-old infant, suffered injuries ranging from fractures and bruises to stab wounds after settlers attacked Khillet El-Dhab'a village in Masafir Yatta, under IOF protection.

Local resident Jabir Dababsa said that settlers from nearby outposts stormed the village, assaulting residents with sharp tools. Among the injured were elderly couple Ali and Amina Al-Dababsa, both of whom sustained head fractures and wounds. Abbas al-Dababseh was also stabbed and injured, while his wife suffered bruises and fractures. Their infant daughter was poisoned by toxic gas sprayed by settlers. Their sons Qutayba and 'Izzuddeen were also wounded, while another relative, Hani Dababsa, sustained fractures and stab injuries.

Anti-settlement activist Osama Makhamra reported additional injuries among villagers, many of whom were treated on site. He added that settlers vandalized homes, smashing water tanks and destroying solar panels that provide electricity to the community. Makhamra urged international organizations and human rights groups to intervene to stop IOF-backed settler assaults in Masafir Yatta.

In Nablus, settlers raided a nursery in the village of Yetma at dawn, uprooting trees and vandalizing its contents, causing extensive damage.

Local sources noted that the attack was part of a broader escalation targeting Yetma and surrounding villages.

In recent days, settlers have also pressed ahead with carving out a new settlement road that would seize around 500 dunums of land from Dair Abu Mish'al village northwest of Ramallah.

For the fourth consecutive day, settlers continued work on the road in the area known as Qattou', while blocking the western entrance of Dair Jareer village north of Ramallah.

Settler groups also stormed Al-Khal area of the village, preventing Palestinians from passing through.

According to Palestinian monitoring groups, settlers carried out 431 assaults across the West Bank last month alone, with the highest numbers recorded in Ramallah (115), Nablus (77), and al-Khalil (69). Jerusalem and Jericho each witnessed 40 settler attacks. These assaults led to the martyrdom of two Palestinians in the villages of 'Aqraba and Douma near Nablus: Ma'een Sob'hi Diriya and Thameen Khaleel Dawabsha.

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Palestinian forced to self-demolish his home in Jerusalem's Shu'fat refugee camp

JERUSALEM, September 5, 2025 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian from Shu'fat refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem, was forced today to demolish his own home after receiving a demolition order from the Israeli municipality of West Jerusalem, citing unpermitted construction as a pretext.

According to the Jerusalem Governorate, resident Abdallah Hawwas was forced today to self-demolish two apartments that made up an entire floor of a residential building.

The house was home to seven people.

Hawwas was forced to rent machinery to carry out the demolition himself, fearing that Israeli bulldozers would cause damage to the remaining floors. As a result, he incurred an estimated cost of 30,000 shekels. Israeli authorities had given Hawwas a deadline until next Sunday to carry out the demolition himself, or face the forcible demolition by the municipality along with hefty fines.

Under the pretext of building without a permit, which is rarely granted to Palestinians in the occupied city, the Israeli municipality has been demolishing or forcing Palestinians to demolish their own houses as part of a policy aimed at restricting Palestinian expansion and growth in occupied Jerusalem.

Palestinians in East Jerusalem find themselves compelled to tear down their homes after receiving a demolition order to avoid paying exorbitant costs to the Israeli municipality if it carries out the demolition.

Palestinians say they are forced to build without permits because the Israeli municipality discriminates against them and refuses to issue permits or places unreasonable conditions that they cannot afford to issue a permit.

At the same time, thousands of housing units are built for Jewish settlers in the city on appropriated Palestinian lands and are made easily accessible to them.

T.R.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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'Hamas calls for necessarily taking deterrent measures against Israel

Friday 5-September-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The 'Hamas Movement has reiterated its call for the international community, Arab and Islamic states, and the UN, including the Security Council, to assume their responsibilities towards the Gaza people, curb the ongoing Israeli genocide against them, and hold Israeli leaders accountable for their crimes against humanity.

