In Occupied Palestine
Zionism in practice
Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land
08:00, 18 January 2025 until 08:00, 19 January 2025
[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: 14 more people have been killed within the past 48 hours, bringing the total number killed in Gaza since 7 October 2023 to at least 46,913. Another 25 have been wounded, bringing that total to 110,750. The daily average number of men, women and children killed in Gaza is at least 99 and, that of those injured, is now more than 235.
Gaza ceasefire:
Palestinian resilience prevails in face of Israeli genocidal war
Sami Al-Arian | 17 January 2025
As a result of the determined resilience and ferocious resistance, Netanyahu’s promises to free the Israeli captives through military means failed miserably.
Following the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to destroy the Palestinian resistance group through a brutal war of extermination in Gaza. He made it clear that there would be no red lines, no limits on the savagery and brutality
He assured his people that Israel’s enemies would eventually surrender. Yet, after 467 days of relentless Israeli destruction in Gaza, a tiny enclave of 365 sq-km that had already been suffering under a crippling Israeli siege for more than 16 years, Netanyahu told the families of hostages on 14 January 2025 that he was awaiting a positive response from Hamas regarding a deal to free the Israeli captives. This stark contrast between his earlier rhetoric and current reality can be seen as an admission of defeat, especially for Netanyahu, who is now an indicted war criminal by the International Criminal Court.
Failed tactics
From the outset, Netanyahu set clear objectives that would allow him to declare “total victory” over Gaza and its fierce resistance. He vowed to reduce Gaza to rubble, a task that was not difficult, given that the United States supplied Israel with $22bn in military aid over the last 15 months, providing the most advanced weapons to unleash on Gaza, Lebanon, and the broader region. As a parting gift, the complicitous Biden administration requested an unprecedented additional $8bn in military aid to Israel from Congress. Throughout the genocidal campaign, Netanyahu insisted that Hamas would not only be dismantled but also removed from any future role in Gaza.
He aimed to redraw the map of the Middle East and impose Israeli hegemony over the entire region. To achieve these objectives, the Israeli government, often in collaboration with the US, devised several plans. After systematically destroying Gaza’s infrastructure, Israel initially attempted to force the mass evacuation or expulsion of Palestinians to the Sinai through indiscriminate bombings.However, it failed to convince Egypt or any other country to accept the displaced Palestinians.
Efforts like building a pier to evacuate displaced people by sea or evacuating northern Gaza to consolidate Israel’s Occupation – known as the Generals’ Plan – also failed. The Israeli Army stormed Rafah, causing massive destruction and casualties, built the Netzarim Crossing to divide Gaza into military zones, and occupied the Philadelphi Corridor along the border with Egypt, pledging never to withdraw.
Yet all of these tactics ultimately failed.
The current agreement calls for the dismantling of Netzarim, the safe return of evacuees to northern Gaza, and Israeli withdrawal from the border corridor. As a result of the determined resilience and ferocious resistance, Netanyahu’s promises to free the Israeli captives through military means failed miserably. They often resulted in the killing or injury of the hostages.
The current agreement mirrors a framework Hamas had accepted in May and July of the previous year, which Israel rejected, and every failed negotiation since . . .
Sami Al-Arian is the Director of the Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA) at Istanbul Zaim University. Originally from Palestine, he lived in the US for four decades (1975-2015) where he was a tenured academic, prominent speaker and human rights activist before relocating to Turkey. He is the author of several studies and books. He can be contacted at: nolandsman1948@gmail.com
West Bank
[Palestinian Monitoring Group]
Since midnight on 07 October 2023, Occupation forces have been imposing a complete closure around the whole of the West Bank, preventing people (including even permit– holders) from entering both Jerusalem City as well as Israel, otherwise than for especially–negotiated exceptions. Permanent military checkpoints impose severe travel restrictions within the Occupied West Bank.
Israeli Army attack – 1 wounded: Ramallah – evening, Israeli Occupation forces shot and wounded a man on the outskirts of al-Bireh, wounding and hospitalising him.
Israeli settler attack – 1 wounded: Ramallah – evening, armed Occupation settlers, opening indiscriminate fire, invaded the Khalayel area of the village of al-Mughayir, accompanied by policedogs.
Israeli Army attack – 4 children wounded: Hebron – 19:45, Israeli forces, firing live ammunition, stormed the town of Beit Ummar, wounding four children, one of whom is named Malek Abu Maria.
