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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Gaza Genocide by Starvation Continues, About 32 Children and 22 Women Killed Daily

56 Palestinians Killed, 108 Injured, Which Brings the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 51,495 and the Injuries to 117,524

April 26, 2025

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Editor's Notes:  

Here are some initial (not final) statistics, which show the Israeli war crimes against humanity, during the current Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, based on the reliable data reported by the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza:

By April 26, 2025, the initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza Strip is 65,024+.   

This includes the accounted for deaths (51,495), those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 13,529+). 

By April 26, 2025, the documented injuries exceeded 117,524.

By April 26, 2025, according to news report, 956 Palestinians who were killed, 6,718 who were injured, and 11,910*, 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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Ten Palestinians were killed and several others injured on Saturday evening in Israeli airstrikes targeting areas in central Gaza, according to local sources and medical officials, April 26, 2025.	5 Palestinians were killed and several others were injured in two separate Israeli genocidal air strikes on Dair El-Bala'h and Al-Nusayrat in central Gaza Strip, which raised the death toll today to 27, on April 26, 2025.
56 Palestinians were killed, 108 were injured by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on the Gaza Strip, which brought the death toll to 51495 and injuries to 117,524, by April 26, 2025.	Palestinian 30-years-old, A'hmed Nasasra, succumbed to wounds, which he sustained about two months ago, by the Israeli occupation forces fire, in Bait Foureek, in the West Bank, April 26, 2025.
During the Israeli genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli occupation forces have killed about 90 Palestinians everyday, including 32 children and 22 women, as reported by the PGMO, on April 26, 2025.	A 'Hamas delegation headed by Mu'hammed Darweesh, arrived in Cairo to discuss the Israeli war cessation and prisoner exchange, based on a comprehensive deal, April 26, 2026.
Grieving at Shuhada Al-Aqsa hospital the death of family members who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on Dair El-Bala'h, on April 26, 2025.	Carrying to Al-Awda hospital the injured and martyred Palestinian victims, who were massacred by the Israeli genocidal artillery bombardment on Al-Nusayrat, on April 26, 2025.
Carrying to Al-Awda hospital the injured Palestinian victims, who were massacred by the Israeli army attack on a Palestinian fishing boat, off Al-Zawayida coast, on April 26, 2025.	56 Palestinians were killed, 108 were injured, mostly children, women, and elderly, by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on the Gaza Strip, by April 26, 2025.

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بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

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

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

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

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Death toll across Gaza Strip surges to 51,495, amid ongoing aggression

GAZA, April 26, 2025 (WAFA) – 

The death toll arising from the Israeli genocidal aggression on the Gaza Strip climbed to 51,495 people, the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported on Saturday.

The Ministry announced that the death toll and the toll of casualties as a result of the ongoing Israeli genocidal offensive on the war-torn Strip rose to 51,495 and 117,524, respectively.

The Ministry added that the death toll reached 2,062 with 5,375 others wounded since Israel unilaterally ended the Gaza ceasefire agreement and resumed its aggression on the Strip on Tuesday, March 18.

Within the last 24 hours, the bodies of  56 slain Palestinians, including seven bodies retrieved from rubble, and 108 casualties were admitted to hospitals in the Strip.

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

Y.S.

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 Israeli occupation army continues to attack and kill civilians across Gaza

Saturday 26-April-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 exacerbating the dire humanitarian suffering of the population.

According to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporters in Gaza, Israeli attacks have continued across the Gaza Strip, including an Israeli strike on a diner at the Abu Samra rotary in Dair El-Bala'h City in central Gaza that killed four people and injured others.

An Israeli airstrike also claimed the life of one civilian and injured several others in Al-Nusayrat refugee camp in central Gaza.

An Israel drone also targeted a civilian inside his house in Dair El-Bala'h, killing him immediately.

Another strike targeted a gathering of civilians in Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younus, south of Gaza, killing three of them, including two children.

The Israeli occupation army also attacked fishermen near the shore of Khan Younus in southern Gaza, injuring two of them.

