## Various investigations about torture in detention centers ### A. **On October 25, 2023,** the *Association for Civil Rights in Israel, HaMoked, Adalah, Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, and the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel* petitioned Israel’s High Court of Justice (HCJ) to stop the violation of the basic rights of Palestinian “security” prisoners who had been arrested and tried before the war. The organizations argued that the emergency policy in this matter has been established contrary to the Prison Ordinance, and causes severe and ongoing harm to the health and minimal living conditions of the prisoners, which the State in obligated to provide. In the petition, the organizations address the prolonged denial of the prisoners’ right to talk with their attorneys, the hours-long disconnection of electricity and water supplies, and the denial of access to medical treatment and more; this, alongside reports of severe violence. The organizations stated that this policy which amounts to cruel punishment, has been implemented with complete lack of transparency, pursuant to orders issued in obscurity, without making public the aims and contents of this policy. In the petition, the organizations claimed that protection of prisoners’ rights and the prevention of arbitrary denial of rights, also and especially in times of war, is a vital condition for the preservation of a civilized society, which also protects the rights of those who have transgressed against it. [Source ](https://hamoked.org/document.php?dID=Updates2379) **On November 23, 2023,** the High Court of Justice dismissed a petition by **HaMoked and human rights groups** to reverse harsh conditions imposed on Palestinian security prisoners after the outbreak of war. The petition was rejected without a hearing, leaving prisoners without judicial protection of their rights. **Severe Prison Conditions are denounced** The prisoners face overcrowding, the limited water, the restricted access to daily yard time and showers, the inadequate food, the bans on purchasing essential items. Many prisoners have lost 20–40 kilograms due to insufficient food. Contact with family, lawyers, and external entities (e.g., ICRC) is severely restricted. Courts dismissed numerous prisoner petitions without thorough review, often citing procedural grounds. Some cases were dismissed due to prisoner transfers or releases, requiring new petitions for similar conditions in other facilities. State Promises Unmet: Despite State declarations allowing minimal yard time (1 hour) and short showers (15 minutes), implementation remains inconsistent.Essential hygiene products and adequate food remain insufficient in many cases. Supreme Court Appeals: HaMoked submitted multiple appeals, three of which were rejected.Justice Kabub noted potential for future petitions to challenge the Israel Prison Service’s (IPS) failure to meet obligations, signaling possible shifts in burden of proof. [Source](https://hamoked.org/document.php?dID=Updates2413) ### B. **On August 2024, B'tselem published an important report**, *'[Welcome to Hell: The Israeli Prison System as a Network of Torture Camps'](https://www.btselem.org/sites/default/files/publications/202408_welcome_to_hell_eng.pdf)*, The Israeli human rights organisation B'Tselem collects the testimonies of 55 released prisoners and relatives of inmates who point out the mistreatment to which Palestinian prisoners are subjected. B’Tselem asserts that the Israeli prison system has transformed into a network of torture camps, operating with impunity and without accountability. The report calls for immediate action from the Israeli government to cease these practices and comply with international legal standards. The report argues that these practices contravene international human rights and humanitarian laws, including the prohibition of torture and the right to humane treatment. The report highlights widespread practices such as physical and psychological violence, sexual assault, sleep deprivation, forced strip searches, denial of medical care, and food deprivation. Testimonies describe overcrowded cells, with some holding up to 14 prisoners intended for six, and inadequate access to basic necessities. These actions are described as part of a deliberate and institutionalized policy. All of these pre-existing torture increased in every detention facilities since October 7, as a retaliation and collective punishment policy. B’Tselem criticizes the Israeli government's use of emergency regulations to justify the suspension of legal rights, including the denial of access to legal counsel and family visits. This has led to prolonged periods without judicial review, effectively isolating detainees from external oversight. ### *D. On October 2024, an article is released on [Haaretz](https://archive.ph/vlgvi)* On the night of September 18–19, 2024, Israeli forces raided the Al-Fawar refugee camp in the West Bank, a remote settlement with no local armed groups. About 30 residents were detained, with 27 released the next day. Soldiers stormed homes in the early hours, breaking doors and windows, confiscating IDs and phones, and forcing families to kneel. Residents reported