Home invasion and forced personal demolition: Jerusalem – 13:00, the Israeli Occupation forced a resident, Sufyan Daoud Abd Rabbo, to destroy his home in the village of Sur Baher – or otherwise be forced to pay an extortionate sum of money to the Israeli Occupation demolition squads, who would be sent in to do it.
Home invasions and abduction: Tulkarem – 03:30, Israeli forces raided the city and invaded homes, abducting a 17-year-old youth, Abdul Karim Mustafa Abdul Rabbo Malouh, as well as taking prisoner two other residents.
Home invasions: place – Tulkarem – 03:30, Israeli forces raided the villages of Shufa and Far and invaded homes.
Home invasions: Qalqiliya – 18:40, the Israeli Army raided the town of Azzun and invaded four houses.
Home invasions: Nablus – 19:45, Israeli troops raided the town of Huwara and searched three homes.
Home invasions – population–control – rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades fired: Nablus – 01:20, the Israeli military, firing rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades, invaded a number of homes, taking prisoner one man’s wife, Aseel Awad, in order to pressure her husband to surrender himself to the Israeli military.
Home invasions in refugee camp: Jericho – 00:50, Israeli soldiers raided the Ein Sultan refugee camp and searched three homes.
Home invasion by settlers: Hebron – 11:55, Occupation settlers grazed a flock of sheep at the Tarqumiya Municipality Park, assaulting a resident and also invaded the home of Abdul-Munem Qabaja.
Home invasion: Hebron – 00:55, Occupation forces raided and patrolled the town of Yatta and searched a house.
Israeli Army assault with stun grenades: Ramallah – 16:10, Israeli Occupation forces fired stun grenades at people, in the village of Ajul.
Israeli Army population–control: Ramallah – Israeli forces continued with the closure of a road, between the villages of Ras Karkar and Deir Birzeit.
Israeli Army population–control: Ramallah – entrance to the village of Ein Yabrud and Road 60, closed.
Israeli Army population–control: Tulkarem – main entrance to the town of Beit Lid, closed – western and southern entrances to the village of Shufa, closed.
Israeli Army population–control: Nablus – 17:20, entrance to Beita, closed, for a time, and bypass road, near the villages of Zawata and Ein Siniya, blocked.
Israeli Army population–control: Bethlehem – entrance to the town of Beit Fajjar, closed – western entrance to the town of Tuqu, closed – entrance to the town of Janata, closed – Qabr Hilweh junction, east of Beit Sahour city, closed.
Israeli Army population–control: Bethlehem – 10:45, entrances to the village of al-Manshiya and Beit Jallah, closed for a time.
Israeli Army armed robbery: Hebron – 03:30, Israeli troops robbed a man, Nabil Muhammad Dhiab Abu Qubaita, of cash to the value of around $US3600 while he was on his way along the bypass road, near the Kiryat Arba Occupation settlement.
Israeli Army population–control: Hebron – north–western entrance to Farsh al-Hawa, closed – the entrance to the Fahs area, south of Hebron, closed – the Qalqas roundabout, closed – the southern entrance to Sa’ir, closed – eastern entrance to the town of Dura, closed – entrances to the towns of Idhna and al-Dhahiriya as well as al-Fawar refugee camp, closed.
Israeli Army population–control: Hebron – 20:15, the Israeli Army closed the main entrance to Beit Kahil for a time.
Occupation settler violence: Tubas – 15:50, Israeli Occupation settlers terrorised people in the Ein al-Hilweh area of the North Jordan Valley.
Occupation settler violence: Tubas – 19:35, Israeli settlers assaulted five people in the village of Ibziq: Walid Khaled Khudairi, Raed Sawafta, Raji Turkman, Mahmoud Nasrallah and Ali Nasrallah.
Occupation settler stoning: Qalqiliya – 22:00, Israelis, from the Kedumim Occupation settlement, stoned vehicles on the nearby roundabout.
Occupation settler agricultural sabotage: Nablus – 16:15, Occupation settlers invaded land in the town of Beita, severing olive tree branches and vandalising wells used for agriculture.
Occupation settler population–control: Nablus – 23:25, Israeli settlers obstructed traffic, at the Bizzariya village road junction.
Occupation settler aggression: Salfit – 14:30, Israeli settlers, riding tractors, invaded the village of Farkha, menacing people in the streets.
Occupation settler agricultural sabotage: Salfit – 17:40, Israeli Occupation settlers invaded Iskaka village agricultural land and cut off the branches from a number of olive trees.
