The Israeli Occupation Apartheid Regime Surges its War Crimes, 77 Palestinians Killed, 152 Injured, Which Brings the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 53,010 and the Injuries to 119,998, May 15, 2025

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

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The Israeli Occupation Apartheid Regime Surges its War Crimes

77 Palestinians Killed, 152 Injured, Which Brings the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 53,010 and the Injuries to 119,998

May 15, 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 May 15, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 66,489+.

This includes the accounted for deaths (53,010), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 13,479+).

By May 15, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 119,998.

By May 15, 2025, according to news report, 967 Palestinians who were killed, 6,751 who were injured, and 12,069*, 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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77 Palestinians were killed, 152 were injured, mostly children, women, and elderly, by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on the Gaza Strip, in a new surge of the Israeli war crimes and genocide, on May 15, 2025.
The Israeli occupation army committed successive horrifying massacres in Khan Younus, southern Gaza, in which 56 Palestinians were martyred and 100 others were injured, on May 15, 2025.

Qatari Prime Minister, Mu'hammed Al-Thani, said that the more Israeli deadly airstrikes on the Gaza Strip,.confirms lack of interest in truce negotiations, May 15, 2025.
Basim Na'eem, a member of the 'Hamas political bureau, confirmed that no progress had been made in the ceasefire negotiations in the Gaza Strip, due to the Israeli rejection of ending the war, May 15, 2025.

The UNRWA reported that around 90 percent of Gaza residents have been forced to flee their homes several times, under the continuous Israeli genocidal war, in the previous 18 months, May 15, 2025. 77 Palestinians were killed, 152 were injured, mostly children, women, and elderly, by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on the Gaza Strip, which brings the death toll to 53,010 and the injuries to 119,998, by May 15, 2025.

Palestinian journalist A'hmed Al-'Hilu and his brother Mu'hammed were martyred by an Israeli genocidal airstrike on the northwestern part of Khan Younus in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 15, 2025. Palestinian journalist 'Hasan Sammour was assassinated by the Israeli occupation forces in a targeted bombing that hit him and his family at dawn today east of Khan Younus in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 15, 2025.

Injured Palestinians family members grieving the death of their little child, Ibraheem Al-Banna, who were murdered by the Israeli genocidal air strike on his family house, in Khan Younus, in southern Gaza Strip, on May 15, 2025.
Palestinians grieving the death of family members who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on Al-Tawba clinic and Mosque, in Jabalya, northern Gaza Strip, on May 15, 2025.

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بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

"مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَٰلِكَ كَتَبْنَا عَلَىٰ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّهُ مَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا" (الْمَائِدَةُ ، 5: 32).

"وَمَنْ يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُّتَعَمِّدًا فَجَزَاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ خَالِدًا فِيهَا وَغَضِبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَلَعَنَهُ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُ عَذَابًا عَظِيمًا" (النِّسَاءُ ، 4: 93).

"إِنْ أَحْسَنتُمْ أَحْسَنتُمْ لِأَنفُسِكُمْ ۖ وَإِنْ أَسَأْتُمْ فَلَهَا ۚ فَإِذَا جَاءَ وَعْدُ الْآخِرَةِ لِيَسُوءُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ وَلِيَدْخُلُوا الْمَسْجِدَ كَمَا دَخَلُوهُ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَلِيُتَبِّرُوا مَا عَلَوْا تَتْبِيراً ‎(الإسْرَاءُ ، 17: 7).

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

"Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul, unless for a soul, or for corruption in the land, it is as if he had killed humankind entirely" (The Holy Quran, Al-Ma-ida, 5: 32).

"And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide eternally, and Allah has become angry with him, and has cursed him, and has prepared for him a great torment" (Al-Nisa, 4: 93).

"If you do good, you do good for yourselves; and if you do evil, (you do it) to yourselves. Then, when the latter (final) promise came, they (your enemies) will sadden your faces, and to enter the Masjid (in Jerusalem), as they entered it the first time, and will destroy what they had taken over with (total) destruction (Al-Isra, 17: 7).

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While brutal force has been used to create Zionist Israel and sustain it thus far, Zionist claims to Palestine are false. Actually, from the five thousand years of known written human history, there has been a continuous Palestinian-Canaanite presence in the Holy Land. Despite the Zionist false claims, the ancient Israelites ruled part of the land for only 85 years (during the reign of Prophets David and Solomon , peace be upon them, and Solomon's son).

After that, the Egyptians conquered Palestine-Canaan in 925 BC, followed by Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans, before the Arab Muslim rule, starting from 636 AD.

By the Time Jesus, peace be upon him, started his mission, the three population groups of Canaanites, Palestinians, and Israelites were melted together in religion and language. Most of them became Christians when Constantine converted in 313 AD. Then, most of them became Muslims in the 7th and 8th centuries AD.

So, Palestinian Muslims, Christians, and Jews are the ones who have the right to claim descent from ancient Israelites, Palestinians, and Canaanites, not Zionists from other continents.

No matter what the Zionists and their supporters do, they cannot change the will of God, Who promised the Holy Land to Abraham and his descendants, basically the Palestinian Muslims and Christians.

No matter how much persecution and aggression the Zionists and their supporters inflict upon the Palestinian people, they will never be able to force them out of the Holy Land, which Allah, praise to Him, promised for them, and kept His promise ever since.

This is a necessary brief background to understand the US-Backed Zionist Israeli continuous wars against the Arab nation generally, and the Palestinian people in particular, which included the wars of 1948, 1956, 1967, 1978, 1982, the brutal crushing of the two Uprisings (1987-1993 and 2000-2004), 2009, 2012, 2014, 2021, and the current genocidal war on Gaza (Since October 7, 2023), which has culminated a blockade of Gaza since 2007. In addition, the Israeli occupation and apartheid regime launched so many covert operations, raids, and air strikes on many Arab states since 1948.

The following news stories are just examples, not a systematic record, of the Israeli occupation government abuse, mistreatment, and violations of Palestinian human rights, on daily basis.

