PALESTINE

Wed 17 Sep 2025 6:25 pm - Jerusalem Time

Urgent | Sources in the hospitals of the sector: 62 dead from the fire of the occupation army since dawn today, including 40 in the city of Gaza.

Sources in Gaza hospitals reported that the number of martyrs has risen to 62 since dawn today, with 40 martyrs falling in the city of Gaza alone.

Israeli assaults on the strip continue, exacerbating the suffering of the residents and highlighting the urgent need for international intervention to stop these attacks.

The numbers are increasing amid ongoing intense bombardment targeting residential areas and infrastructure, leaving catastrophic effects on civilians.

PALESTINE

Wed 17 Sep 2025 6:20 pm - Jerusalem Time

Satellite images expose Israel's forced displacement by fire in the city of Gaza.

The Israeli army intensified its systematic targeting of high-rise towers, residential buildings, and vital civilian facilities in the city of Gaza, in preparation for executing an operation to occupy the city and expel its residents and displaced people.

Despite the Israeli army justifying its bombing of these towers by claiming the presence of military infrastructure or surveillance cameras, most of them housed displaced families and were surrounded by overcrowded camps, while some turned into rubble unfit for habitation after repeated targeting.

Yesterday, the occupation army began its military operation to occupy the city of Gaza with the participation of two military divisions so far. The army stated in a previous announcement, "We have entered another phase of the Gideon Vehicles operation in the heart of Gaza City," adding that "the goal of the operation is to destroy the infrastructure of Hamas and defeat it."

Satellite images of several areas in Gaza show that the targeting of the towers directly led to mass displacement from their surroundings, due to the intensity of the bombing and destruction, reinforcing that the occupation resorted to a policy of "fire density" to empty neighborhoods and push residents towards the south of the sector.

An analysis conducted by the "Synd" news verification agency within Al Jazeera documented the complete destruction of about 22 towers and residential buildings between September 2 and 15, including 14 towers and 8 buildings, most of which were inhabited.

Despite the prior warnings received by residents, they were often given no more than one hour to flee with what little belongings they could carry.

Maps indicated that the bombing concentrated in the area west of Gaza City, where most of the displaced from the north of the sector and the city gather, with the highest number of destruction recorded in the Al-Rimal neighborhood (12 targets), compared to 10 other targets in Tal Al-Hawa and the beach, coinciding with airstrikes that destroyed dozens of homes in the Beach Camp and Al-Daraj neighborhoods in Gaza City that were not documented on the map.

The highest destruction of towers and residential buildings occurred in the Al-Rimal neighborhood with 12 targeting operations, compared to 10 other operations in Tal Al-Hawa and the beach, as recorded on the map.

Simultaneously with the bombing of the towers and high buildings, the Israeli army launched a series of targeting operations that destroyed dozens of homes, particularly in the Beach Camp area and Al-Daraj neighborhood.

Data indicates that the fiercest wave of bombing was recorded on September 13 and 14.

Satellite images of areas such as the Tayba Tower and the "Al-Ru'ya" and "Al-Karama 5" buildings, among others in western Gaza, show a heavy movement of displaced people after the bombing, as makeshift and organized camps disbanded, and tens of thousands of families moved southward.

Other images recorded a noticeable decrease in the congestion of displaced people's tents around the Gaza port and the coastline, coinciding with intensified bombing in that area.

Israeli sources estimate that about 400,000 Palestinians have been displaced southward, but the government media office in Gaza confirmed yesterday that the number reached only 190,000, indicating that about one million Palestinians remain in Gaza City and its north, refusing forced displacement.

The office added that the "Mawasi" area in Khan Younis and Rafah – which the occupation promotes as a "safe" area – currently hosts more than 800,000 people, but it has been subjected to more than 109 airstrikes resulting in over two thousand martyrs.

It also completely lacks basic life necessities such as hospitals, infrastructure, water and electricity services, and food, making survival there nearly impossible.

The policy of systematic targeting of residential towers and buildings was not new, as the Israeli army had previously followed it between May 28 and June 2 of this year.

According to data analysis conducted by the Synd agency within Al Jazeera, the army destroyed 51 sites during that period, including 24 residential buildings and 27 houses after evacuating their residents.

These targeting operations concentrated in the areas of Jabalia town, the Al-Zeitoun neighborhood, and the Old City of Gaza, in addition to the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in the northwest of the city, all of which have been the scene of repeated Israeli military operations in recent months and the current period.

PALESTINE

Wed 17 Sep 2025 5:44 pm - Jerusalem Time

To confront a severe shortage of its soldiers, the occupation army cancels military service exemptions for 10 years.

The Hebrew media revealed on Wednesday that the leadership of the occupying army decided to cancel all military service exemptions that were issued over the ten years preceding October 7, 2023.

This unprecedented measure comes in response to a severe and critical shortage of human resources, coinciding with the expansion of the occupying army's ground operations in the Gaza Strip, which are expected to continue until 2026.

The newspaper reported that the army has nearly doubled the number of call-up orders for service, reaching 27,000 notifications, with expectations of this number rising in the coming days.

So far, 18,000 soldiers have responded to the return orders and have been distributed to various units.

It noted that about 40% of those summoned have filed appeals against their return orders for personal, health, or family reasons, but the army leadership rejected all these appeals and issued orders to forcibly include them in the ranks of service.

The mobilization decisions include all soldiers under the age of 40.

The occupying leadership justified the decision by the "extreme necessity" to cover the shortage, especially in critical and specialized fields such as doctors and heavy equipment operators working in combat zones.

This development comes as the occupation began, on Tuesday, the main phase of its ground operation to control the city of Gaza, which has seen intense aerial and naval bombardment and the use of explosive drones before two army divisions advanced on land into the city.

PALESTINE

Wed 17 Sep 2025 4:28 pm - Jerusalem Time

Striking numbers regarding the number of Israelis who left the occupying state during 2024.

The government statistics center, affiliated with the occupying state, revealed the number of Israelis who left the occupied Palestinian territories during the past year, in light of the ongoing war in Gaza, the brief confrontation with Iran, and developments in the region.

