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*** As Only Few Starving Palestinians Get Aid in Israeli-Controlled 4 Centers, 95 Palestinians Killed and 304 Injured, Which Brings the Death Toll of the Israeli Genocidal War on the Gaza Strip to 54,772 and Injuries to 125,834 June 7, 2025 ***
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
By
June 7, 2025, the
initial death toll of Palestinians who have been killed by the Israeli
genocidal war on Gaza
Strip is 68,205+. This includes the accounted for deaths (54,772) and those who are still missing under the rubble (an estimate of at least 13,433+). *** 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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More detailed news stories can be found at
the following sources:
Killing and Injuring of Palestinians in
Ghazza
(Gaza)
by Israeli Occupation Regime Forceshttp://english.wafa.ps/, https://english.palinfo.com/, https://imemc.org/, https://paltoday.ps/ar/ *** *** UNRWA warns Gaza aid distribution model is not working NEW YORK, June 7, 2025 (WAFA) – UNRWA Communications Director Juliette Touma said the current aid distribution model in the Gaza Strip is not working. “It’s as if you’re inviting people to their own death,” she said. She stressed that the only way to deliver humanitarian aid at scale and safely to the people of Gaza is through the United Nations, including UNRWA. She said that UNRWA’s impact during the ceasefire was tangible and urged that the agency be allowed to carry out its work. T.R. *** PGMO: 110 Gaza aid seekers killed, 583 others injured in recent Israeli attacks Saturday 7-June-2025 GAZA, (PIC) The Palestinian Government Media Office (PGMO), in Gaza, said on Friday that at least 110 Palestinians had been killed recently by Israeli gunfire while trying to get desperately needed food and other assistance at the US-backed aid distribution points in the war-ravaged coastal enclave. Since May 27, 583 aid seekers have also been injured and nine others have been reported missing following Israeli attacks, according to PGMO. Those aid seekers were trying to obtain food from the US-backed “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation” (GHF) at its distribution points in Gaza. Here is a detailed look at the casualties: May 27: Three killed, 46 injured, and seven missing in Rafa'h May 28: 10 killed and 62 injured in Rafa'h June 1: 35 killed and 200 injured in Rafa'h; one killed, 32 injured, and two missing at the Wadi Gaza Bridge June 2: 26 killed and 92 injured in Rafa'h June 3: 27 killed and 90 injured in Rafa'h June 6: Eight killed and 61 injured in Rafa'h Noah Sylvia, a research analyst at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in the UK, has written that the Israeli policy of starvation should instead be viewed as “a logical conclusion of a campaign aimed at the destruction of life in the Strip.” The Israeli army “has attempted to destroy every facet of life in Gaza, from eradicating infrastructure to mass killings of Palestinians”, Sylvia explained, and as a result, “starving a population is but a natural extension” of those efforts. In a commentary piece published on the RUSI website, he said that, “unless the international community takes meaningful action against Israel, there is no reason to expect that either this violence or the starvation of two million people will end.” “The next steps are clear: governments must immediately suspend all arms sales, military aid, and military cooperation with Israel, impose sanctions, and support the international legal mechanisms investigating these atrocities,” he added. *** ****** Gaza death toll reaches 54,772 since start of Israeli aggression in October 2023 - Medical sources GAZA, June 7, 2025 (WAFA, Anadolu) - The death toll in the Gaza Strip has reached 54,772, the majority of whom were women and children, since the beginning of the Israeli aggression in October 2023. At least 125,834 others have also been injured. The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza confirmed that of the total casualties, 4,497 civilians have been killed and 13,793 have been injured since March 18, 2025, when the Israeli occupation resumed its aggression on the Gaza Strip after breaking the ceasefire agreement. The Ministry stated that 95 slain civilians and 304 injured individuals were brought to hospitals in Gaza during the past 48 hours. This toll remains incomplete, as many victims remain trapped under rubble, inaccessible to ambulance and rescue crews. The Israeli occupation army resumed its attacks on the Gaza Strip on March 18 and has since killed 4,497 people and injured 13,793 others, shattering a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement that took hold in January. Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave. *** Massacre leaves 15 Palestinian killed, 50 others injured, in Gaza GAZA, June 7, 2025 (WAFA) - At least 15 civilians were killed and 50 others injured on Saturday in a new massacre perpetrated by the Israeli occupation forces in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City. Local sources reported that Israeli warplanes targeted a house with two missiles in the Sabra neighborhood, killing at least 15 civilians, including six children, and wounding more than 50. Rescue crew sources estimated that the death toll could exceed 30, given the large number of missing persons as a result of the Israeli shelling of the house. They described the situation at the scene as dire. They indicated that their capabilities on the ground are very limited, but that the crews are trying to carry out their duties but are in need of equipment. Efforts are ongoing to rescue any survivors and recover the bodies from the targeted house. They noted that the Israeli shelling of the Sabra neighborhood resulted in three vehicles catching fire. Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation has been committing genocidal crimes in the Gaza Strip, leaving more than 180,000 dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing, in addition to hundreds of thousands of displaced persons, and a famine that has claimed the lives of many, including children, in addition to widespread destruction. K.T. *** 15 civilians killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern and northern Gaza GAZA, June 7, 2025 (WAFA) – At least 15 civilians were killed on Saturday evening in Israeli airstrikes on the city of Khan Younus and Jabalya Al-Nazla area, in the southern and northern Gaza Strip, respectively. Local sources reported that six civilians were killed after Israeli forces targeted a group of people in Bani Suhayla, east of Khan Younus. A civilian was also killed in an Israeli drone attack in Al-Amal neighborhood in Khan Younus. Eight civilians were also killed in Israeli shelling of the Jabalya Al-Nazla area. Medical sources noted that a total of 56 civilians have been killed since dawn today as Israeli airstrikes targeted multiple areas across Gaza. death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 54,772, mostly women and children, since the start of the Israeli aggression on October 7, 2023. The number of injuries has also climbed to 125,834. T.R. *** Nine Palestinian civilians killed by the Israeli genocidal air strikes on Jabalya and Dair El-Bala'h in the Gaza Strip GAZA, June 7, 2025 (WAFA) – Nine civilians were killed on Saturday by two Israeli genocidal air strikes targeting Jabalya in northern Gaza Strip, and Dair El-Bala'h, in the central part of the Gaza Strip. WAFA correspondent reported that Israeli warplanes bombed the home of the 'Abdullah family in Jabalya, killing six civilians and leaving others missing under the rubble. In a separate attack, three civilians were killed after Israeli forces struck a tent sheltering displaced people in the Al-Bassa area of Dair El-Bala'h. T.R. *** Israel occupation orders forcible evacuation of tens of thousands in northern Gaza GAZA, June 7, 2025 (WAFA) – The Israeli occupation army Saturday ordered the forcible evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians in northern Gaza. Local sources said the evacuation order targeted the Abdul 'Rahman neighborhood in northwest Gaza City and the Al-Nahdha neighborhood in Jabalya refugee camp. Residents of these areas are previously displaced civilians who had been forced to flee northern Gaza to the south at the start of the genocidal war, before being temporarily allowed to return. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), as of May 28, 81% of Gaza’s territory had been declared Israeli military zones or placed under evacuation orders. OCHA added that since the resumption of the Israeli aggression on March 18, the army has issued 31 evacuation orders, covering about 229.4 square kilometers of Gaza, orders that remain in effect. A recent report by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) stated that at least 1.9 million people, or nearly 90% of Gaza’s population, have been displaced during the ongoing aggression, many of them repeatedly, with some forced to flee ten times or more. T.R. *** ý*** Killing, Injuring, and Abduction of Palestinians in the West Bank by Israeli Occupation Regime Forces ***ý IOF injures Palestinian, tightens measures at Al-'Hamra