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Daily Report May 07 2020

Total: 48

DAILY SITUATION REPORT

  08:00,6th May 2020  – 08:00,7th May 2020

WEST BANK

JERUSALEM

Raid

1. At 13:00, Israeli forces raided Dahiyat Al-Salam in Anata town and clashed with several residents.
2. At 23:50, Israeli forces raided Al-Eisawiya village.

Detention

At dawn on 07.05.2020, Israeli forces detained Yahya Maher Al-Zugheir in Silwan neighborhood in Jerusalem city.

Deportation

On 06.05.2020, Israeli authorities in Jerusalem city issued orders deporting the detainee Nihad Zughier {a resident of Jerusalem city} from his home in Al-Ram town for a period of 15 days and fined him 10000 NIS as a condition for his release after being detained at "Jalbou'" detention center for 35 months.

Temporary Detention

On 06. 05. 2020, Israeli authorities in Jerusalem imposed a house arrest on General - Bilal Al-Natsheh (Secretary General of the National People's Congress for Jerusalem) - residents of the city of Jerusalem, for a period of 5 days in addition to a financial guarantee from a third party, and not to communicate with the Palestinian National Authority For two months, as a condition for his release after having arrested him earlier.

Attack

At 13:00, Israeli forces fired rubber coated metal bullets, stun and tear gas canisters towards several residents for alleged stoning during their raid into Dahiyat Al-Salam in Anata town.

RAMALLAH & AL BIREH

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 21:10, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Sinjil town to search cars and check the identities of citizens.
2. At 22:15, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Abboud town to search cars and check the identities of citizens.

Detention

At 22:00, Israeli forces positioned at a military checkpoint detained Thaer Abdel-Nasser Nakhlat {a resident of Al-Jalazoun camp} as he was returning from Al-Eizariya town in Jerusalem to Ramallah city.

JENIN

Raid

At 13:45, Israeli forces raided Ti'inik and Rumana villages until 16:20.

TULKAREM

Military Checkpoints

At 21:00,Israeli forces tightened their procedures at the “Enav” checkpoint, and impeded the movement of traffic.

Raid

At 09:15, Israeli forces raided Quffin, Baqa Al-Sharqiya towns and Nazlat Abu Al-Nar, Nazlat Issa villages until 11:30.

QALQILIYA

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 11:20, 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 19:00, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Azzun town to search cars and check the identities of citizens.

Raid

At 01:35, Israeli forces raided Immatin village.

NABLUS

Flying Checkpoints

1. At 13:40 and again at 00:30, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint near "Shafi Shamron" settlement junction to search cars and check the identities of citizens.
2. At 00:25, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint in the area between Madma and Assira Al-Qibliya village to search cars and check the identities of citizens.

Settlers Attacks

At 18:30, a group of Israeli settlers stormed pastoral land located in Bab Al-Wad area near Burqa village and Homish settlement and assaulted the resident: Harbi Mohammad Ali Abboud {a resident of Beit Immrin village} as he was herding his goats and as a result left him with a fractured foot and contusions then they stole 70 goats.

Injuries

Harbi Mohammad Ali Abboud {a resident of Beit Immrin village} was hospitalized with a fractured foot and contusions after he was assaulted by a group of Israeli settlers as he was herding his goats in Bab Al-Wad area near Burqa village and Homish settlement.

SALFIT

Military Checkpoints

At 21:00, Israeli forces tightened their procedures at the Za'tara Junction checkpoint, and impeded traffic.

Flying Checkpoints

At 08:30, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at Deir Ballout town junction to search cars and check the identities of citizens.

Raid

At 10:40, Israeli forces raided Kafr Al-Dik town until 13:00.

BETHLEHEM

Flying Checkpoints

At 09:55, Israeli forces set up a checkpoint at the entrance of Jinata town to search cars and check the identities of citizens.

Temporary Detention

On 06.05.2020, the Israeli occupation forces positioned near the main entrance to Kisan village detained the volunteers at the roadblock set up by the emergency committee at the village entrance to control the movement of citizens in order to limit the spread of the "Corona" virus, and later released them after they seized the Palestinian flags that were installed in the place, as they threatened The volunteers need to leave the checkpoint and not return to it again, otherwise they will be arrested, on the pretext that the checkpoint is close to the main street through which the settlers pass, in addition to the proximity to the colony of "Maali Amos" located south of the village.

Closure of main Roads

On 06.05.2020, Israeli forces closed the road connecting Teqou' town and Khirbeit Al-Deir village with cement blocks.

Settlement Activities

On 06.05.2020, the Israeli Minister of Defense Naftali Bennett approved plans for the construction of 7000 new settlement units on land {approximately 1100 dunums} in Al-Khader town in Bethlehem district in order to expand Efrat settlement.

Settlers Attacks

On 06.05.2020, a group of Israeli settlers stormed civilian land near Efrat settlement in Al-Khader town and uprooted 450 Grape vines owned by Ibrahim Soliman Subieh.

HEBRON

Flying Checkpoints

At 13:20, Israeli forces set up 2 checkpoints at the entrances of Beit Ummar town and Al-Majd village to search cars and check the identities of citizens.

Raid

1. At 02:25, Israeli forces raided Hebron city, detained a resident then withdrew at 06:00.
2. At 02:30, Israeli forces raided Beit Kahil town and detained a resident.
3. At 03:00, Israeli forces raided Ithna town.
4. At 04:30, Israeli forces raided Khursa town and detained a resident.

Detention

1. Israeli forces detained Bashar Arafat Al-Qawasmi in Hebron city.
2. Israeli forces detained Ahmad Ali Hassan Zahour in Beit Kahil town.
3. Israeli forces detained Thaer Azziz Halahla in Khursa 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, with gunboats firing towards fishermen boats at sea in Khan Yunis.

NORTHERN GAZA

Closure of Crossing Points

* Beit Hanoun Crossing - "Erez" on 06. 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

At 23:35 on 06.05.2020,Israeli Gunboats opened fire towards Palestinian fishing boats off the shores of Khan Yunis city.

RAFAH

Closure of Crossing Points

*Yasser Arafat International Airport: Closed.
*Sofa Crossing: closed.
* Kerem Shalom Crossing - Kerem Shalom: 06. 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: on 06. 05. 2020 is closed.

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