Two other fishermen suffered shrapnel wounds when an Israeli quadcopter dropped a bomb on them as they were working on their small boat near the shore of Al-Khalidi in the north of Gaza City.

At least eight other people suffered injuries in an Israeli strike on tents sheltering displaced families in Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younus.

The Israeli occupation 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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10 Palestinians killed, dozens injured in Israeli airstrikes on central Gaza

GAZA, April 26, 2025 (WAFA) –

Ten Palestinians were killed and several others injured on Saturday evening in Israeli airstrikes targeting areas in central Gaza, according to local sources and medical officials.

WAFA correspondents reported that five people were killed and others injured when Israeli forces bombed a group of civilians near the Shomer factory, located north of Al-Maghazi refugee camp.

In a separate attack, a Palestinian, identified as 'Abdul-Ra'hman Abu Kameel l, was killed following an Israeli strike in the Al-Zahraa area, northwest of Al-Nusayrat refugee camp. His body was transferred to Al-Awda Hospital.

Four more Palestinians were killed and others wounded in drone strikes carried out by Israeli occupation forces in the town of Al-Zawayida, also in the central Gaza region.

Medical sources confirmed that the total number of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since the early morning of Saturday has risen to 36.

Earlier in the day, five people were killed and several others wounded in two separate strikes launched by Israeli warplanes and artillery in Dair El-Bala'h and Al-Nusayrat  refugee camp.

One of the airstrikes targeted a café in Dair El-Bala'h, resulting in the killing of four civilians and injuring others. Another artillery strike on a gathering of civilians northwest of Nuseirat led to the killing of one person, with several others transported to Al-'Awda Hospital.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 51,495 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 117,524 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 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on central Gaza, death toll rises to 27 since morning

GAZA, April 26, 2025 (WAFA) –

Five Palestinians were killed and several others injured on Saturday evening in two separate Israeli attacks targeting Dair El-Bala'h and Al-Nusayrat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. These latest strikes have raised the death toll in Gaza since dawn to 27.

According to WAFA correspondents, Israeli warplanes bombed a café in Dair El-Bala'h, killing four people and wounding several others. In a separate attack, Israeli artillery targeted a group of civilians northwest of Al-Nusayrat  refugee camp, resulting in one fatality and multiple injuries. The injured were transferred to Al-'Awda Hospital for treatment.

In another incident, a number of civilians were wounded when Israeli drones opened fire on Block 1 in the Al-Buraij refugee camp, also in central Gaza.

Earlier in the day, three Palestinians were killed and others wounded when Israeli forces shelled a gathering in the Al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younus, in southern Gaza. Additionally, an Israeli airstrike on a house belonging to the Abu Muzyid family in Al-Zawayida, central Gaza, killed two more people.

Two other Palestinians were killed in separate Israeli airstrikes on 'Izbet Bait 'Hanoun town in the north and the Shujaiyya neighborhood in Gaza City. Israeli naval forces also targeted a fishing boat off the coast of Al-Zawayida, injuring six fishermen.

Several more were injured in Khan Younus when Israeli forces bombed a tent sheltering displaced people in Al-Mawasi.

At dawn, Israeli airstrikes hit a house belonging to the Al-Khour family in the Al-Sabra neighborhood of southern Gaza City, killing 10 people. Several others were wounded, and some are still trapped beneath the rubble.

The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 51,495 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 117,524 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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Three Palestinian civilians killed, others injured in Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza Strip

GAZA, April 26, 2025 (WAFA) – 

Three Palestinian civilians, including two children, were killed and others were injured in an Israeli strike in Khan Younus, south of the Gaza Strip.

WAFA correspondent reported that the occupation forces targeted civilians east of Kuwait Hospital in Mawasi, Khan Younus, resulting in the killing of three Palestinians.

The slain Palestinians were identified as Mu'hammed Al-Balishi, 22,  Qasim Barhoum, 16, and Nour Al-Jazzar, 15. At a time the airstrike also resulted in many people sustaining different injures.

