LIVE BLOG: Israel Burns Children Alive; Opposition To Gaza War Grows -- Day 559 -- Palestine Chronicle

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  Several Palestinians were killed and injured in an Israeli strike on tents sheltering displaced people in Gaza. (Photo: via Anas al-Sharif X page) Several Palestinians were killed and injured in an Israeli strike on tents sheltering displaced people in Gaza. (Photo: via Anas al-Sharif X page)

Palestine Chronicle Staff

Oct. 17, 2025

Israel’s bombing targeted tents sheltering displaced persons in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis, igniting fires that burned the bodies of the dead and injured.

Meanwhile, the number of signatories on petitions inside Israel, calling for the return of captives in exchange for ending the war, has surpassed 120,000.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel has killed 51,000 Palestinians and injured 116,343 others, the majority of whom are women and children, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.

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Thu, Apr 17, 10:44 AM (Palestine Time)

Over 120,000 Signed Petitions to Stop Gaza War

ISRAELI MEDIA:

The number of signatories on petitions calling for the return of captives in exchange for stopping the war has risen to over 120,000.

10,000 of those who signed petitions to stop the war are reserve soldiers and former army soldiers.

 
Thu, Apr 17, 10:44 AM (Palestine Time)

Palestinian Prisoner Musab Udayli Died in Israeli Prisons

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY OF PRISONERS’ AFFAIRS: Palestinian prisoner Musab Udayli (20 years old) from the town of Huwara, south of Nablus, died in Israeli occupation prisons.

 
Thu, Apr 17, 10:44 AM (Palestine Time)

Time to Allow International Media into Gaza - UNRWA

UNRWA COMMISSIONER-GENERAL:

Israeli authorities are preventing international media from entering Gaza, fueling propaganda and misinformation.

The time has come to allow international media into Gaza.

Independent reporting is essential for accountability in conflicts, and Gaza should be no exception.

 
Thu, Apr 17, 10:44 AM (Palestine Time)

Lammy Discussed with Sa'ar Need to End Gaza Siege

BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE: States that Minister David Lammy discussed with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar the hostage negotiations, the protection of aid workers, and the need to end the siege on Gaza.

 
Thu, Apr 17, 10:44 AM (Palestine Time)

Killed and Injured in Raid on Nuseirat Camp

AL-JAZEERA: One Palestinian was killed and others injured in a raid launched by an Israeli drone on the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip.

 
Thu, Apr 17, 10:44 AM (Palestine Time)

Israel Closes Main Roads South of Hebron

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli occupation forces closed the main roads in the town of As-Samu’, south of Hebron, and also stormed the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, in the West Bank.

 
Thu, Apr 17, 10:44 AM (Palestine Time)

China and Malaysia: We Oppose Forced Displacement of Gaza Residents

SINO-MALAYSIAN JOINT STATEMENT:

We call for the effective implementation of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza.

We oppose the forced displacement of Gaza residents and call for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state based on the two-state solution.

 
Thu, Apr 17, 10:44 AM (Palestine Time)

Israel Launches Detention Campaign in Northern West Bank

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli occupation forces launched an arrest campaign during an incursion into the town of Tammun, south of Tubas, in the northern occupied West Bank.

 
Thu, Apr 17, 10:44 AM (Palestine Time)

Children in Gaza Subjected to Unprecedented Levels of Violence - UNICEF

ABC (Citing UNICEF SPOKESPERSON):

There is an urgent need to reimpose a ceasefire in Gaza and reopen the crossings.

Children in Gaza have been subjected daily and for consecutive months to unprecedented levels of violenc

 
Thu, Apr 17, 10:44 AM (Palestine Time)

7 Killed in Occupation Bombing of Displaced Persons' Tent in Jabaliya Camp

AL-JAZEERA: The death toll has risen to 7, most of them children, following an Israeli drone strike on a tent housing displaced persons in the Jabaliya camp in the northern Gaza Strip.

https://twitter.com/SuppressedNws/status/1912610172058624043

 
Thu, Apr 17, 10:44 AM (Palestine Time)

Six Killed in Israeli Bombing of Displaced Persons' Tent in Beit Lahia

AL-JAZEERA: Six Palestinians from one family were killed in an Israeli occupation bombing that targeted a tent housing displaced persons in the Beit Lahia project in the northern Gaza Strip.

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