Israel Bombs Palestinian Negotiators in Qatar; Killing 6
Israeli warplanes bombed the Qatari capital, Doha, on Tuesday, killing the 5 main members of the Palestinian negotiating team that was considering the latest ceasefire deal proposed by Donald Trump.…
UPDATED Tuesday in Gaza: Israeli Kills 52; Forces Displacement of 1 Million Palestinians
On Tuesday, day 704 of Israel’s ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli assault on the civilian population of 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza continued non-stop, with airstrikes, forced…
WAFA: “138 Academics Denounce Israel’s Use of Starvation as a Weapon of War”
Ramallah, September 9, 2025 (WAFA) – More than 138 economists from around the world, including prominent professors, researchers, and academics, condemned Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon of war against the…
Israeli Colonizers Injure One, Cut Olive Trees, Damage Vehicles, in Hebron and Nablus
An illegal Israeli colonizer wounded a Palestinian on Tuesday evening, after ramming him with his vehicle in the town of Sa’ir, north of Hebron on the southern West Bank. In…
Israeli Forces Shoot Two Palestinians Near Jenin and Jerusalem
On Tuesday, Israeli forces shot two Palestinian young men, one in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin in the northern West Bank, and another in the town of Biddu,…
Army Abducts Three Palestinians In Hebron And Ramallah
Israeli occupation forces carried out a series of overnight invasions across the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, abducting at least three Palestinians, and imposing heightened military restrictions. In the village…
Hind Rajab: A Child’s Voice That Haunts the Conscience of Humanity
By Bilal Ghaith Kisswani – Published in Arabic by WAFA News: The longest emergency call from Gaza’s genocide becomes a global symbol of Palestinian children’s suffering and the sacrifice of…
Israeli Colonizers Cut Olive Trees, Damage Cars, Near Nablus
Early on Tuesday dawn, a group of illegal paramilitary colonizers cut Palestinian olive trees and cased damage to cars, in two areas in the Nablus governorate, , in the occupied…
Israeli Army Detonates A Palestinian Home Near Hebron
Israeli occupation forces detonated the home of Palestinian detainee Thabit Masalma early Tuesday morning in the town of Beit Awwa, southwest of Hebron, in the southern occupied West Bank. The…
Report: “Drone Strike on Gaza Flotilla off Tunisian Coast”
The Global Sumud Flotilla confirmed that its lead vessel, the Family Boat, was struck by an incendiary drone while anchored near Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia. The Portuguese-flagged ship was carrying…
UPDATED Monday in Gaza: Israeli Troops Kill 64 Palestinians; Forcibly Displace Gaza City Residents
On Monday, day 703 of Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Israeli warplanes and drones launched a series of deadly attacks across the besieged enclave, killing 64…
Jenin: Israeli Forces Kill Two Children, Seriously Injure Two Young Men
Israeli forces killed two Palestinian children and injured four citizens, including two seriously, on Monday, after families attempted to enter the Jenin refugee camp, in the northern occupied West Bank.…
Colonizers Attacks Escalate Across West Bank
On Monday, a wave of violent assaults by illegal Israeli paramilitary colonizers swept across multiple Palestinian towns and villages, targeting civilians, agricultural infrastructure, and essential services in a coordinated escalation…
Six Israelis Killed in Jerusalem Shooting, Two Alleged Perpetrators Killed
On Monday, two Palestinian young men allegedly carried out a shooting in occupied Jerusalem, killing six Israelis and injuring many others, before being killed at the scene. Media sources said…
Monday: Invasions, Abductions, and Demolitions Across West Bank
At dawn on Monday, Israeli soldiers abducted numerous Palestinians from their homes in Ramallah, Hebron, Bethlehem, Tubas, Qalqilia, Nablus and Jenin, while also demolishing several structures in the occupied West…
Israeli Soldiers Demolish Shops Near Nablus
At dawn on Monday, Israeli soldiers invaded Beita town, located south of Nablus in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, and demolished several shops. According to media sources,…
Children, Women Among Many Abducted In West Bank
