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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Israeli Genocide in Gaza Continues by Fire and Starvation, 57 Palestinians Killed, 137 Injured, Which Brings the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 50,752 and the Injuries to 115,475

April 7, 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 7, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 64,284+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (50,752), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 13,532+). 

By April 7, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 115,475.

By April 7, 2025, according to news report, 944 Palestinians who were killed, 6,962 who were injured, and 11,746*, 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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A US air strike killed at least four civilians and injured 23 others in the Yemeni capital, San’a, two of the martyrs were women, while 11 of the wounded were women and children, on April 5, 2025.	Palestinian journalist 'Hilmi Al-Faq'aawi was killed by an Israeli air strike targeting a tent for journalists near Nasir Hospital in Khan Younus, which brings the number of journalist martyrs to 210, April 7, 2025.
57 Palestinians were killed, 137 were injured, mostly children, women, and elderly, which brings the death toll in Gaza Strip to 50,752 and the injuries to 115,475, by April 7, 2025.	The14-year-old Palestinian-American child, 'Omar Rabee', was killed by an illegal Israeli settler, who opened fire at the three children, near Turmus 'Ayya town, northeast of Ramallah, on April 5, 2025.
Two of the Palestinian martyrs, who were among those killed by an Israeli genocidal air strike on Al-Shuja'iya neighborhood, in Gaza city, on April 7, 2025.	The funeral procession for the child martyr 'Omar Mu'hammed Rabee', in Turmus 'Ayya, who was killed by an illegal Israeli settler, northeast of Ramallah, April 7, 2025.
Site of an Israeli genocidal air strike on Al-Naffar family in Khan Younus, on April 7, 2025.	Palestinian journalists protesting the continuous Israeli genocidal air strikes targeting journalists and their families, which killed 210 journalists, by April 7, 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 from Israel's deadly aggression surpasses 50,752

GAZA, April 7, 2025 (WAFA and PIC) —

At least 57 Palestinians were killed and 137 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 the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.

The Ministry confirmed that the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli onslaught since October 2023 has risen to 50,752 documented fatalities, with an additional 115,475 individuals sustaining injuries. The majority of the victims are women and children.

The Ministry also pointed out that the casualties of the Israeli renewed aggression since March 18 had reached 1,391 martyrs and 3,434 injured.

In addition, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, 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.

The Israeli genocidal war on the Palestinian civilian population in 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.

K.T.

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15 Palestinian civilians killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza

GAZA,  April 7, 2025 (WAFA) — 

Fifteen citizens were killed and others injured on Monday in Israeli shelling of various areas of the Gaza Strip.

Local sources reported that a citizen was killed after being targeted by an Israeli drone in Ezbet Abd Rabbo, east of Jabalia camp, north of the Gaza Strip. Another source reported that a house in the Al-Salam neighborhood, east of Jabalia al-Balad, was bombed.

A mother and her child were killed, and others were injured as a result of Israeli artillery shelling of the Shuja'iyya neighborhood, east of Gaza City.

They added that the Israeli occupation bombed the Al-Nasr neighborhood, west of Gaza City, killing and wounding several citizens.

A citizen was also killed when Israeli aircraft targeted a vehicle near Al-Wahda Tower on Al-Shifa Street, west of Gaza City. Another citizen was killed and others were injured when Israeli aircraft targeted a group of citizens near the Al-Zaharneh building on Al-Jalaa Street in Gaza City.

An Israeli drone bombed a group of citizens in the city of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, killing one citizen and wounding another.

In the south, seven citizens were killed and others were injured when the occupation forces bombed a charitable food pantry in the Al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Yunis.

Ambulance crews reported that they transported two dead and several wounded to the Kuwait Specialized Field Hospital after the occupation forces targeted a group of citizens on Street 5, west of Khan Yunis.

K.T.

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Israeli bombing kills several civilians, injuries others in central Gaza Strip

GAZA, April 7, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli bombing Monday evening killed several Palestinian civilians and injured others in Deir al-Balah city in the central Gaza Strip, according to WAFA correspondent.