The center stated in a report on Wednesday, on the occasion of the upcoming Hebrew New Year next Monday, that 79,000 Israelis left in 2024, at a time when the occupying state is experiencing unprecedented conditions amid its aggression against the occupied Palestinian territories and regional countries.

The office said: "With the arrival of the Hebrew New Year, the population of Israel is estimated to be around 10 million and 148 thousand people." It added: "Among them are about 7 million and 758 thousand Jews (78.5 percent), approximately 2 million and 130 thousand Arabs (21.5 percent), and about 260 thousand foreigners."

This census includes about 400 thousand Palestinians in East Jerusalem, which Israel occupied in 1967 and annexed in 1980, a move not recognized by the United Nations.

The report indicated that "since the last Hebrew New Year, the population of Israel has increased by about 101 thousand people, with a population growth rate of 1.0 percent."

It continued: "During the past year (2024), about 179 thousand children were born in Israel, and around 50 thousand people died."

Meanwhile, "approximately 25 thousand new immigrants arrived in Israel and about 5 thousand immigrants under a family reunification program," according to the statement.

The statistics office added: "In addition, about 21 thousand Israelis who had emigrated abroad returned to Israel, while around 79 thousand Israelis left."

In 2023, about 55 thousand and 300 Israelis emigrated from the country, while 27 thousand chose to return or immigrate to it, according to the statistics office in September 2024.

Year after year, the occupying state is noticeably transforming into a population-expelling environment, as the number of those leaving exceeds those immigrating to it.

The occupying state is experiencing suffocating economic conditions and deep political divisions, amid the repercussions of the genocide war it is waging with American support against the Gaza Strip, in addition to its aggression in the West Bank.

It also launched a war on Iran last June and is conducting airstrikes on Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen, in addition to a failed airstrike aimed at assassinating leaders of the "Hamas" movement in Qatar last week.

PALESTINE

Wed 17 Sep 2025 3:50 pm - Jerusalem Time

Trump comments on the Israeli invasion of Gaza City.

U.S. President Donald Trump refrained from expressing his opinion on the Israeli attack on the city of Gaza, stating that he does not have much information about the ground invasion.

Trump clarified on Tuesday, when asked about the operation to control the urban area in the besieged Palestinian territory: "I need to see. I don't know much about it."

Trump claimed that "Hamas is using the old human shield trick. If they do that, they will be in big trouble."

He added, "If they put hostages in front of them, Hamas, as protection, and call them personal guards, they will pay a heavy price."

On Monday, Trump claimed he read "a report stating that Hamas moved the hostages above ground to use them as human shields against the Israeli attack."

Trump added, "I hope Hamas leaders realize what they will face if they do something like this; this is a humanitarian atrocity we have rarely witnessed before."

He continued, "Don't let this happen, or all bets are off. Release all hostages immediately."

In contrast, the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas stated that "U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks regarding the occupation army's attack on Gaza and the situation of the Zionist prisoners are a blatant bias towards Zionist propaganda."

The movement added in a statement that Trump's remarks about the occupation army's attack on Gaza embody a double standard that overlooks the crime of ethnic cleansing.

Hamas also considered the statements to reflect American indifference to the martyrdom of about 65,000 innocent civilians in the Gaza Strip, most of whom are women and children.

The movement pointed out that the U.S. administration knows that war criminal Netanyahu is working to destroy all chances of reaching an agreement that leads to the release of the prisoners.

It clarified that the U.S. administration knows that Netanyahu is destroying all chances of reaching an agreement that leads to stopping the brutal genocide war on the Gaza Strip.

Hamas continued that Washington knows that Netanyahu is working to destroy any opportunities for an agreement, the latest being the criminal attack on the State of Qatar, when he attempted to assassinate the negotiating delegation while discussing Trump's latest paper.

The movement indicated that the fate of the occupation army's prisoners in the Gaza Strip is determined by the terrorist Netanyahu's government, adding that the systematic destruction and fascist genocide campaign that the city of Gaza is experiencing also threatens the lives of the captured Zionist soldiers.

Hamas held "war criminal Netanyahu" fully responsible for the lives of his captives in the Gaza Strip, and also held Washington responsible for escalating the brutal genocide war through support and misleading policies to cover up the occupation's war crimes.

PALESTINE

Wed 17 Sep 2025 3:00 pm - Jerusalem Time

7,500 Israelis sign a petition for the recognition of the State of Palestine.

More than 7,500 Israelis have signed a petition calling for the recognition of the Palestinian state and the cessation of the genocide being waged by Tel Aviv on the Gaza Strip for nearly two years.

This was stated in a statement issued today, Wednesday, by the "Zazim Movement," which is a non-governmental Israeli movement that includes Jewish and Arab activists.

The movement stated in its announcement that it launched the petition "to convey a clear and united Israeli voice to the international community ahead of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York on September 22."

The movement expects the number of signatories to exceed 10,000 before the General Assembly convenes.

The petition states that "recognition of the Palestinian state is not a punishment for Israel, but a step towards a better future based on mutual recognition and security for both peoples."

It added, "The choice is clear: either recognize a Palestinian state alongside Israel, or move towards an extremist project like that of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich," considering the annexation he advocates as a racist separation and a continuation of the genocide.

Smotrich and other ministers in Benjamin Netanyahu's government are pushing for the annexation of the occupied West Bank to Israel, which, if it occurs, would end the possibility of establishing a Palestinian state.

PALESTINE

Wed 17 Sep 2025 1:14 pm - Jerusalem Time

Britain condemns the occupation's ban on two of its MPs from entering Palestinian territories.

The British Minister of State for the Middle East, Hamish Falconer, criticized the decision of the occupying authorities to prevent two members of the British Parliament from entering the occupied Palestinian territories.

Falconer described this action in a statement via his account on the "X" platform as "unacceptable."

The minister clarified that this incident follows the earlier prevention of other British MPs, emphasizing that he has been in continuous contact with his colleagues and that he made it clear to the occupying authorities that this approach "is not the appropriate way to deal with British parliamentarians."

These statements come amid increasing tension between London and Tel Aviv regarding the treatment of British MPs attempting to visit the Palestinian territories, raising questions about the nature of diplomatic relations between the two sides.

PALESTINE

Wed 17 Sep 2025 12:26 pm - Jerusalem Time

Israel arrests 120 Palestinians in the West Bank since the beginning of the week.