More detailed news stories can be found at the following sources:

http://english.wafa.ps/, https://english.palinfo.com/, https://imemc.org/, https://paltoday.ps/ar/

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Na'eem: No progress in Gaza ceasefire negotiations

Thursday 15-May-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

Basim Na'eem, a member of the 'Hamas political bureau, confirmed that no progress had been made in the ceasefire negotiations in the Gaza Strip, noting that the Israeli delegation that arrived in Doha had not presented anything new and that the mediators had conveyed to 'Hamas a previous Israeli offer which had been already rejected by the Palestinian Resistance Movement.

In a press statement on Thursday, Na'eem stressed that Hamas has confirmed its readiness to cooperate to end the war and engage in a political process leading to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, expressing the Movement’s willingness to relinquish the government and immediately hand over the administration of Gaza to any agreed upon Palestinian body.

He pointed to the need to force Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to open the crossings and allow humanitarian aid into Gaza in order to create a constructive negotiating environment, warning that the continuation of the siege would deepen the catastrophe and undermine the chances for a political solution.

Coinciding with US President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East, ceasefire negotiations are witnessing intense activity by mediators in Qatar and Egypt, with US participation.

The Israeli negotiating delegation, headed by deputy head of Israeli General Security Service (Shin Bet), is continuing its talks in Qatar, accompanied by US envoy Steve Witkoff and the US administration’s official responsible for prisoners and missing persons, Adam Boehler, according to a Yedioth Ahronoth report on Wednesday evening.

This came after 'Hamas released Edan Alexander, a dual United States-Israeli national and soldier, following contacts with Washington as part of efforts to achieve a ceasefire.

'Hamas has repeatedly affirmed its readiness to begin comprehensive negotiations for the release of Israeli captives in one batch in exchange for an end to the genocide, the withdrawal of the occupation army, and the release of Palestinian prisoners.

However, Netanyahu is evading these demands by imposing new conditions to serve his own political interests, particularly remaining in power, according to accusations by the families of Israeli prisoners and the opposition.

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Qatar’s Prime Minister: Israel’s attacks in Gaza confirm its lack of interest in negotiations

Thursday 15-May-2025

DOHA, (PIC)

The Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Al-Shaikh Mu'hammed Bin Abdul Ra'hman Al-Thani said that Israel responded to peace efforts by launching more deadly airstrikes on the Gaza Strip.

In an interview with CNN, coinciding with Qatar’s reception of U.S. President Donald Trump and hosting a new round of negotiations on a ceasefire in Gaza on Wednesday, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman said that Israel’s attacks in the Gaza Strip this week confirm its lack of interest in truce negotiations.

He considered the progress made in the release of American citizen Edan Alexander as a breakthrough for renegotiations, expressing regret that Israel responded to this progress “with heavy bombardment while sending the delegation” to negotiate in Doha.

He emphasized that the reason for the conflict between Israel and the countries in the region is “the occupation of Palestinian and Syrian territories.”

He viewed Israel’s statement that it will negotiate without ending the war as a sign of its disinterest in reaching a settlement. He said, “We expressed our concern to the Israelis and informed them of the need to engage in meaningful negotiations.”

He added, “We hope to see progress, but I am not sure it will happen soon given the Israeli behavior.”

He stressed that “the solution is difficult in the Gaza Strip unless the parties are willing to engage in meaningful negotiations.”

On the humanitarian side, the Qatari Prime Minister stated that “there is no need for another plan for Gaza and the United Nations should be allowed to deliver aid.”

He clarified that Qatar has not received any American humanitarian plan for the Gaza Strip, “and all we have heard are media reports.”

He emphasized the necessity of protecting the United Nations and enabling it to provide assistance in the Gaza Strip.

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'Hamas: Netanyahu undermining mediators’ efforts, seeks endless war

Thursday 15-May-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

'Hamas has accused the Israeli government of undermining international mediation efforts to end what it describes as a war of extermination in Gaza, by escalating military pressure on innocent civilians through widespread bombardment and increasing collective suffering—a desperate attempt, the group says, to impose conditions through force.

In a statement issued on Thursday, 'Hamas stressed that the Israeli government’s insistence on negotiating without halting its aggression, along with its dismissive signals toward mediators, reveals the criminal mindset of the occupation, which views truces merely as tools to buy time and resume war.

“The world is looking for an end to this war,” the statement read. “The goal of the negotiation process is clear and unwavering: a complete cessation of aggression, a full end to the war, the withdrawal of occupation forces from Gaza, and the release of all prisoners.”

Hamas accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of deliberately prolonging the war: “Netanyahu wants an endless war. He does not care about the fate of his captives—he is the last person concerned with their lives or return. His obsession with destruction and death poses a danger not only to the Palestinian people but to the entire region and the world.”

On Monday, as a gesture of goodwill, Hamas released Israeli-American captive Edan Alexander, following communications with the US administration as part of mediation efforts to reach a ceasefire, reopen border crossings, and allow humanitarian aid and relief into Gaza.

'Hamas reiterated its readiness to enter negotiations aimed at reaching a comprehensive agreement, including Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, ending the blockade, a prisoner exchange, and launching reconstruction efforts.

Since 2 March 2025, Israel has closed all Gaza border crossings to humanitarian, medical, and relief aid, leading to what multiple international, governmental, and human rights reports describe as a catastrophic deterioration in the humanitarian situation.

The first phase of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement—reached between Hamas and Israel and implemented on 19 January 2025—collapsed after Israel refused to begin the second phase. On 18 March, Israel resumed what Hamas and many observers describe as a campaign of genocide.

With unwavering support from the United States, Israel has, since 7 October 2023, carried out a war on Gaza that has left over 172,000 Palestinians killed or wounded, most of them children and women, with more than 11,000 people still missing, according to health officials and human rights groups.

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Human Rights Watch: Latest Israeli plan for Gaza inches closer to extermination

BEIRUT, May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Israeli government’s plan to demolish what remains of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure and concentrate the Palestinian population into a tiny area would amount to an abhorrent escalation of its ongoing crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, and acts of genocide, Human Rights Watch said today.

“Hearing Israeli officials flaunt plans to squeeze Gaza’s 2 million people into an even tinier area while making the rest of the land uninhabitable should be treated like a five-alarm fire in London, Brussels, Paris, and Washington,” said Federico Borello, interim executive director of Human Rights Watch. “Israel’s blockade has transcended military tactics to become a tool of extermination.”

