Women, children, and seniors are among the injured and dead in Gaza, as Israel continues its bombardment of the blockaded population.
UPDATE from Gaza: Israeli attacks leave 24 Palestinians dead, over 200 injured
UPDATE from Gaza: Palestinian death toll reaches 15; half of injured are children
Israeli airstrikes have killed 15 Palestinians; at least 140 Palestinians – more than half children, and many women – have been injured, including some who suffered life-threatening wounds. In only two days, Israel has targeted 650 homes and buildings. This is a developing story.
Gaza: Israeli attack kills 10 Palestinians, injures 48
Israel initiated airstrikes on Gaza residential neighborhoods Friday, with deadly results. This is a developing story.
Israeli Soldiers Kill Teen, Injure Young Man, Abduct Two, in Jenin invasion
Dirar al-Kafrini was killed when Israeli soldiers shot him with an expanding bullet, as part of a larger operation in the Jenin refugee camp.
Transcripts of Kafr Qasem Massacre Trial Revealed: Palestinian ‘Fatalities Were Desirable’
Israel’s 1956 Sinai Campaign included the massacre of 50 residents of the Palestinian town of Kafr Qasem for violating a curfew that they had not been told about. Testimony indicates that Israeli soldiers were told to “leave a few dead in each village” in hopes they would frighten the rest of the residents to flee to Jordan.
Israel’s epidemic rate of medical permit denial for Gaza’s children
It’s been a problem for years, but it’s getting worse: Israel routinely denies travel permits for Gazan children needing advanced medical treatment; Israel also blocks entrance of advanced medical equipment to Gaza’s doctors.
Shot By Israeli Soldiers Tuesday, Palestinian 60-yr-old Dies From Wounds
Israeli soldiers shot Hussein Hasan Qawareeq, 60, at the Huwwara military checkpoint south of Nablus after the Israeli army claimed he did not heed their commands to stop. His family said Hussein had a mental illness.
Palestinian Teen Killed By Israeli Gunfire Near Ramallah
As Palestinian villagers peacefully protested Israeli violations against their persons and property, Israeli soldiers and settlers shot at them; one shot Amjad Abu Alia,16, in the chest, killing him.
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in massive Nablus raid
The Israeli army raided the the Old City of Nablus, surrounded a home where several Palestinian resistance fighters were located, and exchanged gunfire for several hours before shooting missiles at the house, killing two Palestinians. Many other Palestinians were injured in the invasion.
Israeli apartheid policies are constricting Palestinian rights across the board
Israeli apartheid: the branding of an entire population as a security threat and the withholding of desperately needed medical care is a form of racism that results in a larger disease burden and unnecessary deaths in the restricted Palestinian population, and also collectively punishes entire families and threatens the basic rights, health, and dignity of individuals.