The Israeli army has arrested 120 Palestinians since the beginning of this week from the occupied West Bank, including children and women.

This was stated in a report by the Palestinian Prisoners' Club, which indicated that Israeli army forces have arrested around 120 Palestinians from the West Bank since the beginning of this week, including children, women, and former prisoners.

The statement noted that the arrests continue amid the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, accompanied by field executions, and the destruction and vandalism of homes.

LATEST NEWS

Wed 17 Sep 2025 12:24 pm - Jerusalem Time

The occupation demolishes the village of Khillat al-Dab'a for the second time in Masafer Yatta, south of

Israeli occupation forces demolished what remained of the village of Khillat al-Dab'a in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, today, Wednesday, after having demolished most of it at the beginning of May.

The head of the village council in Tawani, Muhammad Rabai, stated that the occupation forces stormed the village and demolished it with bulldozers for the second time, and the demolition process included what remained of caves and residential tents, in addition to the destruction of the water network, sanitation units, and solar energy cells, as well as the destruction of surveillance cameras designated to document the occupation's assaults and the settlers' attacks on the residents and their properties.

The occupation forces had demolished the village at the beginning of May, destroying more than 25 homes and caves, several agricultural facilities, and water wells, eradicating all signs of life there after forcibly evacuating its residents.

In June, the occupation forces declared the village a closed military zone, forcibly preventing citizens and foreign activists from accessing and remaining in it.

Khillat al-Dab'a is one of the villages in Masafer Yatta, located southeast of the city of Hebron, with an area of approximately 3000 dunams, of which 250 dunams are designated for the population cluster, and its population is about 120 residents.

It is one of the villages threatened with displacement, as in 2022 a decision was issued by the occupation court to demolish it and displace its residents, under the pretext that it is located in a live-fire zone, with the aim of seizing citizens' lands for the benefit of colonial expansion.

PALESTINE

Wed 17 Sep 2025 11:56 am - Jerusalem Time

The killing of 21 Palestinians in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on Wednesday.

21 Palestinians have been killed since dawn on Wednesday in Israeli airstrikes targeting homes and tents of displaced people in the Gaza Strip, while the army continues its extensive assault on the city.

Medical sources reported that 3 Palestinians - including a woman - were killed and others were injured in an airstrike carried out by Israeli aircraft on a residential apartment in the "Al-Dafer" tower near the finance intersection in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, southwest of Gaza City.

They added that a mother and her child were killed in an airstrike carried out by an Israeli helicopter on a residential apartment in the "Habib Building" in the Al-Rimal neighborhood, west of Gaza City.

PALESTINE

Wed 17 Sep 2025 11:52 am - Jerusalem Time

The city of Gaza is being annihilated.. More than 150 Israeli airstrikes in

The Israeli army announced the launch of more than 150 air and artillery strikes on the city of Gaza over two days, in an escalation of the genocide being committed by Tel Aviv against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip for nearly two years.

On Wednesday, the army published documentation of its military aggression on the city, including photos and video clips of what it claimed were soldiers inside the city after the ground operation began yesterday.

On Tuesday, the Israeli army announced that it had "begun a ground invasion of the city of Gaza," but field evidence and local sources confirm that no ground incursion has occurred.

PALESTINE

Wed 17 Sep 2025 11:48 am - Jerusalem Time

A journalistic investigation reveals how Israel turned food into a bloody trap in Gaza.

An open-source investigation revealed that Israeli occupation forces killed around 3,000 Palestinians and injured about 20,000 others while they were trying to obtain humanitarian aid since the beginning of the genocide war on the Gaza Strip.

The investigation documented nearly 200 Israeli attacks on Palestinian civilians seeking assistance between January 2024 and the end of July 2025, along with a number of other crimes related to shooting at citizens near aid distribution sites.

The investigation confirmed that these attacks are not deviations from the norm, but rather represent an escalation of a deadly strategy that is an essential part of Israeli strategic policy, which has contributed to deepening the famine in Gaza.

PALESTINE

Wed 17 Sep 2025 11:28 am - Jerusalem Time

Interruption of internet and landline communication services in the Gaza and North governorates.

The Palestinian telecommunications company announced on Wednesday a disruption in fixed internet services and landline communications in the city of Gaza and northern Gaza due to the ongoing Israeli aggression.

The company stated in a statement, "There is a disruption in fixed internet services and landline communications in the governorates of Gaza and North Gaza."

It added: "Our teams are working around the clock to repair the faults in light of the dangerous field situation."

Eyewitnesses reported that there were faults experienced in internet lines in several areas of the city of Gaza.

On Tuesday, the Israeli army announced that it had begun a "ground invasion of the city of Gaza," but field evidence and local sources confirm that no ground incursion has occurred.

On August 8, the Israeli government approved a plan proposed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to gradually reoccupy the Gaza Strip entirely, starting with the city of Gaza.

The army began its attack on the city on August 11, launching from the Zeitoun neighborhood, in an operation later dubbed "Gideon's Chariots 2."

With American support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, resulting in 64,964 deaths and 165,312 injuries among Palestinians, most of whom are children and women.

PALESTINE

Wed 17 Sep 2025 11:24 am - Jerusalem Time

Gaza Health: The occupation bombed the Al-Rantisi Children's Hospital 3 times while patients were present.

The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip stated on Wednesday that the Israeli army bombed the "Al-Rantisi Children's Hospital" in Gaza City three times late Tuesday evening, while 80 patients were present.

The ministry added in a statement that the bombing targeted the upper floors of the hospital three consecutive times, with a few minutes in between.

It noted that Al-Rantisi Hospital is the only one in the Gaza Strip that includes specialties in oncology and dialysis, in addition to respiratory and digestive diseases.

The ministry condemned the crime of targeting the hospital, emphasizing that it "reaffirms the systematic policy of the occupation to strike and completely incapacitate the health system in the Gaza Strip."

The ministry clarified that at the time of the bombing, the hospital had 80 patients receiving treatment in various specialties, in addition to 4 pediatric intensive care cases and 8 neonatal intensive care cases.