The United Nations has warned that Gaza is facing its worst humanitarian crisis since the beginning of hostilities. The world’s foremost experts on food insecurity, the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC), said on May 12 that there is a “high risk” that famine will occur in Gaza in the coming weeks, with one in five people likely to face starvation.

The World Health Organization said on May 11 that Gaza is experiencing “one of the world’s worst hunger crises, unfolding in real time,” citing a Ministry of Health report that at least 57 children have died from malnutrition in Gaza since the blockade began.

According to the Israeli government, 58 Israeli hostages are still believed to be held in Gaza, of whom 23 are believed alive. Palestinian armed groups should immediately and safely release all civilians they detain, just as Israeli authorities should immediately and safely release all unlawfully held Palestinians.

In early May, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet approved a plan dubbed “Gideon’s Chariots,” which it says could start as soon as US President Donald Trump’s visit to the region concludes on May 16. The plan involves forcibly displacing much of the Palestinian population of Gaza while seizing and occupying the territory.

“States that are party to the Genocide Convention committed themselves not just to punish genocide, but also to prevent it from taking place,” Borello said. “Failing to act to stop Israeli authorities from starving civilians in Gaza and further rendering it unlivable flies in the face of the very purpose of the convention.”

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Doctors Without Borders: Israel deliberately causing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza

LONDON, May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

The international medical organization Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières - MSF) has accused Israel, the occupying power, of deliberately creating a humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip.

In a statement published Thursday on its official website, MSF warned that "conditions are being set for the annihilation of Palestinians in Gaza," describing the territory as "hell on earth for Palestinians."

The organization highlighted a 32% increase in the number of patients suffering from malnutrition over the past two weeks, as observed by its field medical teams.

"The few remaining operational health facilities—already suffering from severe shortages in capacity and staff—continue to be attacked," MSF stated. "These facilities are rapidly running out of medicines and other essential supplies."

MSF further noted that its teams in Gaza have not received any medical supplies for the past 11 weeks and are now facing critical shortages of basic materials such as gauze and sterile gloves.

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Three Gaza detainees announced dead in Israeli prisons, rights groups call for international probe

RAMALLAH, May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

Palestinian prisoner support organizations announced today the deaths of three Palestinian detainees from the Gaza Strip while in Israeli custody, raising renewed concerns over the mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention camps and calls for international accountability.

The three men were identified as Ayman Abdul Hadi Qudai'h, 56, Bilal Talal Salama, 24, and Mohammad Ismail Al-Astal, 46. Their deaths were confirmed in responses sent by the Israeli military to Palestinian human rights organizations, which provided only the dates of death without further details regarding the circumstances.

The organizations – the Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, the Palestinian Prisoners Society, and Al-Dhameer Association for Human Rights – condemned the deaths as part of a broader pattern of systemic abuse.

"These deaths are another addition to the record of atrocities committed by the Israeli system, which continues to carry out organized crimes against detainees, amounting to acts of ongoing genocide," the groups said in a joint statement.

They emphasized that the plight of Palestinian detainees from Gaza has revealed "unprecedented levels of violence and atrocities," including reports of torture, starvation, medical neglect, and sexual abuse. According to the organizations, testimonies from Gaza detainees in recent months have been among the most harrowing, detailing a "moment-by-moment" experience of abuse.

The statement criticized the Israeli military for its lack of transparency, noting that it often provides inconsistent or delayed information about detainees' fates. In some cases, organizations have been forced to go to court to obtain basic details.

Qudai'h was reportedly detained in October 2023, and died just five days later. Salama was detained in March 2024 while fleeing Khan Younus and died on August 11, 2024. Al-Astal was detained on February 7, 2024, and died on May 2, 2025.

The latest deaths bring the known number of Palestinian detainees who have died since the onset of the ongoing Israeli genocide to 69, including 44 from Gaza. Since 1967, 306 prisoners with known identities have died in Israeli custody, according to the groups.

The organizations accused Israel of carrying out systematic "slow killing" practices in its detention facilities, citing the spread of disease – such as scabies – as a method of torture and neglect. They stated that medical negligence, torture, and starvation are central causes behind the rising death toll.

Holding Israel fully responsible for the deaths, the organizations renewed their call for an independent international investigation into the deaths of dozens of detainees, and for the international community to take effective measures to hold Israeli leaders accountable.

They called on the international human rights system to reclaim its role and end the exceptional impunity enjoyed by Israel, which, they said, has so far been shielded from meaningful accountability despite ongoing war crimes.

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PCMFD: Targeting rescue teams deepens the tragedy of the missing in Gaza

Thursday 15-May-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Center for the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared (PCMFD) has warned that the continued targeting of ambulance and civil defense crews by Israeli occupation forces, along with the obstruction of rescue efforts, will exacerbate the tragedy of the missing by registering new cases and thwarting attempts to address this humanitarian issue.

In a statement on Thursday, the Center reported that it has documented dozens of direct and indirect airstrikes targeting ambulance crews and civil defense centers, resulting in the deaths and injuries of hundreds of field workers, alongside widespread destruction of vehicles, equipment, and operational facilities.

It noted that one of the latest crimes involved Israeli aircraft targeting civil defense crews while they were searching for survivors under the rubble east of Khan Younus, injuring several of them. Additionally, a bulldozer was targeted while attempting to search for missing persons around the European Gaza Hospital, following intense airstrikes over the past two days that resulted in the deaths of 35 citizens and the injury and disappearance of dozens more.

PCMFD confirmed that the occupation army deliberately targets operational areas during rescue attempts or prevents teams from accessing these areas, leading to a significant increase in the number of victims and missing persons, compounding the suffering of families who are unaware of the fate of their loved ones.

It emphasized that targeting the few remaining crews and equipment is a recurring Israeli tactic aimed at deepening the tragedy of the missing, whose numbers have exceeded 10,000 cases to date.

The Center indicated that its field team has documented over 19 months of Israeli aggression the disappearance of thousands of Palestinian civilians, particularly in areas subjected to ground incursions and complete communication blackouts, amid strong indications of arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, and extrajudicial killings. The occupation authorities deliberately withhold information and deny families of the missing any communication or knowledge about the fate of their loved ones.

It called for urgent action from the United Nations to activate its relevant mechanisms to open an immediate and independent international investigation into these serious violations and to obligate Israel not to obstruct rescue efforts.

