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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61 Palestinians Killed, 308 Injured, Mostly Children, Women, and Aid Seekers,

Which Brings the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 62,622 and the Injuries to 157,673

by August 23, 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 August 23, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 75,290.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (62,622) and those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 13,027+). 

By August 23, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 157,673.

By August 23, 2025, according to news report, 1,020 Palestinians who were killed, 7,000 who were injured, and 18,670, who were abducted by Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank, since October 7, 2023.                   

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Note 1: 61 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on the Gaza Strip. By adding this number to the yesterday's death toll (62,263), then the death toll becomes 62,324, not 62,622 as reported today! Thus, there was an increase of 298 deaths, which were added without explanation, which may refer to victims of starvation and malnutrition.

Note 2: 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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A Palestinian women trying to collect some flour spelled on the sands, near an Israeli-controlled aid distribution center, which is a testimony on the severe level of the Israeli-imposed starvation on Gaza, August 23, 2025.	Journalist and cameraman, Khalid Al-Madhoun, of the Palestine TV, was killed by the Israeli occupation forces in Gaza, amid the ongoing Israeli genocidal war on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, August 23, 2025.
The Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip created an urgent medical evacuation of more than 15,600 patients, who remain in need of specialized care, including 3,800 children, August 23, 2025.	Eight more Palestinians, including two children, were pronounced dead from the Israeli-imposed starvation and malnutrition in the Gaza Strip, where the UN IPC system has officially declared famine, August 23, 2025.
The Israeli occupation army also targeted at dawn tents near the northern entrance of Asdaa City, in Khan Younus, killing at least 12 civilians, including six children, and injuring many others, on August 23, 2025.	61 Palestinians were killed, 308 were injured by the Israeli genocidal air strikes, mostly children, women, and aid seekers, bringing the death toll in the Gaza Strip to 62,622 and the injuries to 157,673, by August 23, 2025.
Palestinian women and children trying to get some food from a local charity, as starvation reached the highest level in Gaza City, due to the ongoing Israeli genocidal war and blockade on the Gaza Strip, on August 24, 2025.	Grieving the death of the Palestinian infant, 'Hamada Abd Rubbo, who was among those massacred by the Israeli occupation forces in Gaza City, on August 24, 2025.
Smoke rising as a result of the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on Gaza City, on August 24, 2025.	A view of the crowded tent city by the Gaza city sea shore, for hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinian families, who were displaced several times under the Israeli occupation forces fire, August 23, 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 62,622 amid ongoing Israeli genocide

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GAZA, August 23, 2025 (WAFA, PIC) –

At least 61 Palestinians were killed and 308 others were injured, over the last 24 hours, as a result of the ongoing Israeli genocidal war on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, 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 62,622 fatalities, with an additional 157,673 people sustaining injuries. The majority of the victims are women and children.

According to the same sources, the death toll since Israel’s resumption of the genocide on March 18 after a two-month truce has also climbed to 10,778, in addition to 45,632 others injured.

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.

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Note: 61 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on the Gaza Strip. By adding this number to the yesterday's death toll (62,263), then the death toll becomes 62,324, not 62,622 as reported today! Thus, there was an increase of 298 deaths, which were added without explanation, which may refer to victims of starvation and malnutrition.

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Gaza: Hospitals receive 61 martyrs, death toll climbs to 62,622

Saturday 23-August-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

During the past 24 hours, hospitals in the Gaza Strip received the bodies of at least 61 civilians, as well as 308 people suffering from different injuries following Israeli attacks, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, on Saturday morning.

Accordingly, a total of 10,778 people have been killed and 45,632 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 62,622 martyrs, including 2,076 aid seekers, the Ministry of Health said.

The Ministry added that the total number of the wounded also surged to 157,673 people, including 15,308 aid seekers.

The Ministry also said that Gaza’s hospitals recorded eight new fatalities, including two children, in the past 24 hours due to starvation and malnutrition, bringing the death toll from the famine to 281 victims, including 114 children.

