October 11, 2023:*GROUP* After the establishment of Israel in 1948 through expulsion of much of the population and appropriation of their land, followed by decades of Israeli occupation and human rights abuses, and after a 20-month-long mass nonviolent effort, Palestinians in Gaza broke out of what was widely called an open air prison and launched a surprise operation against Israel in the early morning hours of Saturday, October 7, 2023.
Its scale was unprecedented, involving rockets and approximately 1,200 armed resistance fighters using hang gliders, motor boats, pickups trucks, and motorcycles. Many claims were made about this attack which were proven false. Israel immediately began bombing Gaza and subsequently turned off electricity to the enclave, leaving most of its two million inhabitants in the dark and hospitals dangerously impacted.
Due to the extremely large number of deaths, it is nearly impossible to account for each life individually. These figures have been collected from the most reliable and respected sources available to us, including OCHA, The Palestinian Health Ministry, Ha’aretz, Shireen.ps, and others.
At this point in the conflict, we were not yet writing daily updates. For more specific information, visit israelpalestinenews.org
October 05, 2023: Jamal Mahmoud Majdoub, 26, was killed by Israeli soldiers in Huwwara town, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank’s northern part.
Oct 05, 2023: Abdul-Rahman Fares Mohammad Atta, 23, was killed by Israeli soldiers who also killed another young man in Shoufa village, southeast of Tulkarem in the northwestern occupied West Bank.
The soldiers also blocked local journalists from accessing the scene to provide media coverage, firing concussion grenades and tear gas canisters at them, damaging the windshield of a Palestine TV vehicle.
Oct 05, 2023: Hotheifa Adnan Mohammad Fares, 27, was killed by Israeli soldiers who also killed another young man in Shoufa village, southeast of Tulkarem in the northwestern occupied West Bank.
September 29, 2023: Mohammad Jibril Rommaneh, 18, was killed by Israeli soldiers who also injured another Palestinian after opening fire at their car near Al-Biereh city in the occupied West Bank’s central part.
September 24, 2023: Majdi Ehab Ghabayen, 18, died from serious wounds he suffered on September 13, in an explosion in Gaza City on September 13, 2023, bringing the number of deaths to six.