It stressed that enforced disappearance constitutes a crime against humanity under international law and cannot be ignored or taken lightly in pursuing its perpetrators.

The Center reiterated its call for the international community to pressure Israel to facilitate the entry of necessary equipment to search for the missing under the rubble and to refrain from obstructing their search efforts, in addition to activating the mandate of the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances and obligating Israel to disclose the fate of those detained and disappeared during the military aggression in Gaza.

It demanded that the issue of Palestinian missing persons be included in the work of the Human Rights Council and the United Nations General Assembly as an urgent humanitarian file requiring immediate international action.

PCMFD noted that thousands of families in Gaza continue to endure the hell of painful waiting, amid the absence of any effective international entity tracking the fate of the missing and disappeared, emphasizing the need to break the silence and act before it is too late.

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Killing and Injuring of Palestinians in Ghazza (Gaza) by Israeli Occupation Regime Forces

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Gaza: Hospitals receives 82 martyrs, death toll climbs to 53,010

Thursday 15-May-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

During the past 24 hours, hospitals in the Gaza Strip received the bodies of 77 civilians who were martyred in fresh Israeli attacks, along with the bodies of five other people who were reported missing in previous attacks.

According to Gaza’s health ministry on Thursday, 152 citizens were also injured following Israeli attacks in the past hours.

Accordingly, a total of 2,876 people have been killed and 7,957 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 53,010 martyrs, the health ministry stated.

The ministry added that the total number of the wounded also surged to 119,998 people.

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

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Gaza: Dozens of casualties in Israeli massacres in Khan Younus

Thursday 15-May-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation army committed successive horrifying massacres in Khan Younus, southern Gaza, at dawn Thursday.

A reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said the Israeli army carried out several airstrikes on homes and tents in different areas of Khan Younus, killing and injuring dozens of civilians, including children and women.

Initial media and medical reports said that at least 56 people were martyred and 100 others were injured in Israeli dawn attacks on Khan Younus. Most of the casualties are children and women.

Journalist 'Hasan Sammour, a broadcaster for Al-Aqsa satellite channel, was among the martyrs. He tragically lost his life along with his entire family in the attacks.

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Dozens of civilians massacred, injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza

Thursday 15-May-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

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

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

According to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporters in Gaza, Israeli attacks have continued across the Gaza Strip, including an Israeli strike that killed two civilians and injured three others in northern Khan Younus.

The Israeli army also bombed Al-Tawba clinic in Jabalya refugee camp, north of Gaza, killing at least 15 civilians, including 11 children, and injuring others.

Casualties, including martyrs, were reported following an Israeli strike on the house of former Al-Fukhari town mayor Awadh Al-'Umour, east of Khan Younus.

Six people were killed and others were injured when an Israeli drone strike targeted them in Khuza’a town, east of Khan Younus.

In western Rafa'h, the Israeli occupation army carried out artillery attacks on tents sheltering displaced families in Al-Iqleemi area, killing and injuring a number of people.

In northern Gaza, seven citizens were martyred in an Israeli strike on a house in Jabalya town.

The Israeli army also massacred over 56 people and injured 100 others in dawn strikes on homes in Khan Younus.

Meanwhile, several Gazans were pronounced dead after they succumbed to injuries they sustained in recent attacks.

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.

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82 Palestinians killed in Gaza sine dawn, death toll climbs to 52,928

GAZA, May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

The death toll has risen to 82, the majority of them children and women, as a result of the ongoing Israeli occupation forces' bombardment of various areas of the Gaza Strip since dawn on Thursday.

WAFA correspondent reported that Israeli fighter jets bombed inhabited homes and tents housing displaced persons in various areas of the Strip, particularly in the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. The ongoing shelling resulted in dozens of killings and injuries, amid widespread destruction of infrastructure and civilian properties.

These massacres are part of an ongoing escalation of Israeli aggression, which has not spared children and women, amid the catastrophic humanitarian conditions endured by our people in the besieged Gaza Strip.

The death toll from the genocidal war and aggression waged by the Israeli occupation forces on the Gaza Strip has risen to 52,928 Palestinians, with nearly 119,846 reported wounded since October 7, 2023.

Y.S.

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Six Palestinian civilians killed in Israeli shelling of various areas in Gaza

GAZA, May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

Six Palestinian citizens were killed and others injured on Thursday as a result of the ongoing Israeli shelling of various areas in the Gaza Strip.

WAFA correspondent reported that three citizens were killed and others were injured in an artillery attack on the Tal Al-Dthahab neighborhood in the town of Bait Lahya, north of the Gaza Strip.

He added that two citizens were killed when Israeli warplanes targeted a house in the town of Khuza'a, east of Khan Younus, south of the Gaza Strip. Another citizen was killed in a shelling of the Al-Tuffa'h neighborhood, northeast of Gaza City.

The death toll from the genocidal war and aggression waged by the Israeli occupation forces on the Gaza Strip has risen to 52,928 civilians and 119,846 wounded since October 7, 2023.

Y.S.

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In new Israeli massacre, 15 civilians killed and others injured in Jabalya refugee camp

GAZA, May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

At least 15 civilians, including children and women, were killed and others wounded Thursday in a massacre committed by Israeli fighter jets after targeting a prayer hall and a medical clinic in the Jabalya refugee camp, north of the Gaza Strip.

WAFA correspondent reported that 15 people, including 11 children and a woman, were killed and others were wounded in an Israeli airstrike targeting the Al-Tawbah prayer hall and a medical clinic in the Al-Fakhouri area of Jabalya refugee camp, north of the Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, another civilian was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Al-Sikka area, east of Jabalya refugee camp.

He added that two citizens were killed and others were wounded in an Israeli drone strike on a group of citizens near 'Hamad City, northwest of Khan Younus, south of the Gaza Strip.

Two brothers were also killed in an Israeli airstrike on a group of citizens in the Al-Tuffa'h neighborhood, east of Gaza City.

Several civilians were killed and injured in an Israeli airstrike on a house east of Khan Younus, south of the Gaza Strip. Another citizen was also killed in an Israeli drone strike on the town of 'Abasan al-Kabira, east of the city.

