In Occupied Palestine – 21 May 2025
In Occupied Palestine
Zionism in practice
Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land
08:00, 21 May 2025 until 08:00, 22 May 2025
Gaza Strip
Merciless blitz on starving Gaza — growing numbers
of dead and injured
Victims 21 May – 22 May 2025:
107 killed — 247 wounded
Since dawn, Israeli air strikes and gunfire on homes, as well as medical and other facilities, resulted in the death of 82 residents and the wounding of 262. Civil Defence crews retrieved three more bodies from underneath bomb-damaged buildings, bringing the total number now killed in Gaza, since 7 October 2023, to at least 53,762 with the total wounded at least 122,197. 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 states that, as of 14 January 2025, around 70% of those killed in Gaza were women and children.
UN OCHA
Humanitarian Situation Update #291
West Bank
21 May 2025
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 on international delegation: Jenin – Israeli Occupation forces continued storming the city and the refugee camp, taking prisoner two people, and opening indiscriminate fire in the direction of a State of Palestine Diplomatic Corps delegation and ambassadors accredited to more than 30 countries, international organisations and foreign news media. The gunfire occurred at the entrance to a srefugee camp, during a tour to review the conditions of Occupation in the Jenin governorate and the tragic state of affairs on the 121st day of relentless storming of the Jeninrefugee camp.
Israeli Army attack on refugee camps – home invasions and occupation: Tulkarem – Israeli forces continued storming the city as well as the Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps, opening fire towards residents and continuing to occupy buildings and homes, for use as military posts.
Israeli Army storming escorting Occupation settlers: Nablus – 21:35–06:50, the Israeli Army, escorting settlers and firing live ammunition, stormed the city.
Israeli Army attack – home invasions: Salfit – Israeli forces continued storming the town of Bruqin, occupying more homes and turning a number of them into military posts. They also took measurements of the home of one person, Nael Samara, they had killed in preparation for its demolition.
Home invasions: Jerusalem – 23:30, Israeli Occupation forces raided al-Sawahra al-Sharqiya and searched a number of homes.
Home invasions: Tulkarem – 00:50–07:20, Israeli forces raided the town of Anabta and searched several houses.
Home invasions, explosives and destruction : Qalqiliya – 21:45–00:30, the Israeli Army forces raided the village of Baqa al-Hatab, using explosives to destroy a home.
Home invasions and military occupation: Salfit – 20:20, Israeli troops continued their raiding of Kafr al-Dik, invading and searching a number of houses and occupying them for military use.
Home invasions and robbery: Bethlehem – morning, the Israeli military raided al-Khadr and invaded a number of homes, seizing three vehicles from residents.
Home invasion: Hebron – 11:20–12:30, Israeli soldiers raided the city and searched a house.
Home invasions in refugee camp: Hebron – 01:35–03:25, Israeli Occupation forces raided the al-Arroub refugee camp and invaded a number of homes.
Home – repeated demolitions: Hebron – Israeli forces used explosives, for a second time, to destroy the replaced family home of one person, Abdul Qader Al-Qawasmi, killed previously by the Israeli Army.
Israeli police and settlers’ mosque violation: Jerusalem –Israeli settlers, escorted by Occupation police, invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and molested worshippers.
Israeli Army pastoral and agricultural sabotage: Ramallah – 08:30, Israeli Occupation forces demolished an agricultural facility and a livestock shelter, in the village of Deir Jarir.
Israeli Army violence and terrorism: Bethlehem – 07:15, Israeli troops brutally beat-up three people, Mahmoud Abdel Halim Mahmoud Issa, Muhammad Abdel Halim Muhammad Issa and Hashem Abdel Halim Mahmoud Issa, near the village of Husan.
Israeli Army vandalism and sabotage: Bethlehem – 08:55, Israeli Army forces demolished a park being re-established, in the town of Nahalin, after being destroyed by Occupation forces about four months ago. The Israeli military also demolished part of commercial facility in the town.
Israeli Army robbery: Bethlehem – morning, the Israeli military robbed three al-Khadr residents, Ahmed Ismail Awad Salah, Yousef Hassan Ismail Issa and Muhammad Khaled Ali Ghanim, of their motor vehicles.
Occupation settler arson and agricultural sabotage: Ramallah – 00:25, Israeli Occupation settlers raided the residential area of Mughayer al-Deir in Deir Dibwan and set fire to crops on nearby land.