On Sunday, Israeli occupation forces carried out a many military incursions across the occupied West Bank , abducting many Palestinians, including women, children, and humanitarian workers, and injuring others during…
Gaza: Israeli Army Kills at Least 62 Palestinians on Sunday
On Day 702 of the ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, Israeli missiles and shells killed at least 62 civilians and injured dozens more across the besieged, starved, and devastated…
Israeli Soldiers Injure Two Women, Abduct Young Man, Near Jenin
On Sunday evening, Israeli soldiers injured two Palestinian women in the town of Silet ath-Thaher, located south of Jenin, and injured a young man in Barta’a town, northwest of Jenin,…
Army Abducts Two Palestinians from Silwan
On Sunday, Israeli occupation forces abducted two Palestinians in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank. Media sources reported that soldiers abducted…
Sunday in Gaza: Israel Kills 13 Before Dawn, Forcibly Displaces 800k People
A number of citizens, including children, were killed and injured since dawn on Sunday, in renewed missile shelling of many areas in Gaza City, which has been subjected for days…
“The Voice of Hind Rajab” Wins Silver Lion Award
On the closing night of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, the Silver Lion was awarded to Voice of Hind Rajab, a cinematic tribute to a six-year-old Palestinian girl whose…
Gaza: At Least 70 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Attacks, Saturday
On Saturday, marking Day 700 of Israel’s genocidal campaign against Gaza, the Israeli military intensified its aerial and ground bombardment across the besieged enclave. Residential neighborhoods and displacement camps were…
August: A Bloody Month for Palestinian Journalists
The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate has described August 2025 as a devastating month for press freedom, confirming that Israeli occupation forces killed 17 Palestinian journalists, including three women, Marwa Musallam, Maryam…
Israeli Violations Escalate in West Bank – Saturday Report
Israeli occupation forces launched coordinated invasions across multiple areas of the occupied West Bank on Saturday, abducting children and other civilians, causing many injuries, assaulting families, and enabling armed attacks…
Saturday: Dozens Killed, Wounded, In Ongoing Israeli Bombing
On the 700th day of Israel’s genocidal war against Gaza, the Israeli army intensified its aerial and ground assaults across the besieged enclave. Residential areas and displacement camps were targeted…
Arab Parliament Condemns Gaza Displacement Calls
The Arab Parliament has strongly condemned recent statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in which he openly called for the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza through the Rafah…
Army Abducts 16 Palestinians in Anata, Jerusalem
Israeli occupation forces abducted at least 16 Palestinians during a large-scale military invasion of Anata town, northeast of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank, early Saturday morning. Media sources reported…
Israel Forces A Palestinian To Demolish His Home In Jerusalem
On Friday, Israeli occupation authorities compelled Palestinian, Abdullah Hawwas to demolish his own home in the Shu’fat refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. The Jerusalem Governorate…
PJS: Israel Killed Fifteen Palestinian Journalists In August
The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate stated that August 2025 one of the bloodiest months for media workers in Palestine, with Israeli occupation forces killing 15 journalists, including three women: Marwa Muslim,…
Israeli Forces Shoot One, Assault Three, Near Nablus
Israeli forces assaulted three Palestinian men on Friday, near the Deir Sharaf military roadblock, northwest of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank. On Thursday, the occupation army shot a…
Israeli Soldiers Kill a Palestinian Near Nablus
Israeli forces fatally shot a Palestinian citizen, on Friday, after stopping his vehicle at the Al-Murabba’a military roadblock, south of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank. The General Authority…
UPDATED Friday in Gaza: 70+ Killed In Constant Israeli Bombing; Children Burned Alive
As Gaza marks its 700th of ongoing genocide, Israeli occupation forces intensified their bombardment across the Strip on Friday, unleashing a wave of airstrikes and artillery bombings, killing 70 Palestinian…
Invasions, Violations And Abductions Across Occupied West Bank