Another citizen succumbed to wounds he sustained a few days ago in the town of Al-Qarara, north of the city.

Medical sources reported that 103 citizens have been killed as a result of Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since dawn today, including the Shihab family in the Jabalya area, whose family was erased from the civil registry. The father, mother, and children were killed.

The death toll from the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has risen to 53,010, and the number of wounded has reached 119,998.

Y.S.

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Thirty-nine civilians, mostly children, killed in Israeli airstrikes on several areas in Gaza

GAZA, May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

Thirty-nine civilians, most of them children and women, were killed and dozens were injured in Israeli airstrikes on several areas in the Gaza Strip overnight and Thursday morning.

Local sources reported that 27 of them were killed in a large number of raids targeting several homes in Khan Younus. Dozens of dead and wounded, most of them children, arrived at Nasser Medical Complex.

The sources confirmed that the occupation forces bombed a house near the Rafah garage belonging to the La'h-'ham family, and a house on Abu Khatir Street near the Islamic University east of Khan Younus. They also bombed a house belonging to the Al-Zaytani family near Al-Najjar carpentry shop at the entrance to 'Hamad City, north of Khan Younus.

The sources indicated that the occupation forces targeted a house belonging to the Al-Bayouk family in central Khan Younus, a house belonging to the Kawwari' family in the European housing complex east of Khan Yunis, and a group of houses belonging to the Al-'Umour family in the town of Al-Fakhari, near Khan Younus.

Sources confirmed that the occupation forces bombed the home of the Abu Tu'aima family near the 'Asqlan School in the town of 'Abasan Al-Kabeera. They also targeted the Abu Haddaf area east of the town of Al-Qarara. The sources confirmed that five people were killed and several others were injured as a result of the occupation forces' bombing of a home belonging to the Shihab family in the town of Jabalya, north of the Gaza Strip.

Y.S

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Gaza European Hospital is out of service due to ongoing shelling, says medical sources

GAZA, May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

Medical sources reported that the Gaza European Hospital in Khan Younus, south of the Gaza Strip, was put out of service as a result of recent and ongoing Israeli attacks on the hospital.

The ongoing bombardment caused significant damage to the infrastructure, including sewage lines and internal departments. According to local sources, the occupation forces destroyed the roads leading to the hospital.

They emphasized that the repeated targeting of the hospital makes it impossible to provide medical care due to the danger it poses to medical staff, the wounded, and patients.

The hospital's closure means the cessation of specialized services such as neurosurgery, thoracic surgery, a cardiac catheterization center, cardiovascular surgery, and ophthalmology, which are only available at the European Hospital.

The medical sources indicated that the Gaza European Hospital is the only hospital providing medical follow-up for cancer patients in the Gaza Strip, following the destruction of the Turkish Friendship Hospital. This means that cancer patients are deprived of their treatment protocols and their health conditions are further exacerbated.

The hospital includes 28 intensive care beds, 12 incubators, 260 hospital beds, 25 emergency beds, and 60 oncology beds, all of which are currently out of service.

Medical sources confirmed that premature infants in the incubators of Gaza Strip hospitals are facing catastrophic conditions due to malnutrition and the blockade. These conditions have significantly increased the rate of premature births, with most newborns now suffering from health complications.

The sources explained that the intensive care units for premature infants lack incubators, respirators, and oxygen supplies, amidst the enormous pressure they are under. They noted that these units operate on generators that are threatened with shutdown due to the severe diesel shortage.

They warned that children in the incubators are at grave risk due to the frequent power outages, which could lead to serious complications or even death.

Medical sources called on humanitarian agencies and health organizations to intervene immediately to provide the necessary medical equipment, fuel, generators, milk, and nutritional supplements, and to support medical delegations.

Y.S.

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Several killed, including women, in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza

GAZA, May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

Several Palestinian civilians, including women, were killed on Thursday evening in Israeli airstrikes that targeted homes and tents sheltering displaced families across the Gaza Strip.

According to WAFA correspondents on the ground, 32-year-old Mu'hammed Khalid Al-Hams and his 28-year-old wife Basant Naji Al-Hams were killed when Israeli warplanes bombed a tent sheltering displaced people in the Tiberias camp area of Al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younus in southern Gaza.

The couple was pulled from the wreckage by emergency crews and transported to Kuwait Specialized Field Hospital. Several others were wounded, many critically.

In another airstrike, three more Palestinians were killed, and dozens were injured when a residential home belonging to the Al-Agha family in the town of Al-Qarara, north of Khan Younis, was struck.

Further north, two people were killed and others, including children, were injured in a strike on a home in the Al-'Amoudi area of northern Gaza City.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 52,928 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 119,846 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.

M.N.

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Israeli airstrike on Khan Younus kills several Palestinians, injuries others

GAZA, May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

An Israeli airstrike on Thursday evening killed several Palestinians and injured others in the Al-Qarara town, north of Khan Younus in the southern Gaza Strip, according to WAFA correspondent.

He said that Israeli fighter jets targeted the Abu Lehya's house in the town, claiming the lives of three members of the family.

The fighter jets conducted another strike that targeted another house in the same town, killing a man along with his wife.

Meanwhile, an Israeli combat drone targeted a tent sheltering displaced people near Bait Lahya Club in the northern enclave, at a time when another airstrike targeted Qaa' Al-Qurain area, southeast of Khan Younus.

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 at least 2,799 with 7,805 others wounded, according to medical sources.

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 53,010 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injuring 119,919 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 Rafa'h near the border with Egypt – in what has become Palestine’s largest mass exodus since the 1948 Nakba.

K.F.

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Several Palestinians killed, including children and journalist, in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza and Khan Younus

GAZA, May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

A number of civilians, including two children and a journalist, were killed on Thursday as Israeli forces carried out airstrikes on Gaza City and Khan Younus, according to local sources. Many others, mostly women and children, were also wounded in the attacks.

In Khan Younus, southern Gaza Strip, three members of the Al-Amour family were killed when Israeli warplanes bombed their home in the town of Al-Fukhari. The victims were identified as 'Ouda Mu'hammed 'Awadh Al-'Umour, Mu'hammed 'Ouda Mu'hammed Al-'Umour, and Maryam Abdul Ra'hman Husain Al-'Umour.