widespread physical and psychological abuse, including beatings, sexualized humiliation, threats to expel family members to Gaza, and destruction of property. Disabled and elderly residents were not spared, and food and medication were thrown away or taken. The raid left families traumatized, compounding the ongoing economic hardship, partial siege, and daily insecurity that continue to affect the camp. While the IDF described the operation as targeting “terror activists,” local accounts depict a night of intimidation and systematic abuse, highlighting the persistent vulnerability of Palestinian civilians in Al-Fawar ### **E. On November 20, 2024, Statement of Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt:** "Multiple reports appeared this year have revealed shocking facts and abuses at the Sde Teiman detention center, where Palestinians kidnapped in Gaza are held without charge/trial, reportedly mistreated, abused and even raped. Despite the serious allegations, in September the Israeli High Court of Justice ruled to keep Sde Teiman open, while instructing compliance with the Detainees' Rights Law (which does not stand int'l law scrutiny). Two important considerations: 1. There is an urgent call for @ICRC, the European Union, and other officials to inspect any Israeli facilities where Palestinians are detained, reportedly mistreated/brutally abused and often killed. 2. While the reported facts about the treatment of Palestinian detainees may qualify as war crimes & crimes against humanity under the Rome Statute, **they should be considered holistically as part of the totality of conduct revealing the intent of a state to commit genocide**. This is discussed in my recent report to the UN: Genocide as Colonial Erasure." ### **F. On November 24, an article published on Hebrew newspaper Haaretz**: A quarter of Palestinian prisoners have been infected with scabies in recent months following a widespread outbreak in occupation prisons. [source ](https://x.com/PalpostN/status/1860996280412971242) ### **G. On December 23, 2024, the +972mag released an investigation article "‘My hands are paralyzed from torture’:** Gazans reveal horrors of Ofer Camp" sheds light on the brutal conditions faced by Palestinian detainees at **Israel’s Ofer Camp**, a facility established during the ongoing conflict. Testimonies from detainees, shared with Israeli human rights group HaMoked, describe severe physical abuse, including regular beatings, electric shocks, and handcuffing for 24 hours a day. Detainees are subjected to forced kneeling, beatings, and electric shocks, with minimal food and hygiene. The camp, located in the West Bank, is home to Palestinians classified as “unlawful combatants” and is part of Israel's detention system for individuals accused of supporting terrorism. Lawyers report that detainees are often subjected to long periods of shackling and overcrowded cells, leading to significant health issues, including skin diseases and extreme weight loss. Many detainees, like Rami, are released without charges after enduring intense physical and psychological suffering. Despite Israeli claims that conditions comply with legal standards, testimonies highlight systemic torture and violation of detainees’ rights. One detainee, Rafiq, reported that his hands became paralyzed due to torture, and others suffer from severe physical and mental trauma. The conditions have drawn international concern, although media coverage of Ofer Camp remains limited. [source ](https://www.972mag.com/ofer-camp-torture-gaza-detainees/) ### **H. On October 14, 2025, The Guardian published an article titled “'Cruellest forms of torture': freed Palestinians describe horrors of Israeli jail” (October 14, 2025) ** The Guardian details the harrowing experiences of Palestinian detainees, including Naseem al-Radee and Mohammed al-Asaliya, who were recently released from Israeli prisons after spending over 22 months in detention without formal charges. Their accounts reveal systematic torture, medical neglect, and inhumane living conditions such as overcrowded cells, lack of medical care, contaminated food, and deliberate abuse including beatings, psychological torture, and starvation. Al-Radee and al-Asaliya describe physical and emotional trauma inflicted by guards using dogs, pepper spray, and cold exposure, along with psychological tactics like constant loud music. Both suffered severe weight loss and health deterioration. Eyad Qaddih, a hospital official in Gaza, confirmed that many released detainees exhibited visible signs of torture and required emergency care. Legal changes following the October 2023 Hamas attack have facilitated mass administrative detentions of Gaza residents, with human rights groups like B’Tselem and PCATI denouncing the spike in prisoner abuse as a deliberate Israeli policy. Despite surviving prison, Radee faced a final devastating loss—his wife and most of his children were killed during his detention. The article underscores the deep physical and psychological toll of incarceration under current Israeli practices. [Source](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/14/freed-palestinians-describe-horrors-of-israeli-jail) ### **I. On October 18, 2025, AL Jazeera complied the testimonies about torture in the framework of the exchanges of hostages and the return of 135 Palestinian bodies.