He said that Israeli fighter jets targeted a house of the Ghurab family, west of the city, claiming the lives of four and injuring others.

According to medical sources, Israeli occupation forces killed over 45 Palestinians on Monday.

Israel unilaterally ended the Gaza ceasefire agreement and resumed its aggression on the Strip on Tuesday, March 18, carrying out a wave of bloody airstrikes across the Strip and killing hundreds of Palestinians, including over 100 children.

The death toll reached 1,391 with 3,434 others wounded, according to medical sources. Emergency teams are attempting to recover victims still trapped beneath the rubble.

The aggression was resumed amidst concerns over the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Strip given the ongoing siege and ban on the entry of medical and humanitarian aid.

Israel has waged a military onslaught on the Strip since October 2023, killing 50,752 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injuring 115,475 others.

Moreover, at least 10,000 people are unaccounted for, presumed dead under the rubble of their homes throughout the Strip.

The Israeli aggression has also resulted in the forceful displacement of nearly two million people from all over the Gaza Strip, with the vast majority of the displaced forced into the densely crowded southern city of Rafah near the border with Egypt – in what has become Palestine’s largest mass exodus since the 1948 Nakba.

K.F.

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Israeli airstrikes kill four Palestinians, injure others across the Strip

GAZA, April 7, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli airstrikes Monday evening killed four Palestinians and injured others across the Gaza Strip, according to WAFA correspondent.

He said that an Israeli combat drone targeted a Palestinian civilian to the south of Khan Younes city, killing him.

He added that another Israeli combat drone conducted an airstrike on the al-Iqleimi area, southwest of Khan Younes, killing another civilian.

Meanwhile, a civilian succumbed to the wounds he had sustained Sunday evening in an airstrike that targeted a house in the city.

This came as medical sources reported that the body of another civilian arrived at the Nasser Medical Complex after being targeted by Israeli fighter jets in the ash-Shakush area, northwest of Rafah.

In the meantime, a drone carried out a strike targeting a motorcycle to the east of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, wounding two civilians.

According to medical sources, Israeli occupation forces killed over 45 Palestinians on Monday.

Israel unilaterally ended the Gaza ceasefire agreement and resumed its aggression on the Strip on Tuesday, March 18, carrying out a wave of bloody airstrikes across the Strip and killing hundreds of Palestinians, including over 100 children.

The death toll reached 1,391 with 3,434 others wounded, according to medical sources. Emergency teams are attempting to recover victims still trapped beneath the rubble.

The aggression was resumed amidst concerns over the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Strip given the ongoing siege and ban on the entry of medical and humanitarian aid.

Israel has waged a military onslaught on the Strip since October 2023, killing 50,752 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injuring 115,475 others.

Moreover, at least 10,000 people are unaccounted for, presumed dead under the rubble of their homes throughout the Strip.

The Israeli aggression has also resulted in the forceful displacement of nearly two million people from all over the Gaza Strip, with the vast majority of the displaced forced into the densely crowded southern city of Rafah near the border with Egypt – in what has become Palestine’s largest mass exodus since the 1948 Nakba.

K.F.

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Three Palestinian civilians killed in Israeli airstrikes on Deir al-Balah, central Gaza City

GAZA, April 7, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli bombing Monday killed three Palestinian civilians and injured dozens in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza City, according to local sources.

They said that Israeli fighter jets conducted an airstrike on a house in in Deir al-Balah area, killing three people.  

Sixteen civilians  were killed and others injured this afternoon in Israeli shelling of various areas of the Gaza Strip.

Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation forces have launched an aggression on the Gaza Strip, resulting in the killing of 50,752 civilians, the majority of whom were children and women,

Meanwhile, around 115,475 were reported injured, with a number of victims still under the rubble or in the streets, facing difficulties in reaching them due to the ongoing attacks and shelling.

Y.S.

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Journalists among 10 killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza

GAZA, April 7, 2025 (WAFA) — 

At least 10 civilians, including journalists, were killed and others injured early Monday morning in Israeli airstrikes on various areas of the Gaza Strip.

