As the Israeli Genocide in Gaza Continues with Weapons from the US-Europe, 79 Palestinians Killed and 211 Injured, Which Brings the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 53,901 and the Injuries to 122,593, May 24, 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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As the Israeli Genocide in Gaza Continues with Weapons from the US-Europe,

79 Palestinians Killed and 211 Injured, Which Brings the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 53,901 and the Injuries to 122,593

May 24, 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 24, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 67,356+.

This includes the accounted for deaths (53,901) and those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 13,455+).

By May 24, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 122,593.

By May 24, 2025, according to news report, 971 Palestinians who were killed, 6,790 who were injured, and 12,146*, 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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79 Palestinians were killed, 211 were injured, mostly children, women, and
elderly, by the Israeli genocidal air strikes, which brought the death toll in the
Gaza Strip to53,901 and the injuries to 122,593, on May 24, 2025. Dr. Alaa Al-Najjar was horrified while working at Nasir hospital, upon receiving the bodies of her nine children, who were massacred by an Israeli genocidal air strike on her house, in Khan Younus, on May 24, 2025.

79 Palestinians were killed, 211 were injured, mostly children, women, and elderly, by the Israeli genocidal air strikes, on the Gaza Strip, on May 24, 2025 pic
The Israeli occupation forces have maintained a complete blockade on the Gaza Strip for 84 consecutive days, blocking food, fuel, and humanitarian supplies, causing genocide by starvation, May 24, 2025.

Many of the 79 Palestinians, who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal
air strikes on the Gaza Strip, were dismembered or burned, which posed a problem of identifying them, May 24, 2025.
European rapporteur asserted that the Israeli occupation army actions in Gaza constitute ethnic cleansing and genocide, achieved by starvation and bombing the entire Palestinian population, May 24, 2025.

Due to the continuous Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, food, medicine, and fuel supplies have been blocked, which also caused shortages of drinking water, as seen above, May 25, 2025. Escorted by the Israeli occupation soldiers, illegal Israeli settlers conducted a provocative tour at the Palestinian old city of Al-Khaleel, Hebron, on May 25, 2025.

At Al-Shifa hospital, Palestinian grieving the death of family members, who
were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes and bombardment on
Gaza city, on May 25, 2025. Carrying, the Nasir medical center, dead and injured Palestinians, who were massacred by an Israeli genocidal air strike on a car, in Khan Younus, in southern Gaza Strip, on May 25, 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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84 days of starvation: Israel tightens Gaza siege, blocks aid

Saturday 24-May-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Government Media Office (PGMO) in Gaza reported that Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) have maintained a complete blockade on the Gaza Strip for 84 consecutive days, enforcing deliberate policy of collective starvation and systematic genocide.

In a statement issued Saturday, the PGMO said that the IOFs continue to seal all crossings, deny fuel and humanitarian supplies, and paralyze critical infrastructure such as hospitals and bakeries.

Despite international appeals, Israel has allowed in only a fraction of the aid needed, with fewer than 100 trucks entering in recent days — less than 1% of what is required to meet basic needs.

The PGMO warned that over 46,000 aid and fuel trucks meant to support Gaza’s population remain blocked, while hundreds of thousands of tons of aid are rotting abroad. Israel, it added, manipulates the narrative by claiming to allow aid, while tightly restricting and endangering its delivery.

According to the statement, the IOFs forced aid convoys to use unsafe, drone-monitored routes, exposing them to armed robbery.

It accused the IOF of enabling such attacks and deliberately targeting aid workers, citing the recent killing of six humanitarian staff members.

The PGMO also said that more than 90% of Gaza’s bakeries remain non-operational due to fuel shortages, and international organizations are being barred from directly distributing food, worsening famine conditions for over two million people, particularly women, children, and the sick.

The Office documented alarming consequences from the siege, including:

58 deaths from malnutrition. 242 deaths from lack of food and medicine, mostly elderly. 26 kidney patients died due to lack of care. Over 300 miscarriages linked to severe nutrient deficiencies.

The statement held Israel and states complicit in the genocide fully responsible for the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe and called on the international community to act immediately to halt the blockade, ensure unrestricted aid access, and stop the use of starvation as a weapon of war.

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European rapporteur: Israeli acts in Gaza point to ethnic cleansing, genocide

Saturday 24-May-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

Saskia Kluit, rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, has asserted that the Israeli occupation army actions in Gaza constitute “ethnic cleansing and genocide.”

