In Occupied Palestine – 17 May 2024

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In Occupied Palestine

Zionism in practice

Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land

08:00, 17 May until 08:00, 18 May 2024

[Source of statistics: Palestinian Monitoring Group]

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Gaza Strip

Air strikes: Heavy aerial bombardment on buildings, homes and many facilities.

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 Navy continues to fire missiles, targeting facilities and buildings along the shoreline of the whole of Gaza.

Victims: 83 people killed in Gaza brings the total number of deaths since 7 October to at least 35,386. With another 105 wounded, thatfigure has risen to 79,366.

What It’s Like on the Front Lines of Gaza’s Hospital Hell

Israel continues to pummel Gaza’s civilian infrastructure with a steadiness fit to rival any surgeon’s hand—only here, it is a steadiness in service of death rather than life. Among its clearest targets remains Gaza’s healthcare system and healthcare workers, whose commitment to sustaining their people’s lives threatens the implementation of Israel’s project. As of May 15, at least 493 healthcare workers have been killed by Israel, often through targeted bombing or summary execution within the gates of a hospital complex. This number is likely an undercount, as the mechanism for tallying casualties relied on Gaza’s hospitals, every single one of which has been targeted, 23 rendered nonfunctional. Hundreds of healthcare workers have been detained and tortured; many remain in Israeli custody. Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan, a paediatric intensive care physician who works with Médecins Sans Frontières and co-founded @GazaMedicVoices, has emerged as one of the most prominent voices raising the alarm about the hell Israel has created for Gaza’s healthcare workers. She has also, before and since October, volunteered as a doctor in Gaza. I recently spoke with her over Zoom. We discussed the targeting of Gaza’s healthcare infrastructure, the harrowing testimonies of torture she and others are collecting, the lasting effects of Israel’s war on children (and Palestine’s future), and what to make of American medicine’s unblinking, seemingly unbothered silence as a genocide unfolds before our eyes.



Israel vows to ‘intensify’ raids on Rafah, as more troops enter southern Gaza

Israel has said it will “intensify” its offensive on Rafah, despite international warnings over the safety of around 1.4 million Palestinians sheltering there. Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Thursday that “additional forces will enter” Rafah and “this activity will intensify”. “Hundreds of targets have already been struck and our forces are manoeuvring in the area,” he added. The US has joined other major powers in cautioning Israel against a ground offensive in Rafah, which would leave Palestinians with nowhere else to go.At least 35,233 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli’s indiscriminate bombing campaign, beginning on 7 October. Israel’s atrocities have been labelled as “war crimes” and “genocide” by several world leaders, UN agencies and NGOs.

America’s geopolitical position is crumbling

We owe an ironic debt of gratitude to Israel’s UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan for advancing the cause of the State of Palestine at the United Nations. By delivering a speech to the UN General Assembly that was so unhinged, absurd, vulgar, insulting, undignified, and undiplomatic, Erdan helped to secure a lopsided vote of 143 to 9 in favour of Palestine’s UN membership (the rest abstained or did not vote). But more than that, Erdan helped to clarify Israel’s tactical approach—and why it is doomed to fail. Likud’s strategy relies entirely on the U.S. for Israel’s security, as the sole blocking force in a world community that is increasingly united and aghast at Israel’s massive war crimes, and in favour of imposing the two-state solution on an utterly recalcitrant Israel. Yet U.S. core interests—economic, financial, commercial, diplomatic, and military—are at odds with becoming isolated with Israel within the international system.

West Bank

[Palestinian Monitoring Group]

Israeli air-strike on home1 killed and 9 injured: Jenin – 23:10, an Israeli warplane fired a missile into a house in the Jenin refugee camp, killing a resident, Faraj Khamaysa, and injuring nine others: Abdullah Nihad Abdullah, Ibtisam Raed Othman, Abdullah Jalamneh, Yazan Abdul Razzaq Muhammad Hanoun, Yazan Youssef Zareini, Yahya Ibrahim Abdullah Jaradat, Saleh Firas Abu Al-Wafa, Abdul Jawad Yasser Muhammad Al-Ghoul and Muhammad Ghaleb Shaker Aboushi.

Israeli settler attack: Nablus – 18:20, armed Israeli settlers opened fire towards homes, in the village of Burqa.

Israeli Army attackyoungster wounded in refugee camp: Nablus – 04:4006:40, Israeli Occupation forces, firing live ammunition in the Balata refugee camp, wounded a 16-year-old youth: Muhammad Abd al-Rahman Kamal Salama.

Israeli Army attack – 1 wounded: Hebron – 00:50, Israeli forces, firing live ammunition, stormed Beit Ummar and wounded a man: Abdullah Hussein Badr Al-Zaqiq.

Death: Nablus – 14:20, Laith Nadeem Khamis Hanani, has now died from wounds sustained during an Israeli Army attack on Beit Furik on 7 May.

Home invasions – residents taken prisoner: Jenin – dawn, Israeli Occupation forces raided Barta’a, which lies separated behind Israel’s Annexation Wall, and invaded a number of homes, taking prisoner a number of workers from the Gaza Strip.