Local sources reported that Israeli warplanes bombed a journalists' tent near Nasser Medical Complex Hospital in Khan Yunis, killing journalist Hilmi al-Faqawi and Yousef al-Khazindar. Journalists Ahmed Mansour, Hassan Islayh, Ahmed al-Agha, Mohammed Fayeq, Abdullah al-Attar, Ihab al-Bardini, Mahmoud Awad, Majed Qudaih, and Ali Islayh were injured, some seriously.

The sources added that the Israeli occupation bombed two houses west of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, killing two citizens and wounding others.

WAFA correspondent said that Israeli drones targeted a group of citizens on Wadi al-Arayes Street in the al-Zeitoun neighborhood south of Gaza City, killing three citizens: Ghassan Bassam al-Anqar, Awad Jamal al-Harazin, and Saeed Ashour Daghmash.

He added that the occupation also bombed Masoud Street in the Al-Jurn area north of Gaza City, killing Abdul Karim Akram Muqbil. Two citizens were also killed and others wounded in the occupation's bombing of Jabalia al-Balad, north of the Gaza Strip.

K.T. 

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Number of journalists martyred in Gaza rises to 210 after the killing of journalist 'Hilmi Al-Faq'aawi

Monday 7-April-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Government Media Office in Gaza (PGMO) announced on Monday that the number of journalist martyrs has risen to 210 since the start of the genocidal war waged by the Israeli occupation apartheid regime forces on the Gaza Strip following the martyrdom of journalist 'Hilmi Al-Faq'aawi in an Israeli strike targeting a tent for journalists near Nasir Hospital in Khan Younus, south of the Gaza Strip.

The PGMO reported that the martyred journalist, 'Hilmi Al-Faq'aawi, was working for the Palestine Today News Agency, and was martyred while performing his media duty in covering the crimes of the occupation.

The same Israeli shelling also resulted in the martyrdom of the young man Yousuf Al-Khazindar, and the injury of nine other journalists with varying injuries. All were taken to hospitals for treatment.

The injured journalists were identified as 'Hasan Eslai'h, A'hmed Mansour, A'hmed Al-Agha, Mu'hammed Fayiq, 'Abdullah Al-'Attar, Ihab Al-Bardini, Ma'hmoud 'Awad, Majid Qudai'h and 'Ali Eslai'h.

The PGMO condemned in the strongest terms the crime of targeting journalists, calling on the International Federation of Journalists, the Arab Journalists Union, and all media frameworks and institutions around the world to condemn these ongoing crimes and to work to provide international protection for Palestinian journalists.

The PGMO held the Israeli occupation, along with the US administration and European countries, especially Britain, Germany and France, fully responsible for the crime, stressing that the international community’s silence on these violations promotes their continuation.

It also called on international organizations concerned with press freedom and human rights to take practical steps to hold Israel accountable, to bring Israeli war criminals to the International Court of Justice, to stop the aggression against journalists, and to ensure their protection while performing their professional and humanitarian duty.

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

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An illegal Israeli settler kills a Palestinian American teenager in the West Bank, injures two others

Monday 7-April-2025

RAMALLAH, (PIC)

A Palestinian American child was martyred and two others were injured on Sunday evening when an illegal Israeli settler opened fire at them, near Turmus 'Ayya town, northeast of Ramallah in the Palestinian occupied territory of the West Bank.

The martyr was identified as 14-year-old 'Omar Rabee', who had a dual US-Palestinian citizenship.

Earlier, local sources said that an armed settler opened fire at a group of children near the town, injuring three of them before Israeli soldiers showed up and kidnaped one of the wounded kids, who was pronounced dead soon later.

The other children, aged 14 and 15, were rushed to the hospital. One of them sustained a gunshot wound to his abdomen while the other was shot in the thigh, according to the Red Crescent.

Local sources also reported that the Israeli occupation forces obstructed the movement of the ambulances leaving Turmus 'Ayya, deliberately blocking their way.

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Palestinian sustains injury from Israeli army gunfire west of Ramallah

RAMALLAH, April 7, 2025 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian Monday evening sustained an injury from Israeli army gunfire in the Shuqba village, west of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, according to WAFA correspondent.