“The massacre underway in Gaza is man-made and an enormous tragedy for our shared humanity as we allow it to unfold unhindered before our eyes,” Kluit said in a press release on Friday.

“With the full blockade of essential humanitarian supplies since March 2, 2025 and the resumption of a full-scale attack on the territory by the Israeli authorities, the situation has deteriorated beyond imagination. Children are the first victims of this systematic violence. Without food, clean water, medical care and safe shelter, their right to life is being denied. The very few goods being allowed in by the Israeli government are not sufficient to feed the population and they are not reaching the most vulnerable. Children are dying of starvation,” according to the statement released by the European official.

“It is clear that the Israeli government is not respecting international humanitarian law which requires that humanitarian aid be delivered unconditionally, unhindered and in sufficient quantities to sustain the health of a population,” Kluit said.

“The Palestinian population in Gaza is confined to an ever-shrinking space, with no escape and no respite from bombings and attacks. The so-called safety zones offer no safety at all.”

“All this, combined with the declarations on the Gazans by members of the Israeli government, makes it very hard to ignore that these acts point in the direction of ethnic cleansing and genocide.”

“Recalling our Resolution 2582 (2025), I once more urge Israel to immediately stop the killing of the population in Gaza and fully respect its commitments under international law, to immediately grant independent, neutral and unhindered access by humanitarian organizations, such as UNRWA, and to ensure that an adequate supply of essential goods in the Gaza Strip is immediately guaranteed. Vulnerable groups should be given extra help and support. Plans to remove the population of Gaza from the territory, which would deny the right of Gazan children to a future life in their homeland, must immediately be denounced and withdrawn.”

“The international community must now fulfill its duty in speaking the truth and follow its legal obligations under the Geneva Conventions, including the genocide convention. I urge the member states of the Council of Europe to do everything in their power to ensure the ceasefire is restored and international law is respected.”

“The people of Gaza are human beings and must be protected as such – the collective punishment and the dehumanization of Palestinians must stop now,” her statement concluded.

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PCHR: IOF targets aid protectors, shields armed thieves in Gaza

Saturday 24-May-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) has strongly condemned the deliberate and deadly attack by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on security personnel and civilians who were protecting humanitarian aid convoys in central Gaza.

According to a statement issued Saturday, the attack occurred on the night of May 22, when armed individuals ambushed aid trucks near Deir al-Balah. Security teams and community protection groups attempting to intervene were hit by missiles fired from Israeli helicopters and drones, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries, while the armed thieves responsible for the ambush remained unharmed.

The PCHR described the attack as a “compound crime,” noting that IOF drones also targeted civilians attempting to rescue the wounded, and struck the site again minutes later, killing and injuring more people.

The human rights organization stated that five bodies were recovered and six injured individuals were transferred to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.

PCHR accused the IOF of systematically targeting those involved in humanitarian efforts while facilitating looting and chaos, as part of a broader strategy to manipulate aid distribution for political ends. The group warned that this serves the Israeli aim to manage hunger in Gaza as a weapon of control and displacement.

Highlighting what it called “a clear pattern of targeting aid and rescue workers,” the center said these actions are further evidence of the ongoing genocide in Gaza, now entering its second consecutive month, after resumption of genocidal war that had started on October 7, 2023.

PCHR renewed its call for urgent international action to stop the genocide, lift the blockade, and guarantee unhindered humanitarian access across the Gaza Strip under international supervision.

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Dr. Alaa Al-Najjar: The doctor who couldn’t save her ten children

GAZA, May 24, 2025 (WAFA) –

As the sun rose over Gaza on a Friday morning, Dr. Alaa Al-Najjar, a doctor at Nasir Medical Complex in Khan Younus, kissed her ten children goodbye and left for work, unaware it would be the last time she would see them alive.

Just hours later, as she bent over wounded children — the survivors of relentless Israeli airstrikes — the charred and dismembered bodies of her own children were being transferred one by one to the hospital’s morgue.

The irony was unbearable: the doctor who had spent months saving Gaza’s children amid an ongoing Israeli campaign of extermination could do nothing to save her own. An Israeli missile, part of a so-called “precision” targeting system, struck her home in the Qizan Al-Najjar neighborhood east of Khan Younus. It killed all ten of her children — the youngest only six months old — along with her husband, Dr. 'Hamdi Al-Najjar.