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

Note: 61 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on the Gaza Strip. By adding this number to the yesterday's death toll (62,263), then the death toll becomes 62,324, not 62,622 as reported today! Thus, there was an increase of 298 deaths, which were added without explanation, which may refer to victims of starvation and malnutrition.

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Dozens of Palestinians killed and wounded in intense Israeli genocidal air strikes on Gaza

Saturday 23-August-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation army continued, last night and on Saturday, to carry out intensive deadly air 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 displace families in different areas of 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 an Israeli strike that killed four people in El-Mawasi area of Khan Younus.

The Israeli army also targeted at dawn tents near the northern entrance of Asdaa City in Khan Younus, killing at least 12 civilians, including six children, and injuring many others.

Another drone attack on a tent in El-Mawasi area of El-Qarara town, northwest of Khan Younus, killed two women and injured 14 others.

A child was reportedly shot dead by Israeli gunfire in El-Mawasi area, west of Khan Younus.

In central Gaza, a suicide drone targeted a house belonging to the family of El-'Hameedi in El-Maghazi refugee camp, claiming the lives of three people and wounding several others.

An Israeli drone also attacked the rooftop of a house in the east of El-Nusayrat refugee camp, injuring a number of people, while a young man was martyred in an Israeli strike in Dair El-Bala'h.

The Israeli army also massacred at least 10 people and injured many others in an aerial attack on a house belonging to the family of Shanen, near Al-Nazla roundabout, in Jabalya, in northern Gaza Strip.

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

Eight people, including two children, were pronounced dead due to starvation and malnutrition, according to Gaza’s health ministry.

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, several Palestinians in Gaza were pronounced dead after they succumbed to injuries they sustained in recent attacks.

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Child killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City as the death toll rises to 62,622

GAZA, August 23, 2025 (WAFA) –

A child was killed on Saturday evening in an Israeli airstrike targeting a residential building on Al-Thalatheeni Street, in the Al-Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City.

WAFA correspondent reported that the strike caused significant damage to the building and claimed the life of the child on site.

Medical sources confirmed that the death toll in Gaza has risen to 60 since the early hours of Saturday, including 22 people who were killed while waiting for humanitarian aid.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 62,622 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 157,673 others injured.

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

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

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Two children killed in Israeli attack in northern Gaza

GAZA, August 23, 2025 (WAFA) –

Two sibling children were killed on Saturday evening after an Israeli airstrike targeted a group of civilians near 'Hamza Mosque in Jabalya Al-Nazla, in the northern Gaza Strip.

Several others were injured in separate Israeli artillery attacks on the Al-Soudaniya area in the northwest of the Gaza Strip, as well as in central and southern parts of Khan Younus in the south.

In Gaza City, Israeli warplanes destroyed the home of the Al-Qayid family in the Abu Shari'a area of the Al-Sabra neighborhood, adding to the extensive damage in the southern part of the city.

According to medical sources, at least 41 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip since the early morning hours of Saturday.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 62,622 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 157,673 others injured.

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

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

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Three Palestinians killed in Israeli shelling on northern Gaza

GAZA, August 23, 2025 (WAFA) –

Three Palestinians were killed on Saturday evening as Israeli occupation forces shelled residential areas in northern Gaza.

According to WAFA correspondent, Israeli artillery targeted homes in Jabalya Al-Nazla, resulting in the killing of three civilians. Their bodies were transferred to Al-Shaikh Radhwan clinic.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 62,622 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 157,673 others injured.

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

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

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Palestine TV’s Khalid Al-Madhoun killed by Israeli forces in northern Gaza

GAZA, August 23, 2025 (WAFA) –

Palestinian journalist Khalid Al-Madhoun, a cameraman for Palestine TV, was killed on Saturday evening after being shot by Israeli occupation forces in northern Gaza.

According to WAFA correspondent, Al-Madhoun was directly targeted while carrying out his professional duties in the Zikim area, north of the Gaza Strip.

The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate mourned the passing of Al-Madhoun, condemning his killing as part of an ongoing Israeli campaign against journalists aimed at silencing the Palestinian narrative.