He said that Israeli occupation forces broke into a house in the village, with snipers seizing its rooftop and turning it into an observation point.

He added that the snipers opened gunfire at local villagers, injuring a youth by a live round in the foot.

The casualty was rushed to a hospital for treatment.

Meanwhile, Israeli infantry stormed the nearby village of Al-Nabi Sali'h, and fired volleys of concussion bombs.

They stopped and inspected Palestinian-registered vehicles, and checked passengers’ ID cards.

There was no information confirming any casualty or detention case.

The occupation forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost daily across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.

These raids are conducted without the need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.

Under Israeli military law army commanders have full executive, legislative, and judicial authority over 3 million Palestinians living in the West Bank. Palestinians have no say in how this authority is exercised.

K.F.

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Four sustain injuries in colonists’ attack in southern West Bank

HEBRON, April 7, 2025 (WAFA) –

Four Palestinian civilians Monday sustained injuries in an attack by Israeli colonists in Umm al-Kheir village, south of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, according to an activist.

Osama Makhamra said that Israeli colonists, under army protection, attacked the community of Umm al-Kheir using batons and stones, resulting in four casualties.

The casualties, who included an elderly woman, were rushed by Palestine Red Crescent Society medics to a hospital for treatment. Their conditions were described as light to moderate.

The assailants came from the Carmel colony and the colonial outpost of Shimon.

Colonists’ violence against Palestinians and their property is routine in the West Bank and is rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities.

Colonists’ violence includes property and mosque arsons, stone-throwing, uprooting of crops and olive trees, and attacks on vulnerable homes, among others.

Approximately 1 million Israeli colonists are living in colonies in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in violation of international law.

Masafir Yatta is made up of 19 hamlets that rely heavily on animal husbandry as the main source of livelihood.

Located in Area C of the West Bank, under full Israeli administrative and military control, the area has been subjected to repeated Israeli violations by settlers and soldiers targeting their main source of living - livestock.

It has been designated as a closed Israeli military zone for training since the 1980s and is accordingly referred to as Firing Zone 918.

Israeli violations against the area include the demolition of animal barns, homes, and residential structures. Issuance of construction permits by Israel to local Palestinians in the area is non-existent.

K.F.

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Israeli occupation continues aggression against Jineen amid bulldozing, burning of homes

Jineen, April 7, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Israeli occupation Monday continued its aggression against the city of Jineen and its camp for the 77th consecutive day,  bulldozing and burning homes and converting others into military barracks.

Israeli occupation forces arrested a nursing student from Jineen while she was in front of Jenin Governmental Hospital. They also arrested a young man and his mother from the vicinity of Jenin Camp.

They prevented citizens from reaching the Al-Zahraa neighborhood in the city, near Jenin Hospital, adjacent to Jenin Camp, and detained anyone who approached the area.

A general strike was observed in Jineen in protest of the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip as shops, institutions, and schools have been closed.

Meanwhile, the occupation continues to send military reinforcements and armored vehicles to the city and camp, deploying D10 bulldozers from the Al-Jalama military checkpoint to the camp's vicinity.

They also deployed infantry forces in the Al-Ghabz area around the camp and in the Wadi Burqin area.

The occupation forces are also paving and widening roads, changing the camp's landmarks, and demolishing citizens' homes.

Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation army continued its military training around the Jalameh military checkpoint, north of Jenin, where live ammunition is fired from time to time in the vicinity of the uninhabited Jenin refugee camp.

The humanitarian situation of approximately 21,000 persons forcibly displaced by the occupation from their homes in the Jenin refugee camp is worsening, particularly as they have lost their sources of income and property and are prevented from returning.

It is estimated that 600 homes have been destroyed in the camp, while nearly 3,000 housing units have become uninhabitable.

According to the data, the economic situation of the 21,000 displaced persons represents a new reality and challenge on the humanitarian level in Jenin, increasing poverty rates, especially with displaced persons losing their jobs and businesses.