“Statements condemning the aggression and the war of genocide and starvation are no longer sufficient. Punitive and deterrent measures must be taken against the Israeli occupation,” 'Hamas stressed in a statement on Friday.

“The brutal genocidal war being waged by the fascist occupation regime against innocent civilians and infrastructure in the Gaza Strip has entered its 700th day, as its terrorist army continues to commit appalling massacres that have left tens of thousands of people dead, injured or missing, most of them are children and women,” Hamas said.

“For 700 days, the world has been watching clearly the most horrific genocide known in modern history. During this time, the government of war criminal Netanyahu has violated all international laws and humanitarian norms designed to protect civilians during wars. It has openly expressed its intent to annihilate and displace our people through massacres, starvation, siege, and deprivation of all life essentials,” the Movement added.

'Hamas held the US administration responsible for the Israeli regime’s ongoing genocidal crimes in Gaza, citing its role in providing political and military support for the war on Gaza.

It condemned the US administration for blocking UN efforts to stop Israel’s crimes in Gaza and ensure accountability for the perpetrators.

The Movement applauded the widespread popular solidarity campaigns in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza, with special recognition for the Global Sumoud Flotilla, a historic international maritime initiative aimed at breaking the blockade and delivering life-saving aid.

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Egypt renews its rejection of displacement of Palestinians in Gaza

NICOSIA, September 5, 2025, WAFA –

The Arab Republic of Egypt renewed its rejection of the ongoing genocide being committed by the Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip and of the forced displacement of the Palestinian people.

Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr Abdul 'Aaty told reporters in Nicosia that, “Displacement is not an option and it is a red line for Egypt and we will not allow it to happen."

“Displacement means liquidation and the end of the Palestinian cause, and there is no legal or moral or ethical ground to evict people from their homeland," he said.

He said, "What is happening on the ground is far beyond imagination. There is a genocide in motion there, mass killing of civilians, artificial starvation created by the Israelis.”

T.R.

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Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemns Netanyahu’s remarks, reaffirms unwavering support for Egypt

RAMALLAH, September 5, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned the provocative statements and unjustified attack made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against the sisterly Arab Republic of Egypt, considering them official Israeli admissions of the displacement plans being carried out by the occupation against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

The Ministry once again praised the steadfast stance of sisterly Egypt — its President, government, and people — for their unwavering support of the Palestinian cause and rights, and for consistently standing by the Gaza Strip and its residents in the face of genocide and forced displacement.

It affirmed that the Egyptian position plays a decisive role in supporting the Palestinian people and their rights in all international forums and stands as a strong barrier to thwart displacement and annexation plans.

T.R.

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Qatar rejects Netanyahu’s statements on Palestinian displacement

DOHA, September 5, 2025, WAFA –

The State of Qatar condemned the statements made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding his desire to displace Palestinians.

In a statement issued today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar considered these statements an extension of the Israeli occupation’s ongoing policy of violating the rights of the brotherly Palestinian people, reflecting its contempt for international laws and conventions, and exposing its malicious attempts to undermine any prospects for peace, particularly the two-state solution.

Qatar affirmed that the policy of collective punishment practiced by the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people—including the ongoing brutal genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, its crimes in the West Bank, its violations of religious sanctities, its plans to expand settlements and Judaize Jerusalem, and its restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid to civilians—will not succeed in forcing the Palestinian people to leave their land or in undermining their legitimate rights.

The Ministry stressed the urgent need for the international community to stand firmly against the extremist and provocative policies of the Israeli occupation, in order to prevent the cycle of violence from persisting in the region and spreading to the world.

Qatar also reiterated that the sole guarantee for achieving lasting peace in the Middle East lies in reaching a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian cause, in accordance with the Arab Peace Initiative and the two-state solution, which guarantees the establishment of an independent and viable State of Palestine on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and ensures the Palestinian people enjoy their inalienable rights.