The missile did not simply kill. It burned, shattered, and erased. Some bodies arrived without heads. Others were beyond recognition. Dr. Alaa, who had kept Gaza’s children breathing through pain and rubble, now stood helpless before the remains of her own family.

“The bomb knew who was inside”

According to Dr. Suhair Al-Najjar, niece of the late Dr. 'Hamdi and herself a physician, the Israeli military first fired a missile that failed to detonate. Minutes later, a second, deadly strike followed — flattening the house without warning.

“They knew,” she said, choking back tears in an interview with Anadolu. “They knew that inside were ten children and two doctors. They knew, and they did it anyway.”

The surviving child, gravely injured, now lies in intensive care with his father. Whether he is aware of his siblings’ deaths is uncertain. Whether he will survive is equally unknown.

The Israeli military, which claims to use advanced surveillance and targeting technologies, had the capacity to identify every person in that home. The strike came just three days after far-right Israeli politician Moshe Feiglin publicly called for the elimination of Gaza’s children. “Every child, every infant in Gaza is an enemy,” Feiglin told Israel’s Channel 14.

The Al-Najjar family’s destruction now stands as a chilling embodiment of that rhetoric turned reality.

"We couldn't even kiss them goodbye"

At Nasser Medical Complex, where Dr. Alaa has treated countless children wounded in the war, her own grief now hangs heavy in the corridors. “The bodies were so badly burned, so torn apart,” Dr. Suhair said. “We couldn’t even say goodbye. We couldn’t kiss their foreheads.”

Seven of the ten children's bodies were recovered from the rubble. Two remained trapped beneath what was once a home. Emergency crews did what they could, but the destruction was near total.

This family’s tragedy is far from isolated. Gaza is enduring what 80 countries described in a joint statement to the United Nations as “the worst humanitarian crisis” since Israel's genocide began on October 7, 2023. More than 176,000 Palestinians have been killed or injured, the majority of them women and children. Over 11,000 remain missing.

The face of loss, the voice of Gaza

Dr. Alaa Al-Najjar has become, unwillingly, the face of that loss. Her personal story, marked by selfless service and unimaginable grief, is one of thousands — but it resonates with brutal clarity.

She is a healer who could not heal her own. A mother who could not hold her children one last time. A witness to Gaza’s pain, now bearing its deepest scars.

M.N.

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

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Israel's genocide in Gaza: 79 Palestinians killed in 24 hours

GAZA, May 24, 2025 (WAFAP, PIC) –

During the past 24 hours, hospitals in the Gaza Strip received the bodies of 74 civilians who were martyred in fresh Israeli attacks, along with the bodies of five other people who were reported missing in previous attacks.

Thus, at least 79 Palestinians were killed and 211 others were injured in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours as a result of the ongoing Israeli genocide in the region, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.

The Ministry confirmed that the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli onslaught since October 2023 has risen to 53,901 deaths, with an additional 122,593 people sustaining injuries. The majority of the victims are women and children.

According to the Ministry, the death toll since Israel’s resumption of the genocide on March 18 after a two-month truce has also climbed to 3,747, in addition to 10,552 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.

Israel's genocidal onslaught continues undeterred despite calls from the United Nations Security Council for an immediate ceasefire and directives from the International Court of Justice urging measures to prevent genocide and alleviate the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.

M.N.

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Israel continues to kill scores of civilians across Gaza

Saturday 24-May-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation army continued last night and on Saturday 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 attack on Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younus that killed five people and injured 60 others, including children and women.

Casualties were reported following an Israeli strike on a house belonging to the family of ash-Sharif near Asdaa City, northwest of Khan Younus in southern Gaza.

Five civilians were also martyred and 20 others were injured, including a one-month infant, following an Israeli airstrike on a house near al-Qassam Mosque in Al-Nusayrat refugee camp in central Gaza.

Another Israeli attack targeted a tent sheltering a displaced family in Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younus, injuring a number of civilians.

A child was also killed when an Israeli drone opened fire at a tent in Al-Saftawi area in northern Gaza.

Four citizens were reportedly martyred following an Israeli strike on an apartment in Al-Amal neighborhood in Khan Younus.