As a result of the bombing, 40 cases left the hospital in search of safe places to save their children, while 40 patients remained with their companions, along with 12 intensive care cases and 30 hospital staff members.

The Ministry of Health renewed its appeal to all relevant parties to provide protection for health institutions, medical staff, and patients in the Gaza Governorate.

Since the onset of the Israeli genocide in Gaza on October 7, 2023, the Israeli army has been targeting hospitals and health facilities in the region, leading to most of them being completely or partially out of service.

The targeting of health facilities has endangered the lives of thousands of patients, injured individuals, and medical staff, while Israel has been closing all crossings leading to Gaza since March 2, preventing the entry of food, medicine, and medical supplies.

With American support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, resulting in 64,964 deaths and 165,312 injuries among Palestinians, most of whom are children and women, and famine that has claimed the lives of 428 Palestinians, including 146 children.

PALESTINE

Wed 17 Sep 2025 11:02 am - Jerusalem Time

European sanctions on Tel Aviv and suspension of trade clauses due to the war on Gaza

The European Union officially announced the imposition of sanctions on the Israeli occupation in light of its war in the Gaza Strip, in an unprecedented move expected to have wide political and economic repercussions.

EU Foreign Minister Kaia Kallas stated in an official statement on Tuesday that the sanctions will focus on "extremist ministers and violent settlers," along with suspending key provisions in the trade agreements signed with Tel Aviv.

Kallas confirmed that the sanctions will take effect starting Wednesday, emphasizing that "the ground operation launched by Israel in Gaza will exacerbate the already desperate situation, leading to more death, destruction, and displacement."

In a post on the "X" platform, the European official clarified that the Commission will present new measures aimed at pressuring Israel to change its course, noting that "suspending trade privileges and imposing sanctions on extremist ministers and settlers who commit violence will clearly show that the EU demands an end to this war."

The European decision comes at a time when the Israeli occupation army announced early yesterday, Tuesday, the start of a large-scale ground operation in the city of Gaza involving regular and reserve forces, as part of what it called "Operation Gideon’s Chariots 2," which aims — according to its statements — to "occupy Gaza."

The army stated that the operation is being carried out by units 98, 162, and 36, and includes intensive artillery and aerial bombardment alongside a ground incursion into the neighborhoods of the city.

The Hebrew newspaper "Ma'ariv" commented on the European move, confirming that experts in the Israeli occupation warned that suspending trade agreements with Europe could "destabilize" the country's economy.

The newspaper quoted these experts as saying that the European sanctions represent "a dramatic step that could directly affect tens of billions of dollars and constitute a turning point in Israeli-European relations."

A spokesperson for the European Commission had confirmed earlier on Tuesday that the commissioners would approve the new package of sanctions on Wednesday.

Since October 7, 2023, and with American support, the Israeli occupation continues its genocide and ethnic cleansing war on the Gaza Strip, which human rights organizations and international bodies describe as genocide.

According to the latest statistics, the war has so far resulted in the martyrdom of 64,964 Palestinians and the injury of 165,312 others, the majority of whom are women and children, in addition to the death of 428 Palestinians, including 146 children, due to famine and lack of food and medicine.

PALESTINE

Wed 17 Sep 2025 10:59 am - Jerusalem Time

Remaining despite the displacement plans.. One million Palestinians refuse to leave the city of Gaza and its north.

The Government Media Office in the Gaza Strip announced that one million Palestinians continue to steadfastly remain in Gaza and its northern areas, refusing forced displacement to the south, while around 190,000 others have been displaced under the weight of Israeli plans for permanent expulsion.

This was stated in a statement from the office yesterday, Tuesday, as the Israeli army intensified evacuation orders for many neighborhoods in Gaza City over the past weeks, as well as targeting towers and residential buildings in a policy that Palestinian officials say aims to force Palestinians to flee the city to southern areas of the strip.

On Tuesday, the Israeli army announced that it had begun a "ground invasion of Gaza City," but field evidence and local sources confirm that no ground incursion has occurred, and that it is only intensifying artillery and air bombardments and demolitions using explosive robots, to terrorize Palestinians and force them to flee as part of a genocide and expulsion war.

The office mentioned that more than one million Palestinians remain rooted in Gaza City and its northern areas, clinging to their land and homes, firmly rejecting displacement to the south, despite the brutality of the bombardment and the genocide being perpetrated by the Israeli occupation in the context of committing the crime of permanent forced displacement, which is contrary to all international laws and conventions.

It added that one million Palestinians continue to steadfastly remain in Gaza and its northern areas, refusing forced displacement to the south, while around 190,000 citizens have been displaced under the weight of permanent expulsion plans.

It pointed out that "the population of Gaza City and its northern areas exceeds 1.3 million people, including about 398,000 from the North Gaza Governorate, the majority of whom have been forcibly displaced to the west of the governorate, in addition to more than 914,000 from the Gaza Governorate, including nearly 350,000 who were forced to flee from the eastern neighborhoods of the city towards its center and west."

It clarified that government teams have observed an increase in the movement of forced displacement from Gaza City to the south over the past few days due to the brutal crimes of the occupation.

Conversely, a reverse movement of displacement has also been recorded, with more than 15,000 returning to their original areas within Gaza City by yesterday afternoon, after they had moved their furniture and belongings to secure them in the south, then returned to their city due to the lack of the most basic living conditions in the south.

According to the government office, the Mawasi area in Khan Younis and Rafah, which currently houses about 800,000 people and is falsely promoted by the occupation authorities as humanitarian and safe areas, has been subjected to more than 109 airstrikes and repeated bombardments that have resulted in over two thousand martyrs in successive massacres committed by the occupation army within the Mawasi area itself.

The office reported that these areas completely lack the basic necessities of life, with no hospitals, infrastructure, or essential services such as water, food, shelter, electricity, or education, making living there nearly impossible.

It stated that the area designated by Israel in its maps as "shelter" does not exceed 12% of the total area of the Gaza Strip, while the occupation is attempting to cram more than 1.7 million people into it, as part of a plan to establish "concentration camps" within a systematic policy of forced displacement, aimed at emptying northern Gaza and Gaza City of their inhabitants.

