Israeli Occupation Terrorist Forces Continue Killing, Wide-Scale Destruction Of Civilian Property, and Extra-Judicial Executions North of the Gaza Strip

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Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) continue their incursion on the town of Beit Hanoon, north Gaza Strip. This attack comes as part of an IOF operation named "Autumn Clouds." The number of victims amounted 52 killed, including 21 civilians and 215 wounded at least , most of them unarmed civilians, including approximately 40 women, 40 children, 1 paramedic, and 1 journalist.

An IOF jetfighter fired a missile on a car carrying fighters in northern Gaza Strip on Monday, killing a 15-year-old Palestinian youth Ramzi Al Shurafi and 16-year old Mohammed Ahmd Ashour, wounding eight other people, witnesses and hospital officials said.

They said the missile hit a the car was traveling nearby the Kindergarten in Beit Lahia, killing AL-Shurafi and Ashour wounding a teacher, who was in a critical condition as the fighter could manage to flee the car before the missile hit it.

On Sunday, four residents were killed and 16 civilians were wounded in Beit Hanoon , Jabalyia and Beit Lahyia towns north the Strip.

Medics at Kamal Odwan Hospital identified the killed people ; Wesam Obeyd,26, Mahdi Al Hamadeen,23, Atef Al-Kahlout who works as a sergeant in anti Drug department of Police and Salah A bed Al Aal,37.

They also reported that the killed people were directly hit in the head and upper parts of the body, some were amputated limbs

Civilian Ra'ed Abdul A'al was killed when the IOF drone targeted a car east Jabalyia Sunday overnight while another civilian was critically wounded , his identity is still unknown.

Witnesses said that IOF drone fired two missiles at Oscoda car, in drove by a key leader of Islamic Jihad's military wing Saray Al-Quds, elaborating that the targeted militant survived the attempt on his life.

Saray Al-Quds said that Abu Al-Said Shaikh Khalil , one of its field leader survived an assassination attempt.

In Beit Hanoon, the Israeli occupation forces intensified its storming-ins, house to house searches and arrest raids .

Witnesses said that the IOF troop blew up a three storied house of resident Rebhi Shabat , fully devastating it and the neighboring houses were severely damaged in an attempt to kill some fighters sought shelter inside it.

Local sources indicated that the fighters could manage to the flee the house before the Israeli troops bombed it . No casualties among the fighters were reported.

They also added that the IOF caterpillar continued to destroyed houses , facilities and Town's infrastructure. Furthermore, IOF are rounding up all males ages 16 years or more and taking them to a military detention facility set up in the premises of the college of agriculture in Beit Hanoon

One resident who set free yesterday and speak on condition of anonymity accounted " I've got out with hundreds of residents to the detention camp, handcuffed and blindfolded then the soldiers . I stayed there two days in severe cold, then they questioned me about my living, family number and my acquaintance with the fighters and those who fired rockets."

He further added " they took a photo for each detainee separately then, set us free and went back home under the escort of tanks heavily deployed in Beit Hanoon.

IOF continue to impose a complete and hermetic closure on the town, causing living conditions to deteriorate in light of cutting off basic services such as water and electricity and the destruction of infrastructure.

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed four Palestinians on Saturday after opening fire at them in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoon, according to Palestinian medical sources. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pledged Sunday to press ahead with the deadly offensive in northern Gaza, brushing off international calls to halt the attacks and Palestinian complaints of dwindling supplies of water, food and other staples.

Olmert told his Cabinet on Sunday it was necessary to “considerably reduce the (rocket) fire and prevent terror.” He said Israel has no intention of reoccupying Gaza after last year’s pullout.

“When we reach the conclusion that the effectiveness of the operation is bringing us closer to reaching the goals, we will definitely pull our forces out of Gaza,” he added.

The death toll in Israel’s five-day incursion into the northern Gaza town rose to 48 on Sunday, when four Palestinians, including two Hamas activists, were killed, according to Palestinian health officials.

At the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI said he was worried about the “grave deterioration” in the Gaza Strip, and called on all sides to work to stop the bloodshed and immediately resume “direct, serious and concrete negotiations.”

In a weekend statement, the EU called on both Israel and the Palestinians to halt the violence because of the casualties.

“The right of all states to defend themselves does not justify disproportionate use of violence or actions which are contrary to international humanitarian law,” the EU said.

Moreover, Palestinian medical sources in Bethlehem reported that an elderly woman died on wounds sustained during an Israeli military offensive in the West Bank city of Bethlehem; two residents were killed during the attack, and several others were injured.

The source stated that Fatima Abdul-Fattah, in her seventies, was shot and seriously injured on Friday while she was standing on the balcony of her house in Al-Saff Street while the Israeli army was conducting a raid there.

She was hit by two rounds of live ammunition; one in her leg and one in her abdomen, the sources added.

Israeli media describe killing civilians as terrorism. However, when Israeli occupation soldiers kill Palestinian civilians, they do not describe the Israeli killers of civilians as terrorists. It's time for Israeli terrorist acts to be described as terrorism.

Israeli occupation forces use the term "arrest" for "kidnapping" Palestinians from their homes. Objective media worldwide should not fall to the Israeli trap. This is kidnapping.

The Israeli occupation of Palestine is illegal under international law. The Israeli occupation government and its occupation forces have no jurisdiction over Palestinians. Only legitimate governments can arrest citizens. It follows that the correct term is "kidnapping" Palestinians, not "arresting" them by Israeli occupation forces.