In its statement, the Syndicate stressed that targeting journalists is a continued crime committed by Israeli forces in an attempt to obscure the truth. However, it affirmed that these acts will not break the determination of Palestinian media professionals who continue to carry out their mission despite life-threatening conditions.

The Syndicate extended its deepest condolences to Al-Madhoun’s family, his colleagues at Palestine TV, and the broader media community, calling for accountability for those responsible for the killing of journalists.

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

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Palestinian injured by Israeli gunfire in town north of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), August 23, 2025 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian man was injured on Saturday evening after being shot by Israeli forces in the town of Al-Ram, north of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that its medical teams treated a man who was shot in the leg with live ammunition near the Israeli separation and expansion wall built on the town’s land. He was transferred to hospital for further treatment.

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 IOFs kidnap several Palestinians during large-scale West Bank campaign

Saturday 23-August-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) carried out a large-scale arrest campaign in the West Bank last night and on Saturday morning, kidnaping Palestinian citizens and ransacking homes.

According to local sources, the IOFs went on the rampage through homes during a raid in Jineen City, where they detained and interrogated a couple to pressure one of their sons to turn himself in.

The IOFs reportedly kidnapped at least five young men following violent raids on homes in Jineen City.

In El-Khaleel (Hebron), the Israeli occupation forces kidnapped a citizen from Taffu'h town and another one from the city’s Sha’ba street.

In Toulkarm, two other citizens were taken prisoner during an IOFs raid in 'Atteel town.

In Nablus, two young men were compelled to surrender to the Israeli occupation forces at the 'Awarta checkpoint on the city’s eastern outskirts after family members were arrested during home raids in the area.

In Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), Israeli policemen kidnapped a citizen from Abu Dees town.

Meanwhile, the IOFs continued its wide-scale operation in El-Mughayyir town in the northeast of Ramallah, for the third consecutive day, carrying out dozens of home raids.

During their presence in the town, the Israeli occupation soldiers carried out violent raids on homes, destroying doors and furniture, brutalizing local residents and seizing a number of cars.

Eyewitnesses reported that the Israeli occupation soldiers savagely beat a young man during a raid on his home in the town and fired a volley of stun grenades in the eastern neighborhood to scare families.

On Friday, the Israeli occupation forces stormed a prisoner’s house and kidnapped his wife, Sajida Abu 'Asaaf, during a raid in El-Mughayyir town, and attacked a group of women at the town’s western entrance to prevent them from leaving the area.

13 kidnapped.

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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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'Hamas urges mass presence at Al-Aqsa amid settler calls to storm the holy site

Saturday 23-August-2025

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), (PIC)

The 'Hamas Movement on Saturday called on Palestinians to flock to Al-Aqsa Mosque in response to provocative settler calls to intensify raids on the holy site in conjunction with what they term the “Hebrew new month.”

Haroun Nasiruddeen, a member of 'Hamas’s political bureau and head of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) affairs office, warned that these incitement campaigns represent a dangerous escalation targeting the sanctity and status of Al-Aqsa. He said they come as part of the Israeli escalating religious war against Palestinian land and holy places.

In a press statement, Nasiruddeen reiterated the Movement’s rejection of all attempts by the Israeli occupation and its extremist groups to impose new realities at Al-Aqsa, stressing that such actions are blatant violations of Islamic sanctities and an affront to the feelings of Muslims worldwide.

He cautioned against altering the status quo in Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) and warned of serious consequences resulting from such “terrorist practices and provocative incursions.” He emphasized that efforts to undermine Al-Aqsa’s sanctity will not succeed in changing its exclusively Islamic identity.

Nasiruddeen urged Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem, the 1948 occupied territories, and the West Bank, as well as anyone able to reach the Mosque, to head to Al-Aqsa, and stay there for prayers, worship, show steadfast presence, and not leave it vulnerable to settler groups.

He also called on the Arab and Islamic nations to shoulder their responsibility toward the first qibla and the third holiest site in Islam, intensify efforts to confront the settler onslaught, and support the steadfastness of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem)’s residents by all possible means.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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 Israel bars Barcelona mayor from visiting occupied Palestinian territories

Saturday 23-August-2025

Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), (PIC)

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime so-called population and immigration authority announced on Friday that Barcelona Mayor Jaume Collboni had been denied entry into Israel, hours before his scheduled arrival.