checkpoint in W. Bank Saturday 7-June-2025 GAZA, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) injured a Palestinian young man in the northeast of Ramallah and imposed strict measures at Al-'Hamra checkpoint in the Jordan Valley on Friday. According to local sources, Israeli forces stormed Doura Al-Qari and opened fire at local youths, injuring one of them in his thigh. The Red Crescent said its paramedics provided the wounded young man with first aid before transferring him to the hospital. The IOFs also stormed the towns of Beer Zait, Koabar and Abu Shukhaidim in northern Ramallah, with no reported kidnappings. In the northern Jordan Valley, the IOFs tightened its security measures at Al-'Hamra checkpoint and obstructed the movement of Palestinian citizens and vehicles on the first day of the 'Eidul-Adh'ha Holiday. *** Youth injured by Israeli gunfire during raid on village near Toulkarm TULKAREM, June 7, 2025 (WAFA) – A Palestinian youth was injured on Saturday evening by Israeli forces' gunfire during a military raid on the village of 'Izbat Shoufa, southeast of Toulkarm. The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported that its crews treated a young man who was shot in the thigh with live ammunition and transferred him to the hospital. T.R. *** Six Palestinians suffocate during Israeli raid on Toubas TOUBAS, June 7, 2025 (WAFA) – Six Palestinian residents suffered from tear gas suffocation on Saturday during confrontations with Israeli occupation forces in the city of Toubas. Medical sources reported that Palestine Red Crescent crews treated six suffocation cases on site. T.R. *** Israeli soldiers assault youth during ongoing military campaign in Jineen Jineen, June 7, 2025 (WAFA) – A Palestinian youth was injured on Saturday after being severely beaten by Israeli occupation soldiers in the city of Jineen. The Palestine Red Crescent Society said its teams transported the youth after he was assaulted by Israeli soldiers in the Khellet Al-Souha neighborhood near Jineen refugee camp. His condition was described as stable. Earlier, an Israeli infantry unit raided a building in Khellet Al-Souha and took over its rooftop, while another unit was deployed around Jenin Governmental Hospital. Israeli occupation forces have continued their aggression on Jenin and its refugee camp for the 138th consecutive day, leaving so far 39 people killed, more than 200 injured, dozens detained, nearly 22,000 displaced from the camp and its surroundings, and dozens of homes destroyed or blown up. T.R. *** IOFs raid homes, kidnap citizens in the West Bank Saturday 7-June-2025 WEST BANK, (PIC) The Israeli occupation forces (IOFs) kidnapped at least 11 Palestinian citizens during raids in the West Bank last night and on Saturday morning. According to local sources, the IOFs kidnapped five citizens during their presence near a water spring in Na'haleen town, west of Bait La'hm (Bethlehem). The IOFs also kidnapped two brothers as they were grazing their sheep near their home in Al-Mafqara in Masafir Yatta, south of Al-Khaleel (Hebron). Another young man was taken prisoner following an IOFs raid on his home in Al-Shuyoukh town in the northeast of Al-Khaleel (Hebron).. In Jineen, the Israeli occupation forces stormed a house in Wadi Burqeen area in the west of Jineen and kidnapped three young men. *** *** Aggression and Attacks by Illegal Israeli Settlers and Soldiers *** 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. *** Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian residents' vehicles in Nablus NABLUS, June 7, 2025 (WAFA) – A group of the illegal Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian vehicles near the town of 'Aseera Al-Qibliya south of Nablus, smashing the windows of several cars. Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces stormed the town of Qabalan, also south of Nablus. Local sources told WAFA that the forces stormed the town and fired stun grenades and tear gas canisters at civilians and their homes. T.R. *** Illegal Israeli settlers graze livestock between Palestinian residents’ homes in Bedioun community near Aree'ha (Jericho) Aree'ha (Jericho), June 7, 2025 (WAFA) – A group of the illegal Israeli settlers grazed their sheep and camels on Saturday evening between the homes of residents in the Shalla Al-'Auja Bedouin community north of Aree'ha (Jericho). 