A midday Israeli airstrike targeted displacement tent in Mawasi Khan Younis, killing at least three people and injuring a dozen others.

On April 14, 2025, Israeli sepcial forces stormed Jenin Governmental Hospital (also called Khalil Suleiman Governmental Hospita) in the northern occupied West Bank on Monday and detained a Palestinian child. - Israeli forces stormed the Khalil Suleiman Governmental Hospital, reaching the registration and emergency departments, - They invaded units and detained several hospital staff members before withdrawing. - They abducted the child Ahmad al-Awartani - Widely circulated footage showed Israeli soldiers storming a commercial shop outside the hospital, forcing young men out, amid heightened tension in the area. **Context :** The Jenin R.C. is occupied since the end of January by Israeli forces and now under Permanent Military occupation. (Iron Wall Operation). In this context, Jenin governemental hospital was under siege and attacks during more than one month (January 21 to March 1). Storming a hospital, threatening medical staff, abducting a patient, and especially abducting a child are four clear violations of international laws : - Geneva Conventions (especially the Fourth Geneva Convention): protects hospitals, medical staff, and civilians, including children, during armed conflict. - International Humanitarian Law (IHL): prohibits attacks on medical facilities and kidnapping civilians. - Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC): protects children from abduction and harm during conflicts. - Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC): classifies attacking hospitals and abducting civilians as war crimes.

On April 14 2025, Malek Ali Al-Hattab 18 y/0 (or 16 y/o According to Defence for Children International - Palestine), from Ramallah and Al-Bireh/Jalazone Camp died of a live bullet wound to the abdomen, during the Israeli forces' raid on Jalazone camp. - At approximately 12:30 a.m. on April 14, Israeli forces raided the camp using two heavily armored military vehicles, one mounted with a rooftop machine gun. - During the operation, Israeli forces repeatedly cut off electricity and disrupted all communication networks, effectively isolating the camp. - One military jeep deployed soldiers to the al-Safi neighborhood, where they took up sniper positions on the balcony, while the second military vehicle advanced toward the market area, where around 30 young men and children had gathered. One soldier stationed on the balcony later shot Malek. - Al-Hattab was shot by the Israeli forces, along with two other young men who were injured in the knee and hand. He died on Monday evening from wounds he sustained after being shot by the Israeli soldiers. **According to DCI-Palestine**, Malek Ali Ibrahim Al-Hattab, 16, was shot in the abdomen by an Israeli soldier from about 30 meters (92 feet). Wounded, Malek attempted to crawl out of the line of fire. A young man tried to reach him, but Israeli forces fired additional shots to prevent aid. After about 30 minutes, the same man returned and managed to pull Malek to safety. With Israeli forces blocking ambulances at the camp’s entrance gate, Malek was transported in a private vehicle to Istishari Hospital in the nearby Rayhan suburb via Jifna village. The bullet severed a major artery and caused massive damage to Malek's kidneys, intestines, and colon. He received 14 units of blood, equivalent to the amount of blood within an adult, along with plasma and platelets, but his condition deteriorated. Malek succumbed to his wounds after nearly 20 hours in intensive care. He was pronounced dead at 8:30 p.m. on April 15. **Weapon** The bullet that struck Malek was likely an expanding bullet designed to expand inside the body upon impact, causing massive internal injuries. Customary international law prohibits the use of expanding bullets, or any bullets that expand or flatten easily in the human body, though DCIP regularly documents fatalities and injuries seemingly as a result of expanding bullets, also known as dumdum bullets. At least five Palestinian children, including Malek, have been killed by expanding bullets in the occupied West Bank since October 7, 2023, according to documentation collected by DCIP. **Statement of Ayed Abu Eqtaish, accountability program director at DCIP** *“Expanding bullets, which likely caused Malek's severe internal injuries, are explicitly prohibited under international humanitarian law, and have been since 1868, due to the extreme and unnecessary suffering they cause,” ... “Yet, Israeli forces use these illegal weapons against Palestinian children with no consequences from the international community.”* *** Israeli forces have killed 21 Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank in 2025, according to documentation collected by DCIP.

Around 5:50 pm, an israeli airstrike targeted a displacement tent in Asdaa town, north of Khan Younis, killing two people.