Additionally, a young girl, Mariam Abdul Rahman Hussein Al-Buraim, succumbed to injuries sustained in a previous Israeli airstrike on Khan Younus.

Meanwhile, journalist Ahmad Al-'Hilu was also killed in an Israeli strike targeting an area in Khan Younus, making him one of the latest media workers to lose their life in the ongoing Israeli genocide.

In a separate incident in Gaza City, north of the enclave, two children were killed when Israeli forces targeted the Al-'Amoudi neighborhood.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 52,928 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 119,846 others injured.

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

M.N.

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One woman killed in Israeli airstrikes targeting on residential area north of Gaza

GAZA, May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

At least one woman was killed and others were injured as a result of Israeli airstrikes on a residential area in Tel Al-Za'tar, east of Jabalya refugee camp, north of the Gaza Strip, on Thursday.

WAFA correspondent reported that Israeli fighter jets bombed a residential area near Al-'Awda Hospital in Tel al-Za'tar with two missiles.

He indicated that the Israeli airstrikes caused material damage to the hospital, which is considered the last medical stronghold in the northern Gaza Strip.

He pointed out that the area surrounding the hospital was almost completely destroyed by Israeli airstrikes and shelling during the ongoing aggression on the Gaza Strip.

Two siblings were also killed as a result of an Israeli drone strike on the town of Al-Qarara, north of Khan Younus, south of the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, Israeli aircraft bombed the Al-Qidra supermarket near the Gaza European Hospital in the city.

Medical sources confirmed that 82 citizens have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since dawn today.

Y.S.

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Several civilians killed and others injured in Israeli airstrikes on different areas in Gaza

GAZA, May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

Several Palestinian citizens were killed and others wounded on Thursday in Israeli shelling of various areas of the Gaza Strip.

WAFA correspondent reported that three citizens were killed when Israeli warplanes bombed the home of the Al-Nabaheen family in the city of Dair El-Bala'h, central Gaza Strip. Another citizen was killed and others were wounded by Israeli forces' fire in the Al-Mawasi area, northwest of Rafa'h, in the southern Gaza Strip.

The Palestinian journalist 'Hasan Sammour and several members of his family were killed when the Israeli occupation bombed his home in the town of Bani Suhayla, east of Khan Younus.

Citizen Naja'h Sulayman Abu Dthuhair was also killed and three others were wounded in artillery shelling of the Al-Iqlimiya area, northwest of Rafa'h, in the southern Gaza Strip.

The death toll from the genocidal war and aggression waged by the Israeli occupation forces on the Gaza Strip has risen to 52,928 civilians and 119,846 wounded since October 7, 2023.

Y.S.

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Assassinating broadcaster 'Hasan Sammour brings the number of martyred journalists to 216

Thursday 15-May-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Government Media Office (PGMO) announced that the number of journalists who have been martyred since the beginning of the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip has risen to 216.

In a press statement on Thursday, the PGMO mourned journalist 'Hasan Sammour, a broadcaster and program presenter at Sawt Al-Aqsa Radio, who was assassinated by Israeli occupation forces in a targeted bombing that hit him and his family at dawn today east of Khan Younus in the southern Gaza Strip.

The PGMO condemned in the strongest terms the systematic targeting, killing and assassination of Palestinian journalists by the Israeli occupation, calling on the International Federation of Journalists, the Arab Journalists Union and all press organizations around the globe to condemn these systematic crimes against Palestinian journalists and media professionals in the Gaza Strip.

It held Israel, the US administration, and European countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, and France, fully responsible for such heinous and brutal crimes.

It called on the international community, international organizations, as well as world media and journalism organizations to condemn and deter Israeli crimes and prosecute Israeli officials in international courts for committing such crimes.

The PGMO also called for exerting serious and effective pressure to stop the crime of genocide, protect journalists and media professionals in the Gaza Strip, and stop targeting and assassinating them.

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Journalist A'hmed Al-'Hilu martyred in Israeli bombing west of Khan Younus

Thursday 15-May-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

Palestinian journalist A'hmed Anwar Al-'Hilu and his brother Mu'hammed were martyred on Thursday evening in an Israeli airstrike on the northwestern part of Khan Younus in the southern Gaza Strip.

The Quds news network mourned the journalist Al-'Hilu, who was killed while covering the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.

The Palestinian Government Media Office (PGMO) condemned the Israeli systematic assassination of Palestinian journalists, calling on the International Federation of Journalists, the Arab Journalists Union, and all press organizations around the world to condemn these systematic crimes against Palestinian journalists and media professionals in the Strip.

The statement held Israel, the US administration, and countries participating in the crime of genocide, such as the United Kingdom, Germany, and France, fully responsible for committing this heinous and brutal crime.

The martyrdom of Al-'Hilu, who was working in the design and editing department of the Quds News Network, brought the number of journalists who have been killed since the onset of the genocide in the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, to 217 martyrs, according to data published by PGMO.

In a recurring scene of systematic targeting of journalists, colleague 'Hasan Sammour was martyred this morning, along with 11 members of his family, including his sons and brothers, in an Israeli bombardment that hit his home, at dawn, in the town of Bani Suhayla, east of Khan Younus, PGMO said in an earlier statement.

This targeting comes less than 48 hours after a similar crime, when the Israeli occupation army assassinated fellow photojournalist 'Hasan Sulai'h at dawn on Tuesday while he was receiving treatment for previous injuries at Nasir Medical Center in Khan Younus.

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

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Four Palestinian men killed by Israeli forces in Tubas

TUBAS, May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

Four Palestinian young men were killed on Thursday after Israeli occupation forces besieged them inside a house in the town of Tammoun, south of Tubas.

Palestinian security sources told WAFA that four young men were killed after Israeli occupation forces besieged them and targeted the house they were in with several missiles. They added that the occupation forces withheld their bodies.

Earlier today, undercover Israeli forces infiltrated the town of Tammoun and surrounded a house before additional military reinforcements arrived into the town. They began firing live ammunition and missiles at the trapped young men.

Following the deadly incident, an Israeli army bulldozer embarked on demolishing the house, while the bodies of the four young men were taken away by the Israeli forces. This means their families will not be able to bid them farewell and offer them a proper burial.

Y.S/M.N.