Occupation settler arson and agricultural sabotage: Nablus – evening, Israeli settlers set fire to crops on Madama village agricultural land.
Occupation settler arson – mosque violation – racist insults: Nablus – 02:50, Occupation settlers invaded the area between Aqraba and the village of Osirin, setting fire to a motor vehicle and attempting to set fire to the Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Mosque, spraying race-hate insults in Hebrew on its walls.
Occupation settler stoning – injury: Salfit – 16:05, Israeli settlers stoned passing vehicles at the entrance to Yasuf village, injuring a villager: Muhammad Ma’zouz Suleiman.
Occupation settler land-grab: Salfit – 21:05, Israeli Occupation settlers seized an area of Bruqin town land and installed mobile homes on it, in order to establish a new settlement outpost.
Occupation settler violence and hospitalisation: Bethlehem – 21:35, a resident of Wadi Rahhal village, Iyad Mahmoud Abdel Hamid Al-Fawaghra, was severely beaten-up and hospitalised by Israeli settlers.
Occupation settler terrorism: Bethlehem – evening, armed Occupation settlers terrorised the residents of a Khalayel al-Loz village homes, forcing them at gunpoint to evacuate.
Occupation settler land-grab: Hebron – Israeli settlers set up camp in the Masafer area of Yatta, in order to establish a new settlement outpost.
Occupation settler plunder – agricultural sabotage: Hebron – Israeli Occupation settlers stole wheat and barley crops from land in the Ma’in area of Yatta.
Occupation settler arson – home invasion: Hebron – evening, Occupation settlers set fire to a Birin village home which a family had, previously, been forced to evacuate and exploded a gas cylinder, causing extensive damage.
Raid – stun grenades fired: Jerusalem – 11:30, Israeli Occupation forces, firing stun grenades, raided and patrolled the town of Hizma.
Raid: Jerusalem – 16:00, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the village of Jaba’.
Raid: Jerusalem – 19:30, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled al-Ram.
Raid: Ramallah – dawn, Israeli troops raided the town of Silwad, taking prisoner two people.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 02:00–05:25, the Israeli military raided the town of Birzeit, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 03:25–05:25, Israeli soldiers raided the town of Beit Rima, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 03:30, Israeli Occupation forces raided the city, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – stun grenades – child and adult wounded: Ramallah – dawn, Israeli forces, firing rubber-coated bullets and stun grenades, raided the Jalazoun refugee camp, wounding a child and an adult. The Israeli soldiers also damaged a number of vehicles parked on the side of the road.
Raid: Jenin – 14:50-17:30, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the town of Jaba’.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Jenin – 19:55, Israeli troops raided the town of Kafr Rai, taking prisoner one person.
Raid: Jenin – 20:00, the Israeli military, firing stun grenades, raided and patrolled the village of Rumana.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Tulkarem – 03:55, Israeli soldiers raided the town of Bal’a, taking prisoner one person.
Raid: Qalqiliya – 10:00, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the town of Hablat.
Raid – 5 taken prisoner: Qalqiliya – 01:25–07:15, Israeli forces raided the town of Azzun, taking prisoner five people.
Raid – 8 taken prisoner: Qalqiliya – 00:50–07:15, the Israeli Army raided the city, taking prisoner eight people.
Raid – stun grenades fired: Nablus – 12:45-14:30, Israeli troops, firing stun grenades, raided and patrolled the village of Burqa.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Jericho – 09:00, the Israeli military raided the village of Ein al-Dyouk al-Tahta, taking prisoner two people.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner in refugee camps: Jericho – dawn, Israeli soldiers raided the city as well as the refugee camps of Ein al-Sultan and Aqbat Jabir, taking prisoner two people in them.
Raid – stun grenades fired: Hebron – 17:20, Israeli Occupation forces, firing stun grenades, raided and patrolled Beit Ummar.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Hebron – 02:30–04:45, Israeli forces raided the town of Tafuh, taking prisoner two people.
It is encouraging to know that an estimated 100,000 Israeli reservists have failed to report for duty and an increasing number of serving Israeli Army personnel have refused to serve in an unjust war.
This disillusion also reflects in the emigration of many skilled and talented young Israeli families to Europe and America.
When I visited Israel in the 1970s an Israeli soldier told me that a major problem for Israel’s military planners was the irrationality of the Arab world as represented by Gaddafi and Saddam Hussein.
Well now – Netanyahu is linked to co-operation with Trump – Who now is irrational?
Look for the day that the USA decides supporting Israel is not worth it anymore.