** Torture and Abuse of Palestinian Prisoners by Israel (Al Jazeera, Oct 18, 2025): Testimonies from released Palestinian prisoners and the condition of bodies returned to Gaza reveal severe torture, abuse, and possible executions in Israeli custody. 135 bodies were handed back, many blindfolded, bound, burned, or mutilated, with some still showing signs of restraint. Palestinian officials and rights groups accuse Israel of systematic torture, calling it a war crime. The Palestinian Health Ministry said several corpses bore signs of beating, burning, or missing organs. Human rights organizations, including Physicians for Human Rights Israel, reported hundreds of documented torture cases and deaths from beatings or medical neglect. Recently released detainees described blindfoldings, starvation, sexual assault, and extreme physical abuse inside facilities like Sde Teiman, where a video showed guards gang-raping a prisoner. Others emerged emaciated, bruised, or disabled, including one man who lost his eyesight from beatings. About 9,000 Palestinians remain imprisoned, including Marwan Barghouti, who allegedly suffered a brutal beating in September. Far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who oversees prisons, has publicly encouraged harsher treatment of detainees, saying that “summer camps for terrorists are over.” Israel has not commented on the allegations, while the Red Cross only confirmed its role in transferring the bodies. [source](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/18/what-we-know-about-the-torture-abuse-of-palestinian-prisoners-by-israel) ### **J. On October 31, 2025**, The International Committee of the Red Cross has rejected Israeli allegations that visits to Palestinian detainees pose a security threat.** On Wednesday October 29, Defense Minister Israel Katz banned the ICRC from visiting Palestinians held under a law allowing indefinite detention. Katz said the visits, halted since the Gaza war began, would “seriously harm the state’s security”. But ICRC director-general Pierre Krahenbuhl said on Friday there was “no way in which our visits can pose a security threat or a national security threat” to Israel. ### **K. On November 8, 2025**, The Guardian published a piece about the infamous Rakefet Detention center. "Israel’s underground jail, wher Palestinians are held without charge and never see daylight" The piece describes how prisoners from the Gaza Strip are being held by Israel in an underground detention facility known as Rakefet prison (part of a prison complex in Ramla). Detainees include civilians (for example a nurse and a young food-seller) held without charge or trial, for months, under wartime powers. Conditions are described as extremely harsh: windowless underground cells, little or no natural light, minimal ventilation, very limited time outside the cell, beds removed early and returned late, inadequate food, and reports of beatings, dog attacks, shackling. The facility was originally designed in the 1980s for a handful of high-security organised-crime prisoners, closed in 1985 because it was considered inhumane. It was reopened after the 7 October 2023 attacks, under the orders of far-right Security Minister Itamar Ben‑Gvir. Human rights lawyers from the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) visited detainees and reported the conditions, noting particularly the psychological and physical harm of being underground without daylight. The Israeli authorities (Israeli Prison Service / justice ministry / military) did not respond or gave minimal comment, saying the prison “operates in accordance with the law” and that the IPS is not responsible for detention policy. According to PCATI, even after a large prisoner-release under a ceasefire in October 2025, at least 1,000 Palestinians remain held in these conditions. ### **L. On November 17, 2025** Physicians for Human Rights–Israel released a new report: "Daeths of Palestinian in Israeli custody:enforced disappearances, systematic killings and cover-up" [source](https://www.phr.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/6538_Death_custody_Paper_Eng.pdf) A new report by Physicians for Human Rights–Israel, combined with leaked Israeli military intelligence data, reveals that at least 98 Palestinians have died in Israeli custody since October 7, 2023 — a major increase compared to previous years. Many deaths appear to result from torture, severe beatings, medical neglect, starvation, and lack of treatment, according to autopsy reports and testimonies from former detainees. Most of the dead were from Gaza, and only about one-third were classified by the Israeli army as militants, meaning dozens of civilians died while detained. Human rights groups believe the real number is higher, as hundreds of detained Palestinians remain unaccounted for and Israel has stopped providing regular updates. The Sde Teiman detention facility is identified as the deadliest, with 29 deaths, but fatalities occurred across multiple prisons and military camps. Autopsy evidence includes broken ribs, organ tears, extreme malnutrition, and