OIC Report Highlights Surge In Israeli Attacks On Palestinian Homes And Casualties

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation's Media Observatory has reported significant Israeli actions against Palestinians. Between January 28 and a recent date, Israeli forces demolished 57 Palestinian homes in areas like Jenin, Al-Quds, Tulkarm, Jericho, Hebron, Salfit, and Qalqilya. The report also highlighted the killing of 25 Palestinians in the West Bank and 12 in Gaza during this period.

In Gaza, rescue teams recovered the bodies of 188 martyrs, raising the week's death toll to 226 Palestinians with 170 others injured. Since an unspecified start date until now, a total of 48,426 Palestinians have been killed and 118,299 wounded. The Israeli occupation forces have bombed various locations including Qabatiya, Jenin city and its refugee camp, Nour Shams camp in Tulkarm, Al-Fara'a camp, Tamoun in Tubas, and Al-Arroub camp in Hebron.

Israeli forces also targeted infrastructure by bulldozing streets and public facilities in Tulkarm city and camp as well as Tamoun in Tubas. The report noted ongoing violations against the Palestinian healthcare sector. In Tulkarm, occupation forces raided the Red Crescent Hospital and Thabet Thabet Hospital's emergency department. They besieged Al-Israa Specialized Hospital, searched staff members, detained an ambulance, and harassed its crew.

The siege extended to Tulkarm Governmental Hospital. In occupied Al-Quds (Jerusalem), Israeli forces stormed Al-Maqased Charitable Hospital. The report documented increasing assaults on religious sites too. In just seven days, 2,433 Israeli settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque as part of near-daily incursions into the holy site.

The occupation forces demolished Hamza Mosque in Jenin refugee camp and Al-Taqwa prayer hall in Sur Baher village in Al-Quds. Additionally, Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque in Jericho. Settlement expansion activities surged with six major projects recorded within one week.

Settlement Expansion Activities

Israeli forces conducted bulldozing and road construction west of "Rotem" settlement in the northern Jordan Valley for expansion purposes. They paved new settlement roads in Jericho and Yatta (Hebron) while settlers placed mobile homes on lands in Adh Dhahiriya under protection from Israeli forces.

Settlers expanded an illegal outpost near Bardala in the northern Jordan Valley by placing new mobile homes and hangars. Others plowed dozens of dunams of Palestinian agricultural land near "Sidi Boaz" settlement outpost west of Al-Khader in Bethlehem for annexation preparation.

Continued Restrictions Amid Ceasefire

Despite a ceasefire agreement, the Israeli army admitted to opening fire in multiple Gaza areas citing alleged proximity of Palestinians to soldiers. Meanwhile, Israeli authorities continue restricting essential humanitarian aid entry into besieged territories particularly medical supplies.

The OIC report noted that within just one week Israeli forces committed 1,737 violations across Palestinian territories including killings arrests home demolitions destruction of infrastructure along with settlement expansion activities.

With inputs from SPA