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Daily Report April 18 2020

Total: 36

DAILY SITUATION REPORT

                                              08:00,17th April 2020  – 08:00, 18th April 2020

WEST BANK

JERUSALEM

Raid

1. At 20:00, Israeli forces raided Al-Eisawiya village and clashed with several residents.
2. At 02:00, Israeli forces raided Shu'fat camp in Jerusalem city and clashed with several residents.

Detention

On 17.04.2020, Israeli forces detained 4 residents: Anas Marqasto, Wasim Taha, Mohammed Taha, and Abdel-Rahman
Sharbati in the old city of Jerusalem.

Attack

1. At 20:00, Israeli forces fired stun and tear gas canisters towards several residents for alleged stoning during their raid into Al-Eisawiya village.
2. At 02:00,Israeli forces fired stun and tear gas canisters towards several residents for alleged stoning during their raid into Shu'fat camp in Jerusalem city.

JENIN

Raid

At 20:30, Israeli forces raided Ya'bad town and detained a child.

Detention

Israeli forces detained the child: Qassim Khalid Mohammad Abu Baker {17 years old} in Ya'bad town.

TULKAREM

Attack

At 12:30, sraeli forces positioned near the gate on the apartheid wall adjacent to the west of the Shweikeh suburb of Tulkarem, fired tear gas canisters towards several residents for alleged stoning.

QALQILIYA

Flying Checkpoints

At 11:30, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint in the area between Azzun town and Izbit Al-Tabib village to search vehicles and verify citizens ’identities.

Attack

1. At 12:30,Israeli forces fired near the eastern entrance (closed) in the village of Kafr Qaddum, rubber-coated metal bullets and stun and tear gas canisters towards the demonstrators protesting the closure of the village entrance, on the pretext that they were throwing stones, which resulted in suffocation of several residents as a result of inhaling tear gas.
2. At 18:00, Israeli forces positioned in Al-Marj area located in north Qalqiliya city fired stun and tear gas canisters towards several residents for alleged stoning.

NABLUS

Raid

1. At 15:55, Israeli forces raided Awarta village.
2. At 21:40, Israeli forces raided Salem village until 21:55.

Assaults on Property

On 17.04.2020, Israeli forces served a military order for the removal of structure owned by Ahmad Baniyat in Faroush Beit Dajan village.

Settlers Attacks

At 13:50, Israeli settlers entered agricultural land in Burqa village then withdrew at 15:10.

SALFIT

Settlers Attacks

At 09:00, a group of Israeli settlers riding on Motorcycles rode near the emergency committee barrier at the entrance to the town of Deir Ballut, to control the movement of citizens - to limit the spread of the "Corona" virus, and later withdrew.

JERICHO

Assaults on Property

On 17.04.2020, Israeli forces served a military order for the removal of structure owned by Anwar Abu Judat in Khirbeit Allan area located in Al-Jiftlik village.

BETHLEHEM

Settlers Attacks

On the evening of 17.04.2020, a group of Israeli settlers from "Oz-Dibar" settlement located in Hab Al-Dib area near Al-Faradis village installed a mobile home on land owned by citizens in an attempt to expand the settlement.

HEBRON

Flying Checkpoints

At 18:00, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Al-Thahriya town to search vehicles and verify citizens ’identities.

Raid

At 23:50, Israeli forces raided Abu Al-Asja and Abu Al-Ghuzlan villages then stormed and searched 3 homes.

Provocation of Palestinian Forces

At 11:40, Israeli Police forces positioned near the west entrance of Hebron city temporarily seized a vehicle for the Palestinian Customs and then searched the vehicle and inspected the occupants Identification cards after removing them from the vehicles then allowed them to pass through at a later time.

Settlers Attacks

At 13:45, a group of Israeli settlers stormed agricultural land in Al-Hamra area located in Al-Tuwani village in east Yatta town then assaulted several residents who were herding goats and as a result left Akram Rab'i injured with contusions.

GAZA STRIP

ALL DISTRICTS

• Since 19:00 on 26. 08. 2014 The permanent and comprehensive ceasefire came into effect on the initiative and sponsorship of the Arab Republic of Egypt, after reaching understandings to open the crossings and introduce humanitarian and relief assistance and reconstruction supplies, and to expand the area of fishing for 6 miles with an increase of up to 12 miles with At the end of this year, the area of the "buffer security" area will be reduced from 300 m to 100 m, freedom of movement and the prevention of assassinations, and the remaining issues, including the airport and the port, will be negotiated within a month of the ceasefire.
•Since the Morning of 28th. 06. 2019 The occupying forces allowed the expansion of the fishing distance from the oasis area northwest of the town of Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza and even to the port of Gaza by 6 nautical miles, and from the port of Gaza to the south of Rafah beach to 15 nautical miles.

• The occupation forces violated the cease-fire, by firing from their positions on the Green Line in Khan Yunis.

NORTHERN GAZA

Closure of Crossing Points

* Beit Hanoun Crossing - "Erez" on 17. 04. 2020 is closed (excluding the passage of emergency humanitarian cases).

GAZA

Closure of Crossing Points

* Al-Mantar-Karni crossing: closed since 02. 03. 2011 once and for all by unilateral Israeli decision.
* Shujaiya Crossing - "Nahal Oz" fuel crossing: closed since 04. 01. 2010 by unilateral Israeli decision.

KHAN YUNIS

Attack

1. At 12:30 on 17. 04. 2020 Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters from their positions on the Green Line, towards a number of citizens near the border fence east of the town of Khuza'a, east of Khan Yunis.
2. At 13:00 on 17. 04. 2020 The occupying forces fired from their positions on the Green Line, towards agricultural land east of the town of Absan, east of Khan Yunis.
3. At 16:30 on 17. 04. 2020 The occupying forces fired from their positions on the Green Line, towards agricultural land east of the town of Khuza'a, east of Khan Yunis.

RAFAH

Closure of Crossing Points

* Yasser Arafat International Airport: Closed.
* Sofa Crossing: Closed.
* Karam Abu Salem Crossing - "Kerem Shalom": on 17. 04. 2020 is closed(due to Friday holiday).
* Al-Awda crossing - Rafah: on 17. 04. 2020 is closed.

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