In this context, Hamas stated in a statement that the Israeli accusations against the movement of "using civilians as human shields" and preventing them from leaving Gaza City are blatant attempts at deception that express Israel's contempt for global public opinion, and its insistence on continuing to commit brutal massacres against innocent civilians, forcing them to flee with the aim of expelling them from the Gaza Strip.

On August 8, the Israeli government approved a plan proposed by Netanyahu to gradually reoccupy the Gaza Strip entirely, starting with Gaza City.

The army began its attack on the city on August 11, starting from the Zeitoun neighborhood (southeast), in an operation later dubbed "Gideon's Chariots 2," which included demolishing homes using explosive robots, artillery bombardment, random gunfire, and forced displacement.

With American support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, resulting in 64,964 martyrs and 165,312 injured Palestinians, most of whom are children and women, and a famine that has killed 428 Palestinians, including 146 children.

LATEST NEWS

Wed 17 Sep 2025 10:42 am - Jerusalem Time

20 international relief agencies call on the United Nations for immediate intervention to stop the genocide in the Gaza Strip.

More than 20 international relief agencies issued an urgent message to the United Nations and world leaders today, Wednesday, calling for immediate intervention to stop the genocide being perpetrated by Israel in the Gaza Strip.

The agencies based their message on the findings of the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry, which concluded that Israel committed four out of the five acts of genocide specified in the 1948 Convention.

The message warned that the situation in Gaza is the deadliest in the history of the region unless urgent measures are taken.

The relief agencies also warned that the continuation of the blockade and attacks will lead to the complete depletion of life in the Gaza Strip, urging governments to act to stop the violence and end the occupation.

The relief agencies confirmed that the militarization of the humanitarian aid system in Gaza has become a deadly threat, as it shoots at thousands while they attempt to access food and water.

These demands come at a time when the Israeli occupation army continues its operations against the city of Gaza, conducting extensive airstrikes and shelling in the northern and western neighborhoods, amid a military campaign involving two of its battalions.

The toll of the occupation's aggression on the Gaza Strip has risen since October 7, 2023, to 64,964 martyrs, in addition to 165,312 injuries.

OPINIONS

Wed 17 Sep 2025 10:27 am - Jerusalem Time

Israel.. and the Divisions of the "Democrats"

James Zogby

James Zogby

Opinion Writer

The issue of what to do or say regarding Israel's war on Gaza has raised concerns among founding "Democratic" advisors and the elected officials they work with. A recent news report indicated that leaders of the "Democrats" in both the Senate and the House are worried about the "Mamdani effect"—their concern that Zahran Mamdani's victory in the 2025 New York City mayoral election could deter "moderate" voters from supporting Democrats in November 2026. Additionally, a series of analytical articles warned "Democratic" candidates against adopting "progressive" policies, urging them instead to adhere to more centrist positions.

While other issues contribute to this concern, at the top of the list is the criticism of "Mamdani" and other progressives towards Israel and their support for Palestinians, both of which are seen by founding "Democrats" as too extreme for voters. In this context, it was notable that during a recent debate in the Democratic National Committee regarding a resolution criticizing Israel and calling for a halt to U.S. military aid, the main argument put forth by advisory groups was that passing the resolution would harm the chances of "Democrats" winning control of Congress in the 2026 elections.

Articles have also emerged suggesting that "leftist Democrats" are trying to make Israel's position and its war against the Palestinians a "litmus test" for candidates in the 2026 elections. These articles discuss several elected "Democratic" officials or prominent candidates for the 2026 elections who have felt, in recent weeks, that they are compelled to retract their pro-Israel comments in the face of strong backlash from voters. However, the advisors and leaders of the "Democratic" party in Congress are mistaken. It is not a "malicious leftist conspiracy" that has driven candidates to change their positions. Rather, it is a shift in voter sentiment, and candidates who have a sense of the public pulse know they must keep pace with this change.


We have recently witnessed polls showing a significant shift in voter sympathy towards Palestinians at the expense of Israelis, and support for halting military aid to Israel. To understand how this shift might translate into electoral behavior, the Arab American Institute commissioned the firm "John Zogby Strategies" at the end of August to conduct a national survey of 1,005 voters. The survey did not ask participants whether they supported Israel or its policies or the aid it receives from the United States. Instead, they were presented with a set of positions that a political candidate might adopt and were asked whether these positions made them more or less likely to support that candidate. The questions included the following:


1- Would you be more or less likely to support a candidate if they supported reducing or halting military aid to Israel?

2- Would you be more or less likely to support a candidate if they called for an end to Israel's war on Gaza?

3- Would you be more or less likely to support a candidate if they described what Israel is doing in Gaza as genocide?

4- Would you be more or less likely to support a candidate if they received support from a pro-Israel lobbying group like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)? 

 The response to questions 1, 2, and 3 showed that the majority of participants were more inclined to support the candidate who adopted these positions. The majority were also less likely to support a candidate receiving funding from "AIPAC." As expected, a partisan divide emerged: "Democrats" were more likely to support candidates who criticize Israeli policies. However, there were exceptions, such as the issue of ending the war, where both "Democrats" and "Republicans" agreed. When analyzing the survey data, we found that the percentage of those who identified as conservatives (39%) was higher than the percentage of liberals (26%). Moderates formed the second-largest group (34%). While the positions of liberals and conservatives sometimes aligned perfectly, it was notable that the positions of liberals and moderates were quite similar.

Sixty percent of voters in both groups showed a greater willingness to support candidates seeking to end Israel's war on Gaza, compared to only 10% who said they would be less inclined to do so. Among conservatives, positions were almost evenly divided. The same result was repeated regarding reducing military aid and describing Israeli policies in Gaza as genocide. The conclusion: when "Democratic" advisors try to push candidates toward what they consider "safe centrist ground" to appeal to "moderates," they merely demonstrate how out of touch they are with the true opinions of voters. The "Democratic" establishment should stop worrying about losing elections if candidates take positions that criticize Israel and support Palestinian rights. Instead, they should encourage them to do so. Because this is the position

PALESTINE

Wed 17 Sep 2025 10:14 am - Jerusalem Time

Those trapped in the blaze!