Occupation settler pastoral sabotage: Jericho – 16:30, Israeli settlers invaded the al-Ma’arjat area Arab al-Maliha community, north-west of Jericho, grazing their flocks on livestock fodder.
Occupation settler intrusion: Jericho – 03:10, four Occupation settlers, driving in a motor vehicle, invaded the city and roamed the streets.
Occupation settler economic sabotage: Hebron – 01:20, Israeli settlers invaded shops in the Ein Askar area of the Old City.
Occupation settler stoning: Hebron – 18:15, Occupation settlers stoned passing vehicles on the Wadi Qana road.
Raid – rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades fired: Jerusalem – 14:10, Israeli Occupation forces, firing rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades, raided the town of Abu Dis.
Raids: Ramallah – 10:15, Israeli forces raided and patrolled Beit Rima and Kobar, as well as the villages of Qarawat Bani Zeid, Kafr Ein, Deir Ghassaneh, Nabi Saleh and Aboud.
Raid: Ramallah – 11:30, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the town of Birzeit.
Raids: Ramallah – 15:55, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the villages of Ein Yabrud, Dura al-Qar’ and Beitin.
Raid: Ramallah – 22:05, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the town of Silwad.
Raid: Ramallah – 01:10, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the village of Deir Abu Mash’al.
Raid – 3 taken prisoner in refugee camp: Ramallah – 02:10, Israeli Occupation forces raided the al-Jalazoun refugee camp, taking prisoner three people.
Raids: Ramallah – 07:35, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the towns of Turmusaya and Sinjil.
Raids: Jenin – 14:40, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the villages of Taybeh, Anin, Rumana, Zububa and Ti’inik.
Raids: Jenin – 16:10, Israeli troops raided and patrolled Ya’bad and Araba.
Raids: Jenin – 04:00, the Israeli military raided and patrolled Silat al-Harithiya, as well as the villages of Kafr Qud and Kafr Dan.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Jenin – 04:00, Israeli soldiers raided the town of al-Yamoun, taking prisoner two people.
Raid: Tubas – 18:45, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the village of Atouf.
Raid – rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades fired: Tubas – 22:45, Israeli forces, firing rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades, raided the town of Tamoun and invaded a barbers shop.
Raid: Tulkarem – 11:30, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the town of Attil.
Raids: Tulkarem – 19:50, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the towns of Bal’a and Anabta.
Raid – rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades fired: Qalqiliya – 18:40, the Israeli military, firing rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades,raided Azzun.
Raid: Qalqiliya – 23:40, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the city.
Raid – 8 taken prisoner: Qalqiliya – 02:25, Israeli Occupation forces raided the village of Hajja, taking prisoner eight people.
Raid: Qalqiliya – 02:25, Israeli forces raided the village of al-Funduq.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Qalqiliya – 06:45, the Israeli Army raided the village of Baqa al-Hatab, taking prisoner one person.
Raid: Nablus – 11:50, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the town of Beit Furik.
Raid: Nablus – 13:20, the Israeli military, firing stun grenades, raided the town of Beita.
Raids: Nablus – 13:20, Israeli soldiers raided Qusra and Qabalan.
Raid: Nablus – 15:30, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the village of Talfit.
Raid: Nablus – 16:15, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the town of Sebastia.
Raid: Nablus – 18:50, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the village of Salem.
Raid: Nablus – 19:20, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the town of Aqraba.
Raid: Salfit – 10:30, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the village of Farkha.
Raid: Salfit – 17:55, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the town of al-Zawiya.
Raid: Salfit – 23:00, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the village of Rafat.
Raid: Bethlehem – 11:25, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the town of Beit Fajjar.
Raids: Bethlehem – 17:10, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled al-Ubeidiya and Za’tara.
Raid: Bethlehem – 17:30, Israeli troops, firing stun grenades, raided and patrolled al-Khadr.
Raids: Bethlehem – 20:45, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the cities of Bethlehem and Beit Jallah.
Raid: Bethlehem – midnight, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the village of Falouh.
Raid: Hebron – 11:25, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the town of Yatta.
Raid: Hebron – 11:50, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the city.
Raid: Hebron – 11:50, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the town of Bani Naim.
Raid: Hebron – 17:55, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the town of Dura.
Raid: Hebron – 20:20, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the town of Halhul.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Hebron – 01:10, Israeli soldiers raided the city, taking prisoner two people as well as detaining, for a time, six others.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Hebron – 02:15, Israeli Occupation forces raided the town of Idhna, taking prisoner one person.
More redundant drek that interests no-one.