Israeli occupation forces conducted a series of invasions across the occupied West Bank on Friday, abducting dozens of Palestinians after storming their homes and ransacking them, while illegal Israeli colonizers…
Army Abducts Five Palestinians In Salfit
Israeli occupation forces invaded several towns and villages across Salfit Governorate in the central West Bank at dawn Friday, abducting five Palestinian civilians in a coordinated campaign targeting political and…
Thursday in Gaza: 78+ Killed, Dozens Injured, In Continued Israeli Bombing
On Thursday, September 4th, the 699th day of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, and Day 171 since Israel violated the mediated ceasefire agreement, medical sources in Gaza confirmed that Israeli forces…
Washington Targets Palestinian Rights Groups
In a move that has sparked outrage across human rights circles, the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions Thursday against three leading Palestinian organizations known for documenting Israeli violations and pushing…
Elderly Man, Infant Girl Among 20 Injured By Israeli Colonizers Near Hebron
In a serious escalation of illegal Israeli colonizers’ aggression across the occupied West Bank, illegal paramilitary colonizers launched a coordinated nighttime invasion of Khallet al-Dabe’, one of the 19 Palestinian…
Hamas to Trump: We Are Ready To Release All Hostages With Comprehensive Ceasefire Deal
from DropSite News: Hamas’s political leadership is reaffirming its willingness to make a deal that would see all Israeli captives released immediately in return for a ceasefire agreement that would…
Israeli Forces Demolish Barn in Salfit, Settlers Pave Colonial Road in Ramallah
Israeli forces demolished, on Thursday, an agricultural room in the town of Deir Ballout, west of Salfit in the central West Bank, and abducted five citizens in the governorate. Northwest…
Euro-Med Monitor: Israel escalates random civilian killings in claimed-humanitarian zone Al-Mawasi
September 3, 2025: Euro-Med Monitor: Palestinian Territory – The Israeli army’s escalation in targeting displaced people in Al–Mawasi is turning the Israeli-claimed “humanitarian zone” into a death trap. This forms part of…
Israeli Soldiers Shoot Two Palestinians Near Ramallah
On Thursday, Israeli forces shot two Palestinians, including a child, after storming the Al-Jalazone refugee camp, north of Ramallah, in the central occupied West Bank. Media sources said that occupation…
PCHR: Israel’s Violations of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in the West Bank in August 2025
September 2, 2025 – Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) – In August 2025, the Israeli Occupying Forces (IOF) and Israeli settlers continued their crimes and violations of human rights…
Soldiers Abduct Five Palestinians In Hebron
On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted five Palestinians from their homes in Hebron governorate, in the occupied West Bank’s southern part. Media sources said several military vehicles invaded Beit Ula…
Israeli Forces Abduct Six Palestinians Near Nablus
Israeli occupation forces invaded several neighborhoods in Nablus, Balata refugee camp and Al-Ein refugee camp, Balata town, east of the city, and Rafidia, west of Nablus, in the northern part…
Wednesday in the West Bank: Abductions, Injuries, and Demolitions
On Wednesday, Israeli forces abducted at least nineteen Palestinian citizens in various parts of the occupied West Bank, in addition to shooting two young men with live ammunition in Jericho,…
Hamas Backs August Ceasefire Proposal as Netanyahu Dismisses It
In a renewed statement, Hamas has reiterated its willingness to enter a comprehensive ceasefire agreement that would secure the release of all Israeli captives held by Palestinian resistance factions in…
Israeli Forces Kill a Palestinian, Abduct Another, Near Nablus
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian young man and abducted another on Wednesday, after invading the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Health…
UN: “21,000 Children Disabled in Gaza Since 2023”
At least 21,000 children in Gaza have sustained injuries that led to disabilities, more than half permanent, since the beginning of the Israeli genocide in Gaza on October 7, 2023,…
UPDATED Wednesday in Gaza: 79+ Killed in Ongoing Genocide, Including 3 Journalists