Gaza, with its million women, children, youth, and elders, its sea and land, its towers, homes, and tents, stands today in the queue of torment awaiting entry into hell for the second time in the holocaust that is about to close its second year, while the "Gideon’s chariots" advance with their biblical cargo, trampling everything and everyone in their path, claiming to achieve victory over "Hamas," while the hidden goal is to kill, exterminate, and displace people to establish a Trump Riviera on the rubble of buildings and the remains of victims.

Those who are perpetrating the holocaust today against Gaza and its people are yesterday's victims, who are driven by the instinct to wallow in the blood of others, whether Arab or non-Arab, having killed Rabin in the square of the kings of Israel to rise on his corpse before they pounce on the web he wove to be a safe fence for Israel against its arrogance, ambitions, and the extremist biblical fundamentalism of its radicalism.

Israel has lost its narrative that it has sung and fed on for eighty years since its inception, this is what Abraham Burg said, and Lapid added days ago, warning Israel of the widening arc of its isolation that is nearly choking it due to its extremism and madness, a feeling that the late poet Mahmoud Darwish echoed in one of his masterpieces: "A victim killed its victim, and it was my identity."


Oh God..

Stop the extermination now.

PALESTINE

Wed 17 Sep 2025 9:50 am - Jerusalem Time

A major labor union in Italy calls for a national strike in protest of the "Gaza massacre."

The main Italian union "CGIL" called on Tuesday for a national mobilization day next Friday, in condemnation of the extensive ground attack launched by the Israeli occupation army on the city of Gaza.

During a press conference in Rome, the Secretary-General of the Italian General Labor Union, Maurizio Landini, stated: "This massacre must be stopped, as well as the displacement of the Palestinian people, absolutely," confirming that the union has decided to organize strikes and demonstrations on Friday, September 19.

Landini urged European governments to "suspend all trade and military cooperation agreements with Israel until this war ends," clarifying that essential public services such as schools, transportation, and health will not be affected by the strike due to the late official notice.

This announcement coincided with popular Italian support for the Palestinian people, as 18 ships left the port of Catania in southern Italy heading towards Gaza last Sunday, to join the international resilience fleet, which is the largest global maritime movement to break the siege imposed on the region.

This comes hours after the Israeli occupation army announced a large-scale ground attack on the city of Gaza early yesterday, Tuesday, as part of an operation dubbed "Gideon's Chariots 2," which included the demolition of homes using explosive robots, artillery shelling, random gunfire, and forced displacement operations.

This escalation has drawn strong condemnations from the United Nations, the European Union, and Britain, amid confirmations from international organizations that the ongoing Israeli genocide since October 7, 2023, which is approaching its third year, has turned into a genocide supported by the United States.

According to the latest toll from the Ministry of Health in Gaza, the Israeli aggression has resulted in the martyrdom of 64,964 Palestinians and the injury of 165,312 others, the majority of whom are women and children, while the famine caused by the siege has led to the death of 428 people, including 146 children.

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Wed 17 Sep 2025 9:46 am - Jerusalem Time

Netanyahu meets Trump again in two weeks.. following the United Nations meeting.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that he intends to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in the next two weeks, specifically after his speech at the United Nations General Assembly.

During a press conference on Tuesday, Netanyahu stated, "I will meet Trump in Washington in two weeks, following my speech at the United Nations General Assembly," marking Netanyahu's fourth visit to the White House in less than a year.

Netanyahu noted that Trump invited him to meet at the White House, saying, "Trump invited me to a meeting at the White House in two weeks – on Monday after my speech at the United Nations."

He continued: "We will not stop the military escalation in Gaza until the prisoners are returned."

Israeli Channel 13 reported that "Netanyahu's office is coordinating with the Trump administration for a meeting expected next week."

According to the channel, Netanyahu's office requested the White House to coordinate a meeting between the two leaders.

The report indicated that the aim is to hold a meeting in Washington next week, directly after Netanyahu's speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

This meeting comes after the Israeli occupation army targeted the Qatari capital, Doha, last week, and attempted to assassinate leaders of the Hamas movement, coinciding with the commencement of a ground military operation by the occupation army in the city of Gaza.

Netanyahu accused Qatar of funding Hamas, considering that the strike targeting leaders of the Islamic resistance movement in Doha last week was "justified," adding that "Qatar is linked to Hamas; it shelters and funds it. It has strong leverage, but it chose not to use it."

He added, "Therefore, our action was completely justified."

Earlier, Netanyahu attacked Qatar and China, stating that they are working to besiege Tel Aviv through media narratives, saying, "Qatar and China are orchestrating an attack on Israel through social media in the Western world and the United States, and we will have to do things to break the siege orchestrated by these countries."

He continued: "Israel's competitors through NGOs and countries like Qatar and China are influencing the hostile Western media against us, using artificial intelligence and advertisements, especially on TikTok."

PALESTINE

Wed 17 Sep 2025 9:03 am - Jerusalem Time

Rubio's visit.. a cover for the massacre in Gaza and support for the annexation plans of the

Susan Sarour: Rubio's visit and his participation in the opening of a tunnel beneath Silwan leading to the Buraq Square is a step to encourage settlement and the Judaization of Jerusalem

Dr. Hassan Marhaj: A step to legitimize Israeli undermining practices supporting the policy of displacement and demographic change in Gaza and the annexation of the West Bank

Amir Makhloul: The visit confirms the commitment to support Israel and gives a green light to continue the war, displacement, and annex parts of the West Bank and assert sovereignty over them

Imad Abu Awad: One of the goals of the visit is to alleviate international pressure on Netanyahu and legitimize Israeli behavior and what may happen in the coming days 

Ismat Mansour: It is likely that Netanyahu will exploit the visit as an approval of his aggressive policies, especially regarding the anticipated recognitions of the state

Adel Shadid: Rubio's initiation of the visit by opening a Judaizing tunnel under the "Al-Aqsa" confirms that the U.S. administration is a partner to Israel, not just a supporter



U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio concluded his visit to Israel, affirming before his departure that the "disagreement" regarding the attack on Doha will not affect support for Tel Aviv nor change it, while he visited the occupied city of Jerusalem accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, where they performed Jewish religious rituals at the Buraq Wall and inaugurated a tunnel extending about 600 meters beneath the Old City, from the southern edges of the Wadi Hilweh neighborhood in Silwan to the foundations of the Buraq Wall west of Al-Aqsa Mosque. Analysts and writers who spoke to "Y" indicated that Washington is a partner to Israel and will not leave it alone.

