In Occupied Palestine – 19 May 2025

In Occupied Palestine

Zionism in practice

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

08:00, 19 May 2025 until 08:00, 20 May 2025

Gaza Strip

Merciless blitz on starving Gaza — growing numbers

of dead and injured

Victims 19 May – 20 May 2025:

87 killed — 290 wounded

Since dawn, Israeli air strikes and gunfire on homes, as well as medical and other facilities, resulted in the death of 87 residents and the wounding of 290. The total killed is now more than 53,573 and the total wounded now number at least 121,688. The daily average number of men, women and children killed in Gaza is at least 90 and, that of those injured, is more than 206. A UN report statesthat, 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 – agricultural sabotage: Jenin – Israeli Occupation forces, firing live ammunition, continued their storming of the city and the refugee camp.

Israeli Army attack – homes under fire and others Occupied: Tulkarem – Israeli forces continued their storming city and the Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps, opening fire and occupyinga number buildings and homes, some for use as military posts. Three residents were taken prisoner.

Israeli Army attack – 1 wounded: Nablus – 05:30–06:45, the Israeli Army stormed the city as well as the Ein Beit Al-Maa refugee camp, wounding and hospitalising a 62–year–old resident:Muhammad Khalil Aqtam.

Israeli Army attack: Salfit – 11:35, the Israeli Army opened fire at vehicles passing close to the Bruqin roundabout.

Israeli Army attack – 2 children wounded: Bethlehem – 17:30, Israeli troops, firing live ammunition, stormed al-Khadr, wounding two children: Ibrahim Shadi Muhammad Al-Saqa and Ahmed Nabil Jad Allah Abu Halil.

Israeli Army attack – 2 wounded: Hebron – 13:30, the Israeli military shot, wounded and hospitalised two people, Sharif Hiran Jaradat and Murad Shahada Al-Mutwar, in the Ras Al-Aroud area ofSa’ir.

Home invasion and forced personal demolition: Jerusalem – 08:30, the Israeli Occupation forced a resident, Osama Debs, to destroy his home in the village of Sur Baher – or otherwise be forced to pay an extortionate sum to the Israeli Occupation demolition squads, who would be sent in to do it.

Home invasion and forced personal demolition: Jerusalem – the Israeli Occupation forced a resident, Firas Abu Farha, to destroy his home in al-Qadis – or otherwise be forced to pay an extortionate sum to the Israeli Occupation demolition squads, who would be sent in to do it.

Home invasion: Nablus – 16:30, the Israeli Army raided the village of Tal and searched a house.

Home invasions and occupation – 1 home demolished: Salfit – Israeli troops continued their raid into the town of Bruqin, occupying homes, some for use as military posts, and demolishing one of them.

Home invasions and occupation: Salfit – 20:20, the Israeli military continued raiding Kafr al-Dik, searching and/or occupying a number of houses.

Home invasions – stun grenades fired: Jericho – midnight-02:00, Israeli Occupation forces, firing stun grenades, raided the Aqbat Jabir refugee camp and invaded three homes.

Home invasions: Bethlehem – 20:40, Israeli forces raided the village of Umm Salamuna and searched two houses.

Home invasions: Hebron – dawn, Israeli soldiers raided the town of Halhul and searched five homes.

Israeli Army agricultural and pastoral sabotage: Jerusalem – 08:00, Israeli Occupation forces demolished two livestock shelters, an agricultural building as well as fences and agricultural equipment, in the village of al-Issawiya.

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 agricultural sabotage: Ramallah – 10:45, Israeli forces bulldozed areas of agricultural land, near Tel Assur.

Israeli Army robbery: Tulkarem – 22:50, Israeli soldiers, at the Jabara checkpoint, robbed a man, Muhammad Nafez Ahmed Jaber, of cash to the equivalent value of over $US2,500 at the Jabara checkpoint.

Israeli Army vandalism: Salfit – 11:00, the Israeli Army demolished property, in the town of Bruqin.

Israeli Army stun grenades fired: Hebron – 12:55, Israeli troops fired stun grenades towards people in the al-Arroub refugee camp.

Israeli Army stun grenades fired: Hebron – 19:30, the Israeli military, in Beit Kahil, fired stun grenades at people.