untreated medical conditions such as diabetes and cancer. Despite nearly 100 documented deaths and extensive evidence of abuse — including sexual violence, beatings, and medical deprivation — only one Israeli soldier has been prosecuted, receiving a seven-month sentence. Investigations into deaths in custody have largely been avoided by senior military legal officials. Families in Gaza often learn of relatives’ deaths through the media, not through official notifications, and identities of some deceased detainees remain unknown. Human rights groups describe the situation as systemic, not isolated, and warn that without accountability the abuses will continue. https://www.972mag.com/98-palestinian-deaths-israeli-custody-prison-torture https://www.dci-palestine.org/_the_prison_is_inside_me_three_released_palestinian_boys_abducted_tortured_by_israeli_forces_while_seeking_aid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VhE93RPRNE https://www.phr.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/5954_medical_ethics_Report_Eng.pdf

Around [3:00pm](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1843263007155278097), on October 7th, 2024, Israeli artillery shelling targeted a group of people near the Abu Qamar station, in front of a supermarket. The attack resulted in [18 casualties](https://x.com/hassaneslayeh/status/1843288893753582036), [10 of which were killed](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1843283707031073169/photo/1) Recovering the bodies was very [difficult](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1843307724731457779), due to the ongoing incursion, and targeting of those who attempted to recover them. Among the dead was **Omar Ryad Nofal**, brother of photojournalist Ibrahim Nofal and of vlogger Jannat Nofal, and friend of journalist Anas Al-Sharif. His father Ryad is a veteran photographer who lost 30 relatives earlier in the genocide. Omar was his eldest son.[Source](https://x.com/tawfiqhemaid/status/1843390414138814490) Ibrahim Nofal posted a [eulogy](https://www.instagram.com/nofal_i/reel/DA5oT-vugmm/) confirming Omar was killed in the second strike while rescuing his neighbors from the first strike. Journalist "Qamar Gaza" on X also lost relatives and [posted:](https://x.com/sameh2655014316/status/1844144877682163908) "To God we belong and to Him we shall return. With hearts that believe in God’s will and destiny, we mourn the loss of my cousins: Uncle Hajj Fathi Ahmed Abu Qamar (Abu Raed), the martyr Muhammad Nazmi Abu Qamar, the martyr Ayesh Muhammad Abu Qamar, and the martyr Abdullah Nazmi Abu Qamar in the Jabalia camp massacre in the northern Gaza Strip. To the eternal gardens, God willing." **Names of the martyrs (identified):** Sources [1](https://x.com/sameh2655014316/status/1844144877682163908) [2](https://x.com/taqadomy_ps/status/1843312319960359424) [3](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1843294427978334684) 1. Khaled Abdul Karim Musa 2. Omar Ryad Abdullah Nofal 3. Khaled Ziad Saeed Al-Madhoun 4. [Khaled Hani Zein El-Din Nassar](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1843295617726153035) 5. [Abdullah Nadhmi Abu Qamar](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1843364936975515716) 6. [Mohammed Nadhmi Abu Qamar](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1843364936975515716) 7. Mohammed Osama Salem Al-Hafi 8. [Ayesh Mohammed Ibrahim Abu Qamar](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1843364936975515716) 9. Iyad Khaled Abdurrahman Al-Shawish 10. Sami Mohammed Khamis Abdurrahman 11. [Fathi Ahmed Abu Qamar 'Abu Raed"](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1844415919533256771) (succumbed to wounds on October 10) **Full translation of Ibrahim Nofal's eulogy of his brother Omar:** "*On October 7, a year after the war, Israel killed my older brother Omar Riyad Noufal. He was on his way to help the neighbors after the first attack. He reached the place and was targeted again and again. My brother and the neighbors were killed. 14 martyrs from the neighbors. I know them all. I love them all. *We remembered them all. May God have mercy on them. One by one, they got their share and won Paradise. We continued to endure the pain, oppression, and helplessness. I feel sorry for you, my brother, and I love you very much. *I was not sad about your martyrdom. On the contrary, I was happy for you. I was sad about your children. After you, I was sad about my mother and father. I was sad and upset because I was far from you. I did not hug you or say goodbye or carry you on my shoulder. *As always, I was sad that I was not with your children in such a situation. From the beginning of the war, you were my companion and we carried each other. We ran to help the entire camp. **I will never forget the day when the house was bombed on us and you and I got out from under the rubble to help your children and our families.** I will never forget how much you were Strong, patient and content. I am sorry for your departure. I am sorry for everything, my brother. May God have mercy on you and treat you well and make your abode in heaven. You are the predecessors. *May God give patience to my mother, father and children. God willing, God will keep them safe and we will be able to carry them and be with them. *My brother Omar was martyred on October 7th in the Jabalia camp massacre in the Abu Qamar area in northern Gaza*"