'Hasan Mulai'hat, the general supervisor of the Al-Baydar Organization for the Defense of Bedouin Rights, told WAFA that the illegal settlers stormed the area for the second time today and grazed their livestock between civilian homes in what he described as a clear provocation and part of ongoing harassment aimed at displacing Palestinians from the Jordan Valley. Mulai'hat added that the Shallal Al-'Auja community is repeatedly subjected to violations by colonists in an effort to force its residents out. T.R. *** *** News Related to the Israeli Genocidal War on the Palestinian People *** UNRWA warns Gaza aid distribution model is not working NEW YORK, June 7, 2025 (WAFA) – UNRWA Communications Director Juliette Touma said the current aid distribution model in the Gaza Strip is not working. “It’s as if you’re inviting people to their own death,” she said. She stressed that the only way to deliver humanitarian aid at scale and safely to the people of Gaza is through the United Nations, including UNRWA. She said that UNRWA’s impact during the ceasefire was tangible and urged that the agency be allowed to carry out its work. T.R. *** UN rapporteur accuses GHF of using aid as “weapon of war” in Gaza Saturday 7-June-2025 GAZA, (PIC) Mary Lawlor, the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, has accused the so-called “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation” (GHF) of using aid as a weapon of war to displace and humiliate people in the Gaza Strip. In an interview with Al Jazeera on Saturday, Lawlor said that the right to receive aid should not be taken away from anyone anywhere in the world, calling what is happening in the Gaza Strip as “forced starvation of civilians.” “The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation [backed by Israel and the US] is using aid as a weapon of war to displace, humiliate and corral civilians. It is completely inhumane,” Lawlor added. *** Activists aboard Madleen send message to the people of Gaza on the occasion of Eidul Adh'ha Saturday 7-June-2025 CYPRUS, (PIC) The Madleen ship, part of the Freedom Flotilla and launched from Italy, is approaching the shores of Gaza Strip amid concerns that the Israeli occupation army may violently target it. Despite these fears, those organizing the voyage remain determined to continue their journey to break the blockade on the besieged enclave. Thiago Avila, a member of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, said in media remarks on Saturday that international coordination had been conducted to ensure the protection of participants aboard Madleen as it heads towards Gaza. He emphasized that they anticipate a violent attack by Israeli forces on the ship. Avila explained that all participants have been trained on how to react if Israel insists on killing them, stressing that they are committed to breaking the blockade on Gaza and delivering humanitarian aid. He also pointed out that it is impossible to ask for permission from the authorities committing crimes in Gaza. The Madleen ship carries food, medicine, and even water for the residents of the enclave. Activists aboard Madleen broadcast excerpts from a message to the people of Gaza on the occasion of Eidul Adh'ha, saying, “You deserve life, freedom, peace, and justice… We will not stop until Palestine is liberated… And the only sound on the morning of 'Eid will be the sound of Eid itself.” Last Wednesday, Israel’s Broadcasting Authority reported that the Israeli government had decided to prevent Madleen, which set sail from Italy in an attempt to break the Gaza blockade, from approaching or docking at Gaza’s shores. According to the Authority, there was initially an inclination to allow the ship to reach Gaza as long as it did not pose a security threat, but the decision was later reversed “to prevent setting a precedent that might be repeated.” The ship is carrying 12 people, including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and Irish actor Liam Cunningham. Previously, in early May, the ship was attacked by a drone while attempting to break the blockade, causing a hole in its structure and a fire at its front, according to sources from the coalition organizing the voyage. *** =============================================================================================================================== Editorial
Notes about terms
& names of
people and places: *** 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) *** Person's names as pronounced in standard Arabic: A'hmed, 'Hasan, Mu'hammed, Younus, Yousuf, 'Hasan Mulai'hat, *** Conflict terminology The Israeli occupation apartheid regime (the Israeli government) Illegal Israeli settlers (instead of settlers, colonists) A group of the illegal Israeli settlers *** Fair Use Notice This site contains copyrighted material the
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