In Occupied Palestine
Zionism in practice
Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land
08:00, 31 October until 08:00, 01 November 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: 55 more people have been killed within the past 48 hours, bringing the total number killed in Gaza since 7 October to at least 43,259. Another 186 have been wounded, bringing that total to 101,827. The daily average number of men, women and children killed in Gaza is at least 110 and, that of those injured, is now more than 261.
United Nations Demand:
Stop the assault on Palestinians in Gaza
and on those trying to help them
Statement by Principals of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee
NEW YORK/GENEVA/ROME, 1 November 2024
We the leaders of 15 United Nations and humanitarian organisations urge, yet again, all parties fighting in Gaza to protect civilians, and call on the State of Israel to cease its assault on Gaza and on the humanitarians trying to help.
The situation unfolding in North Gaza is apocalyptic. The area has been under siege for almost a month, denied basic aid and life-saving supplies while bombardment and other attacks continue. Just in the past few days, hundreds of Palestinians have been killed, most of them women and children, and thousands have once again been forcibly displaced.
Hospitals have been almost entirely cut off from supplies and have come under attack, killing patients, destroying vital equipment, and disrupting life-saving services. Health workers and patients have been taken into custody. Fighting has also reportedly taken place inside hospitals.
Dozens of schools serving as shelters have been bombed or forcibly evacuated. Tents sheltering displaced families have been shelled, and people have been burned alive.
Rescue teams have been deliberately attacked and thwarted in their attempts to pull people buried under the rubble of their homes.
The needs of women and girls are overwhelming and growing every day. We have lost contact with those we support and those who provide lifesaving essential services for sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence.
And we have received reports of civilians being targeted while trying to seek safety, and of men and boys being arrested and taken to unknown locations for detention.
Livestock are also dying, crop lands have been destroyed, trees burned to the ground, and agri-food systems infrastructure has been decimated. The entire Palestinian population in North Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence.
Humanitarian aid cannot keep up with the scale of the needs due to the access constraints. Basic, life-saving goods are not available. Humanitarians are not safe to do their work and are blocked by Israeli forces and by insecurity from reaching people in need.
In a further blow to the humanitarian response, the polio vaccination campaign has been delayed due to the fighting, putting the lives of children in the region at risk.
And this week, the Israeli Parliament adopted legislation that would ban UNRWA and revoke its privileges and immunities. If implemented, such measures would be a catastrophe for the humanitarian response in Gaza, diametrically opposed to the United Nations Charter, with potential dire impacts on the human rights of the millions of Palestinians depending on UNRWA’s assistance, and in violation of Israel’s obligations under international law.
Let us be very clear: There is no alternative to UNRWA.
The blatant disregard for basic humanity and for the laws of war must stop.
International humanitarian law, including the rules of distinction, proportionality and precautions, must be respected. IHL obligations do not depend on reciprocity. No violation by one party ever releases the other from its legal obligations.
Attacks against civilians and what remains of civilian infrastructure in Gaza must stop.
Humanitarian relief must be facilitated, and we urge all parties to provide unimpeded access to affected people. Additionally, commercial goods must be allowed to enter Gaza.
The wounded and sick must receive the care they need. Medical personnel and hospitals must be spared. Hospitals should not turn into battlegrounds. Unlawfully detained Palestinians must be released.
Israel must comply with the provisional orders and determinations of the International Court of Justice.
Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups must release the hostages immediately and unconditionally and must abide by international humanitarian law.
Member States must use their leverage to ensure respect for international law. This includes withholding arms transfers where there is a clear risk that such arms will be used in violation of international law.
The entire region is on the edge of a precipice. An immediate cessation of hostilities and a sustained, unconditional ceasefire are long overdue.
Signatories:
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Ms. Joyce Msuya, Acting Emergency Relief Co-ordinator and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
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Ms. Nimo Hassan, MBE, Chair, International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA)
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Mr. Jamie Munn, Executive Director, International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA)
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Ms. Amy E. Pope, Director General, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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Mr. Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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Ms. Abby Maxman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Oxfam
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Ms. Paula Gaviria Betancur, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons (SR on HR of IDPs)
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Mr. Achim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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Ms. Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director, United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat)
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Mr. Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
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Ms. Catherine Russell, Executive Director, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
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Ms. Sima Bahous, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN Women
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Ms. Cindy McCain, Executive Director, World Food Programme (WFP)
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Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO)
West Bank
[Palestinian Monitoring Group]
Israeli Army attack – 1 killed and 4 wounded – UNWRA offices demolished: Tulkarem – from 23:00 30 October until 16:50 on 31 October, Occupation forces stormed the Nur Shams refugeecamp, killing one person, Moatasem Saleh Ali Aisha, and wounding four other people: Adham Muhammad Hassan Hussein, Muhammad Mahdi Ahmad Majli, Muhammad Ahmad Rafiq Izza and Ayman Issam Suleiman Fahmawi. During the storming, Israeli forces also demolished the office of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
Israeli Army attack – refugee camp: Nablus – 02:20–05:30, the Israeli Army, firing live ammunition, stormed the city and took prisoner four residents.
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 olive harvest sabotage: Tarqumiya – 18:20-20:55, Israeli troops prevented the olive harvest from proceeding in the Taybeh area, detaining for a time five harvesters.