Y.S.

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Three Palestinian civilians killed by Israeli forces in Bait 'Hanoun, north of Gaza

GAZA, April 26, 2025 (WAFA) –

Three Palestinian citizens were killed Saturday after being targeted by the Israeli occupation forces in Beit Hanoun, north of Gaza, and the Shuja'iyya neighborhood in the east.

WAFA correspondent reported that an unidentified number of Palestinian civilians arrived at the Indonesian Hospital after being targeted in Beit Hanoun, at a time when another was killed in the Israeli shelling of Al-Shuja'iyya neighborhood.

In a related context, six fishermen were injured when the Israeli navy shelled their boats off the town of Al-Zawayida in the central Gaza Strip.

A Palestinian civilian, who was identified as A'hmed Abu Muzyid,  was also killed  in an Israeli attack that targeted the roof of his house near Al-Ansar Mosque in the Al-Zawayida area in the central Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, several civilians were also injured when the Israeli occupation forces shelled a tent housing displaced persons in the Al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Younus, in the southern Gaza Strip.

Y.S.

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Two civilians killed, others wounded in an Israeli airstrike targeting Bieit Lahia in Gaza

GAZA, April 26, 2025 (WAFA) – 

Two Palestinian citizens were killed today, Saturday, when the Israeli occupation forces targeted civilians in Bait Lahya, north of the Gaza Strip.

Local sources said that an Israeli drone targeted a group of citizens near the Education Roundabout, north of the Gaza Strip, killing two citizens and wounding others.

Medical sources reported that Mustafa Abdul Raziq Taha Shurrab died of wounds he sustained when the occupation forces bombed a house in Al-Manara area, east of Khan Younus, on Friday.

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 man dies from wounds sustained by Israeli fire in Nablus

NABLUS, April 26, 2025 (WAFA) – 

A Palestinian young man succumbed to his wounds Saturday in the town of Bait Foureek, east of Nablus.

Medical sources confirmed to WAFA that 30-years-old A'hmed Nasasra succumbed to wounds he sustained about two months ago during intensive confrontations that broke out with Israeli occupation forces in Bait Foureek.

It should be noted that Nasasra, who was married and had one child, was hospitalized at the Arab Specialized Hospital in Nablus, where doctors announced his death today.

Y.S. 

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Two Palestinians wounded by IOFs gunfire in the West Bank

Saturday 26-April-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

Two Palestinian young men, including a teenager, suffered bullet injuries during skirmishes with the Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) in the West Bank last night.

According to local sources, a 16-year-old teenager suffered a bullet injury in his pelvis and others suffered from their exposure to tear gas during clashes between local youths and Israeli soldiers in Bait Fajjar town, south of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem).

Israeli soldiers also savagely assaulted a number of young men during the events in the town.

In Ramallah, a young man was injured by IOFs gunfire in Sinjil town after a horde of the illegal Israeli settlers stormed the area.

Local sources said that Israeli forces opened fire at local residents as they tried to fend off settlers who stormed the town’s Jabal Al-Tal area, injuring a young man in his chest.

They added that local youths set fires at several locations in their town to prevent the settlers from advancing towards their homes.

For several days, armed settlers living illegally in the area have been launching looting and arson attacks in Sinjil town. One civilian was martyred and others were injured in those attacks, which happened under military protection.

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Two Palestinians injured after being rammed by Israeli jeep in Jineen

Saturday 26-April-2025

Jineen, (PIC)

Two young Palestinians sustained injuries and bruises on Friday evening after being run over by an Israeli jeep in Ya’bad town, south of Jineen, in the northern West Bank.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that its teams provided first aid to the injured at the scene before transferring them to the hospital for further treatment, noting that the two youths were riding a motorbike at the time of the incident.

This incident comes amid a continued escalation by Israeli forces in Jenin Governorate, which has been subjected to sustained aggression for 95 consecutive days, including daily raids, arrests, and direct targeting of residents, significantly worsening the humanitarian and security situation in the city and its refugee camp.