Israeli Army vandalism: Hebron – 10:30, Israeli soldiers bulldozed an area of ​​reclaimed agricultural land, near the Farsh al-Hawa area.

Occupation settlement growth: Jerusalem – 10:00, Israeli settlers carried out construction and addition of more structures in their settlement outpost overlooking al-Wad Street.

Occupation settler land-grab: Ramallah – 18:35, Israeli settlers set up camp, near homes on the plain of Turmusaya.

Occupation settler stoning: Ramallah – 00:30, Israelis, from the Shiloh Occupation settlement, stoned passing vehicles at the nearby road junction.

Occupation settler population–control: Tubas – 18:50, Occupation settlers prevented a man, Arab al-Shahruri, working in the Khirbet Ibziq area of the North Jordan Valley and forced him from off the land.

Occupation settler stoning: Nablus – 10:40, Israelis, from the Yitzhar Occupation settlement, stoned nearby passing vehicles.

Occupation settler stoning: Salfit – 11:00, Israeli Occupation settlers stoned and damaged homes, near the western entrance to the town of Bruqin.

Occupation settler stoning: Salfit – 16:35, Israeli settlers stoned a home, near the western entrance to Bruqin.

Occupation settler – vandalism and economic sabotage: Hebron – dawn, Occupation settlers sabotaged power generators that serviced homes in the Masafer area of ​​Yatta.

Occupation settler – land sabotage: Hebron – 13:55, Israelis, from the Karmei Tzur Occupation settlement, bulldozed an area of land in the area of ​​Khirbet al-Qat.

Occupation settler – arson and agricultural sabotage: Hebron – evening, Israelis, from the Adorayim settlement outpost, set fire to barley and clover crops, as well as fruit trees and crops in the Khallet al-Forn area.

Occupation settler – violence: Hebron – 05:15, Occupation settlers beat–up a man, Karam Sari Abu Subha, and also his wife in the al-Fakhit area of ​​Yatta, seizing his mobile phone and using it to make a phone call.

Raid: Jerusalem – 20:30, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the town of Hizma.

Raid: Jerusalem – 02:00, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the town of Beit Anan.

Raid – stun grenades fired: Jerusalem – 08:30, the Israeli Army, firing stun grenades, raided the town of Hizma.

Raid: Ramallah – 12:50, Israeli troops raided and patrolled the town of al-Mazra’a al-Sharqiya.

Raid – stun grenades fired – 4 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 13:30, the Israeli military, firing stun grenades, raided al-Mazra’a al-Gharbiya, taking prisoner four people.

Raid: Ramallah – 19:15, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the town of Turmusaya.

Raid – rubber–coated bullets and stun grenades fired: Ramallah – 20:00, Israeli Occupation forces, firing rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades, raided and patrolled the town of Silwad.

Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 02:10, Israeli forces raided the town of Kobar, taking prisoner two people.

Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Tulkarem – 22:20, the Israeli Army raided the village of Far’un, taking prisoner one person.

Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Tulkarem – dawn, Israeli troops raided the town of Anabta, taking prisoner two people.

Raid – stun grenades fired: Qalqiliya – 18:45-20:45, the Israeli military, firing stun grenades, raided the town of Azzun and forced the shops to close.

Raid – stun grenades fired: Nablus – 12:10-15:20, Israeli soldiers, firing stun grenades, raided Burqa village.

Raid – stun grenades fired: Nablus – 21:50, Israeli Occupation forces, firing stun grenades, raided and patrolled the village of Burin.

Raid – stun grenades fired: Nablus – 22:15, Israeli forces, firing stun grenades, raided and patrolled the village of Madama.

Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Salfit – 03:25–04:40, the Israeli Army raided the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan, taking prisoner two people.

Raid – abduction: Bethlehem – 14:30-15:30, Israeli troops raided the town of Beit Fajjar and abducted a 17-year-old youth: Thaer Murad Taqatqa.

Raid – surveillance: Hebron – 14:50, the Israeli military raided the village of Khursa, invaded a shop and examined the store’s surveillance–camera recordings.

Raid: Hebron – 16:20, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the city.

Raid: Hebron – 19:30-21:00, Israeli Occupation forces raided the town of Beit Kahil.s