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Israeli occupation arrests 25 Palestinians in West Bank

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) launched widespread arrests, raids and violent house searches on Thursday in the West Bank, arresting 25 Palestinians.Palestinian news agency (WAFA) reported that the IOF arrested 18 Palestinians in the city of Dura during their raid on southern Al-Khalil, four others in the villages of Beita and Qaryout, south of Nablus, and three young Palestinians in the town of Deir Al-Ghusun, north of Tulkarm.In the same context, the IOF demolished a park in the town of Al-Qubayba, northwest of Occupied Jerusalem (Al-Quds).These arrests come as part of the escalating policy pursued by the Israeli occupation in the West Bank, which aims to terrify Palestinians, restrict their movement, and persecute activists and released prisoners.

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Several Palestinians injured in Israeli raid on Al-Fawwar camp

Several Palestinians were injured on Monday morning as Israeli occupation forces raided Al-Fawwar Camp, south of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank. According to the Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA), large units of the Israeli army stormed the camp and raided numerous homes, conducting extensive search operations. The forces detained a number of Palestinians for several hours, during which they were subjected to field interrogations and physical assault before being released, the agency added. Israeli forces also raided several villages and neighborhoods in Hebron City, searching homes and tampering with their contents. No arrests were reported.

Palestinian father Dawoud Sukar mourns as he holds the body of his son Saker, 3, who was killed in Israeli strikes on houses at Shati (Beach) refugee camp, amid an Israeli military operation, in Gaza City September 23, 2025. REUTERS
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Gaza death toll mounts as Israeli bombardment continues

The Israeli occupation continued relentless airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, causing more Palestinian deaths and injuries. According to Palestinian news agency (WAFA), four Palestinians were martyred and several more injured after Israeli warplanes struck a residential building in Gaza City. Reports also indicated that Israeli aircraft targeted the Shati Camp in Gaza City. Meanwhile, medical sources said a Palestinian woman was martyred when occupation forces shelled the Bureij Camp, while injuries were reported in several other areas across the Strip. WAFA further reported that two fishermen were martyred by Israeli gunfire south of Gaza City. The latest attacks have brought the death toll from the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip to 65,344, mostly women and children, with 166,795 others injured. The figures are expected to rise further as hundreds of victims remain trapped under the rubble or lying on the streets, beyond the reach of rescue teams.

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17 Palestinians martyred in ongoing Israeli bombing of Gaza Strip

Seventeen Palestinians were killed and others wounded Wednesday morning as a result of the ongoing Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip. Palestinian news agency (WAFA) quoted medical sources as saying that three Palestinians from one family were martyred in an Israeli airstrike on a tent housing displaced persons in Al-Mawasi area of ​​Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.A Palestinian man, his pregnant wife, and his daughter were also martyred in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.In the Tel Al-Hawa neighborhood in the south, two Palestinians were martyred and others wounded when Israeli occupation forces bombed a residential apartment.WAFA reported that in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in northwest Gaza, a number of Palestinians were martyred and wounded in an Israeli attack that targeted a building, while occupation aircraft bombed a house in the neighborhood's first street.On October 7, 2023, Israeli occupying forces launched an assault on the Gaza Strip, resulting in the deaths of 64,871 people, the majority of whom were women and children, and the injury of 164,610 others. This is a preliminary toll, with a number of victims still buried under the rubble and on the streets, unable to be reached by ambulances and rescue teams.

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Dozens martyred, wounded by Israeli Occupation bullets and bombing of Gaza Strip

Dozens of Palestinians were martyred and wounded since dawn Monday by Israeli occupation forces' continuous fire and bombing of various parts of the Gaza Strip. Palestinian news agency (WAFA) reported, citing medical sources, that ten people, including children, were martyred when the occupation forces bombed two houses on Al-Jalaa Street, west of Gaza City.Another was martyred by Israeli occupation forces in the Al-Mughraqa area in the central Gaza Strip, while Israeli artillery shelling continues north of the Nuseirat refugee camp.On Oct. 7, 2023, Israeli occupying forces launched an assault on the Gaza Strip, resulting in the martyrdom of 64,871 people, the majority of whom were women and children, and the injury of 164,610 others. This is a preliminary toll, with a number of victims still buried under the rubble and on the streets, unable to be reached by ambulances and rescue teams.

