In Occupied Palestine
Zionism in practice
Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land
08:00 on 10 December until 08:00 on 11 December 2023
[Source of statistics: Palestinian Monitoring Group]
Restrictions of movement: Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza are under relentless and extreme control over all travel and movement.
Gaza Strip
Armed Palestinian Resistance: Palestinian Resistance continued launching dozens of missiles towards the Green Line.
Air strikes: Heavy aerial bombardment on buildings, homes and many facilities.
Victims: Another 208 people in Gaza have been killed by Israeli forces, now raising the total to more than 18,205. Another 416 people have been wounded, bringing that number up to more than 49,645. Precise statistics are not available, due to the violence surrounding hospitals in the Gaza Strip.
Attacks: All over Gaza, there are air strikes, heavy gunfire, tank and artillery shelling, as well as missiles fired from Israeli forces and military occupation, especially in Khan Yunis. The Israeli Navycontinues to fire missiles, targeting facilities and buildings along the shoreline of the whole of Gaza.
Between the afternoons of 10 and 11 December, 208 Palestinians were killed and another 416 were injured, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza. Heavy Israeli bombardments from air, land and sea across Gaza continued, especially in the central part, including Al Maghazi and An Nuseirat Refugee Camps, as well as in parts of northern Gaza. Meanwhile, intense ground operations and fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups continued, especially in Khan Younis, Jabalya, and the northern parts of Gaza Strip. Additionally, air strikes have reportedly targeted residential homes in the western and central parts of Rafah, areas designated as safe for displaced Palestinians by the Israeli army. The firing of rockets by Palestinian armed groups into Israel also continued.
On 11 December, the maternity department at Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahiya, north of Gaza, was hit. As a result, two mothers were reportedly killed, and several people were injured. The hospital remains surrounded by Israeli troops and tanks, and fighting with armed groups has been reported in its vicinity for three consecutive days. The hospital is currently accommodating 65 patients, including 12 children in the intensive care unit (ICU) and six newborns in incubators. About 3,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) remain trapped in the facility and are awaiting evacuation with extreme shortages of water, food and power reported.
On 11 December, the Israeli military has again been calling and exerting pressure on Palestinian residents who have remained north of Wadi Gaza to leave southwards through a “corridor” along the main traffic artery, Salah Ad Deen Road, between 9:00 and 16:00. However, movement through the Salah Ad Deen areas located north and east of Khan Younis city, has reportedly experienced intense battles on the road.
Tens of thousands of IDPs, who have arrived in Rafah (in the south) since 3 December, continue to face extremely overcrowded conditions both inside and outside shelters. Large crowds wait for hours around aid distribution centres, in desperate need of food, water, shelter, health, and protection. In the absence of an adequate number of latrines, open-air defecation is widespread, increasing concerns of the spread of disease, particularly during rains and related flooding.
Limited aid distributions are taking place in Rafah governorate. In the rest of the Gaza Strip, aid distribution has largely stopped over the past few days, due to the intensity of hostilities and restrictions of movement along the main roads, except for limited fuel deliveries to key service providers and a one-off high-risk mission on 9 December to Al Ahli hospital.
On 12 December, the World Health Organisation (WHO) executive board unanimously adopted a resolution addressing the dire humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, which emphasized health as a universal priority and called for immediate, unimpeded aid deliveries. In his opening remarks to the session, the WHO Director-General reported that “Gaza’s health system is on its knees and collapsing, with the risk expected to worsen with the deteriorating situation and approaching winter conditions.”
On 9 and 10 December, in the north and Gaza city, Israeli forces reportedly detained hundreds of men and boys staying in public spaces, schools serving as shelters for internally displaced persons (IDPs) as well as private homes. Reportedly, detainees were stripped to their underwear, handcuffed, and were ordered to sit on their knees in open areas, subjected to beatings, harassment, harsh weather, and denial of basic necessities. They were filmed and the images were circulated over the media. According to the Israeli military, those suspected of affiliation with Hamas were transferred to Israel for interrogation, while others have been released.
According to the Palestinian Journalist Syndicate in Gaza, 81 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed in Israeli airstrikes since 7 October. According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, 296 Palestinian medics have been killed. According to the Palestinian Civil Defense at least 32 Civil Defense members have been killed. According to UNRWA and WHO, 134 UNRWA staff and 1 WHO staff have been killed since 7 October.
West Bank
Israeli Army attack – child wounded: Jerusalem – 17:30, Israeli Occupation forces, at the Qalandiya checkpoint, opened fire on a child, Rayan Naseem Youssef Thalathin (aged 13), wounding and hospitalising him.
Israeli Army attack – 1 wounded: Ramallah – 03:35, raiding Israeli forces, firing live ammunition and stun grenades, invaded homes in the city, wounding one resident.
Israeli Army attack: Qalqiliya – 15:15, Israeli troops, on the annexation Wall, opened fire towards people, near Jayus.
Israeli Army attack – 1 wounded: Nablus – 23:35, the Israeli Army opened fire on homes in the Mount Gerzim district, wounding one person: Izz al-Din Adeeb Taher al-Agbar.
Israeli Army attack – youngster wounded: Hebron – 14:00-15:05, Israeli forces, firing live ammunition and stun grenades, raided and patrolled Surif, wounding a 16-year-old youth, Omar Yasser Ghunaimat, as well as one other person: Munir Ayman Ghunaimat.
Israeli Army attack: Hebron – 20:45, Israeli troops, firing live ammunition and stun grenades, raided and patrolled Yatta.
Home invasion and forced personal home demolition: Jerusalem – 16:00, the Israeli Occupation forced a resident, Abdul Rahman Bakirat, to destroy his home in Sur Baher village – or otherwise be forced to pay an extortionate sum to the Israeli Occupation demolition squads, who would be sent in to do it.