On Wednesday, Day 698 of the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza, and Day 171 since Israel violated the mediated ceasefire agreement, Israeli bombing and shelling across the devastated Gaza Strip…
How the UN Can Act Decisively to End Genocide in Gaza
by: Medea Benjamin, Code Pink One year ago, the UN General Assembly demanded that Israel must end its occupation of the Palestinian Territories within twelve months. The General Assembly voted,…
Israeli Drones Seen Above Flotilla of 50 Humanitarian Aid Ships En Route to Gaza
Yasemin Acar describes the drone that hovered over the Sumud Freedom Flotilla at midnight (Tuesday night/Wednesday morning) as a form of psychological warfare targeting the crew. The Sumud Flotilla set…
Israeli Forces Demolish Three Palestinian Homes in the West Bank
Israeli forces demolished three Palestinian-owned homes, on Tuesday, in the Qalqilia, Jerusalem, and Bethlehem governorates in the occupied West Bank. Khalil Muammar, member of the Battir Municipal Council told the…
Israeli Forces Abduct Four Palestinians in Nablus and Bethlehem
Israeli forces abducted four Palestinians in the Nablus and Bethlehem governorates, in the northern and southern parts of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said that occupation forces assaulted and…
Israeli Settlers Assault a Palestinian Near Nablus, Seize a Citizen’s Home in Hebron
Illegal Israeli colonizers carried out several attacks against Palestinian citizens and their property on Tuesday, injuring one and taking over a citizen’s home, in various parts of the occupied West…
Israeli Confiscates 455 Dunams to Expand Colonial Outpost
The Wall & Colonization Resistance Commission revealed, Tuesday, that Israeli occupation authorities have officially announced the confiscation of 455,58 dunams of Palestinian land in the villages of Jit and Far’ata,…
UPDATED Tuesday in Gaza: Israel Kills 112 Palestinians, Bombing & Forced Displacement Continue
On Tuesday, Day 697 of the ongoing genocide and Day 170 since Israel violated the mediated ceasefire agreement, Israeli bombing and shelling across the devastated Gaza Strip intensified, resulting in…
U.S. Visa Denial and Palestinian Response
On August 29, the U.S. State Department denied visas to approximately 80 Palestinian officials, including President Abbas, citing “national security” concerns. The Department accused the Palestinian Authority of “undermining peace…
Army Abducts Many Palestinians In Occupied West Bank
Israeli occupation forces launched numerous military invasions and abductions across the occupied West Bank, earlier on Tuesday, targeting multiple towns and refugee camps from Hebron in the south to Jenin…
PA Foreign Ministry Welcomes Belgium’s Recognition of Statehood
The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has warmly welcomed the announcement by Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot, declaring Belgium’s intention to formally recognize the…
Israeli military admits Gaza effort a total failure
Compilation of news reports – IAK staff Israeli forces killed at least 90 Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, including at least 46 aid seekers. In total, Israel has killed at…
Settlers Run Over Child, Burn Crops, Near Hebron
A Palestinian child was injured on Monday, after an illegal Israeli settler struck her with his vehicle, in the town of As-Samu, south of Hebron, while colonizers burned agricultural lands…
Ben Gvir Expands Gun Access to 100,000 More Colonizers
Israeli “National Security Minister” Itamar Ben Gvir has approved a major expansion of his firearm distribution policy, granting around 100,000 additional colonizers the right to obtain private gun licenses. The…
Family Of 5 Among 7 Palestinians Injured Near Tubas
Including a woman and three children, Israeli forces shot at least seven Palestinians, abducting a wounded young man, after invading the town of Tammun, south of Tubas in the northeastern…
UPDATED Monday in Gaza: 92+ Killed as Israeli Bombardment Continues
On Monday, Day 696 of the ongoing genocide and Day 169 since Israel violated the mediated ceasefire deal, the Israeli army continued its bombing and shelling of various parts of…
International Scholars: Gaza Assault Constitutes Genocide
The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS), the world’s leading body of experts on genocide research and law, has formally declared that Israel’s military onslaught in Gaza meets the legal…
Israeli Colonizers Assault A Palestinian Child In Northern Plains