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Two Palestinians injured an illegal Israeli settler attack on Koabar, near Ramallah

RAMALLAH, April 26, 2025 (WAFA) –

Two Palestinian civilians were injured on Saturday evening in an attack by the illegal Israeli settlers on the village of Koabar, northwest of Ramallah.

Palestinian security sources told WAFA that a group of the illegal Israeli settlers assaulted residents in the town, violently beating two men. The attack resulted in both men sustaining injuries and bruises.

The sources added that the illegal Israeli settlers abducted the two brothers, 'Adnan and Mu'hammed 'Amriyah, subjected them to abuse and physical assault, and later released Adnan. The fate of Mohammad remains unknown at the time of reporting.

This incident comes amid a surge in violence by the illegal Israeli settlers across the occupied West Bank, raising alarm among human rights groups and local communities.

M.N. 

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 IOFs kidnap several Palestinians from West Bank homes

Saturday 26-April-2025

WEST BANK, (PIC)

The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnapped a number of Palestinian citizens during raids in Nablus and Al-Khaleel (Hebron) in the West Bank.

According to local sources, the IOFs raided several homes in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, and kidnapped two young men.

In A-Khaleel (Hebron), Israeli occupation forces kidnapped over 14 citizens from their homes during a raid in Idhna town.

Local sources in Idhna town said that the IOFs released most of the kidnapped after holding and interrogating them for hours.

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 Israeli occupation forces continue large-scale military onslaught on Toulkarm and its refugee camp, for 90th day

TULKARM, April 26, 2025 (WAFA) – 

The Israeli occupation's aggression on the city of Toulkarm and its refugee camp has entered its 90th day, and on the Nur Shams camp its 77th day, amid ongoing military escalation and repeated raids and incursions by occupation forces across the city and its two camps.

WAFA correspondent reported hearing the sounds of heavy gunfire this morning near the Martyr Saif Abu Libda roundabout at the western entrance to the Nour Shams refugee camp. This followed intensive occupation forces' movements around the Employees' Housing neighborhood in the Iktaba suburb adjacent to the camp, where they raided a house and destroyed surveillance cameras.

The correspondent added that the occupation forces continue to send military reinforcements, including vehicles and infantry units, into the city, its two camps, and its suburbs, accompanied by heavy firing of live ammunition and sound bombs.

 They also raid and search homes and shops, destroying their contents and subjecting those present to interrogation.

Last night, Israeli occupation forces raided a number of homes in the eastern neighborhood of Toulkarm, amid a heavy pedestrian presence in the area.

This morning, Israeli occupation forces set up a military checkpoint on Nablus Street, at the entrance to Toulkarm refugee camp, obstructing the movement of residents and their vehicles.

Toulkarm and Nour Shams refugee camps are witnessing a heavy deployment of Israeli occupation forces, firing live ammunition and sound bombs. This coincides with a tight siege of these camps, accompanied by raids and vandalism of homes, and forcing the remaining residents to evacuate their homes at gunpoint.

The Israeli occupation forces also continue to seize homes and residential buildings on Nablus Street and the adjacent northern neighborhood, converting them into military barracks after forcibly evacuating their residents. Their vehicles and bulldozers are stationed in the vicinity.

Yesterday, Israeli bulldozers closed the eastern entrance to the city, adjacent to Nour Shams refugee camp, with earth mounds. They also closed Nablus Street near the Martyr Saif Abu Libdeh roundabout leading to the camp, exacerbating the suffering of citizens and restricting their movement.

The Israeli occupation's ongoing aggression and escalation against the city of Toulkarm and its two camps resulted in the deaths of 13 citizens, including a child and two women, one of whom was eight months pregnant. Dozens were also injured and arrested.

It also resulted in the forced displacement of more than 4,200 families from the Toulkarm and Nour Shams refugee camps, comprising more than 24,000 citizens, along with hundreds of citizens from the northern neighborhood of the city after their homes were seized and a number of them converted into military barracks.