Analysts believe that Rubio's visit to Israel at this time carries deep strategic political dimensions intertwined with several interconnected files, including the plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, the future of the Gaza Strip in light of the expansion of Israeli military operations and displacement plans, and ahead of the anticipated General Assembly meeting and the rise in recognitions of the State of Palestine. They pointed out that the visit confirms the absolute and doctrinal position in favor of Israel and gives a green light for the continuation of the war, warning that it constitutes a cover and legitimization for Israeli behavior not only for what happened in Doha but also for what may happen in the coming days amid Israeli expansionist ambitions.





Journalist Susan Sarour, an observer and critic of the political scene in Israel, said: "At the time when foreign ministers of Arab and Islamic countries gathered in Doha in preparation for the emergency summit to respond to the Israeli attack targeting officials from Hamas leaders on Qatari territory, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio participated in the opening of a tunnel beneath Silwan leading to the Buraq Square, in a clear step to encourage the Israeli government on settlement and the Judaization of Jerusalem."

She added: "Perhaps the scene that was publicly drawn in Jerusalem, with Rubio donning the Jewish skullcap and placing the paper slip between the walls of the Buraq Wall and participating in the opening of the tunnel, is a clear message to those gathered in Doha in a closed meeting that we do not leave Israel alone, and that what you see on television screens is more powerful and impactful than what will come out of your closed meetings."

Sarour described the relationship between Israel and the United States as a strategic relationship above the natural alliance, stating, "It cannot be affected by the direction of deteriorating relations or their retreat, and it remains strong and will not change even after the attack on Doha, while Qatar remains a wonderful ally, not more than the word 'wonderful' for the United States, according to President Trump."

Regarding the war on Gaza, Sarour confirmed that "the U.S. administration is still procrastinating in ending the war, and President Trump does not see that the time has come to pressure Netanyahu to stop the war as long as the latter has not yet achieved his goal of absolute victory, which will pave the way for him to head to elections that are getting closer than before."


Netanyahu is looking for a "victory" image to present to Israeli voters


Sarour sees that "Netanyahu is looking for a victory image to present to Israeli voters by achieving the last five goals he announced, which are: disarming Hamas, returning all

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Wed 17 Sep 2025 8:54 am - Jerusalem Time

(Breaking) Britain and France condemn the Israeli attack on the city of Gaza.

Britain and France condemned the attack and aggression of the Israeli occupation on the city of Gaza. British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper stated that the Israeli attack on the city of Gaza is aggressive and heinous, increasing the bloodshed.

Cooper added in an official statement last night: "The new offensive operation of the Israeli army in Gaza is barbaric and atrocious, and will cause more bloodshed, kill more innocent civilians, and endanger the lives of hostages."

She pointed out that the current situation requires urgent action to stop the bloodshed, protect civilians, ensure the unrestricted entry of humanitarian aid, release all hostages, and work towards a path to lasting and sustainable peace.

She emphasized that the international community must take responsibility to pressure the Israeli occupation to stop the attacks, warning that the continuation of military escalation exacerbates the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and threatens the stability of the entire region.

For its part, the French Foreign Ministry confirmed that the humanitarian and health situation in the Gaza Strip is extremely dangerous, and the residents of the strip are suffering from famine and lack of access to basic necessities and emergency medical care.

The ministry called on the occupying authorities to immediately lift all restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza and to resume negotiations as soon as possible with the aim of reaching a ceasefire.

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Wed 17 Sep 2025 8:46 am - Jerusalem Time

Following the bombing of Doha, Netanyahu escalates his verbal attack on Qatar.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu escalated his verbal attack on Qatar on Tuesday evening following the bombing of its capital, Doha, a week ago. This came during a press conference held in his office in West Jerusalem.

Netanyahu stated, "I had strong criticism of Qatar, which I expressed during the war." He claimed that "if Qatar wanted to, it could have easily exerted much stronger pressure to help us free all our hostages," referring to the Israeli prisoners in the Gaza Strip.

He continued his assertion: "It (Qatar) is linked to Hamas, supports Hamas, hosts Hamas, and funds Hamas." He added, "Open Al Jazeera (...) and you will see (...) it is hell... hell of anti-Semitism, of anti-Zionism... hell of anti-America for many years."

Attempting to justify his country's aggression against Qatar, Netanyahu said, "There is a Security Council resolution - if I am not mistaken, Resolution 1373 - issued two weeks after the events of September 11 (2001)."

He went on: "After the attacks, the United Nations said: We will target terrorists wherever they are. The resolution stated: Terrorists must be treated as terrorists, even if they receive refuge, funding, or protection from the territory of any state."

He added: "Based on this resolution, the United States bombed Afghanistan because the terrorists were there. Then Pakistan was also bombed."

He continued with his claims: "But there is one clear outcome: The fact that we acted there, and that Hamas finds no refuge, is a very strong message to the leaders of terrorism in Hamas and to Israel's enemies everywhere."

Hamas asserts that it resists Israel, which the United Nations classifies as "the occupying power in the Palestinian territories."

Netanyahu added: "I have no business relations with Qatar, and I do not deal with this matter at all."

No immediate comment was issued from Doha regarding Netanyahu's allegations and accusations, but the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, said in his speech at the opening of the emergency Arab Islamic summit in Doha on Monday that "when the treacherous Israeli aggression occurred, Hamas's leadership was studying an American proposal that we received from us and Egypt (the mediators)."

He emphasized that "whoever works diligently and systematically to target a negotiating party is working to sabotage the indirect negotiations with Hamas."

In condemnation, the Emir of Qatar questioned: "If Israel wants to assassinate the political leadership of Hamas, why negotiate with them? They (Israel) want to sabotage the negotiations."

He added that "the Prime Minister of Israel dreams of making the region an Israeli sphere of influence, and this is a great illusion, and these plans will not pass."

Meanwhile, Qatar's ministers described Netanyahu as a "rogue" who practices "state terrorism" last Tuesday.

Al Thani added that "the Israeli attack that took place on Qatari soil can only be described as state terrorism."