On October 7, between 3 and 4 am, Israeli troops raided the home of 66-year-old Ziad Abu Hlail in Dura, in Al-Khalil governorate, West Bank. The soldiers were there to arrest his son. They ransacked the house and beat Ziad, according to his son Murad. His widow shared details of the raid: “*We were asleep at 4 a.m. when the army surrounded the house and arrested my son. They took him out of the house. His father wanted to run after him, but they didn’t let him. They pushed the door into him, and he fell and died. He became a martyr. We called the ambulance and it didn’t arrive. God took his soul when he was at home, the ambulance didn’t take him to hospital.*” (Sources: [1](https://www.democracynow.org/2024/10/8/headlines/israeli_forces_kill_12_year_old_child_and_66_year_old_man_in_raids_on_occupied_west_bank) [2](https://www.instagram.com/trtworld/reel/DA3eq_eplLh/)) **Legacy:** Ziad Abu Hlail, was a prominent Palestinian non-violent activist, and was often seen peacefully confronting Israeli forces in videos, preventing soldiers from arresting or firing at young Palestinians. His defiance in the face of Israeli soldiers earned him renown, especially when he responded to a soldier complaining about children throwing rocks at them with "Bihimmish-بهمش" (Arabic dialect which translates to "It doesn't matter" or "I don't care".) back in 2015. His home was raided by IDF troops at dawn on [August 5, 2017](https://www.salam-tv.net/ar/news/112057.html), ransacking the house and beating following his participation in protests against the construction of military tower in the village of Kharsa, south of the city of Dura. **Photos:** Portrait:  2015: raised the Palestinian flag in Al-Aqsa mosque. Israeli forces detained him afterwards  2016    2017, November 27, at hospital with his 17 y/o son Ahmad who died in a car accident 

On October 7, 2024, at dawn, marking the October 7 anniversary, the Israeli occupation forces, along with reporters and cameramen, launched an operation called The New Paper, during which hundreds of Israeli prison units raided cells and abused Palestinian prisoners. This involving hundreds of prison combatants and members of the Masada unit. They raided hundreds of cells in security prisons across Israel. This operation was reportedly initiated due to warnings and fears of potential disturbances in connection with the events of October 7. "We detected that weapons were being collected" Said Kobi Yacovi, Prison Service Commissioner. Israeli media outlet Channel 13 participated in the collective punishment and retaliation against Palestinian detainees, covering and broadcasting it to the Israeli audience. Channel 13's pro-government anchor, Yossi Eli, has previously filmed propaganda videos for Ben Gvir's detention or concentration camps. This time, he joined what appears to be an orchestrated, brutal raid on Palestinian captives' cells. They claim that 'a plan was revealed' to launch a riot inside the Israeli concentration camps on October 7. Some observers highlight that the presence of media crews (!) shows a sadistic brutality carried out for propaganda purposes. According to international law, any 'journalist' taking part in this charade is committing a war crime. **TV Banner** Inside the detention cells of the Nuh'ba terrorists, Yossi Eli with the SBS forces in view of the riot alert **People involved in the report :** - Channel 13's pro-government anchor, Yossi Eli, has previously filmed propaganda videos for Ben Gvir's detention or concentration camps. This time, he joined what appears to be an orchestrated, brutal raid on Palestinian captives' cells. - Kobi Yacovi, Prison Service Commissioner - Itamar Ben Gvir, Israeli National Security Minister. This Jewish Supremacist minister, had advocated for the execution of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons at the beginning of September 2024. **Ofer Prison (Hebrew: כלא עופר, Kele Ofer)** Formerly officially known as Incarceration Facility 385 (מתקן כליאה 385), is an Israeli incarceration facility in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. It is one of three prison facilities along with Megiddo and Ktzi'ot, the latter two located in Israel and not in the West Bank. Ofer Prison is run by the Israel Prison Service and like the other two facilities, used to be operated by the Israel Defense Forces' Military Police Corps. [source 1](https://x.com/ireallyhateyou/status/1843377634648174772) [source 2](https://www.instagram.com/everydaypalestine/reel/DA0Z9x2OJyG/)