The death toll in the governorate has risen to 36, while the occupation continues to launch widespread raids and arrests in the governorate's villages and towns on an almost daily basis.

A.D./ K.F.

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Several suffocate in Israeli army raid south of Nablus

NABLUS, April 7, 2025 (WAFA) –

Several Palestinians Monday evening in an Israeli army raid in the Beita town, south of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, according to local sources.

They said that Israeli occupying forces stormed the town and fired volleys of tear gas canisters toward the villagers, triggering confrontations and causing several villagers to suffocate.

The casualties received treatment at the scene.

The occupation forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost daily across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.

These raids are conducted without the need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.

Under Israeli military law army commanders have full executive, legislative, and judicial authority over 3 million Palestinians living in the West Bank. Palestinians have no say in how this authority is exercised.

K.F.

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IOFs raid West Bank areas, kidnap several Palestinians from their homes

Monday 7-April-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 Monday morning.

According to local sources, the IOFs kidnapped seven young men during raids on homes in Qalqilya.

The IOFs also ransacked homes, kidnapped a young man and damaged a car’s windows during a raid in Nablus City.

Local sources reported that Israeli forces stormed Balata refugee camp in eastern Nablus and raided several homes, adding that they heard sounds of explosions during the IOFs raid.

In Al-Khaleel (Hebron), the IOFs kidnapped a young man from the city and a child from Bait 'Aula town.

In Ramallah, the IOFs launched violent raids on dozens of homes in Al-Jalazoan refugee camp and kidnaped four young citizens.

IOFs raids on homes were also reported in Al-Am’ari refugee camp in Ramallah province.

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 Israeli forces detain three Palestinians from northern West Bank

Jineen, April 7, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces Monday evening detained a three Palestinians from the northern occupied West Bank districts of Jenin and Tubas, according to local sources and the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS).

They said that the occupying forces rounded up a teenager along with his mother from the outskirts of the Jineen refugee camp.

The Israeli occupation forces have imposed a ban on Palestinians’ access to the outskirts of the camp, particularly the Al-Zahraa neighborhood.

Earlier today, the gun-toting Israeli occupation soldiers rounded up a female student from the vicinity of Jineen Government Hospital.

The detentions were made as Israel, the occupying power, proceeded with its military aggression on the camp for 77 consecutive days, killing 36 Palestinians and injuring dozens.

Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation soldier manning Al-'Hamra checkpoint stopped and detained a young man from the city of Toubas.

The Israeli occupation forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost daily across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.

These raids are conducted without the need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.

Under Israeli military law army commanders have full executive, legislative, and judicial authority over 3 million Palestinians living in the West Bank. Palestinians have no say in how this authority is exercised.

According to the latest figures from Al-Dhameer, the Palestinian Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, there are currently 9,500 Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons and detention centers, including 350 child prisoners and 21 female prisoners.

This number includes approximately 3,405 Palestinians placed under “administrative detention”, which allows the detention of Palestinians without charge or trial for renewable intervals ranging between three and six months based on undisclosed evidence that even a detainee’s lawyer is barred from viewing.

The mass arrest of Palestinians is nothing new. According to a 2017 report by  Al-Dhameer, over the past 50 years, more than 800,000 Palestinians have been imprisoned or detained by Israel, this figure is now believed to be closer to 1 million. This means that about 40% of Palestinian men and boys living under military occupation have been deprived of their freedom. Almost every Palestinian family has suffered the imprisonment of a loved one.

K.F.

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 Israeli occupation forces demolish Palestinian house south of Toulkarm, displace seven people

RAMALLAH, April 7, 2024 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces Monday demolished a Palestinian home in the Sl-Gharasat area, southeast of the town of Far'un, south of Toulkarm, according to a local official.

A'hmed Darweesh, a member of the Far'un municipality, told WAFA that they were completely surprised this morning by Israeli occupation forces and heavy bulldozers storming the town toward the house.

The occupation forces informed the owner of the house, Samir Mas'oud Khaleel, that he had to leave and gave him only half an hour to evacuate, noting that residents rushed to help him in evacuating his house.