Meanwhile, several Palestinians in Gaza 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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Two Palestinians killed, others injured in Israeli strike on northern Gaza

GAZA, May 24, 2025 (WAFA) –

Two Palestinians were killed and several others injured on Saturday as Israeli occupation forces carried out a strike in the northern Gaza Strip.

According to WAFA correspondent, the attack targeted the Bir Al-Na’ja area in northern Gaza, resulting in the killing of two Palestinians and causing injuries to others.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 53,901 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 122,593 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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Five killed, others injured in ongoing Israeli strikes on Gaza and Khan Younis

GAZA, May 24, 2025 (WAFA) –

Five Palestinians were killed and several others injured on Saturday in a series of Israeli air and artillery strikes targeting various areas in Gaza City and Khan Younus, according to local sources.

A drone strike east of Gaza City hit a group of civilians on Al-Sha'af Street, killing four people and injuring others. At the same time, Israeli artillery shelled the neighborhoods of Al-Shuja’iyya, Al-Sha'af, and Al-Tuffa'h east of the city.

In a separate incident, a Palestinian identified as A'hmed Iyad Al-Shareef was killed, joining five of his family members who had been killed earlier in the day when their home was bombed by Israeli warplanes in Khan Younus.

Additionally, a 50-year-old Palestinian woman succumbed to injuries she sustained in a previous Israeli airstrike in western Khan Younus.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 53,901 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 122,593 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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Three Palestinian people killed in Israeli strikes on east of Gaza City

GAZA, May 24, 2025 (WAFA) –

Three people were killed Saturday in an Israeli strikes east of Gaza City.

WAFA correspondent said Israeli fighter jets conducted an airstrike on a group of citizens near the Sanafour Junction east of Gaza City, killing three Palestinian civilians.

Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation forces have launched an aggression on the Gaza Strip, killing 53,822 citizens, the majority of whom are children and women, with nearly122,382 reported wounded.

Thousands of victims are feared trapped beneath the rubble of the targeted houses and buildings, or on the streets, as ambulances and rescue crews facing difficulties in reaching them due to the ongoing attacks and shelling.

Y.S.

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At least 12 Palestinian civilians killed in Israeli shelling targeting the southern Gaza Strip

GAZA, May 24, 2025 (WAFA) –

At least 12 Palestinian civilians were killed and dozens injured on Saturday in Israeli shelling of Khan Younus and Rafa'h in the southern Gaza Strip.

Local sources reported that Israeli warplanes bombed Al-Mawasi area of Rafa'h city in the southern Gaza Strip, killing at least five people and wounding 50 others.

They added that an Israeli drone targeted the home of the Al-Shareef family near Asdaa city, northwest of Khan Younus, killing five civilians.

Medical sources stated that 21 people have been killed since dawn on Saturday in Israeli shelling of various areas of the Gaza Strip.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 53,822 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 122,382 others injured.

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

Y.S/M.N.

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Eight civilians killed in Israel strikes on central and southern parts of Gaza

GAZA, May 24, 2025 (WAFA) –

Eight citizens were killed and others injured on Saturday in Israeli airstrikes targeting various areas of the Gaza Strip, concentrated in the central and southern parts of the Strip.

Local sources reported that an Israeli drone bombed the home of the Madhoun family in the Al-Amal neighborhood west of Khan Younus in the southern Gaza Strip, killing an entire family of four (the father, mother, and their two children).

They added that another bombing targeted the home of the Joudeh family in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, killing two citizens and wounding others.

One citizen was killed and five others were injured, including a one-month-old baby girl, when Israeli aircraft bombed the home of the Al-Majdalawi family near the Al-Qassam Mosque in Al-Nusayrat.

Israeli artillery shelled areas north of Al-Nusayrat refugee camp.

Y.S.

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

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Palestinian martyred following an alleged stabbing in Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Saturday 24-May-2025

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) killed a Palestinian young man on Saturday afternoon after he allegedly carried out a stabbing operation near the illegal settlement of Kiryat Arba on the outskirts of Al-Khaleel (Hebron), in the southern West Bank.

According to some media sources, an Israeli occupation soldier was slightly injured when a young man stabbed him near Kiryat Arba settlement.

However, the Hebrew media reported that no one was injured in the stabbing incident.

Israeli occupation soldiers at the scene opened fire at the young man and critically injured him.

The IOFs prevented paramedics from entering the area to provide first aid for the young man, who was pronounced dead later. The martyr was identified as 35-year-old Ahmed Sharif.