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Jordan denounces remarks on Palestinian displacement by extremist Israeli officials

AMMAN, September 5, 2025 (WAFA) -

The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned, in the strongest terms, the hostile and unacceptable statements issued by extremists within the Israeli government regarding the displacement of Palestinians from their land, the latest of which was the Israeli Prime Minister's statement regarding the displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip through the Rafa'h crossing, as reported by Jordan’s Petra news agency.

“The Ministry believes that this is a clear violation of both international humanitarian law and international law, as well as a clear violation of the Palestinian people's inalienable right to stay on their land and create their own independent, sovereign Palestinian state on June 4, 1967 lines, with East Jerusalem as its capital.”

The Ministry Spokesperson, Fuad El-Majali, reiterated the Kingdom's categorical denunciation and rejection of the current radical Israeli actions and declarations that seek to forcefully impose new realities on the Palestinian people.

He stressed that the goal of these actions is to utilize famine and embargo to forcefully remove Palestinians from their land. These actions are a part of Israel's ongoing transgressions of international law and UN resolutions, as well as its systematic policies directed at the Palestinian presence.

El-Majali reaffirmed Jordan's steadfast opposition to the expulsion of Palestinians from their land, calling it a war crime that the Kingdom will confront with all its capabilities.

He reaffirmed Jordan's backing for its brothers in the Arab Republic of Egypt, who oppose the attempt to eradicate the Palestinian cause and the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza.

El-Majali urged the international community to fulfill its moral and legal obligations and force Israel and its radical government to stop its war on Gaza and its officials' divisive remarks. In order to achieve a fair and comprehensive peace that ensures security and stability in the region, he also urged the international community to give the Palestinian people the protection they need and to uphold their legitimate rights to create an independent, sovereign state on their own territory.

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Saudi Arabia condemns repeated Israeli statements on displacement of Palestinian people

RIYADH, September 5, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the repeated remarks by Israeli Prime Minister regarding the displacement of Palestinians from their land, including through Rafah crossing, and the continued use of siege and starvation as a means of enforcing forced displacement.

The Ministry described these actions as a grave violation of international laws, principles, and basic humanitarian norms, affirming its full support for its brotherly country, Egypt, in this regard.

The Ministry, in a statement, stressed the necessity for international community intervention, particularly by the permanent members of the UN Security Council, to halt the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people and their land.

It reiterated its rejection of any form of displacement, regardless of the pretext, and called for holding the occupation authorities accountable for crimes of genocide and serious violations against civilians.

The Ministry emphasized the urgent need to put an end to these crimes and violations, ensure protection for the Palestinian people, and uphold their legitimate right to establish an independent Palestinian state along the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, a step it affirmed as essential for ensuring regional security and stability.

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Finland joins declaration on two-state solution

HELSINKI, September 4, 2025 (WAFA) -

Finland announced today that it will join the New York Declaration on the peaceful settlement of the Question of Palestine and the implementation of the two-state solution.

Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Elina Valtonen, said in a post on X that, “I have today decided that Finland will join the New York Declaration on the peaceful settlement of the Question of Palestine and the implementation of the two-state solution, prepared by France and Saudi Arabia.”

“The process led by France and Saudi Arabia is the most significant international effort in years to create the conditions for a two-state solution,” she added.

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China agrees to join New York Declaration on the two-state solution

BEIJING, September 5, 2025 (WAFA)-

China has agreed to join the New York Declaration, reflecting its long-standing stance on the Palestinian issue.

During a daily news briefing, the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson, Guo Jianchun, emphasized that the Palestinian question lies at the heart of Middle East issues and highlighted that it is currently in a critical phase.

"We support all efforts that are conducive to the political settlement of the question. We will continue to work with the international community to make unremitting efforts towards the end of the fighting in Gaza, de-escalation of the humanitarian crisis, implementation of the two-State solution, and the ultimate, comprehensive, just and lasting resolution of the Palestinian question," he said.

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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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