At 3 pm, an Israeli airstrike targeted a plot of land in Abasan al-Kabira where people were baking bread in ovens killing a man and his wife. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Ashraf Muhammad Abu Tuaima 2. Maha Aliyan Shaheen (Ashraf's wife)

An Israeli night airstrike targeted the tent of Quran teacher Ahmad Abu Mohsen, killing him. Ahmad had lost both his legs to an Israeli strike months prior but persisted in teaching children full time in his wheelchair. He used to teach at Al-Anbiyaa (*the prophets*) mosque and another center which were both destroyed by Israeli bombing. He then resumed teaching students from dawn to night on a daily basis in a tent erected in the Musabah area of Rafah.

An Israeli drone airstrike, targeted the Sand Beach Resort restaurant in Mawasi Khan Younis, killing two Palestinian youths. Among the victims was artist Dina Zo'rob, who was initially unidentified due to the extreme severity her ody sustained. Dina was known for her portraits of Gaza's martyrs. **Names of the martyrs:** 1. Dina Khaled Muhammad Zo'rob 2. Hasan Musa Muhammad Zo'rob

Around 1 am, an Israeli airstrike targeted the house of Al-Darbashi family west of Khan Younis. The bombing killed the chifed of the Khan Younis polcie station, colonel Mohamad Ahmad Al-Darbashi.

### Context: Halawa and Masafer Yatta Halawa (also spelled Khirbet al-Halawa) is one of 19 Palestinian hamlets located in the Masafer Yatta region in the southern Hebron Hills of the occupied West Bank. This area is at the heart of a prolonged conflict related to Israeli occupation, forced evictions, and settler violence. These incidents caused by settelers under protections of Israeli soldiers are part of a broader strategy aimed at restricting Palestinian access to their land, thus facilitating the expansion of Israeli settlements. Khirbet al-Halawa rely heavily on animal husbandry as the main source of livelihood. Located in Area C of the West Bank, under full Israeli administrative and military control, the area has been subjected to repeated Israeli violations by settlers and soldiers targeting their main source of living - livestock. Since the 1980s, the Israeli army has designated a large portion of Masafer Yatta as a military firing zone (Firing Zone 918), which has served as a justification for ordering the expulsion of over 1,000 Palestinian residents. In May 2022, the Israeli Supreme Court upheld the expulsion orders despite international protests and calls from human rights organizations. Halawa is one of the villages directly threatened by these measures. Its residents, primarily Bedouin herders, live in precarious conditions — often without running water or electricity — and face frequent demolitions of homes and infrastructure by Israeli authorities. Israeli violations against the area include demolition of animal barns, homes and residential structures. Issuance of construction permits by Israel to local Palestinians in the area is non-existent ### Chronology of Recent Violence in Halawa **On April 13, 2025** at noon, while the residents of the village of Halawa were grazing their flocks on their private land, a military vehicle arrived and began to drive the sheep away. Settlers joined the party, and together they drove them all the way into their homes. The soldiers raided the village and arrested five family members, threw tear gas canisters into the village and pushed the residents away. **On December 24, 2024** Israeli settler from various illegal outposts established on Palestinian lands in Masafer Yatta raided on Tuesday night Palestinian homes in Khirbet al-Halawa, according to Osama Makhamreh, a local activist. They stormed tin houses, tents, and caves belonging to Palestinians, searching the properties, spreading fear among children and families.This assault leaded to confrontations with local residents. **On October 26, 2024**, settlers grazed their livestock on Palestinian farmland in Halawa, damaging crops and escalating tensions. ### Cultural Representation The documentary "No Other Land", winner of the 2024 Oscar for Best Documentary, sheds light on the struggle of Masafer Yatta’s residents — including those from Halawa — against forced displacement and daily violence.

Starting 3 am, Israeli airstrike targeted three schools used as a shelter for displaced Palestinians across Gaza City: - 3 am: Sa'd ibn Muadh school in the Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City - 3:15 am: Abdullah Al-Dahyan school in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, northwest of Gaza City - 3:30 am: Abu Bakr al-Razi school in the Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City Palestinian press sources did not report on casualties. Al-Dahyan school was given only 5 minutes to evacuate according to eyewitnesses.