In Occupied Palestine
Zionism in practice
Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land
08:00, 14 August until 08:00, 15 August 2024
[Source of statistics: Palestinian Monitoring Group]
Gaza Strip
Attacks: There are no safe places for the militarily-dominated population in Gaza, who find themselves subjected to airstrikes and other missile attacks on buildings, homes and many essentialfacilities, as well as constant gunfire and invasions by Israeli forces. The Israeli Navy continues to fire missiles, targeting facilities and buildings along the entire Gaza shoreline.
Victims: 40 more people killed in Gaza now bring the total number of deaths, since 7 October, to at least 40,005. With another 107 wounded, that figure has risen to over 107. The daily average number of men, women and children killed in Gaza is at least 40,005 and that of those injured is now more than 92,401.
The number of people killed in Israel’s war on the people of Gaza over the past 312 days is now over 40,000. During more than five years of the Second World War, the total number of Londoners killed in the Nazi Blitz and later rocket and other missile strikes, was less than 30,000.
Initial Euro-Med Monitor investigation finds no evidence of
military presence at site of Tab’een School massacre in Gaza
Initial investigations by Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor found no proof or indication of any military operations or combatants at the Tab’een School in Gaza City, whose prayer hall Israel targeted in a brutal massacre that claimed the lives of over 100 Palestinians. Quite the contrary, the location turned out to be a series of narrow buildings, with sections open to each other and lacking any equipment, where dozens of Palestinian families had taken refuge after being forcibly displaced from their homes, some of which have since been completely erased from the civil registry.
The Euro-Med Monitor field and legal team carried out a survey and preliminary investigation at the Tab’een School, which was providing shelter to over 2,500 displaced people in Gaza City. The team gathered data, recorded the statements of witnesses and survivors, and surveyed the location following the attack. According to all available information and testimonies, there were no military gatherings or centres at the school, and it was never used for military objectives. Survivors testified that the school was providing shelter to hundreds of children whose families felt safe there. The Israeli bombing specifically targeted the prayer hall where displaced people were praying at dawn, as well as the upper prayer hall used for housing women and children. Preliminary reports indicate that the Israeli army detonated three US-made bombs in the attack, which had a tremendous capacity to burn, melt, and destroy bodies. As a result, over 100 Palestinians were killed, including several families, and prominent academic figures at the universities of Gaza, among them Professor Youssef Al-Kahlout, an Arabic language professor.
The Israeli army’s defence of the massacre, on the grounds that the army was targeting a military site, is unfounded, and in any case, cannot justify the killing of so many civilians. Israel continues to kill, burn, and injure hundreds of civilians and then claim that the targeted areas contained military installations or leaders, without offering concrete proof.
US approves $20bn–worth of weapons sales to Israel
Bulk of the sale is dominated by F-15 fighter jets but also includes tank cartridges and army vehicles. On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken approved a new batch of arms sales to Israel, totalling over $20bn in military equipment, according to the Pentagon. In a statement, the Pentagon said, “The United States is committed to the security of Israel, and it is vital to US national interests to assist Israel in developing and maintaining a strong and ready self-defence capability. This proposed sale is consistent with those objectives.” This multibillion-dollar package is the latest in a series of arms deals that Israel is set to receive from the US, adding to the $14bn in additional military aid approved earlier this year.
The sale comes amid mounting criticism of the Biden administration for continuing to authorise arms transfers to Israel despite the death toll in Gaza approaching more than 40,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children. Since Israel’s war on Gaza began last October, Israeli forces have destroyed much of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure, including schools, hospitals, mosques, and UN shelters. The weapons sales to Israel come despite the International Criminal Court (ICC) seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on the grounds of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Israel scrambling to delay ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant
Israel is attempting to delay the issuing of arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. According to Haaretz, Israeli officials and legal experts said that the government is exerting diplomatic pressure to delay the process, hoping that the judges would take weeks to issue the warrants, although it could come just days after reviewing the documents.
West Bank
Israeli Army attack – child wounded: Ramallah – 10:05, Israeli Occupation forces, firing live ammunition during the storming of al-Bireh, wounded a 15-year-old boy: Adam Muhammad Ghaleb Abu Eid.
