In Occupied Palestine
Zionism in practice
Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land
08:00, 06 December until 08:00, 07 December 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: 52 more people have been killed within the past 48 hours, bringing the total number killed in Gaza since 7 October to at least 44,664. Another 142 have been wounded, bringing that total to 105,976. The daily average number of men, women and children killed in Gaza is at least 104; that of those injured is now more than 248.
Help us fuel the wave of resistance to the genocide in Gaza
Refuser Solidarity Network (RSN)
Mattan here. I am the executive director of Refuser Solidarity Network (RSN) and in 2017 I spent 110 days in prison because I refused to serve the Israeli occupation. Today I’d like to tell you about how, over the past year, RSN was the only organisation that has helped launch a reservists’ refusal wave which can put an end to Israel’s war. We will continue to support their growing numbers and initiatives, but we need your help: join us and support the increasing needs of the growing number of refusers, who are ready to put a stop to this war.
Reservists are the backbone of the Israeli military: The Israeli army relies on reservists on all fronts, from ensuring its day-to-day functioning to flying the very warplanes that bomb Gaza. Israel’s war of extermination cannot carry on the war without its active reserves, which is why refusal is such a powerful act of resistance. We understood that to end the genocide in Gaza, we needed to create the conditions that would normalise wartime refusal and make it easier for reservists to take this brave step. With this in mind, we helped establish Ani Siravti (“I refused” in Hebrew), an initiative of older reserve refusers publishing video statements on social media that reaffirmed their past refusal and explained why they would do so again if called up for the assault on Gaza.
This effort exceeded our expectations. In May of this year, with the help of Ani Siravti, a group of over 40 reserve soldiers signed a public letter declaring their refusal of military service shortly before the invasion of Rafah, a large city in the Gaza Strip. The letter shook Israeli discourse as the first act of organised refusal to the Gaza War, but not the last. In August, with RSN’s active support, a core group of the letter’s signatories began organising a second letter, garnering 130 signatories threatening to refuse service unless a hostages-for-ceasefire deal that would end the war is implemented immediately.
When the letter was published in October, it caused a sensation in Israel, so much so that it even became an item on the war cabinet’s agenda. PM Netanyahu directly attacked the refusers and demanded a response from the army, which began calling the signatories to pressure them, unsuccessfully, to back down. To date, 178 soldiers have signed the letter, and the movement is only gaining momentum. Every day, more and more reservists are finding the courage to stand up, and it’s shaking the foundations of Israel’s war machine. We know that just as the refuser movement was one of the primary reasons for the withdrawal from Gaza in 2005, they can put a stop to the atrocities once again.
With your support, RSN helped spark this movement, and then incubated it by providing media consultation, legal aid and capacity-building. This helped the initial refuser wave grow into a real political force, knocking on the doors of the country’s war cabinet meetings. Our work allows spontaneous courage to transform into real organising and coherent movement building, and is what eventually brought this refuser wave to the Israeli war cabinet’s agenda.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s threats directed against the refusers betray a recognition that refusal works. It’s our only viable path to end this war.
That’s why we are asking you to help us reach our end of year campaign goal of $40,000. This will allow us to continue and expand our work in backing this growing refuser wave to put a stop to this genocide now.
In solidarity,
Mattan Helman,
Executive Director, Refuser Solidarity Network
West Bank
[Palestinian Monitoring Group]
Israeli Army attack – 4 wounded: Bethlehem – 10:25, Israeli Occupation forces, firing live ammunition, stormed the town of Tuqu, wounding four people, one of whom was named as Zaal Ali Al-Shaer.
Israeli settler armed robbery: Hebron – 20:25, armed Israeli settlers opened fire towards a resident, Qassam Munir Farah Manasra, in the Masafer area of Bani Naim, and seized his motor vehicle.
Home invasion: Tubas – 10:10, Israeli Occupation forces raided Ibziq village and searched a home.
Israeli Army population–control: Ramallah – Israeli Occupation forces imposed a daily closure on the northern entrance to the town of Birzeit, from 20:00 until 06:00.
Israeli Army population–control: Ramallah – evening, Israeli forces, near the entrance to Sinjil, detained for a time seven news reporters: Moatasem Saqf al-Hayt, Moamen Samreen, Hatem Hamdan, Karim Khamayseh, Hadi Sabarneh, Mahmoud Khilaf and Mohammed Awad.
Israeli Army armed robbery: Ramallah – 18:00, Israeli troops, setting up a checkpoint near the Ein Siniya village roundabout, robbed a man, Adam Yasser Hattab, of cash worth the equivalent of around $US3,800 and took him prisoner.
Israeli Army stun grenades fired: Bethlehem – noon, Israeli Army fired stun grenades towards people, near the entrance to Husan village.
Occupation settler racist land-grab: Ramallah – Israeli Occupation settlers set up camp in the Bureij area near Silwad, raising Israeli flags and banners carrying racist messages.
Occupation settler pastoral sabotage: Tubas – 08:15, Israeli settlers prevented a shepherd, Muhammad Salah Al-Jamil, from grazing his sheep near his home in the al-Farisiya area of the North Jordan Valley.
Occupation settler terror threats: Tubas – 11:05, armed Occupation settlers raided the Hamamat al-Maleh area of the North Jordan Valley, patrolling around homes and terrorising residents.