On Monday, illegal Israeli colonizers assaulted a Palestinian child in the Northern Plains of the occupied West Bank. Human Rights activist Afef Daraghma stated that the colonizers assaulted the child,…
Soldiers Assault A Palestinian Near Nablus
Israeli occupation forces assaulted a Palestinian youth, Monday, and seized several vehicles at the main entrance of al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Local…
Army Abducts Two Palestinians, Colonizers Attack Home in Hebron
Israeli occupation forces abducted two Palestinian citizens on Monday, while illegal paramilitary colonizers carried out an assault on a home in the Hebron governorate, in the occupied West Bank’s southern…
Israeli Army Invades School Perimeter in Silwan
Israeli occupation forces invaded the area surrounding the Silwan Boys’ Preparatory School today, in Silwan, located south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, coinciding with a peaceful protest organized…
Jenin Offensive Enters 7th Month
The Israeli military offensive in Jenin and its refugee camp in the northern part of the occupied West Bank has entered its seventh consecutive month, leaving behind casualties, extensive destruction,…
Desperate Israel kills its own in Gaza “Hannibal Directive”
Compilation of news reports – IAK staff Israeli forces killed at least 85 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, including at least 30 aid seekers. In total, Israel has killed at…
Occupation Forces Shoot Five Palestinians, Settlers Assault Two, Near Hebron
On Sunday, Israeli forces shot five Palestinians and injured others after invading the Al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron in the southern occupied West Bank. In Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron,…
UPDATED Sunday in Gaza: 90 Killed in Ongoing Israeli Bombing in Gaza
On Sunday, Day 695 of the ongoing genocide and Day 168 since Israel violated the mediated ceasefire deal, the Israeli army continued its bombing and shelling of various parts of…
Flotilla to Gaza: Breaking the Siege, Defying Genocide
In a powerful show of global solidarity, organizers of the Global Sumud Flotilla announced the launch of a civilian-led mission to break Israel’s blockade on Gaza and confront the silence…
Invasions, Abductions And Violations Across West Bank
Israeli occupation forces conducted coordinated invasions across the occupied West Bank on Sunday, detaining at least nine Palestinian civilians, while illegal Israeli paramilitary colonizers continued their violations. In Bethlehem Governorate,…
Army Abducts A Palestinian Woman Near Ramallah
On Saturday evening, Israeli soldiers abducted a Palestinian woman at a military roadblock, north of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank’s central part. Media sources said the soldiers stopped and…
Israeli Soldiers Injured A Palestinian In Nablus
On Saturday evening, Israeli soldiers assaulted a Palestinian man in Beit Imrin village, north of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, causing various cuts and bruises. Media sources said several…
Saturday: Israel Kills 85 Palestinians, Injure Dozens In Gaza
Gaza hospitals have documented the killing of at least 85 Palestinians and the injury of dozens more in the past 24 hours, including many children and women, as Israeli occupation…
10 Starvation Deaths, Including 3 Children, In Gaza In 24 Hours
Palestinian Medical sources in Gaza confirmed Saturday that ten civilians, including three children, have died from starvation and severe malnutrition within the past 24 hours. These fatalities were documented across…
Red Cross: Safe Evacuation of Gaza City “Impossible”
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned Saturday that Israel’s push to evacuate Gaza City is not only unfeasible under current conditions—it would result in a humanitarian collapse…
Escalating Colonial Violations, Systematic Attacks In West Bank
Report: The National Bureau for Land Defense and Resistance to Colonization reported Saturday a record surge in violence perpetrated occupation forces, and by illegal Israeli paramilitary colonizers, affiliated with extremist figures…
Dozens Of Palestinians Killed, Injured, Across Gaza
On the 694th day of Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, and the 167th day since it violated the March 18, 2025, ceasefire agreement, Israeli forces escalated their attacks across the…
Invasions, Abductions And Ongoing Violations In West Bank