The aggression caused widespread destruction to infrastructure, including homes, shops, and vehicles, which were completely and partially demolished, burned, vandalized, looted, and stolen. 396 homes were completely destroyed and 2,573 partially destroyed in the Toulkarm and Nour Shams refugee camps. 

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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Palestinian family injured in attack by the illegal Israeli settlers near Al-Khaleel (Hebron)

Al-Khaleel (Hebron), April 26, 2025 (WAFA) –

A Palestinian man, his wife, and their son were injured on Saturday following an assault by Israeli colonists north of Al-Khaleel (Hebron), according to Palestinian security and local sources.

The incident occurred on the Wadi Sa'ir road, where a group of Israeli colonists intercepted the family's vehicle and physically attacked them using batons and their fists.

The father, identified as 55-year-old Abdul-Fatta'h A'hmed Al-Tarwah, sustained multiple bruises and injuries across his body. His 50-year-old wife suffered a broken arm during the assault, while their son sustained head injuries.

All three were transferred to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.

The attack is part of an ongoing wave of violence by Israeli colonists against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank.

M.N.

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 Illegal Israeli settlers cut water supply lines near Aree'ha (Jericho)

Aree'ha (Jericho), April 26, 2025 (WAFA) –

A group of the illegal Israeli settlers cut water pipelines on Saturday evening that supply drinking water to Palestinian homes in the village of Al-'Auja, north of Aree'ha (Jericho) in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources.

'Hasan Mulai'hat, General Supervisor of the Al-Baydar Organization for the Defense of Bedouin Rights, a local anti-colonization group, told WAFA that Israeli colonists drove provocatively through the area in their vehicles before deliberately cutting pipes that transport water from the Al-'Auja spring to residents' homes.

Mulai'hat stated that the attack is part of a broader, systematic campaign aimed at forcibly displacing Palestinian residents from their land. He described it as a deliberate escalation in efforts to empty the region of its indigenous population.

M.N

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Illegal Israeli settlers raise Israeli flags in the town of Sinjil north of Ramallah

Saturday 26-April-2025

RAMALLAH, (PIC)

Dozens of the illegal Israeli settlers stormed on Saturday the town of Sinjil, north of Ramallah, in the central West Bank, and raised Israeli flags in the Tal area near the town, according to local sources.

The settlers have recently escalated their attacks against citizens in Sinjil.

In parallel with the war of extermination against Gaza, the Israeli occupation army and settlers have escalated their attacks in the West Bank, killing more than 956 people and injuring nearly 7,000, in addition to 16,400 arrests, according to Palestinian statistics.

The Israeli occupation has established 60 settlement outposts in the West Bank since the beginning of the genocidal war in Gaza in October 2023, 51 of which were established in 2024, according to data released by the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission.

Israeli violations in the West Bank led to the displacement of 29 Palestinian communities, comprising 311 families with a total of around 2,000 people, between October 7, 2023, and the end of 2024, according to the Commission.

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 Israeli occupation forces halt road construction project in Salfeet

Salfeet, April 26, 2025 (WAFA) –

 The Israeli occupation forces on Saturday halted construction work on a road-paving project between the towns of Bidya and Mis'ha, located in the central West Bank province of the Salfeet, according to local sources.

Eyewitnesses told WAFA that Israeli soldiers stormed the construction site and ordered workers to immediately stop all work on the project. The orders were delivered verbally, with no official documentation provided at the time.

The targeted road is of significant importance to the local population, serving thousands of residents of several villages and towns in the province.

M.N.

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News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People

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UN official: Aid supplies continue dwindling in Gaza, exacerbating humanitarian suffering

NEW YORK, April 26, 2025 (WAFA) –

Jonathan Whittall, Head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the occupied Palestinian territory, warned on Saturday of dwindling aid supplies and a shrinking capacity for humanitarian organizations to operate, as humanitarian needs continue to grow across Gaza.

