In Occupied Palestine
Zionism in practice
Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land
08:00, 03 February 2025 until 08:00, 04 February 2025
[Source of statistics: Palestinian Monitoring Group]
Gaza Strip
Israel’s ceasefire violations in Gaza continue
Victims 3–4 February 2025:
Holding onto their positions in the Netzarim and Philadelphi buffer zones as well as the northern and eastern outskirts of the Gaza Strip, Israeli Occupation forces opened fire on Palestinians returning to the ruins of their homes, wounding six people. Two more died from previously–sustained wounds and another 20 bodies have been recovered from under bomb-damaged property. The total number killed in Gaza, since 7 October 2023, is now at least 47,540 and, of those wounded, it is more than 111,618. The daily average number of men, women and children killed in Gaza is at least 97 and, that of those injured, more than 229.
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, other than for especially–negotiated exceptions. Permanent military checkpoints impose severe travel restrictions within the Occupied West Bank.
Israeli Army attack – home invasions and forced evacuations: Jenin – Israeli Occupation forces, firing live ammunition, continued to storm the city as well as the refugee camp, forcing residentsto evacuate homes in high-rise buildings overlooking the camp. One person was taken prisoner. Israeli troops also continued to invade and search homes in the city and the refugee camp.
Israeli Army attack – infrastructure sabotage: Tubas – 05:10, Israeli forces, firing live ammunition, stormed the town of Tamoun, opening fire on its main electricity transformer, causing a lengthy power outage. Israeli troops also took prisoner 17 residents and forced several families to evacuate their homes and surrender the keys to them.
Israeli Army home invasions – 3-year-old girl shot and wounded – severe population control: Tulkarem – 14:20, the Israeli Army stormed the city and the refugee camp, invading homes and wounding a three-year-old girl. The invading soldiers also took prisoner six people and forced several families to evacuate their homes and surrender the keys to them. The Israeli Army maintained its seige over the Thabet and Al-Isra Hospitals.
Israeli Army attack: Nablus – afternoon, Israeli troops, firing live ammunition, stormed the town of Qusra.
Israeli Army – 1 youngster shot and wounded: Hebron – 16:30, the Israeli military shot, wounded and hospitalised a 16-year-old youth, Abdul Fattah Alaa Abdul Fattah Al-Faroukh, in the town of Sa’ir.
Home invasion – stun grenades fired: Ramallah – evening, Israeli Occupation forces, firing stun grenades, raided the village of Shuqba and invaded a home.
Home invasion – 3 children abducted: Ramallah – 02:25–07:30, Israeli forces raided the town of Beitunya and abducted three 15-year-old children: Mahmoud Sufyan Nakhleh, Karim Jbeil and Ibrahim Jbeil.
Home invasion – 3 more children abducted: Ramallah – 04:30–07:30, the Israeli Army raided the Jalazoun refugee camp and abducted three youngsters: Nabil Abu Ahmed (aged 15), Nour Al-Najjar (aged 15) and Salah Al-Tirawi (aged 16). Two other residents were also taken prisoner.
Home invasion: Jenin – dawn, Israeli troops raided the village of Rumana and invaded a house.
Home invasions – destruction in refugee camp: Tubas – Israeli troops, continuing to raid the al-Far’a refugee camp, invaded yet more homes, taking prisoner, bulldozing the main market street and destroying more infrastructure.
Home invasion and destruction – agricultural sabotage: Salfit – 06:10, Israeli military raided Kafr al-Dik, demolishing a house and two agricultural buildings.
Home invasions: Hebron – 11:30, Israeli soldiers raided the town of Yatta and invaded a number of homes.
Israeli police and settlers’ mosque violation: Jerusalem – 08:00, Israeli settlers, escorted by Occupation police, invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and molested worshippers.
Israeli Army population–control: Ramallah – road closures: between the villages of Ras Karkar and Deir Birzeit; the entrance to the village of Ein Yabrud and leading to Road 60; the entrance to Birzeit town.
Israeli Army population–control: Jenin – road closures: all four entrances to the city and the refugee camp.
Israeli Army population–control: Tubas – road closures: one of the main entrances to al-Far’a refugee camp; road linking the town of Tamoun and the village of Atou; evening, southern entrance to Tubas city.
Israeli Army ambulance travel obstruction: Tubas – Israeli Occupation forces held up, searched and obstructed the movement of two Palestinian Red Crescent ambulances.
Israeli Army population–control: Tulkarem – road closures: the main entrance to the town of Beit Lid; western and southern entrances to the village of Shufa.
Israeli Army raid and physical violence: Qalqiliya – 18:00-20:55, Israeli forces raided the village of Immatin, invaded a car-wash facility and assaulted one person: Nour Ghanem.