Israeli Army attack – airstrike – 4 killed, 9 wounded: Tubas – 04:45–12:05, Israeli forces, continuing the storming of Tamoun, carried out a drone-launched airstrike that killed four people: Khaled Nidal Ahmed Hamad (aged 19), Muhammad Bashar Bani Odeh (aged 17), Amr Mahmoud Bani Odeh (aged 18) and Muhammad Jawad Muhammad Hamed Bani Odehaged (aged 17). Four other people were wounded in the attack: Jihad Bani Matar (aged 17), Majd Burhan Sawafta, Ibrahim Mithqal Bani Odeh and Ahmed Fayez Abu Al-Ayed. Three residents were taken prisoner in the attack.
Israeli Army attack – airstrike 2 killed, 5 injured: Nablus – 21:45–05:50, the Israeli Army, firing live ammunition, stormed the city, wounding four people before using using a drone-launched missile to target more people, near the entrance to the Balata refugee camp, killing two of them and injuring five others. The two killed are: Wael Bilal Shaker Masha (aged 18) and Ahmed Firas Abdullah Al-Sheikh Khalil. The nine wounded are an 11-year-old girl, Retaj Muhammad Subhi Abu Muslim, as well as: Moataz Abdel Fattah Shatara, Muhammad Derbas, Rabie Subhi Saber, Qusay Hashash, Jamal Ahmed Saudi, Bashir Munir Awais, Hanadi Sobhi Jamil Abu Muslim and Diaa Dwikat.
Israeli Army attack – 2 wounded: Bethlehem – 21:50, Israeli troops, firing live ammunition towards people in al-Khadr, wounded two residents: Muhammad Fawzi Ali Salah and Rani Hassan Ali Salah.
Home invasion – 1 taken prisoner: Jerusalem – 17:00, Israeli Occupation forces invaded the home of Muhammad Nasser Abu Al-Hawa and took him prisoner.
Home invasions and demolition: Jerusalem – 14:00, Israeli forces demolished five homes, in the al-Tur neighbourhood, in order to complete the building of a settlement road.
Home invasions and demolition: Hebron – 10:00, the Israeli Army demolished four homes in the village of Umm Al-Khair.
Israeli Army home invasions and destruction – water crime – economic sabotage: Hebron – 10:00, the Israeli Army destroyed a tent–dwelling and two caravans as well as water–supplynetworks, water–storage tanks and solar energy units, in the village of Umm Al-Khair.
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 pastoral and economic sabotage for settlement development: Jerusalem – 14:00, Israeli Occupation forces, in the al-Tur neighbourhood, demolished livestock shelters, two petrol stations, shops and a stable as well as bulldozing land, in order to complete the construction of a settlement road.
Israeli Army population–control: Hebron – 12:45, Israeli forces took prisoner a man, Mahmoud Saadi Mahmoud Mansour, when he reported, as ordered, for interrogation at Israeli Military Intelligence.
Occupation settlement development: Bethlehem – Occupation authorities approved the seizure of Beit Jallah and Battir village land, in order to serve the development of the Nahal Heletz settlement outpost, which is among the five outposts approved by the Occupation Cabinet in June. The intention is to legitimise them for settlement growth.
Occupation settler robbery and pastoral sabotage: Jericho – 09:20, Israeli Occupation settlers raided the Bedouin gathering area in al-Auja and stole 200 sheep.
Occupation settler land-grab: Bethlehem – evening, Israeli settlers set up eight mobile homes in the east of al-Minya village, in preparation for establishment of a new settlement outpost.
Raid – 1 child injured: Ramallah – 10:05, Israeli Occupation forces, injured a child while raiding the city of al-Bireh.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 03:15–04:25, Israeli forces raided Silwad, taking prisoner two people.
Raid: Ramallah – 03:45, the Israeli Army raided al-Bireh.
Raid – 5 taken prisoner: Ramallah – dawn, Israeli troops raided the village of Umm Safa, taking prisoner five people.
Raid: Jenin – 18:45–22:15, the Israeli military raided and patrolled Ya’bad.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Tulkarem – 13:30-16:25, Israeli soldiers raided the village of Izbit Shufa, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Tulkarem – 02:50–05:35, the Israeli military raided Tulkarem, taking prisoner two people.
Raid: Nablus – 01:05–03:20, Israeli soldiers raided Jama’in and invaded a vehicle repair shop.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Hebron – 02:40–07:20, Israeli Occupation forces raided Sa’ir, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Hebron – 04:15–08:00, Israeli forces raided the al-Fawar refugee camp, taking prisoner two people.
Raid – 3 taken prisoner: Hebron – dawn, the Israeli Army raided Halhul, taking prisoner three people.