He added that the Israeli occupation bulldozers completely demolished the house, which consisted of a ground floor housing seven people. The house was built more than 10 years ago and was located approximately 100 meters from the apartheid wall built on the town's lands.

Darweesh noted that his owner received a stop-work notice in 2016, along with several other homes and facilities in the area. The case was pursued legally through lawyers from the 1948 territories and through the Palestinian Legal Aid Center in Jerusalem. However, he was surprised this morning by the demolition of two Israeli bulldozers, escorted by Israeli vehicles, despite the lack of any new notice.

He emphasized that this is the second demolition in one month in the same area. On March 10, the occupation authorities demolished a ground floor building, constructed in 1990, belonging to 'Abdul Hameed Mustafa Shalabi from Toulkarm.

 Darweesh  went on to say that this demolition is part of the occupation's ongoing policy of restricting Palestinians and imposing a new reality in areas near the apartheid wall.

Y.S.

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 Israeli occupation forces continue large-scale military onslaught on Toulkarm and its two camps for 71st consecutive day

Toulkarm, April 7, 2024 (WAFA) – 

The Israeli occupation forces continued their aggression on the city of Toulkarm and its camp for the 71st consecutive day, and on the Nur Shams camp for the 58th day, amid military reinforcements and escalating operations on the ground.

A general strike was declared in the city  this morning in support of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in rejection of the brutal Israeli aggression and the genocidal war crimes being committed under the eyes of the world.

The occupation forces dispatched military reinforcements to the city and its two camps, Toulkarm and Nour Shams, and deployed large infantry units within their neighborhoods. They raided and vandalized homes and fired live ammunition, accompanied by occasional explosions in Toulkarm camp, especially after midnight.

Meanwhile, the gun-toting soldiers remain stationed in several homes within the two camps, turning several homes into military points after expelling their residents.

The occupation forces forced a number of residents of the Jabal Al-Sali'heen area to evacuate their homes in a new escalation of violence against the camp's residents. Hundreds of residents have been forcibly displaced under the ongoing aggression and a tight siege, which has caused massive damage to infrastructure and property, including demolition, bombing, and burning.

Several residents were pursed by the occupation forces, as they headed to their homes in the Nour Shams camp to inspect them and retrieve some of their belongings.

Meanwhile, several Palestinians were detained, during which they were subjected to abuse, beatings, and threats.

At the same time, occupation forces deployed inside Toulkarm camp as part of the ongoing escalation that has affected all its neighborhoods. The camp has been emptied of its residents after their forced displacement.

The occupation forces continue to seize homes and residential buildings on Nablus Street and the northern neighborhood of the city. Meanwhile, the occupation forces also obstructed the citizens' movement.

The ongoing aggression on the city and its two camps resulted in the killing of 13 citizens, including a child and two women, one of whom was eight months pregnant. Dozens were also injured and detained.

More than 4,000 families were forcibly displaced from the Tulkarm and Nur Shams camps, along with dozens of families from the northern neighborhood of the city.  

The occupation forces completely destroyed 396 homes and partially destroyed 2,573 others in the Toulkarm and Nour Shams camps, in addition to blocking their entrances and alleys with earth mounds.

Y.S.

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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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An illegal Israeli settler runs over a Palestinian child with his car in Nablus town

Monday 7-April-2025

NABLUS, (PIC)

An illegal Israeli settler ran over a Palestinian child in 'Huwara town in Nablus on Monday evening, local sources reported.

They said that the settler hit the 14-year-old child A'hmed 'Oada on the main street of the village before speeding away.

The sources said that the child was taken to hospital, where his injuries were reported as light to moderate.

A recent report for the Ru’ya center for political development said that the illegal Israeli settlers committed 388 attacks against Palestinian citizens and their property in the West Bank in the months of January and February 2025.

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Dozens of the illegal Israeli settlers defile Al-Aqsa Mosque under police guard

Monday 7-April-2025

Al-Quds (ccupied Jerusalem), (PIC)

Scores of extremist Jewish settlers desecrated the Aqsa Mosque in Al-Quds (ccupied Jerusalem) on Monday morning, amid tight restrictions on the entry of Muslim worshipers to the holy site.