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11 Palestinians martyred in Israeli bombing of various areas in Gaza Strip

At least 11 Palestinians, including aid seekers, were martyred and dozens more injured on Sunday morning as Israeli warplanes and artillery continued strikes on Gaza City and Rafah, according to medical sources and WAFA News. In one of the deadliest attacks, seven civilians were martyred and others injured after an Israeli airstrike targeted a residential building in Al-Hawa neighborhood, in southern Gaza City. Rescue teams continue to search for survivors under the rubble. In a separate incident, four Palestinians were martyred and dozens injured when Israeli forces opened fire on a group of civilians waiting for aid in northern Rafah, in the southern part of the Strip. Israeli forces are intensifying the demolition and destruction of homes in northern Gaza and Gaza City, as part of a continued effort to forcibly displace civilians toward the southern regions of the Strip. The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 64,803 martyrs, and over 164,264 injuries.

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Israeli Occupation Forces arrest 30 Palestinians from various areas in West Bank

Since last night until Thursday morning, the occupation forces have arrested at least 30 Palestinians from the West Bank, including Jerusalem. The Palestinian news agency (WAFA) reported that among those arrested were former prisoners and active organisational figures. The arrests were carried out across several governorates, including Jenin, Salfit, Tulkarm, Bethlehem, Ramallah, and Hebron. In addition, the occupation forces have been storming towns in northwest Jerusalem for four consecutive days, carrying out widespread abuse, field interrogations, and systematic collective punishment. They assaulted Palestinian residents and carried out extensive acts of vandalism and destruction in Palestinian homes, while it has not yet been possible to verify actual cases of arrests. Since the beginning of the ongoing genocidal war in the West Bank, including Jerusalem, the number of arrests has exceeded 19,000 cases. This figure does not include arrests in Gaza, which are estimated in the thousands. The tally covers both those who remain detained and those who were later released.

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Gaza hospitals record 5 deaths due to starvation, malnutrition

Hospitals in the Gaza Strip recorded five deaths, including a child, due to famine and malnutrition over the past 24 hours.Palestinian news agency (WAFA) reported that the total number of deaths from famine and malnutrition has risen to 404, including 141 children.Since the IPC's announcement, 126 deaths have been recorded, including 26 children.Cases of malnutrition and famine keeps arriving at hospitals in Gaza continuously, as around 900,000 children are suffering from hunger, 70,000 of whom have entered a state of malnutrition.The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has warned that malnutrition among children under the age of five has doubled between March and June as a result of the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip.

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4 Israelis killed, 16 injured in Occupied East Jerusalem shooting

Four Israelis were killed, and 16 others injured, some seriously, in a shooting attack in occupied East Jerusalem, Palestinian news agency (WAFA) reported, citing Israeli media. Reports said that four Israelis died from critical wounds sustained in the attack, while the attackers were shot at the scene.Authorities closed roads leading to the area as large numbers of police and security forces deployed. Medical crews continued to treat the wounded and transport them to nearby hospitals.

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10 Martyred in Israeli Occupation shelling of several areas in Gaza

At least ten civilians were martyred and dozens injured early Monday after the Israeli occupation forces bombed large areas in Gaza City. A medical source at Al-Shifa Hospital reported that two people were martyred and others injured after Israeli aircraft targeted an apartment building near the Al-Kanz Mosque in the Al-Rimal neighborhood, west of Gaza City, according to the Palestinian news agency (WAFA). Four others, including a child, were martyred, and two others injured after an airstrike targeted a tent housing displaced people near the Al-Shalihat area on the Gaza City beach. Another person was martyred, and several others injured after Israeli aircraft targeted a house on Al-Yarmouk Street in Gaza City. Three civilians were also martyred and others injured after an Israeli airstrike hit the Tamous Junction in the Al-Nasr neighborhood, west of Gaza City. A number of civilians were martyred, in addition to a number of missing persons, and others were injured when Israeli aircraft targeted the homes of the Balousha and al-Nimr families on Ahmed Yassin Street in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood. The Israeli army detonated booby-trapped robots to destroy civilian homes in the vicinity of the Sheikh Radwan pond. Israeli artillery shelled the eastern part of the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, coinciding with gunfire from Israeli drones. Medical sources said that the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023, has resulted in a total of 64,455 martyrs, most of whom are children and women, along with 162,776 injured. Meanwhile, a number of victims remain trapped under the rubble and in the streets, as ambulance and civil defense teams are unable to reach them.