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Five injured in colonist attack on Maghayir Al-Dair community east of Ramallah

RAMALLAH, May 24, 2025 (WAFA) –

Five Palestinians were injured on Saturday evening in a violent attack by Israeli colonists, backed by Israeli occupation forces, on the Maghayir Al-Dair community located near the town of Dair Dibwan, east of Ramallah in the central West Bank.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that the five people sustained injuries as a result of severe beatings carried out by the colonists during the assault.

Meantime, Palestinian security sources told WAFA that groups of colonists, under the protection of Israeli forces, stormed the community, fired live ammunition at residents, and physically assaulted them.

The attack comes amid a wave of escalating violence by Israeli colonists in the area. Local sources noted that all Palestinian families in Maghayir Al-Deir had begun evacuating the community two days ago due to repeated colonist assaults, which have taken place under the protection and cover of Israeli forces.

M.N.

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Several Palestinians injured in the illegal Israeli settlers' attack on Kisan wilderness near Bait La'hm (Bethlehem)

Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), May 24, 2025 (WAFA) –

Several Palestinians were injured on Saturday evening when a group of the illegal Israeli settlers attacked the Kisan wilderness area east of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem), south of the occupied West Bank, according to local sources.

A'hmed Ghazal, secretary of the Fat'h Movement in Kisan, told WAFA that a group of the illegal Israeli settlers assaulted local homes, vandalized property, and threw stones at residents, resulting in multiple injuries, including bruises and wounds.

Ghazal explained that Israeli occupation forces participated in the assault by firing stun grenades and tear gas canisters at residents, causing additional cases of suffocation due to gas inhalation.

He further reported that the illegal Israeli settlers blocked ambulances and medical teams from reaching the injured. They also slaughtered several sheep with knives, injured others by pelting them with stones, and smashed a number of vehicles.

M.N.

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Palestinian man injured by Israeli occupation forces’ bullets in Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), May 24, 2025 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian young man Saturday was injured after being shot by Israeli occupation forces in central Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

Local sources said that the occupying forces opened gunfire towards a young man near the Tel Rumaida checkpoint in central Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

The forces also prevented ambulance crews from reaching the injured man, denying him urgent medical assistance. Further details are expected as the situation develops.

Y.S.

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Israeli forces detain three 10-year-old children in Bait Dajan, seize electric bicycles

NABLUS, May 24, 2025 (WAFA) –

Israeli occupation forces detained three children, all aged 10, during a raid on the village of Bait Dajan, east of Nablus, on Saturday, according to local sources.

The children were identified as 'Arafat Mufeed Salim 'Hanani, and brothers Sanad and Baraa Al-'Haj Mu'hammed. The troops raided several homes in the village and informed the father of a fourth child that his son must report to the nearby Israeli checkpoint of Bait Foureek.

During the assault, Israeli forces also confiscated electric bicycles from the homes they searched.

M.N.

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IOFs storm West Bank cities amid ongoing raid and kidnapping campaign

Saturday 24-May-2025

NABLUS, (PIC)

Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) conducted a series of overnight and early-morning raids on Saturday across several cities in the West Bank, detaining multiple Palestinians and heightening military presence in residential areas.

According to local sources, the raids targeted the cities of Jineen, Nablus, and Toulkarm.

In Nablus, Israeli troops stormed the Rafeedya neighborhood and raided a residential building, while eyewitnesses reported a separate operation in the Balata Al-Balad district, where two brothers,' Izzuddeen and 'Aamir Duwaikat, were kidnapped, following a search of their home.

In Jineen, the IOFs entered the eastern neighborhood at dawn, raiding and searching multiple homes. One resident, Rabi'h Nassar, was kidnapped during the operation.

Meanwhile, the IOFs launched a late-night Friday raid on the town of Kufr Al-Labad, east of the city, with military vehicles seen patrolling the streets and establishing checkpoints.

Eyewitnesses reported that passengers were forced out from their vehicles, searched, and subjected to on-the-spot interrogations. Soldiers also fired stun grenades, stormed several homes, and occupied rooftops. Two young men were kidnapped during the incursion.

These campaigns come amid a broader escalation of Israeli aggression in the West Bank, including Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), coinciding with the ongoing war in Gaza.