Israeli occupation forces escalated their military campaign across the occupied West Bank on Saturday, invading multiple towns and abducting civilians from their homes. The incursions were accompanied by road closures,…
Israeli Colonizers Fire at Palestinian Car Near Salfit
On Friday evening, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers fired several rounds at a Palestinian car in the town of Zawiya, west of Salfit, in the central occupied West Bank. Media sources…
UPDATE Friday in Gaza: Israel Kills 79 Palestinians Across Gaza Strip
On Friday, Day 693 of the ongoing genocide, Israeli warplanes and artillery launched a series of attacks across the starved, besieged, and devastated Gaza Strip, killing at least 79 Palestinians…
Israeli Soldiers Shoot Palestinian Near Jenin
On Friday evening, Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian in the village of Anza, located south of Jenin city in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Several military vehicles…
U.S. Shuts Out Palestine from UN General Assembly
The U.S. State Department has issued a directive barring Palestinian officials and diplomats, especially President Mahmoud Abbas, from attending next month’s United Nations General Assembly in New York. The decision,…
Beit Hanina: Army Abducts Doctor, Obstruct Medical Syndicate Elections
Israeli occupation soldiers and police officers invaded the Professional Unions Complex in Beit Hanina, north of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank, on Friday, and forcibly disrupted the scheduled elections…
Army Abducts Three Palestinians In Hebron
Israeli forces abducted three Palestinians on Friday during a military invasion of Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Local sources stated that Israeli troops stormed…
One Seriously, Israeli Soldiers Shoot Two Palestinians In Nablus
Israeli occupation forces injured two Palestinian youths, one critically, during a pre-dawn military invasion of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank’s northern part. The assault is part of a sustained…
A Report By PCHR: “Voices of the Genocide”
A Report by the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights on the Israeli Occupation’s Perpetuation of Genocide Targeting the Palestinian Existence the Gaza Strip The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR)…
Satellite Images Reveal Widespread Destruction in Gaza
Recent satellite imagery published by The New York Times reveals the scale of devastation inflicted by Israeli occupation forces on the Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City over a three-week period.…
New damning details arise about Israel’s massacre of journalists, dealings with Gazans
Compilation of news reports – IAK staff Israeli forces killed at least 70 Palestinians in Gaza in the last 24 hours, including at least 22 aid seekers. In total, Israel…
UPDATED Thursday: Day 692 of Genocide in Gaza: 71+ Killed And Injured, Famine Deepens
On Thursday, Day 692 of the ongoing Israel’s ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, Day 196 since Israel resume the genocide after violating a mediated ceasefire agreement on March 18,…
Israeli Colonizers Sabotage Vital Water Station Near Ramallah
Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers invaded the main water well station in Ein Samia, located east of Kafr Malik, northeast of Ramallah in the central part of the occupied West Bank,…
Refugees International Head: Gaza Famine Can’t Be Denied
For months, Israeli hasbarists have pushed a set of “gotcha” tropes to debunk the existence of famine in Gaza. Jeremy Konyndyk of Refugees International published the following thread, showing that…
Israel Confiscates Lands To Expand Colonialist Road In Qalqilia
The Israeli occupation authorities issued two military orders on Thursday to confiscate approximately 16 dunams of privately owned Palestinian land in the village of Jinsafut, east of Qalqilia in the…
Army Invades Qalqilia and Jenin, Abduct Civilians, Ransack Homes
Israeli occupation forces invaded several areas across Qalqilia and Jenin in the northern West Bank, abducting civilians, storming homes, and deploying military checkpoints in a series of coordinated assaults. In…
Israeli Forces Storm Nablus, Injure Dozens, Displace Families
Israeli occupation forces stormed the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, injuring nearly 80 Palestinians, including one person shot with live ammunition. The invasion involved the forced removal…