In Occupied Palestine
Zionism in practice
Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land
08:00, 28 April 2025 until 08:00, 29 April 2025
Gaza Strip
Merciless blitz on defenceless Gaza — growing numbers
of dead and injured
Victims 28 April – 29 April 2025:
51 killed — 113 wounded
Since dawn, Israeli air strikes and gunfire on homes, as well as on medical and other facilities, resulted in the death of 51 residents and wounding of 113. Civil Defence crews retrieved 14 more bodies from under bomb-damaged buildings, bringing the total number now killed in Gaza, since 7 October 2023, to at least 52,365 with the total wounded at least 117,905. The daily average number of men, women and children killed in Gaza since 7 October, 2023 is at least 91 and, that of those injured, is more than 206. A UN report states that, as of 14 January 2025, around 70% of those killed in Gaza were women and children.
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 (even including 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 – child wounded: Ramallah – 15:40, Israeli Occupation forces, firing live ammunition, stormed the city of al-Bireh, wounding a 15-year-old boy: Yahya Najeh Bani Odeh.
Israeli Army attack – doctor and journalist taken prisoner: Jenin – Israeli forces continued storming the city as well as the refugee camp, taking prisoner six people, including a doctor and a news reporter.
Israeli Army attack – 1 taken prisoner – refugee camps: Tulkarem – Israeli forces continued storming the city as well as the Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps, opening fire and taking prisoner one resident.
Home invasion: Ramallah – 07:45, Israeli Occupation forces raided the village of Qibya and invaded a home.
Home demolitions: Ramallah – morning, Israeli forces demolished two houses, in the village of Qibya.
Home invasions in refugee camp: Nablus – 09:05-12:30, Israeli Army raided Ein Beit Al-Maa refugee camp and searched a number of homes.
Home demolition: Bethlehem – morning, Israeli troops demolished a house, in Battir village.
Home demolitions: Hebron – 09:00, the Israeli military demolished two apartment buildings, three houses and one other house-under-construction, in the al-Ras area of Idhna.
Home demolitions: Hebron – morning, Israeli soldiers demolished two homes, in the village of al-Zweidin.
Home invasion and robbbery: Hebron – Israeli Occupation forces invaded a home and robbed a householder, Akif Salem Harizat, of cash during a raid on the village of Manzil, in the Masafer area of Yatta.
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 assault – abductions: Ramallah – 18:50, Israeli Occupation forces abducted two 16-year-old youths, Ahmed Mustafa Mansour and Adam Kamel Harzallah, in the Ein Bubin area, near the village of Deir Birzeit. One other person, Bassam Sakib Karameh, was also taken prisoner.
Israeli Army – population–control: Ramallah – Israeli Occupation forces began setting–up 5-metre-high poles on Sinjil town land, in preparation for the construction of a barbed–wire fence to isolatethe towns of Sinjil and Turmusaya from the main Ramallah to Nablus road.
Israeli Army – population–control: Jenin – 14:15, Israeli forces took prisoner a man, Iqab Fathi Ali Sweitat, when he reported, as ordered, for interrogation at Israeli Military Intelligence.
Israeli Army – population–control: Tubas – 10:25, the Israeli Army took prisoner a man, Hashem Mamoun Daraghmeh, when he reported, as ordered, for interrogation at Israeli Military Intelligence.
Israeli Army – stun grenades fired: Bethlehem – morning, Israeli troops fired stun grenades at students on their way to school, in the town of al-Khadr.
Israeli Army – pastoral sabotage and water crime: Hebron – morning, the Israeli military demolished six livestock shelters and a well, in the village of al-Zuwaydeh, east of Yatta.
Occupation settler terrorism: Ramallah – 19:25, Israeli settlers raided the village of Rantis and terrorised residential areas.
Occupation settler population–control and agricultural sabotage: Tubas – Israeli Occupation settlers invaded the Khirbet al-Deir area, near the village of Ein al-Bayda, using concrete blocks to prevent access to springs for irrigating crops.
Occupation settler stoning: Salfit – 23:20, Israeli settlers stoned passing vehicles, on the road to Yasuf village.
Occupation settler terrorism: Jericho – evening, armed Occupation settlers, on horseback, raided the Arab al-Maliha community, west of Jericho, and patrolled aggressively among people’shomes.
Occupation settler land-grab: Hebron – Israelis, from the Avigail settlement outpost, carried out extensive excavation in the Wadi al-Asira area, east of Yatta, and began building a settlement road,with which to seize more land for settlement.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Jerusalem – 17:00, Israeli Occupation forces raided the town of al-Eizariya, taking prisoner one person.
Raid: Ramallah – 09:10, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the village of Khirbet Abu Falah.
Raid: Ramallah – 09:25, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the town of Turmusaya.
Raid – 1 child injured – population–control: Ramallah – 15:40, Israeli troops raided al-Bireh and invaded shops, injuring a 15-year-old boy,Yahya Najeh Bani Odeh, and interrogating people.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 02:00, the Israeli military raided the city, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Qalqiliya – 11:40, Israeli soldiers raided the village of Asalah, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Qalqiliya – 03:00, Israeli Occupation forces raided the city, taking prisoner one person.
Raid: Nablus – 18:45–23:45, Israeli forces raided and patrolled Asira al-Qibliya village.
Raid – 5 taken prisoner: Nablus – 02:05–04:10, the Israeli Army raided the city as well as the Balata refugee camp, taking prisoner five people.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Salfit – 02:55–03:55, Israeli troops raided the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Salfit – 03:45, the Israeli military raided the village of Rafat, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Salfit – 03:55, Israeli soldiers raided the town of Kafr al-Dik, taking prisoner one person.
Raid: Jericho – 08:40-11:10, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the town of al-Auja.
Raid: Jericho – 15:35, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the city.
Raid: Jericho – 01:20––04:35, the Israeli Army, firing stun grenades, raided the city.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Bethlehem – 00:45–02:05, Israeli troops raided the town of Tuqu, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – 4 taken prisoner: Bethlehem – 04:15–06:25, the Israeli military raided Beit Fajjar, taking prisoner four people.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Hebron – 09:00, Israeli soldiers raided the town of al-Dhahiriya, taking prisoner one person.
Raid: Hebron – 13:25, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the town of Surif.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Hebron – 23:00, Israeli forces raided the town of Dura, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – 8 taken prisoner: Hebron – 03:30, the Israeli Army raided the town of Yatta, taking prisoner eight people.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Hebron – 03:30, Israeli troops raided the town of Tafuh, taking prisoner two people.