According to Palestinian health and human rights organizations, IOFs and settlers have killed at least 969 Palestinians and wounded around 7,000 in the West Bank since October 7, 2023. Over 17,000 Palestinians have been arrested in the same period.

In Gaza, the humanitarian crisis continues to worsen. Palestinian sources report that more than 176,000 people, mostly women and children, have been martyred since the beginning of Israel’s genocidal war, in addition to over 11,000 remain missing, while hundreds of thousands have been displaced, amid what rights groups and observers describe as a campaign of systematic destruction.

The US-backed Israeli genocide has drawn international condemnation and accusations of war crimes, as the death toll and displacement continue to climb.

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Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers

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Note: Despite the Trump administration support for the Israeli occupation apartheid regime, the U.S. official policy is still considering the Israeli settlement activities in the Palestinian territories as illegal.

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Illegal Israeli settlers damage water pipes in Al-Auja, near Aree'ha (Jericho)

Aree'ha (Jericho), May 24, 2025 (WAFA) –

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers on Saturday damaged water pipes supplying Palestinian families in the Al-'Auja waterfall area, located north of Aree'ha (Jericho) in the occupied West Bank, according to a local rights organization.

'Hasan Mulai'hat, General Supervisor of the Al-Baydar Organization for the Defense of Bedouin Rights, told WAFA that the colonists deliberately disrupted the water supply in a systematic effort to pressure residents into leaving their land.

Communities in the Jordan Valley continue to face repeated disruptions to access to water, electricity, and other basic needs, severely impacting their ability to maintain daily life.

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Illegal Israeli settlers set fire to 40 dunams of wheat fields in Sebastya, near Nablus

NABLUS, May 24, 2025 (WAFA) –

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers set fire to approximately 40 dunams of wheat fields on Saturday in the village of Sebastya, northwest of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to local officials.

Mu'hammed 'Aazim, head of the Sebastya municipality, told WAFA that the colonists came from the Shavei Shomron settlement and a newly established outpost in the area. The arson targeted farmland in the village's plain, destroying crops owned by local Palestinian residents.

'Aazim said the wheat crop was completely destroyed, causing heavy financial losses for the two farmers.

This incident is part of a broader pattern of settler violence across the occupied West Bank. According to a recent report by the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, Israeli forces and colonists committed 1,693 violations during April alone.

The report documented 1,352 incidents carried out by Israeli occupation forces and 341 by colonists, with the highest numbers recorded in the governorates of Al-Khaleel (Hebron) (292), Ramallah and Al-Beereh (269), and Nablus (254).

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Illegal Israeli settlers raid school in Bedouin Community, causing fear among students

Aree'ha (Jericho), May 24, 2025 (WAFA) –

Dozens of of the illegal Israeli settlers Saturday raided the 'Arab Al-Ka'abna Elementary School in Al-Mu'arrajat area, north of Aree'ha (Jericho).

;Hasan Mulai'hat, General Supervisor of the Al-Baydar Organization for the Defense of Bedouin Rights, told WAFA that a group of colonist, under the protection of the Israeli occupation army, stormed the school and spread fear and panic among students.

"These repeated attacks are causing widespread fear among both parents and children," Mulai'hat said, adding that such incidents are severely impacting the educational environment and undermining the sense of safety in schools

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Illegal Israeli settlers uproot, damage dozens of olive trees south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), May 24, 2025 (WAFA) –

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers today cut down and uprooted fruitful olive trees and vandalized citizens' property east of Yatta, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).

Media activist Osama Makhamra said a group of Israeli colonists uprooted several of olive trees in the 'Huwwara area east of Yatta, after vandalizing a fence surrounding the land owned by a local citizen Mu'hammed Ibrahim Al-Adthra.

It is noteworthy that colonists demolished tents and huts in the Al-Buwaib area east of Yatta and carried out continuous attacks on citizens' property with the aim of forcibly removing them from their lands for the benefit of colonial expansion.

Y.S.

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Illegal Israeli settlers vandalize, cause damage to several structures in Jericho

RAMALLAH, May 24, 2025 (WAFA) –

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers destroyed a Palestinian–owned property in the 'Arab Al-Mulai'hat community, near Al-Mu'arrajat, northwest of Aree'ha (Jericho), on Saturday.