Speaking to reporters from northern Gaza, Whittall said that aid agencies are continuing their efforts, despite immense challenges, to provide assistance wherever possible.

He stressed that residents in the Gaza Strip are facing suffocating conditions and unending suffering, as a total and prolonged closure has remained in effect for nearly two months. Hospitals are overcrowded, and critical supplies needed to provide treatment have run out, he added.

M.N.

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Trump administration strips UNRWA of legal immunity in court filing

NEW YORK, April 26, 2025 (WAFA) –

The administration of US President Donald Trump has decided to lift the immunity of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), not considering it part of the United Nations, which would allow it to be sued in US courts.

This statement came in a legal document submitted by the US Department of Justice to a federal court in New York last Thursday. The document is part of a serious lawsuit against UNRWA, accusing it of covering up for employees who participated in the events of October 7, 2023, and demanding exorbitant financial compensation.

This shift reflects the US administration's hardline stance toward the UN agency, especially in light of repeated Israeli accusations against UNRWA.

Since his first term as US president in 2017, President Donald Trump has worked to combat UNRWA and cut its funding, with the aim of eliminating the refugee issue.

UNRWA's legal defense team described these accusations as "not serious," asserting that the agency enjoys legal immunity as a UN agency, a position adopted by previous US administrations.

Y.S.

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UN: Israel’s war on Gaza has destroyed the lives of 2.2 million Palestinians

Saturday 26-April-2025

GAZA, (PIC)

The United Nations said that the ongoing Israeli war of extermination and ethnic cleansing, lasting for more than 18 months, combined with the continued complete blockade and the prevention of aid entry into the Gaza Strip for two months, has destroyed the lives of 2.2 million Palestinians and caused near-total devastation of the basic infrastructure civilians rely on to survive in the Strip.

In a report issued on Friday, the United Nations explained that the World Food Program (WFP) delivered the last of its remaining food stocks today to the hot meal kitchens in Gaza, and it is expected that these kitchens will completely run out of food in the coming days.

The report announced that over the past weeks, hot meal kitchens have been the only consistent source of food assistance for the people of Gaza. Although they reached only half of the population and met just 25% of daily food needs, they provided a critical lifeline.

The WFP warned that the situation inside Gaza has once again reached a breaking point: “Coping mechanisms are exhausted, and the fragile gains made during the brief ceasefire have been erased. Unless urgent action is taken to open the crossings for aid and trade, the WFP may be forced to end its vital assistance.”

Meanwhile, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said that the complete closure imposed by Israel on Gaza, and the prevention of life-saving aid from reaching civilians—including food and fuel—has now entered its eighth week.

It confirmed that bakeries in the Strip have ceased operations due to a lack of flour and cooking fuel, basic food prices are rising, and Israeli attacks at sea continue to destroy Gaza’s fishing industry. With the cessation of food aid, remaining stockpiles are rapidly depleting, placing Gaza’s population, especially vulnerable groups and children, at increased risk of starvation.

The OHCHR also noted that the Israeli occupation forces continue to target civilian objects essential for the survival of the civilian population. Between April 21 and 22, the occupation army carried out deliberate and coordinated attacks across three governorates in Gaza, destroying 36 heavy machines, including excavators, water trucks, and sewage suction tankers. These machines are used by Gaza municipalities for humanitarian relief operations, such as rubble removal, water distribution, and maintenance of vital sewage systems.

According to the OHCHR, the destruction of these vehicles is likely to severely hinder rescue operations, including the retrieval of the wounded from under the rubble, debris clearance to allow ambulance movement, provision of safe drinking water, solid waste collection, and operation of sewage networks—thus increasing the risk of disease outbreaks.

The UN office warned that “deliberate attacks on civilian objects are illegal and constitute a war crime under international humanitarian law.”

In a related matter, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) reported that nearly 50% of the displaced and affected population in the Gaza Strip are women and girls.

The OHCHR estimates that “nearly 70% of those killed in Gaza between October 7, 2023, and March 31, 2025, were women and children.”

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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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