In Occupied Palestine – 08 May 2025

In Occupied Palestine

Zionism in practice

Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land

08:00, 08 May 2025 until 08:00, 09 May 2025

Gaza Strip

Merciless blitz on starving Gaza — growing numbers

of dead and injured

Victims 08 May – 09 May 2025:

27 killed — 85 wounded

Since dawn, Israeli air strikes and gunfire on homes, as well as medical and other facilities, resulted in the death of 27 residents and wounding of 85. Civil Defence crews retrieved one more bodyfrom under bomb-damaged buildings, bringing the total number now killed in Gaza, since 7 October 2023, to at least 52,787. The total wounded is now at least 119,349. The daily average number of men, women and children killed in Gaza 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 – 2 children wounded: Jerusalem – 23:00, Israeli Occupation forces, firing live ammunition while storming Rafat village, wounded 13–year–old Amir Al-Tarifi and Shadi Muhammad Nayef Musleh (aged 14).

Israeli Army attack – refugee camp: Jenin – Israeli forces, firing live ammunition, continued their storming of the city as well as the refugee camp.

Israeli Army attack – 3 wounded: Tubas – 19:35-21:05, the Israeli Army stormed the town of Tamoun, wounding three residents: Tariq Eid Bani Odeh, Obaida Ayman Tayseer Bani Odeh and his brother, Salim.

Israeli Army attacks – more homes demolished: Tulkarem – Occupation forces continuing to storm the city as well as the Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps, raiding and demolishing yet more homes in the Nur Shams refugee camp, in order to achieve the goal of destroying 106 apartment buildings and homes in both refugee camps.

Israeli Army attack – 1 killed and 9 wounded: Nablus – 13:05, Israeli troops, firing live ammunition, stormed the city and besieged a house, killing one resident, Rami Sami Walid Al-Kakhn, and removing his body as well as wounding another nine people: Tayseer Samer Tayseer Abdel Qader, Karim Abdel Fattah Boulos, Muhammad Mabrouka, Sabaa Muhammad Hashash, Muhammad Amjad Kalbouna, Diaa Mustafa Kallab, Ahmed Jamal Abdullah, Amira Ibrahim Hassan Al-Awd and Louay Al-Lafdawi.

Israeli Army attack – 1 child and 1 adult wounded: Bethlehem – 20:30, Israeli soldiers stormed the town of al-Khadr, wounding a 14-year-old boy, Amjad Muhammad Mahmoud Musa, and an adult: Anas Ismail Muhammad Musa.

Home invasion – home demolition: Nablus – 10:05-14:25, Israeli Occupation forces raided the city and demolished a home as well as a house being built, and issued a demolition order against another house.

Home invasions: Jericho – 21:45–01:45, Israeli forces raided the city and invaded a number of houses.

Home invasions: Bethlehem – 11:30-13:15, the Israeli Army raided the village of al-Walaja and invaded homes.

Home invasions: Bethlehem – 21:00, Israeli troops raided the village of Umm Salamuna and searched a number of houses.

Home invasions – population–control: Bethlehem – 01:15, the Israeli military raided the town of al-Ubeidiya, invaded a number of homes and ordered one resident to report for interrogation by Israeli Military Intelligence.

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 and prevention of UNRWA schools‘ education services: Jerusalem – 10:00, Occupation forces stormed six UNRWA schools in the city, forcing students and teachers to evacuate them and preventing educational services for more than 800 students from continuing.

Israeli Army beating-up and injury: Tulkarem – 15:30, Israeli Occupation troops beat–up and hospitalised a man, Ashraf Shukri Ghanayem, in the refugee camp.

Israeli Army pastoral sabotage: Bethlehem – Israeli forces demolished a livestock shelter and stone walls in the Khallet al-Nahla area, near Wadi Rahhal village.

Israeli Army assault and severe injury: Hebron – the Israeli Army beat-up and severely injured a man, Raed Muhammad Al-Amour, near the entrance to the village of al-Tuwani. He had to be treated by a Red Crescent crew.

Occupation settler vandalism – land-grab menace: Tubas – raiding Israeli Occupation settlers bulldozed privately-owned land, in the Umm al-Jimal area of the North Jordan Valley.

Occupation settler threatening pastoral vandalism: Hebron – Israeli settlers invaded the al-Halawa area in the Masafer area of ​​Yatta and threateningly grazed their sheep on land, planted with olive trees around the community’s homes.

Raid: Jerusalem – 08:20, raiding Israeli Occupation forces beat–up and hospitalised a resident, Muhammad Ahmad Muhammad Matar, in the Qalandiya refugee camp.

Raid – beating-up in refugee camp – 1 taken prisoner: Jerusalem – dawn, Israeli forces again raided the Qalandiya refugee camp, beating–up and hospitalising one person as well as taking prisoner one sother.

Raid: Ramallah – 11:05, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the village of Khirbet Abu Falah.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 23:55, Israeli troops raided the village of Deir Abu Mash’al, taking prisoner one person.

Raid – beating-up: Ramallah – 01:55, the Israeli military raided the city and severely beat- up one person in a bakery.

Raid: Jenin – evening, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the town of Qabatiya.

Raid: Qalqiliya – 15:00, Israeli Occupation forces raided the village of al-Nabi Elias and invaded a number of vehicle–repair shops.

Raid – stun grenades fired: Nablus – evening, the Israeli military, firing stun grenades, raided the village of al-Lubban al-Sharqiya.

Raid: Nablus – 19:10, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the town of Beita.

Raid – stun grenades fired: Nablus – evening, Israeli Occupation forces, firing stun grenades, raided and patrolled the village of al-Lubban al-Sharqiya.

Raid: Hebron – 17:20, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the town of Bani Na’im.

Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Hebron – 19:55, the Israeli Army raided the town of Idhna, taking prisoner two people.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Hebron – 00:45, Israeli troops raided the city, taking prisoner one person.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Hebron – 02:40, the Israeli military raided the town of Yatta, taking prisoner one person.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Hebron – morning, Israeli soldiers raided the village of Tabqa, taking prisoner one person.

Raid – 3 taken prisoner: Hebron – morning, Israeli Occupation forces raided the village of Deir Razeh, taking prisoner three people.