According to local sources, at least 93 of the illegal Israeli settlers, including three intelligence officers, entered the Mosque through its Maghariba Gate and provocatively toured its courtyards under police protection.

During their tours at the Islamic holy site, the settlers received lectures from rabbis about the alleged temple mount and a number of them provocatively performed Talmudic prayers.

Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation police imposed movement and entry restrictions on Muslim worshipers at the Aqsa Mosque’s entrances and gates and prevented many of them from entering the holy site.

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Israeli forces to demolish 12 houses near Hebron

HEBRON, April 7, 2025 (WAFA) — 

Israeli occupation forces notified 12 homes on Monday of the demolition of Tarqumiya, northwest of Hebron.

Bassam Ja'afra, a resident of the area, told WAFA that the occupation forces raided the Shi'b Al-Beer area in the area and served demolition notices to 12 homes, all of which were inhabited, including several multi-story homes owned by members of the Ja'afra and Qaba'h families.

He added, "One of the notified homes is my three-story home, where I live with my family." He explained that the owners of these homes have proof of ownership, and that they are located several kilometers from the Telem and Adora settlements, built on citizens' lands and property in Tarqoumiya.

Ja'afra and the homeowners appealed to international human rights and humanitarian organizations to intervene to put an end to the practices of the occupation and its settlers, who are attempting to force citizens to leave their homes and lands in order to steal them for the expansion of settlements.

K.T.

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Israeli colonists force Palestinian farmer to leave his land near Nablus

RAMALLAH, April 7, 2024 (WAFA) – 

Israeli colonists Monday forced a Palestinian farmer to leave his land in the town of Beita, south of Nablus, according to local sources.

They said that a group of  colonists sneaked their way to the town and attacked farmer Muawiya Aqtash while he was working on his land, forcing him to leave the area.

Y.S.

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Illegal Israeli settlers install mobile homes on Palestinian lands near Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), April 7, 2025 (WAFA) —

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers erected several caravans and a tent on citizens' land in the village of Umm al-Khair in the Masafir Yatta area, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

Anti-settlement activist Osama Makhamra told WAFA that a number of colonists from the so-called Karmael colony, which is aggressively occupying citizens' land and property, stormed the lands of the village of Umm al-Khair and erected several caravans near citizens' homes, with the aim of seizing them.

It is noteworthy that the settlers carried out extensive excavations on citizens' land surrounding the homes and planted trees on them, which has surrounded the village from all sides.

K.T.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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The Netherlands tightens restrictions on military exports to Israel

AMSTERDAM, April 7, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Dutch government announced on Monday that it will tighten restrictions on the export of all military products and dual-use goods to Israel.

In a letter to parliament, the Dutch government stated that all direct exports and transit products to Israel will be checked for compliance with European regulations and will no longer be carried out under general export licenses.

Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp and Trade Minister Renate Kleaver wrote that the desire to implement this is based on the security situation in Israel, the Palestinian territories, and the region as a whole.

They added that exporters will still be able to request licenses, which will then be checked in light of European regulations.

The government confirmed that no military products have been exported to Israel from the Netherlands under a general license since Israel began its war on Gaza on October 7, 2023.

It added that the general license for the export of low-risk information security products, such as network security routers, has been used repeatedly for exports to Israel.

It estimates that between 50 and 100 individual export licenses for these products will now be required.

Last year, a Dutch court ordered the government to ban all exports of F-35 fighter jet spare parts to Israel over concerns that they would be used in violation of international law during the war on Gaza.

A.D./ K.F. 

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Egyptian-Jordanian-French statement: Maintaining order, security in Gaza must be exclusively under PA

CAIRO, April 7, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Jordanian-Egyptian-French tripartite summit, held in Cairo on Monday, bringing together Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Jordanian King Abdullah II, and French President Emmanuel Macron, emphasized that maintaining order and security in Gaza and throughout the Palestinian territories must be undertaken exclusively under the auspices of the Palestinian Authority, with strong regional and international support.

