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Daily Report May 05 2020

Total: 53

DAILY SITUATION REPORT

  08:00,4th May 2020  – 08:00,5th May 2020

WEST BANK

JERUSALEM

Raid

1. At 03:30 on 04.05.2020, Israeli forces raided Qutnat town and detained a resident.
2. At 05:20 on 04.05.2020 and at 23:00, Israeli forces raided Shu'fat camp in Jerusalem city and detained a resident.
3. At 11:00 on 04.05.2020,Israeli forces raided Kafr Aqab town and Qalandiya camp then clashed with several residents.
4. At 14:00 on 04.05.2020 and again at 20:00, Israeli forces raided Al-Eisawiya village and detained 9 residents.

Detention

1. At 21:30, Israeli forces detained 7 residents: Bilal Al-Natsheh (Secretary-General of the National People's Congress of Jerusalem), Major General - Imad Awad, Al-Askari - Muath Al-Ashhab, Mustafa Abu Zahra (Chairman of the Islamic Cemetery Care Committee in the Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem), Journalist - Tamer Obeidat, Jad Al-Ghoul, Writer and Poet - Rania Hatem in Jerusalem city.
2. Israeli forces detained Hamza Abdel-Nasser Al-Fuqiya in Qutnat town.
3. Israeli forces detained Basel Mohammad Al-Joulani in Shu'fat camp in Jerusalem city.
4. Israeli forces detained 9 residents: Awni Atiyah, Amin Omar Hamid, Mahmoud Ramadan Obaid, Mahmoud Muhammad Obaid, Youssef Ali Al-Kiswani, Abboud Derbas, Diaa Ayman Obaid, Amir Awad, and Youssef Muheisen. in Al-Eisawiya village.

Attack

At 11:00, Israeli forces fired rubber coated steel bullets, stun and tear gas canisters towards several residents for alleged stoning during their raid into Kafr Aqab town.

RAMALLAH & AL BIREH

Raid

At 04:15, Israeli forces raided Beituniya town, clashed with several residents as they stormed several homes and as a result injured a resident,detained another resident then withdrew at 06:45.

Detention

Israeli forces detained Rabi' Al-Faroukh in Beituniya town.

Attack

At 04:15, Israeli forces fired stun and tear gas canisters towards several residents for alleged stoning as they stormed and searched several homes during their raid into Beituniya town and as a result injured a resident {after he was struck in the face by a tear gas canister}.

Injuries

Israeli forces injured a unidentified resident {after he was struck in the face by a tear gas canister} during clashes in Beituniya town.

TUBAS

Destruction of Property

At 11:00, Israeli forces demolished a agricultural room owned by Murad Awni Abu Jabr {a resident of Tayassir village} near Al-Aqbat village located in the North Jordan valley for allegedly being built without a license.

TULKAREM

Military Checkpoints

At 09:05,Israeli forces tightened their procedures at the “Enav” checkpoint, and impeded the movement of traffic until 10:30.

Physical Assault

On 04.05.2020, the civilian: Naseem Ayman Na'im Abdel-Qadder {a resident of Tulkarem city} was hospitalized after Israeli forces assaulted him near the entrance of Turmus'aya town in Ramallah & Al-Bireh district.

QALQILIYA

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 11:30, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Izbit Al-Tabib village to search cars and check the identities of citizens.
2. At 14:00, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the east entrance of Qalqiliya city to search cars and check the identities of citizens.

Attack

At 21:40,Israeli forces in charge of guarding the separation wall near the west area of Qalqiliya city fired stun and tear gas canisters towards several residents who attempted to cross the crossing force work in the Green Line.

SALFIT

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 20:00, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the North entrance of Jericho city to search cars and check the identities of citizens until 21:55.
2. At 23:00, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Deir Ballout town to search cars and check the identities of citizens.

Raid

At 22:15, Israeli forces raided Bruqin town.

JERICHO

Destruction of Property

At 08:30, Israeli forces demolished a water collection well {under construction} owned by Anwar Mahmoud Abu Judat in Al-Jiftlik village for allegdly being built without a license.

BETHLEHEM

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 10:15, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the North entrance of Teqou' town to search cars and check the identities of citizens until 12:00.
2. At 12:40, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Jinata town to search cars and check the identities of citizens until 13:55.

HEBRON

Flying Checkpoints

At 18:15, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Beit Awwa town to search cars and check the identities of citizens.

Raid

At 06:20, Israeli forces raided Beit Awwa town and detained a resident.

Detention

Israeli forces detained Sameer Abdel-Qadder Subhi Masalma in Beit Awwa town.

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 28. 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 ceasefire by firing from their positions on the Green Line in Khan Yunis.

NORTHERN GAZA

Closure of Crossing Points

* Beit Hanoun Crossing - "Erez" on 04. 05. 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

On the morning of 04.05.2020, Israeli forces positioned behind the Green Line opened fire towards agricultural land in east Khuz'a town located in east Khan Yunis city.

RAFAH

Closure of Crossing Points

*Yasser Arafat International Airport: Closed.
*Sofa Crossing: closed.
* Kerem Shalom Crossing - Kerem Shalom: 04.05.2020 is partially open (for the introduction of foodstuffs and goods, limited quantities of fuel, building materials for the private sector and internationally funded projects).
* Al-Awda port - Rafah: 04.05.2020 closed.

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