Israeli Army population–control: Qalqiliya – road closures: main entrance to the town of Beit Lid; western and southern entrances to the village of Shufa.
Israeli Army ambulance travel obstruction: Nablus – evening, Israeli troops, at the entrance to the village of Majdal Bani Fadel, prevented an ambulance from passing through the checkpoint.
Israeli Army population–control: Nablus – road closures: road leading to the village of Ein Siniya; western entrance to the town of Aqraba; western entrance to Jama’in; entrance to the village of Osirin; between the town of Asira al-Shamaliya and the village of Zawata; road leading to the village of Yatma and the town of Qabalan.
Israeli Army assists invading settlers: Nablus – 20:35–02:15, the Israeli military raided the village of Awarta, accompanying visiting settlers.
Israeli Army raid on refugee camp – 1 taken prisoner: Nablus – 04:30, Israeli soldiers raided the Balata refugee camp, taking prisoner one person.
Israeli Army population control: Salfit – road closures: western entrance to Kafr al-Dik; eastern entrance to Bruqin; western entrance to Deir Istiya; eastern entrance to Marda village; entrance to Kifl Haris; entrance to Deir Ballut town; eastern entrance to Yasuf village; western entrance to Bruqin.
Israeli Army population–control: Bethlehem – road closures: western entrance to Beit Fajjar; northern and western entrances to Tuqu; entrance to the town of Janata; Qabr Hilweh road junction, east of Beit Sahour; entrance to the cemetery of the town of al-Khadr (Al-Manasher Road).
Israeli Army population–control: Hebron – road closures: Qalqas roundabout, south of Hebron City; entrances to Idhna and al-Dhahiriya; al-Fawar refugee camp; eastern entrance to Dura town;western entrance to Sa’ir.
Occupation settler agricultural sabotage – land-grab: Nablus – afternoon, Israeli Occupation settlers invaded Burqa village agricultural land, in the al-Masudiya area, assaulting farmers and forcing them off their land.
Occupation settler pastoral sabotage and vandalism: Jericho – Israeli settlers raided the Arab al-Maliha community in the al-Ma’arjat, grazing their sheep on its land, completely emptying water–storage tanks and destroying the community’s livestock fodder.
Occupation settler stoning: Bethlehem – 13:30, Occupation settlers invaded the village of al-Rashayda, stoning homes, smashing the windows of motor vehicles and puncturing their tyres.
Occupation settler stoning: Hebron – 19:30, Israeli settlers invaded the village of Susya, assaulting residents and smashing the windows of a villager’s motor vehicle.
Occupation settler agricultural sabotage – violence: Hebron – 20:40, Israelis, from the Karmi Tzur Occupation settlement, invaded agricultural land in the Wadi al-Amir area of Halhul and beat–up a farmer, Karim Wael Muhammad Abu Saif, while he was working his land.
Palestinian Resistance: Jericho – 06:50, Israeli Occupation forces closed the Tayasir checkpoint to traffic, following an attack by a Palestinian Resistance fighter that wounded a number of soldiers. The Resistance fighter was shot and killed.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Jerusalem – midnight, Israeli Occupation forces raided Kafr Aqab, taking prisoner two people.
Raid – 1 child abducted: Ramallah – evening, Israeli forces raided Silwad, invaded a shop and abducted a 15-year-old boy: Abdul Hakim Abbas.
Raid – stun grenades fired: Ramallah – 19:05, the Israeli Army, firing stun grenades, raided and patrolled the village of al-Mughayir.
Raid: Ramallah – 23:10, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the village of Kafr Ein.
Raid: Ramallah – 01:40, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the village of Ein Yabrud.
Raids – 2 taken prisoner: Jenin – dawn, Israeli soldiers raided the villages of Deir Abu Daif and Arbouna, taking prisoner two people.
Raid – armed robbery: Salfit – 14:40, Israeli Occupation forces raided Rafat village and seized a concrete-mixer being used to build a house.
Raid: Bethlehem – 11:50, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the town of Za’tara.
Raid – stun grenades fired: Bethlehem – evening, the Israeli Army, firing stun grenades, raided and patrolled al-Khadr.
Raid – population–control in refugee camp: Bethlehem – 02:20–06:20, Israeli troops raided the Deheishe refugee camp and interrogated a number of residents.
Raid – stun grenades fired in refugee camp: Hebron – 13:30-15:20, the Israeli military, firing stun grenades, raided and patrolled the al-Arroub refugee camp.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Hebron – 01:55, Israeli Occupation forces raided the town of Dura, taking prisoner two people.
Raid – population–control in refugee camp: Hebron – 03:35–06:30 , Israeli forces raided the al-Fawar refugee camp and interrogated a number of residents.