Occupation settler terror threats: Tubas – 16:25, Occupation settlers raided the Khirbet Samra area of the North Jordan Valley, patrolling around homes and terrorising residents.
Occupation settler arson: Nablus – 10:55, Israeli settlers set fire to one person’s vehicle, on the outskirts of the village of al-Lubban.
Occupation settler agricultural sabotage: Salfit – 14:25, Israeli Occupation settlers invaded Yasuf village land and cut off branches from a number of olive trees.
Occupation settler land-grab: Jericho – 14:55, Israeli settlers seized around ten hectares of al-Jiftlik village land and planted it with grapevines.
Occupation settler terrorism: Hebron – morning, Occupation settlers threatened the home of a resident, Abu Nasser Al-Azzazmeh, in the Birin area, south of Bani Naim, and threatened to force out the occupants, in favour of seizure for the settlement.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Jerusalem – 14:00, Israeli Occupation forces raided al-Eizariya, taking prisoner one person.
Raid: Jerusalem – 14:15-15:40, Israeli forces raided and patrolled al-Ram.
Raid: Jerusalem – 15:00, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the town of Hizma.
Raid: Jerusalem – 16:00, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the town of Abu Dis.
Raid: Jerusalem – 18:40–01:30, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the village of Mikhmas.
Raid: Jerusalem – 22:45-midnight, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the town of al-Ram.
Raid – on refugee camp: Jerusalem – 00:25–01:55, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the Qalandiya refugee camp.
Raid: Ramallah – 11:35, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the village of Burqa.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 12:30-17:50, the Israeli Army raided the village of Budrus, taking prisoner one woman.
Raid: Ramallah – 12:30-17:50, Israeli troops raided the village of Kafr Ni’ma.
Raid: Ramallah – 12:40-17:50, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the town of Ni’lin.
Raids: Ramallah – 14:40–17:50, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the town of Silwad as well as the village of Umm Safa.
Raid: Ramallah – 15:30, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the village of Kharbatha al-Misbah.
Raid: Ramallah – 16:20, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the village of Deir Abu Mash’al.
Raid: Ramallah – 16:30, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the town of Turmusaya.
Raid: Ramallah – 22:50, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the village of Shuqba.
Raid: Ramallah – 00:15, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the village of Ahmadiya.
Raid: Ramallah – 02:10, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled al-Bireh city.
Raids: Jenin – 21:05–00:30, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled Jaba’ and Silat al-Dahr as well as the villages of al-Fanduqumiya and al-Attara.
Raids: Jenin – 23:05–00:30, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the villages of Zububa, Rumanah, Anin, Ti’inik and al-Taybeh.
Raids: Tulkarem – 08:00–08:40, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled Baqa al-Sharqiya as well as the villages of Nazlat Issa, Nazlat Abu al-Nar and Nazlat al-Gharbiya.
Raid – armed robbery: Tulkarem – 10:40, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the town of Quffin and seized a bulldozer.
Raid: Tulkarem – 19:50-20:55, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the village of Izbit Shufa.
Raid: Tulkarem – 21:20–00:50, Israeli troops again raided and patrolled the town of Quffin.
Raid: Qalqiliya – 12:00-15:45, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the village of Kafr Qaddum.
Raids – rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades fired: Qalqiliya – 16:00, Israeli soldiers, firing rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades, raided and patrolled Azzun as well as the village of Nabi Elias.
Raid: Qalqiliya – 22:50–23:55, Israeli Occupation forces again raided and patrolled the town of Azzun.
Raid – rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades fired: Nablus – 11:50, Israeli forces, firing rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades, raided the town of Beita.
Raids – 3 injured, including 1 youngster: Nablus – 12:15-14:40, the Israeli Army raided the town of Beit Furik, injuring three residents: Yusef Amin Yusef Hanani (aged 17), Muhammad Bajis Khatatbeh and Ayham Ahmad Hammad.
Raids: Nablus – 16:05, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the villages of Salem, Deir al-Hatab and Azmut.
Raid: Nablus – 15:50-17:00, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the town of Aqraba.
Raid: Nablus – 18:00-19:20, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the village of Burin.
Raid: Nablus – 20:10–22:00, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the village of Jalloud.
Raid: Nablus – 21:15–03:30, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the town of Qusra.
Raid: Nablus – 21:15–03:30, the Israeli Army again raided and patrolled the town of Beita.
Raid – armed robbery: Nablus – dawn, Israeli troops raided the village of al-Lubban al-Sharqiya and seized a motor vehicle.
Raid: Salfit – 13:35-16:05, the Israeli military raided and patrolled Haris village.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Salfit – 13:40, Israeli soldiers raided the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan, taking prisoner one person.
Raids: Salfit – 17:25, Israeli Occupation forces raided the villages of Yasuf and Iskaka.
Raid: Bethlehem – 10:25-17:35, Israeli forces raided the village of Harmalah
Raid – 4 taken prisoner: Bethlehem – 10:25-17:35, the Israeli Army raided Tuqu, injuring four people.
Raid: Hebron – 10:30, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the town of Yatta.
Raid: Hebron – 17:20, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the town of Dura.
Raid: Hebron – 18:00–00:30, Israeli soldiers again raided and patrolled the town of Dura.
Raid: Hebron – 02:50–04:00, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the town of Carmel.