Home invasions: Qalqiliya – 00:2501:55, Israeli forces raided Hablat and searched four homes.

Home invasions: Salfit – 21:3501:55, the Israeli Army raided al-Zawiya and invaded five homes.

Israeli Army assault beating-up and capture: Jerusalem – 12:30, Israeli Occupation forces beatup and took prisoner one person, Ahmed Iyad Al-Abbasi, near the Lions’ Gate in the Old City.

Israeli Army assault with rubber-coated bullets, stun grenades fired: Jerusalem – evening, Israeli forces fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades towards people, near the Shuafat checkpoint.

Israeli Army armed robbery and interference: Jerusalem – 10:30, the Israeli Army stormed Kafr Aqab and seized a concrete pump as well as two concrete mixers being used to construct a building.

Israeli Army assault with stun grenades: Ramallah – 21:35, Occupation forces fired stun grenades at people, near the Ofer refugeecamp.

Israeli Army mosque violation: Hebron – evening, Israeli forces raided the Ibrahimi Mosque, in the Old City, and forced out employees and worshippers.

Occupation settler arson – agricultural sabotage: Tubas – 14:30, Israeli Occupation settlers, in the al-Sakout area near the village of Ein Al-Bayda, set fire to a wheat crop.

Occupation settler raid: Qalqiliya – 11:00, Israeli settlers raided the eastern outskirts of the village of Kafr Laqif.

Occupation settler terrorism: Jericho – 18:30, Israeli Occupation settlers terrorised people in al-Auja.

Occupation settler racist abuse and populationcontrol: Bethlehem – 14:3515:55, Israeli settlers stormed the village of Kisan, closed the road to the village, and sprayed racist abuse in Hebrew on the walls of houses.

Occupation settler – agricultural sabotage: Hebron – 16:05, Israeli Occupation settlers invaded Yatta farmland and terrorised a family managing crops of wheat and barley.

Occupation settler stoning: Hebron – 18:20, Israeli settlers stoned passing vehicles in Tarqumiya.

Occupation settler beating – pastoral sabotage – robbery – vandalism: Hebron – 19:40, Israeli Occupation settlers, in Yatta, severely beat-up a working shepherd, Suleiman Youssef Abu Subha, robbed him of two sheep and smashed his mobile phone.

Raid – armed robbery and populationcontrol: Jerusalem – 10:30, Israeli Occupation forces raided Kafr Aqab and ordered a halt to theconstruction of a building, as well as stealing a concretepump and two mixers.

Raid: Ramallah – 19:0022:55, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the village of al-Mugheir.

Raid: Ramallah – 22:2500:30, the Israeli Army, firing stun grenades, raided the village of Deir Abu Mashal.

Raidstun grenades fired: Ramallah – 22:30, Israeli troops, firing stun grenades, raided the village of Umm Safa.

Raid: Ramallah – 07:20, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the village of Kafr Ni’ma.

Raids: Tulkarem – 16:00-18:25, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the villages of Shufa and Izbit Shufa.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Tulkarem – 16:3518:25, Israeli Occupation forces raided the village of Pharaoh, taking prisoner one person.

Raids: Qalqiliya – 13:45, Israeli forces raided and patrolled Kafr Thulth as well as the villages of Kafr Laqif and Sir.

Raid: Qalqiliya – 14:00, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the village of Kafr Qaddum.

Raid: Qalqiliya – 15:00, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the village of Jinsafut.

Raid: Qalqiliya – 16:10, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the village of Hajjah.

Raid: Qalqiliya – 16:40, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled Azzun.

Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Qalqiliya – 03:3005:50, Israeli Occupation forces raided the city, taking prisoner two people.

Raids: Nablus – 10:00-15:15, Israeli forces raided and patrolled Asira al-Shimaliya and Beit Imrin.

Raid: Nablus – 12:05, the Israeli Army raided Aqraba.

Raid: Nablus – 01:40-04:10, Israeli troops raided and patrolled Aqraba.

Raid: Nablus – 04:4006:40, the Israeli military raided the city.

Raidstun grenades fired: Nablus – 17:4002:40, Israeli soldiers, firing stun grenades, raided Qusra.

Raids: Nablus – 21:50, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the villages of Urif, Madama and Asira al-Qibliya.

Raid: Nablus – 22:4001:30, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the village of Bizzaria.

Raid: Nablus – 01:3003:00, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the village of Burqa.

Raid: Bethlehem – 11:05, Israeli troops raided and patrolled al-Khadr.

Raids: Bethlehem – 13:45-16:05, the Israeli military raided and patrolled al-Ubeidiya and Za’atara.

Raid: Bethlehem – 14:55-17:45, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the village of Marah Rabah.

Raid: Hebron – 14:35, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled Beit Awa.

Raid: Hebron – 14:35, Israeli forces raided and patrolled Deir Samit.

Raid: Hebron – 18:40, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled Bani Naim.

Raid: Hebron – 18:50, Israeli troops raided and patrolled al-Samou.

Raid: Hebron – 04:50, the Israeli military raided and patrolled Nuba.

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