Home invasions and injury – 2 taken prisoner: Jerusalem – 03:35, raiding Israeli forces invaded homes in Beitunya, injuring one resident and taking prisoner two others.
Home invasions: Ramallah – 12:30, the Israeli military raided al-Bireh and invaded and searched an apartment building.
Home invasion: Tulkarem – 02:25, Israeli troops raided the town of Zeita and invaded a home.
Home invasions in refugee camp – 2 taken prisoner: Bethlehem – 04:00–05:05, the Israeli Army raided the Dheisheh refugee camp and invaded homes, taking prisoner two people.
Home invasions: Hebron – 00:15, Israeli troops raided Beit Ummar and invaded a number of homes.
Home invasion and abduction: Hebron – 03:50, the Israeli military raided Beit Awa and abducted a 17-year-old youth: Reda Rizq Odeh Masalmeh.
Home invasions and population–control: Hebron – 05:20, Israeli soldiers raided Beit Ula, invaded a number of homes and forced the headquarters of a charitable association to close.
Israeli police and settlers’ mosque violation: Jerusalem – 08:00, settler militants, escorted by Israeli police, invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and molested worshippers.
Israeli Army armed robbery and agricultural sabotage: Tubas – Israeli troops seized an agricultural tractor, in the Humsa al-Fawqa area, being used to plough farmland.
Israeli Army rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades: Bethlehem – 21:55, the Israeli military fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades in the streets of al-Khadr.
Israeli Army rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades: Hebron – 15:35, Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades towards people in the al-Barahish area of Beit Ummar.
Israeli Army rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades: Hebron – 18:55, Israeli Occupation forces, near the entrance to the al-Arroub refugee camp, fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenadestowards residents.
Occupation settlement development: Hebron – 09:40, Israeli Occupation forces carried out bulldozing work to build a 300m settlement road between the Hagai settlement and the village of Khirbet Qalqas.
Occupation settler violence: Ramallah – 09:20, armed Israeli settlers raided shops, in an area between Deir Dibwan and the village of Beitin.
Occupation settler robbery and pastoral sabotage: Nablus – morning, armed Israelis, from the Yesh Kodesh Occupation settlement outpost, invaded land on the outskirts of Qusra and stole six sheep.
Occupation settler assaults and vandalism: Nablus – 13:15, Israeli settlers invaded the al-Maraline area, east of Aqraba, assaulting residents and destroying their property.
Occupation settler robbery, violence and pastoral sabotage: Bethlehem – 11:20, armed Israeli settlers raided Tuqu and assaulted a farmer on his land, seized water-storage tanks and pipes as well as cutting off the branches from 15 almond trees.
Occupation settler land-grab and agricultural sabotage: Bethlehem – Israelis, from the Efrat Occupation settlement, seized and cultivated land, near the village of Abu Najim.
Occupation settler violence and agricultural sabotage: Hebron – 17:30, armed Israeli settlers raided an area of al-Samou and assaulted farmers.
Raid – 4 taken prisoner: Jerusalem – 21:55, Israeli Occupation forces raided the village of Beit Duqqu, taking prisoner four people.
Raid – 8 taken prisoner: Jerusalem – 03:10, Israeli forces raided al-Eizariya and Abu Dis, taking prisoner eight people.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Jenin – 01:15–03:10, Israeli forces, firing rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades, raided Ya’bad, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Jenin – 03:45–04:45, the Israeli Army raided the village of Kafr Dan, taking prisoner one person.
Raids: Ramallah – 10:55, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the villages of al-Laban al-Gharbi as well as Rantis.
Raid – rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades fired – surveillance: Ramallah – 00:50, the Israeli military, firing rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades, raided al-Bireh and invaded a shop, seizing and removing its surveillance-camera recordings.
Raid: Ramallah – 00:30, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled Birzeit.
Raid: Ramallah – 01:10, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the village of Deir Abu Mash’al.
Raid: Ramallah – 02:20, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the village of Betello.
Raid: Tulkarem – 00:30, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled Beit Lid.
Raid: Qalqiliya – 18:25–23:10, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the village of Falamya.
Raid: Qalqiliya – 23:15, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the village of Hajjah.
Raid: Qalqiliya – 23:25, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled Azzun.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Qalqiliya – 03:00–05:30, Israeli Occupation forces raided the city, taking prisoner two people.
Raid: Nablus – 22:35–01:05, Israeli forces raided and patrolled Beit Furik.
Raid – 3 taken prisoner in refugee camp: Nablus – 02:20–05:00, the Israeli Army raided the Balata refugee camp, taking prisoner three people.
Raid: Salfit – 11:40, Israeli troops raided and patrolled Bidya.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Jericho – 01:40–02:40, the Israeli military raided the city, taking prisoner two people.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Bethlehem – 01:45–05:00, Israeli soldiers raided the city as well as the village of Khalayel al-Luz, taking prisoner two people.
Raid – 3 taken prisoner: Hebron – 17:00, Israeli Occupation forces raided al-Samou, taking prisoner three people.
Raid: Hebron – 18:45, Israeli forces raided and patrolled Dura.
Raid: Hebron – 20:35, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled Sa’ir.
Raid: Hebron – 20:45–22:50, Israeli troops raided and patrolled Yatta.
Raid: Hebron – 22:40–00:45, the Israeli military raided and patrolled Halhul.
Raid: Hebron – 01:15–06:50, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the city.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Hebron – 03:45–06:20, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled Dura, taking prisoner two people.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Hebron – 05:50, Israeli forces raided Idhna, taking prisoner two people.
Raid: – 2 taken prisoner Hebron – 07:30, the Israeli Army raided Tarqumiya, taking prisoner two people.
YAWN!