He stressed that this terrorism "is practiced by a person like Netanyahu in the context of these systematic policies and his continuous attempts to destabilize regional security and stability."

Locally, Netanyahu is being tried on corruption charges that could lead to his imprisonment if convicted, and the International Criminal Court is seeking his arrest on charges of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity against Palestinians in Gaza.

Last Tuesday, the Israeli army launched an airstrike on the leadership of Hamas in Doha, which Qatar condemned and confirmed its right to respond to this aggression that killed a member of the Qatari internal security forces.

Meanwhile, Hamas announced the survival of its negotiating delegation led by its head in Gaza, Khalil Hayya, from an assassination attempt, and the killing of his office director Jihad Labed, his son Hamam Hayya, and three companions.

The Israeli aggression against Qatar's sovereignty has drawn Arab and international condemnations, with calls for the need to deter Tel Aviv to stop the violations of international law.

The attack on Qatar came despite its mediating role, alongside Egypt and with American participation, in indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel to reach an agreement for a prisoner exchange and a ceasefire.

With American support, Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023, resulting in 64,964 dead and 165,312 injured Palestinians, most of whom are children and women, and a famine that killed 428 Palestinians, including 146 children.

By attacking Qatar, Israel has expanded its aggressions in the region, having launched

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Wed 17 Sep 2025 8:38 am - Jerusalem Time

17 dead, including 7 in the city of Gaza, in the ongoing bombardment by the occupation on the sector.

Gaza 17-9-2025 WA - 17 citizens were killed, including 7 in the city of Gaza, and others were injured since the dawn of this Wednesday, in the ongoing Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip.

Medical sources reported the martyrdom of three citizens from one family in the Israeli bombardment of a tent for displaced persons in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis in the southern part of the Strip.

Additionally, a citizen, his pregnant wife, and their daughter were martyred in the Israeli bombardment of a house in the Al-Nuseirat camp in the central part of the Strip, while two citizens were killed and others were injured due to the Israeli bombardment of a residential apartment in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood in the southern part of the city of Gaza.

PALESTINE

Wed 17 Sep 2025 8:36 am - Jerusalem Time

The occupation army: controlling and cleansing Gaza may take "months" ... and the operation will be gradual due to the hostages.

In an official acknowledgment that the war on the Gaza Strip will be long-term, the spokesperson for the Israeli occupation army stated on Tuesday that the operation to control key points in the city of Gaza "may take months," followed by "additional months to clear them."

This "gradual" approach was attributed to the presence of hostages in the sector, emphasizing that their return represents a "moral and principled mission."

The military spokesperson provided an extended timeline assessment for the anticipated military operations in the city of Gaza, which is considered the main target of the current phase of the war.

The military spokesperson directly linked the duration of the operation to the presence of hostages in Gaza, indicating that the army will work to achieve the war's objectives "no matter how long it takes."

The spokesperson revealed that military estimates indicate that 350,000 residents of the city of Gaza have left it so far, based on repeated evacuation orders.

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Wed 17 Sep 2025 8:32 am - Jerusalem Time

The occupation arrests 8 citizens from Hebron Governorate.

Hebron 17-9-2025 - Israeli occupation forces arrested eight citizens today, Wednesday, from the Hebron governorate in the southern West Bank.

Security and local sources reported that the occupation forces arrested in the city of Hebron: Saleh Mamdouh Da'is, Suhaib Mamoun Al-Sharbaty, Abdul Rahman Mufeed Al-Sharbaty, Mahmoud Atiyah Mask, and Jaafar Abu Aisha.

From the town of Yatta, they arrested the young man Ali Fadl Abu Aram, and from the town of Halhul, they arrested the citizen Saud Abu Yusuf. From the Al-Arroub camp north of Hebron, they arrested the young man Mazen Madi.

The occupation forces also set up several military checkpoints at the entrances to Hebron and its towns, villages, and camps, and closed a number of main and secondary roads with iron gates, concrete blocks, and earth mounds.

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Wed 17 Sep 2025 8:30 am - Jerusalem Time

Occupation forces arrest 7 citizens in Nablus

Nablus 17-9-2025 WA - Israeli occupation forces arrested seven citizens from the city of Nablus early this Wednesday morning.

Security and local sources reported that the occupation forces stormed the city and raided several homes in the Khillat al-Amoud area, the middle cooperation area, Street 24, and the Al-Ain camp, arresting five citizens: Masoud al-Akka, Amin Basila, Tamer Saad, Mohammed Abu Rayala, and Karam al-Najmi.

The occupation forces also stormed the village of Burqa, northwest of the city, and arrested two young men, Karim Khaled Salah and Ahmad Haroun Haji, after raiding and searching their family homes.

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Wed 17 Sep 2025 7:54 am - Jerusalem Time

"We are no longer in the logic of invasion" .. A French expert analyzes the new strategy of occupation in Gaza.

The French newspaper "Le Figaro" published an analytical report concluding that the true goal of the second phase of the military operation launched by the occupying army in Gaza is not the traditional invasion of the city, but rather making it uninhabitable through a "logic of total destruction."

The report quoted French military historian Pierre Razoux as saying that the occupying Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is seeking to achieve a decisive military "success" before the second anniversary of the events of October 7, which ignited the ongoing war for two years.

Razoux, who is the academic director of the Mediterranean Institute for Strategic Studies, believes that the occupying army is currently focused on forcing as many residents of Gaza as possible to leave by "destroying everything to make the city uninhabitable."

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Wed 17 Sep 2025 7:42 am - Jerusalem Time

With explosive drones, the occupation demolishes crowded homes and commits new massacres in Gaza.

A bloody day in Gaza.. 108 martyrs in massacres committed by the occupation on Tuesday. Medical sources: Al-Shifa Hospital received 64 martyrs in one day from the continuous shelling.

Medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that the death toll from the massacres committed by the occupation army on Tuesday has risen to more than 108 martyrs and dozens of wounded, most of whom fell in the northern areas of the strip, which witnessed intense and continuous shelling.

The sources clarified that 93 martyrs were reported in the northern strip, 9 in its center, and 6 in the south, reflecting the concentration of bombing and demolition operations in the northern areas.