Violations Targeting Al-Aqsa, Ibrahimi, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Destruction caused by the occupation forces in the Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza Strip. Palestinian News and Information Agency (PNA)
June 24, 2025
The number of Israeli crimes between June 17 and 23, 2025, reached record levels, with 567 Palestinians were murdered. The occupation forces also arrested a larger number of Palestinians than any other period in recent days, with 428 detainees in the West Bank. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation Media Observatory for Israeli Crimes against Palestinians documented the injur of 2,666 Palestinians. It appears that most of the murdered and injured in the Gaza Strip were those seeking aid from American centers in various areas of the Gaza Strip, particularly near Salah al-Din Street and the Netzarim axis. This was in addition to the shelling of displaced persons and civilians in their homes, tents, and other remaining homes in the Strip. It was also clear that Israeli attacks systematically targeted civilian gatherings in various areas of Gaza, often resulting in mass killings among Palestinian civilians.
The OIC Observatory recorded the number of Palestinian victims from October 7, 2023, to June 23, 2025, at 56,991 murdered and 138,259 injured.
Amid the extremely difficult humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, Al-Rantisi Hospital and Nasser Medical Complex warned of a shortage of infant formula, threatening a humanitarian disaster for this vulnerable group in Gaza. With the Palestinian health sector in Gaza unable to meet the needs of the population following the systematic murdering of the starving, and hospitals deprived of fuel and water, Nasser Medical Complex is at risk of going out of service, especially as it is one of the few hospitals providing treatment to 700,000 Palestinians in central Gaza.
In the West Bank, the number of incursions carried out by Israeli occupation forces into villages and cities reached 399, during which they demolished 6 homes in Hebron, Nablus and Al-Quds. They also demolished a commercial facility in Al-Quds, bulldozing its land and damaging its equipment, in addition to demolishing a number of shops in the town of Ramadin in Hebron. The occupation forces occupied 35 homes in various areas in the West Bank, turning them into military points. They also bulldozed agricultural lands in the village of Yasuf in Salfit and the village of Qusin in Nablus, and demolished a barn in the village of Beit Liqya in Ramallah.
Israeli occupation forces confiscated two bulldozers in Bethlehem and Al-Quds, two agricultural tractors in Tubas and Bethlehem, a garbage truck in Nablus, and three cars in Tulkarm, Hebron, and Bethlehem, in addition to sums of money and gold jewelry from individuals in various areas of the West Bank.
Regarding attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque and places of worship in Palestine, the occupation forces have prevented worshippers from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron throughout the past period, while allowing settlers to storm the Al-Aqsa courtyards. The occupation forces stormed the mosque’s courtyards and searched the prayer halls of the Old and Marwani Mosques, as well as the custodians’ treasury at the southern gate of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, after breaking the locks on their doors. Settlers entered the Bab al-Rahma Cemetery, adjacent to the Al-Aqsa wall, and performed Talmudic rituals there. The occupation forces also prevented Friday prayers from being held at the Prophet Samuel Mosque, citing security concerns. Settlers stormed the mosque in the town of Beit Furik and set fire to several copies of the Qur’an. The occupation forces also prevented Christians from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to perform their prayers.
On another level, occupation forces injured five children in Nablus, Ramallah, Al-Quds, and Jenin, and arrested 12 children in Tubas, Hebron, Al-Quds, Ramallah, and Bethlehem.
Settlers demolished four pens in the town of Qusra in Nablus and in Jericho, while others destroyed irrigation networks in the town of Burqin in Salfit. They grazed their sheep on fodder provided by residents of the Arab al-Malihat area in Jericho, while residents of the area were prevented at gunpoint from leaving to graze their sheep. Other settlers grazed their cows on agricultural lands in areas near Ramallah, and others burned agricultural lands near the village of al-Mughayyir in Ramallah, while they stole fodder tables in areas in Tubas.
In terms of settlement activity, settlers erected a tent on Palestinian land between the towns of Beita and Osarin, bringing the number of Israeli crimes over the course of seven days to 4,604 across various Palestinian areas.