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Israeli forces shoot young man, detain woman amid settler attack in Al-Mughayyir

RAMALLAH, May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces shot a young Palestinian man and detained a woman on Thursday as residents tried to fend off an attack by Israeli colonists in the village of Al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah.

Local sources reported that the young man was shot in the abdomen by Israeli soldiers in the Al-Khalayil area, south of the village. The shooting occurred as villagers confronted Israeli colonists who had stormed the area and assaulted the family of resident Rizq Abu Na'eem.

The sources added that Israeli forces detained 30-year-old Fatima Abu Na'eem, a resident of Al-Khalayil, which had come under attack. During the assault, colonists beat a female member of the Abu Na'eem family.

Following the attack, a larger group of colonists was seen gathering on a hill opposite the Al-Khalayil area, raising fears of an escalation. Residents were called to assemble in support of the Abu Naeem family in anticipation of a broader assault.

M.N.

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Palestinian man injured in attack by Israeli forces west of Salfeet

Salfeet, May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian young man Thursday was injured after being severely on Thursday by Israeli occupation forces during a raid and search of his home in the town of Bruqeen, west of Salfeet.

Local sources reported to WAFA that the occupation forces assaulted 'Isam Ma'hmoud Abdul Majeed, destroyed furniture and stole an estimated 10,000 shekels (approximately $10,000), along with personal documents and belongings.

The occupation forces further prevented the Zaytouna Ambulance crew from reaching Abdul Majeed to provide him with the necessary medical treatment.

It is worth noting that the towns of Kafr Al-Deek and Bruqeen, west of Salfeet, have been witnessing repeated raids by the occupation forces since yesterday evening.

Y.S.

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Palestinian man injured by Israeli occupation forces’ bullets in Qalqilya.

May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian young man was shot and wounded by Israeli occupation forces tonight during a raid on the town of 'Azzoun, east of Qalqilya.

Local sources reported to WAFA that Israeli occupation forces stormed the town, sparking clashes during which soldiers opened fire, wounding a young man with a bullet to the back.

The sources indicated that Israeli soldiers fired heavily and attempted to prevent ambulances from reaching the injured person.

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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Genocidist Israeli minister calls for destroying more villages in the West Bank

TEL AVIV, May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

Genocidist Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for the destruction of the villages of Bruqin and Kafr Al-Deek, north of the occupied West Bank.

Smotrich tweeted on Thursday, "Just as we destroyed Rafah, Khan Yunis, and Gaza, we must destroy Bruqin and Kafr Al-Deek." He added, "Bruqeen and Kafr Al-Deek should look like Al-Shuja'iyya and Tel al-Sultan in the Gaza Strip."

Y.S.

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Armed illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian vehicles, block roads south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

Armed illegal Israeli csettlers launched an attack this evening on Palestinian vehicles and blocked roads leading to Masafir Yatta region, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron) in the southern occupied West Bank, according to local sources.

Osama Makhamra, a local activist, told WAFA that armed groups of colonists, under the protection of Israeli occupation forces, closed the northern entrance to Masafir Yatta and other roads in the region. This key route serves a large number of villages, hamlets, and residential communities in the region.

The colonists set tires on fire in the middle of the road, attacked passing Palestinian vehicles, and prevented residents from reaching their homes.

There were no confirmed reports of casualties in the aftermath of the assault.

M.N.

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Illegal Israeli settlers storm Bedouin community near Aree'ha (Jericho)

Aree'ha (Jericho), May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

A group of the illegal Israeli csettlers ON Thursday evening stormed the Arab al-Mlaihat community, northwest of the occupied West Bank city of Aree'ha (Jericho), according to a local activist.

'Hasan Al-Mulai'hat, supervisor of Al-Baidar Organization in Defense of Bedouin Rights, said that colonists barged their way into the outskirts of the community and attacked a child while the latter was grazing his family’s sheep.

Mulai'hat added that the assailants fled the scene after Palestinians rushed to the rescue of the child shepherd and prevented the sheep from being stolen.

He considered that this assault was a part of the Israeli occupation's escalation against Bedouin communities to displace them and take over their land to make room for colonial expansion.

Earlier, a group of the illegal Israeli csettlers attacked Palestinian-registered vehicles near the entrance of the Tayba village, east of Ramallah, hurling stones at them.

According to the Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem (ARIJ), the 'Arab Al-Mulai'hat come originally from the Naqab; people of this area were forcefully expelled to live in different places of the West Bank due to their nomadic nature. In the mid mid-eighties, people of Al-Mulai'hat were sent out from the Al-Irqa area to Maghair Al-Dair, which is only 7km away from it, claiming the area a military closed zone by Israel.

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 Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem) in violation of international law.

K.F.

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Illegal Israeli settlers torch bulldozer in central West Bank amid ongoing land clearing

SALFEET, May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

A group of the illegal Israeli csettlers set fire today to a bulldozer in the town of Bruqin, located in the central West Bank province of Salfeet, according to local sources.

The mayor of Bruqeen told WAFA that the bulldozer, owned by a local resident was deliberately torched by the illegal Israeli settlers.

He added that since early Thursday morning, five Israeli military bulldozers have been actively clearing Palestinian-owned land in the town, constructing roads and open spaces dangerously close to residential homes—some within just 10 meters.

M.N

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Illegal Israeli settlers hurl stones towards Palestinian-owned vehicles near Nablus

NABLUS, May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian vehicles Thursday near the town of Al-Lubban Al-Sharqiya, south of Nablus.

Local sources said that a group of armed colonists hurled stones at vehicles near Al-Lubban Al-Sharqiya, shattering the windshield of a vehicle belonging to a local resident.

In a related context, colonists attacked citizens' vehicles and threw stones at them at the Za'tara Junction, south of Nablus.

Y.S.

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Israeli occupation forces demolish house where four Palestinians killed in Toubas

TUBAS, May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces began demolishing the house in which four young men were killed this morning in Tammun, south of Toubas.

Local sources reported that an Israeli bulldozer began demolishing the house, while Israeli forces remained besieged in the area.

A photo circulated on social media showing an Israeli military bulldozer carrying the body of one of the slain Palestinians who were killed in the besieged house.

Undercover special forces infiltrated the town of Tammun and surrounded a house before sending military reinforcements into the town. They began firing live ammunition and shells at the trapped young men, who were later killed.