On october 7, 12-year-old (or 13 y/o) Hatem Sami Hisham Ghaith was killed after he was shot by live bullets in the abdomen during the israeli Army raid of Qalandia camp, occupied Jerusalem. He was rescued by the RCPS crew but died later in the hospital. Hatem was a poetry lover and an 8th grade student at Ruwad al-‘Elm School in Jerusalem. At least 8 other Palestinian were wounded during an Israeli military incursion into Qalandia refugee camp and the Kafr Aqab neighborhood, north of Jerusalem, and three other children were injured and 20 people were detained during the Israeli operation in Qalandia refugee camp and Kafr Aqab. Sources : [1](https://www.themercury.com.au/news/national/child-killed-during-israeli-incursion-into-north-jerusalem-neighborhoods-palestinian-reports-say/video/55be21c0c1ed8b6e5b0a3de0cb2f538b) [Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP](https://www.gettyimages.be/detail/nieuwsfoto%27s/the-mother-of-12-year-old-palestinian-hatem-sami-ghaith-nieuwsfotos/2176475341)The mother of 12-year-old Palestinian Hatem Sami Ghaith mourns her son at the morgue in Ramallah

On Monday October 7, for the Annniversary of the ongoing war, Israeli soldiers invaded the Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank, fatally shot a Palestinian child, shot seven Palestinians, including three children, and abducted twenty citizens. Since early morning, large forces have stormed Qalandia Camp and Kafr Aqab, spreading throughout the camp and its main street. Storming houses , widespread arrests, and significant destruction inside homes. Qalandiya is an Israeli military checkpoint located between Ramallah and Jerusalem in the occupied Palestinian territories. It is a crucial transit point for Palestinians traveling between the northern and southern parts of the West Bank. Approximately 9,000 vehicles pass through Qalandiya checkpoint daily, highlighting its heavy usage and importance for local commuters. Due to Israeli traffic restrictions, the adjacent road has become an essential route for movement from Ramallah to the southern West Bank. **Harassment of Palestinian Workers at Qalandiya checkpoint :** Palestinian workers passing through the checkpoint to reach Jerusalem (Al-Quds) were subjected to special harassment and brutal and humiliating treatment by Israeli forces. **Fatal Shooting of a Palestinian Child:** On October 7, 2024, during an Israeli military incursion into Qalandiya and Kafr Aqab refugee camps in occupied East Jerusalem, 12-year-old Hatem Sami Hisham Ghaith was shot in the abdomen by Israeli forces. The child was transported to the Palestine Medical Complex, where he succumbed to his injuries due to severe bleeding and intestinal damage, as confirmed by the Palestinian Health Ministry. **Widespread Injuries and Casualties:** During the same raid, Israeli forces used live ammunition, injuring seven other Palestinians, including three children. One individual remains in critical condition after being shot in the head. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported treating the injured, most of whom suffered from live bullet wounds, while one individual was struck in the head by a rubber-coated steel bullet. 9 injuries were treated by Red Crescent crews from Qalandia Camp and Kafr Aqab near Jerusalem. 8 of the injuries were from live bullets, and one person was martyred after being killed by a rubber bullet in the head. **Violent Raids and Arrests:** - The occupation forces besiege all entrances to Qalandia camp, north of occupied Jerusalem, and [deploy snipers](https://x.com/NYplaid/status/1843120368816677136) on the outskirts of Al-Mukhayth. - Israeli soldiers raided dozens of homes in Qalandiya camp, causing damage and arresting at least 20 Palestinians, including siblings and former political prisoners. - In addition to the physical violence and [arrests](https://x.com/QudsNen/status/1843165720982835262), Israeli forces confiscated dozens of vehicles owned by residents of Qalandiya camp and the neighboring town of Kafr Aqab. - The Israeli forces were seen confiscated a luxury vehicle belonging to a resident during the raid. Some sources say it was an Israelien stolen vehicle (yellow imatriculation) -Violent confrontations have erupted in the alleys of Qalandiya camp and neighboring towns, resulting in injuries and fatalities, including the death of Hatem Ghaith. - The Israeli forces were seen [shooting](https://x.com/ChaudharyParvez/status/1843185506160677109) towards civilian homes after being stoned. - Roads around Qalandiya camp and the neighboring town of Kafr Aqab were blocked, further restricting movement and access to essential services for residents. - Israeli occupation forces fire [tear gas canisters](https://x.com/ferozwala/status/1843159778505146374) at Palestinian youth during their raid into Qalandiya refugee camp north of occupied Jerusalem. - “Who wants to be martyred today?” An armed Israeli soldier was seen mocking and provoking residents of Qalandia camp. - The situation remains volatile, with Israeli forces continuing their military presence in the area. **Assault on Journalists :** During the ongoing military assault on Qalandiya and Kafr Aqab, Israeli forces assaulted journalist Ishaq Al-Khisbah while he was covering the events. Al-Khisbah was severely beaten and had to be hospitalized for treatment. **Broader Context of Clashes and Arrests in West Bank :** In recent days, Israeli forces have arrested at least 45 Palestinians across various governorates in the occupied West Bank, including Hebron, Jerusalem, Jericho, Bethlehem, Qalqilya, Nablus, and Jenin. The arrests include a journalist, a former prisoner, and dozens of others, adding to the total of over 11,100 Palestinians detained since the war began a year ago. The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society and the Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs confirm that Israeli forces not only target individuals but also threaten detainees and their families during these operations. **Sources** [1](https://imemc.org/article/soldiers-shoot-two-children-abduct-16-citizens-in-qalandia/) [2](https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/150020) [3](https://www.jerusalemstory.com/en/blog/war-drags-palestinians-face-difficulties-reaching-jerusalems-center)