In a statement, the Israeli interior ministry confirmed that the move was made “in accordance with the “entry to Israel law” and in coordination with the ministry of foreign affairs and the national security council.

The decision followed a series of condemnation statements by Collboni in recent months, as well as a resolution passed by Barcelona’s city council in May to sever ties with Israel over its crimes and violations in the occupied Palestinian territories.

“The suffering and death in Gaza over the past year and a half and recent attacks by the Israeli government make any relationship unviable,” Collboni told the council recently.

The city council also suspended its 1998 friendship agreement with Tel Aviv “until respect for international law is restored and the basic rights of Palestinians are respected.” And it instructed the Port of Barcelona and trade show organizer Fira de Barcelona not to host Israeli entities or companies involved in weapons trade or profiting from Israel’s war in Gaza.

The mayor had planned to visit Occupied Jerusalem and also to meet with Palestinian Authority officials in the West Bank. The Catalan Spanish newspaper Ara reported that he had been invited by the mayors of Bethlehem and Ramallah.

The Israeli occupation apartheid regime has tightened its restrictions on foreign dignitaries and public figures who oppose or condemn its ethnic cleansing practices against the Palestinian people, threatening to punish anyone who criticize or question its actions.

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British investigation reveals Reuters’ Israel bias

Saturday 23-August-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

A British outlet, Declassified, has published an investigative report, based on testimonies from Reuters employees and journalists, highlighting a bias in Reuters’ coverage of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

The investigation pointed to a recent article titled “Israel kills Al-Jazeera journalist it says was a Hamas leader”, referring to the killing of Palestinian journalist Anas Sharif. According to the report, although Sharif had worked with Reuters and was part of their Pulitzer-winning 2024 news team, the headline was chosen over more accurate alternatives, suggesting an inclination to echo Israeli framing.

The report further noted that this headline, and similar instances, triggered backlash online and raised deep concerns among some staff at the influential news agency.

One email, published by a resigned Reuters journalist in August 2024, expressed disillusionment with the agency’s framing of the “Israel-Hamas war”, stating that their personal values no longer aligned with the outlet’s approach.

He, along with colleagues, had called internally for Reuters to uphold journalistic principles. However, he concluded that senior management was unlikely to reform and continued to suppress internal criticism.

An unnamed source at Reuters told Declassified that “several journalists felt coverage of the Gaza war lacked objectivity.” In response, these staff members conducted an extensive internal investigation, including both quantitative and qualitative analysis of Reuters’ reporting.

The results formed the basis of an internal open letter shared with newsroom staff, intended to strengthen and rebalance coverage of Gaza.

Reuters journalists were also reportedly questioning why the outlet had not published more stories referencing expert claims of Israeli genocide in Gaza, especially when these claims were treated differently compared to similar allegations concerning Russia’s conduct in Ukraine.

Working through 499 Reuters articles covering Israel and Palestine between October 7 and November 14, 2023, the analysis revealed a consistent pattern: Israel-centric stories received significantly more resources than those focused on Palestinian suffering. This was particularly striking given that over 11,000 Palestinians were killed in Gaza, a figure nearly 10 times higher than Israeli casualties at the time.

The report further noted that in May, Reuters seemed to show early signs of editorial shifts, perhaps reflecting internal criticisms.

Declassified also unveiled an email from Howard S. Goller, Reuters’ International Editor, introducing an update to the outlet’s editorial guidelines on the “War in the Middle East.” This update permits the use of the term “genocide,” but always with attribution, and continues to restrict the use of the term “Palestine.”

Critics told Declassified that Goller’s update reinforces an Israeli-never-critical framing. It omits key context, such as the roles of the US and Israel in derailing ceasefire negotiations.

The investigation adds that these guidelines ignore the illegal colonial settlement enterprise, the Israeli apartheid regime, and dramatically downplay the scale of destruction in Palestine. They also omit how Gaza has become the deadliest place for journalists since the American Civil War in 1861.

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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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