'Hasan Mulai'hat, the general supervisor of the al-Baydar Organization for the Defense of Bedouin Rights, told WAFA that colonists destroyed a sheep barn, approximately 200 square meters in area, belonging to Ibraheem 'Ali Sulayman.

They also destroyed a water tank used for drinking and livestock breeding.

He pointed out that these attacks are part of a recurring pattern of attacks carried out by colonist groups, with the clear complicity of the occupation authorities, aimed at pressuring residents to leave their lands.

Y.S.

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Illegal Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian land east of Ramallah

RAMALLAH, May 23, 2025 (WAFA) –

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers Friday night set fire to a plot of land located between the villages of Al Mughayyir and Khirbat 'Abu Fala'h east of Ramallah, according to local sources.

Sources told WAFA that the colonists, under the protection of Israeli occupation forces, set fire to around 200 square meters of land situated between the two villages.

They noted that such arson attacks by colonists targeting Palestinian lands in the area have become a near-daily occurrence.

The settler violence against Palestinians and their properties has dramatically increased since the onset of Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people on October 7th, 2023.

The indiscriminate violence by Israeli colonists against Palestinian civilians and their properties has been widely condemned.

Several countries have imposed sanctions against Israeli colonists accused of committing acts of violence against the Palestinian people in the West Bank.

T.R.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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UNRWA chief: Israeli aid plan for Gaza “will not succeed”

NEW YORK, May 24, 2025 (WAFA) –

Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), has criticized a proposed Israeli aid delivery plan for Gaza, stating it is unworkable and incompatible with basic humanitarian principles.

In a statement published Saturday on UNRWA’s official Facebook page, Lazzarini said, “It is not possible for a humanitarian organization, which truly respects the basic humanitarian principles, to adhere to such a scheme.”

“I do not think that such a model will succeed. This model seems also to be put in place in order to support more a military objective than a real humanitarian concern,” he added.

The remarks come as humanitarian agencies warn of deepening crisis conditions in Gaza. According to the World Food Programme, nearly two million people face the risk of severe hunger and famine unless immediate action is taken.

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UNICEF: Medical teams in Gaza operating under extreme pressure

GENEVA, May 24, 2025 (WAFA) –

Medical teams in the Gaza Strip are operating under extreme pressure due to severe shortages of medicines and medical supplies, compounded by frequent power outages and a lack of fuel essential for running hospital equipment, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Saturday.

In a statement published on the agency’s official website, UNICEF spokesperson Kadthim Abu Khalaf said the situation in Gaza is deteriorating rapidly and could spiral into a long-term humanitarian catastrophe if not addressed urgently. “We are not asking for the impossible. We are asking for the implementation of international law, which guarantees civilians the right to health care, life, and freedom of movement,” he stated.

Abu Khalaf emphasized that children, women, and elderly individuals in critical condition are dying each day due to the inability to access adequate medical treatment. He stressed that humanitarian aid alone is not sufficient to address the crisis, urging for a comprehensive plan to rebuild the local economy, stabilize border crossings, and ensure the steady entry of goods, fuel, and medical supplies.

The health system in Gaza, he noted, is nearing total collapse due to continuous Israeli airstrikes and a prolonged blockade. Of the 36 hospitals that were operational before the start of the war, only 18 remain partially functional, most running at less than 50% capacity.

Moreover, he noted that more than 10,500 injured Palestinians urgently need to leave Gaza for treatment abroad. However, the current rate of medical evacuations stands at just two people per day. “At this pace, it would take over 13 years to evacuate all those in need of urgent care,” Abu Khalaf warned.

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20 French journalists' associations call for immediate evacuation of journalists from Gaza

PARIS, May 24, 2025 (WAFA) –

Around twenty journalists' associations in France, including those affiliated with France 24, Le Monde, and Radio France Internationale, have called for the evacuation of French journalists and media workers from Gaza.

The letter from the associations read, "We call on the French authorities to do everything possible to enable the evacuation of Gazan journalists, fixers, and drivers working for French media outlets and their families."

The letter, which was posted on social media and the France 24 website, was signed by several associations affiliated with French media outlets, including BFMTV, Le Figaro, Libération, and Mediapart.

French journalists' associations, whose members are elected by their peers, address issues of work ethics and independence.

"Our colleagues and their families are in danger of death today after Benjamin Netanyahu's government announced its intention to take full control of the Gaza Strip," the letter read.