The leaders expressed their readiness to assist in this regard in coordination with partners.

In a joint statement, they called for an immediate return to the ceasefire, the protection of Palestinians, and ensuring their immediate and full access to emergency humanitarian assistance.

The leaders also called for the implementation of the ceasefire agreement signed on January 19, which stipulated the release of all prisoners and detainees and the guarantee of security for all.

They emphasized that the protection of civilians and humanitarian workers and ensuring full access to aid are obligations that must be fulfilled under international law and international humanitarian law.

The three leaders expressed their grave concern about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the West Bank and East Jerusalem and called for an end to all unilateral measures that undermine the viability of a two-state solution and increase tensions.

They stressed the need to respect the historical status quo of the holy sites in Jerusalem and expressed their rejection of the displacement of Palestinians from their land and any attempt to annex Palestinian territories.

The leaders called for international support for the Gaza Reconstruction Plan, adopted by the Arab Summit held in Cairo on March 4 and endorsed by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on March 7, and discussed mechanisms for its effective implementation with regard to security and governance.

They reaffirmed the need to crystallize these efforts at the June conference, to be co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, to build a clear political horizon for the implementation of the two-state solution.

They expressed their support for the Gaza Reconstruction Conference to be held in Cairo in the near future.

A.D./ K.F.

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UNRWA Commissioner-General says Gaza health centers are 'subjected to Israel attacks'

GAZA, April 7, 2025 (WAFA) —

The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, warned on Monday that health centers in the Gaza Strip are being subjected to repeated attacks, and medical and essential supplies are running out under the ongoing Israeli aggression.

This came in a statement published by UNRWA on its X platform account, on the occasion of World Health Week, which runs from April 7 to 13 of each year.

Lazzarini said, "Health workers in Gaza are being killed or injured as a result of the ongoing Israeli attacks."

He continued, "While we should celebrate health and healing on World Health Day, we mourn the loss of both in the Gaza Strip."

K.T.

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WHO says 90% of pregnant and breastfeeding women in the Gaza Strip suffer from severe malnutrition

GENEVA, April 7, 2025 (WAFA) —

World Health Organization spokesperson Margaret Harris said that 90% of pregnant and breastfeeding women in the Gaza Strip suffer from severe malnutrition, and that the lack of medical equipment prevents them from receiving the necessary treatment.

In press statements on the occasion of World Health Week, which runs from April 7 to 13 of each year, Harris reviewed the deteriorating health situation in the Gaza Strip, which has been subjected to a genocidal Israeli war for about a year and a half.

She noted that the health of mothers and children in Gaza has witnessed a sharp deterioration since the start of the Israeli war on October 7, 2023.

She explained that 90% of pregnant and breastfeeding women and thousands of children suffer from severe malnutrition.

Harris emphasized that many women and children in Gaza are in dire need of treatment.

She said, "Many of them are in dire need of treatment. No food or medical aid is currently reaching Gaza. Mothers and children are already suffering, and the situation is worsening by the day."

She spoke about the period of temporary ceasefire before Israel resumed its genocide, saying, "During the nearly two-month lull, some hospitals were able to resume services, and we were able to send medical teams. We received good international support." She added, "However, after the truce ended, many health centers were destroyed, including Nasser Hospital."

She noted that "there are approximately 20 hospitals still partially operating in Gaza, but they are unable to function without medical supplies."

She added, "We are currently unable to deliver these supplies. Medical staff are exhausted and lack the equipment even to transfuse blood, and patients have horrific injuries and severe bleeding. Yet, when you speak to them, they say they are still there to serve the people."

Harris expressed her gratitude to all health workers working under extremely difficult conditions, adding, "We thank every health worker who gives their all every day to save lives and improve health and well-being, despite all the challenges."

Since October 7, 2023, the occupying forces have launched an aggression against the Gaza Strip, resulting in the deaths of 50,752 citizens, the majority of whom were children and women, and the injury of 115,475 others. This is a preliminary toll, with a number of victims still under the rubble and on the streets, unable to be reached by ambulances and rescue teams.

K.T.

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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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