Jeddah, 05/2/ 2024
The number of martyrs who fell as a result of the continued Israeli crimes, raids and aerial and artillery bombardment against the Palestinians reached (847), of whom (843) were in the Gaza Strip alone, while four martyrs fell in murder operations inside the cities of the West Bank. On 30/1/2024, the number of wounded reached (1,477) as a result of (96) massacres committed by the occupation forces over the period of time monitored by the OIC Observatory
The total number of violations committed by the occupation forces in various Palestinian cities reached (3,331), ranging from killing, wounding, arresting, demolishing property, assaulting mosques, erecting checkpoints, closing roads and crossings, shooting, confiscating land, building settlement units, and settler attacks on Palestinian cities and towns.
According to international reports, UN agencies observed the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to the southern Gaza Strip to escape the Israeli bombing, with the ongoing displacement operations adding to the stifling humanitarian crisis in the city of Rafah. Reports indicated that there are currently 1.9 million displaced people in various areas of the Gaza Strip. Reports issued on 2/2/2024 indicated that there were one hundred thousand Palestinians “killed, wounded or missing” because of the Israeli aggression.
Reports also indicated a stifling food crisis, as well as the loss of drinking water, fuel, safe havens, tents, and other minimum requirements for a decent living.
The OIC Observatory pointed out that in the West Bank, the number of arrests carried out by the occupation forces among Palestinians for the period of time monitored amounted to 219 detainees in the cities of Ramallah, Bethlehem, Ariha, Al-Quds, Salfit, Jenin, Nablus, Tulkarm, Qalqilya, Al-Khaleel, and the town of Tubas.
The Israeli settlers’ attacks reached their peak this week with (25) attacks targeting the cities of Al-Khaleel, Nablus, Ramallah, Ariha and others, while 708 new settlement units were built in the West Bank.
Jewish extremists continued to storm the blessed Aqsa Mosque from 30/1 through 5/2/2024, with the exception of 4/2/2024 when the occupation forces legalized the entry of worshipers and imposed restrictions on them when performing Friday prayers in the Holy Mosque, bringing the number of worshipers down to only 13 thousand worshipers after denying worshipers from the cities of the West Bank access to the blessed Aqsa Mosque.