The letter recalled that since the outbreak of the Israeli war on October 7, 2023, "more than 200 of our colleagues in Gaza have been killed, according to figures from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights."

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UN Secretary-General on Gaza: All aid authorized until now amounts to a teaspoon of aid when a flood of assistance is required

NEW YORK, May 23, 2025 (WAFA) –

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that for nearly 80 days, Israel blocked the entry of life-saving international aid into Gaza. “All the aid authorized until now amounts to a teaspoon of aid when a flood of assistance is required. The needs are massive, and the obstacles are staggering.”

Speaking to reporters today in New York, the UN chief said, “Palestinians in Gaza are enduring what may be the cruelest phase of this cruel conflict."

“As the world’s leading hunger assessment found, the entire population of Gaza is facing the risk of famine. Families are being starved and denied the very basics. All with the world watching in real time,” Guterres said.

He reiterated that Israel has clear obligations under international humanitarian law. “It must treat civilians humanely, with respect for their inherent dignity. It must not forcibly transport, deport or displace the civilian population of an occupied territory. And as the occupying power, it must agree to allow and facilitate the aid that is needed,” Guterres stressed.

In recent days, “a trickle of aid has crossed over,” the Secretary-General said, further explaining that almost 400 trucks were cleared for entry to Gaza through the Karm Abu salim crossing. But supplies from only 115 trucks have been able to be collected. And nothing has reached the besieged north.

“We are working around the clock to get whatever aid we can to people in need. And we managed to distribute some wheat flour, baby food, nutrition supplements and medicines. At long last, a few bakeries in south and central Gaza are operating,” Guterres added.

“But let us not forget that we are operating in the middle of a military operation," the UN chief noted.

Stressing that the needs are massive – and the obstacles are staggering for aid delivering, Guterres said, “Strict quotas are being imposed on the goods we distribute – along with unnecessary delay procedures. Other essentials – including fuel, shelter, cooking gas, and water purification supplies – are prohibited.”

“We continue to request for safety and security mitigation measures to be in place for our convoys. Our staff life is at risk if we continue to be prevented from distributing food parcels and wheat flower directly to people in desperate need,” the Secretary-General said.

Meanwhile, the Israeli military offensive is intensifying with “atrocious” levels of death and destruction, Guterres said.

Today, 80 per cent of Gaza has been either designated an Israeli-militarized zone or an area where people have been ordered to leave, the UN chief said, stressing that “four-fifths of the territory of Gaza is a no-go zone for the people of Gaza.”

Guterres said that beyond questions about the particular number of trucks at any particular moment, it is important to stay fixed on the big picture, - "without rapid, reliable, safe and sustained aid access, more people will die – and the long-term consequences on the entire population will be profound," he added.

The head of the world body highlighted that the United Nations has been clear: “We will not take part in any scheme that fails to respect international law and the humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality, independence and neutrality.”

The Secretary-General further explained, “The United Nations and our partners have a detailed, principled, operationally-sound 5-stage plan – supported by Member States – to get aid to a desperate population. A mechanism to Ensure the delivery of aid to Gaza; inspect and scan aid at crossing points; transport aid from crossing points to humanitarian facilities; prepare aid for onward distribution; and transport aid to people in need.”

“We have the personnel, the distribution networks, the systems and community relationships in place to act. The supplies – 160,000 pallets, enough to fill nearly 9,000 trucks – are waiting,” he added.

The UN chief appealed for life-saving aid for the long-suffering people of Gaza: “Let’s do it right. And let’s do it right away,” he concluded.

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UNRWA Commissioner-General: The aid entering Gaza now is a needle in a haystack

NEW YORK, May 23, 2025 (WAFA) –

The aid entering the Gaza Strip now is a needle in a haystack, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said on Friday.

“No one should be surprised, let alone shocked, at scenes of precious aid looted, stolen or 'lost”. The people of Gaza have been starved and deprived of the basics, including water and medicines, for more than 11 weeks. Mothers and fathers have run out of food for their children. Older people died because of lack of medicines. The aid going in now is a needle in a haystack,” Lazzarini posted on X, at a time when Israel has been fully closing Gaza crossings since March 2.

He stressed that “a meaningful and uninterrupted flow of aid is the only way to prevent the current disaster from spiraling further.”

He pointed out that “the least needed is 500-600 trucks every day managed through the UN, including UNRWA.”

K.F.

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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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