Around midday, an Israeli strike targeted a group of citizens near Abu Obeida School in the Bir al-Naja area, west of Jabalia. [ people were killed:](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1843265531530662181) 1. Jamal Hashem Faraj Tanboura 2. Youssef Moein Hassan Al-Madhoun 3. Khalil Jamal Khalil Shaheen 4. Muhammad Jamal Khalil Shaheen 5. Mahmoud Talib Abdulaziz Al-Daour

An Israeli strike hit a police container in the encampment outside the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the early hours of Monday, October 7, according to Palestinian reports. 11 wounded in two Israeli raids on displacement tents and a security point in Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah Quds Feed says that the strike hit a police container situated behind the tent used by media in the encampment outside the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. Ali Al-Attar, a Palestinian photojournalist suffered a shrapnel injury to the head after this airstrike. Footage posted by Palestinian journalist Abdallah Alattar shows him finding his colleague in a tent with blood dripping from a head wound, and taking him into the hospital. Footage posted by local outlet Quds Feed shows smoke rising from the encampment outside the hospital, the damaged structure, and the photojournalist, with his t-shirt heavily stained with blood, being assisted by medics. On October 8, his condition remained very unstable, he continued to bleed and was finally stabilized in a coma in the evening. His fellow journalists are calling for him to be evacuated abroad for treatment. [Testimony](https://x.com/amra_ashraf/status/1843714737999360427) of Ashraf Amra, freelance Journalist covering gaza for Reuters and Anadolou: "Ali... my traveling companion and the photographer of all difficult missions. He accompanied me in difficult times. Today, Ali is lying in hospital and needs the prayers of all the faithful to emerge safely after being hit by a shrapnel. We call on all local, Arab and international institutions to work to treat him abroad as quickly as possible in order to save his life, given the seriousness of his state of health" [Source 1](https://uk.news.yahoo.com/journalist-left-soaked-blood-being-103313375.html) Credit: Quds Feed via Storyful [Source 2](https://x.com/hassaneslayeh/status/1843111245446308267)

## Summary of the situation [Source](https://x.com/islambader1988/status/1843002233463718306) About 50 people were killed and more than 200 were injured, in addition to dozens of people missing under the rubble, especially in the homes of Shaaban in Jabalia and Al-Masri in Beit Lahia. - The continued violent aerial and artillery bombardment of Jabalia camp, Jabalia al-Balad and Beit Lahia. - The occupation army’s vehicles were stationed in the Sultan area, and from there towards Al-Nadi Street, reaching Al-Qassasib, specifically Ard Al-Na’na’, in addition to their stationing on Al-Bahr Street, adjacent to Al-Sultans, reaching Al-Tuwam. - The occupation army imposes a ban on movement from the Al-Tawam and Al-Karamah areas to the Saftawi junction from the northern side. - The occupation army has not yet surrounded the entire perimeter of Jabalia, as the entry and exit route is still available from the Jabalia Al-Nazla side. - Hospitals in the north are still operating despite the imminent danger, especially around the Indonesian Hospital. - Despite the displacement movement that was concentrated from the center of the camp, Blocks (1-2-3 -4), the areas of Al-Alami, Tel al-Zaatar, Beit Lahia Project, Beit Lahia, Zayed, the shelter schools around the Indonesian hospital and Beit Hanoun are still inhabited by tens of thousands of Palestinians. - The concentration of displaced people from Jabalia is in Al-Nasr Street and the abandoned shelters there. - There is no truth to any information in the Hebrew media about setting a specific time for the operation in Jabalia. - According to the Hebrew media, there is no connection between the current military operation and what was called the generals’ plan. - The Ministry of Health appeals for blood donations to save the wounded, in light of the occupation’s **prevention of the entry of blood bags from the south to the northern Gaza Strip. ** --- Below is a timeline of key events in chronological order of their reporting --- ## October 6 Midnight: Al-Bahri family home - Beit Lahia - A number of injuries - Fire broke out ## Artillery shells fall in Gaza City - More precisely near Al-Jalaa Street and the bridge in Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, north of Gaza City ## Al-Shafi'i School - At 3 am an airstrike targeted the Al-Shafi'i School in the vicinity of Al-Sousi Mosque in Gaza City - 1 