Israeli Army olive harvest sabotage: Nablus – 10:40, Israeli Occupation forces harassed olive harvesters on Qaryut village farmland and forced them off the land, to prevent them from further harvesting.
Israeli Army population–control: Jericho – 15:20, Israeli forces forced two people to demolish the building, in al-Auja, where they had planned to hold a wedding party.
Israeli Army rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades fired: Hebron – 22:40, the Israeli Army fired rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades at people in the al-Arroub refugee camp.
Israeli Army mosque violation: Hebron – 11:35, Israeli troops closed the entrances to the Old City Ibrahimi Mosque.
Occupation settler olive harvest plunder: Jenin – 12:25, a gang of Israeli settlers invaded agricultural land, north of the town of Kafr Rai, plundering the olive harvest, which was later returned afteran intervention by Occupation forces.
Occupation settler olive harvest sabotage: Nablus – 12:30-14:00, Israeli Occupation settlers invaded a Salem village olive harvest and forced harvesters off the land.
Occupation settler olive harvest sabotage: Nablus – 12:45–14:20, Israelis, from the Itamar Occupation settlement, invaded Beit Furik olive harvest and forced harvesters off the land.
Occupation settler olive harvest sabotage: Nablus – 13:10–14:50, Occupation settlers invaded a harvest on Kafr Qallil village land and forced them out of the area.
Occupation settler olive harvest plunder: Salfit – 13:35, Israeli settlers plundered a Yasuf village olive harvest.
Occupation settler olive harvest sabotage: Bethlehem – 11:55–14:55, Occupation settlers harassed and detained a man, Hassan Muhammad Shakarna, and his wife, Wafiqa, to stop them harvesting olives in the Baniyas area of Nahalin.
Occupation settler terrorism: Tubas – 14:10, Israeli Occupation settlers invaded the Khirbet Samra area in the North Jordan Valley and terrorised residents, roaming around their homes and raising Israeli flags.
Raid: Jerusalem – 23:10, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the town of Hizma.
Raid: Ramallah – 13:15-16:20, Israeli forces raided and patrolled al-Bireh.
Raids: Ramallah – 14:55–16:20, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled Deir Dibwan as well as the village of Beitin.
Raid: Ramallah – 16:10, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the town of Silwad.
Raid: Ramallah – 04:40, the Israeli military raided and patrolled Abwein.
Raid: Jenin – 19:40–21:55, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the town of Araba.
Raids: Tulkarem – 16:35–07:15, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled Kafr al-Labad as well as the village of Shufa.
Raids: Tulkarem – 17:40–20:55, Israeli forces raided and patrolled Baqa al-Sharqiya, Zeit and Attil, as well as the villages of Nazlat Abu Nar and Nazlat Issa.
Raid – refugee camp: Tulkarem – from 23:00 30 October until 16:50 on 31 October, Occupation forces raided the city as well as the Tulkarem refugee camp
Raids: Tulkarem – 05:40, Israeli forces raided and patrolled Anabta and the village of Ramin.
Raids: Qalqiliya – 18:30–22:20, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled Kafr Thulth as well as the village of Saniriya.
Raid – rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades fired: Qalqiliya – 18:30–22:20, Israeli troops, firing rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades, raided the town of Azzun.
Raid – rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades fired: Qalqiliya – 19:45–04:20, the Israeli military, firing rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades, raided the city and assaulted a resident: Khaled Mahmoud Shraim.
Raids: Qalqiliya – 20:20–04:20, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the villages of al-Funduq, Hajja and Baqa al-Hatab
Raid: Qalqiliya – 21:05–00:35, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the village of Kafr Qaddum.
Raids: Qalqiliya – 23:00–00:25, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the towns of Jayus and Azzun.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Nablus – dawn, the Israeli Army raided the village of Urif, taking prisoner two people.
Raids: Nablus – 13:40–18:50, Israeli troops raided and patrolled Beit Furik as well as the villages of Salem, Burin and Madama.
Raid: Nablus – 17:05–22:40, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the village of Bizzariya.
Raid: Nablus – 20:10–03:00, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the village of Burqa.
Raid: Nablus – 05:50, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the village of Salem.
Raid: Nablus – 07:35, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the village of Awarta.
Raids: Salfit – 17:05–22:10, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the town of Zawiya as well as the village of Rafat.
Raids: Salfit – 18:25–22:10, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the villages of Masha and Sarta.
Raid: Salfit – 19:20-21:00, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the town of Bidya.
Raid: Salfit – 20:05–23:05, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the town of Deir Istiya.
Raid – stun grenades fired: Bethlehem – evening, Israeli Occupation forces, firing stun grenades, raided and patrolled the town of al-Khadr.
Raid: Bethlehem – 21:20–22:30, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the village of Marah Rabah.
Raids: Hebron – 12:45–14:00, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the al-Thaghrah area in Beit Ummar.
Raid: Hebron – 19:00-20:30, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the village of al-Tabaqa.
Raid: Hebron – 23:30-midnight, the Israeli military raided and patrolled al-Samou.
Raid: Hebron – 01:10, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the town of Yatta.
Raid: Hebron – 02:20, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the city.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Hebron – 05:20–07:20, Israeli forces raided the Safa area of Beit Ummar, taking prisoner one person.