Y.S.

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Israeli occupation forces demolish Palestinian house south of Nablus

NABLUS, May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces demolished a house in the village of Majdal Bani Fadhil, south of Nablus, on Thursday.

Rami Nassar, head of the village council, told WAFA that Israeli bulldozers stormed the southern entrance to the town and began demolishing the home of Bilal 'Ali 'Othman, under the pretext of building without a permit.

He pointed out that the occupation forces issued a demolition notice against the house several months ago. The homeowner filed an objection to the occupation court, but was surprised when the occupation forces stormed the house and began demolishing it.

It is worth noting that during the month of April, the occupation forces carried out 73 demolitions, affecting 152 structures, including 96 inhabited homes, 10 uninhabited ones, and 34 agricultural and other structures.

Y.S.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for immediate halt to Gaza war

Thursday 15-May-2025

BERLIN, (PIC)

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his call for an immediate cessation of hostilities and unimpeded humanitarian access in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday.

At a news conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Wednesday, Guterres emphasized that ending the war in Gaza is essential to paving the way for an irreversible path towards a two-state solution.

The UN chief also expressed his deep concern over the humanitarian situation in Gaza, warning of a “dramatically escalating situation” in Gaza.

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UNRWA: 90% of Gaza population forcibly displaced due to war

Thursday 15-May-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) reported Thursday that around 90% of Gaza residents have been forced to flee their homes since the onset of the war.

UNRWA said in a post on Twitter today that “in 1948, more than 700,000 Palestinians were displaced from their cities and villages. These events are known as the Nakba.”

“77 years later, Palestinians continue to be forcibly displaced”, it added, noting that “since the start of the war in Gaza, around 90% of the population has been forced to flee their homes. Some have been displaced 10 times or more.”

A few days ago, the UN sounded the alarm about using aid “as bait to force people to flee.”

UNICEF spokesman James Elder told reporters in Geneva that the only thing entering Gaza now “is bombs”, adding that “Using humanitarian aid as bait to force people to flee, especially from the north to the south, will create an impossible choice between displacement and death.”

“The situation represented “a profound moral breakdown, and no one will survive the price of this indifference”, he underscored.

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are facing the longest blockade of aid and commercial supplies since the start of the war.

Since March 2, the Israeli army has prevented the entry of water and basic food supplies to the Gaza Strip after the closure of the crossings, causing a humanitarian catastrophe and exacerbating famine and thirst.

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Egypt condemns ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza, urges international accountability

CAIRO, May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Arab Republic of Egypt has strongly condemned the continued horrific crimes committed by Israeli occupation forces against innocent and unarmed Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, including targeted strikes on civilian and medical facilities.

In a statement issued Thursday evening by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Egypt warned of the severe consequences of these actions, which it said are a primary driver behind the persistent lack of security and stability in the Middle East.

The Egyptian government held Israel fully responsible for the ongoing violations of the most basic principles of international humanitarian law.

Egypt also emphasized the shared responsibility of the international community in confronting the ongoing injustice faced by the Palestinian people under occupation. The statement described these actions as fundamentally incompatible with all humanitarian values and objectives.

Reiterating its call for the implementation of accountability mechanisms, Egypt stressed the need to find effective measures to protect the Palestinian people, support their resilience, and restore their usurped rights. Such efforts, the statement concluded, are essential to preserving the credibility of the rules-based international order and preventing its collapse.

M.N.

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Switzerland urges immediate lifting of Israeli blockade on aid to Gaza

GENEVA, May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

Switzerland has called for the immediate lifting of the Israeli blockade on humanitarian aid destined for the Gaza Strip, which has been in place for over two months.

In a statement published today by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs on X, the Swiss government expressed deep concern over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes and the continued blockade.

"Switzerland is deeply alarmed by the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza and the reported risk of famine," the statement said, urging Israel to lift the blockade without delay.

The ministry emphasized the urgent need for unhindered humanitarian access in accordance with international humanitarian law and longstanding humanitarian principles. It also reaffirmed Switzerland's

M.N.

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UNRWA warns of life-saving humanitarian aid perishing at Gaza border

NEW YORK, May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has warned that life-saving humanitarian aid stuck in warehouses outside the Gaza Strip is at risk of spoilage due to Israel's closure of the crossings and its denial of entry since March 2, in a continuation of the genocide it has been perpetrating for 19 months.

The UN agency said in a post on its Facebook page tonight: "Humanitarian aid, including food, hygiene supplies, medicines, and shelter materials, is stuck in warehouses outside the Gaza Strip due to the blockade."

It explained that the "life-saving" aid is now "at risk of spoilage" with the closure of the crossings, adding: "Food that people cannot eat, medicines that they cannot use."

UNRWA confirmed that its teams and trucks are "ready to deliver aid to those who desperately need it" in Gaza.

Y.S.

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On 77th anniversary of Nakba, Arab League strongly condemns Israel for refusing to comply with Security Council resolutions

RAMALLAH, May 15, 2025 (WAFA) –

The Arab League strongly condemned Israel, the occupying power, for refusing to comply with Security Council resolutions calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and for the immediate and unconditional entry of humanitarian aid.

It also condemned Israel's refusal to comply with the International Court of Justice's orders for provisional measures to prevent the crime of genocide.

In a statement, on the 77th anniversary of the Nakba of the Palestinian people, the General Secretariat condemned Israel's aggressive war against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, which has been perpetrated by Israel for more than 585 days.

The League affirmed that the suffering of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and throughout the occupied Palestinian territory requires all free people in the world to defend the most just and humane cause, according to all standards and laws.

The Palestinian people have been subjected to acts of genocide, killing, displacement, and expulsion—a process of genocide and liquidation that is shocking to humanity. Millions of Palestinians have been transformed into refugees and internally displaced persons, both inside and outside their homeland, in a form of the most severe oppression and injustice that no people on earth has faced for centuries.

It explained that this anniversary comes amid the ongoing brutal war waged by Israel against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip for more than 19 months, which has claimed the lives of more than 200,000 people.

The entire two million residents of the Strip have been displaced, all necessities of life have been destroyed, humanitarian aid has been blocked, a deadly blockade has been imposed, and there has been a severe shortage of water, medicine, and food.

Y.S.

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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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