person killed and 5 injured - [Photos of the impact of the airstrike](https://x.com/F24online/status/1842879408123560066) ## 6-7am: Journalist Hassan Hamad killed at home - His body was found completed shredded, as his colleague Hossam Shabat [reported](https://x.com/HossamShabat/status/1842787694482498031), and his remains were collected in a plastic bag ## IDF's 162nd Division enters northern Gaza ## IDF issues orders to evacuate the whole North of Gaza - the IDF also announced expanding the so-called "humanitarian zone" in the south - Journalist Imad Zakout [commented](https://x.com/ImadZakout/status/1842802610899681587) on the deception: "*The occupation army calls on us to evacuate the north, threatens us with death, and makes us believe that the meat and silk are in the south! We endured hunger for a whole year and death for years in the logic of pain. The Mawasi is not a paradise, death does not differentiate between the south and the north, killing is here and there, cold is coming here and there, and hunger accompanies people here and there. If we are going to die, we will die in our north and we will not follow the illusion of the occupation and its lies.*" ## Khalifa school strike - Midday [drone strike](https://x.com/SafaPs/status/1842865650680610927) - 2 injuries reported ## Namnam family house - Located in Beit Lahia. - One woman killed: **Alaa Jamal Mohammed Al-Namnam** [Source](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1842858270374961471) - [Footage](https://x.com/AHM3D_HAMDAN/status/1842866227741417518) shows at least 5 injuries, 4 of which are children, being brought to Kamal Adwan hospital - [Covered body of Alaa](https://x.com/qudsn/status/1842836101741908000/photo/1) ## UNRWA staffed killed - Ahed Al-Muqayyad, UNRWA operations officer, was killed by an Israeli sniper in Jabalia [Source](https://x.com/AnasAlSharif0/status/1842870229325459732) ## House strike on Hamad street - The house was right on a street was that used by Palestinians in their move southwards, complying with IDF displacement orders [Source](https://x.com/AnasAlSharif0/status/1842871725647654927) ## Families remain trapped - With the Israeli invasion and the deployment of snipers, large numbers of residents are still besieged in the Riyad Al-Saleheen area, the vicinity of Abu Zeitoun schools, and the Mazaya Hall east of Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip. The bodies of a number of martyrs can also be seen lying on the ground near Mazaya Hall, east of the camp [Source](https://x.com/AnasAlSharif0/status/1842875432552509722) ## Al-Mashharawi family house - [2pm](https://x.com/SafaPs/status/1842888829142716425). Located near Al-Sousi Mosque in Al-Shati camp, west of Gaza City - [6 people were killed as a result of this Israeli strike:](https://x.com/Qadeyah1/status/1843028050298208404) 1. Issam Awni Al-Mashharawi 2. Khalil Awni Al-Mashharawi 3. Mahmoud Khalil Al-Sandawi 4. Sawsan Ghazi Al-Mashharawi 5. Mohammed Nabil Al-Ayyoubi (child) 6. Sarah Nabil Al-Ayyoubi (child) [PHOTOS showing the destruction of the Mashharawi family house](https://x.com/SafaPs/status/1842906989573103762) ## Abu Warda family ## Drones drop bombs on Zaytoun neighborhood homes [Source](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1842916534978547864) ## Baghdad Hall (shelter) - Located in Jabalia - Strike occured around 7 p.m. - At least 4 injuries brought to Al-Awda hospital in Tal al-Zaatar - Rescue crews shot at by Israeli [drones](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1842959366799994985) ## Evening situation - Martyrs and wounded in air and artillery bombardment in Al-Tawam, Beitna Association, Al-Saftawi, and Abu Sharkh areas - IDF vehicles are stationed at Hamdan Restaurant and east of Al-Fallujah Cemetery, at Jabalia Services Club, Rabaa Café, and Riyad Al-Saliheen Mosque, meaning they have surrounded the heart of the Jabalia camp and the market area. [Source](https://x.com/Bisan_Shrafi/status/1842983784905589122) ## 10pm: Israeli raid near the **Al-Faluja Cemetery** West of Jabalia [Source](https://x.com/Hamzaalnamla1/status/1843011615928811595)

Journalist Hassan Hamad was found killed at home October 6 early morning as a result of an Israeli strike on his home. The day and night before, Hassan was bravely documenting the Israeli assault under constant gunfire in pitch darkness, providing key footage documenting the use of artillery shelling and helicopter machine guns against civilian homes. He was only 19 years-old, yet carried on his journalist mission until his last moments. His last post on X was reporting a house in Jabalia being bombed around 5:30 am after an almost full day of reporting and documenting on the ground moving from one place to another, despite having a foot injury. His last message was sent to a colleague/friend at 6am who used to upload his footage for him on X, portending his imminent murder [Source](https://x.com/Hassan_hamad77/status/1842823928625963336) His colleague Hossam Shabat noted that his body was completely shredded and his remains collected in a [plastic bag and a box](https://x.com/HossamShabat/status/1842787694482498031), weighing no more than [5 kilograms](https://x.com/HossamShabat/status/1842817344734654584)